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1、2005年TEXTAIremembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart手推车.Ihadmanagedtosellallmypapersandwascominghomeinthesnow.ItwasthatstrangehourindowntownNewYorkwhentheworkerswerepouringhomeward返家,归途inthetwilight黄昏.Imarched前进amongthousandsoftiredmenandwomenwhomthefactorywhistles汽笛hadunyoked停止
2、工作.Theyflowedinriversthroughtheclothingfactorydistricts,thendownalongtheavenuestotheEastSide.ImetmyfathernearCooperUnion.Irecognizedhim,ahunched弯腰驼背的,frozen冷酷的figureinanoldovercoatstandingbyabananacart运货马车.Helookedsolonely,thetearscametomyeyes.Thenhesawme,andhisfacelitwithhissad,b
3、eautifulsmile-CharlieChaplin'ssmile."Arch,it'sMikey,"hesaid."Soyouhavesoldyourpapers!Comeandeatabanana."Heofferedmeone.Irefusedit.Ifeltitcrucialthatmyfathersellhisbananas,notgivethemaway.HethoughtIwasshy,andcoaxed哄诱andjokedwithme,andmademeeatthebanana.Itsmelledofwetstrawandsnow.76
4、"Youhaven'tsoldmanybananastoday,pop,"Isaidanxiously.Heshruggedhisshoulders."WhatcanIdo?Nooneseemstowantthem."Itwastrue.Theworkcrowdspushedhomemorosely愁眉苦脸地overthepavements.TherustyskydarkenedoverNewYorkbuilding,thetallstreetlamps路灯werelit,innumerabletrucks卡车,streetcarsandelevatedt
5、rains高架列车clattered使卡搭卡搭的响by.Nobodyandnothinginthegreatcitystoppedformyfather'sbananas."Ioughttoyell,"saidmyfatherdolefully悲哀地."Ioughttomakeabignoiselikeotherpeddlers小贩,butitmakesmythroatsore.Anyway,I'mashamedofyelling,itmakesmefeellikeafool."Ihadeatenoneofhisbananas.Mysickconscien
6、cetoldmethatIoughttopayforitsomehow.Imustremainhereandhelpmyfather."I'llyellforyou,pop,"Ivolunteered.76"Arch,no,"hesaid,"gohome;youhaveworkedenoughtoday.JusttellmommaI'llbelate."ButIyelledandyelled.Myfather,standingby,spokeoccasionalwordsofpraise,andsaidIwasawonderfulyeller.Nobody
7、elsepaidattention.Theworkersdriftedpastuswearily,endlessly;adefeated落败的armywrappedindreamsofhome.Elevatedtrainscrashed;theCooperUnionclockburnedaboveus;theskygrewblack,thewindpoured,theslush污水,烂泥burnedthroughourshoes.Therewerethousandsofstrange,silentfigurespouringoverthesidewalks
8、insnow.Noneofthemstoppedtobuybana