《英美小说选读》拓展阅读Unit 8 拓展 Ernest Miller Hemingway.doc

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CatintheRain

TherewereonlytwoAmericansstoppingatthehotel.Theydidnotknowanyofthepeopletheypassedonthestairsontheirwaytoandfromtheirroom.Theirroomwasonthesecondfloorfacingthesea.Italsofacedthepublicgardenandthewarmonument.Therewerebigpalmsandgreenbenchesinthepublicgarden.Inthegoodweathertherewasalwaysanartistwithhiseasel.easel:画架Artistslikedthewaythepalmsgrewandthebrightcolorsofthehotelsfacingthegardensandthesea.Italianscamefromalongwayofftolookupatthewarmonument.Itwasmadeofbronzeandglistenedintherain.Itwasmadeofbronzeandglistenedintherain：此处指铜铸的纪念碑在雨中闪光。?Itwasraining.Theraindrippedfromthepalmtrees.Waterstoodinpoolsonthegravelpathsgravelpaths：砾石小路.Themotorcarsweregonefromthesquarebythewarmonument.Acrossthesquareinthedoorwayofthecaféawaiterstoodlookingoutattheemptysquare.

TheAmericanwifestoodatthewindowlookingout.Outsiderightundertheirwindowacatwascrouchedunderoneofthedrippinggreentables.Thecatwastryingtomakeherselfsocompactthatshewouldnotbedrippedon.

“I’mgoingdownandgetthatkitty,”theAmericanwifesaid.

“I’lldoit,”herhusbandofferedfromthebed.

“No,I’llgetit.Thepoorkittyouttryingtokeepdryunderatable.”

Thehusbandwentonreading,lyingproppedupwiththetwopillowslyingproppedupwiththetwopillows：靠在两个枕头上atthefootofthebed.

“Don’tgetwet,”hesaid.

Thewifewentdownstairsandthehotelownerstoodupandbowedtoherasshepassedtheoffice.Hisdeskwasatthefarendoftheoffice.Hewasanoldmanandverytall.

“Ilpiove,”Ilpiove：下雨啦！thewifesaid.Shelikedthehotel-keeper.

“Si,si,Signora,bruttotempo.”Si,si,Signora,bruttotempo

easel:画架

Itwasmadeofbronzeandglistenedintherain：此处指铜铸的纪念碑在雨中闪光。

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