AQuestionofRightsUnfortunately,acrimewasabouttobecommittedbutatthatmomentLesleywasunawareoftheimpending(即將發(fā)生的,迫近的)event,whichwouldaffectherlifesodrastically(極端地,徹底地)forthenextyears.Forthemomentatleast,herholidayatthecottagehadbeenideal.Shehadspentmanyidlehoursrelaxingonthedeck,reading,eatingasandwichwhenshewashungryandintheeveningwatchingtheskyturnfrombrilliantorangetopeachandfinallytopalepurple,eventuallythelightbecomingdim.Itwasaboutthistimethatthemistwouldbegintorisefromthecoolwaterhidinginthedenseforestthathugged(環(huán)繞,擁抱)theshoreline(海岸線).Lateeveningdew(露水)glistened(閃爍,反光)oneverybushandsoontheloons'(潛鳥)callwouldresound(回響)acrossthewater.Shedecidedtotakeonlastdipinthelake.Asthecoolnightairtouchedherarms.Shegavealittleshiveranddecideditwastimetomoveinside.ThiswastobeherlasteveningaloneasJeff,herformermate,wouldbereturningZactoherearlyinthemorning.Asthecaseinmanymarriagesthesedays,problemshadarisenbetweenLesleyandJeff,buttheydidnotextendtoZac.Hewasagoodkid,justenteringkindergarten.Thecouplehadcometoamutualagreement,asdictatedbythelegalcustody(監(jiān)管,保管)agreement.ItstatedthateachparentwouldshareZac'scareeverysecondweekendandthishadbeenherweekendtobealone.一項(xiàng)權(quán)力問(wèn)題一項(xiàng)犯罪就要得逞了。而不幸的是，就在那時(shí)，萊斯利對(duì)即將發(fā)生的事毫無(wú)察覺(jué)。這件事將徹底轉(zhuǎn)變她此后兩年的生活。至少在那個(gè)時(shí)候，她在小別墅的假期還是很滿足的。她在平臺(tái)上度過(guò)了很多閑適輕松的時(shí)間，讀書、餓了吃塊三明治;晚上，看著天空由鮮橙色變?yōu)樘壹t色，然后變?yōu)榈仙?，最終光線最終黯淡下來(lái)。就在這時(shí)，薄霧開(kāi)頭從隱蔽在環(huán)繞岸邊的密林里的冷水中升起;再晚些，灌木上的露珠開(kāi)頭閃爍，不久，潛水鳥的叫聲就會(huì)在水面上回蕩起來(lái)。她打算在湖里最終再泡一會(huì)兒。當(dāng)她的手臂觸到夜晚涼快的空氣時(shí)，不禁有些顫抖，于是她打算該是回到屋里去的時(shí)候了。這是她在家中獨(dú)處的最終一個(gè)晚上，由于她的前夫杰夫會(huì)在早上把扎克送回來(lái)。與當(dāng)時(shí)很多婚姻狀況一樣，萊斯利和杰夫之間消滅了很多問(wèn)題，但并未影響到扎克。他是個(gè)好孩子，剛剛上幼兒園。他們達(dá)成了一個(gè)依法監(jiān)護(hù)的協(xié)議，協(xié)議規(guī)定雙親每?jī)蓚€(gè)周末輪換照看孩子，這是她獨(dú)處的周末。Jeffwasanarchitect,withahigh-profilereputation,whoworkedindowntownToronto,apartnerinaprivatecorporationwhichmostlydidconsultantworkfortheuniversity.Lesley’scompanyhadbeenhiredtoadvertisethenewsciencecomplexinordertoraisecorporatemoneyfortheproposedbuilding.Shelikedherworkandsheharboredasecretambitiontomanageherdivisionofthecompanysomeday.Afterawhirlwindcourtshipandafairytaleweddingthecouplehadsettleddowntoanurbanlifestyle.However,afterthreeyearsandonechildthedreamlikemarriagecamesmashingdown.Onedisadvantageofbeingyoungandambitiouswasthatbothofthemneededtodevoteuntoldhourstotheirbusyschedules.Asaresultoftheselatehours,LesleybecamesuspiciousofJeff’safterhoursactivities.Sheaccusedhimofmakingherpartofalovetriangle.Thewholemiserablescenewastosettheproceedingsforanuglydivorceinmotion.Daydreamingaboutthoseearlierdayswouldnothelptonight.Sowithashrugofhershouldersshetackledtheadvertisingassignmentsheneededtocomplete.TomorrowwouldbeabusydaywithZacarrivinghome.杰夫是個(gè)建筑師，名聲很大，在多倫多市區(qū)工作，是一家私人公司的合伙人，該公司主要為高校做詢問(wèn)工作。萊斯利的公司已經(jīng)接下了為新的科學(xué)綜合大樓做廣告的工作，以便為方案中的大樓籌集合作基金。她寵愛(ài)她的工作，并且心懷抱負(fù)：有一天她要管理這個(gè)部門。在一段旋風(fēng)般的熱戀和一個(gè)童話式的婚禮之后，夫妻倆定居下來(lái)，過(guò)起了都市生活。