大學(xué)基礎(chǔ)英語

1、大學(xué)基礎(chǔ)英語LessonOneHalfaDayNaguibMahfous1. Iwalkedalongsidemyfather,clutchinghisrighthand.Allmyclotheswerenew:theblackshoes,thegreenschooluniform,andtheredcap.Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.2. Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatchingourprogress,andIturnedtow

2、ardsherfromtimetotime,hopingshewouldhelp.Wewalkedalongastreetlinedwithgardens,andfieldsplantedwithcrops:pears,anddatepalms.3. "Whyschool?"Iaskedmyfather."WhathaveIdone?"4. "I'mnotpunishingyou,"hesaid,laughing."School'snotapunishment.It'saplacethatmakesu

3、sefulmenoutofboys.Don'tyouwanttobeusefullikeyourbrothers?"5. Iwasnotconvinced.Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.6. Whenwearrivedatthegatewecouldseethecourtyard,vastandfullofboysandgirls."Goinbyyourself,"

4、saidmyfather,"andjointhem.Putasmileonyourfaceandbeagoodexampletoothers."7. Ihesitatedandclungtohishand,buthegentlypushedmefromhim."Beaman,"hesaid."Todayyoutrulybeginlife.Youwillfindmewaitingforyouwhenit'stimetoleave."8. Itookafewsteps.Thenthefacesoftheboysandgirlsca

5、meintoview.Ididnotknowasingleoneofthem,andnoneofthemknewme.IfeltIwasastrangerwhohadlosthisway.Butthensomeboysbegantoglanceatmeincuriosity,andoneofthemcameoverandasked,"Whobroughtyou?"9. "Myfather,"Iwhispered.10. "Myfather'sdead,"hesaidsimply.11. Ididnotknowwhattosay

6、.Thegatewasnowclosed.Someofthechildrenburstintotears.Thebellrang.Aladycamealong,followedbyagroupofmen.Themenbegansortingusintoranks.Wewereformedintoanintricatepatterninthegreatcourtyardsurroundedbyhighbuildings;fromeachfloorwewereoverlookedbyalongbalconyroofedinwood.12. "Thisisyournewhome,"

7、;saidthewoman."Therearemothersandfathershere,too.Everythingthatisenjoyableandbeneficialishere.Sodryyourtearsandfacelifejoyfully."13. Well,itseemedthatmymisgivingshadhadnobasis.FromthefirstmomentsImademanyfriendsandfellinlovewithmanygirls.Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisrichvarietyofexp

8、eriences.14. Weplayedallsortsofgames.Inthemusicroomwesangourfirstsongs.Wealsohadourfirstintroductiontolanguage.WesawaglobeoftheEarth,whichrevolvedandshowedthevariouscontinentsandcountries.Westartedlearningnumbers,andweweretoldthestoryoftheCreatoroftheuniverse.Weatedeliciousfood,tookalittlenap,andwok

9、euptogoonwithfriendshipandlove,playingandlearning.15. Ourpath,however,wasnottotallysweetandunclouded.Wehadtobeobservantandpatient.Itwasnotallamatterofplayingandfoolingaround.Rivalriescouldbringaboutpainandhatredorgiverisetofighting.Andwhiletheladywouldsometimessmile,shewouldoftenyellandscold.Evenmor

10、efrequentlyshewouldresorttophysicalpunishment.16.Inaddition,thetimeforchangingone'smindwasoverandgoneandtherewasnoquestionofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome.Nothinglayaheadofusbutexertion,struggle,andperseverance.Thosewhowereabletookadvantageoftheopportunitiesforsuccessandhappinessthatpresentedt

11、hemselves.17. Thebellrang,announcingthepassingofthedayandtheendofwork.Thechildrenrushedtowardthegate,whichwasopenedagain.Isaidgoodbyetofriendsandsweetheartsandpassedthroughthegate.Ilookedaroundbutfoundnotraceofmyfather,whohadpromisedtobethere.Isteppedasidetowait.WhenIhadwaitedforalongtimeinvain,Idec

