The patient dies Without warning, her shallow breathing stops. There is a swell of emotion within me for this stranger Yet I feel it was a privilege she has allowed me to stay with her at her last moment of life Mrs. Clark spare Her family from seeing her die, yet she did not want to die alone. And I am glad I was ere for he Para. 8 Who was the patient? Two days later, I read about Mrs. Clark in the newspaper. She was the mother of seven, in her community, a concert piano player, and a piano teacher for over thirty yealf lations andmother of eighteen, an active member of her church, a leader of volunteer associatie Para.9 I What do I remember of her? Yes, they were long and graceful fingers Para. 10 New words 1.graceful ad 1)优雅的,优美的 a graceful dancer绰约多姿的跳舞者 2)得体的,礼貌而周到的 -His refusal was worded in such a graceful way that we could not be offended 他婉言谢绝,无损于我们的颜面。 grace n. ucl --airs and graces 忸怩作态,做作的样子. --get into sb's good graces 赢得某人的好感 - have the(good) grace to do sth.有做某事的雅量 --in sb's good [bad] grace 被某人喜欢[厌恶] with(a) good(bad) grace欣然[勉强]地 graceless ad or eles 不优美的,不文雅的 ungracIous;rude不雅观的,粗鲁的 a graceless remark无礼的言辞 compare, gracious: adp (指人及其行为)和善的,有礼貌的,大方的(尤指)礼贤下士的 She is gracious to/toward all她对所有的人和蔼可亲。 ding:d.在前的,在先的 This point has been dealt with in the preceding paragraph4 The patient dies. Without warning, her shallow breathing stops. There is a swell of emotion within me for this stranger. Yet I feel it was a privilege she has allowed me to stay with her at her last moment of life .Mrs .Clark spared Her family from seeing her die , yet she did not want to die alone. And I am glad I was there for her. Para.8 Who was the patient? Two days later, I read about Mrs. Clark in the newspaper. She was the mother of seven, grandmother of eighteen, an active member of her church, a leader of volunteer associations in her community , a concert piano player, and a piano teacher for over thirty years. Para.9 What do I remember of her? Yes , they were long and graceful fingers. Para.10 New Words 1.graceful : adj. 1)优雅的，优美的 --a graceful dancer 绰约多姿的跳舞者 2)得体的，礼貌而周到的 —His refusal was worded in such a graceful way that we could not be offended. 他婉言谢绝，无损于我们的颜面。 grace n.[u][c] --airs and graces 忸怩作态，做作的样子. --get into sb’s good graces 赢得某人的好感； --have the (good)grace to do sth. 有做某事的雅量 --in sb’s good[bad] grace 被某人喜欢[厌恶] --with (a) good (bad) grace 欣然[勉强]地 graceless adj. --without grace or elegance 不优美的，不文雅的 --ungracious; rude 不雅观的，粗鲁的 a graceless remark 无礼的言辞 compare： gracious: adj. (指人及其行为)和善的，有礼貌的，大方的（尤指）礼贤下士的 —She is gracious to/toward all. 她对所有的人和蔼可亲。 2．preceding：adj. 在前的，在先的 —This point has been dealt with in the preceding paragraph