陌生人，你是我的亲人
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="extended">extended</span>, <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Aunt">Aunt</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p>当我还是一个小男孩的时候，我们那个人丁兴旺的移民家族常常来曾姨母的小房子里欢聚消暑。</p><p><span word="Relatives">Relatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>.</p><p>来自全国各地的亲戚都会在这里聚集。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="porch">porch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p>长辈们会聚在客厅里，围坐在餐厅的桌子边，或者排排站正在门廊边，闲话家常，了解彼此最近的生活状况。</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p>而我们这些孩子会被送到屋前的庭院里去玩耍，与此同时，大人们为大家精心烹饪晚餐。</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motorized">motorized</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>,</p><p>那是电子游戏，智能手机和电动玩具尚未诞生的时代</p><p><span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tag">tag</span>.</p><p>最后我们常常只能玩一场传统的追跑游戏。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="especially">especially</span>.</p><p>有一场游戏让我尤其记忆深刻</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="there">there</span></p><p>在同辈的孩子中，我是最晚出生，身形最矮小的一个</p>
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