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1、TheChrysanthemumsbyJohnSteinbeck Elisaisayoungmarriedladyworkingonanisolatedfarmandproudofherskillsingrowingflowers.Oneday,shesuddenlyfeelsadesiretocommunicatewiththeoutsideworld.Whathappenstoher?Pleasereadthefollowingstory. Thehighgrey-flannelf
2、ogofwinterclosedofftheSalinasValleyfromtheskyandfromalltherestoftheworld.Oneverysideitsatlikealidonthemountainsandmadeofthegreatvalleyaclosedpot.Onthebroad,levellandfloorthegangplowsbitdeepandlefttheblackearthshininglikemetalwheretheshareshadcut.Onthe
3、foothillranchesacrosstheSalinasRiver,theyellowstubblefieldsseemedtobebathedinpalecoldsunshine,buttherewasnosunshineinthevalleynowinDecember.Thethickwillowscrubalongtheriverflamedwithsharpandpositiveyellowleaves. Itwasatimeofquietandofwaiting.Theairw
4、ascoldandtender.Alightwindblewupfromthesouthwestsothatthefarmersweremildlyhopefulofagoodrainbeforelong;butfogandraindonotgotogether. Acrosstheriver,onHenryAllen'sfoothillranchtherewaslittleworktobedone,forthehaywascutandstoredandtheorchardswereplowe
5、duptoreceivetheraindeeplywhenitshouldcome.Thecattleonthehigherslopeswerebecomingshaggyandrough-coated. ElisaAllen,workinginherflowergarden,lookeddownacrosstheyardandsawHenry,herhusband,talkingtotwomeninbusinesssuits.Thethreeofthemstoodbythetractorsh
6、ed,eachmanwithonefootonthesideofthelittleFordson.Theysmokedcigarettesandstudiedthemachineastheytalked. Elisawatchedthemforamomentandthenwentbacktoherwork.Shewasthirty-five.Herfacewasleanandstrongandhereyeswereasclearaswater.Herfigurelookedblockedand
7、heavyinhergardeningcostume,aman'sblackhatpulledlowdownoverhereyes,clod-hoppershoes,afiguredprintdressalmostcompletelycoveredbyabigcorduroyapronwithfourbigpocketstoholdthesnips,thetrowelandscratcher,theseedsandtheknifesheworkedwith.Sheworeheavyleatherg
8、lovestoprotectherhandswhilesheworked. Shewascuttingdowntheoldyear'schrysanthemumstalkswithapairofshortandpowerfulscissors.Shelookeddowntowardthemenbythetractorshednowandthen.Herfacewaseagerandmatureandhandsome;evenherworkwiththescissorswasov
