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1、LetterthatChangedMyLifeIwasnotyet30yearsoldandwasworkingasafirefighter(消防队员)intheSouthBronx'sEngineCo.82,probablytheworld'smostactivefirehouseatthetime.Itwaswarmandsunny,thekindofleisurelySundaythatbroughtextraactivitytotheneighborhoodandtoitsfirefighters.Wemusthavehad15or20callsthatday,theworstbe
2、ingagarbagefireintherearofanabandonedbuilding,whichrequiredahardpullof600feetofcotton-jacketedhose.BetweenalarmsIwouldrushtothecompanyofficetoreadCaptainGray'scopyoftheSundayNewYorkTimes.ItwaslateintheafternoonwhenIfinallygottotheBookReviewsection(纽约时报的书评版).AsIreadit,mybloodbegantoboil.Anarticlebl
3、atantlystatedwhatItooktobeacalumny--thatWilliamButlerYeats(叶芝，威廉·巴特勒1865-1939爱尔兰作家，被认为是20世纪最伟大的诗人之一),theNobelPrize-winninglightoftheIrishLiteraryRenaissance,hadtranscendedhisIrishnessandwasforevertobeknownasauniversalpoet.TherewerefewthingsIwasmoreproudofthanmyIrishheritage,andeversinceIfirstpicke
4、dupabookofhispoemsfromabarracksshelfwhenIwasinthemilitary,YeatshadbeenmyfavoriteIrishwriter,followedbySeanO'CaseyandJamesJoyce.MyancestorswereIrishfarmers,fishermenandblue-collarworkers,butasfarasIcantell,theyallhadafeelingforliterature.Itwaspassedontomyownmother,atelephoneoperator(话务员),whohardlye
5、versatdownwithoutabookinherhands.Andatthatmomentmyownfingernailsmighthavebeensoiledwiththesootoftheday'sfires,butIfeltaspreparedasanyTrinitydontostandupinthecourtofpublicopinionandprotest.NotonlythatYeatshadlivedhislifeandwrittenhispoetrythroughtheveryessenceofhisIrishsensibility,butthatitwasoffen
6、sivetothinkIrishness--nomatterifitwaspsychological,socialorliterary--wassomethingtobetranscended.Mystomachwaschurning,andIdeterminednottoletanidleminutepass."Hey,CaptainGray.CouldIuseyourtypewriter?"Iasked.ThetypewriterwassooldthatIhadtousejustonefingertotype,mystrongestone,eventhoughIcouldtypewit
7、hallten.IgrabbedthefirstpieceofcleanpaperIcouldfind--onethathadthelogooftheFireDepartmentoftheCityofNewYorkacrossthetop--and,hopingtherewouldbeabreakinthealarmsfor20minutesorso,wroteoutafour-paragraphletterofindi
