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1、AWalktoRememberNICHOLASSPARKSPrologueWhenIwasseventeen,mylifechangedforever.IknowthattherearepeoplewhowonderaboutmewhenIsaythis.Theylookatmestrangelyasiftryingtofathomwhatcouldhavehappenedbackthen,thoughIseldombothertoexplain.BecauseI'velivedhereformostofmylife,Idon'tfeelthatIhavetounlessit'sonmyter
2、ms,andthatwouldtakemoretimethanmostpeoplearewillingtogiveme.Mystorycan'tbesummedupintwoorthreesentences;itcan'tbepackagedintosomethingneatandsimplethatpeoplewouldimmediatelyunderstand.Despitethepassageoffortyyears,thepeoplestilllivingherewhoknewmethatyearacceptmylackofexplanationwithoutquestion.Myst
3、oryinsomewaysistheirstorybecauseitwassomethingthatallofuslivedthrough.ItwasI,however,whowasclosesttoit.I'mfifty-sevenyearsold,butevennowIcanremembereverythingfromthatyear,downtothesmallestdetails.Irelivethatyearofteninmymind,bringingitbacktolife,andIrealizethatwhenIdo,Ialwaysfeelastrangecombinationo
4、fsadnessandjoy.TherearemomentswhenIwishIcouldrollbacktheclockandtakeallthesadnessaway,butIhavethefeelingthatifIdid,thejoywouldbegoneaswell.SoItakethememoriesastheycome,acceptingthemall,lettingthemguidemewheneverIcan.ThishappensmoreoftenthanIleton.ItisApril12,inthelastyearbeforethemillennium,andasIle
5、avemyhouse,Iglancearound.Theskyisovercastandgray,butasImovedownthestreet,Inoticethatthedogwoodsandazaleasareblooming.Izipmyjacketjustalittle.Thetemperatureiscool,thoughIknowit'sonlyamatterofweeksbeforeitwillsettleintosomethingcomfortableandthegrayskiesgivewaytothekindofdaysthatmakeNorthCarolinaoneof
6、themostbeautifulplacesintheworld.Withasigh,Ifeelitallcomingbacktome.Iclosemyeyesandtheyearsbegintomoveinreverse,slowlytickingbackward,likethehandsofaclockrotatinginthewrongdirection.Asifthroughsomeoneelse'seyes,Iwatchmyselfgrowyounger;Iseemyhairchangingfromgraytobrown,Ifeelthewrinklesaroundmyeyesbeg
7、intosmooth,myarmsandlegsgrowsinewy.LessonsI'velearnedwithagegrowdimmer,andmyinnocencereturnsasthateventfulyearapproaches.Then,likeme,theworldbeginstochange:roadsnarrowandsomebecomegravel,suburbanspraw
