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江苏省响水中学高中英语美文阅读TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

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TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

1Huckintrouble

Youdon'tknowaboutmeifyouhaven'treadabookcalledTheAdventuresofTomSawyer．MrMarkTwainwrotethebookandmostofitistrue．Inthatbookrobbersstolesomemoneyandhiditinaverysecretplaceinthewoods．ButTomSawyerandIfoundit，andafterthatwewererich．Wegotsixthousanddollarseach-allgold．

InthosedaysIneverhadahomeorwenttoschoollikeTomandalltheotherboysinStPetersburg．Popwasalwaysdrunk，andhemovedaroundalot，sohewasn'taverygoodfather．Butitdidn'tmattertome．Isleptinthestreetsorinthewoods，andIcoulddowhatIwanted，whenIwanted．Itwasafinelife．

Whenwegotallthatmoney，TomandIwerefamousforawhile．JudgeThatcher，whowasanimportantmaninourtown，keptmymoneyinthebankforme．AndtheWidowDouglastookmetoliveinherhouseandsaidIcouldbeherson．Shewasveryniceandkind，butitwasahardlifebecauseIhadtowearnewclothesandbegoodallthetime．

Intheend，Iputonmyoldclothesandranaway．ButTomcameaftermeandsaidthatIhadtogoback，butthatIcouldbeinhisgangofrobbers．So，Iwentback，andthewidowcriedandIhadtoputonthosenewclothesagain．Ididn'tlikeitatall．Hersister，MissWatson，livedtheretoo．Shewasal-wayssaying，'Don'tputyourfeetthere，Huckleberry，'and'Don'tdothat，Huckleberry．'Itwasterrible．

WhenIwentuptobedthatnight，Isatdowninachairbythewindow．Isatthereagoodlongtime，andIwasreallyunhappy．ButjustaftermidnightIheard'mee－yow！

mee－yow！

'outside．Verysoftly，Ianswered，'mee－yow！

mee－yor！

'Quietly，Iputoutthelightandgotoutthroughthewindow．Inthetrees，TomSawyerwaswaitingforme．

Wewentthroughthetreestotheendofthewidow'sgarden．Soonwewereontopofahillontheothersideofthehouse．Belowuswecouldseetheriverandthetown．Oneortwolightswerestillon，buteverythingwasquiet．WewentdownthehillandfoundJoeHarper，BenRogersandtwoorthreemoreoftheboys．ThenTomtookusdowntheriverbyboattohissecretplace，whichwasacavedeepinthesideofahill．Whenwegotthere，Tomtoldusallhisplan．

'Now，we'llhavethisgangofrobbers，'hesaid，'andwe'llcallitTomSawyer'sGang．Ifsomebodyhurtsoneofus，theotherswillkillhimandhisfamily．Andifaboyfromthegangtellsotherpeopleoursecrets，we'llkillhimandhisfamily，too．'

Weallthoughtthiswaswonderful，andwewroteournamesinbloodfromourfingers．ThenBenRogerssaid，'Now，what'stheganggoingtodo？

'

'Nothing，'repliedTom．'Justrobandkill．Westoppeopleontheroad，andwekillthem，andtaketheirmoneyandthings．Butwecankeepafewofthepeople，andthentheirfriendscanpaymoneytogetthemback．That'swhattheydointhestoriesinbooks．'

ButBenwasn'thappy．'Whataboutwomen？

'heasked．'Dowekillthem，too?

'

'Oh，no，'Tomanswered．'We'reverynicetothem，andtheyallloveus，andtheydon'twanttogohome．'

'Thenthecavewillbefullofwomen，andpeoplewaiting，andwe'llhavetowatchthemallnight…'

'We'llallgohomenow，'Tomsaid，'andwe'llmeetnextweek，andwe'llkillsomebodyandrobsomebody．'

BenwantedtobeginonSunday，buttheotherssaidno．ItwasbadtokillandrobonaSunday．

MyclotheswereverydirtyandIwasverytiredwhenIgotback．Ofcourse，thenextmorningMissWatsonwasangrywithmebecauseofmydirtyclothes，butthewidowjustlookedunhappy．Soonafterthatwestoppedplayingrobbersbecauseweneverrobbedpeopleandweneverkilledthem．

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Timewentonandwintercame．IwenttoschoolmostofthetimeandIwaslearningtoreadandwritealittle．Itwasn'ttoobad，andthewidowwaspleasedwithme．MissWatsonhadaslave，anoldmancalledJim，andheandIweregoodfriends．IoftensattalkingtoJim，butIstilldidn'tlikelivinginahouseandsleepinginabed．

Then，onemorning，therewassomenewsnowonthegroundandoutsidethebackgardenIcouldseefootprintsinthesnow．Iwentouttolookatthemmorecarefully．TheywerePop'sfootprints！

Aminutelater，IwasrunningdownthehilltoJudgeThatcher'shouse．Whenheopenedthedoor，Icried，'Sir，Iwantyoutotakeallmymoney．Iwanttogiveittoyou．'

Helookedsurprised．'Why，what'sthem

atter？

'

'Please，sir，takeit！

Don'taskmewhy！

'

Intheendhesaid，'Well，youcansellittome，then．'AndhegavemeadollarandIwrotemynameonapieceofpaperforhim．

ThatnightwhenIwentuptomyroom，Popwassittingthere，waitingforme！

Isawthatthewindowwasopen，sothatwashowhegotin．

Hewasalmostfiftyandhelookedold．Hishairwaslonganddirtyandhisfacewasaterriblewhitecolour．Hisclotheswereoldanddirty，too，andtwoofhistoeswerecomingthroughhisshoe．Helookedatmealloverforalongtime，andthenhesaid，'Well，justlookatthoseClean，tidyclothes！

