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My grandfather wrote one line in his notebook each evening.我爷爷每天晚上在他的「笔记本」里写一行。 Every word came from the life of a farmer.每个词都来自一位「农民」的生活。 He wrote slowly on a roll of paper.他在一「卷」纸上慢慢地写。 As a boy, I thought this was backward work.我小时候觉得这是「向后」的做法。

Years later I read it again and found my first thought wrong.很多年后我重读它，发现我最初的想法是错的。 I had to admit that his daily work was actually a gift.我不得不承认，他每天的工作「其实」是一份礼物。 His notes were a clear picture of a hard time.他的笔记是那段艰难岁月清晰的画面。 They were the actual record, not an absolute truth.它们是「真正的」记录，而不是「绝对的」真理。

A paper can hold what a person wants to keep.一张纸可以留住一个人想留下的东西。 My mother asked him to write the old stories down.我母亲请他把那些老故事写下来。 He chose a page about the sea and read the document aloud.他选了一页关于大海的，把这份「文件」读出声。 She gave loud laughter and said, "It is absolutely cold."她发出响亮的「笑声」，说：“这「绝对」太冷了。”

He watched her response and asked what she felt.他看了她的「反应」，问她有什么感受。 I can say with accuracy that his writing was weak then.我可以有「准确度」地说，那时他的文字很弱。 Later his writing became much better, and so did his stories.后来他的文字变得好多了，他的故事也是。 Slow work, I learned from him, is often the best work.我从他身上学到，慢下来的工作往往是最好的工作。