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Unit13MaxineHongKingston
拓展阅读/FurtherReading
选文/Selection
ChinaMen
TheGrandfatherofmeSierraNevadaMountains
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
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