[13]在我们家餐厅里挂着两张按数字涂颜色的画,那是姐姐格罗丽亚和哥哥利欧小时候的作品。几年前,利欧说这两张画不怎么样,主动要取下来。可妈妈反对。她说:“画挂在那里可以让你们记得,你们自打小时候就有多能干了!
[14]从一开始,母亲就教导我们要胸怀大志。一天,在看望了住在芝加哥南区的外祖父母后,母亲要爸爸绕道带我们经过普鲁登希尔大厦的施工场地。妈妈说,这座41层高的大厦建成后将是芝加哥市最高的。“也许将来有一天你们中有个人也能设计出这样的高楼呢。她如是说。
[15]她对我们的信心使我们深受感染。当姐姐卡拉12岁时,便雄心勃勃地宣布她将来要当律师。
[16] You can do that," Mama said. You can do anything you put your mind to."
[17] Tour Guide. To Mama, education was a key part of her blueprint for success. Four of us went to a nearby, one-room schoolhouse. My mother made up for its shortcomings by getting us educational toys, talking to us about history, politics and current events, and helping with home-work . The best part of getting a good report card was her unstinting praise.
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