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Lecture 16 Subjunctive MoodToday we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motor

细心整理 Lecture16SubjunctiveMood Todayweburiedour20-year-oldson.Hewaskilledinstantly inamotorcycleaccidentonFridaynight.HowIwishIhad knownwhenItalkedtohimlastthatitwouldbethelasttime. IfIhadonlyknownIwouldhavesaid,"Jim,IloveyouandI'm soveryproudofyou." Iwouldhavetakenthetimetocountthemanyblessingshe broughttothelivesofthemanywholovedhim.Iwouldhave takentimetoappreciatehisbeautifulsmile,thesoundofhis laughter,hisgenuineloveofpeople. Whenyouputallthegoodattributesonthescaleandyou trytobalancealltheirritatingtraitssuchastheradio whichwasalwaystooloud,thehaircutthatwasn'ttoour liking,thedirtysocksunderthebed,etc.,theirritations don'tamounttomuch. Iwon'tgetanotherchancetotellmysonallIwouldhave wantedhimtohear,but,otherparents,youdohaveachance. Tellyouryoungpeoplewhatyouwouldwantthemtohearifyou knewitwouldbeyourlastconversation.ThelasttimeItalked toJimwasthedayhedied.Hecalledmetosay,"Hi,Mom!I justcalledtosayIloveyou.Gottogotowork.Bye."Hegave