“要創造健全的生活，就應該為他人服務，同時發揮自身的潛能。”他說，“必須記住，沒有他人的支持，不論你的力量多麽強大，也不可能持久。孤身挺進，勢必栽跟頭。”
“關係就像穀倉頂一樣，需要精心維護。”他補充道，“不通信，不表示感謝，就會有損於彼此間的信任，使爭執得不到解決。所有這些行為就像雨水滲進釘子眼裏，削弱了橫梁之間的連接力。”
朋友搖了搖頭，說：“這是一座好穀倉，隻要好好維護，不需要花多少精力就能保存下來。而現在，也許再也不能重建了。”
黃昏時分，我準備離開了。“你不想借用一下我的電話嗎？”他說。
“是的，”我說，“我想，我非常希望。”
1. It was solidly_________， probably in the 1870s. But like so many of the_________ around here， it went down because people_________ for richer lands in the Midwest. No one_________care of the barn. Its_________ needed patching； rainwater got under the eaves and dripped down inside the posts and beams.
2. My friend said he had_________ the incident over and over in his_________， and finally came to recognize some parallels between building a barn and building a_________： no matter how strong you are， how notable your attainments， you have enduring significance_________ in your relationship to others.
3. My friend shook his head. “It was a good_________. And it would have taken very_________ to keep it in good repair. Now it will probably never be_________.”
1. 不論你多麽強大，不論你的成就多麽輝煌，隻有在與他人交往的過程中，你才有長久的價值。
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2. 要創造健全的生活，就應該為他人服務，同時發揮自身的潛能。
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