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　　Joey had always tucked some money away to pay for college tuition,even though he didn't know what that word meant.But he had a tugging suspicion that someone would find his money tucked up next to the tub behind some old twigs and steal it.And so he gave the money to his brother,who tucked it in his drawer and said he would be a good trustee.

　　But his brothers' tyranny soon made Joey give the ultimatum to return the money or he would step on his turtle.His brother laughed and said he didn't care.Joey could pick all of his mom's tulips or break his dads favorite ultraviolet light and it wouldn't matter to him.Joey cried.Then he whirled through the house like a turbulent typhoon creating a turmoil that his brother would care about.Now he would get in trouble when Mom and Dad came home!

　　When it was twilight they came home.Their faces twitched when they saw all the turnover.Joey tumbled down the stairs and tucked his head in his mothers' arms crying that it was his brothers' fault.But nothing happened. Something was wrong with his parents.

　　"Dad has a tumor.”his mom said.“This thanksgiving will be the last time he eats turkey because the doctors say he'll die soon thereafter.”

　　Joey suddenly tumbled to comprehension and realized that he much more wanted his Daddy than his tuition money.He cried again.

　　记单词

　　trustee n.(财产、业务等的)受托人

　　tub n.1.桶，塑料杯，纸杯2.盆，洗澡盆，浴缸

　　tuck vi.1.把(衬衫、餐巾等)的边塞到下面(或里面)2.把…夹入，把…藏入n.(衣服等的)褶，裥

　　tuck away1.把…隐没在，把…藏起来2.大吃

　　tuck in1.痛快地吃2.给…盖好被子3.把…塞好

　　tuck up给…盖好被子

　　tug vi.1.用力拖(或拉)2.尽力，努力n.1.拖船2.猛拉，牵引

　　tuition n.1.(某一学科的)教学，讲授，指导2.学费

　　tulip n.郁金香

　　tumble vi.1.跌倒，摔下，滚下2.翻滚3.(价格等)暴跌4.不由自主地卷入n.跌倒，摔倒

　　tumble to(突然)明白，领悟

　　tumor n.肿瘤，肿块

　　tumour见tumor

　　turbulent a.1.动荡的，混乱的2.汹涌的，狂暴的

　　turkey n.火鸡，火鸡肉

　　turmoil n.骚动，混乱，动乱

　　turnover n.1.翻转(物)，翻倒(物)2.营业额，成交量3.人员调整，人员更替率

　　turtle n.海龟，鳖，甲鱼

　　twig n.细枝，嫩枝

　　twilight n.1.暮光，黄昏

　　2.暮年，晚期，衰落时期

　　twitch vi.1.(使)抽搐，抽动

　　2.急拉，急扯3.抽搐，抽动n.1.抽搐，痉挛2.急拉，急扯

　　typhoon n.台风

　　tyranny n.1.暴虐，残暴，专横2.暴政，苛政，专制

　　ultimatum n.通牒

　　ultraviolet a.紫外(线)的

　　乔伊总是藏一些钱来交大学学费，尽管他不知道学费这个词是什么意思。但是他总是怀疑有人会发现他在一些老树枝后面的一个洗澡盆旁边藏好的钱并把它偷走。因此他把钱交给了他的哥哥，哥哥把钱塞进他的抽屉，说他将是一个很好的受托人。

　　但是哥哥的暴虐很快使乔伊发出了还钱的通牒，不然他会踩他的海龟。哥哥笑着说他不在乎。乔伊可以把妈妈所有的郁金香都摘了，或者把爸爸最喜欢的紫外线灯打破，哥哥什么都不在乎。乔伊哭了。然后他像一阵狂暴的台风满屋子旋转起来，制造出的混乱还真让哥哥担心。现在爸爸妈妈要回来了，他可是有麻烦喽!

　　黄昏时分他们回来了。看到家里一片狼藉，他们的脸气得直抽搐。乔伊从楼梯上跌跌撞撞地滚下来，他一头扑进妈妈的怀里，哭着说都是哥哥干的。但是什么事也没发生。爸妈这是怎么啦。

　　“爸爸长了个肿瘤，”妈妈说，“这个感恩节将是他一次吃火鸡，因为医生们说过了感恩节他很快就会死的。”

　　乔伊突然明白了，并且意识到与学费相比他更想要爸爸。所以他又哭了起来。