文檔綜合英語(yǔ)五Unit1.The-forth-of-July

THEFOURTHOFJULY/AudreLordeThefirsttimeIwenttoWashingtonD.C.wasontheedgeofthesummerwhenIwassupposedtostopbeingachild.Atleastthat'swhattheysaidtousallatgraduationfromtheeighthgrade.MysisterPhyllisgraduatedatthesametimefromhighschool.Idon'tknowwhatshewassupposedtostopbeing.Butasgraduationpresentsforusboth,thewholefamilytookaFourthofJulytriptoWashingtonD.C.,thefabledandfamouscapitalofourcountry.我第一次去華盛頓是在那年剛?cè)胂?，這個(gè)夏天也是我從此告別孩提時(shí)代的開始。至少，這是他們?cè)谖覀儼四昙?jí)畢業(yè)時(shí)對(duì)大家這么說(shuō)的。我的姐姐菲利絲同時(shí)從高中畢業(yè)。我不清楚她應(yīng)該告別什么階段。不過(guò)，作為給我們倆畢業(yè)的禮物，全家人于七月四日赴華盛頓旅游，前往我們國(guó)家寓言般的、聞名遐邇的首都。ItwasthefirsttimeI'deverbeenonarailroadtrainduringtheday.WhenIwaslittle,andweusedtogototheConnecticutshore,wealwayswentatnightonthemilktrain,becauseitwascheaper.那是我第一次大白天乘火車。小時(shí)候，我們常去康涅狄格海邊，我們總是晚上搭乘運(yùn)送牛奶的火車，因?yàn)檐嚻备阋?。Preparationswereintheairaroundourhousebeforeschoolwasevenover.Wepackedforaweek.Thereweretwoverylargesuitcasesthatmyfathercarried,andaboxfilledwithfood.Infact,myfirsttriptoWashingtonwasamobilefeast;Istartedeatingassoonaswewerecomfortablyensconcedinourseats,anddidnotstopuntilsomewhereafterPhiladelphia.IrememberitwasPhiladelphiabecauseIwasdisappointednottohavepassedbytheLibertyBell.早在放假前，家里就洋溢著準(zhǔn)備出發(fā)的氣氛。我們打包就花了一個(gè)星期。有兩個(gè)很大的箱子，是爸爸拿的，還有一個(gè)裝滿食品的盒子。事實(shí)上，我的那第一次前往華盛頓的旅途是個(gè)流動(dòng)的宴席；舒舒服服地在座位上剛坐下來(lái)，我就開吃了，一直吃到火車抵達(dá)費(fèi)城附近的地方。我記得那是費(fèi)城，是因?yàn)闆](méi)有路過(guò)自由大鐘而感到失望的緣故。Mymotherhadroastedtwochickensandcutthemupintodaintybite-sizepieces.Shepackedslicesofbrownbreadandbutter,andgreenpepperandcarrotsticks.Therewerelittleviolentlyyellowicedcakeswithscallopededgescalled"marigolds,"thatcamefromCushman'sBakery.Therewasaspicebunandrock-cakesfromNewton's,theWestIndianbakeryacrossLenoxAvenuefromSt.Mark'sschool,andicedteainawrappedmayonnaisejar.Thereweresweetpicklesforusanddillpicklesformyfather,andpeacheswiththefuzzstillonthem,individuallywrappedtokeepthemfrombruising.And,forneatness,therewerepilesofnapkinsandalittletinboxwithawashclothdampenedwithrosewaterandglycerineforwipingstickymouths.我媽媽烤了兩只雞，還將它們很漂亮地切成一口一塊那么大小。她帶了黑面包片、黃油、青椒和胡蘿卜條；還有那邊上點(diǎn)綴著叫做“萬(wàn)壽菊”的有點(diǎn)兒黃黃的冰鎮(zhèn)蛋糕，是從庫(kù)什曼面包房買來(lái)的。有在牛頓店里買來(lái)的辣面包卷和硬餅，就是在倫諾克斯大街圣馬可學(xué)校對(duì)面的那家西部印第安面包房。