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1、TheHouseonMangoStreetWedidn’talwaysliveonMangoStreet.BeforethatwelivedonLoomisonthethirdfloor,andbeforethatwelivedonKeeler.BeforeKeeleritwasPaulina,andbeforethatIcan’tremember.ButwhatIremembermostismovingalot.Eachtimeitseemedthere’dbeonemoreofus.Bytheti
2、mewegottoMangoStreetweweresix—Mama,Papa,Carlos,Kiki,mysisterNennyandme.ThehouseonMangoStreetisours,andwedon’thavetopayrenttoanybody,orsharetheyardwiththepeopledownstairs,orbecarefulnottomaketoomuchnoise,andthereisn’ta landlord(房东) banging(重击)ontheceilin
3、gwithabroom.Butevenso,it’snotthehousewe’dthoughtwe’dget.WehadtoleavetheflatonLoomisquick.Thewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn’tfixthembecausethehousewastooold.Wehadtoleavefast.Wewereusingthewashroomnextdoorandcarryingwateroverinemptymilkgallons.That’s
4、whyMamaandPapalookedforahouse,andthat’swhywemovedintothehouseonMangoStreet,faraway,ontheothersideoftown.Theyalwaystoldusthatonedaywewouldmoveintoahouse,arealhousethatwouldbeoursforalwayssowewouldn’thavetomoveeachyear.Andourhousewouldhaverunningwaterandp
5、ipesthatworked.Andinsideitwouldhaverealstairs,nothallwaystairs,butstairsinsidelikethehousesonTV.Andwe’dhaveabasementandatleastthreewashroomssowhenwetookabathwewouldn’thavetotelleverybody.Ourhousewouldbewhitewithtreesaroundit,agreatbigyardandgrassgrowing
6、withoutafence.ThiswasthehousePapatalkedaboutwhenheheldalotteryticket(彩票)andthiswasthehouseMamadreamedupinthestoriesshetoldusbeforewewenttobed.“ButthehouseonMangoStreetisnotthewaytheytolditatall.It'ssmallandredwithtightstepsinfrontandwindowssosmallyou'dt
7、hinktheywereholdingtheirbreath.Bricksarecrumblinginplaces,andthefrontdoorissoswollenyouhavetopushhardtogetin.Thereisnofrontyard,onlyfourlittleelmsthecityplantedbythecurb.Outbackisasmallgarageforthecarwedon'townyetandasmallyardthatlookssmallerbetweenthet
8、wobuildingsoneitherside.Therearestairsinourhouse,butthey'reordinaryhallwaystairs,andthehousehasonlyonewashroom.Everybodyhastoshareabedroom—MamaandPapa,CarlosandKiki,meandNenny.”以下为删节部分,请仔细阅读,并结合课文,和这部分内容判断作者最终是否会放弃“拥有自己的真正的房子”这个梦