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PASSAGEONE

Isthereanythingmoreboringthanhearingaboutsomeoneelse'sdream?

Andisthereanythingmoremiraculousthanhavingoneofyourown?The

vo加ptuous撩人的，令人感到舒適的pleasureofHarukiMurakami's

enthralling吸弓I人的fictions-fullofenigmatic神秘的imagery意象,

randomnonsense,andprofundities深度，深奧thatmayormaynotholdupin

thelightofday-remindsmeofdreaming.LikenootherauthorIcanthinkof,

Murakamicapturesthejuxtapositions并歹Uofthetrivialandthemomentous

重要的，重大的thatcharacterizedreamlife,thosecrazyincidentsthatseemso

vividinthemomentandsobluiry模糊的，不清楚的andpreposterous荒謬

的，可笑的lateron.Hischaractersliveordinarylives,boilingpastaforlunch,

ridingthebus,andblastingPrincewhileworkingoutatthegym.Thensuddenly

andmatter-of-factly,theydosomethingutterlynuts,likestrikeupaconversation

withacoquettish賣弄風情的Siamesecat.Ormaybemackerelandsardines

begintorainfromthesky.InMurakami'sworld,thesethingsmakecomplete,

cock-eyed扭曲的sense.

LikemanyofMurakami'sheroes,KafkaTamurainKafkaontheShorehas

morerewardingrelationshipswithliteratureandmusicthanwithpeople.

(Murakami'spassionformusicisinfectious;nothingmademewanttorushout

andpurchaseaBrahmsCDuntilIreadhisSputnikSweetheart.)Onhis15th

birthday,KafkarunsawayfromhisTokyohomeforobscure晦澀的，模糊的

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reasonsrelatedtohisfamoussculptor雕塑家father.Hischoiceofa

destinationisarbitrary任意的，武斷的.Orisit?"Shikoku,Idecide.That's

whereI'llgo...ThemoreIlookatthemap-actuallyeverytimeIstudyit-the

moreIfeelShikokutuggingatme."

OntheislandofShikoku,Kafkamakeshimselfafixtureatthelocallibrary,

wherehesettlesintoacomfortablesofaandstartsreadingTheArabianNights:

"Likethegenieinthebottletheyhavethissortofvital,livingsenseofplay,of

freedomthatcommonsensecan'tkeepbottledup."AsinaDavidLynchmovie,

allthelibrarystaffersarephilosophicaleccentrics古怪的人readytoadvance

thesurreal超現(xiàn)實主義的，不真實的narrative.Oshima,theandrogynous

不男不女的clerk,talkstoKafkaabout(inevitably)Kafkaandthemeritsof

drivingwhilelisteningtoSchubert("adense,artistickindofimperfection

stimulatesyourconsciousness,keepsyoualert.IfIlistentosomeutterlyperfect

performanceofanutterlyperfectpiecewhileI'mdriving,Imightwanttoclose

myeyesanddierightthere").Thetragicallyalluring吸弓Iheadlibrarian,Miss

Saeki,oncewroteahitsongcalled"KafkaontheShore"-andmayormaynotbe

Kafka'slong-lostmother.Alarmingly,shealsostarsinhiseroticfantasies性幻

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Inalternatingchapters,Murakamirecordstheevenodderantics滑稽動作

ofNakata,asimplemindedcatcatcherwhospendshisdayschattingwithtabbies

inavacantTokyolot.Oneafternoon,amenacing威脅的，兇惡的dogleads

himtothehomeofasadistic虐待狂傾向的catkillerwhogoesbythename

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JohnnieWalker.Walkerendsupdeadbytheendoftheencounter;backin

Shikoku,Kafkaunaccountablyfindshimselfdrenched浸透inblood.Soon,

Nakatatoobeginsfeelinganinexplicable無法解釋的pulltowardtheisland.

Ifthisplotsoundstotallydemented瘋狂的,trustme,itgetsevenweirder

thanthat.Likeadream,youjusthavetobethere.And,likeadream,whatthis

dazzlingnovelmeans-orwhetheritmeansanythingatallwemayneverknow.

