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1、英文荟萃网-www.ywhc.net英文荟萃网http://www.ywhc.net友情提供本材料仅作学习参考之用,请不要用于商业目的,并于下载后24小时内删除.英文荟萃网-www.ywhc.netTHECATCHERINTHERYEbyJ.D.SalingerTOMYMOTHER1Ifyoureallywanttohearaboutit,thefirstthingyou'llprobablywanttoknowiswhereIwasborn,anwhatmylousychildhoodwaslike,andhowmyparentswereoccupiedandallbeforet
2、heyhadme,andallthatDavidCopperfieldkindofcrap,butIdon'tfeellikegoingintoit,ifyouwanttoknowthetruth.Inthefirstplace,thatstuffboresme,andinthesecondplace,myparentswouldhaveabouttwohemorrhagesapieceifItoldanythingprettypersonalaboutthem.They'requitetouchyaboutanythinglikethat,especiallymyfather.T
3、hey'reniceandall--I'mnotsayingthat--butthey'realsotouchyashell.Besides,I'mnotgoingtotellyoumywholegoddamautobiographyoranything.I'lljusttellyouaboutthismadmanstuffthathappenedtomearoundlastChristmasjustbeforeIgotprettyrun-downandhadtocomeouthereandtakeiteasy.Imeanthat'sallItoldD.B.about,andhe'
4、smybrotherandall.He'sinHollywood.Thatisn'ttoofarfromthiscrumbyplace,andhecomesoverandvisitsmepracticallyeveryweekend.He'sgoingtodrivemehomewhenIgohomenextmonthmaybe.HejustgotaJaguar.OneofthoselittleEnglishjobsthatcandoaroundtwohundredmilesanhour.Itcosthimdamnnearfourthousandbucks.He'sgotalotof
5、dough,now.Hedidn'tuseto.Heusedtobejustaregularwriter,whenhewashome.Hewrotethisterrificbookofshortstories,TheSecretGoldfish,incaseyouneverheardofhim.Thebestoneinitwas"TheSecretGoldfish."Itwasaboutthislittlekidthatwouldn'tletanybodylookathisgoldfishbecausehe'dboughtitwithhisownmoney.Itkilledme.N
6、owhe'soutinHollywood,D.B.,beingaprostitute.Ifthere'sonethingIhate,it'sthemovies.Don'tevenmentionthemtome.WhereIwanttostarttellingisthedayIleftPenceyPrep.PenceyPrepisthisschoolthat'sinAgerstown,Pennsylvania.Youprobablyheardofit.You'veprobablyseentheads,anyway.Theyadvertiseinaboutathousandmagazi
7、nes,alwaysshowingsomehotshotguyonahorsejumpingoverafence.LikeasifallyoueverdidatPenceywasplaypoloallthetime.Ineverevenoncesawahorseanywhereneartheplace.Andunderneaththeguyonthehorse'spicture,italwayssays:"Since1888wehavebeenmoldingboysi
