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1、KurtVonnegut,Jr.Slaughterhouse-FiveAfourth-generationGerman-AmericannowlivingineasycircumstancesonCapeCod[andsmokingtoomuch],who,asanAmericaninfantryscouthorsdecombat,asaprisonerofwar,witnessedthefire-bombingofDresden,Germany,'TheFlorenceoftheElbe',alongtimeago,andsurvivedtotellt
2、hetale.ThisisanovelsomewhatinthetelegraphicschizophrenicmanneroftalesoftheplanetTralfamadore,wheretheflyingsaucerscomefrom.Peace.forMaryO'HareandGerhardMüllerThecattlearelowing,TheBabyawakes,ButthelittleLordJesusNocryingHemakes.OneAllthishappened,moreorless.Thewarparts,anyway,are
3、prettymuchtrue.OneguyIknewreallywasshotinDresdenfortakingateapotthatwasn'this.AnotherguyIknewreallydidthreatentohavehispersonalenemieskilledbyhiredgunmenafterthewar.Andsoon.I'vechangedallthenames.IreallydidgobacktoDresdenwithGuggenheimmoney(Godloveit)in1967.ItlookedalotlikeDayton
4、,Ohio,moreopenspacesthanDaytonhas.Theremustbetonsofhumanbonemealintheground.Iwentbacktherewithanoldwarbuddy,BernardV.O'Hare,andwemadefriendswithataxidriver,whotookustotheslaughterhousewherewehadbeenlockedupatnightashttp://www.en8848.com.cn/『原版英语』prisonerofwar.HisnamewasGerhardMül
5、ler.HetoldusthathewasaprisoneroftheAmericansforawhile.WeaskedhimhowitwastoliveunderCommunism,andhesaidthatitwasterribleatfirst,becauseeverybodyhadtoworksohard,andbecausetherewasn'tmuchshelterorfoodorclothing.Butthingsweremuchbetternow.Hehadapleasantlittleapartment,andhisdaughterw
6、asgettinganexcellenteducation.HismotherwasincineratedintheDresdenfire-storm.Soitgoes.HesentO'HareapostcardatChristmastime,andhereiswhatitsaid:'IwishyouandyourfamilyalsoastoyourfriendMerryChristmasandahappyNewYearandIhopethatwe'llmeetagaininaworldofpeaceandfreedominthetaxicabifthe
7、accidentwill.'Ilikethatverymuch:'Iftheaccidentwill.'Iwouldhatetotellyouwhatthislousylittlebookcostmeinmoneyandanxietyandtime.WhenIgothomefromtheSecondWorldWartwenty-threeyearsago,IthoughtitwouldbeeasyformetowriteaboutthedestructionofDresden,sinceallIwouldhavetodowouldbetoreportwh
8、atIhadseen.AndIthought,too,thatitwouldbe
