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1、THECATCHERINTHERYEbyJ.D.SalingerToMyMother1Ifyoureallywanttohearaboutit,thefirstthingyou’llprobablywanttoknowiswhereIwasborn,anwhatmylousychildhoodwaslike,andhowmyparentswereoccupiedandallbeforetheyhadme,andallthatDavidCopperfieldkindofcrap,butIdon’tfeellikegoingintoit
2、,ifyouwanttoknowthetruth.Inthefirstplace,thatstuffboresme,andinthesecondplace,myparentswouldhaveabouttwohemorrhagesapieceifItoldanythingprettypersonalaboutthem.They’requitetouchyaboutanythinglikethat,especiallymyfather.They’reniceandall—I’mnotsayingthat—butthey’realsot
3、ouchyashell.Besides,I’mnotgoingtotellyoumywholegoddamautobiographyoranything.I’lljusttellyouaboutthismadmanstuffthathappenedtomearoundlastChristmasjustbeforeIgotprettyrun-downandhadtocomeouthereandtakeiteasy.Imeanthat’sallItoldD.B.about,andhe’smybrotherandall.He’sinHol
4、lywood.Thatisn’ttoofarfromthiscrumbyplace,andhecomesoverandvisitsmepracticallyeveryweekend.He’sgoingtodrivemehomewhenIgohomenextmonthmaybe.HejustgotaJaguar.OneofthoselittleEnglishjobsthatcandoaroundtwohundredmilesanhour.Itcosthimdamnnearfourthousandbucks.He’sgotalotofd
5、ough,now.Hedidn’tuseto.Heusedtobejustaregularwriter,whenhewashome.Hewrotethisterrificbookofshortstories,TheSecretGoldfish,incaseyouneverheardofhim.Thebestoneinitwas“TheSecretGoldfish.”Itwasaboutthislittlekidthatwouldn’tletanybodylookathisgoldfishbecausehe’dboughtitwith
6、hisownmoney.Itkilledme.Nowhe’soutinHollywood,D.B.,beingaprostitute.Ifthere’sonethingIhate,it’sthemovies.Don’tevenmentionthemtome.WhereIwanttostarttellingisthedayIleftPenceyPrep.PenceyPrepisthisschoolthat’sinAgerstown,Pennsylvania.Youprobablyheardofit.You’veprobablyseen
7、theads,anyway.Theyadvertiseinaboutathousandmagazines,alwaysshowingsomehotshotguyonahorsejumpingoverafence.LikeasifallyoueverdidatPenceywasplaypoloallthetime.Ineverevenoncesawahorseanywhereneartheplace.Andunderneaththeguyonthehorse’spicture,italwayssays:“Since1888wehave
8、beenmoldingboysintosplendid,clear-thinkingyoungmen.”Strictlyforthebirds.Theydon’tdoanydamnmoremoldingatPenceythanthey