12、idedtoreturnhomeonmyown.Iwalkedafewsteps,thencametoastartledhalt.GoodLord!Wherewasthestreetlinedwithgardens?Wherehaditdisappearedto?Whendidallthesecarsinvadeit?Andwhendidallthesepeoplecometorestonitssurface?Howdidthesehillsofrubbishfindtheirwaytocoveritssides?Andwherewerethefieldsthatborderedit?High

13、buildingshadtakenover,thestreetwasfullofchildren,anddisturbingnoisesshooktheair.Hereandtherestoodconjurersshowingofftheirtricksormakingsnakesappearfrombaskets.Thentherewasabandannouncingtheopeningofacircus,withclownsandweightlifterswalkinginfront.18. GoodGod!Iwasinadaze.Myheadspun.Ialmostwentcrazy.H

14、owcouldallthishavehappenedinhalfaday,betweenearlymorningandsunset?Iwouldfindtheanswerathomewithmyfather.Butwherewasmyhome?Ihurriedtowardsthecrossroads,becauseIrememberedthatIhadtocrossthestreettoreachourhouse,butthestreamofcarswouldnotletup.Extremelyirritated,IwonderedwhenIwouldbeabletocross.19. Ist

15、oodtherealongtime,untiltheyoungboyemployedattheironingshoponthecornercameuptome.20. Hestretchedouthisarmandsaid,"Grandpa,letmetakeyouacross."第一課半日我走在父親的一側(cè)牢牢地抓著他的右手。我身上穿的戴的全是新的黑鞋子綠校服紅帽子。然兒我一點(diǎn)兒也高興不起來因?yàn)榻裉煳覍⒌谝淮伪蝗拥綄W(xué)校里去。2 母親站在窗前望著我們緩緩前行我也不時(shí)的回頭看她希望她會(huì)救我。我們沿著街道走著街道兩旁是花園和田野田野里栽滿了梨樹和椰棗樹。3 "我為什么要

16、去上學(xué)”我問父親“是我做錯(cuò)了什么了嗎”4 "我不是在懲罰你”父親笑著說道“上學(xué)不是一種懲罰。學(xué)校是把孩子培養(yǎng)成才的地方。難道你不想象你哥哥們那樣成為一個(gè)有用的人嗎”5 我不相信他的話。我才不相信把我從家里拽出來扔進(jìn)那個(gè)大大的高墻圍繞的建筑里對(duì)我有什么真正的好處呢。6 到了學(xué)校門口，我們看到了寬闊的庭院，站滿了孩子。“自己進(jìn)去吧"我父親說“加入他們。笑一笑給其他的孩子做個(gè)好榜樣?！? 我緊抓著父親的手猶豫不決。但是父親卻把我輕輕地推開了?！澳贸鳇c(diǎn)男子氣概來”他說“從今天起你就要真正開始自己的生活了。放學(xué)時(shí)我會(huì)在這等你的?！? 我走了幾步便看見了一些孩子的面孔。他們中我一個(gè)也不

17、認(rèn)識(shí)。他們也沒有一個(gè)認(rèn)識(shí)我的。我感覺自己像是一個(gè)迷了路的陌生人。然而這時(shí)有些男孩開始好奇的打量我其中一個(gè)走過來問到“誰帶你來的9 “我爸爸”我小聲說道。10 “我爸爸死了”他簡短地說。11我不知道該說些什么。這時(shí)學(xué)校的門已經(jīng)關(guān)上了有些孩子哭了起來。接著，鈴響了，一位女士走了過來后面跟著一群男人。那些人把我們排成幾行。使我們形成一個(gè)錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的隊(duì)行站在那四周高樓聳立的院子里。每層樓都有長長的陽臺(tái)陽臺(tái)上帶有木制頂棚從陽臺(tái)上可以俯視到我們。12”這是你們的新家”那位女士說道“這兒有你們的父母。一切能帶給你們快樂對(duì)你們有益的事物這兒都有。因此擦干你們的眼淚快快樂樂地面對(duì)生活。”13這樣看來我之前的顧慮都