PASSAGETWO

ItwassaidbySirGeorgeBernardShawthat"EnglandandAmericaaretwo

countriesseparatedbythesamelanguage."Myfirstpersonalexperienceofthis

waswhenIworkedasacampcounselorfortwomonthsin2000inSummer

CamprunbytheBoyScoutsofAmerica,aspartofaninternationalleader

exchangescheme.BeforeIwent,alltheparticipantsintheschemeweregivena

shortlistofwordsthatareincommonuseintheUKwhichAmericanswould

eitherbeconfusedbyorwouldevenoffendthem.Imemorizedthewordsand

thought"I'llcope".

WhenIfinallyarrivedintheStatesthreemonthslater,Irealizedthatperhaps

alifetimeofwatchingAmericantelevisionwasnotadequatepreparationfor

appreciatingandcopingwiththedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritish

speech.InthefirsthourofarrivingatthecampIwasexposedtoHighSchool

AmericanEnglish,BlackAmericanEnglishandAmericanEnglishspokenby

JoePublic,alleverydifferenttoeachother.Needlesstosay,Ididcopeinthe

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end.TheAmericansImetwereverywelcomingandhelpful,andIfoundthey

werepatientwithmewhenImadeasocialfauxpas失禮，失態(tài)whenIusedan

inappropriatewordorphrase.

UponmyreturnIbegantowonderwhetheranyonehaddocumentedthe

differencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.Ifoundseveralbooksonthe

subjectbutoftenthesewerewritteninadryandacademicway.IfeltthatIcould

dobetterandusemysenseofhumorandpersonalexperiencestohelppeople

frombothsidesofAtlantictocommunicatemoreeffectivelywhentheymeet.

Myresearchintothesubjectledmetoseveralconclusions.

Firstly,AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharecovering,thanksto

increasedtransatlantictravelandthemedia.Themovementofslangwordsis

mostlyeastwards,thoughafewwordsfromtheUKhavebeenadoptedbythe

IvyLeaguefraternities.Thisconvergent收斂的，會聚的trendisarecentone

datingfromtheemergenceofHollywoodasthepredominant主要的，支配的

filmmakingcenterintheworldandalsofromtheSecondWorldWarwhenlarge

numbersofAmericanGIswerestationedintheUK.Thistrendwasconsolidated

bytheadvent到來，出現(xiàn)oftelevision.Beforethen,itwasthoughtthat

AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishwoulddiverge分歧asthetwolanguages

evolved.In1789,NoahWebsterstatedthat:"Numerouslocalcauses,suchasa

newcountry,newassociationsofpeople,newcombinationsofideasinthearts

andsomeintercoursewithtribeswhollyunknowninEuropewillintroducenew

wordsintotheAmericantongue."Hewasright,buthisnextstatementhassince

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beenprovedtobeincorrect."Thesecauseswillproduceinthecourseoftimea

languageinNorthAmericaasdifferentfromthemodemDutch,Danishand

SwedisharefromtheGermanorfromoneanother."

Websterhadunderrated低估theamountofsocialintercoursebetween

Englandandherformercolony.EvenbeforeWebsterhadstartedtocompilehis

dictionary,wordsandexpressionsfromtheAmericahadalreadyinfiltrated7^

透theBritishlanguage,forexample"canoe"and"hatchet".

Secondly,therearesomegeneralizationsthatcanbemadeaboutAmerican

andBritishEnglishwhichcanrevealthenatureofthetwonationsandtheir

peoples.Britishspeechtendstobelessgeneral,anddirectedmore,innuances

細微差另ofmeaning,attendantmurmuringsandpauses,carriesawealthof

sharedassumptionsandattitudes.Inotherwords,theBritisharepreoccupied專

注withtheirsocialstatuswithinsocietyandspeakandactaccordinglytofitinto

thesocialclasstheyaspireto.Thisisparticularlyevidentwhentalkingto

someonefrom"themiddleclass"whenhepointsoutthatheis“uppermiddle

class"ratherthan"middleclass"or"lowermiddleclass".JohnMajor(the

formerUKPrimeMinister)mayhavesaidthatwearenowlivingina"classless

society"buttheclasssystemstillprevails.Atthatmomentbothheandthe

LeaderoftheOpposition,TonyBlair,weretalkingaboutcapturingthe"middle

England","middleclassvote"asthekeytowinningthenextgeneralelection.

