Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken(沉没的) living room. I had never actually seen one of those before and always thought they were only for rich people. It sure made me proud to now have one for my very own. I smiled real big and then put a foot down onto the first step, which led down onto the beautifully carpeted living room. Then I carefully looked to make sure I did not get any dirt on the golden colored carpet. Then I removed my shoes and walked all around the living room, feeling the soft, new, thick carpet beneath my feet. I met the real estate agent for the last time, signed the final papers and he handed me the keys. I jumped into my car and rushed as fast as I could to my rented mobile home to get the family and start the moving-in process. That was a very good day in my life, because no one in my family would ever have to live on the streets like I did as a young boy when running away from that abusive Florida orphanage. This house would be kept in brand-new condition, and would last forever and ever—so that all my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren would always have a nice, new looking place to live, no matter what.
That held true year after year and
Just because you stay in a house, it doesn't mean you really lived in it. Not unless you put your heart into it, enjoy it and do the things that make you happy while you are there - like walking into the living room and seeing pictures of the kids and the smiling faces of the grandchildren or watching them yelling their little lungs out under the sprinkler(洒水车) in your front yard, and yes maybe even a picture of the old dog who decided to go to the bathroom on that beautiful carpet. I sat there alone biting my bottom lip and feeling very much ashamed of what I had done by having lost five years of my life, not to mention what I had taken from my family without even realizing it. Living really is much more than just remembering yesterday with only your mind. It is walking into your home and living for today with your heart and your eyes. Those holes in the wall, when all the furniture is gone and the house is completely bare, are memory holes and without any memorie "You didn't really live there. You just stayed there." Today, our home in Brunswick, Georgia has so many darn pictures of kid grandkid friends and dogs on the walls that it might collapse one day. And if it does that will be very sad for me.
相关单词:absolute
absolute解释:adj.十足的;绝对的;不受任何限制的
absolute例句:
The first year of the course was an absolute doddle.第一年的课程简单极了。
I look upon this as an absolute necessity.我认为这是绝对必要。
相关单词:estate
estate解释:n.所有地,地产,庄园;住宅区;财产,资产
estate例句:
My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。
相关单词:mobile
mobile解释:adj.可移动的,易变的,机动的;n.运动物体
mobile例句:
The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后,活动量就大多了。
相关单词:orphanage
orphanage解释:n.孤儿院
orphanage例句:
They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。
相关单词:smear
smear解释:v.涂抹;诽谤,玷污;n.污点;诽谤,污蔑
smear例句:
He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。
相关单词:standing
standing解释:n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
standing例句:
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
相关单词:bricks
bricks解释:n.砖( brick的名词复数 );砖块;积木;可靠的朋友
bricks例句:
He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks. 他用水拌和沙和泥土做成砖块。
The United Auto Workers hit the bricks against General Motors. 联合汽车工人工会举行罢工,反对通用汽车公司。
相关单词:yelling
yelling解释:v.叫喊,号叫,叫着说( yell的现在分词 )
yelling例句:
The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外,大声指挥运动员。
He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫,借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词:decided
decided解释:adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
decided例句:
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
相关单词:collapse
collapse解释:vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
collapse例句:
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。