18、是毫無根據(jù)的了。從一開始我就結(jié)交了許多朋友并且愛上了許多女孩。我從未想過學(xué)校的生活是如此豐富多彩。14我們玩著各種各樣的游戲在音樂室里我們唱著第一次學(xué)會(huì)的歌。我們第一次接觸到了語言的學(xué)習(xí)。我們看見了一個(gè)地球儀旋轉(zhuǎn)它便能看見世界上的各個(gè)大洲和國家的名稱。我們還開始學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)字聽老師將造物主的故事。吃過美味的食物小睡之后我們醒來又繼續(xù)在友誼和愛之中嬉戲?qū)W習(xí)。15然而校園生活并不是完全甜蜜和陽光普照的。我們還必須遵守紀(jì)律耐心聽講。學(xué)校生活也不光是嬉戲和無所事事。同學(xué)間的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)還可能引起痛苦仇恨甚至打斗。雖然那位女士有時(shí)面帶微笑但也經(jīng)常會(huì)對(duì)我們大聲吼叫并責(zé)罵我們甚至更常見的是體罰我們。16另外我們?cè)僖膊荒芨?/p>

19、變主意再也不能回到天堂般的家里了。擺在我們面前的只有努力奮斗和堅(jiān)持不懈。一旦機(jī)會(huì)來了那些有能力的人就會(huì)抓住它們?nèi)カ@取成功和幸福。17鈴響了宣告一天學(xué)校生活的結(jié)束。孩子們匆匆奔向大門這時(shí)大門被打開了。我向我的朋友和“女友們”告完別走出了校門。我四處張望卻沒發(fā)現(xiàn)父親的蹤影。他答應(yīng)我會(huì)在校門外等我的。于是我走到一邊去等他。當(dāng)我等了好久他也沒來的時(shí)候我決定自己回家。我走了幾步卻驚奇地站住了。我的天哪！那條兩邊是花園的街道怎么不見了消失到哪里去了是什么時(shí)候這些車輛闖到馬路上的又是什么時(shí)候這些人來到街道上歇憩的這一座座垃圾堆又是怎樣堆到街道兩旁的街道旁的田野又到哪里去了取而代之的是林立的高樓。街道上擠滿了

20、孩子。嘈雜聲震蕩著空氣。街頭巷尾站著雜耍藝人他們或玩著戲法或是讓蛇從籃子里出現(xiàn)。接著一個(gè)樂隊(duì)奏起了音樂宣布馬戲表演的開始小丑和舉重大力士走在前面。18我的天！我感覺一片茫然頭暈?zāi)垦缀蹩煲偭恕＿@一切怎么可能就在從清晨到日落的這半天時(shí)間里發(fā)生或許回到家父親會(huì)告訴我答案的。但是我的家又在哪里我趕緊奔向十字路口因?yàn)槲矣浀靡┻^那條街道才能到家但車流不息我極為惱怒我知何時(shí)才可以過去。19我久久的站在那里直到在街道熨衣店里工作的小男孩向我走來。20他伸出手臂來說道“爺爺我扶您過馬路吧。”LessonTwoGoingHomePeteHamill1. TheyweregoingtoFortLauderda

21、le,Florida.Thereweresixofthem,threeboysandthreegirls,andtheygotonthebusat34thStreet,carryingsandwichesandwineinpaperbags.Theyweredreamingofgoldenbeachesandseatidesasthegrey,coldspringofNewYorkvanishedbehindthem.Vingowasonthebusfromthebeginning.2. AsthebuspassedthroughNewJersey,theybegantonoticethatV

