新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè)-unit-7-active-reading-1-課文及譯文Thepassageiswrittenimaginativelyasthememoriesofahouse.Usingunusualnarratorssuchashouses,cars,petsandsoonisfrequentlyafeatureofchildren’sbooks.Thestatementsaremadebythehouse.美好的回憶Goldenmemories雖然這個(gè)房子已經(jīng)換了許多戶人家了，但直到Icanstillrememberthemenwhobuiltthewalls,Largeprivatehouse莊園ontheotherside現(xiàn)在我還記得那些筑墻、蓋屋頂?shù)墓と?。?dāng)時(shí)andraisedtheroof,eventhoughitwasmanyfamiliesago.Themasterfromthemanorhouseoftheroad馬路對(duì)面給他的園丁住。他在這片連綿不斷的巨大的丘馬路對(duì)過(guò)那座莊園大宅的主人需要建一個(gè)小屋overthewayneededalodgeforhisgroundsmanAsmallhouseattheentrancetothegroundstolive,andfoundaclearinginthehugeorchardofalargehouse偏房，下房Agroundsmanisapersonwhosejobistoranupanddownthehills.Hesentlookafteraparkorsportsground管理員陵果園中找到了一片空地，并派工人到本地的which采石場(chǎng)運(yùn)來(lái)金黃色的石頭。工人們花了三個(gè)月workmantobringthegoldenstonefromthelocalAclearingisasmallareainaforestwhere的時(shí)間在園子里建起了這兩座農(nóng)家小屋。quarryandtheyspentthreemonthsbuildingtwocottagesinthepark.therearenotreesorbushes空地Anorchardisanareaoflandonwhichfruittreesaregrown果園Aquarryisplace,oftenaholeintheground,fromwherestonesareextracted采石場(chǎng)Acottageisasmall,usuallyone-storiedhouse,oftenonethatisthedwellingofapeasantorafarmlaborer.我只從側(cè)面看到過(guò)我旁邊的那座房子，我從來(lái)Ionlyseemyneighborfromtheside.I'veneverOneofthecottage.thestoryiswrittenfrom沒有見過(guò)它的正面。但是我知道，盡管我們?cè)趕eenhimfaceon,butIdoknowthatstrangely,theperspectiveofacottage;anothercottagealthoughwe'reidentical,we'retheexactoppositeExactlythesame相反，這真是不可思議。我的前門朝東，隔壁結(jié)構(gòu)和外觀上是一模一樣的，我們的朝向正好ofeachother,withmyfrontdoorfacingeastandKnow的賓語(yǔ)從句myneighbour'sfacingwest,mybedroomintheOn在…上頭房子的前門是朝西的。我的臥室在房子的后backoverhiskitchen,mykitchenunderhisShine；reflectlights閃耀部，在隔壁那所房子里，這個(gè)位置的樓下是廚bedroominthefront.IthinkI'mtheluckyone房。我的廚房在房子的前部，在隔壁的那個(gè)房becauseeachmorning,thestonegleamsinthesunlight.子里，這個(gè)位置的樓上是臥室。我覺得我比我的鄰居更幸運(yùn)，因?yàn)槊刻煸缟?，我這邊的石頭會(huì)享受到陽(yáng)光的照耀。園丁精心地照料莊園周圍的果園和花園，所以Thegroundsmantendedtheorchardsandthegardensaroundthemanorhouse,sothetreesin梨。當(dāng)白天越來(lái)越短的時(shí)候，四周的土地上全到了秋天，樹上總是果實(shí)累累，結(jié)滿了蘋果和autumnwerealwaysheavywithapplesandpears,是一片忙碌的景象，幫工們采摘水果，把摘下andasthedaysgrewshorterthelandaroundwasbusywithhelperscollectingthefruittotaketothe的水果送到莊園或是沿著那條路運(yùn)到鎮(zhèn)上的市manorhouse,ortomarketintowndowntheway.場(chǎng)去賣。除了秋天，其他時(shí)候這里非常安靜。園丁好像Apartfromtheautumn,itwasquiethere,andthe水仙郁金香groundsmanseemedlonelyuntiloneday,he子回家。房子里很快充滿了歡聲笑語(yǔ)和飯菜的很孤獨(dú)，直到后來(lái)有一天，他帶了一名年輕女broughtayoungwomanhome.Iwassoonfilled菊花therewasalargeamountofvariouswiththesoundsofconversationandlaughter,andtypesofcolors;香味。園丁外出干活的時(shí)候，他的妻子會(huì)照看thesmellofcooking.WhilethegroundsmanwasatBlossom:floweresp.ofafruit-bearingtree我周圍的花園，種玫瑰、水仙和郁金香，還有work,thewomanlookedafterthegardenaround夏季植物和菊花。