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1、ManyartistslivedintheGreenwichVillageareaofNewYork.TwoyoungwomennamedSueandJohnsysharedastudioapartmentatthetopofathree-storybuilding.Johnsy'srealnamewasJoanna.InNovember,acold,unseenstrangercametovisitthecity.Thisdisease,pneumonia,killedmanypeople.Johnsylayonherbed,hardlymoving.Sheloo
2、kedthroughthesmallwindow.Shecouldseethesideofthebrickhousenexttoherbuilding.Onemorning,adoctorexaminedJohnsyandtookhertemperature.ThenhespokewithSueinanotherroom."Shehasonechancein--letussayten,"hesaid."Andthatchanceisforhertowanttolive.Yourfriendhasmadeuphermindthatsheisnotgoingtogetw
3、ell.Hassheanythingonhermind?""She--shewantedtopainttheBayofNaplesinItalysomeday,"saidSue."Paint?"saidthedoctor."Bosh!Hassheanythingonhermindworththinkingtwice--amanforexample?""Aman?"saidSue."Isamanworth--but,no,doctor;thereisnothingofthekind.""Iwilldoallthatsciencecando,"saidthedoctor
4、."Butwhenevermypatientbeginstocountthecarriagesatherfuneral,Itakeawayfiftypercentfromthecurativepowerofmedicines."Afterthedoctorhadgone,Suewentintotheworkroomandcried.ThenshewenttoJohnsy'sroomwithherdrawingboard,whistlingragtime.Johnsylaywithherfacetowardthewindow.Suestoppedwhistling,t
5、hinkingshewasasleep.Shebeganmakingapenandinkdrawingforastoryinamagazine.Youngartistsmustworktheirwayto"Art"bymakingpicturesformagazinestories.Sueheardalowsound,severaltimesrepeated.Shewentquicklytothebedside.Johnsy'seyeswereopenwide.Shewaslookingoutthewindowandcounting--countingbackwar
6、d."Twelve,"shesaid,andalittlelater"eleven";andthen"ten"and"nine;"andthen"eight"and"seven,"almosttogether.Suelookedoutthewindow.Whatwastheretocount?Therewasonlyanemptyyardandtheblanksideofthehousesevenmetersaway.Anoldmaintenancemeasures,thereisabigsecurityrisk,managementhashadagreatimpa
7、cttothecity.3.1-8busterminalstationstatusinYibincitylayouts(4)hoursofoperationmostofYibincitybuslinesin5:30-6:20,andbasicallymeettheYibintravelneeds.Busivyvine,goingbadattheroots,climbedhalfwayupthewall.Thecoldbreathofautumnhadstrickenleavesfromtheplantuntilitsbranches,almostbare,hun