22、ingonevermoved.Hesatinfrontoftheyoungpeople,hisdustyfacemaskinghisage,dressedinaplainbrownsuitthatdidnotfithim.Hisfingerswerestainedfromcigarettesandhechewedtheinsideofhislipalot.Hesatincompletesilenceandseemedcompletelyunawareoftheexistenceoftheothers.3. Deepintothenight,thebuspulledintoaHowardJohn

23、son'srestaurantandeverybodygotoffthebusexceptVingo.Theyoungpeoplebegantowonderabouthim,tryingtoimaginehislife:perhapshewasaseacaptain;maybehehadrunawayfromhiswife;hecouldbeanoldsoldiergoinghome.Whentheywentbacktothebus,oneofthegirlsbecamesocuriousthatshedecidedtoengagehiminaconversation.Shesatdo

24、wnbesidehimandintroducedherself.4. "We'regoingtoFlorida,"thegirlsaidbrightly."Yougoingthatfar?"5. "Idon'tknow,"Vingosaid.6. "I'veneverbeenthere,"shesaid."Ihearit'sbeautiful."7. "Itis,"hesaidquietly,asifrememberingsomethinghe

25、hadtriedtoforget.8. "Youlivethere?"9. "IwasthereintheNavy,atthebaseinJacksonville".10. "Wantsomewine?"shesaid.Hesmiledandtookaswigfromthebottle.Hethankedherandretreatedagainintohissilence.11.Afterawhile,shewentbacktotheothersasVingonoddedinsleep.Inthemorningtheyawokeout

26、sideanotherHowardJohnson'sandthistimeVingowentin.Thegirlinsistedthathejointhem.Heseemedveryshyandorderedblackcoffeeandsmokednervously,astheyoungpeoplechatteredaboutsleepingonbeaches.Whentheygotbackonthebus,thegirlsatwithVingoagain.Afterawhile,slowlyandpainfully,hebegantotellhisstory.Hehadbeeninj

27、ailinNewYorkforthelastfouryears,andnowhewasgoinghome.12. "Areyoumarried?"13. "Idon'tknow."14. "Youdon'tknow?"shesaid.15. "Well,whenIwasinjailIwrotetomywife.Isaid,'Martha,Iunderstandifyoucan'tstaymarriedtome.'IsaidIwasgoingtobeawayalongtime,andth

28、atifshecouldn'tstandit,ifthekidskeptaskingquestions,ifithurthertoomuch,well,shecouldjustforgetme.Getanewguy-she'sawonderfulwoman,reallysomething-andforgetaboutme.Itoldhershedidn'thavetowritetomeoranything,andshedidn't.Notforthree-and-a-halfyears."16. "Andyou'regoinghome

29、now,notknowing?"17. "Yeah,"hesaidshyly."Well,lastweek,whenIwassuretheparolewascomingthroughIwroteheragain.Itoldherthatifshehadanewguy,Iunderstood.But,ifshedidn't,ifshewouldtakemebacksheshouldletmeknow.WeusedtoliveinBrunswick,andthere'sagreatoaktreejustasyoucomeintotown.It

30、oldherifshewouldtakemeback,sheshouldtieayellowribbontothetree,andIwouldgetoffandcomehome.Ifshedidn'twantme,forgetit,noribbonandI'dunderstandandkeepgoingonthrough."18. "Wow,"thegirlsaid."Wow."19. Shetoldtheothers,andsoonallofthemwerecaughtupintheapproachofBrunswick,lo

31、okingatthepicturesVingoshowedthemofhiswifeandthreechildren.Nowtheywere20milesfromBrunswick,andtheyoungpeopletookthewindowseatsontherightside,waitingfortheapproachofthegreatoaktree.Vingostoppedlooking,tighteninghisfaceintotheex-con'smask,asiffortifyinghimselfagainststillanotherdisappointment.Then

32、itwas10miles,andthenfive,andthebusbecameveryquiet.20. Thensuddenlyalloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats,screamingandshoutingandcrying,doingsmalldances,shakingclenchedfistsintriumphandexaltation.AllexceptVingo.21. Vingosattherestunned,lookingattheoaktreethroughhismistyeyes.Thetreewascoveredwithyel

