高级英语第一册修订本第12课Lesson12 The Loons原文和翻译Word文档格式.docx
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discardedcartypes,ramshackle
chickencoops,tangledstrandsof
barbedwireandrustytincans.
2、TheTonnerreswereFrenchhalf
breeds,andamongthemselvesthey
spokeapatoisthatwasneitherCree
norFrench.TheirEnglishwasbroken
andfullofobscenities.Theydidnot
belongamongtheCreeofthe
GallopingMountainreservation,
furthernorth,andtheydidnot
belongamongtheScots-Irishand
UkrainiansofManawaka,either.
Theywere,asmyGrandmother
MacLeodwouldhaveputit,neither
flesh,fowl,norgoodsaltherring.
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Whentheirmenwerenotworkingat
oddjobsorassectionhandsonthe
C.P.R.theylivedonrelief.Inthe
summers,oneoftheTonnerre
youngsters,withafacethatseemed
totallyunfamiliarwithlaughter,
wouldknockatthedoorsofthe
town'
sbrickhousesandofferforsale
alard-pailfullofbruisedwild
strawberries,andifhegotasmuch
asaquarterhewouldgrabthecoin
andrunbeforethecustomerhad
timetochangehermind.Sometimes
oldJules,orhissonLazarus,would
getmixedupinaSaturday-night
brawl,andwouldhitoutatwhoever
wasnearestorhowldrunkenly
amongtheoffendedshopperson
MainStreet,andthentheMountie
wouldputthemforthenightinthe
barredcellunderneaththeCourt
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House,andthenextmorningthey
wouldbequietagain.
3、PiquetteTonnerre,the
daughterofLazarus,wasinmyclass
atschool.ShewasolderthanI,but
shehadfailedseveralgrades,
perhapsbecauseherattendancehad
alwaysbeensporadicandher
interestinschoolworknegligible.
Partofthereasonshehadmisseda
lotofschoolwasthatshehadhad
tuberculosisofthebone,andhad
oncespentmanymonthsinhospital.
Iknewthisbecausemyfatherwas
thedoctorwhohadlookedafterher.
Hersicknesswasalmosttheonly
thingIknewabouther,however.
Otherwise,sheexistedformeonlyas
avaguelyembarrassingpresence,
withherhoarsevoiceandherclumsy
limpingwalkandhergrimycotton
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dressesthatwerealwaysmilestoo
long.Iwasneitherfriendlynor
unfriendlytowardsher.Shedwelt
andmovedsomewherewithinmy
scopeofvision,butIdidnotactually
noticeherverymuchuntilthat
peculiarsummerwhenIwaseleven.
4、Idon'
tknowwhattodoabout
thatkid.myfathersaidatdinner
oneevening.PiquetteTonnerre,I
mean.Thedamnbone'
sflaredup
again.I'
vehadherinhospitalfor
quiteawhilenow,andit'
sunder
controlallright,butIhatelikethe
dickenstosendherhomeagain.
5、Couldn'
tyouexplaintoher
motherthatshehastorestalot?
my
mothersaid.
6、Themother'
snottheremy
fatherreplied.Shetookoffafew
yearsback.Can'
tsayIblameher.
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Piquettecooksforthem,andshe
saysLazaruswouldneverdo
anythingforhimselfaslongasshe'
s
there.Anyway,Idon'
tthinkshe'
d
takemuchcareofherself,onceshe
gotback.She'
sonlythirteen,afterall.
Beth,Iwasthinking—Whatabout
takingheruptoDiamondLakewith
usthissummer?
Acoupleofmonths
restwouldgivethatboneamuch
betterchance.
7、Mymotherlookedstunned.
8、ButEwen--whatabout
RoddieandVanessa?
9、She'
snotcontagious,my
fathersaid.Anditwouldbe
companyforVanessa.
10、Ohdear,mymothersaidin
distress,I'
llbetanythingshehas
nitsinherhair.
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11、ForPete'
ssake,myfather
saidcrossly,doyouthinkMatron
wouldletherstayinthehospitalfor
allthistimelikethat?
Don'
tbesilly,
Beth.
12、GrandmotherMacLeod,her
delicatelyfeaturedfaceasrigidasa
cameo,nowbroughthermauve
-veinedhandstogetherasthough
shewereabouttobeginprayer.
13、Ewen,ifthathalfbreed
youngstercomesalongtoDiamond
Lake,I'
mnotgoing,sheannounced.
I'
llgotoMorag'
sforthesummer.
14、Ihadtroubleinstiflingmy
urgetolaugh,formymother
brightenedvisiblyandquicklytried
tohideit.Ifitcametoachoice
betweenGrandmotherMacLeodand
Piquette,Piquettewouldwinhands
down,nitsornot.