有包裹得好好的灌在色拉醬瓶里的冰茶。有給我們吃的甜泡菜，有給爸爸吃的小茴香泡菜，還有長(zhǎng)著絨毛的桃子，每一只都分開來(lái)包，以免碰傷。此外，為了整潔，還有一沓沓的餐巾，一塊放在小鐵（錫）盒子里浸泡著玫瑰水和甘油的小毛巾，擦黏糊糊的嘴巴用的。IwantedtoeatinthediningcarbecauseIhadreadallaboutthem,butmymotherremindedmefortheumpteenthtimethatdiningcarfoodalwayscosttoomuchmoneyandbesides,younevercouldtellwhosehandshadbeenplayingalloverthatfood,norwherethosesamehandshadbeenjustbefore.MymothernevermentionedthatBlackpeoplewerenotallowedintorailroaddiningcarsheadedsouthin1947.Asusual,whatevermymotherdidnotlikeandcouldnotchange,sheignored.Perhapsitwouldgoaway,deprivedofherattention.我想要到餐車去吃飯，因?yàn)槲议喿x過(guò)這方面的內(nèi)容。但是，媽媽已經(jīng)無(wú)數(shù)次地提醒過(guò)我，在餐車?yán)锍燥堃ê芏噱X，而且還不知道那些吃的東西出自于什么人的手，也不知道那雙手剛碰過(guò)什么東西。媽媽從來(lái)不提及，1947年開往南方的火車上，黑人是不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)餐車的。一如既往，凡是媽媽不喜歡的東西和不能改變的事情，她一概不予理睬。也許因?yàn)榈貌坏剿年P(guān)注，這種事情就會(huì)消失。IlearnedlaterthatPhyllis'shighschoolseniorclasstriphadbeentoWashington,butthenunshadgivenherbackherdepositinprivate,explainingtoherthattheclass,allofwhomwerewhite,exceptPhyllis,wouldbestayinginahotelwherePhyllis"wouldnotbehappy,"meaning,Daddyexplainedtoher,alsoinprivate,thattheydidnotrentroomstoNegroes."Westilltakeamong-youtoWashington,ourselves,"myfatherhadavowed,"andnotjustforanovernightinsomemeaslyfleabaghotel."我后來(lái)獲悉，菲利絲高三班級(jí)的旅游也是去華盛頓，但是那幾個(gè)嬤嬤悄悄地把她交的預(yù)付款退還給她，對(duì)她解釋說(shuō)，除了她，全班都是白人學(xué)生。他們要待在一家旅館里，菲利絲在那兒會(huì)“不開心的”，意思是說(shuō)他們不租房間給黑人，爸爸也是這么悄悄地對(duì)她解釋的?！拔覀冞€是要帶你們?nèi)トA盛頓的，我們自己去，”爸爸信誓旦旦，“而且遠(yuǎn)不止住在便宜骯臟的旅館里待一個(gè)晚上?！盜nWashingtonD.C.,wehadonelargeroomwithtwodoublebedsandanextracotforme.Itwasaback-streethotelthatbelongedtoafriendofmyfather'swhowasinrealestate,andIspentthewholenextdayafterMasssquintingupattheLincolnMemorialwhereMarianAndersonhadsungaftertheD.A.R.refusedtoallowhertosingintheirauditoriumbecauseshewasBlack.Orbecauseshewas"Colored",myfathersaidashetoldusthestory.Exceptthatwhatheprobablysaidwas"Negro",becauseforhistimes,myfatherwasquiteprogressive.在華盛頓，我們有一間大房間，兩張雙人床，外加一張給我的兒童床。那是一家位于后街的旅館，店主是爸爸的朋友，此人從事房地產(chǎn)業(yè)。第二天做完彌撒之后，我便一整天瞇起眼睛抬頭仰望林肯紀(jì)念堂。在這里瑪麗安·安德森放聲高歌，之前美國(guó)革命女兒會(huì)因?yàn)樗呛谌司芙^她在他們的禮堂歌唱?；蛟S就因?yàn)樗恰坝猩摹保拖癜职纸o我們講這個(gè)故事的時(shí)候那么說(shuō)的。要么他很可能說(shuō)的是“黑人(Negro)”，因?yàn)樵诋?dāng)時(shí)我父親是相當(dāng)進(jìn)步的。IwassquintingbecauseIwasinthatsilent