然而，在過(guò)了三年并有了孩子之后，這段夢(mèng)幻般的婚姻開(kāi)頭裂開(kāi)了。年輕而又雄心勃勃的不利之處，就是兩個(gè)人都要把數(shù)不清的時(shí)間花在忙不完的事業(yè)上。由于經(jīng)常工作到很晚，萊斯利開(kāi)頭懷疑杰夫工作之余的活動(dòng)，她指責(zé)他讓她成了三角愛(ài)情的一部分。事情進(jìn)展到最苦痛的場(chǎng)面就是提出不開(kāi)心的離婚訴訟。那些對(duì)最初奇特時(shí)間的回憶，對(duì)今夜也無(wú)濟(jì)于事。于是，她聳了聳肩，著手處理她必需完成的廣告業(yè)務(wù)。明天扎克到家后將會(huì)格外勞碌。Thenextday,asthemorningworeon,Lesleybecamemoreandmoreagitated(煩躁),andhermoodbecameapprehensive(憂慮的,擔(dān)憂的),whenJeffdidnotappear.Whennoonhourarrivedandhestillhadnotappeared,shestartedmakingsomephonecalls.NoneoftheirmutualfriendshadeitherseenortalkedwithJeffthatday.Untiltoday,Jeffhadalwaysbeenverypunctualaboutreturningtheboyattheappointedtime.Lesleyfeltaknotforminginherstomachasacrazythoughtpersistedatthebackofhermind.Shewasabsolutelysuresomethingwaswrong.Jeffsatwithhisheadbowed.Hewasundecidedwhattodo.Thedomesticarrangementwithhisformerwifewasprovingtobeawkward.Hewasfrustratedatbeingabletoseehissononlyonweekendsandfelthewasalwaysmakingconcessionstoaccommodate(適應(yīng),遷就)Lesley’sworkschedule.Everymeetingwasturningintoacompetitionfortheboy’saffection.HisonedesirewastotakeZacawayforgood.Theenormousdecisiontoundertakethisplanappearedtobepresentingitself.TodayhewoulddepartforaconferenceinCalifornia.Thisappearedtobeamarvelousopportunitytotaketheboyandleavethecountryforgood.Hebetthathecouldpacksufficientbaggageintohisvehicleandthendisappearsacrosstheborder,gainingentrytheU.S.A.Hegavelittlethoughttowhatsoeverofthefactthisactcouldleadtohisconvictionifhewastrackeddownbythecops.Meanwhile,forLesleythenightmarecontinuedtounfold(呈現(xiàn),顯露)astherealityofthesituationdeepened.After48hours,thespokesmanforthedistrictpolicedepartmentassuredhertheywouldinvestigateZac’sdisappearance.Herfaiththatjusticewouldberealizedwasfaint.Theshockofthepasttwodays’eventsmadeherrealizethatpossiblyhersonwouldbecomeonemorestatisticinthemissingchildrenfile.Thepolicecompletedapreliminarysurveyafteraskinghundredsofdetailed(具體的)questions.Hotlinesprovedfruitless(無(wú)結(jié)果的).其次天，隨著上午的時(shí)間漸漸逝去，萊斯利越來(lái)越感到擔(dān)憂。杰夫沒(méi)有消滅，她變得焦躁起來(lái)。到了中午，他還沒(méi)消滅，于是她開(kāi)頭打電話。他們共同的伴侶都說(shuō)那天沒(méi)觀察他，也沒(méi)和他通過(guò)電話。以前，杰夫總是格外準(zhǔn)時(shí)地將孩子送回來(lái)。一種不祥的想法在下意識(shí)地困擾著她，萊斯利感到恐驚。她確定確定是出事了。杰夫低頭坐著，他不知該做些什么。和前妻商定的對(duì)家庭的支配看來(lái)是蠢笨的，只能在周末看看兒子令他懊喪極了。為了萊斯利的工作支配，他覺(jué)得始終在遷就。每次相見(jiàn)都變成一場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)奪“孩子到底愛(ài)誰(shuí)”的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。他有一個(gè)心愿就是把扎克永久帶走，現(xiàn)在就應(yīng)做出實(shí)施這個(gè)方案的重大打算了。今日，他要前往加利福尼亞參與一個(gè)會(huì)議，這明顯是一個(gè)帶走孩子，永久離開(kāi)這個(gè)國(guó)家的絕好機(jī)會(huì)。他確信他能夠把足夠多的行李裝上車，然后跨過(guò)邊疆，進(jìn)入美國(guó)后就消逝掉。假如被警察抓住，這種行為是可以構(gòu)成犯罪的，可他不再多想了。與此同時(shí)，對(duì)于萊斯利，隨著大事真相的不斷深化，噩夢(mèng)也在連續(xù)顯現(xiàn)。48小時(shí)后，地區(qū)警察部門發(fā)言人向她保證，他們將對(duì)扎克的失蹤開(kāi)放調(diào)查。她對(duì)正義會(huì)得到伸張的信念減弱了。最近兩天發(fā)生的事使她生疏到，他的兒子很可能成為失蹤兒童名單中增加的又一個(gè)新數(shù)字。在詢問(wèn)了許很多多的細(xì)節(jié)問(wèn)題之后，警察完成了初步調(diào)查。熱線電話絲毫沒(méi)有結(jié)果。