Unit6AValentineStory愛(ài)情故事JohnBlanchardstoodupfromthebench，straightenedhisArmyuniform，andstudiedthecrowdofpeoplemakingtheirwaythroughGrandCentralStation.約翰·布蘭查德從長(zhǎng)凳上站起身來(lái)，整了整軍裝，留神著格蘭德中央車站出入的人群.Helookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn't,thegirlwiththerose.HisinterestinherhadbeguntwelvemonthsbeforeinaFloridalibrary。Takingabookofftheshelfhesoonfoundhimselfabsorbed,notbythewordsofthebook,butbythenotespenciledinthemargin。Thesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind。他在找尋一位姑娘,一位佩戴玫瑰的姑娘.他知其心，但不知其貌。十二個(gè)月前，在佛羅里達(dá)州的一個(gè)圖書(shū)室，他對(duì)她產(chǎn)生了興趣。他從書(shū)架上取下一本書(shū)，很快便被吸引住了，不是被書(shū)的內(nèi)容，而是被鉛筆寫的眉批.輕柔的字跡顯示出其人多思善慮的心靈和富裕洞察力的頭腦.3.Inthefrontofthebook，hediscoveredthepreviousowner’sname,MissHollisMaynell.Withtimeandefforthelocatedheraddress.ShelivedinNewYorkCity.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond。ThenextdayhewasshippedoverseasforserviceinWorldWarII。在書(shū)的前頁(yè)，他找到了前一位擁有人的姓名，霍利斯·梅奈爾小姐。他花了一番時(shí)間和努力，找到了她的地點(diǎn)。她住在紐約市。他給她寫了一封信介紹自己,并請(qǐng)她答復(fù)。次日他被運(yùn)往國(guó)外,參加第二次世界大戰(zhàn).4.Duringthenextyearthetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.Eachletterwasaseedfallingonafertileheart.Aromancewasbudding。Blanchardrequestedaphotograph,butsherefused.Sheexplained："Ifyourfeelingformehasanyreality,anyhonestbasis,whatIlooklikewon'tmatter。SupposeI'mbeautiful。I'dalwaysbehauntedbythefeelingthatyouhadbeentakingachanceonjustthat,andthatkindoflovewoulddisgustme。SupposeI'mplain(andyoumustadmitthatthisismorelikely).ThenI’dalwaysfearthatyouweregoingonwritingtomeonlybecauseyouwerelonelyandhadnooneelse.No,don’taskformypicture。WhenyoucometoNewYork，youshallseemeandthenyoushallmakeyourdecision。Remember,bothofusarefreetostoportogoonafterthat-whicheverwechoose...”在接下來(lái)的一年中間,兩人經(jīng)過(guò)信函來(lái)往增進(jìn)了認(rèn)識(shí).每一封信都如一顆種子撒入肥饒的心靈之土。浪漫的愛(ài)情之花就要綻放。布蘭查德提出要一張照片，可她拒絕了。她解說(shuō)道：“如果你對(duì)我的感情是真切的，是全心全意的，那我的容顏怎樣其實(shí)不重要。假想我漂亮感人.我將會(huì)向來(lái)深感不安，生怕你不過(guò)由于我的面貌就冒然與我相愛(ài)，而這類愛(ài)情令我厭惡.假想自己容顏平平(你得認(rèn)可，這類可能性更大）。那我向來(lái)會(huì)擔(dān)憂,你和我保持通訊不過(guò)是出于孤單孤獨(dú)，無(wú)人談話.不，別索要照片。等你到了紐約，你會(huì)見(jiàn)到我，到時(shí)你可再作決斷。牢記，會(huì)面后我倆都能夠自由決定中斷關(guān)系或持續(xù)交往——不論你怎么選擇。.。..。”5.WhenthedayfinallycameforhimtoreturnfromEurope，theyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting-7:00p.m。atGrandCentralStation,NewYork。他從歐洲歸國(guó)的日子終于到了。他們安排了兩人的第一次會(huì)面——夜晚七點(diǎn)，紐約格蘭德中央車站.6."You'llrecognizeme,"shewrote,"bytheredroseI'llbewearingonmylapel。"So,at7：00p.m.hewasinthestationlookingforagirlwhohadfilledsuchaspecialplaceinhislifeforthepast12months，agirlhehadneverseen，yetwhosewrittenwordshadbeenwithhimandsustainedhimunfailingly.“你會(huì)認(rèn)出我的，”她寫道,“我會(huì)在衣襟上戴一朵紅玫瑰找尋一位過(guò)去一年里在自己生活中占有了這樣特別地位的姑娘，跟著他、一直支撐著他精神的姑娘。

