新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第45篇：做你自己（双语）新概念英语晨读系列之一生必读48篇英文美文，美文不仅可以开阔视野，拓宽知识面，还可以净化思想，涤荡心灵，使人生臻45.Dosomethingforyourself做你自己 Asalittleboy,therewasnothingIlikedbetterthanSundayaftemoonsatmygrandfather'sfarminwesternPennsylvania.Surroundedbymilesofwindingstonewalls,thehouseandbarnprovidedendlesshoursoffunforacitykidlikeme.Iwasusedtoparlorsneatasapinthatseemedtowhisper,"Nottobetouched!"我小时候最喜欢在爷爷的农场里度过每个星期天的下午。爷爷的农场在宾夕法尼亚州西部。农场四周都围上了绵延几英里的石墙。房子和谷仓给我这个城市男孩带来了无穷的快乐时光。我习惯了城里整洁的客厅，似乎在低声说：“不要摸！”。IcanstillrememberoneafternoonwhenIwaseightyearsold.Sincemyfirstvisittothefarm,I'dwantedmorethananythingtobeallowedtoclimbthestonewallssurroundingtheproperty.Myparentswouldneverapprove.Thewallswereold;somestonesweremissing,otherslooseandcrumbling.Still,myyearningtoscrambleacrossthosewallsgrewsostrong.Onespringafternoon,Isummonedallmycourageandenteredthelivingroom,wheretheadultshadgatheredafterdinner.我仍能记得我8岁那年一天下午的情景。因为我第一次去农场，所以我很想上那农场四周的那些石墙。可我的父母是绝不会同意的。这些墙年深日 ，有的石头不见了，有的石头松动倒塌了。然而，我渴望这些墙的欲望非常强烈。一个春天的下午，我鼓足勇气，走进客厅，大人们午饭后都聚在这里。"I,uh,Iwanttoclimbthestonewalls,"Isaidhesitantly.Everyonelookedup."CanIclimbthestonewalls?"Instantlyachoruswentupfromthewomenintheroom."Heavens,no!"theycriedindismay."You'llhurtyourself!"Iwasn'ttoodisappointed;theresponsewasjustasI'dexpected.ButbeforeIcouldleavetheroom,Iwasstoppedbymygrandfather'sboomingvoice."Holdonjustaminute,"Iheardhimsay,"Lettheboyclimbthestonewalls.Hehastolearntodothingsforhimself."“我，呃，我想爬那石墙，”我犹豫地说道。大家都抬起头。“我能去爬那些石墙吗？”屋里的女人们马上齐声叫了起来。“天哪，不能！”她们惊慌地叫首，“你会伤着自己的！”我并没有太失望，我早就预料会是这样的回答。但还没等我离开客厅，爷爷低沉的声音拦住了我。“等一会儿，”我听到他说“让孩子爬那些石墙吧。他必须学会自己做一些事。”"Scoot,"hesaidtomewithawink,"andcomeandseemewhenyougetback."ForthenexttwoandahalfhoursIclimbedthoseoldwallsandhadthetimeofmylife.LaterImetwithmygrandfathertotellhimaboutmyadventure.I'llneverforgetwhathesaid."Fred,"hesaid,grinning,"youmadethisdayaspecialdayjustbybeingyourself.Alwaysremember,there'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,andIlikeyouexactlyasyouare."“快走吧，”他对我眨眨眼说。“你回来后找我。”接下来的两个半小时，我爬上了这些古老的石墙，别提有多肝硬变。后来，我把自己冒险经历告诉了爷爷。我永远也不会忘记他说过的话。“弗雷德，”他咧着嘴笑道。“你做了一回自己，你让这个日子因此而变得不同凡响。永远记住，整个世界只有一个你，而且我喜欢真实的你。”Manyyearshavepassedsincethen,andtodayIhostthetelevisionprogramMisterRogers'Neighborhood,seenbymillionsofchildrenthroughoutAmerica.Therehavebeenchangesovertheyears,butonethingremainsthesame:mymessagetochildrenattheendofalmosteveryvisit,"There'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,andpeoplecanlikeyouexactlyasyouare."许多年过去了，现在我主持的电视节目《罗杰斯先生的街坊四邻》，全美国几百万儿童都会收看。几年过后，节目已经发生了一些变化，但有一点没变：几乎每期节日后我都会传递给孩子这样一个信息，“这个世界上只有一个你，人们都喜欢真实的你。”
