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1、Passage1Hestoodoutsplendidlyaboveallmyunclesbecausehedidnotstandoutatall.Thatwashisdistinction.HewastheaveragemanIeverknew.Youwouldneverpickhimoutinacrowd.Hebecamejustanothermantheminutehewasinone.Somanymorepoundsofman.Goodsolidpounds,butjustpounds.Youwouldneverrememberhishairorhischi
2、n,ortheshapeofhisears.Ifhesaidsomething,youwouldagreewithit,and,anhourlater,youwouldbesureyouhadsaidityourself.SometimesIthinkmenlikethatgetalongaboutthebest.Theyaretheeasiestontheirhouses,theirwives,andtheirchildren.Theyareeasiestontheworld.Theyslidealongwithouthavingtodoanythingabou
3、titassmallboysdoontheirbreechesaftertheyhaveslidonthemenoughtowearthemdownsmooth.Theworldisallsomuchpineneedlesunderthem.在我的众多的叔叔大爷中，他是最突出的一个，原因就在于他从不突出自己。这就是他与众不同之处。他是我见过的最普通的人。他在人群里一点也不显眼。他一混入人海就和周围的人没什么两样子，他长得敦敦实实，体重超过常人许多磅，但也仅此而已。你永远也想不起他的头发是什么颜色，他的下巴、耳朵是什么样子。如果他说些什么，你会表示同意，过一个小时，
4、你就会觉得这话就是你自己说的。有时我想，正是这种人才活得轻松自在。他们对住房、对妻子、对儿女总是那么宽宏大量，从不挑剔。他们是世界上最宽容的人。他们总是那么顺其自然地活着，从不为任何事情操心，就像小孩子坐滑梯把裤裆磨破了也不在乎。这个世界就像铺在身子底下的松针一样，柔软舒适。Passage2Usuallythethingswedreamof,thenworkandstrugglefor,arewhatwevaluemost.Havemygranddaughters,blessedwithabundance,beendeniedlife’srealpleasures
5、?Workingtirelesslyonthatisolatedfarm,mygrandfathertaughtmethatweshouldacceptandbegratefulforwhatwehave–whetheritbemuchorlittle.Wemustbeartheburdensandrelishthejoys.Thereissomuchwecannotcontrol,butwemusttrytomakethingsbetterwhenweareable.Wemustdependuponourselvestomakeourownwayasbestas
6、wecan.Growingupinacomfortablesuburbanhome,mygranddaughtershavebeenpresentedwithadifferentsituation.ButIhope–Ibelieve–theywillintheirownwaybeabletocopewithaswellasmygrandfathercoped,andlearnthelessonmygrandfathertaughtmeallthoseyearsago.OnthedayItookthemtoStorvassdal,Ihopetheywouldsome
7、howunderstandtheimportanceofthelittleboatanditssimplemessageofself-reliance.Highinthemountain,IhesitatedtospeaklestIdisturbourtranquility.ThenClairelookedupandbrokemyreverieasshesaidsoftly,“Grandpa,somedayI’llcomeback.”Shepaused.“AndI’llbringmychildren.”我们梦寐以求以及后来又为之努力奋斗的东西，往往正是我们最珍视的
8、东西。我的
