课外阅读美文欣赏：惟独你不可取代

惟独你不可取代As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious1out－side，but I wante

惟独你不可取代 Asateenager，IfeltIwasalwayslettingpeopledown.I 1 wasrebelliousout－side，butIwantedtobelikedinside. 2 OnceIlefthometohitch-hiketoCaliforniawithmy friendPenelope.Thetripwasn’teasy，andthereweremany timesIdidn’tfeelsafe.Onesituationinparticularkept megratefultostillbealive.WhenIreturnedhome，Iwas different，notsooutwardlysureofmyself. Iwashappytobehome.ButthenInoticedthatPenelope， whowasstayingwithus，waswearingmyclothes.Andmy familyseemedtolikeherbetterthanme.IwonderedifI wouldbemissedifIweren’tthere.Itoldmymom，andshe explainedthatthoughPenelopewasalovelygirl，noone couldreplaceme.Ipointedout，“Ｓheismorepatientand isneaterthanIhaveeverbeen.”Mymomsaidthesewere wonderfulqualities，butIwastheonlypersonwhocould fillmyrole.Shemademerealizethatevenwithmy faults—andthereweremany－Iwasalovedmemberofthe familywhocouldn’tbereplaced. Ibecameasearcher，wantingtofindoutwhoIwasandwhat mademeunique.Myviewofmyselfwaschanging.Iwanteda 3 solidbasetostartfrom.Istartedtoresistpressureto actinwaysthatIdidn’tlikeanymore，andIwas delightedbywhoIreallywas.Icametofeelmuchmore surethatnoonecanevertakemyplace. Eachofusholdsauniqueplaceintheworld.Youare special，nomatterwhatotherssayorwhatyoumaythink.So forgetaboutbeingreplaced.Youcan’tbe. 当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候，觉得自己总是让人失望。从外表