MyNeighborhood-我的邻居第一篇：Havinglongbeenlivinginthisalley,Iknowalmosteveryonehere.Itis,however,thehousewivesthatIusuallyseeinthedaytime,therestbeingeitheroutworkingasfamilyprovidersorawayinschool.Allthesehousewivesarekindandconsiderate.Mymother,forexample,takescareofmysister‘sdaughtereventhoughsheherselfisbusywithhousekeeping‘yetifshefindsitnecessarytogooutshopping,sheneednotworrybecausethereisalwayssomeoneintheneighborhoodcomingoverofherownwilltohelpwithourhouseholdchores.Whensuppertimeisover,thesehousewivesalsoliketogatheratacertainplaceforafriendlychataboutthedailygoings-oninthealleyorotherthings.Theyarealsosecurity-conscious,tryingtokeepeachotheroutofharm‘sway.Iisthankstosuchmutualhelpandprecautionagainstharmthatweinthealleyhavelivedsohappyandsoundisturbedalife.第二篇：Wehavemovedintothisapartmentfornineteenmonths.Ourneighborsareanassortedgroupincludingmerchants,teachers,grocersandgovernmentemployees.OnceIwenthurriedlytoworkandforgottoturnoffthefaucetconnectedbyahosetothewashingmachine.ItwasonlywhenIgottomyofficethatIrememberedwhatIneglectedtodo.Anxiousanduneasy,Icalleduponeofmyneighbors,aMrs.Lin,toaskhertotakecareofthefaucet.ShewasobligingenoughtodowhatshewastoldtodoandIwassograteful.AccordingtoanoldChinesesaying,adistantrelativeislesslikelytohelpyououtthananearneighbor.Thereiscertainlyaringoftruthinthis.Thereare,however,neighborsandneighbors.Althoughourneighborsaregenerallyfriendlyandalwaysreadytohelpus,therearesomewhotendtodosomethingunpleasant.TheyscattertheirgarbagewhereitisnotsupposedtobescatteredandacouplelivingonthefloorjustaboveusoftenquarrelandfightaroundmidnightwithsomuchnoisethatIsimplycannothaveagoodsleepatall.TheBiblesays,“Lovethyneighbor.“Wellsaid,butIwouldliketoadd:Makeyourselflovablebeforeyouexpecttobelovedbyothers.Ireallyhopeallofmyneighborswillloveeachother.Onlyundersuchcircumstancescanwefindourhoursathomeenjoyable.第三篇：Iliveinaruralarea.Asinmostruralareas,thisareahasplentyoffreshairandluxuriantvegetation.WhatmakesmeevenhappieristheneighborsIhave,allofthemsimpleandhonestfolks.Idon‘tthinkIcanfindthelikeoftheminacity.Ingeneral,citydwellers,exceptintheirownsmallcirclesofacquaintances,seeeachotherastotalstrangers,anditisnotunusualto1findpeoplelivinginthesameapartmenthousebrushpasteachotherwithoutshowinganysignofrecognition,notsomuchasanoddingofthehead.Neighborsareusuallycomparedtoourclosefriendsandassuchtheyshouldhelpeachotherifhelpissought.Myneighborsareallfarmers,whoarerich,notinmaterialpossessions,butinhospitality,andtheirhonestytohelparelegendary.Forreasonsquiteobvious,itisimportanttogetalongwellwithourneighborsandavoidquarrelingwiththemovertrivialities.Iamagoodneighbortomyneighbors,andsoaretheytome.2
