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1、我爸爸是黑帮老大 Myfirst2)inklingthatmyfamilywasdifferentcamewhenIwassixandfoundagunhiddenundermydad’sbed.Iknewhe’dservedinVietnamandassumeditwasfromthen.IeventoldfriendshowproudIfelt:myfather,thebravesoldier. Ateacheroverheardmetalkingaboutthegunandquietlyment
2、ionedittomyparents.Dadtoldme,“Whatgoesoninourfamilystaysbehindthesewalls.Wedon’tevertalkaboutittoanyoneelse.”Irememberwonderingwhyitwassuchabigsecret,butitdidn’tfeelstrange;itwasjustthewaywedidthings.我六岁的时候,开始略微察觉到我的家庭与别人的有所不同,我发现父亲的床底下藏着一把枪。我知道他曾在越南服过役,所
3、以,我认为这把枪是那时候留下来的。我甚至告诉我的朋友们我有多自豪:我的父亲,是一名勇敢的战士。 一位老师偶然听到我谈论枪的事,之后,她把这件事告诉了我父母。父亲告诉我:“家里发生的事只能在家里讲。我们不能和别人说。”我记得当时我很不解,这又不是什么大秘密,但这也并不奇怪;我们家一向都是这么处事的。 WewereaverytraditionalItalianAmericanfamily.Myfather,SalvatoreGravano,workedinconstruction,whilemymothe
4、rwasahousewifeandlookedaftermybrotherGerardandme.Homewasin6StatenIsland,surroundedbyfriendsandfamily.Everyoneknewmydad,andevenasayoungchildIcouldsensehewasimportant.Whenheenteredaroom,theenergychanged.Peoplewouldrushovertoshakehishandandkisshischeek.Hemad
5、etimeforthemall,lendingmoneyandbuyingthemgroceriesiftheywerestruggling. Oneday,whenIwasabout10,Dadsatmedowninthekitchen.HetoldmeIwouldprobablystarthearingsomethingsabouthislifeandhewantedtoexplainitinthebestwayheknewhow.HetoldmesomemeninItalyhadformedase
6、cretgroupandvowedalwaystoprotecteachotherandtheirfamilies―evenifitmeantstealingorhurtingotherpeople.ThenhetoldmehewaspartofthatsamegrouphereinAmerica.Itdidn’tsoundscarytome―itwasnicetoknowwewerebeinglookedafter. Astheyearspassed,Dad’sbusinessgrew.Wemoved
7、toabiggerhouseinanexpensivesuburbandIwenttoaprivateschool.Mostlyitwasthechildrenofwealthylawyers,doctorsandbusinessmen.That’swhenIbegantorealisehowdifferentwewere.Forastart,Daddidn’tlookliketheotherfathers.Hehadtattoosonhisarms,woreflashyjewelleryandswore
8、alot.ButIdidn’tfinditawkward―Ithoughthewascool.6 我们是一个相当传统的意大利裔美国家庭。我的父亲叫塞尔瓦托?戈拉瓦诺,从事建筑行业,而我母亲是家庭主妇,在家里照顾弟弟杰勒德和我。我们家在史泰登岛,附近住的都是亲戚朋友。所有人都认识我父亲,就算是我很小的时候,我也感觉得到他很重要。当他走进房间时,整个气氛都会发生变化。人们会挤上前来和他握手,亲吻他的脸颊。他总会为所有人都腾出时间
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