My Neighbor
我的邻居
Next to us lives Mr. Zhang, who is a street-sweeper.
我们家隔壁住着一位张先生,他是一个清道夫。
He is in his early sixties and looks quite stern but, in fact, he is easy to get along with and is always considerate of others.
他年约60出头,看起来很严肃;但事实上,他很容易相处而且总是为别人设想。
Even though he is uneducated, he is a pleasant man to talk to.
虽然他没受过教育,但和他交谈是件令人愉快的事。
Rain or shine, he goes out to work in the early morning when there is little traffic on the road.
不论晴雨,他都会在一大早交通流量还很小时就出去工作。
Because uncaring people litter the streets with so much garbage,he cannot take a rest until noon.
因为那些没有公德心的人会在街道上乱丢大量的垃圾,所以他直到中午才能休息。
To my surprise, he never complains about his hard and dirty work.
令我惊讶的是,他从不抱怨他那辛苦又肮脏的工作。
In a word, I don't look down upon him just because he is a street-sweeper;instead, I respect my kind neighbor.
总之,我不会因他是个清道夫就看不起他;相反地,我尊敬我的这位好邻居。