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1、美联英语提供:英语阅读:AGiftofDreams梦寐以求的礼物(双语)两分钟做个小测试,看看你的英语水平http://www.meten.com/test/kuaisu.aspx?tid=16-73675-0AGiftofDreams梦寐以求的礼物ChristmasEve,1994.IwasasailorintheU.S.Navy,onaone-dayleaveinSanFrancisco.Ihadwon'300atpokerthatordinarilywouldhaveburnedaholeinmypocket,butI
2、couldn'tshakeanoverwhelmingsadness.1944年圣诞夜。当时我是美国海军士兵,到旧金山休假一天。在那以前,我玩扑克游戏,赢了300元。通常,钱烧口袋滑,一有就不留。可我当时极为忧愁烦闷,怎么也无法摆脱那种恶劣的心境。Scuttlebutthaditwe'dbepullingoutbeforetheNewYearfortheSouthPacific.I'djustreceivedwordthatanotherfriendhadbeenkilledinEurope.AndhereIwas,an18-
3、year-oldaloneinastrangecity.Nothingseemedtomakeanykindofsense.WhatwasIgoingtobefightingfor,anyway传闻部队在新年前要开赴南太平洋,而且刚刚听说又有一位朋友在欧洲阵亡。我年仅18,如今在一个陌生的城市里,单身无靠。干什么都没有意思。我究竟为什么打仗来着Ispentmostofthedayinamentalfog,wanderingaimlesslythroughcrowdsoflaughing,happypeople.Then,lat
4、eintheafternoon,myvisionsuddenlyfocused,andforthefirsttimeasceneregistered.我精神迷惘,在欢笑的人群中毫无目的地逛荡,消磨了差不多一整天。后来,在黄昏的时候,视线突然集中,第一次有一个情景引起了我的注意。Thereinadepartment-storewindowweretwoelectrictrainschuggingthroughaminiature,snow-coveredtown.Infrontofthewindowwasaskinnyboyar
5、oundnineyearsold,hisnosepressedagainsttheglass.Hejuststoodthere,fixedonthosetrains.在一家百货商店的橱窗里,有两列电动火车正在一座白雪覆盖的微型城市里嘎嚓嘎嚓地行驶。在橱窗前,一个约莫9岁光景的瘦小男孩,鼻子紧贴玻璃,一动不动地站在那里,目不转睛地注视着那两列火车。Suddenlytheboywasmenineshortyearsbefore,andthestorewasMacy'sinNewYorkCity,myhometown.Icoulds
6、ee,couldfeelthesamelonging,thesamedesperatehoping.Icouldhearthesighofresignation--thefrailattempttohidethedisappointmentthatDadcouldnotaffordthosetrains.AndIsawthereluctantturningawayandthentheonelastlook.那男孩忽地成了短短的9年前的我,那商店成了我的家乡纽约市的梅西商店。我看得见,也感觉得到那同样的渴望和急切的期待。我听得见
7、那无可奈何的叹息——爸爸买不起那种火车只好这么强憋住失望的心情。那恋恋不舍地转身走开,最后又看上一眼,恍如就在眼前。NotthistimelIdon'tknowwhatcameoverme,butIgrabbedtheboybythearm,scaringhimhalftodeath.不能再这样了!我至今弄不明白是中的什么邪,反正我一把抓住男孩的胳臂,把他吓得半死。MynameisGeorge,Itoldhim.“我叫乔治,”我告诉他。JeffreyHollisJr.,hemanagedtoreply.“我叫小杰弗里·霍利斯,
8、”他好不容易答了一声。Well,JeffHollisJr.,Isaidinmybestgrown-upvoice,wearegoingtogetusthosetrains.'“这样吧,小杰弗,霍利斯,”我尽量说得像大人,“咱们去把那火车买下来。”Hiseyesgrewwide