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1、选择塑造人生Asakid,IspentmysummerswithmygrandparentsontheirranchinTexas.Ihelpedfixwindmills,vaccinatecattle,anddootherchores.Wealsowatchedsoapoperaseveryafternoon,especiallyDaysofourLives.MygrandparentsbelongedtoaCaravanClub,agroupofAirstreamtrailerownerswhotraveltogethe
2、raroundtheU.S.andCanada.Andeveryfewsummers,we'djointhecaravan.We'dhitchuptheAirstreamtomygrandfather'scar,andoffwe'dgo,inalinewith300otherAirstreamadventurers.在我还是一个孩子的时候,我的夏天总是在德州祖父母的农场中度过。我帮忙修理购车,为牛接种疫苗,也做其它家务。每天下午,我们都会看肥皂剧,尤其是《我们的岁月》。我的祖父母参加了一个房车俱乐部,那是一群驾驶气流拖挂式房
3、车的人们,他们结伴遍游美国和加拿大。每隔几个夏天,我也会加入这个旅行队伍。我们把气流拖挂式房车挂在祖父的小汽车后面,然后加入300余名气流探险者们组成的浩荡队伍。IlovedandworshippedmygrandparentsandIreallylookedforwardtothesetrips.Ononeparticulartrip,Iwasabout10yearsold.Iwasrollingaroundinthebigbenchseatinthebackofthecar.Mygrandfatherwasdriving
4、.Andmygrandmotherhadthepassengerseat.Shesmokedthroughoutthesetrips,andIhatedthesmell.我爱我的祖父母,我崇敬他们,也真心期盼这些旅行。那是一次特殊的旅行,那是我大约十岁。我照例坐在车后座的长椅上。祖父开着车,祖母坐在他旁边,整个旅程她都在吸烟。我讨厌烟味。Atthatage,I'dtakeanyexcusetomakeestimatesanddominorarithmetic.I'dcalculateourgasmileage--figure
5、outuselessstatisticsonthingslikegroceryspending.I'dbeenhearinganadcampaignaboutsmoking.Ican'trememberthedetails,butbasicallytheadsaid,everypuffofacigarettetakessomenumberofminutesoffofyourlife:Ithinkitmighthavebeentwominutesperpuff.Atanyrate,Idecidedtodothemathform
6、ygrandmother.Iestimatedthenumberofcigarettesperday,estimatedthenumberofpuffspercigaretteandsoon.WhenIwassatisfiedthatI'dcomeupwithareasonablenumber,Ipokedmyheadintothefrontofthecar,tappedmygrandmotherontheshoulder,andproudlyproclaimed,"Attwominutesperpuff,you'vetak
7、ennineyearsoffyourlife!"在那样的年纪,我会找任何借口做些估测和小算术。我会计算油耗——还有杂货花销等鸡毛蒜皮的小事。我听过一个关于吸烟的广告活动。我不记得细节了,但广告的大意是说,每吸一口香烟会减少几分钟的寿命,我想大概是两分钟。无论如何,我决定为祖母做个算术。我估测了祖母每天要吸多少支香烟,每支香烟要吸几口等等。当我心满意足地得出了一个合理的数字后,我往车前探探头,拍了拍祖母的肩膀,然后骄傲地宣布,“每吸一口烟就减少两分钟的寿命,你已经减少了九年的寿命!”Ihaveaveryvividmemoryo
8、fwhathappenednext,anditwasnotwhatIhadexpected.Iexpectedtobeapplaudedformyclevernessandmyarithmeticskills."Jeff,you'resosmart.Youhadtohavemadesome