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1、Unit3OutofStepBillBryson1AfterlivinginEnglandfor20years,mywifeandIdecidedtomovebacktotheUnitedStates.Wewantedtoliveinatownsmallenoughthatwecouldwalktothebusinessdistrict,andsettledonHanover,N.H.,atypicalNewEnglandtown—pleasant,sedateandcompact.Ithasabroadcentralgreensurrounded
2、bythevenerablebuildingsofDartmouthCollege,anold-fashionedMainStreetandleafyresidentialneighborhoods.2Itis,inshort,anagreeable,easyplacetogoaboutone’sbusinessonfoot,andyetasfarasIcantell,virtuallynoonedoes.3Nearlyeveryday,Iwalktothepostofficeorlibraryorbookstore,andsometimes,if
3、Iamfeelingparticularlydebonair,IstopatRoseyJekesCaféforacappuccino.Occasionally,intheevenings,mywifeandIstrolluptotheNuggetTheatreforamovieortoMurphy’sontheGreenforabeer,Iwouldn’tdreamofgoingtoanyoftheseplacesbycar.Peoplehavegottenusedtomyeccentricbehavior,butintheearlydaysacq
4、uaintanceswouldoftenpulluptothecurbandaskifIwantedaride.4“I’mgoingyourway,”theywouldinsistwhenIpolitelydeclined.“Really,it’snobother.”5“Honestly,Ienjoywalking.”6“Well,ifyou’resure,”theywouldsayanddepartreluctantly,evenguiltily,asifleavingthesceneofanaccidentwithoutgivingtheirn
5、ame.7IntheUnitedStateswehavebecomesohabituatedtousingthecarforeverythingthatitdoesn’toccurtoustounfurlourlegsandseewhatthoselowerlimbscando.Wehavereachedanagewherecollegestudentsexpecttodrivebetweenclasses,whereparentswilldrivethreeblockstopickuptheirchildrenfromafriend’shouse
6、,wherethelettercarriertakeshisvanupanddowneverydrivewayonastreet.8Wewillgothroughthemostextraordinarycontortionstosaveourselvesfromwalking.Sometimesit’salmostludicrous.TheotherdayIwaswaitingtobringhomeoneofmychildrenfromapianolessonwhenacarstoppedoutsideapostoffice,andamanabou
7、tmyagepoppedoutanddashedinside.Hewasinthepostofficeforaboutthreeorfourminutes,andthencameout,gotinthecaranddroveexactly16feet(Ihadnothingbettertodo,soIpaceditoff)tothegeneralstore6nextdoor.9Andthethingis,thismanlookedreallyfit.I’msurehejogsextravagantdistancesandplayssquashand
8、doesallkindsofhealthfulthings,butIamjustassurethathedrivestoe
