After a week of rain, we finally had a beautiful 1 day outside. My family and I were driving to a nearby town when my daughter found a2 . We saw old toys, a couple of guitars and even a piece of furniture (家具) or two in the yard. Although it was a very hot summer day, we saw lots of smiling people talking,3 , sitting and standing in the sunshine.
Seeing all of this brought back memories of my 4 . Most of my clothes back then came from yard sales, just like the one my daughter found. As a pupil, I used to 5 going to a yard sale with my mom because I thought it was meaningless. But on one special day, when I found that they also sold old 6 there, I got excited about it. After that, I always looked through the books until it was time to go home and sometimes my mom would buy me one, too. Soon my room became a library full of yard sale books. To me, it was the best7 in the world.
Why do we have yard sales? We8 our old things and we buy "new" old things. But it isn't just for money. It's yard sales that bring us together. We talk and catch up with old friends and new neighbors. We build a bridge between us and the old things with9 and love.
I think yard sales teach us something about life, too. We can't really own anything 10 . All we get is to have the belongings (所属物) for a short time. Then it is time to let them go and pass them on.
