I Have the Greatest Neighbors

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I Have the Greatest Neighbors

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“我的鄰居是最棒的！”你的心底或許常常會這么想吧。看完下面四則小故事，你的鄰居給予過你的各種關懷和溫暖是否一下子全都涌上了心頭？

I am a single mom of three. As I work long hours and don’t get home until right after six or seven p.m. most days, it seems like I just get home in time for my kids’ homework and to prepare a late dinner for my family. I have the sweetest neighbors in the world, whether it is a friendly smile from them, or a warm stop and say hello to ask me how my days have been. My wonderful neighbor takes it upon himself to help me by cutting my grass each and every time he cuts his own1)lawn. He even2)trims around my3)sidewalk with kindness and care. My family all live very far away, but when you have such great neighbors, coming home just feels sweeter, and they are just like family right next door…Thanks for making my world happier.

We moved to Clarkdale two years ago. This summer, we had an amazing4)block party and the5)fire department showed up and gave the kids a tour of the6)fire truck. My7)direct neighbors are amazing! They watch our house on holiday; always have a cup of sugar. We recently had a baby and their son always wanted to play with her and acted as her big brother. Last autumn, they helped with our tree8)removal. They cut our grass when they were doing theirs. They are really amazing!

When I moved into Davidson Creek as a single parent, I met my neighbors. He9)went out of his way to help me with lawn work,10)landscaping and anything else I needed. She welcomed me to the neighborhood and provided friendship. 12 years later, they are still the best neighbors ever!

We have the best neighbors. Last week, our son was sick and we had to stay in the hospital with him. We called to my next door neighbor and my other son was cared for overnight. Supper was prepared when we got home, and the other son was11)picked up from school and taken to swimming lessons. That’s really12)priceless!

1) lawn [l??n] n. 草坪

2) trim [tr?m] v. 修剪

3) sidewalk ['sa?dw??k] n. 人行道

4) block [bl?k] n. 街區

5) fire department 消防部門

6） fire truck 消防車

7) direct neighbor 離得很近的鄰居

8) removal [r?'mu?v?l] n. 移除

9) go out of one’s way 特地，不怕麻煩地

10) landscaping ['l?ndske?p??] n. 景觀美化

11) pick up 接載

12) priceless ['pra?sl?s] adj. 無價的

我是一位帶著三個孩子的單親媽媽。由于我工作時間長，所以幾乎每天都是晚上六、七點之后才回到家。回到家后，我似乎都是剛好趕上輔導孩子們的家庭作業，并為他們準備一頓遲來的晚餐。我擁有全世界最棒的鄰居。他們有時會對我親切地微笑，有時也會貼心地停下腳步，問候我的近況。每一次我的鄰居在修剪他家的草坪時，也會將我的草坪一并修剪好。他還會好心地將我家外人行道周邊的草草木木修剪好。雖然我的家人們都離得很遠，可當你有了這么棒的鄰居時，回到家只會讓你感到更加溫暖貼心，他們就像住在隔壁的家人一樣……感謝他們，讓我的世界充滿更多快樂。

兩年前，我們搬到了克拉克代爾。在這個夏天，我們舉辦了一次很棒的街區聚會。消防部門也來參加了聚會，他們帶領孩子們參觀了消防車。我附近的鄰居實在是太棒了！假期里他們會幫忙看家；（急用時）總能向他們借到一杯糖。最近我們生了個孩子，他們的兒子常常想跟我們的小女兒玩耍，就像她的大哥哥一樣。去年秋天，他們幫助我們移除了家門口的樹。他們在除草時也會幫我們除草。他們真的很棒！

我是一位單親媽媽，搬到戴維森溪后，我認識了我的鄰居們。男性鄰居會特地過來幫我除草、美化園林，以及其他我需要幫忙的活兒。女性鄰居會邀請我到她家做客，和我交朋友。12年過去了，他們依然是我認識過的最棒的鄰居！

我們的鄰居是最棒的。上周，我們的一個兒子生病了，于是我們不得不留在醫院里照顧他。我們向鄰居求助后，他們便一整晚照顧我們的另一個兒子。當我們回到家中時，晚飯已經準備好了。鄰居還到學校去接我們的另一個兒子并帶他去上游泳課。那些友善之舉真是太珍貴了！

我的鄰居是最棒的

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