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1、THECATCHERINTHERYEbyJ.D.SalingerTOMYMOTHER1Ifyoureallywanttohearaboutit,thefirstthingyou'llprobablywanttoknowiswhereIwasborn,anwhatmylousychildhoodwaslike,andhowmyparentswereoccupiedandallbeforetheyhadme,andallthatDavidCopperfieldkindofcrap,butIdon'tfeelli
2、kegoingintoit,ifyouwanttoknowthetruth.Inthefirstplace,thatstuffboresme,andinthesecondplace,myparentswouldhaveabouttwohemorrhagesapieceifItoldanythingprettypersonalaboutthem.They'requitetouchyaboutanythinglikethat,especiallymyfather.They'reniceandall--I'mno
3、tsayingthat--butthey'realsotouchyashell.Besides,I'mnotgoingtotellyoumywholegoddamautobiographyoranything.I'lljusttellyouaboutthismadmanstuffthathappenedtomearoundlastChristmasjustbeforeIgotprettyrun-downandhadtocomeouthereandtakeiteasy.Imeanthat'sallItoldD
4、.B.about,andhe'smybrotherandall.He'sinHollywood.Thatisn'ttoofarfromthiscrumbyplace,andhecomesoverandvisitsmepracticallyeveryweekend.He'sgoingtodrivemehomewhenIgohomenextmonthmaybe.HejustgotaJaguar.OneofthoselittleEnglishjobsthatcandoaroundtwohundredmilesan
5、hour.Itcosthimdamnnearfourthousandbucks.He'sgotalotofdough,now.Hedidn'tuseto.Heusedtobejustaregularwriter,whenhewashome.Hewrotethisterrificbookofshortstories,TheSecretGoldfish,incaseyouneverheardofhim.Thebestoneinitwas"TheSecretGoldfish."Itwasaboutthislitt
6、lekidthatwouldn'tletanybodylookathisgoldfishbecausehe'dboughtitwithhisownmoney.Itkilledme.Nowhe'soutinHollywood,D.B.,beingaprostitute.Ifthere'sonethingIhate,it'sthemovies.Don'tevenmentionthemtome.WhereIwanttostarttellingisthedayIleftPenceyPrep.PenceyPrepis
7、thisschoolthat'sinAgerstown,Pennsylvania.Youprobablyheardofit.You'veprobablyseentheads,anyway.Theyadvertiseinaboutathousandmagazines,alwaysshowingsomehotshotguyonahorsejumpingoverafence.LikeasifallyoueverdidatPenceywasplaypoloallthetime.Ineverevenoncesawah
8、orseanywhereneartheplace.Andunderneaththeguyonthehorse'spicture,italwayssays:"Since1888wehavebeenmoldingboysintosplendid,clear-thinkingyoungmen."Strictlyforthebirds.Theydon'tdoanydamnmoremoldingatPenceythanth