去年,我们家搬到了一个新地方,那时我刚满16岁。那里的男孩似乎觉得我有点儿不合群,格罗尔和约翰也这么认为,可能是因为我来自城里的缘故吧。和我家紧挨着的是维黛安的家,我们都很害怕她的爸爸威尔士先生。威尔士先生身材高大、目光凌厉,当他注视你的时候,你会觉得自己浑身不自在。在农活方面,威尔士先生是这一带数一数二的人物。去年夏天,他在自家牲口棚后的沙地里种出了一个当地人从没见过的大西瓜,他要把它留下做种, Last year, our family moved to a new place when I was just 16 years old. The boys there seemed to think I was a bit out of reach, and so did Gerol and John, probably because I was from town. Next to my house is Vidian’s home, and we were all scared of her father, Mr. Wales. Mr. Wales is tall and sharp, and when he looks at you, you feel uncomfortable. In farm work, Mr. Wales is one of the leading figures in this area. Last summer, he planted a large watermelon, which the locals had never seen, in the sand behind his own barn. He wanted to leave it as a species,