Americanspeechtendstobeinfluencedbytheover-heatedlanguageofmuchof

themedia,whichisdesignedtoattachanimpressionofexcitingactivityto

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passive,ifsometimesinsignificantevents.Yet,curiously,reallyviolent

activityandlife-changingeventsarehiddeninblindantiseptic冷淡的，缺乏熱

情的tonesthatservetodisguisethereality.Twoexamplescomereadilyto

mind-theUSMilitarywiththeir"friendlyfire"and"collateral附帶的

damages"andthebusinessworldwiththeir"downsizing".Britishpeopletendto

understatementwhereasAmericanstowardshyperbole夸張.ABritonmight

respondtoasuggestionwithawordsuchas“Terrific!”onlyifheisexpressing

rapturous狂喜的enthusiasm,whereasanAmericanmightusethewordmerely

tosignifypoliteassent同意，贊成.

Thirdly,TheAmericanlanguagehaslessregardthantheBritishfor

grammaticalform,andwillhappilybulldoze強行通過，脅迫itswayacross

distinctionsratherthansteerapathbetweenthem.AmericanEnglishwill

casuallyuseoneformofawordforanother,forexampleturningnounsinto

verbsorverbsandnounsintoadjectives.

PASSAGETHREE

TheroadfromMilduratoMerbein,innorth-westVictoria,isasadsight.

Manyofitsfarmsarecoveredwithwinegrapes,dyingonthevines.Farmers

plantedthevineshopingtocashinontheseeminglyendlessboominAustralian

wine.Butin2007theboomturnedtobust破產(chǎn)，蕭條,forcingmanyfarmersto

walkawayfromgrapesandlandtheycannotsell.

Overthepast15yearsAustralia'swineindustryhasbeenoneofitsgreat

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successstories.Exportrevenueslastyearreached$3billion($2.4billion),four

timesthefigurefrom1997.Britain,AmericaandCanada,amongthemost

competitivemarketsforwine,areAustralia'sthreebiggestcustomers.Butthe

sufferinginplaceslikeMilduraandnearbyRenmarkinSouthAustraliaisasign

thattheindustryfellvictimtoitsownsuccess.

FlushedwithagrowingdemandforAustralianwines,agrapeshortage,and

soaringgrapeprices,growersrushedtoplantmorevinesinthelate1990s.In

1998theyputinarecord16,000newhectares,doublethenewplantingstwo

yearsearlier.In2005Australiaproducedalmost2milliontonsofwinegrapes,a

quartermorethananalystssayitsmarketscanabsorb.

ThencameAustralia'sworstdroughtinacentury.MilduraandRenmarkare

surroundedbydesert,andfruitfarmsandvineyardssurviveonlywithirrigation

灌溉fromtheMurrayRiver,thelifebloodofAustralia'sagriculture.Smaller

firms,whichsupplythebigwinemakerswithsomeoftheirgrapes,faceda

(doublewhammy劇烈的打擊)禍不單行:fallinggrapepricesandcutsto

irrigationwater.StephenStrachan,chiefexecutiveoftheWinemakers'

FederationofAustralia,reckonsthedroughtwasaturningpoint,evenatragic

oneinsomecasesinforcingtheindustrybackto"sustainable可持續(xù)的levels".

Theplantingrushhasended.The3,600hectaresofnewvinesplantedin2006

almostequaledthe3,400hectaresofvinesrippedoutofthegroundthatyear.

Thedroughthasalsoledtomuchsoul-searchingamongAustralia's2,000

wineproducersabouthowtheindustrycanrecaptureitsreputationforquality

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wines.Thereisnowstiffcompetitioninthemid-marketfromotherNewWorld

producers,notablyNewZealand,wherethewineindustryisbooming.Much

Australianwineduringthegrapeglutfounditswayontotheworldmarketas

bulk大批的，散裝的or"commodity"wine,soldatlowpricesorevenataloss.

ThisharmedAustralia'sreputationamongconsumers.Australianproducersnow

facethetaskofearningareputationforqualityratherthanquantity.The

appreciationoftheAustraliandollar,whichmakesAustralianwinesmore

expensiveoverseas,hasbroughtanewurgencytothejob.

Historically,manyAustralianwinemakershavederided嘲笑，嘲弄the

Frenchapproachtomakingwine,especiallytheideathatthefinestwinescome

onlyfromaterroir---theunionofclimateandsoilcharacteristicofeachplace.

Australianproducersinsteadpridethemselvesonwhattheyregardasaless

snooty傲慢的，自大的andmoredemocraticapproach:blendinggrapesfrom

differentregionstoachieveaconsistentwine.Butsomearenowasking

whethermarketinganAustralianwine'slocality,asmuchasitsgrapevariety,

mightworkbetter.

