《英美小说选读》拓展阅读Unit 13 拓展 Maxine Hong Kingston.docx

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《英美小说选读》拓展阅读Unit 13 拓展 Maxine Hong Kingston.docx

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Unit13MaxineHongKingston

拓展阅读/FurtherReading

选文/Selection

ChinaMen

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Thetrainsusedtocrossthesky.Thehousejumpedanddustshookdownfromtheattic.Sometimestwotrainsranparallelgoinginoppositedirections;therailroadmenwalkedontopoftheleaningcars,steppedoffthetrainontothebackoftheother,andtraveledtheoppositeway.Theyheadedforthecaboose1whilethetrainmovedagainsttheirwalk,ortheywalkedtowardtheenginewhilethetrainmovedoutfromundertheirfeet.Hoboesranalongside,caughttheladders,andswungaboard.Iwouldhavetolearntoridelikethat,choosemyboxcar,grabaladderatarun,andflingmyselfupandsidewaysintoanopendoor.Elsewherelwouldstepsmoothlyoff.Badrunawayboyslosttheirlegstryingforsuchrides.Thetraincraunchedpast-pistons2strokinglikeelbowsandknees,thecoalcarsdroppingcoal,cowslookingoutbetweentheslatsofthecattle-cars,theboxcarsalmoststringingtogethersentences—Hydro-Cushion,GeorgiaFlyer,RouteoftheEagle-andsuddenlysunlightfilledthewindowsagain,thesloughwideagainandwavingwithtules,forwhichthecitywasoncenamed;red-wingedblackbirdsandsquirrelssettled.Wechildrenrantothetracksandfoundthenailswedplacedonthem;thewheelshadflattenedthemintoknivesthatsparked.

Onceinawhileanadultsaid,“Yourgrandfatherbuilttherailroad.”(Or“Yourgrandfathersbuilttherailroad.”Pluralandsingulararebycontext.)Wechildrenbelievedthatitwasthatveryrailroad,thosetrains,thosetracksrunningpastourhouse;ourowngiantgrandfatherhadsetthoseverylogsintothepoured,pouredtheironforthoseveryspikeswiththebigheadsandpoundedthemuntiltheheadsspreadlikethat,merenailstohim.Hehadbuilttherailroadsothattrainswouldthunderoverus,onastreetthatinclinedtowardus.Welivedonaspecialspotoftheearth,St