.”于是，夜晚七點(diǎn)，他候在車站，一位素未碰面，但其文字伴7.I'llletMr.Blanchardtellyouwhathappened：Ayoungwomanwascomingtowardme，herfigurelongandslim。Hergoldenhairlaybackincurlsfromherdelicateears；hereyeswereblueasflowers。Herlipsandchinhadagentlefirmness,andinherpalegreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomealive.讓布蘭查德先生告訴你接下來(lái)發(fā)生的事吧：一位年青的姑娘向我走來(lái),她身材頎長(zhǎng)纖細(xì)。一頭卷曲的金發(fā)披在秀美的耳后；眼睛碧藍(lán),如花似玉。她的雙唇和下頜線條輕柔,卻又柔中見(jiàn)剛，她身穿淺綠色套裝，如同春季一般生氣盎然。Istartedtowardher,entirelyforgettingtonoticethatshewasnotwearingarose。我朝她走去，完整沒(méi)有注意到她并無(wú)戴玫瑰花。9.AsImoved,asmall,provocativesmilecurvedherlips。"Goingmyway，sailor?”shemurmured。AlmostuncontrollablyImadeonestepclosertoher，andthenIsawHollisMaynell。Shewasstandingalmostdirectlybehindthegirl。Awomanwellpast40，shehadgrayinghairpinnedupunderawornhat。我走過(guò)去時(shí)，她雙唇綻放撩人的淺笑。“和我同路嗎，水兵？”她小聲問(wèn)道。我不由自主,再向她走近一步.可就在這時(shí)，我看到了霍利斯·梅奈爾。她差不多就站在姑娘的正后邊，早已年過(guò)四十，灰白的頭發(fā)用卡子向上別著，頭上戴著一頂舊帽子.10.Shewasmorethanalittleoverweight,herthick-ankledfeetthrustintolow—heeledshoes。她體態(tài)肥胖，粗圓的腳踝上套著一雙低跟鞋。11.Thegirlinthegreensuitwaswalkingquicklyaway。IfeltasthoughIwassplitintwo,sokeenwasmydesiretofollowher，andyetsodeepwasmylongingforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulycompanionedmeandupheldmyown。衣著綠色套裝的姑娘快步走開(kāi)了。我感覺(jué)自己仿佛被分紅了兩半，一方面熱切地想去追趕她，但另一方面我又盼望那一位以其心靈真摯陪同我并成為我的精神支柱的女人。Andthereshestood.Herpale,roundfacewasgentleandsensible，hergrayeyeshadawarmandkindlyglow.Ididnothesitate.她站在那邊,蒼白的圓臉顯得溫柔理智,灰色的眼睛顯出熱忱和善。我沒(méi)有狐疑.13.Myfingersgrippedthesmallwornblueleathercopyofthebookthatwastoidentifymetoher。Thiswouldnotbelove，butitwouldbesomethingprecious，somethingperhapsevenbetterthanlove，afriendshipforwhichIhadbeenandmusteverbegrateful。我手里緊握著那本小小的讓她辨識(shí)我的藍(lán)色羊皮面舊書(shū)。這不會(huì)是愛(ài)情，但將是某種寶貴的、也許比愛(ài)情更美好的東西,一種我以前感謝,并將永久感謝的友誼。14.Isquaredmyshouldersandsalutedandheldoutthebooktothewoman,eventhoughwhileIspokeIfeltchokedbythebitternessofmydisappointment.”I’mLieutenantJohnBlanchard,andyoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamsogladyoucouldmeetme;mayItakeyoutodinner?"我挺胸站立,敬了個(gè)禮，并舉起手中的書(shū)好讓那位女士看?？墒窃谖覐埧谡f(shuō)話的時(shí)候，絕望的難過(guò)幾乎使我哽咽?！拔沂羌s翰·布蘭查德中尉，想必您就是梅奈爾小姐.很快樂(lè)您來(lái)見(jiàn)我。能否請(qǐng)您賞臉吃飯？”15.Thewoman'sfacebroadenedintoasmile。"Idon’tknowwhatthisisabout,son，”sheanswered,"buttheyoungladyinthegreensuitwhojustwentby，shebeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat。Andshesaidifyouweretoaskmeouttodinner，Ishouldgoandtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouinthebigrestaurantacrossthestreet。Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!"婦女的臉上綻放了笑臉?！拔也恢朗窃趺椿厥?，孩子，”她回答說(shuō)，“但是方才走過(guò)去的那位穿綠色套裝的姑娘，她懇求我把這支玫瑰插在衣服上。她還說(shuō),假如你請(qǐng)我吃飯的話，我就告訴你,她就在街對(duì)面那個(gè)大飯館里等你.她說(shuō)這是一種考驗(yàn)!"16.It’s