Somesmallerproducersarealreadydoingjustthat.InMargaretRiverin

WesternAustralia,forexample,smallwinemakersproduce3%ofthecountry's

production,mainlyatthehighendofthemarket,andindependentlyofthebig

companiesthatpredominateineasternAustralia.DenisHorgan,theownerof

LeeuwinEstate,ravesabout大肆贊揚theregion'ssoilandclimate,andprides

himselfonLeeuwin'shigh-qualitywines,whichsellforasmuchasA$95a

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bottle.SteveWebber,thewinemakeratDeBortoli,afamilywineryintheYarra

ValleyofVictoria,arguesthatAustraliacannolongerhopetocompeteonprice

alone."Wehavetobemakingmoreinterestingwines,andwehavetolookmore

toourregions,astheFrenchdo,"hesays.

Australia's2008grapeharvestisexpectedtobebackdownto1.6million

tons.Grapesareonceagaininshortsupply,andpricesarerisingmodestly.But

onlythefoolhardy有勇無謀的，莽撞的wouldtakethisasachanceto,make

akilling賺大錢，發(fā)大財,andstartplantingagain.

PASSAGEFOUR

Iknownowthatthemanwhosatwithmeontheoldwoodenstairsthathot

summernightoverthirty-fiveyearsagowasnotatallman.Buttoafive-year

old,hewasagiant.Wesatsidebyside,watchingthesuntogodownbendthe

oldTexacoservicestationacrossthebusystreet,astreetthatIwasnever

allowedtocrossunlessaccompaniedbyanadult,orattheveryleast,anolder

sibling.

Cherry-scentedsmokefromGrandpa'spipekeptthehungrymosquitoesat

baywhilegray,wispy纖細的，束狀的swirls漩渦dancedaroundourheads.

Nowandagain,heblewasmokeringandlaughedasItriedtotargetthehole

withmyfinger.I,cladinacoolsummernight,andGrandpa,hissleeveless

T-shirt,satwatchingthetraffic.Wecountedcarsandtriedtoguessthecolorof

thenextonetoturnthecorner.

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Onceagain,Iwascaughtinthemiddleofcircumstances.Thefourthbomof

sixchildren,itwasnotuncommonthatIwaseithertooyoungortoooldfor

something.ThisnightIwasboth.Whilemytwobabybrotherssleptinsidethe

house,mythreeoldersiblings兄弟姐妹playedwithfriendsaroundthecomer,

whereIwasnotallowedtogo.IstayedwithGrandpa,andthatwasokaywith

me.IwaswhereIwantedtobe.Mygrandfatherwasbabysittingwhilemy

mother,fatherandgrandmotherwentout.

"Thirsty?"Grandpaasked,neverremovingthepipefromhismouth.

"Yes,"wasmyreply.

"Howwouldyouliketorunovertothegasstationthereandgetyourselfa

bottleofCoke?"

Icouldn'tbelievemyears.HadIhearditright?Washetalkingtome?On

myfamily'smodestincome,Cokewasnotapartofourbudgetordiet.Afew

tantalizing誘人的sipswasallIhadeverhad,andcertainlynevermyown

bottle.

"Okay,"Irepliedshyly,alreadywonderinghowIwouldgetacrossthe

street.SurelyGrandpawasgoingtocomewithme.

Grandpastretchedhislonglegoutstraightandreachedhishugehanddeep

intothepocket.Icouldhearthefamiliarjanglingoftheloosechangehealways

carried.Openinghisfist,heexposedamoundofsilvercoins.Theremusthave

beenamilliondollarsthere.Heinstructedmetopickoutadime.Afterhe

depositedtherestofthechangebackintohispocket,hestoodup.

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"Okay,"hesaid,helpingmedownthestairsandtothecurb,"I'mgoingto

stayhereandkeepanearoutforthebabies,riltellyouwhenit'ssafetocross.

YougoovertotheCokemachine,getyourCokeandcomebackout.Waitfor

metotellyouwhenit'ssafetocrossback."

Myheartpounded砰砰跳.Iclutchedmydimetightlyinmysweatypalm.

