As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday aftemoons at my grandfather's farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding1 stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to parlors2 neat as a pin that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I'd wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls surrounding the property. My parents would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and crumbling3. Still, my yearning4 to scramble5 across those walls grew so strong. One spring afternoon, I summoned all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after dinner.
"I, uh, I want to climb the stonewalls," I said hesitantly. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stonewalls?" Instantly a chorus went up from the women in the room. "Heavens, no!" they cried in dismay. "You'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too disappointed; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather' s booming voice. "Hold on just a minute," I heard him say, "Let the boy climb the stonewalls. He has to learn to do things for himself." <A hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/MiNifoRm.Html>蘇州中小學(xué)生作文培訓(xùn)班</a>
"Scoot," he said to me with a wink6, "and come and see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventure. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred," he said, grinning, "you made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are."
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains7 the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit, "There's only one person in this whole world like you, and people can like you exactly as you are."
1 winding
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n.繞，纏，繞組，線圈
參考例句：
A winding lane led down towards the river.一條彎彎曲曲的小路通向河邊。 The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我們迷失了方向。
2 parlors
客廳( parlor的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 起居室； （旅館中的）休息室； （通常用來(lái)構(gòu)成合成詞）店
參考例句：
It had been a firm specializing in funeral parlors and parking lots. 它曾經(jīng)是一個(gè)專門(mén)經(jīng)營(yíng)殯儀館和停車(chē)場(chǎng)的公司。 I walked, my eyes focused into the endless succession of barbershops, beauty parlors, confectioneries. 我走著，眼睛注視著那看不到頭的、鱗次櫛比的理發(fā)店、美容院、糖果店。
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3 crumbling
adj.搖搖欲墜的
參考例句：
an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剝落、屋頂漏水的老房子 The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 這條船停泊在一個(gè)搖搖欲墜的石灰?guī)r碼頭邊。
4 yearning
a.渴望的；向往的；懷念的
參考例句：
a yearning for a quiet life 對(duì)寧?kù)o生活的向往 He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他對(duì)過(guò)去的工作有一種強(qiáng)烈的渴想。
5 scramble
v.爬行，攀爬，雜亂蔓延，碎片，片段，廢料
參考例句：
He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墻摔斷了腿。 It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山頂須要爬登一段長(zhǎng)路。
6 wink
n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬間；v.眨眼，使眼色，閃爍
參考例句：
He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那個(gè)價(jià)格就不要買(mǎi)。 The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之間，那顆衛(wèi)星就消失了。
7 remains
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
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