新编大学英语3第一单元课文梗概

Love without limitations

My brother, Jimmy, was born with braindamage due to a difficult delivery. Accompanying my growing up was revolvingaround my brother’s life and protecting him from being picked on by other kids.Unfortunately, father, who was inseparable with Jimmy, died in 1991. Jimmy wasa wreck and believed that the world he’d known was gone . Even worse, motherdied six months later and I alone was left to look after Jimmy.

After that,Jimmy moved to New York City to live with me for a while. But he still longedto live in parents’ house and he finallyreturned. So far, he has lived there for 11 years and blossomed on his own . Iheld a party for Jimmy’ 57th birthday just a few days after 9.11 disaster,but no one of the family could come. I called on my friends to help who broughtideal presents and made it a festive and merry occasion.

Iknew that the constant love and support of our friends and family would get us throughall the hardships in life. There had never been any limitations to what Jimmy’slove could accomplish.