Meanwhile,overthenextyeartherewerecountlessvisitsandinterviewsatthepolicestationandherhome.ThepoliceappearedtobemakingnoprogressintrackingZac’swhereabouts(行蹤).Asthedayspassed,Lesley’sfrustration(挫敗)mountedandshefeltasenseofalarm.Eventually,shedecidedtotaketheinitiativeincontinuingthesearchandshebegantousewell-establishedchildfindagencies.Attimes,boostedbyhopes,sheappearedtobeontherighttrailwithasenseofdisgust,butherhopesweredashedatthefinalmoment.Theseobstacleshope.AfterZac’spicturewascirculatednationwide,telephonecallsfollowedfromstrangersreportingsightings(被觀察的人或事物)ofaZaclookalike.Monthbymonthherplanevolvedintoacampaignequaltoafull-scalebattleplan.Shepaidanexceedinglyhighfeeforspecializedhelp,suchastheservicesofanattorney.LesleybecamedeterminedtotargeteverymajorcitywhereJeffnormallycontractedbusiness.Asthemonthssloppedby,Lesley’sexhaustionbecamenoticeableinhereyes.Hercheeksbecamehollowpits.MostdaysshefeltasthoughshedidnothaveanounceofenergyleftbecauseproofofZac’sexistenceseemedimpossibletofind.Anotheryearpassedandherhopesdimmed.Unexpectedly,lateinAugustapromisingleadbroughthertoLosAngeles.在接下來(lái)的一年多時(shí)間里，她在警察局和家中接受了很多次的訪問(wèn)和會(huì)見(jiàn)。在查找禮物的下落上，警察好像并沒(méi)有取得什么進(jìn)展。時(shí)間一每天地過(guò)去，萊斯利感到日益絕望，她有一種恐慌的感覺(jué)。最終，她打算要爭(zhēng)取主動(dòng)，連續(xù)找尋，她開(kāi)頭求助于特地的兒童查找機(jī)構(gòu)。有時(shí)，盡管感到有些厭煩，由于期望的驅(qū)使，她還是加入到搜尋線索的行列，但她的期望都在最終時(shí)刻破滅了。這些挫折只會(huì)令她更堅(jiān)決不放棄查找或不丟失期望的決心。扎克的照片在全國(guó)傳閱，不斷有生疏人打來(lái)電話，報(bào)告說(shuō)觀察了像扎克模樣了人。一月又一月，她參與活動(dòng)的方案支配相當(dāng)于一場(chǎng)大規(guī)模的戰(zhàn)役部署。她出高薪請(qǐng)專家?guī)兔?，例如聘?qǐng)代理人為她服務(wù)。萊斯利開(kāi)頭打算在杰夫平日聯(lián)系生意的每一個(gè)主要城市去查找目標(biāo)。幾個(gè)月過(guò)去了，從萊斯利的眼里，可以明顯感覺(jué)到她的確精疲力竭了。她的臉頰深深地凹了下去。大多數(shù)日子里，她覺(jué)得好像一點(diǎn)兒精力也沒(méi)有了，由于證明扎克還在的證據(jù)看來(lái)是不行能找到了。又一年過(guò)去了，她的期望變得更加渺茫。但出乎意料，八月底，一個(gè)很有期望的線索把她帶到了洛杉磯。Theinteriorofthebarwasdark.HerquesttolocateJeffandZachadtakentwoyears.ShehadpaidprivateinvestigatorsinAmericancurrencytohelpherlocateherex-husband.InherhandbagshecarriedthenecessaryproofthatwouldidentifyhertotheauthoritiesifshewassuccessfulinbeingabletobringZachomeagain,toCanada.Shehadbeenimpatientforthismomenttoarriveforsolongandyetnowshejustwantedtosecurehersonwithaminimumoffuss.Now,rightoncue,atallstrangerslippedintothebarandsatdown.OneglimpsetoldheritwasJeff.Helookedweary(疲憊的)andolderbutdefinitelyfamiliar.Achillranupherspine(脊椎,脊柱).Closetosuccess,sherefusedtoconcededefeat.Itwasthetimetoremedytheenormoussadness.Thistimeshewantedaguaranteeofsuccess.Shestaredstraightaheadwithavacantlook,tryingtograsptheimportantmoment.Vividscenes,fromthepasstwoyears’search,flashed(思想等的消滅)throughhermind.Thefollowingday,happilyforLesley,theheadlineofthelocalpaperread,“Fatherturnsoverchild,Motherslamssystem.”LesleyandZac’ssubsequentlifecouldnowresumesomeformofnormalcy(正常狀態(tài)),however,thestressandstrainofthepasttwoyearswouldalwaysremainasapartofthisrenewedrelationshipinthememory.酒吧里面很暗。追尋杰夫和扎克和下落已經(jīng)花了她現(xiàn)年時(shí)間。她付費(fèi)給在美國(guó)的私家偵察機(jī)構(gòu)，幫她查找前夫的下落。在她的手提包里，有可以向當(dāng)局證明的必要材料，一旦成功，她就可以將扎克帶回家，回到加拿大。