A few years after I was born, a stranger appeared in our small town.
我出生几年后，一个陌生人出现在我们的小镇上。
Dad liked this attractive newcomer very much and soon invited him to live with our family.
爸爸非常喜欢这位迷人的新来者，很快就邀请他和我们全家一起住。
The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.
这个陌生人很快就被接纳了，从此便一直待在我们身边。
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family.
在我成长的过程中，我从未质疑过他在家庭中的地位。
In my young mind, he had a special position.
在我幼小的心灵里，他有着特殊的位置。
Mom taught me how tell good from bad, and Dad taught me to follow orders.
妈妈教我如何明辨是非，爸爸教我要服从命令。
But the stranger was our storyteller.
但这个陌生人却是我们的故事大王。
He would keep us listening for hours with adventures, mysterious stories and comedies.
他会用冒险故事、神秘传说和喜剧让我们一连听上几个小时。
If I wanted to know something about history or science, he always knew the answers.
如果我想知道关于历史或科学的事情，他总是知道答案。
He knew about the past, understood the present and even seemed to be able to know what would happen in the future!
他了解过去，通晓现在，甚至似乎还能预知未来会发生什么！
With his help, my family even watched a national ball game for the first time.
在他的帮助下，我们家甚至第一次观看了全国性的球赛。
Both my brothers and I enjoyed sitting around the stranger.
我和兄弟们都很喜欢围坐在这个陌生人身边。
He made us laugh; he made us cry, and he never stopped talking.
他逗我们笑，惹我们哭，而且总是滔滔不绝。
Dad didn’t seem to mind.
爸爸似乎并不介意。
However, Mom thought he was too talkative.
然而，妈妈觉得他话太多了。
Sometimes she would go to the kitchen for peace and quietness.
有时她会躲到厨房里去寻个清静。
My dad didn’t allow drinking, but the stranger encouraged us to try it.
爸爸不允许喝酒，但这个陌生人却怂恿我们去尝试。
He also made us feel that smoking looked cool and manly.
他还让我们觉得抽烟看起来很酷、很有男子气概。
He talked freely (much too freely!).
他口无遮拦（实在太放肆了！）。
Fifty years has passed since the stranger moved in and now I am fifty-four.
自从那个陌生人搬进来已经过去了五十年，如今我也五十四岁了。
I now know that my early childhood was strongly influenced by the stranger.
我现在明白，我的童年深受这个陌生人的影响。
Many times, he challenged the values of my parents, yet nobody stopped him or asked him to leave.
很多时候，他挑战了我父母的价值观，却没有人制止他或让他离开。
What is his name?
他叫什么名字？
We just call him—”TV”.
我们就叫他——“电视”。
He has a younger sister now.
现在他有了个妹妹。
We call her “computer”.
我们叫她“电脑”。
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