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1、Unit6SectionATheTrashmanSaturday,April7SteveandIhauledtrashforfoursolidhourscontinuously,exceptforaboutfiveminuteswhenwestoppedtotalk.MyshoulderhurtwickedlyeachtimeIputanotherfullbarrelonit,andmylegsoccasionallytrembledasIwasheadingtothestreet.Buttherestofmesaid,"Go,trashman,go."Ico
2、uldnothaveimagedtherewouldbejoyinthis.Dump.Lift.Walk.Lift.Walk.Thehoursflewby.Saturdaymeantmostadultswereathomeontheroute.Sowereschool-agechildren.IthoughtthismightmeanmoreexchangesasImadetheroundstoday.Manypeoplewereout-doorsworkingintheirgardensorgreenhouses.Mostlookedapproachable
3、enough.Therewasn'ttimeforlengthytalksbutenoughtoexchangegreetingsthatgowithcivilizedways.ThatiswhereIgotmyshock.Isaidhelloinquiteafewyardsbeforethemessageregisteredthatthiswasn'tnormallydone.Occasionally,Igotadirectreplyfromsomeonewholookedmeintheeye,smiled,andasked"Howareyou?"or"Is
4、n'tthisaniceday?"Ifelthumanthen.Butmostoftentheresponsewaseithernothingatall,orasurprisedstarebecauseIhadspoken.OnewomaninahousecoatwasstartledasIcamearoundthecornerofherhouse.Atthesoundofmygreeting,shegatheredherhousecoattightlyaboutherandretreatedquicklyindoors.Iheardthelockclick.
5、Anotherwomanhadahuge,peculiaranimalinheryard.Iaskedwhatitwas.Shestaredatme.Ithoughtshewasdeafandspokelouder.Sheseemedfrightenedassheturnedcoldlyaway.Steveragedspontaneouslyaboutthesethingsonthelongridetothedump."Thewaymostpeoplelookatyou,you'dthinkatrashmanwasamonster.Sayhelloandthe
6、ystareatyouinsurprise.Theydon'trealizewe'rehuman.""Oneladyputashesinhertrashcan.Isaidwecouldn'ttakethem.Shesaid,'Whoareyoutosaywhatgoes?You'renothingbutatrashman.'Itoldher,'Listen,lady,I'vegotanI.Q.of137,andIgraduatednearthetopofmyhighschoolclass.Idothisforthemoney,notbecauseit'sthe
7、onlyworkIcando.""Iwanttotellthem,'Look,Iamascleanasyouare,'butitwouldn'thelp.Idon'ttellanyoneI'magarbageman.IsayI'matruckdriver.Myfamilyknows,butmywife'sfolksdon't.Ifsomeonecomesrightoutandasks,'Doyoudriveforagarbagecompany?'Isayyes.Ibelievewe'redoingaservicepeopleneed,likebeingapol
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