她焦急地等待著這一刻的到來(lái)已經(jīng)很久了，而現(xiàn)在她只想找回她的兒子，發(fā)行量不要出什么亂子。就在這個(gè)時(shí)候，一個(gè)高個(gè)的生疏人溜進(jìn)酒吧坐下來(lái)。她一眼就認(rèn)出那是杰夫。他看起來(lái)很疲乏，顯得更蒼老了，但還是相當(dāng)生疏。一陣寒氣拂過(guò)她的背脊。馬上就要成功了！她拒絕承認(rèn)失敗，這正是治療巨大傷痛的時(shí)刻。這次，她要確保成功。她帶著迷茫的神情凝視著前方，努力要抓住這重要的時(shí)刻。過(guò)去兩年的搜尋情景，一幕幕清楚地在她的腦海中消滅。翌日，使萊斯利感到興奮的是當(dāng)?shù)貓?bào)紙的頭條新聞：“父親將孩子送回，母親猛烈抨擊體制”。至于萊斯利和扎克后來(lái)的生活，現(xiàn)在可能恢復(fù)到某種正常狀態(tài)了。然而，過(guò)去兩年的壓力和緊急將成為這種重新恢復(fù)起來(lái)的關(guān)系中的一部分，永久留在記憶里。Inport,thesailingship,Hannah,underthecommandofCaptainMitchelllayatanchor.TheadventureofcrossingtheAtlanticOceanboundforPhiladelphiawouldtaketwotothreemonths.Passengerswereassuredtherewouldbethebestprovisionsandplentyofbarrelsoffreshwater.Stormscouldbefierceandlivingconditionsbelowdeckwouldbeprimitive.Johnjoinedthelongqueueandeventuallyafteralengthywait,reachedtherevenuetable.Heaffixed(簽署名字)hissignaturetothecontractpromisingtopayfivepoundsperpersonforberths(臥鋪)aboardship.TheclerkreturnedthereceipttoJohnindicatingthatthesumofmoneyhadbeenpaid.Onceundersailthethreehundredpassengersfoundthemselvescrowdedintomiserableconditions.Thesmellofsomanypeoplecrowdedtogetherwasoffensive.Thebreadthofthevesselwasnarrowandtheheadroom(凈空,頭上空間)belowdeckminimal.AsthetinycraftsailedoutofLoughFoyle,andenteredtheAtlanticOcean,itstartedtorollominously(不吉利的)andthoseaboardwonderediftheywouldsurvivethelongvoyageaheadorbeswallowedupbytheenormouswaves.Seasickness(暈船)waseverywhereandpeoplehadnoappetite.Thefood,insteadofbeingofhighqualityaspromised,wastoooftenrottenandthewaterwasbrackish(有咸味的).在港口，那艘帆船“漢納”號(hào)，在米切爾船長(zhǎng)的指揮下，正拋錨?？俊？缭酱笪餮笄巴M(fèi)城的冒險(xiǎn)要花兩到三個(gè)月。乘客們被許諾有最好的食品供應(yīng)和充分的淡水。暴風(fēng)雨可能很猛烈，甲板下面的生活條件將是很單調(diào)的。約翰加入到了那長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的隊(duì)列里，等了很久以后，最終來(lái)到付款臺(tái)前。他在合同上簽了字，按要求為乘坐那艘船的每個(gè)人付5英鎊。辦事員為約翰開(kāi)了收據(jù)，表示錢已付清?？墒且簧洗?，三百名乘客發(fā)覺(jué)船上格外擁擠，條件很惡劣。這么多人擠在一起，氣味簡(jiǎn)直讓人受不了。船艙狹窄又很低矮。小船駛離洛夫福伊進(jìn)入大西洋的時(shí)候，就開(kāi)頭不祥地?fù)u擺起來(lái)，船上的人擔(dān)憂他們是否能夠平安完成航程還是會(huì)被巨浪吞噬。處處都是暈船的，人們沒(méi)有食欲?；锸硾](méi)有承諾的那么好，還經(jīng)常是腐爛的，水也有咸味。Eventually,thewindslessenedandtheCaptainwasabletosethissightstowardsAmericaandbecomeablysteeringtheshiponanevencourse(航線).Eightweekslater,plusonday,theHannahmadelandfall(著陸)andtheLovefamilydisembarked(離船上岸)inAmericaandbecameAmericannewestimmigrants.Gazingatthemainlandaftersomanydaysofsailingwasindeedaglorioussight.Thedifficultdaysaboardshipseemedworthwhile.Portershurriedalongthedockspushingbaggage.Littlegirlswithribbonsintheirhairscannedtheship’sdeckshopingtogetafirstglimpseoftheirfatherarriving.ItseemedtoLilythatittookforevertoregisterandtopassthroughimmigration.Johnsaidthathewouldgoaheadtoscoutoutsomelandinthefarwestofthestate.HewouldpushontothefrontierwithabunchofotherIrishchaps.Lilyandthechildrencouldfollowmoreslowly,harnessingthehorseandcarttoconveytheirscanty(貧乏的,少的)possessions.Thestuffinthecartwouldincludeakettle,dishes,blankets,achair,abucketandanaxe.Therewasaperceptionbythegovernmentatthistimethatthefeisty(易怒的