3. Despite his worry, Dad was a pillar of strength for us and especially for her.(para encouraged rying about Mom, Dad was the backbone of the family, and this all of us, especially Mom 父亲自己忧心忡忡,却是我们的精神支柱,对母亲而言尤其如此 4. He never criticized, but used praise to bring out our best. (para. 3 He never found faults in us but encouraged us to do our best 他从不指责我们,只是表扬,把我们的长处发挥出来。 5. He'd say, " If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water He'd say flowers bloom with water but die without it 他会说:“给花浇水,花就会茂盛;不浇水,花就会死。” 6. Any time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of When you speak unkindly about another, you make yourself look bad 说别人的坏话,反映你自身的品质。 7. He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best in return.(para. 4) He explained that if you expect people to do well, they will try to respect you 他还解释说,看到旁人的长处,别人也会看我的长处。 8. Hang in there and things will improve. (para. 4) Keep trying harder and harder and the situation will get better. 坚持一下,情况总会好起来的 Related information WNBAS New York liberty WNBA: Women's National Basketball Association TheofFicialSiteofWnba:http://www.wnba.com Rebecca lobo Lobo is one of the most accomplished basketball players, both personally and She is a star forward with the Wnba s New York Liberty basketball team. She was voted as a member of the first-ever Wnba Eastern Conference All-Star Team n 1999 and was named to the All-WNBA Second Team in 1997 She loves to write and co-wrote a daughter-mother autobiography called The Home Team, about the special re lationship she has with her mother, RuthAnn, and 22 3. Despite his worry, Dad was a pillar of strength for us and especially for her. (para. 2) Despite worrying about Mom, Dad was the backbone of the family, and this encouraged all of us, especially Mom.. 父亲自己忧心忡忡，却是我们的精神支柱，对母亲而言尤其如此。 4. He never criticized, but used praise to bring out our best.(para. 3) He never found faults in us, but encouraged us to do our best. 他从不指责我们，只是表扬，把我们的长处发挥出来。 5. He'd say, "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die."(para. 3) He'd say flowers bloom with water but die without it. 他会说：“给花浇水，花就会茂盛；不浇水，花就会死。” 6. Any time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of you: When you speak unkindly about another, you make yourself look bad. 说别人的坏话，反映你自身的品质。 7. He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best in return.(para.4) He explained that if you expect people to do well, they will try to respect you. 他还解释说，看到旁人的长处，别人也会看我的长处。 8. Hang in there and things will improve.(para. 4) Keep trying harder and harder and the situation will get better. 坚持一下，情况总会好起来的。 Related Information ◼ WNBA’s New York Liberty WNBA: Women’s National Basketball Association The Official Site of WNBA: http://www.wnba.com ◼ Rebecca Lobo Lobo is one of the most accomplished basketball players, both personally and professionally. She is a star forward with the WNBA’s New York Liberty basketball team. She was voted as a member of the first-ever WNBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 1999, and was named to the All-WNBA Second Team in 1997. She loves to write and co-wrote a daughter-mother autobiography called The Home Team, about the special relationship she has with her mother, RuthAnn, and