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1、Book3Unit1MemoryLaneIsn'tWhatItUsedtoBeAboutthistimeeveryyear,Igetverynostalgic.Walkingthroughmyneighborhoodonafallafternoonremindsmeofatimenottoolongagowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheair,childrenplayinggamesonahill,andthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelow,Iwasoneofthosechi
2、ldren,carefreeandhappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyoneblocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreetforsixteenyears.Ilovemystreet.Onesidehassixhousesonit,andtheotherhasonlytwohouses,withasmallhillinthemiddleandahugecottonwoodtreeononeend.WhenIthinkofhome,Ithinkofmystreet,onlyIseeitasit
3、wasbefore.Unfortunately,thingschange.Oneday,notlongago,Ilookedaroundandsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecome.Lifeonmystreetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighborsarequicklygrowingold,friendsaregrowingupandleaving,andthecityisplanningtodestroymyprecioushillandsellthepropertytocon
4、tractors.Itishardformetoacceptthatmanyofmywonderfulneighborsarcgrowingoldandwon'tbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemoriesofthecoupleacrossthestreet,whosattogetherontheirporchswingalmosteveryevening,thewidownextdoorwhoyelledatmybrotherandmeforbeingtooloud,andthecrazyoldmanina
5、blacksuitwhodroveanoldcar.Incontrasttothosepeople,thepeopleIseetodayareveryoldneighborswhohaveseenbetterdays.Themanintheblacksuitsayshewantstodie,andanotherneighborjustsoldhishouseandmovedintoanursinghome.Theladywhousedtoyellatusistootiredtobotheranymore,andthecoupleacro
6、ssthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfrontporchthesedays.ItisdifficulttowatchthesepreciouspeopleastheyneartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonetimeIthoughttheywouldliveforever.The“comingsandgoings”oftheyoungergenerationofmystreetarenowmostly“going”asfriendsandpeersmoveon.Onceuponatime,
7、mylifeandthelivesofmypeersrevolvearoundhome.Theboundaryofourworldwasthegutterattheendofthestreet.Wegotpleasurefromplayingnightgames,orfromabreathtakingrideonabicycle.Thingsaredifferentnow,asmyfriendsbecomeadultsandmoveon.Childrenwhorodetricyclesnowdrivecars.Thekidswhoonc
8、eplayedwithmenowhavenewinterestsandvaluesastheygotheirseparateways.Somehavegoneawaytocollege,afewgotmar