,好斗的)Irishwouldresistanyhostilenativesrefusingtoretreatandthusmaintainingthewesternboundary.TheIrish,too,werepleasedtosettleasfarawayfromthegovernmentaspossible.Insteadofpurchasingland,theywould“squat(占據(jù))”onthepropertyerectingonlyatemporary,humblesheltertostaveoff(遮擋)theweather.Oncetheirfamiliesarrived,theywouldinspirethementobuildpropercabins.Neitherfancynorelegant,theselogstructureswouldbetheirfirstrealhomes.Propertyboundariesatthistimewerenotmarkedoutwithironrodsorstakesinastandardfashion,butratherdesignated(標(biāo)明,標(biāo)出)bynaturalobjectssuchasrocks,treesandcreeks.Confusionanddisputesmustoftenhavefollowedlater,whenthesesurveypointsdisappeared.AfterexploringtheareaaroundShirley’sburg,JohnandhissonsrodeoverSandyRidgetosurveythepropertybelowBlackLogMountain.Itwashereinalongnarrowvalleytheydecidedtosettle.Thevalleybecameknownthen,andisstillcalledLove’svalleytoday.最終風(fēng)浪減弱了，船長(zhǎng)能夠看準(zhǔn)美國(guó)的方向，成功地駕船工行駛在安靜的航線上。八個(gè)星期零一天之后，“漢納”號(hào)靠岸，洛夫一家在美國(guó)登陸，成為美國(guó)最早的移民。經(jīng)過(guò)這么多天的航行，凝視著這片大地，的確令人心曠神怡。看來(lái)在船上過(guò)的那些艱苦的日子還是值得的。碼頭上的搬運(yùn)工在忙著搬運(yùn)行李。頭發(fā)上帶著絲帶的小姑娘們環(huán)視著甲板，期望第一眼看到他們到來(lái)的父親。對(duì)于莉莉來(lái)說(shuō)，登記和辦理移民手續(xù)好像沒(méi)完沒(méi)了。約翰說(shuō)他要先動(dòng)身，在這個(gè)州遙遠(yuǎn)的西部找一些土地。他和一幫愛(ài)爾蘭小伙子一起趕往邊疆。莉莉和孩子們可以在后面漸漸地跟，坐馬車把他們僅有的一點(diǎn)家產(chǎn)運(yùn)來(lái)。車上的那些東西包括一個(gè)壺、一個(gè)盤子、毯子、一把椅子、一個(gè)提桶和一把斧頭。那時(shí)候，政府認(rèn)為，好斗的愛(ài)爾蘭人會(huì)抵制那些有敵意的當(dāng)?shù)厝?，拒絕妥協(xié)讓步，以保住西部邊疆。而愛(ài)爾蘭人也樂(lè)得盡量遠(yuǎn)離政府定居。不需要購(gòu)買，他們只要支起一個(gè)能遮擋???風(fēng)雨的臨時(shí)簡(jiǎn)陋住宅，就算占用了這片土地。一旦家人到達(dá)，他們會(huì)鼓舞男人們建筑合適的房屋。既不奇怪也不優(yōu)雅，這些原木結(jié)構(gòu)的建筑物將是他們第一個(gè)真正的家。那時(shí)，地產(chǎn)邊界不是用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的鐵棍或木樁來(lái)做標(biāo)志，而是用象巖石、樹(shù)木和小溪等自然物來(lái)界定。后來(lái)由于這些測(cè)量點(diǎn)消逝了，混亂和爭(zhēng)吵時(shí)常發(fā)生。在探究了歇里斯伯格四周的地區(qū)之后，約翰和他的兒子們翻過(guò)桑迪山脈，在布萊克拉格山下面勘察了土地，他們打算就在這條狹長(zhǎng)的山谷里定居下來(lái)。因此這個(gè)山谷被稱為洛夫山谷，直到今日還這樣叫。Atthetime,drumswereusedtoforewarn(預(yù)先警告)thatthenativesweregoingtocapturetheforts(城堡),whichguardedthewesternfrontier.Dailylifeinthisnewland,fortheearlysettlers,washarshanddifficult.Firsttheyneededtotametheland,choppingdowntrees,inordertobeabletoplantcrops.Attimestheyneededtodefendtheirlandandbewary(機(jī)警的)ofattacksfromwildanimals,suchaswolvesandbears.Mosquitobitescausedseverereactionsofswellinganditchiness(癢癢).Oncetheworkwasdone,neighborswouldgatherforanoccasionalsocialfunction.Thechildrenwouldplayforhourschasingbutterfliesandlookingforbirds’nests.Theboyswouldcatchfrogsandthentease(戲弄)thegirlswiththem.Therewouldbeadeliciouspicniclunchspreadonthegrass.JohnaskedLilytobringsomefreshlysqueezedlemonjuiceforthepicnic.Hefoundthesourtasteoflemonade(檸檬汽水)wasrefreshingonahotsummer’sday.Someofthemenwouldhaveadrinkofhomemade(自制的)inthemoonshinebeforestrikingupatuneonthefiddle(小提琴).Squaredancingwaspopularamongtheyoungpeopleandtheyoungladswouldleapuptodancewiththeeligible(中意的,合格的)youngladies.Rivalsforayounglady’shandinmarriagewouldtendtocompetetowalkherhomeattheendofanevening.Theromantictimeswerefewandcontrastedsharplywiththesternrealityofeverydaylife.NeighborswerealsofewandLilyfoundshewasverylonely.Shelookedforwardtotheoccasionalvisitsoftheminister,RobertAyers,whowasaMethodistcircuitrider.Meetingswouldbeheldinfieldsorsmallbarns,threetofourtimesayear.Atothertimesneighborwomenfromoverthemountainwouldmeettomakequilts(被子),blanketsandcushionsandtogossip(談天)abouttheirrespectivelives.Theywouldsharetheirsecretfearsregardingtheirnewlives,theirhopesfortheirchildren’sfutureandenjoyeachother’scompanionship(友情,伴侶關(guān)系).那時(shí)候，當(dāng)土著人來(lái)奪取防護(hù)西部邊界的那些城堡時(shí)，他們就使用鼓聲作為預(yù)先的示警。在這塊新土地上的日常生活對(duì)于早期的定居者來(lái)說(shuō)是格外艱辛和困苦的。首先，他們需要開(kāi)墾土地，砍倒樹(shù)木，以便能夠種上莊稼。有時(shí)，他們需要保衛(wèi)他們的土地，提防狼和熊等野獸的攻擊以及蚊子叮咬造成的腫痛和奇癢。干完活后，鄰居們間或會(huì)聚在一起進(jìn)行社交活動(dòng)。孩子們會(huì)玩上好幾個(gè)小時(shí)，去捕蝴蝶，掏鳥窩，男孩子們會(huì)逮青蛙去戲弄女孩們，還有布置在草地上的美味午餐。約翰叫莉莉?yàn)橐安蛶ヒ恍r榨檸檬汁，他發(fā)覺(jué)檸檬的酸味在酷熱的夏天令人清爽，使人興奮。月光下，有的人還會(huì)來(lái)一杯自家釀的酒，然后便趁興用小提琴拉上一曲。青年人中很流行方塊舞，年輕的小伙子們就會(huì)跳出來(lái)與中意的姑娘們一起跳舞。晚上，向姑娘們求婚的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手們往往會(huì)競(jìng)相來(lái)到她們的家里。浪漫的時(shí)候雖然很少，但卻和每天嚴(yán)酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)生活形成鮮亮的對(duì)比。鄰居也很少，莉莉覺(jué)得孤獨(dú)。她期望著衛(wèi)理公會(huì)教派騎馬巡回的羅伯特?埃亞牧師的偶然造訪。一年有三、四次在田地里或小庫(kù)房進(jìn)行集會(huì)。另外，有時(shí)候，翻山過(guò)來(lái)的鄰家婦女會(huì)聚在一起做被子，織地毯和墊子，聊聊各自生活中的瑣事。他們分擔(dān)著對(duì)新生活的暗自擔(dān)憂，對(duì)孩子前程的殷切期望，并為相互間的友情興奮不已。TwentyyearsslippedbyandJohnLovediedattheearlyageof47.Severalyearslater,sonJamesandhisfamily,aswellaswidowLily,hisMother,madethedecisiontoleavePennsylvaniaandsettleinCanada.Theymadethearduous(困難的,困難的)trek(旅行)overIndiantrails,crossingtheNiagaraRivertosettleinwhatwenowcallOntario.IamaCanadian.Havingtracedmyrootsandfollowedinthefootstepsoftheseearlysettlers,Ifeelasenseofgratitudetomyancestorswhofacedextremedifficultiesandseverehardshiptosettleinanewland.Liberty,thenandintoday’sworld,isapricelessinheritance(遺產(chǎn)).Oncemore,Iglancedatthesilverpinbeforereturningittothevelvet(絲絨的)box.Onceagain,Iquestioned,“WhatdidIinheritfrommyLoveancestors?”Irealizetheanswerhasbeenrevealedwhilewritingthisstory.Ihavedetermination,strength,loyaltyandaloveofadventure.Thisismyinheritance.20年過(guò)去了，約翰洛夫在47歲時(shí)就過(guò)早地去世了。幾年后，兒子詹姆斯和他的家庭，還有他的母親——寡婦莉莉，打算離開(kāi)賓夕法尼亞到加拿大定居。他們經(jīng)過(guò)困難跋涉，沿著印第安人的腳印?????，渡過(guò)尼亞加拉河，在今日我們稱之為安大略的地方定居下來(lái)。我是加拿大人。追根溯源，沿著這些早期移民的腳印?????，一種感謝之情油然而生。我的祖先們面對(duì)困難困苦，克服重重困難才在這片土地上定居下來(lái)。不論那時(shí)還是現(xiàn)在，自由都是貴重的遺產(chǎn)。在把那枚銀別針?lè)呕亟z絨盒之前，我又看了它一眼。我再次問(wèn)到：“我從洛夫祖先那里繼承了什么呢?”在寫這個(gè)故事的時(shí)候，我知道我有了答案。我所擁有的決心、力氣、忠誠(chéng)和對(duì)冒險(xiǎn)的寵愛(ài)就是我繼承到的遺產(chǎn)。