Excitementtookmybreathaway.Grandpaheldmyhandtightly.Togetherwe

lookedupthestreetanddown,andbackupagain.Hesteppedoffthecurb路邊

andtoldmeitwassafetocross.HeletgoofmyhandandIran.Iranfasterthan

Ihadeverrunbefore.Thestreetseemedwide.IwonderedifIwouldmakeitto

theotherside.Reachingtheotherside,IturnedtofindGrandpa.Therehewas,

standingexactlywhereIhadlefthim,smilingproudly,Iwaved.

“Goon,hurryup,"heyelled.

MyheartpoundedwildlyasIwalkedinsidethedarkgarage.Ihadbeen

insidethegaragebeforewithmyfather.Mysurroundingswerefamiliar.Iheard

theCoca-Colamachinemotorhummingevenbeforesawit.Iwalkeddirectlyto

thebigoldred-and-whitedispenser自動售貨機.Iknewwheretoinsertmy

dime.Ihadseenitdonebeforeandhadfantasizedaboutthismomentmany

times.

Thebigoldmonstergreedilyacceptedmydime,andIheardthebottlesshift.

OntiptoesIreachedupandopenedtheheavydoor.Theretheywere:oneneat

rowofthickgreenbottles,necksstaringdirectlyatme,andicecoldfromthe

refrigeration.Iheldthedooropenwithmyshoulderandgrabbedone.Witha

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quickyank,Ipulleditfreefromitsbondage.Anotheroneimmediatelytookits

place.Thebottlewascoldinmysweatyhands.Iwillneverforgetthefeelingof

thecoolglassonmyskin.Withtwohands,Ipositionedthebottleneckunderthe

heavybrassopenerthatwasboltedtothewall.Thecapdroppedintoanold

woodenbox,andIreachedintoretrieve取回it.Iwascoldandbentinthe

middle,butIknewIneededtohavethissouvenir.Cokeinhand,Iproudly

marchedbackoutintotheearlyeveningdusk.Grandpawaswaitingpatiently.

Hesmiled.

"Stoprightthere,"heyelled.Oneortwocarsspedbyme,andonceagain,

Grandpasteppedoffthecurb."Comeon,now,"hesaid,"run."Idid.Coolbrown

foamsprayedmyhands."Don'teverdothatalone,"hewarned.IheldtheCoke

bottletightly;fearfulhewouldmakemepouritintoacup,ruiningthisdream

cometrue.Hedidn't.Onelongswallowofthecoldbeveragecooledmy

sweatingbody.Idon'tthink

Ieverfeltsoproud.

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PASSAGEONE

St.Petersburg,theverynamebringstomindsomeofRussia'sgreatestpoets,

writersandcomposers.Pushkin,Dostoevsky,Tchaikovsky.The19thcentury

wasagoldenageforSt.Petersburg'swealthyclasses.Itwasaworldofballets

andballs,ofartandliterature,ofteaandcaviar魚子醬.

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ThegoldenageendedwiththeadventofWorldWarI.Workingpeoplewere

growingmoreandmorediscontented.In1917,Communismcame,promising

peaceandprosperity.

St.PetersburghadbecomePetrogradin1914.PeoplewantedaRussian

namefortheircity.Tenyearslater,thecity'snamechangedagain,thistimeto

Leningrad.Thenin1991,Leningradersvotedtorestorethecity'soriginalname.

Somepeopleopposedthenamechangealtogether.Othersthoughtitwasjusttoo

soon.Old,run-downSovietLeningrad,theysaid,wasnottheSt.Petersburgof

19th-centuryliterature.

What,then,isSt.Petersburg?Intheconfusingpost-Communistworld,no

onereallyknows.Thequiet,ifSoviet-style,dignityisgone.TheCommunist

sayingsaredownandgaudy華而不實的advertisingup.Candybarsand

cigarettesaresoldfromboxy,tastelesskiosks售貨亭.Andclothing?Well,

anythinggoes.Everyonewantstobealittledifferent.Butmanypeopledonot

knowthetruemeaningoffreedom.Personalcrimehasgoneup,up,upinthe

pastfewyears.

Yetinspiteofthis,youcanstillfindsomeofthecity'sgrandpast.Standat

thewesterntipofVasilievskyIsland.TotherightistheelegantWinterPalace,

formerhomeoftheczars.Itslightbluesidesandwhiteclassicalcolumnsmake

itperhapsSt.Petersburg'smostgracefulbuilding.Ithousesoneoftheworld's

mostfamousartmuseums:theHermitage.Inside,20kmofgallerieshouse

thousandsofworksofart.Lookoveryourrightshoulder.Themassivegolden

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domeofSt.Isaac'sCathedral大教堂<sesabovetheskyline.You'llsee,too,

whySt.Petersburgiscalleda"floatingcity."Standingthere,nearlysurrounded

bywater,youcanseefourofthecity's42islands.