33、lowribbons,30ofthem,50ofthem,maybehundreds,atreethatstoodlikeabannerofwelcome,blowingandbillowinginthewind.Astheyoungpeopleshouted,theoldconslowlyrosefromhisseat,holdinghimselftightly,andmadehiswaytothefrontofthebustogohome.第二課回家1他們準(zhǔn)備去佛羅里達(dá)州的勞德岱爾堡。一行六人三個(gè)男孩三個(gè)女孩拎著裝滿三明治和葡萄酒的紙帶在第34街上了公共汽車。他們正夢(mèng)想著佛羅里達(dá)金色的海灘

34、和海潮紐約那灰暗寒冷的春天在他們身后消失得了無蹤跡。溫戈一開始就在車上。2當(dāng)汽車穿過新澤西州時(shí)他們開始注意到溫戈從未挪過地方。他坐在這群年輕人的前面身著不合體的淺棕色套裝滿是灰塵的臉使人無法看出他的實(shí)際年齡。過多地吸煙使他的手指成了黃色他不停地咬著下唇安靜地坐在那兒好像完全沒有意識(shí)到其他人的存在。3到了深夜汽車開到一家霍德華約翰遜連鎖餐飲店前停了下來所有的人都下了車除了溫戈。那群年輕人開始對(duì)他產(chǎn)生了好奇試著猜想他的生活閱歷或許他是個(gè)船長或許他是從他妻子身邊逃出來的或許他是個(gè)退役回家的老兵。當(dāng)他們回到車上時(shí)其中一個(gè)女孩忍不住內(nèi)心的好奇決定和他聊聊天。于是她坐到了他的身旁做了一下自我介紹。4&qu

35、ot;我們要去佛羅里達(dá)”那個(gè)女孩歡快地說“你也要去那么遠(yuǎn)嗎”“我不知道?！睖馗暾f道?！拔覐奈慈ミ^那兒”她說“聽說那兒很美?！薄笆堑摹！彼p聲地說好像想起了他試圖想要忘記的事情?！澳阕≡谀膬骸薄拔以谀莾旱暮＼姺^役是在杰克遜維爾德海軍基地?！薄澳阆牒赛c(diǎn)兒酒嗎”她說他笑了笑拿起酒瓶喝了一大口。道過謝后他又陷入了沉默。過了一會(huì)兒溫戈大氣瞌睡于是那個(gè)女孩又回到了她的同伴當(dāng)中。5到了早上當(dāng)他們醒來的時(shí)候車停在了另一個(gè)霍德華約翰遜連鎖餐飲店前面這一次溫戈進(jìn)去了。那個(gè)女孩堅(jiān)持要求他加入他們年輕人。他看起來很靦腆要了杯濃咖啡后就神情局促地抽起了煙而年輕人們則喋喋不休地談起了在海灘上睡大覺的事。當(dāng)他們回到車上那

36、個(gè)女孩又同溫戈坐到了一起。過了一會(huì)兒他就開始講起了他的故事語速緩慢且神情痛苦。在過去的四年里他一直在紐約的監(jiān)獄里服刑現(xiàn)在他要回家了。6 “你成家了嗎”“我不知道?！薄澳悴恢浪f。7 ”是的。我在監(jiān)獄時(shí)曾經(jīng)給我的妻子寫過信我說瑪莎如果你想和我離婚我能理解。我說我要離開很長一段時(shí)間如果他無法忍受如果孩子們不停地問這問那如果這對(duì)她的傷害非常大的話那么她可以把我忘了。再找個(gè)男人一一她是個(gè)非常不錯(cuò)的女人真的不一般一一然后把我忘了。我告訴她不必給我寫信或以其他的方式與我聯(lián)系她也確實(shí)沒再和我聯(lián)系。就這樣已經(jīng)三年半了?！? "那么你現(xiàn)在要回家啰而什么都還不知道”9 “是的”他不好意思地說“上個(gè)星期

