可愛的人:我的小表弟-My Baby Cousin
我的小表弟
【內容提示】
你有一個小表弟，不到兩歲，你比他大17歲。去年，他不到半歲，他在你家住過一段時間，你和他結下了深厚的感情。現在他又要來你家了，你非常高興。
請你寫一篇文章，寫你和他相處過程中你感覺出來的他的可親可愛。
【作文示範】
My Baby Cousin
“Taotao will come tomorrow.” When my mother told me this news, I could hardly believe my ears. Taotao is my little cousin. I am more than 17 years older than he. I love him very dearly, and he loves me too.
Last January, because of allergy①, Taotao got a bad cold. Wanting him to be taken good care of, my aunt brought him to my home. At that time Taotao was less than six months old. I tried my best to learn how to take care of him. After several days, I became familiar with him. Every day when I arrived home, he would let out a cry to show his welcome. As I was preparing for my term exams at that time, I had to read while I was carrying him in my arms. But on that occasion, Taotao seldom bothered me. He sat on my knees quietly and looked at the book as if he knew all the words in it. With Taotao's “cooperation”, I got good marks in the exams.
In the winter vacation, I began teaching my cousin some words in English. First I read the name of something in English and pointed at the object from time to time. By and by Taotao knew what I meant and remembered the name of the object. When he heard me say “TV”, he would move his eye to the TV set, gazed at it with smiles in his face. In this way Taotao learned more than ten words. I also trained his sense of music by exposing②him to music. Then Taotao showed his interest in it. How excited I was when I got such an abundant harvest③!
As time went by, Taotao's health recovered completely. With a round pink face and two big eyes, together with his cleverness, Taotao filled our family with laughter and happiness. My life became colourful. The feeling between Taotao and me became deeper and deeper.
The departure④ was coming finally. Taotao would go back to Ma'anshan, where my aunt was working. On the day for us to say “good bye”, his small hand passed on my face softly. It showed that he was unwilling to leave me. I burst into tears. Hugging⑤him closely, I kissed him gently again and again. My dear Taotao, the sadness of parting⑥with you was unspeakable. I wept in my heart.
Taotao's lovely face with his sweet smiles often appears in my dreams.
How I wish it were tomorrow now, when I can hug my baby cousin and kiss him!
（選自1987年10月13日《上海學生英文報》）
【詞語解釋】
①allergy ['$l dNi] n．過敏症
②expose [ik'sp uz] v．使面臨；使受……（響影等）
③abundant [ 'b)nd nt] harvest 豐收
④departure [di'pa:tM ] n．啟程；離開
⑤hug [h)g] v．緊緊擁抱
⑥part [pa:t] v．分；使分開；分別
【寫法指要】
本文以插敘的方式描寫了一個聰明伶俐、可親可愛的小寶寶的形象，寫得深情、優美、生動，活靈活現。文章分三部分：1）引言，母親告訴陶陶要來的訊息；2）插敘；3）尾聲，寫作者殷切期盼的心情。插敘部分又分了三個層次：1）第二段寫陶陶的懂事；2）第三段寫陶陶的聰明；3）第四、五段寫陶陶的可親可愛。
可愛的人:我的小表弟-My Baby Cousin