Andtheysayyoucanreadandwritenow．Whosaidyoucouldgotoschool？

'

'Thewidow…'Ibegan．

'Oh，shedid，didshe？

Well，youcanforgetaboutschool．Ican'treadandyourmothercouldn'tread；nooneinourfamilycouldreadbeforetheydied，sowhodoyouthinkyouare？

Goon，takethatbookandreadtome！

'

Ibegantoread，buthehitthebookanditflewoutofmyhand，acrosstheroom．Thenheshouted，'Theysayyou'rerich—how'sthat？

'

'Itisn'ttrue！

'

'Yougivemethatmoney！

Iwantit．Getitformetomorrow！

'

Ihaven'tgotanymoney．AskJudgeThatcher．He'lltellyou．Ihaven'tgotanymoney．'

'Well，givemewhatyou'vegotinyourpocketnow．Comeon，giveittome！

'

'I'veonlygotadollar，andIwantthatto…'

'Giveittome，doyouhear？

'

Hetookit，andthenhesaidhewasgoingouttogetadrink．Whenhewasoutsidethewindow，heputhisheadbackinandshouted，'Andstopgoingtothatschool，oryouknowwhatyou'llget！

'

Thenextdayhewasdrunk，andhewenttoJudgeThatchertogetmymoney．Thejudgewouldn'tgiveittohim．ButPopdidn'tstoptryingandeveryfewdaysIgottwoorthreedollarsfromthejudgetostopPopfromhittingme．ButwhenPophadmoney，hegotdrunka

gainandmadetroubleintown．Hewasalwayscomingtothewidow'shouse，andshegotangryandtoldhimtostayaway．ThenPopgotreallyangryandonedayhecaughtmeandtookmealongwayuptheriverinaboat．IhadtostaywithhiminahutinthewoodsandIcouldn'tgooutbymyself．Hewatchedmeallthetime．Thewidow

sentamantofindmeandbringmehome，butPopwentafterhimwithagun，andthemanranaway．

2Huckescapesandfindsafriend

Mostlyitwasalazy，comfortablekindoflife，butafterabouttwomonthsPopbegantohitmetoomuchwithhisstick．Heoftenwentawayintotowntoo，andthenhealwayslockedmeinthehut．OncehewasawayforthreedaysandIthoughtIwasnevergoingtogetoutagain．

Whenhecamebackthattime，hewasdrunkandangry．Hewantedmymoney，butJudgeThatcherwouldn'tgiveittohim．Thejudgewantedtosendmetolivewiththewidowagain，Poptoldme．Iwasn'tverypleasedaboutthat．Ididn'twanttogobackthere．

SoIdecidedtoescapeandgodowntheriverandliveinthewoodssomewhere．WhenPopwasout，Ibegantocutaholeinthewoodenwallofthehut．Inafewdays，whentheholewasbigger，Icouldtakethewoodcut，escapethroughthehole，andputthewoodback．

OnemorningPopsentmedowntotherivertocatchsomefishforbreakfast．Tomysurprise，therewasacanoeinthewaterandtherewasnooneinit．Immediately，Ijumpedintotheriverandbroughtthecanoetotheside．ItwasluckythatPopdidn'tseeme，andIdecidedtohidethecanoeundersometreesanduseitwhenIescaped．

Thatafternoon，Poplockedmeinandwentofftotown．'Hewon'tbebacktonight，'Ithought，soIbegantoworkhardatmyhole．SoonIcouldgetoutthroughit，andIcarriedfoodanddrinkandPop'sgundowntothecanoe．ThenIputbackthewoodtohidethehole，tookthegunandwentintothewoods．ThereIshotawildpigandtookitbacktothehutwithme．Next，Ibrokedownthedoorwithanaxe．Icarriedthepigintothehutandputsomeofitsbloodontheground．ThenIputsomebigstonesinasackandpulleditalongbehindmetotheriver．Lastofall，Iputsomebloodandsomeofmyhairontheaxe．IlefttheaxeinacornerofthehutandItookthepigdowntotheriver．

'Theywon'tknowit'sonlyapigintheriver，'Isaidtomyself．'They'llthinkit'sme．'

ThenItookthecanoeandwentdowntherivertoJackson'sIsland．Bythenitwasnearlydark，soIhidthecanoeundersometreesandwenttosleep．

Itwasaftereighto'clockwhenIwokeupthenextdayandthesunwashighinthesky．IwaswarmandcomfortableandIdidn'twanttogetup．Suddenly，Iheardanoiseuptheriver．Carefully，Ilookedthroughthetrees，andIsawaboatfullofpeople．TherewasPop，JudgeThatcher，TomSawyerandhisAuntPollyandhisbrotherSid，andlotsofothers．Theywerelookingformybodyintheriver．Iwatchedthem，buttheydidn'tseeme，andintheendth

eywentaway．Iknewthatnobodywasgoingtocomeandlookformeagain．Ifoundagoodplaceunderthetreestosleepandtoputmythings．ThenIcaughtafishandcookeditoverafire．

Ilivedlikethatforthreedays，andthenIdecidedtohavealookroundtheisland．SoIwentintothewoods．'Thisismyisland，'Ithought．'I'mtheonlypersononit．'

Suddenly，justinfrontofme，Isawafire，anditwasstillsmoking．Therewassomebodyonmyisland！

Ididn'twait．Iturnedandwentstraightback．ButIcouldn'tsleep．Afteratime，Isaidtomyself，'Ican'tlivelike