我的成长故事:男孩和单车(中英对照）It'swonderfultobebackinmyboyhoodhometownagaintovisitwithmynowelderlymother.ItseemslikecenturiesagowhenIwasgrowinguphere.Backthen,thissmalltownwasjustabackdropthatformedtheunremarkableenvironmentinwhichIlivedmyeverydaylife.与年迈的母亲一起重游童年的故乡，是一件很美妙的事情。我在这里的成长像是几个世纪前发生的事情一样。回想当初，这个小镇只是我童年生活一个丝毫不起眼的背景。Mom'sdoinggreatforherage,butshe'smovingslowerthesedays.Afteralengthybutheartwarmingtalkinthedenaboutmywife,thekidsandhowwellworkisgoingbackinthebigcityfarfromhere,wehavereachedthepointofbeingalltalkedoutfornow.照她的年龄来说，母亲的身体还很好，但这些天行动迟缓了一些。我们在书房里进行了一次温馨的长谈，说到我的妻子，孩子，以及离这里很遥远的大城市里工作的事情。我们把现在所有的一切都说了个遍。Whataperfecttimetogoforawalkandgetsomefreshair.Theoutsideloudlycallsforalookaroundtheneighborhoodtoseehowthingshavechanged,andhowthingshavestayedthesame.AsIwalkdownthestreet,it'slikeI'monmytrustedbicycleridingaroundasayoungboy.I'monyetanothergrandmissiononmybikeagain.Oh,theplacesmybikecouldtakeme,anddid.这可是出门散步，呼吸新鲜空气的完美时刻。整个世界都在呼唤着我，要我看看周遭的一切，看世事如何变迁又如何保持原样。我走过街道，像是又骑上了我心爱的单车，回到了我的少年时代。我又要开始单车上的庄严旅程了。啊，那些单车带我去过的地方！There'sthesmallcornerstore,justaquickbikeridedownonestreetandupanother,whereIcangetanice-coldsodainaglassbottlewiththeredmetalcap.InsideisthelongcandyaislewhereImustcarefullyconsidermychoices;willitbeacandybar,orpackoffootballcardswiththebonusflatpieceofbubblegum,orahandfuloffireballjawbreakers?…Thefreedomtodecidecontinuesunabated¸onlythestakesarehigherwithtime,requiringproportionallygreaterwisdom.在那街角有一间小小的商店，就在骑车从一条街转进另一条街的地方。在那儿可以买到一瓶冰冻汽水，玻璃瓶，红色的金属盖子。商店里面是条长长的糖果长廊，我得认真考虑我的选择：是买一个糖果块、一套附赠口香糖的足球卡、还是一把火球样的硬球糖？自由决定的权利从未消减，只是随着时间的推移，这其中的利害关系越来越复杂，需要更多适度调配的智慧。There'sthebridgeoverthelazyriverwhereIlovetoparkmybike,andjustsitonthetallledgetothinkpenetratingthoughts,asIlookdowntheriverintotheexpansivehorizon.Howfardoesthisrivergo,andwhatisbeyondtheriver,andevenwhatisbeyondthat?MaybesomedayIcantraveltoexperienceitonmyownwhenIgetolder…ManyaretheplacesI'vesincetraveled,onlytoenlargemycuriosityfurther,asmyawarenessoftheunknownhasgrown.我经常把单车停在悠悠的河边，坐在高高的桥上，眺望宽广无尽的地平线，思考着我那些奇异的想法。这条河会流到哪里呢？河的前面是什么？前面的前面呢？也许当我长大了，我可以独自去探索……我去过很多很多地方，都只是为了扩大我的好奇心，因为越来越意识到我对这世界的无知。It'sonlyaquickridetoreachtheoldretireddoctor'shouse,whoselawnImowweekly.Hepaysmeamodestwagetohelpmaintainhislargeyard.Wealwaysenjoytalkingasweworktogether.Idon'trememberexactlyallthatwetalkedabout,butIdorememberthathealwayslistenedandIfeltappreciated.Hesuredidknowalotaboutwhatlifehasinstorethatiscommontoeveryman…Hisexampleofdeliberatekindnessandthoughtfulwisdomshowedmehowtopassonthesametoothersyoungerthanmyself,manytimesovertheyears.骑车到那个退休的老医生家里只要很短的时间，我每个星期都去给他修剪草坪。他给我微薄的报酬，让我帮忙打理他的大庭院。我们很享受工作时一起聊天的时光。我已经不能确切地记得我们到底说了些什么，但我记得他总是在...