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1、怀念我的爷爷奶奶(RememberingMyGrandparents) Whenmemorybeganforme,mygrandfatherwaspastsixty-agreattallmanwiththickhairbecominggray.Hehadblackeyesandastraightnosewhichendedinaslightlyflattenedtip.Onceheexplainedseriouslytomethathegotthatflattenedtipasasmallchildwhenhefelldown
2、andsteppedonhisnose. Thelittlemarksoflaughteratthecornersofhiseyesweretheprodnctofakindlyandhumorousnature.Theyearsofworkwhichhadbenthisshouldershadneverdulledhishumournorhisloveofajoke. Everywherehewent,"Gramp"madefriendseasily.Attheendofhalfanhouryoufeltyouhadkn
3、ownhimallyourlife.Isoonlearnedthathehatedtogiveorders,butthatwhenhehadto,hetriedtomakehisorderssoundlikesuggestions. OneJulymorning,ashewasleavingtogotothecornfield,hesaid:"Edwin,youcanpickupthepotatoesinthefieldtodayifyouwanttodothat."Thenhedroveawaywithhishorses.
4、 Thedaypassed,andIdidnothaveanydesiretopickuppotatoes.Eveningcameandthepotatoeswerestillinthefield.Gramp,dustyandtired,ledthehorsestogettheirdrink. "Howmanybagsofpotatoeswerethere?"Grampinquired."Idon‘tknow." "Howmanypotatoesdidyoupickup?" "Ididn‘tpickany.""Nota
5、ny!Whynot?" "YousaidIcouldpick,themupifIwantedto.Youdidn‘tsayIhadto." InthenextfewminutesIlearnedalessonIwouldnotforget:whenGrampsaidIcouldifIwantedto,hemeantthatIshouldwantto. Gramhatedcrueltyandinjustice.Theinjusticesofhistory,eventhoseofathousandyearsbefore,an
6、geredherasmuchastheinjusticesofherownday. Shealsohadadeeploveofbeauty.Whenshewasalmostseventy-five,andhadgonetolivewithoneofherdaughters,shespentadelightfulmorningwashingdishesbecause,asshesaid,thebeautifulpatternsonthedishesgaveherpleasure.Thebird,theflowers,thecl
7、ouds-allthatwasbeautifularoundher-pleasedher.ShewaslikethefatheroftheFrenchpainter,Millet,whousedtogathergrassandshowittohisson,saying,"Seehowbeautifulthisis!" Inapioneersocietyitistheharderqualitiesofmindandcharacterthatareofvalue.Thesoftervirtuesareconsideredunne
8、cessary.Menandwomenstrugglingdailytoearnalivingareunable,evenforamoment,toforgetthebusinessof2preservingtheirlives.Onlyunusualpeople,likem
