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1、RoaldDahlDannytheChampionoftheWorld1TheFilling-stationWhenIwasfourmonthsold,mymotherdiedsuddenlyandmyfatherwaslefttolookaftermeallbyhimself.ThisishowIlookedatthetime.Ihadnobrothersorsisters.Soallthroughmyboyhood,fromtheageoffourmonthsonward,therewerejustth
2、etwoofus,myfatherandme.Welivedinanoldgipsycaravanbehindafilling-station.Myfatherownedthefilling-stationandthecaravanandasmallfieldbehind,butthatwasaboutallheownedintheworld.Itwasaverysmallfilling-stationonasmallcountryroadsurroundedbyfieldsandwoodyhills.Wh
3、ileIwasstillababy,myfatherwashedmeandfedmeandchangedmynappiesanddidallthemillionsofotherthingsamothernormallydoesforherchild.Thatisnotaneasytaskforaman,especiallywhenhehastoearnhislivingatthesametimebyrepairingmotor-carenginesandservingcustomerswithpetrol.
4、Butmyfatherdidn’tseemtomind.Ithinkthatallthelovehehadfeltformymotherwhenshewasalivehenowlavisheduponme.Duringmyearlyyears,Ineverhadamoment’sunhappinessorillnessandhereIamonmyfifthbirthday.Iwasnowascruffylittleboyasyoucansee,withgreaseandoilalloverme,buttha
5、twasbecauseIspentalldayintheworkshophelpingmyfatherwiththecars.Thefilling-stationitselfhadonlytwopumps.Therewasawoodenshedbehindthepumpsthatservedasanoffice.Therewasnothingintheofficeexceptanoldtableandacashregistertoputthemoneyinto.Itwasoneofthosewhereyou
6、pressedabuttonandabellrangandthedrawershotoutwithaterrificbang.Iusedtolovethat.Thesquarebrickbuildingtotherightoftheofficewastheworkshop.Myfatherbuiltthathimselfwithlovingcare,anditwastheonlyreallysolidthingintheplace.“Weareengineers,youandI,”heusedtosayto
7、me.“Weearnourlivingbyrepairingenginesandwecan’tdogoodworkinarottenworkshop.”Itwasafineworkshop,bigenoughtotakeonecarcomfortablyandleaveplentyofroomroundthesidesforworking.Ithadatelephonesothatcustomerscouldarrangetobringtheircarsinforrepair.Thecaravanwasou
8、rhouseandourhome.Itwasarealoldgipsywagonwithbigwheelsandfinepatternspaintedalloveritinyellowandredandblue.Myfathersaiditwasatleastahundredandfiftyyearsold.Manygipsychildren,hesaid,hadbeenborninitandhadgrownup
