英语六级晨读美文100篇:Snow and Passage of Time(50)
<p> <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standstill">standstill</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closes">closes</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Area">Area</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="resonates">resonates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="block">block</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>-<span word="new">new</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="retrace">retrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>-<span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="sidewalks">sidewalks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekday">weekday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>,</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forefront">forefront</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grim">Grim</span> <span word="Reaper">Reaper</span>; <span word="rather">rather</span>,</p><p> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.</p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1997.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="resembled">resembled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>,</p>
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