A Pleasant Memory of My Childhood
I am eighteen years old now, but the recollection① of the fun and amusement② is like a sweet dream.One Sunday, our family went to climb the beautiful Shushan Hill .My father told my elder sister and me that the first one to get to the top would be given a toy. We jumped with joy. We started to run up. At first I took the lead. A few minutes later I was breathless and my sister was ahead of me. The soft masses of the waving grass, and the drowsy③, balmy④ air all sent their warm invitation for me to rest. But I followed my thirst for the toy and continued climbing. At last I reached the top first.
There we enjoyed the fascinating view and had a picnic. At about two o'clock we danced our way down the hill with joy in our hearts, and I felt happier than the others because I got a toytrain .
【词语解释】①recollection [rek+'lekM+n] n．回忆；追忆②amusement[+'mju:zm+nt] n．乐趣；娱乐活动③drowsy['drauzi] a．昏昏欲睡的；催人入睡的④balmy['ba:mi] a．有香气的；芬芳的
【写法指要】
1）本文记叙了作者儿时的一件小事。事情虽小，却令作者回味无穷，每每忆起总有一种甜美的（pleasant）感受，好像做着香甜的梦（sweet dream）。这样叙述会给读者留下深刻的印象。由此看来，写记叙文不要面面俱到，要从众多素材中撷取一件最有代表性的事例叙述即可。2）作者在文中使用了三种修辞格：（1）拟人（personification）：“The soft masses of waving grass，and the drowsy，balmy air all sent their invitation for me to rest．”（那起伏的嫩软青草，那催人入睡的芬芳的气息都在热烈邀请我停下来休息。）；（2）明喻（simile）：“like a sweet dream”（像做着香甜的梦）；（3）隐喻（metaphor）：“followed my thirst for the toy”（渴望得到那件玩具）。这样，全文读来饶有风趣。