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15、Itmightbequiteniceforyou,
atthat,shemused.Youhaven'
t
seenMoragforoverayear,andyou
mightenjoybeinginthecityfora
while.Well,Ewendear,youdowhat
youthinkbest.Ifyouthinkitwould
doPiquettesomegood,thenwe'
II
begladtohaveher,aslongasshe
behavesherself.
16、Soithappenedthatseveral
weekslater,whenweallpiledinto
myfather'
soldNash,surroundedby
suitcasesandboxesofprovisions
andtoysformyten-month-old
brother,Piquettewaswithusand
GrandmotherMacLeod,miraculously,
wasnot.Myfatherwouldonlybe
stayingatthecottageforacoupleof
weeks,forhehadtogetbacktohis
practice,buttherestofuswouldstay
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atDiamondLakeuntiltheendof
August.
17、Ourcottagewasnotnamed,
asmanywere,DewDropInnor
Bide-a-Wee,orBonnieDoon”.The
signontheroadwayboreinaustere
lettersonlyourname,MacLeod.It
wasnotalargecottage,butitwason
thelakefront.Youcouldlookoutthe
windowsandsee,throughthe
filigreeofthesprucetrees,thewater
glisteninggreenlyasthesuncaught
it.Allaroundthecottagewereferns,
andsharp-branched
raspberrybushes,andmossthathad
grownoverfallentreetrunks,Ifyou
lookedcarefullyamongtheweeds
andgrass,youcouldfindwild
strawberryplantswhichwerein
whiteflowernowandinanother
monthwouldbearfruit,thefragrant
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globeshanginglikeminiaturescarlet
lanternsonthethinhairystems.The
twogreysquirrelswerestillthere,
gossipingatusfromthetallspruce
besidethecottage,andbytheendof
thesummertheywouldagainbe
tameenoughtotakepiecesofcrust
frommyhands.Thebroad
mooseantlersthathungabovethe
backdoorwerealittlemorebleached
andfissuredafterthewinter,but
otherwiseeverythingwasthesame.
Iracedjoyfullyaroundmykingdom,
greetingalltheplacesIhadnotseen
forayear.Mybrother,Roderick,who
hadnotbeenbornwhenwewere
herelastsummer,satonthecarrug
inthesunshineandexamineda
brownsprucecone,meticulously
turningitroundandroundinhis
smallandcurioushands.Mymother
andfathertotedtheluggagefromcar
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tocottage,exclaimingoverhowwell
theplacehadwintered,nobroken
windows,thankgoodness,no
apparentdamagefromstormfelled
branchesorsnow.
18、OnlyafterIhadfinished
lookingarounddidInoticePiquette.
Shewassittingontheswingher
lamelegheldstifflyout,andher
otherfootscuffingthegroundasshe
swungslowlybackandforth.Her
longhairhungblackandstraight
aroundhershoulders,andherbroad
coarse-featuredfaceboreno
expression--itwasblank,asthough
shenolongerdweltwithinherown
skull,asthoughshehadgone
elsewhere.Iapproachedhervery
hesitantly.
19、Wanttocomeandplay?
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20、Piquettelookedatmewitha
suddenflashofscorn.
21、Iain'
takid,shesaid.
22、Wounded,Istampedangrily
away,swearingIwouldnotspeakto
herfortherestofthesummer.Inthe
daysthatfollowed,however,
Piquettebegantointerestme,andl
begantowanttointeresther.My
reasonsdidnotappearbizarretome.
Unlikelyasitmayseem,Ihadonly
justrealisedthattheTonnerrefamily,
whomIhadalwaysheardCalledhalf
breeds,wereactuallyIndians,oras
nearasmadenodifference.My
acquaintancewithIndianswasnot
expensive.Ididnotrememberever
havingseenarealIndian,andmy
newawarenessthatPiquettesprang
fromthepeopleofBigBearand
Poundmaker,ofTecumseh,ofthe
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IroquoiswhohadeatenFather
Bré
beuf'
sheart--allthisgaveheran
instantattractioninmyeyes.Iwas
devotedreaderofPaulineJohnsonat
thisage,andsometimeswouldorate
aloudandinanexaltedvoice,West
Wind,blowfromyourprairienest,
Blowfromthemountains,blowfrom
thewest--andsoon.Itseemedtome
thatPiquettemustbeinsomewaya
daughteroftheforest,akindof
juniorprophetessofthewilds,who
mightimparttome,ifItooktheright
approach,someofthesecretswhich
sheundoubtedlyknew--wherethe
whippoorwillmadehernest,howthe
coyoterearedheryoung,or
whateveritwasthatitsaidin
Hiawatha.
23、IsetaboutgainingPiquette'
trust.Shewasnotallowedtogo
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swimming,withherbadleg,butI
managedtolureherdowntothe
beach--orrather,shecamebecause
therewasnothingelsetodo.The
waterwasalwaysicy,forthelake
wasfedby
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