【双语美文】一个车夫 A Rickshaw Boy.doc

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1、ARickshawBoy一个车夫◎　巴　金ThesefewdaysIhavebeenstayinginthehomeofmyfriendFang.这些时候①我住在朋友方的家里②。Oneday,ithadraineduntilwefinishedsupper.Theskywasgraduallyclearingup,andtheeveningairwasniceandcool.Fangsuggestedthatwegotothepark.有一天我们吃过晚饭，雨已经住了，天空渐渐地开朗起来。傍晚的空气很凉爽。方提议到公园去。Rickshaw,rickshaw!wecalledoutfrom

2、astreetcorner."Tothebackgateofthepark!"“洋车！洋车！公园后门！”我们站在街口高声叫道③。Soonwefoundourselvessurroundedbyagroupofrickshawmenwiththeirvehicles.一群车夫拖着车子跑过来，把我们包围着。Nosoonerhadweeachquicklygotonarickshawthantherickshawpullersstartedtorun.我们匆匆跳上两部洋车，让车夫拉起走了。Seatingmyselfleisurely,Iwassurprisedwhenmyeyefellont

3、heswayingthinbackoftherickshawpuller.Ohmy,it'sasmallkid!Hemustbenomorethanfourteen.我在车上坐定了，用安闲的眼光看车夫。我不觉吃了一惊。在我的眼前晃动着一个瘦小的背影。我的眼睛没有错。拉车的是一个小孩④，我估计他的年纪还不到十四。Kid,howoldareyou?Iasked.“小孩儿，你今年多少岁？”我问道。Fifteen!heansweredwithsomuchself-assuranceandprideasifhehadalreadycomeofageatfifteen.Hetookholdofth

4、eshaftsandstartedrunningahead—theverypictureofunflaggingenergy.“十五岁！”他很勇敢、很骄傲地回答⑤。仿佛十五岁就达到成人的年龄了。他拉起车子向前飞跑。他全身都是劲⑥。Howlonghaveyoubeeninthistrade?Icontinued.“你拉车多久了？”我继续问他。Morethansixmonths,saidhewithnolesspride.“半年多了，”小孩依旧骄傲地回答。Howmuchdoyouearnaday?“你一天拉得到多少钱？”Afterpayingtherentforhiringthericks

5、haw,Istillhave20stringsofcashleft!“还了车租剩得下二十吊钱！”Iunderstooditwasequivalentto40cents.我知道二十吊钱就是四角钱。ThesmallkidkeptquietasifhehadnotheardFang'squestion.Whydidn'theanswer?Iguessedtheremustbesomethingbehindit.Maybehedidn'tliketobeaskedaboutitatall.Maybehehadnofather,norevenmother.这一次小孩却不作声了，仿佛没有听见方的话

6、似的。他为什么不回答呢？我想大概有别的缘故⑦，也许他不愿意别人提这些事情，也许他没有父亲，也许连母亲也没有。Doyouhaveafather?Fang,nevertheless,keptonquestioning.“你父亲有吗？”方并不介意，继续发问道。No!Thereplywasunhesitating.“没有！”他很快地答道。AMother?“母亲呢？”No!Theanswerwasaslaconicasfirm,apparentlyinadifferenttone.Therewasanoteofpaininhisvoice.Ithoughthemightnothavetoldth

7、etruth.“没有！”他短短地回答，声音似乎很坚决⑧，然而跟先前的显然不同了。声音里漏出了一点痛苦来。我想他说的不一定是真话。Ihaveayoungersister,saidhewithoutbeingasked,asifimpatientofhisownreticence."Hesoldher."“我有个妹子，”他好像实在忍不住了⑨，不等我们问他，就自己说出来；“他把我妹子卖掉了。”Iimmediatelyunderstoodwhowasm