Williamlovedtheranchwherehespenthissummervacationsasayoungsterandayouth,playingintheruggedcanyons(峽谷),descendingthecliffsandcampingincolorfulArab-styletentsinthemountainswithhisfamily.Phoebewasdelightedinexposingherdarlingchildtothebeautiesandwondersoftheworldandsparednoexpensedoingso.Duringoneoftheiradventures,an18-monthtourofthehistoricpalacesandcastlesofEurope,Williambeganalifelongloveofcollecting.Withhisfirstacquisitions,Germanpicturebooks,heembarked(著手,開(kāi)頭工作)ona78-yearsessionofexcessivespending.Heconfessedtoaloveofthefinerthingsinlifeand,ashehadabottomless(不見(jiàn)底的)purse,wouldneverdenyhimselfanythinghewanted.In1887,whileWilliamwasatHarvardUniversity,hedecidedtotakeoverthesmallnewspaper,theSanFranciscoExaminer,whichhisfatherhadacceptedaspaymentforagambling(賭博)debtseveralyearsearlier.Georgewouldhavepreferredthathissonbeinvolvedintheminingandranchinginterests,butWilliamdeclinedthisofferandwasgivenownershipoftheExaminerinMarch1887.Hewasdeterminedtoincreasethepopularity(普遍,流行)ofthepaperandacquirethebestequipmentandwritersavailable.William’sresolvetosucceedinspiredhimtopublishjuicy(好玩的)talesofviceandstoriesfullofdramaandmotivation(樂(lè)觀性,動(dòng)機(jī)).In1895,hepurchasedtheNewYorkMorningJournal,puttinghimindirectcompetitionwiththedistinguished(杰出的)JosephPulitzerandacirculation(傳播,發(fā)行)warbegan.威廉寵愛(ài)這個(gè)青年時(shí)期渡過(guò)暑假的牧場(chǎng)。在坎坷不平的溪谷里游玩，攀登懸崖，和家人一起在山里華美的阿拉伯式的帳篷里野營(yíng)。菲比很寵愛(ài)讓她心愛(ài)的孩子去生疏這個(gè)秀麗而奇異的世界，花費(fèi)多少都無(wú)所謂。在一次冒險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)期間，他們用18個(gè)月巡游了歐洲歷史上有名的宮殿和城堡，從那時(shí)起威廉開(kāi)頭養(yǎng)成收集的終身愛(ài)好。他從最初收集德國(guó)的圖畫書開(kāi)頭，進(jìn)行了長(zhǎng)達(dá)78年的超級(jí)消費(fèi)。他承認(rèn)一生中對(duì)精致物品的癡迷和寵愛(ài)，而且由于有一個(gè)用不完的錢包，他對(duì)想要的任何東西從不吝惜金錢。1887年，當(dāng)威廉在哈佛高校讀書時(shí)，他打算接管一家小報(bào)紙《舊金山問(wèn)詢報(bào)》，幾年前他的父親將其作為一筆賭債接收了下來(lái)。喬治更期望他的兒子把愛(ài)好放在采礦和經(jīng)營(yíng)牧場(chǎng)上，但威廉拒絕了這個(gè)建議并于1887年3月接手成為《問(wèn)詢報(bào)》的仆人。他打算購(gòu)置最好的設(shè)備，邀請(qǐng)最好的作者撰稿，提升報(bào)紙的聲望。威廉渴望成功的決心，促使他出版好玩的下流傳聞和布滿戲劇性、引人入勝的故事。1895年，他買下《紐約晨報(bào)》，與有名的約瑟夫?普利策開(kāi)放直接的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，開(kāi)頭了一場(chǎng)擴(kuò)大發(fā)行量的商戰(zhàn)。BoththeHearstandPulitzernewspapersstartedtoincludesensational(聳人聽(tīng)聞的)storiesabouttheCubanInsurrection(起義).ThestoriesgreatlyexaggeratedclaimsofSpanishtroopsplacingCubansinconcentrationcamps,forcingthemtoliveundersubstandardconditions,disease-ridden,starvinganddying.Thisstyleofreportingbecameknownas“YellowJournalism(新聞大事)”.Thenewspapersweretransformedasthescopeofthenewsbroadenedandbecamelessconservative.Circulationsoaredasthepubliccouldgetenoughofthebannerheadlinesandabundantillustrations.Atthetime,manypeoplebelievedWilliamactuallymighthaveinitiated(開(kāi)頭,發(fā)動(dòng))theSpanish-AmericanWartoencouragesales.Accordingtoonereport,whenoneofhiscorrespondents,FrederickRemington,requestedtoreturnfromHavana,WilliamrespondedthatifRemingtonwouldfurnishthepictures,Williamwouldfurnishthewar.Hewasoncequotedinaneditorialassaying,“MakethenewsthoroughPrintallthenews.Condenseitifnecessary.Frequentlyitisbetterwhenintelligently(聰慧的)condensed.”Anotherclassicexampleofhisinfluenceoccurredwhen;merelymonthsafterheadvocatedpoliticalassassination(暗殺)inaneditorial,AmericanPresidentMcKinleywasassassinated.赫斯特和普利策的報(bào)紙都開(kāi)頭刊登有關(guān)古巴起義的聳人聽(tīng)聞的故事。這些故事極大地夸大了西班牙部隊(duì)的行為：他們把古巴人關(guān)進(jìn)集中營(yíng)，迫使他們?cè)趷毫拥臈l件下生活，飽受疾病、饑餓和死亡的熬煎。