I watched two buildings on my block burn down.

我目睹了我们街区中两幢楼房的烧毁。

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In 1854 my great-grandfather, Morris Marable, was sold on an auction block in Georgia for $500.

1854年，在乔治亚州的一个拍卖会上，我的曾祖父莫里斯·马拉贝尔以500美元的价格被卖出。

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On one of my corn strips, only 12 feet wide and about 400 feet long, there is, half way down one strip, a six inch gully created by a rain so heavy it melted a salt block in the pasture nearby.

知道吗？ 大雨竟在一块长400英尺，宽12英尺的玉米地间，冲开了一个六英尺的沟，使玉米地与附近牧场的一片盐区相交。

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"When we moved to the city, I was glad to find on this block that there was a little garden where we could become involved, where my son could experience digging and growing things.

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But, at the same time, there's another group of residents who are going, you know, while I love art, I'd rather have a police officer on my block.

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And so their new life began on my block.

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On my little block in Iowa we have several elderly neighbors who are still, thankfully, able to live by themselves.

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