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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 It's hard to talk to dads sometimes. The roles we often expect our fathers to play—protector, provider—can make them seem impenetrable(不可理解的).That's how it was with my dad. He came to Canada at the age of ten and settled in an immigrant community. He was never much of a talker. He rarely drank, so we didn't get to see him loosen up after a few beers. He didn't tell stories about himself at the dinner table or when we went for walks in the park. He was a private person and seemed to want to stay that way. Bringing up the many questions I had about life before I was born—his early hopes and dreams, loves and heartbreaks—let alone sharing my own feelings, felt like too much for us to handle. I didn't want to threaten the integrity(完整)of his hard shell. I had gotten used to it，and it made me feel secure. But when my relationship and career took a hit a year ago at the same time, things had to change. I was facing serious questions about my own nature, and I wanted to know that he had faced them, too. I needed to know how he had found his way, because I felt like I had lost mine. In a severe moment of desperation, it occurred to me that sending an email might be the key. An email can be crafted(精心制作)slowly and carefully. I could speak at a comfortable distance and give him room to adjust. He'd be up in his office—a comfortable place filled with bookshelves, dusty CD-ROMs and piles of old newspapers. I'd be at my desk in an apartment 20 minutes away. So I wrote to him. I told him about my regrets and fears, and I asked him to answer, if he felt like it, and to share something about himself, something that would give me much-needed perspective on my life, especially on relationship and career. Para 1:Two weeks later, his response showed up in my email box. Para 2:I closed the email and started to cry. 答案：Para 1: Two weeks later, his response showed up in my email box. It was a scanned (已扫描的)three-page document. Apparently, my dad had carefully considered my message, reached back into (回顾) his memory and crafted a response(做出回应). In the letter, he shared his history of love, longing, self-doubt, fears and struggles in life. He also offered me some practical suggestions on how to handle my relationship and career. While reading, I got the sense that (我感觉)it must have been really tough (艰难的)for my dad to settle down (安定下来) in a new country at an early age. I was also impressed by the great perseverance (毅力)he showed in the face of (面对) difficulty. Para 2: I closed the email and started to cry. I cried because I wished I had (wish用于虚拟语气) opened up earlier but was grateful it wasn't too late. I cried because in the midst of (在…的中途)my own struggles, his letter instantly put me at ease(使我安心). And I cried because in the end, it was so simple: I just had to hit "Send". We've since had many exchanges. My problems haven't been magically solved, but getting to know my dad better – and learning to love him more – has made the tough stuff (艰难的事情)more manageable (易控制的)and life sweeter. It's hard to talk to dads sometimes, but I'm glad that I found a way to talk to mine.

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