概要：i know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man。 but to a five-year-old， he was a giant。 we sat side by side， watching the sun go down behind the old texaco service station across the busy street。 a street that i was never allowed to cross unless accompanied by an adult， or at the very least， an older sibling。可乐与微笑我现在知道，35年前那个炎热夏夜和我坐在破旧的木楼梯上的老人并不高大，但对一个5岁的孩子来说，他却是一个巨人。我们并排坐着，看着太阳落在繁忙的街对面那个老德克
可乐与微笑(A Coke and a Smile),标签：带着微笑出发作文,关于微笑的作文,http://www.67jx.comi know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man。 but to a five-year-old， he was a giant。 we sat side by side， watching the sun go down behind the old texaco service station across the busy street。 a street that i was never allowed to cross unless accompanied by an adult， or at the very least， an older sibling。
可乐与微笑
我现在知道，35年前那个炎热夏夜和我坐在破旧的木楼梯上的老人并不高大，但对一个5岁的孩子来说，他却是一个巨人。我们并排坐着，看着太阳落在繁忙的街对面那个老德克萨克加油站的背后。除非有大人或至少一个哥哥或姐姐陪着，我从未被允许穿过那条街。
cherry-scented smoke from grampy's pipe kept the hungry mosquitoes at bay while gray， wispy swirls danced around our heads。 now and again， he blew a smoke ring and laughed as i tried to target the hole with my finger。 i， clad in a cool summer nightie， and grampy， his sleeveless t-shirt， sat watching the traffic。 we counted cars and tried to guess the color of the next one to turn the corner。
从祖父烟斗里喷出的白色烟雾在我们脑袋周围上下旋绕，它们散发的樱桃香味使贪婪的蚊子不敢靠近。他不时地喷出一串烟圈，在我试着将手指插入烟圈时他放声大笑。我穿着凉爽的小睡衣，祖父穿着他的无袖t恤，坐在那儿观看繁忙的交通。我们数着过往的车辆，并猜想着下一辆拐过街角的汽车的颜色。
once again， i was caught in the middle of circumstances。 the fourth born of six children， it was not uncommon that i was either too young or too old for something。 this night i was both。 while my two baby brothers slept inside the house， my three older siblings played with friends around the corner， where i was not allowed to go。 i stayed with grampy， and that was okay with me。 i was where i wanted to be。 my grandfather was baby-sitting while my mother， father and grandmother went out。
我又一次陷于两头都够不上的中间境遇，作为6个孩子中的老四，很多事情对于我来说不是因为年龄太小，就是太大而不合适。那天夜里就是这样。我的两个小兄弟在屋里睡觉，我的另外3个长兄和姐姐在拐角与小伙伴们玩，而我是不允许去那里的。我与祖父呆在一起，这也挺好，正是我想呆的地方。在父母和祖母外出时，祖父就在家看孩子。
thirsty?" grampy asked， never removing the pipe from his mouth。
" yes，" was my reply。" how would you like to run over to the gas station there and get yourself a bottle of coke?"
i couldn't believe my ears。 had i heard right? was he talking to me? on my family's modest income， coke was not a part of our budget or diet。 a few tantalizing sips was all i had ever had， and certainly never my own bottle。
" okay，" i replied shyly， already wondering how i would get across the street。 surely grampy was going to come with me。
"渴吗?"祖父烟斗不离口地问我。
"是的。"我回答说。"跑到街对面的加油站去给你自己买瓶可乐怎么样?"
我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵，我没有听错吧?他是在跟我说话吗?就我们家微薄的收入来说，可乐不是我们家庭开销的一部分。我只是迫不及待地啜过几小口，从来没有自己喝过一瓶。
"好的。"我害羞地回答说，已经在想着该怎样穿过马路，祖父当然会跟我一块。
grampy stretched his long leg out straight and reached his huge hand deep into the pocket。 i could hear the familiar jangling of the loose change he always carried。 opening his fist， he exposed a mound of silver coins。 there must have been a million dollars there。 he instructed me to pick out a dime。 after he deposited the rest of the change back into his pocket， he stood up。