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1、BASTARDOUTOFCAROLINADOROTHYALLISONCopyright©DorothyAllison,1992ForMamaRuthGibsonAllison1935-1990Peoplepayforwhattheydo,andstillmore,forwhattheyhaveallowedthemselvestobecome.Andtheypayforitsimply:bythelivestheylead.—JAMESBALDWIN第1页共194页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网1I'vebeencalledBoneallmylife,butm
2、yname'sRuthAnne.Iwasnamedforandbymyoldestaunt—AuntRuth.Mymamadidn'thavemuchtosayaboutit,sincestrictlyspeaking,shewasn'tthere.Mamaandaearfulofmyauntsanduncleshadbeengoingouttotheairporttomeetoneofthecousinswhowasonhiswaybackfromplayingsoldier.AuntAlma,AuntRuth,andherhusband,Travis,weresqueezedintothe
3、front,andMamawasstretchedoutinback,soundasleep.Mamahadn'tadjustedtopregnantlifeveryhappily,andbythetimeshewaseightmonthsgone,shehadalotoftroublesleeping.ShesaidthatwhenshelayonherbackitfeltlikeIwascrushingher,whenshelayonhersideitfeltlikeIwasclimbingupherbackbone,andtherewasnorestonherstomachatall.H
4、eronlycomfortwasthebackseatofUncleTravis'sChevy,whichwasjackedupsohighthatiteasilycradledlittlekidsorpregnantwomen.Momentsafterlyingbackintothatseat,Mamahadfallenintoherfirstdeepsleepineightmonths.Shesleptsohard,eventheaccidentdidn'twakeherup.MyauntAlmainsiststothisdaythatwhathappenedwasinnowayUncle
5、Travis'sfault,butIknowthatthefirsttimeIeversawUncleTravissoberwaswhenIwasseventeenandtheyhadjustremovedhalfhisstomachalongwithhisliver.Icannotimaginethathehadn'tbeendrinking.There'snoquestioninmymindbutthattheyhadallbeendrinking,exceptMama,whonevercoulddrink,andcertainlynotwhenshewaspregnant.No,Mama
6、wasjustasleepandeveryoneelsewasdrunk.Andwhattheydidwasplowheadlongintoaslow-movingcar.ThefrontofUncleTravis'sChevyaccordioned;thebackflewup;theauntsandUncleTravisweresqueezedsotighttheyjustbouncedalittle;andMama,stillasleepwithherhandscurledunderherchin,flewrightovertheirheads,throughthewindshield,a
7、ndoverthecartheyhit.Goingthroughtheglass,shecutthetopofherhead,andwhenshehitthegroundshebruisedherbackside,butotherthanthatshewasn'thurtatall.Ofcourse,shedidn'twakeupforthreedays,nottillafterGrannyand
