Forgotten and forgiven 妈妈的曲奇饼
四年级年终派对，“我”向老师推荐由妈妈来做派对的饼干。“我”们翘首以盼的“周五派对日”终于到了，其他同学的妈妈都带着点心来到了教室，但是“我”的妈妈一直都没有来。愤怒又失望的“我”回到家，难受极了，这个时候“我”听到妈妈回家的声音……
As I sat in the second⁃floor window of our brick schoolhouse that afternoon， my heart began to sink further with each passing car. This was a day Id looked forward to for weeks—Miss Paces fourth⁃grade， end⁃of⁃the⁃year party. Miss Pace had kept a running countdown （倒计时） on the blackboard all that week， and our class of nine⁃year⁃olds had bordered on insurrection by the time the eagerly anticipated “Party Friday” had arrived.
I had happily volunteered my mother when Miss Pace requested cookie volunteers. Moms chocolate chips were most popular on our block， and I knew theyd be a hit with my classmates. But two
oclock passed， and there was no sign of my mother. Most of the other mothers had already come and gone， dropping off their offerings of punch and crackers， chips， cupcakes and brownies. My mother was missing in action.
“Dont worry， Robbie. Shell be along soon，” Miss Pace said as I gazed down the street. I looked at the wall clock just in time to see its black minute hand shift to half⁃past. Around me， the noisy party continued， but I wouldnt move from my window watch post.
Miss Pace tried her best to persuade me to move， but I stayed still， holding out hope that the familiar family car would round the corner， carrying my rightfully embarrassed mother with a tin of her famous cookies tucked under her arm.
The three oclock bell soon gave me a sudden shock from my thoughts and I disappointedly grabbed my book bag from my desk and shuffled out the door for home. On the four⁃block walk to our house， I plotted my revenge. I would slam the front door upon entering， refuse to return her hug when she rushed over to me， and swear never to speak to her again.
The house was empty when I arrived and I looked for a note on the refrigerator that might explain my mothers absence， but found none. My chin quivered with a mixture of heartbreak and rage. For the first time in my life， my mother had let me down.
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1. Miss Pace had kept a running countdown on the blackboard all that week， and our class of nine⁃year⁃olds had bordered on insurrection by the time the much⁃anticipated “Party Friday” had arrived. 那个星期佩斯小姐在黑板上做了个倒计时牌，當这个万众期待的“周五派对日”到来的时候，我们一班九岁大的孩子们兴奋得像炸开了锅一样。