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       There is always something that we can never forget. And it can really change our life. 
       Time is important for everyone. It organizes our everyday moments. However, ①before I received
a watch from my father, time never had any importance in my life. It organized my life and made me more
responsible. 
       I received this gift on a Sunday. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to pick up Uncle Jim and take
him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I hung out with my friends. Later on that day,
around 11:00 am, I remembered my uncle and went to the airport to meet him, but I was too late. He had
left the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house. 
       I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day. ② Looking at my father’s face, I felt ashamed
(羞愧的) at that moment. My father asked me to sit next to him and he handed me this watch as a gift.
Then he said, "Bob, did you have fun with your friends today?" "Yes, Father, and I’m sorry about not
picking up Uncle Jim," I replied. He then said, "What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry
for your actions. I think you should learn something from it, and this watch will be a reminder for you in
your future life." ③ The watch is very important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson
that I learned from it. 
       Today I still remember my father’s words"Respect time and never be late for anything."

根據短文內容，完成下列各題。

1. 請用"not …until … "改寫文中①處劃線句子，使其句意不變。    
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2. 請改寫文中②處劃線部分，使其句意不變。
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3. 請將文中③處劃線句子翻譯成漢語。
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◆請根據文章內容回答問題。

4. Why did Bob feel ashamed when he arrived at his father’s house?
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5. What lesson did Bob learn from his father?
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Answer 1

1. time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father. /I didn’t realize the importance of time in my life until I received a watch from my father. / I didn’t realize how important time was in my life until I received a watch from my father.
2. When I looked at my father’s face
3. 這塊手表對我來說非常重要，并不是因為它的價格，而是因為我從中吸取的教訓。
4. He was too late to pick up his uncle. / He was late for the airport (because he hung out with his friends that morning). He didn’t pick up his Uncle Jim.
5. Respect time and never be late for anything.