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芒果街上的小屋英文

Chapter

Hairs

Everybodyinourfamilyhasdifferenthair.MyPapa'shairislikeabroom,allupintheair.Andme,myhairislazy.Itneverobeysbarrettesorbands.Carlos'hairisthickandstraight.Hedoesn'tneedtocombit.Nenny'shairisslippery——slidesoutofyourhand.AndKiki,whoistheyoungest,hashairlikefur.

Butmymother'shair,mymother'shair,likelittlerosettes,likelittlecandycirclesallcurlyandprettybecauseshepinneditinpincurlsallday,sweettoputyournoseintowhensheisholdingyou,holdingyouandyoufeelsafe,isthewarmsmellofbreadbeforeyoubakeit,isthesmellwhenshemakesroomforyouonhersideofthebedstillwarmwithherskin,andyousleepnearher,therainoutsidefallingandPapasnoring.Thesnoring,therain,andMama'shairthatsmellslikebread.

Chapter2Darius&TheClouds

Youcanneverhavetoomuchsky.Youcanfallasleepandwakeupdrunkonsky,andskycankeepyousafewhenyouaresad.Herethereistoomuchsadnessandnotenoughsky.Butterfliestooarefewandsoareflowersandmostthingsthatarebeautiful.Still,wetakewhatwecangetandmakethebestofit.

Darius,whodoesn'tlikeschool,whoissometimesstupidandmostlyafool,saidsomethingwisetoday,thoughmostdayshesaysnothing.Darius,whochasesgirlswithfirecrackersorastickthattouchedaratandthinkshe'stough,todaypointedupbecausetheworldwasfullofclouds,thekindlikepillows.

Youallseethatcloud,thatfatonethereDariussaid,SeethatWhereThatonenexttotheonethatlooklikepopcorn.Thatonethere.Seethat.That'sGod,Dariussaid.Godsomebodylittleasked.God,hesaid,andmadeitsimple.

Chapter3FourSkinnyTrees

Theyaretheonlyoneswhounderstandme.Iamtheonlyonewhounderstandsthem.Fourskinnytreeswithskinnynecksandpointyelbowslikemine.Fourwhodonotbelongherebutarehere.Fourraggedyexcusesplantedbythecity.Fromourroomwecanhearthem,butNennyjustsleepsanddoesn'tappreciatethesethings.

Theirstrengthissecret.Theysendferociousrootsbeneaththeground.Theygrowupandtheygrowdownandgrabtheearthbetweentheirhairytoesandbitetheskywithviolentteethandneverquittheiranger.Thisishowtheykeep.Letoneforgethisreasonforbeing,they'dalldroopliketulipsinaglass,eachwiththeirarmsaroundtheother.Keep,keep,keep,treessaywhenIsleep.Theyteach.

WhenIamtoosadandtooskinnytokeepkeeping,whenIamatinythingagainstsomanybricks,thenitisIlookattrees.Whenthereisnothinglefttolookatonthisstreet.Fourwhogrewdespiteconcrete.Fourwhoreachanddonotforgettoreach.Fourwhoseonlyreasonistobeandbe.

Chapter4CathyQueenofCats

Cathywhoisqueenofcatshascatsandcatsandcats.Babycats,bigcats,skinnycats,sickcats.Catsasleeplikelittledonuts.Catsontopoftherefrigerator.Catstakingawalkonthedinnertable.Herhouseislikecatheaven.

Youwantafriend,shesays.Okay,I'llbeyourfriend.ButonlytillnextTuesday.That'swhenwemoveaway.Gotto.ThenasifsheforgotIjustmovedin,shesaystheneighborhoodisgettingbad.

Cathy'sfatherwillhavetoflytoFranceonedayandfindhergreatgreatdistantgrandcousinonherfather'ssideandinheritthefamilyhouse.HowdoIknowthisissoShetoldmeso.Inthemeantimethey'lljusthavetomovealittlefarthernorthfromMangoStreet,alittlefartherawayeverytimepeoplelikeuskeepmovingin.

Chapter5Ahouseofmyown

Notaflat.Notanapartmentinback.Notaman'shouse.Notadaddy's.Ahouseallmyown.Withmyporchandmypillow,myprettypurplepetunias.Mybooksandmystories.Mytwoshoeswaitingbesidethebed.Nobodytoshakeastickat.Nobody'sgarbagetopickupafter.Onlyahousequietassnow,aspaceformyselftogo,cleanaspaperbeforethepoem.

Chapter7TheHouseonMangoStreet1

Wedidn'talwaysliveonMangoStreet.BeforethatwelivedonLoomisonthethirdfloor,andbeforethatwelivedonKeeler.BeforeKeeleritwasPaulina,andbeforethatIcan'tremember.ButwhatIremembermostismovingalot.Eachtimeitseemedthere'dbeonemoreofus.BythetimewegottoMangoStreetweweresix——Mama,Papa,Carlos,Kiki,mysisterNennyandme.ThehouseonMangoStreetisours,andwedon'thavetopayrenttoanybody,orsharetheyardwiththepeopledownstairs,orbecarefulnottomaketoomuchnoise,andthereisn'talandlordbangingontheceilingwithabroom.Butevenso,it'snotthehousewe'dthoughtwe'dget.WehadtoleavetheflatonLoomisquick.Thewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn'tfixthembecausethehousewastooold.Wehadtoleavefast.Wewereusingthewashroomnextdoorandcarryingwateroverinemptymilkgallons.That'swhyMamaandPapalookedforahouse,andthat'swhywemovedintothehouseonMangoStreet,faraway,ontheothersideoftown.

