常青树英语 四级(初二)·上
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Guidance

Do you know your father well? What is his love like?你很了解你的父亲吗?他对你的爱如何?

1 Laurence Brewer, a 43-year-old British man, had a serious illness three years ago. His doctor told him that he would quickly lose the ability to speak and only had five years to live at the most.

2 Brewer was very sad about this. He had a 13-month-old son, Stan, and he didn't want to leave him alone. Then, a friend of his, Daniela, told him about the voice software called “Model Talker”. People that are going to lose the ability to speak use this software to record their voices. Therefore, they can use the software to make sentences to say to other people after they lose the ability to speak.

3 “Laurence used to play and sing in a band, so his voice is important to him. And I hope Stan will be able to hear his father's voice, ” said Daniela.

4 To be able to read to his son, Brewer decided to open a voice bank for him. He used Model Talker to record 1,600 basic phrases and sentences.

5 “I wouldn't do this if it wasn't for Stan. Knowing that he will be happy if I can keep reading to him is my only motivation.” said Brewer.

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