從早春的鮮花到深秋的深黃me,plantingroses,daffodilsandtulips,summer色的葉子，花園里真是五彩繽紛。能照看這樣plantsandchrysanthemums.Therewasariotofcolors,fromblossominearlyspringtothedarkgoldencolorsoflateautumn.Itfeltgoodtolook一對(duì)夫婦，我感覺很幸福。afterthehappycouple.沒過(guò)多久，又有孩子要照看了。頭一個(gè)孩子是Soontherewerechildrentolookaftertoo,firsta咯咯笑女孩，她常常高興得咯咯笑，睡得也很沉。后girl,whogurgledhappilyandsleptdeeply,and嗓門大（哭）來(lái)又添了一個(gè)男孩，他哭起來(lái)嗓門很大，讓我thenaboywithpowerfullungs,whokeptusall們大家都不得安寧。但是他們都很快樂，也很awake.Butbothwerehappyandgoodchildren.聽話。他們會(huì)靜靜地在屋里或花園里一起玩Theyplayedquietlytogetherinsideorinthe耍。漸漸地，他們長(zhǎng)大了，也長(zhǎng)高了。最讓我garden,andgraduallygrewolderandtaller.Oneofmyhappiestmemoriesisofonewarmsummer's感到愉快的一個(gè)記憶是：在一個(gè)溫暖的夏日，day.Highupinthebranchesofoneoftheapple我看到男孩高高地坐在一棵蘋果樹的枝干上，treesrestedtheboy,readinghisfavouritebook.讀著他最喜愛的那本書。Mywindowsaremyeyes,andtheylookontotrees風(fēng)景viewlandscapeandfields,withlowhillssurroundingthewholesceneasifeverythingnestledintheirarms.Inthe棲息is,resttallpointedstructureonthedistanceisacityofspires,silentexceptondaystopofabuilding尖頂whenthebellssound.Onthesedays,thegroundsmanandhisfamilyusedtodresssmartlyandleavethehouseforseveralhours.Thechildrengrewup,andthedaughter手里挽著disappeared,onlytoreturnwithayoungmanonAbunchof;agroupofobjectsheld/tiedherarm.Thesonalsoleft,andoneday,Isawthetogethertightlypostmanarrivewithabundleofletters,andgiveLoseconsciousnessforashorttimethegroundsmanandhiswifeatelegram.WhenAcoveredentrancetoabuilding門廊theyreadit,shecriedoutandfainted.Forsomecrytimeafterthis,theysatonmyporchholdingeachHealwaysfaintsatthesightofblood.他一見otherandweeping.血就會(huì)暈倒。Astheyearspassedby,thecouplegrewolder,andThecoupleleft人去樓空suddenlythehousewasempty.Wehadgrownuptogether,goodbye.butIdidn'thaveachancetosayAnewfamilyarrived,asmartmanandhiswife,Acaseusedforcarryingdocumentsinwithtwochildren.HeleftuseverymorningRough,unpolished,unrefinedcarryinghisbriefcase,andreturnedhomeatnight.Thechildrenspenttheirdaysatschool,andoftenbroughttheirfriendsbacktoplayinthegarden,climbingtreesandkickingfootballs.Aroundthistime,theviewfrommywindowsbegantochange.MyneighborandIwerenolongertheonlyhomesaround,becauseoppositetherewerenewhousesbeingbuilt.Theyweremadeofbricksandlookedtallerandthinnerthanwewere.Ithoughttheylookedrathercoarseagainstmyhandsomestone.Andmanymorepeoplecametolivearoundhereaswell,thestreetsbecamequitebusywithpeoplewalkingupanddownontheirwaysomewhere.Itseemedasifnoonespentmuchtimeathomeanymore.Astheyearspassed,therewerenewfamilieswhoToilet,bathroom,washroomcametostay.TwomiddleagedwomenspentAppliancesareoftenelectrical.severalyearshere,andIlikedthembecauseofthecaretheyshowedtomyroomsandmygarden.Everythingwasverycleanandtidy;itwasasiftheyhadfurnishedthehouseinthesamestyleaswhenIwasfirstbuilt.Theyalsoinstalledelectricity—Ihadn'trealizedhowbrightthelightscouldbeorhowgloomymyroomsmusthaveappeared.Butthentheydecidedthattheoutsidebathroomwasnolongersuitablefortheirneeds,andIhadtoabandononeofthebedroomssotheycouldfitabathtubandlavatoryindoors.Theoldwellbythefrontgatewaschangedsothatwaterwasbroughtdirectlythroughundergroundpipesintothehouse.Andgraduallytheyinstalledallsortsofappliances,suchasacookerandwashingmachine.Butwewereallwarmandclean,andalthoughitwasdifferent,itwasn'tunpleasant.SoonmorehouseswerebuiltandmorepeopleAdeliveryisagivingorbringingofcametolive.Igotusedtothehorse-drawnsomethingtosomeonedeliveriesmadebythemilkman,ortherag-and-Peoplewhocollect(comeandbuy)usedbonemancallingfromhiscartforoldclothandthingsmetalthingswenolongerneeded.Butthenhorselesscarriagesstartedtopassthefrontofthehouse.Atfirstitwasnomorethanametallicnoisegoingpasteveryhourorso,butovertheyears,theroadbecamebusier,andsoontherewerelinesofbusesandcarswaitingatthecrossroads.AthomeIhadanotherfamilytolookafter.At理查德不喜歡在工作時(shí)被打斷。Richarddifferenttimesinthemorning,boththemanandresentbeinginterruptedwhileheisworking.thewomanleftmeandwalkeddownthehillorChildrenhome,waitedtheyfortheletthemselvesbus.Whenintheirwithchildrentheirkey,cameand嚎叫makealong,loud,cryingsoundwatchedtelevisionforhoursuntiltheparentsmakeaholeinthegroundreturned.TheyhadapetdogwhosatoutsideallFeelangryday,barkingandhowling,ordiggingupmygarden,whichIhavetoadmitIresented.我喜歡住在我這兒的最后一個(gè)人，約瑟夫。他Ilikedthelastpersonwholivedwithme.JosephPutdifferentpartsoffurnituretogether組裝在家里干活，組裝家具。所以我整天都能看到workedathomeassemblingfurniture,soIsaw家具他，我們相依為伴。他已經(jīng)上了年紀(jì)，腿腳不himallday,andwekepteachothercompany.HeCanyoukeepmecompanywhileIcook?太靈便，走路非常慢，要用雙手扶著桌椅什么wasn'tayoungman,andhadtroublemovingaround,walkingveryslowly,usinghishandsto我煮飯的時(shí)候可以陪我嗎？的才不會(huì)摔倒，有時(shí)候還要停下來(lái)喘口氣。steadyhimself,sometimesstoppingtocatchhisbreath.當(dāng)然，我也不是以前那個(gè)樣子了。我的地板開Ofcourse,I'mnotthehomeIusedtobeeither.My嘎吱響Makesashort,high-pitchedsoundfloorboardscreak,andghostsmakestrangenoises始嘎吱作響，整個(gè)晚上屋子里都會(huì)有奇怪的聲痕跡throughoutthenight.Therearesignsofeveryone都留下了痕跡：墻上的記號(hào)，刻在樓梯扶欄上音，好像鬧鬼一樣。每一個(gè)在我這里住過(guò)的人whohaslivedwithme,marksonthewalls,carvedCapitalletters:MichaelJordan,MJ欄initialsonthebanisters,doorswhichdon'tclose桿rail的姓名的首字母，關(guān)不緊的門。當(dāng)然，這些都properly.Theyaremygoldenmemories,ofcourse,butinfact,Ilookandfeelmyage.是我美好的回憶，但是我看上去已經(jīng)有點(diǎn)破敗了，我自己也感覺到了。約瑟夫已經(jīng)有一陣子沒在這兒住了，屋子里靜Josephhasn'tbeenhereforawhile,andit'sveryGraduallybecomebad悄悄的。花園里到處是腐爛的蘋果和枯葉。今quiet.ThegardenisfullofdecayingapplesandSeparatefromthethingtowhichitwas年沒有人來(lái)摘蘋果、清理樹葉。前門已經(jīng)從鉸deadleaves.Noonehascollectedthemthisyear.attachedandmovestowardstheground鏈上脫落了，有人在房子側(cè)面的石墻上噴涂了Thefrontgatehasfallenoffitshinges,andTojoinadoor