這種報(bào)道形式成了出名的“黃色新聞”。報(bào)紙?jiān)谙驍U(kuò)大新聞范圍方面轉(zhuǎn)變，并變得不那么保守了。由于能夠使公眾獲得足夠的頭條新聞和豐富的插圖，發(fā)行量激增。那時(shí)，很多人信任威廉實(shí)際上可能會(huì)發(fā)動(dòng)西班牙——美國(guó)戰(zhàn)斗以增加發(fā)行量。據(jù)一篇報(bào)道說(shuō)，當(dāng)他的一個(gè)通訊記者弗雷德里克雷明頓懇求從哈瓦那回來(lái)時(shí)，威廉回答說(shuō)假如雷明頓能供應(yīng)圖片，他就可以發(fā)起這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗。曾有一篇社論引用過(guò)他的格言：“跟蹤新聞到底。報(bào)道全部新聞。必要時(shí)濃縮新聞。濃縮后的新聞經(jīng)常更精彩?！标P(guān)于受他影響的另一個(gè)典型例子是，他在一篇社論中鼓吹政治暗殺，僅僅幾個(gè)月后，麥金利總統(tǒng)就遇刺身亡。Asanintelligentanddynamicbusinessman,Williamgeneratedincreasedreadershipbyemployingsomeofthemosttalented(天才的)writersintheUnitedStates,recruitingfiguresfromtheliterarycommunity,likeMarkTwainandStephenCrane,andthepreviouslymentionedillustrator,FrederickRemington.Healsoshowedhisinitiativewhenhecharteredayacht(快艇),equippeditasaminiature(小型的)newspaperheadquarters,anchoredoffthecoastofCuba,andledhisarmyofreportersintothefield.William’sinterestsledhimtofollowinhisfather’sfootsteps,inspiringhimtoenterintopolitics.HewaselectedtotheU.S.CongressasasenatorrepresentingtheStateofNewYorkin1902andserveduntil1907.HewasacandidatefortheofficeofmayorofNewYorkCityandgovernorofNewYorkState,butfailedinbothoftheseattempts.WhilehoneymooninginEuropeafterhismarriagetoMillicentWilsonin1903,heexpandedhispublishingempirewithMotorMagazine.TheHearstCorporationgrewtocompriseatotalof12newspapers,includingtheExaminer,and25magazines,includingCosmopolitan.Notsatisfiedwithjusthispublishingenterprises,heexpandedhisbusinessoperationsintoradio,andlaterproducedmovienewsreels(新聞紀(jì)錄片).(ToBeContinued)作為一個(gè)聰慧能干的商人，威廉通過(guò)雇傭美國(guó)最有才華的作者，從文學(xué)團(tuán)體中聘用大人物，像馬克?吐溫存斯蒂芬?克萊恩，以及前面提到過(guò)的插圖畫家弗雷德里克?雷明頓，造就了不斷增長(zhǎng)的讀者群。他還顯示了他的創(chuàng)新力量。當(dāng)時(shí)，他包租了一條游艇，把裝備成一個(gè)小型的報(bào)社總部，停在古巴海岸邊，讓他的采訪隊(duì)伍進(jìn)入戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)。威廉的愛(ài)好愛(ài)好引領(lǐng)他、激勵(lì)他繼承父業(yè)進(jìn)入政界。1902年作為紐約州的代表，他以參議員的身份被選進(jìn)美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)，一起任職到1907年。他還是紐約市市長(zhǎng)和紐約州州長(zhǎng)職位的候選人，但這兩次努力都失敗了。1903年與米莉森特?威爾遜結(jié)婚。在歐洲渡蜜月期間，他以《汽車雜志》擴(kuò)張他出版帝國(guó)的疆土。赫斯特公司快速成長(zhǎng)以來(lái)，總共有包括《問(wèn)詢報(bào)》在內(nèi)的12種報(bào)紙，和包括《大都會(huì)》在內(nèi)的25種雜志。他并不滿足于出版行業(yè)，還把他的事業(yè)擴(kuò)展到電臺(tái)，后來(lái)還生產(chǎn)新聞?dòng)涗浧?待續(xù))Thisinfluentialmediagiantwasnotwithouthisfaults.Hisprejudiceswerecommonknowledge.Hiscareerwasblemished(玷污)byhisoffensiveremarksaboutSpaniards,Japanese,Filipinos,andRussians.Heprintedlies,forgeddocuments,falsified(歪曲)storiesofviolence,wroteprovocativeeditorials,andpublishedsensationalcartoonsandphotographstosupporthisopinions.Williamhatedminorities.Hetookadvantageofeveryopportunitytoheightenracialtensions.HisrealmotiveforhishatredofMexicansmayhavebeenthelossof800,000acresofprimetimberlandtotheMexicanoutlaw(逃犯),PanchoVilla.Hispapersdescribedthemasmarijuana-smoking,job-stealing,lazy,wicked,andviolentdegenerates(墮落).SomesuggesthesawtheMexicansasathreattohisempire.Duringthisperiod,W