Passage Two
段落二
“Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get, the more you want to give.” Penalapy Leach once said. What she said proves to be true of my blended family.
Penalapy·Leach 曾说：“关爱小孩是一件良性循环的事。你付出得越多，回报也就越多，你也因此越想去付出。”对与我这个重组家庭来说，她所说的是对的。
I was born in 1931. As the youngest of six children, I learn to share my parents' love.
我出生于1931年。作为六个孩子中最小的一个，我学会了分享父母的爱。
Raising six children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents' relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old.
在经济大萧条时抚养6个孩子导我父母的关系破裂，他们在我18岁时离婚了。
Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce.
父亲与他的孩子们的关系很疏远，离婚后，他更是离我们而去了。
Several years later, a wonderful woman came into his life, and they were married. She had two sons. One of them is still at home.
若干年过后，一位很好的女人成了他的妻子。他们结婚了，她有了两个儿子，其中一个还待在家里。
Under her influence we became a blended family and a good relationship developed between the two families. She always treated us as if we were her own children.
在她的影响下，我们成为了一个混合家庭，还发展成了很好的家庭关系。她总是对我们像对她自己的孩子一样。
It was because of our other mother, Daddy's second wife, that he became closer to his own children.
因为爸爸的第二任妻子，我们的另一位母亲，他变得和自己的孩子更亲近了。
They shared over 25 years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother, Daddy's first wife, attending his funeral.
他们在一起待了25年后，父亲去世了。在他过世的那段时间，问题伴随着我的生母前来参加葬礼而出现了。
I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother, when I asked her if she would object to mother attending Daddy's funeral.
我永远也不会忘记继母给我的无条件的爱。当我问她有没有想过反对母亲参见爸爸的葬礼。
Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, “Of course not, honey, she is the mother of my children.”
她立即回答：“当然没有，亲爱的，她是我的孩子的母亲。”
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的对话，回答问题29至31。
Question 29. According to the speaker, what contributed to her parents' divorce?
问题29. 通过作者所说，什么因素促使她的父母离婚？
Question 30. What brought the father closer to his own children?
问题30. 什么使父亲与他的孩子关系变好？
Question 31. What message does the speaker want to convey in this talk?
问题31. 作者想传达什么信息？