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It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was afraid that my best years were now behind me. So I a 小题1: my neighbour Nicholas, a 79-year-old man, “What was the best time of your life?”
Without hesitation(犹豫), Nicholas said: “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical(哲学的) answer to your philosophical question:
“When I was a child in Austria and everything was t 小题2: care of for me by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
“When I was going to school and learning the things I k 小题3: today, that was the best time of my life.
“When I got my first job and had responsibilities(责任) and got paid for my e 小题4: , that was the best time of my life.
“When I met my wife and f 小题5:in love, that was the best time of my life.
“When World War Ⅱ came, my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and s 小题6: on a ship to North America, that was the best time of my life.
“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
“When I was a young father, watching my c 小题7: grow up, that was the best time of my life.
“And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine y 小题8: old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first m 小题9: . This is the best time of my life.”
Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not b 小题10: they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.
