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My uncle was a veteran who drove an old car.我叔叔是一位「老兵」，开着一辆旧车。 His dog was old, so a vet came to the house.他的狗老了，所以一位「兽医」上门来了。 The two of them lived alone at the end of our street.他们俩独自住在我们这条街的尽头。 The only visitor came via the back road.唯一的「来访者」从后面那条路「经过」来。

One year a violent storm hit our town at night.有一年，一场「猛烈的」风暴在夜里袭击了我们小镇。 The wind was so strong that a wall fell.风大得让一堵墙都倒了。 Then a virus came, and he became a victim of a long illness.后来一种「病毒」来了，他成了一场长期疾病的「受害者」。 We could not visit him, not virtually and not in person.我们没法去看他，既不能「虚拟地」看，也不能当面看。

The doctor said the danger was serious.医生说危险很严重。 My father became the vice leader of a small group.我父亲成了一个小互助组的「副」组长。 We called our neighbours and asked for food and money.我们打电话给邻居，请求食物和钱。 Every gift gave us hope and a small victory over fear.每一份礼物都给我们希望，也带来一次战胜恐惧的小「胜利」。

In the end my uncle came home, weak but alive.最后叔叔回家了，虚弱但还活着。 He walked to the gate and looked at his garden.他走到门口，看着他的花园。 Violence had never been part of our quiet street.「暴力」从来不是我们这条安静街道的一部分。 That spring we learned how much a neighbour can mean.那年春天，我们明白了邻居能有多重要。