Tuesdays with Morrie rain gutter

I walked past the mountain laurels and the Japanese maple, up the bluestone steps of Morrie's house. The white rain gutter hung like a lid over the doorway. I rang the bell and was greeted not by Connie but by Morrie's wife, Charlotte, a beautiful gray-haired woman who spoke in a lilting voice. laurel /ˈlɑːrəl/ a small tree with smooth shiny dark green leaves that do not fall in winter gutter /ˈɡʌtər/ an open pipe fixed to the edge of a roof to collect and carry away rainwater lilting /lɪltɪŋ/ having a pleasant pattern of rising and falling sound in someone’s voice 目的： 熟悉单词 熟悉语流 熟悉阅读 同系列最近三篇： snowbank tingle with remission 点击阅读原文，查看本栏目介绍