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1、Thechrysanthemums菊花Elisaisayoungmarriedladyworkingonanisolatedfarmandproudofherskillsingrowingflowers.Oneday,shesuddenlyfeelsadesiretocommunicatewiththeoutsideworld.Whathappenstoher?Pleasereadthefollowingstory.年轻媳妇伊利莎住在一家偏僻的农场,一手高超的种花技能令她自豪。一天,她突然有了与外界交流的愿望。有什么故事发生呢?请您往下看
2、。Thehighgrey-flannelfogofwinterclosedofftheSalinasValleyfromtheskyandfromalltherestoftheworld.Oneverysideitsatlikealidonthemountainsandmadeofthegreatvalleyaclosedpot.Onthebroad,levellandfloorthegangplowsbitdeepandlefttheblackearthshininglikemetalwheretheshareshadcut.Onthe
3、foothillranchesacrosstheSalinasRiver,theyellowstubblefieldsseemedtobebathedinpalecoldsunshine,buttherewasnosunshineinthevalleynowinDecember.Thethickwillowscrubalongtheriverflamedwithsharpandpositiveyellowleaves.飘荡在半空中的冬雾呈现出灰法兰绒色,将萨利纳斯山谷严实地罩了起来;同时也把它与外界分隔开。雾气锁着山头,四面象顶盖子,而山
4、谷则成了一口盖得严严实实的深锅。农民在宽阔平坦的土地上深耕,犁铧过处,黑色的土地闪着金属的光泽。在横卧萨利纳斯河的丘陵地上,农场里的茬地泛着黄色,象是沐浴在冷冷的苍白日光下;不过,现在时至腊月,山谷里没什么阳光。河边上密密麻麻的柳丛上的黄叶颜色鲜浓,象着了火似的。Itwasatimeofquietandofwaiting.Theairwascoldandtender.Alightwindblewupfromthesouthwestsothatthefarmersweremildlyhopefulofagoodrainbeforelong;
5、butfogandraindonotgotogether.这是一个安静,叫人等待的季节。空气凉凉的,柔柔的。从西南方向吹来一阵轻风,农民们隐隐地感到不久会有一场及时雨,但雨和雾是不一起来的。Acrosstheriver,onHenryAllen'sfoothillranchtherewaslittleworktobedone,forthehaywascutandstoredandtheorchardswereploweduptoreceivetheraindeeplywhenitshouldcome.Thecattleonthehighe
6、rslopeswerebecomingshaggyandrough-coated.河对岸亨利·埃伦家位于丘陵上的农场里已经没什么活计了:干草都收割过并存放了起来,果园业已深翻过,好等到有雨的时候浇个透底墒。高处山坡上的牛变得毛皮杂乱粗糙。ElisaAllen,workinginherflowergarden,lookeddownacrosstheyardandsawHenry,herhusband,talkingtotwomeninbusinesssuits.Thethreeofthemstoodbythetractorshed,each
7、manwithonefootonthesideofthelittleFordson.Theysmokedcigarettesandstudiedthemachineastheytalked.伊利莎·埃伦正在花园里干活儿,穿过院子朝远处望时,她看见丈夫亨利正在与两个身着工作服的人交谈。三个人都站在拖拉机棚边上,一只脚蹬在那辆小型福特牌拖拉机的一侧。说话的时候,他们边抽着烟,边打量拖拉机。Elisawatchedthemforamomentandthenwentbacktoherwork.Shewasthirty-five.Herfacewa
8、sleanandstrongandhereyeswereasclearaswater.Herfigurelookedblockedandheavyinhergardeningcostume,a
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