My Antonia《我的安东妮亚》

My Antonia《我的安东妮亚》

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1、MYANTONIAbyWillaSibertCatherTOCARRIEANDIRENEMINERInmemoryofaffectionsoldandtrueOptimadies...primafugitVIRGILINTRODUCTIONLASTsummerIhappenedtobecrossingtheplainsofIowainaseasonofintenseheat,anditwasmygoodfortunetohaveforatravelingcompanionJamesQuayleBurden--JimBurden,aswestillcallhimintheWest.

2、HeandIareoldfriends--wegrewuptogetherinthesameNebraskatown--andwehadmuchtosaytoeachother.Whilethetrainflashedthroughnever-endingmilesofripewheat,bycountrytownsandbright-floweredpasturesandoakgroveswiltinginthesun,wesatintheobservationcar,wherethewoodworkwashottothetouchandreddustlaydeepoverev

3、erything.Thedustandheat,theburningwind,remindedusofmanythings.Weweretalkingaboutwhatitisliketospendone'schildhoodinlittletownslikethese,buriedinwheatandcorn,understimulatingextremesofclimate:burningsummerswhentheworldliesgreenandbillowybeneathabrilliantsky,whenoneisfairlystifledinvegetation,i

4、nthecolorandsmellofstrongweedsandheavyharvests;blusterywinterswithlittlesnow,whenthewholecountryisstrippedbareandgrayassheet-iron.Weagreedthatnoonewhohadnotgrownupinalittleprairietowncouldknowanythingaboutit.Itwasakindoffreemasonry,wesaid.AlthoughJimBurdenandIbothliveinNewYork,andareoldfriend

5、s,Idonotseemuchofhimthere.HeislegalcounselforoneofthegreatWesternrailways,andissometimesawayfromhisNewYorkofficeforweekstogether.Thatisonereasonwhywedonotoftenmeet.AnotheristhatIdonotlikehiswife.WhenJimwasstillanobscureyounglawyer,strugglingtomakehiswayinNewYork,hiscareerwassuddenlyadvancedby

6、abrilliantmarriage.GenevieveWhitneywastheonlydaughterofadistinguishedman.HermarriagewithyoungBurdenwasthesubjectofsharpcommentatthetime.Itwassaidshehadbeenbrutallyjiltedbyhercousin,RutlandWhitney,andthatshemarriedthisunknownmanfromtheWestoutofbravado.Shewasarestless,headstronggirl,eventhen,wh

7、olikedtoastonishherfriends.Later,whenIknewher,shewasalwaysdoingsomethingunexpected.ShegaveoneofhertownhousesforaSuffrageheadquarters,producedoneofherownplaysatthePrincessTheater,wasarrestedforpicketingduringagarment-makers'strike,etc.Iamnever

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