37、當(dāng)我確切地知道我很快就會(huì)被假釋的時(shí)候我又給她寫了封信O我告訴她如果她另外有人了我理解。但是如果她沒有如果她愿意接受我回家要告訴我。我們過去一直住在布朗茲威克在進(jìn)鎮(zhèn)的地方有一顆大橡樹我告訴她如果她希望我回家就在樹上系一條黃色絲帶這樣我就會(huì)下車回家。如果她不接受我就忘記這一切也不必再系黃絲帶我也就知道了我就隨著汽車一直坐下去?！薄鞍　蹦莻€(gè)女孩感嘆道”啊原來這樣。”10她把溫戈的故事告訴了其他人在區(qū)布朗茲威克的路上他們看著溫戈拿出的他妻子和三個(gè)孩子的照片很快都被深深地觸動(dòng)了?，F(xiàn)在他們里布朗茲威克還有20英里了。那群年輕人都坐到車上右側(cè)靠窗的座位期待著看到那棵大橡樹。溫戈將目光從車窗移開臉繃得緊緊的又

38、恢復(fù)了之前那副假釋犯的冷漠神情好像在鼓足勇氣去面對(duì)又一次的失望、打擊。離布朗茲威克只有10英里了只有5英里了車內(nèi)一片寂靜。11突然所有的年輕人都從他們的座位上跳了起來大聲叫著、喊著、歡呼著手舞足蹈搖晃著緊握的拳頭以示勝利和興奮除了溫戈。12溫戈坐在那兒驚呆了淚眼婆娑地望著那棵橡樹。樹上系滿了黃絲帶有30條有50條也許有上百條那棵樹像一面歡迎的旗幟屹立在那兒隨風(fēng)飄揚(yáng)。在年輕人歡呼時(shí)那位老囚徒緩緩地從座位上站起來用力地支撐著自己走到了車的前部踏上了回家的路。LessonThreeMessageoftheLandPiraSudham1. Yes,theseareourricefields.Theyb

39、elongedtomyparentsandforefathers.Thelandismorethanthreecenturiesold.I'mtheonlydaughterinourfamilyanditwasIwhostayedwithmyparentstilltheydied.Mythreebrothersmovedouttotheirwives'houseswhentheygotmarried.MyhusbandmovedintoourhouseasisthewaywithusinEsarn.Iwastheneighteenandhewasnineteen.Hegavem

40、esixchildren.Twodiedininfancyfromsickness.Therest,twoboysandtwogirls,wentawayassoonaswecouldaffordtobuyjeansforthem.Ouroldestsongotajobasagardenerinarichman'shomeinBangkokbutlateranemploymentagencysenthimtoaforeignlandtowork.Myothersonalsowentfaraway.2. Oneofourdaughtersisworkinginatextilefactor

41、yinBangkok,andtheotherhasajobinastore.Theycomehometoseeusnowandthen,stayafewdays,andthentheyareoffagain.Oftentheysendsomemoneytousandtellusthattheyaredoingwell.Iknowthisisnotalwaystrue.Sometimes,theygetbulliedandinsulted,anditislikeaknifepiercingmyheart.It'seasierformyhusband.Hehasearswhichdon&#

42、39;thear,amouthwhichdoesn'tspeak,andeyesthatdon'tsee.Hehasalwaysbeenpatientandsilent,mindinghisownlife.3. Allofthemremainmychildreninspiteoftheirlongabsence.Maybeit'sfatethatsentthemawayfromus.Ourpieceoflandissmall,anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhau

43、sted.StillmyhusbandandIworkonthisland.Thesoilisnotdifficulttotillwhenthereisalotofrain,butinabadyear,it'snotonlytheploughsthatbreakbutourhearts,too.4. No,wetwohaven'tchangedmuch,butthevillagehas.Inwhatway?Onlytenyearsago,youcouldbarterforthings,butnowit'sallcash.Yearsago,youcouldaskyourn

