“要创造健全的生活，就应该为他人服务，同时发挥自身的潜能。”他说，“必须记住，没有他人的支持，不论你的力量多么强大，也不可能持久。孤身挺进，势必栽跟头。”
“关系就像谷仓顶一样，需要精心维护。”他补充道，“不通信，不表示感谢，就会有损于彼此间的信任，使争执得不到解决。所有这些行为就像雨水渗进钉子眼里，削弱了横梁之间的连接力。”
朋友摇了摇头，说：“这是一座好谷仓，只要好好维护，不需要花多少精力就能保存下来。而现在，也许再也不能重建了。”
黄昏时分，我准备离开了。“你不想借用一下我的电话吗？”他说。
“是的，”我说，“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. 不论你多么强大，不论你的成就多么辉煌，只有在与他人交往的过程中，你才有长久的价值。
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2. 要创造健全的生活，就应该为他人服务，同时发挥自身的潜能。
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