Chapter8TheHouseonMangoStreet2

Theyalwaystoldusthatonedaywewouldmoveintoahouse,arealthatwouldbeoursforalwayssowewouldn'thavetomoveeachyear.Andourhousewouldhaverunningwaterandpipesthatworked.Andinsideitwouldhaverealstairs,nothallwaystair

Chapter9TheHouseonMangoStreet3

ButthehouseonMangoStreetisnotthewaytheytolditatall.It'ssmallandredwithtightstepsinfrontandwindowssosmallyou'dthinktheywereholdingtheirbreath.Bricksarecrumblinginplaces,andthefrontdoorissoswollenyouhavetopushhardtogetin.Thereisnofrontyard,onlyfourlittleelmsthecityplantedbythecurb.Ourbackisasmallgarageforthecarwedon'townyetandasmallyardthatlookssmallerbetweenthetwobuildingsoneitherside.Therearestairsinourhouse,butthey'reordinaryhallwaystairs,andthehousehasonlyonewashroom.Everybodyhastoshareabedroom—MamaandPapa,CarlosandKiki,meandNenny.

Chapter10TheHouseonMangoStreet4

OncewhenwewerelivingonLoomis,anunfrommyschoolpassedbyandsawmeplayingoutfront.TheLaundromatdownstairshadbeenboardedupbecauseithadbeenrobbedtwodaysbeforeandtheownerhadpaintedonthewoodYESWE'REOPENsoasnotlosebusiness.

You

WheredoyouliveSheasked.There,Isaidpointinguptothethirdfloor.livethere

There.Ihadtolooktowhereshepointedthethirdfloor,thepaintpeeling,

woodenbarsPapahadnailedonthewindowssowewouldn'tfallout.YoulivethereThewayshesaiditmademefeellikenothing.There.Ilivedthere.Inodded.

IknewthenIhadtohavetohouse.Arealhouse.OneIcouldpointto.butthisisn'tit.ThehouseonMangoStreetisn'tit.Forthetimebeing,Mamasays.Temporary,saysPapa.ButIknowhowthosethingsgo.

Chapter11Theboysandgirls1

Theboysandthegirlsliveinseparateworld.Theboysintheiruniverseandweinours.Mybrothersforexample.They'vegotplentytosaytomeandNennyinsidethehouse.Butoutsidetheycan'tbeseentalkingtogirls.CarlosandKikiareeachotherbestfriend…not

ours.

Nennyistooyoungtobemyfriend.She'sjustmysisterandthatwasnotmyfault.Youdon'tpickyoursisters,youjustgetthemandsometimestheycomelikeNenny.Chapter12Theboysandgirls2

Shecan'tplaywiththoseVargaskidsorshe'llturnourjustlikethem.Andsinceshecomesrightafterme,sheismyresponsibility.

SomedayIwillhaveabestfriendallmyown.OneIcantellmysecretsto.Onewhowillunderstandmyjokeswithoutmyhavingtoexplainthem.UntilthenIamaredballoon,aballoontiedtoananchor.

Chapter13Myname1

InEnglishmynamemeanshope.InSpanishitmeanstoomanyletters.Itmeanssadness,itmeanswaiting.Itislikethenumbernine.Amuddycolor.ItistheMexicanrecordsmyfatherplaysonSundaymorningswhenheisshaving,songslikesobbing.

Itwasmygreat-grandmother'snameandnowitismine.Shewasahorsewomantoo,bornlikemeintheChineseyearofhorse—whichissupposedtobebadluckifyou'rebornfemale—butIthinkthisisaChineseliebecausetheChinese,liketheMexicans,don'tliketheirwomenstrong.

Mygreat-grandmother.Iwould'velikedtohaveknownher,awildhorseofawoman,sowildshewouldn'tmarry.Untilmygreat-grandfatherthrewasackoverherheadandcarriedheroff.Justthat,asifshewereafancychandelier.That'sthewayhedidit.

Chapter14Myname2

Andthestorygoessheneverforgavehim.Shelookedoutthewindowherwholelife,thewaysomanywomensittheirsadnessonanelbow.Iwonderifshemadethebestwithwhatshegotorwasshedorybecauseshecouldn'tbeallthethingsshewantedtobe.Esperanza.Ihaveinheritedhername,butIdon'twanttoinheritherplacebythewindow.

Atschooltheysaymynamefunnyasifthesyllablesweremadeoutoftinandhurttheroofofyourmouth.ButinSpanishmynameismadeoutofasoftersomething,likesilver,notquiteasthickassister'sname—Magdalena——whichisuglierthanmine.MagdalenawhoatleastcancomehomeandbecomeNenny.ButIamalwaysEsperanza.

Iwouldliketobaptizemyselfunderanewname,anamemoreliketherealme,theonenobodysee.EsperanzaasLasiandraorMaritzaorZezetheX.Yes.somethinglikeZezetheXwilldo.

Chapter15CathyQueenofCats1

Shesays,IamthegreatgreatgrandcousinofthequeenofFrance.Shelivesupstairs,overthere,nextdoortoJoethebaby-grabber.Keepawayfromhim,shesays.Heisfullofdanger.BennyandBlancaownthecornerstore.They'reokayexceptdon'tleanonthecandycounter.Twogirlsraggedyasratsliveacrossthestreet.Youdon'twanttoknowthem.Ednaistheladywhoownsthebuildingnexttoyou.Sheusedtoownabuildingbigasawhale,butherbrothe