①故乡是近海县份，八月正是台风季节。母亲称之为“风水忌”。桂花一开放，母亲就开始担心了，“可别做风水啊。”(就是台风来的意思。)她担心的第一是将收成的稻谷，第二就是将收成的桂花。桂花也像桃梅李果，也有收成呢。母亲每天都要在前后院子走一遭，嘴里念着，“只要不做风水，我可以收几大箩，送一斗给胡宅老爷爷，一斗给毛宅二婶婆，他们两家糕饼做得多”。原来桂花是糕饼的香料。桂花开得最茂盛时，不说香闻十里，至少前后左右十几家邻居，没有不浸在桂花香里的。桂花成熟时，就应当“摇”，摇下来的桂花，朵朵完整、新鲜，如任它开过谢落在泥土里，尤其是被风雨吹落，那就湿漉漉的，香味差太多了。

    ②“摇桂花”对于我是件大事，所以老是盯着母亲问：“妈，怎么还不摇桂花嘛？”母亲说：“还早呢，没开足，摇不下来的。”可是母亲一看天空阴云密布，云脚长毛，就知道要“做风水”了，赶紧吩咐长工提前“摇桂花”，这下，我可乐了。帮着在桂花树下铺篾簟，帮着抱住桂花树使劲地摇，桂花纷纷落下来，落得我们满头满身，我就喊：“啊！真像下雨，好香的雨啊。”母亲洗净双手，撮一撮桂花放在水晶盘中，送到佛堂供佛。父亲点上檀香，炉烟袅袅，两种香混和在一起，佛堂就像神仙世界。于是父亲诗兴发了，实时口占一绝：“细细香风淡淡烟，竞收桂子庆丰年。儿童解得摇花乐，花雨缤纷入梦甜。”诗虽不见得高明，但在我心目中，父亲确实是才高八斗，出口成诗呢。

    ③桂花摇落以后，全家动员，拣去小枝小叶，铺开在簟子里，晒上好几天太阳，晒干了，收在铁罐子里，和在茶叶中泡茶、做桂花卤，过年时做糕饼。全年，整个村庄，都沉浸在桂花香中。

    ④念中学时到了杭州，杭州有一处名胜满觉垄，一座小小山坞，全是桂花，花开时那才是香闻十里。我们秋季远足，一定去满觉垄赏桂花。“赏花”是借口，主要的是饱餐“桂花栗子羹”。因满觉垄除桂花以外，还有栗子。花季栗子正成熟，软软的新剥栗子，和着西湖白莲藕粉一起煮，面上撒几朵桂花，那股子雅淡清香是无论如何没有字眼形容的。即使不撒桂花也一样清香，因为栗子长在桂花丛中，本身就带有桂花香。

    ⑤我们边走边摇，桂花飘落如雨，地上不见泥土，铺满桂花，踩在花上软绵绵的，心中有点不忍。这大概就是母亲说的“金沙铺地，西方极乐世界”吧。母亲一生辛劳，无怨无艾，就是因为她心中有一个金沙铺地、玻璃琉璃的西方极乐世界。

    ⑥我回家时，总捧一大袋桂花回来给母亲，可是母亲常常说：“杭州的桂花再香，还是比不得家乡旧宅院子里的金桂。”

    ⑦于是我也想起了在故乡童年时代的“摇花乐”，和那阵阵的桂花雨。

 (选自琦君散文集《桂花雨》)

I saw your parents ____ (stand) on the side of the road when I was walking to the bus stop.

    Over the years, thanks to my life's obstacles, I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully1the beauty of our strength and a human's motivation to2.

    Mom had a two-week3in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn't realize the fact that Ike4cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more5, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane 6. Two days later, both oil and ice were in7 demand.

    In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to 8the storm in their homes,9others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more10side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most11belongings in the car and12the East Texas town of Lufkin.

    As Ike pushed farther inland, we13power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our14had remained well. Our hopes could not have been15. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had16, and it was sitting on our living room,17a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).

    We wouldn't be allowed to return home18September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky. Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!” My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes19crying, but20 is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.

当我们在享受通信带来的便利时，还要遵守通信中的____ 和____ 。