A_woman_on_a_roof_英语原文

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1、Awomanonaroof Itwasduringtheweekofhotsun，thatJune.Threemenwereatworkontheroof，wheretheleadsgotsohottheyhadtheideaofthrowingwaterontocoolthem.Butthewatersteamed，thensizzled；andtheymakejokesaboutgettinganeggfromsomewomanintheflatsundertheflatsunderthem，topoachitfortheirdinn

2、er.Bytwoitwasnotpossibletotouchthegutteringtheywerereplacing，andtheyspeculatedaboutwhatworkmendidinregularlyhotcountries.Perhapstheyshouldborrowkitchengloveswiththeegg?Theywereallabitdizzy，notusedtotheheat；andtheyshedtheircoatsandstoodsidebysidesqueezingthemselvesintoafoo

3、twidepatchofshadeagainstachimney，carefultokeeptheirfeetinthethicksocksandbootsoutofthesun.Therewasafineviewacrossseveralacresofroofs.Notfaroffamansatinadeckchairreadingthenewspapers.Thentheysawher，betweenchimneys，aboutfiftyyardsaway.Shelayfacedownonabrownblanket.Theycould

4、seethetoppartofher：blackhair，aflushedsolidback，armsspreadout.“She’sstarknaked，”saidStanley，soundingannoyed.Harry，theoldest，amanofaboutforty-five，said：“Lookslikeit.”YoungTom，seventeen，saidnothing，buthewasexcitedandgrinning.Stanleysaid：“Someone’llreportherifshedoesn’twatcho

5、ut.”“Shethinksnoonecansee，”saidTom，craninghisheadallwaystoseemore.Atthispointthewoman，stilllyingprone，broughthertwohandsupbehindhershoulderswiththeendsofascarfinthem，tieditbehindherback，andsatup.Sheworearedscarftiedaroundherbreastsandbriefredbikinipants.Thisbeingthefirstd

6、ayofthesunshewaswhite，flushingred.Shesatsmoking，anddidnotlookupwhenStanleyletoutawolfwhistle.Harrysaid：“Smallthingsamusesmallminds，”leadingthewaybacktotheirpartoftheroof，butitwasscorching.Harrysaid：“Wait，I’mgoingtorigupsomeshade，”anddisappeareddowntheskylightintothebuildi

7、ng.Nowthathe’dgone，StanleyandTomwenttothefarthestpointtheycouldtopeeratthewoman.Shehadmoved，andalltheycouldseeweretwopinklegsstretchedontheblanket.Theywhistledandshoutedbutthelegsdidnotmove.Harrycamebackwithablanketandshouted：“Comeon，then.”Hesoundedirritatedwiththem.Theyc

8、lamberedbacktohimandhesaidtoStanley：“Whataboutyourmissus?”Stanleywasnewlymarried，aboutthreemonth