第32章 梦开始的地方 12（第2页）
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1。Whatallthathadtodowithgreatartotousveryslowly。
&odowith：与……相关
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2。Butitwaseasytodeeselftobeginwithsinceforawhilepassionbeagoodsubstitute。。。。
&h：以……开始；开始于……
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MymouthfeltdryasIfollowedmymotherior’sprivateoffikintoapaddedexttohers。Thisdo’tcarryastethoscope。Hehadaroomfullofgadgetsandgizmostoahelearningabilitiesoffailidayhehadanalyzedme。
Heshuffledpapersandjabbedhiswireframeglasseswithafer。“I’msorrytotellyouthis，Mrs。Dow，butPeterhasdyslexia。Afairlyseverecase。”
Iswallowedaobreathe。Thedoton。“He’llneverreadabovethe4th-gradelevel。Sibeabletopletehighschoolrequirements，Isuggestyouenrollhiminatradeschoolwherehetoworkwithhishands。”
Ididn’twanttogototradeschool。Iwaobeapreacher，likemydad。Myeyesfilledwithtears，butIforcedthemback。A12-year-oldwastoobigtocry。
Momstoodup，soIjumpedtomyfeet，too。“Thankyou，Doctor，”shesaid。“ealoer。”
Wedrovehomewithoutsayingmuch。Ifeltnumb。Dyslexia？I’dheworduntillastweek。Sure，Iwasalwaystheslowestkidinmyclass。DuringrecessIhadaspegpladashrub。ThereIwouldcrybecauseI’tdomylessonsnomatterhowhardItried。
Ofcourse，Ioldmymomaboutthatpartofschool。Iwastooashamed。Ididn’twanttoworryher，either。Shehadenoughonhermindwithteagschoolfull-timeandtakingytwobrothers，mysisterandme。
MomandIarrivedhomebeforetherestofthefamily。Iwasglad。Iwaimealohmyalmosttougmychest，Ipulledoffmydhungiti。WhenIturnedaroundmymotherwasstandingrightinfrontofme。Shedidn’tsayanythiiearsrunningdownhercheeks。Seeingherue。BeforeIkening，Iwasinherarmsbawlinglikeabigbaby。Afewmier，sheledmeintothelivingroomtothecouch。
“Sitdowtotalktoyou。”_
Irubbedmyeyeswithmysleeveandlugatthemytrousers。
“Youheardwhatthedoctorsaidaboutyournotfinishingschool。Idon’tbelievehim。”
Istoppedsnifflingaher。Hermildblueeyessmiledintomihemlayanironwill。“We’llhavetoworkveryhard，youandI，butIthinkwedoit。NowthatIknoroblemis，weeit。I’mgoiorwhoknowsaboutdyslexia。I’llworkwithyoumyselfeveningsandweekends。”Hereyebronasshepeeredatme。“Areyouwillingtowork，Peter？Doyouwanttotry？”
Arayofhopeshhthehazyfuture。“Yes，Mom。Iwary。”