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1、AFineDayforKangarooingbyHarukiMurakamiTranslatedbyChristopherAllisonInsidethefence,therewerefourkangaroos:onemale,twofemales,andonebabythathadjustbeenborn.Infrontofthefence,therewasnoonebutherandI.Itwasn'tthemostpopularzooaroundunderanycircumstances,butt
2、omakemattersworse,itwasMondaymorning.Animalsoutnumberedvisitorsbyafairmargin.Ourobjectivewas,ofcourse,thekangaroobaby.Itdidn'toccurtousthatweshouldlookatanythingelse.Wehadreadinthelocalsectionofthenewspaperthatakangaroobabyhadbeenbornaboutamonthbefore.So
3、,foronemonthwehadcontinuedtoawaitamorningsuitableforgoingtoseethenewkangaroo.Onemorning,itrained.Thenextmorning,naturally,itcontinuedtorain.Then,thenextdayafterthat,thegroundwastoomuddy,andforacouplemoredaysanannoyingwindwasblowing.Then,shehadapainfulcav
4、ity,andIhadpressingbusinessatthewardoffice.Amonthhadpassedinsuchfashion.Somehow,Ihadlostanentiremonth.WhenItriedtothinkofwhathadhappenedtoit,Icouldn'trememberathing.IfeltlikeI'ddonealotofthings,butIalsofeltlikeI'ddonenothingatall.Untiltheguyhadcomearound
5、collectingforthenewspaperattheendofthemonth,Ididn'trealizethatawholemonthhadgoneby.Butatlastagoodkangaroo-viewingmorningarrived.Wegotupatsix,openedthecurtains,andconfirmedinaninstantthatitwasafinedayforkangarooing.Wewashedourfaces,finishedbreakfast,fedth
6、ecat,didalittlelaundryand,puttingonoursunvisors,wewentout."Hey,Iwonderifthekangaroobabyisstillalive,"sheaskedmewhilewewereonthetrain."Yeah,Ithinkso.Ifithaddied,therewouldhavebeenanewspaperstoryorsomething.""Ibetit'ssickandtheytookittoahospitalsomewhere."
7、"Thatwouldhavebeeninthenewspaper,too.""Maybeit'safflictedwithneurosis.""Thebaby?""Ofcoursenot.Themother.Theyprobablyhaveherlockedupinsidesomedarkroomwithherbaby."I'malwaysquiteimpressedbytherangeofpossibilitiesthatoccurstogirls."Ijusthavethisfeelingthati
8、fIletthischanceescape,Iwon'tbeabletoseeababykangarooeveragain.""Youreallythinkso?""Well,whataboutyou?Haveyoueverseenakangaroobabybefore?""No.""Uptonow,didyoueverbelievethatyouwouldseeone?""Idon'tknow.Ithadneverreallyoccurr
