BBC：100部英国人最喜欢的文学作品].MemoirsOfAGeisha

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1、MemoirsOfAGeishaArthurGoldenChapteroneSupposethatyouandIweresittinginaquietroomoverlookingagarden,chattingandsippingatourcupsofgreenteawhilewetalkedJaboutsomethingthathadhappenedalongwhileago,andIsaidtoyou,"ThatafternoonwhenImetso-and-so...wastheverybesta

2、fternoonofmylife,andalsotheveryworstafternoon."Iexpectyoumightputdownyourteacupandsay,"Well,now,whichwasit?Wasitthebestortheworst?Becauseitcan'tpossiblyhavebeenboth!"OrdinarilyI'dhavetolaughatmyselfandagreewithyou.ButthetruthisthattheafternoonwhenImetMr.T

3、anakaIchiroreallywasthebestandtheworstofmylife.Heseemedsofascinatingtome,eventhefishsmellonhishandswasakindofperfume.IfIhadneverknownhim,I'msureIwouldnothavebecomeageisha.Iwasn'tbornandraisedtobeaKyotogeisha.Iwasn'tevenborninKyoto.I'mafisherman'sdaughterf

4、romalittletowncalledYoroidoontheSeaofJapan.InallmylifeI'venevertoldmorethanahandfulofpeopleanythingatallaboutYoroido,oraboutthehouseinwhichIgrewup,oraboutmymotherandfather,ormyoldersister-andcertainlynotabouthowIbecameageisha,orwhatitwasliketobeone.Mostpe

5、oplewouldmuchrathercarryonwiththeirfantasiesthatmymotherandgrandmotherweregeisha,andthatIbeganmytrainingindancewhenIwasweanedfromthebreast,andsoon.Asamatteroffact,onedaymanyyearsagoIwaspouringacupofsakeforamanwhohappenedtomentionthathehadbeeninYoroidoonly

6、thepreviousweek.Well,Ifeltasabirdmustfeelwhenithasflownacrosstheoceanandcomesuponacreaturethatknowsitsnest.IwassoshockedIcouldn'tstopmyselffromsaying:"Yoroido!Why,that'swhereIgrewup!"Thispoorman!Hisfacewentthroughthemostremarkableseriesofchanges.Hetriedhi

7、sbesttosmile,thoughitdidn'tcomeoutwellbecausehecouldn'tgetthelookofshockoffhisface."Yoroido?"hesaid."Youcan'tmeanit."Ilongagodevelopedaverypracticedsmile,whichIcallmy"Nohsmile"becauseitresemblesaNohmaskwhosefeaturesarefrozen.Itsadvantageisthatmencaninterp

8、retithowevertheywant;youcanimaginehowoftenI'vereliedonit.IdecidedI'dbetteruseitjustthen,andofcourseitworked.HeletoutallhisbreathandtosseddownthecupofsakeI'dpouredforhimbeforegivinganenormouslaughI'msurewaspromptedmo