44、eighborstohelpbuildyourhouse,reapthericeordigawell.Nowthey'lldoitonlyifyouhavemoneytopaythem.Plasticthingsreplacevillagecrafts.Menusedtomakethingswithfinebamboopieces,butnolonger.Plasticbagslitterthevillage.Shopshavesprungup,filledwithcolorfulplasticthingsandgoodswehavenousefor.Theyounggoawaytot

45、ownsandcitiesleavingusoldpeopletoworkontheland.Theythinkdifferently,Iknow,sayingthattheoldareold-fashioned.Allmylife,Ihaveneverhadtogotoahairdresser,ortopaintmylipsornails.Theseroughfingersandtoesareforworkinginthemudofourricefields,notforlookingpretty.Nowyounggirlsputonjeans,andlooklikeboysandtheyt

46、hinkitisfashionable.Why,theyarewillingtoselltheirpigorwaterbuffalojusttobeabletobuyapairofjeans.Inmyday,ifIweretoputonapairoftrousersliketheydonow,lightningwouldstrikeme.5. Iknow,timeshavechanged,butcertainthingsshouldnotchange.Weshouldofferfoodtothemonkseveryday,gotothetempleregularly.Youngpeoplete

47、ndtoleavethesethingstooldpeoplenow,andthat'sashame.6. Why,onlytheotherdayIheardaboyshoutandscreamathismother.IfthatkindofthinghadhappenedwhenIwasyoung,thewholevillagewouldhavecondemnedsuchanungratefulson,andhisfatherwouldsurelyhavegivenhimagoodbeating.7. Asforme,Iwouldn'tchange,couldn'tc

48、hangeevenifIwantedto.AmIhappyorunhappy?Thisquestionhasneveroccurredtome.Lifesimplygoeson.Yes,thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.Disease,wounds,hardshipandscarcityhavealwaysbeenpartofmylife.Idon'tcomplain.8. Thefarmer:Mywifeiswrong.Myeyesdosee-theyseemorethanth

49、eyshould.MyearsdoheaIheyhearmorethanisgoodforme.Idon'ttalkaboutwhatIknowbecauseIknowtoomuch.Iknowforexample,greed,anger,andlustaretherootofallevils.9. Iamatpeacewiththelandandtheconditionsofmylife.ButIfeelagreatpityformywife.Ihavebeenforcingsilenceuponheralltheseyears,yetshehasnotoncecomplainedo

50、fanything.10. Iwantedtohavealotofchildrenandgrandchildrenaroundmebutnowcitiesandforeignlandshaveattractedmychildrenawayanditseemsthatnoneofthemwillevercomebacktolivehereagain.TowhomshallIgivethesericefieldswhenIdie?Forhundredsofyearsthisstripoflandhasbelongedtoourfamily.Iknoweveryinchofit.Mychildren

51、grewuponit,catchingfrogsandmudcrabsandgatheringflowers.Stillthelandcouldnottiethemdownorcallthemback.Wheneachofthemhasapairofjeans,theyareofflikebirdsonthewing.11. Fortunately,mywifeisstillwithme,andbothofusarestillstrong.Woundshealovertime.Sicknesscomesandgoes,andwegetbackonourfeetagain.Ineverwantt

52、oleavethisland.It'snicetofeelthewetearthasmyfingersdigintothesoil,plantingrice,tohearmywifesighing,"Oldman,ifIdiefirst,Ishallbecomeacloudtoprotectyoufromthesun."It'sgoodtosmellthescentofripeningriceinNovember.Thesoftcoolbreezemovesthesheaves,whichrippleandshimmerlikewavesofgold.Yes,IlovethislandandIhopeoneofmychildrencomesbackonedaytolive,andgivesmegrandchildrensothatIcan