CrossthebridgeandturnbehindtheWinterPalace.Inthemiddleofthe

hugePalaceSquarestandstheAlexanderColumn.Itcommemorates慶祝，紀

念Russia'svictoryoverNapoleon.The650-tongranitecolumnisnotattached

tothebaseinanyway.Itsownweightkeepsitupright.Hoistedintoplacein

1832,ithasstoodthereeversince.

ContinuetoNevskyProspekt,theheartoftheoldcity.Letthecrowdshurry

bywhileyoutakeyourtime.Admirethefinecarvingonbridgesandcolumns,

abovedoorwaysandwindows.Crossovercanalsandpassbysmallerpalaces

andotherclassicalstructures.Letyoureyesdrinkinthelightblues,greens,

yellowsandpinks.

TaketimetowanderamongKazanCathedral'ssemicircleofenormous

browncolumns.Or,ifyoupreferRussian-stylearchitecture,crossthestreetand

followthecanalashortdistance.TheChurchoftheResurrection復(fù)興，恢復(fù)

occupiesthesitewhereCzarAlexanderIIwasassassinatedin1881.

TraveloutsidethecitytoPetrodvoretsPalaceforatasteofoldimperial

grandeur.AfteravisittoFranceinthelate17thcentury,PetertheGreatdecided

tobuildapalaceforhimselfbetterthanVersailles.

Hisdreamnevercametrueinhislifetime.Ittookalmosttwocenturiesto

completethepalaceandparkcomplex.Seldomdoesanycityhavethechanceto

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reinventitself.ThatchancehasnowcometoSt.Petersburg.

Afewpeoplemighthopetoreturntothegloryofthepast,butmostknow

thatisimpossible.Theywanttopreservethebestofpasterasandpushahead.

Youcanbetthecitywon'tbeoldSt.Petersburg,butsomethingaltogether

different.

PASSAGETWO

Iwastakenbyafriendoneafternoontoatheatre.Whenthecurtainwas

raised,thestagewasperfectlyemptysavefortallgreycurtainswhichenclosed

itonallsides,andpresentlythroughthethickfoldsofthosecurtainschildren

camedancingin,singly,orinpairs,tillawholetroopoftenortwelvewere

assembled.Theywereallgirls;none,Ithink,morethanfourteenyearsold,one

ortwocertainlynotmorethaneight.Theyworebutlittleclothing,theirlegs,

feetandarmsbeingquitebare.Theirhair,too,wasunbound;andtheirfaces,

graveandsmiling,weresoutterlydearandjoyful,thatinlookingonthemone

felttransportedtosomeGardenofHesperides,awhereselfwasnot,andthe

spiritfloatedinpureether.Someofthesechildrenwerefairandrounded,others

darkandelf-like;butoneandalllookedentirelyhappy,andquite

unself-conscious,givingnoimpressionofarti行ce詭計，欺騙.thoughtheyhad

evidentlyhadthehighestandmostcarefultraining.Eachflightandwhirling

轉(zhuǎn)movementseemedconceivedthereandthenoutofthejoyofbeing-dancing

hadsurelyneverbeenalabourtothem,eitherinrehearsalorperformance.There

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wasnotiptoeingandposturing,nohopelessmuscularachievement;allwas

rhythm,music,light,air,andaboveallthings,happiness.Smilesandlovehad

gonetothefashioningoftheirperformance;andsmilesandloveshonefrom

everyoneoftheirfacesandfromthecleverwhiteturningsoftheirlimbs.

Amongstthem——thoughallweredelightful-thereweretwowhoespecially

riveted引起，吸引myattention.Thefirstofthesetwowasthetallestofallthe

children,adarkthingirl,inwhoseeveryexpressionandmovementtherewasa

kindofgrave,fier熱烈的，熾熱的love.

Duringoneofthemanydances,itfelltohertobethepursuerofafairchild,

whosemovementshadaverystrangesoftcharm;andthischase,whichwaslike

thehovering盤旋ofadragonflyroundsomewaterlily,orthewooing追求，

尋求ofamoonbeam月光bytheJunenight,hadinitamostmagicalsweet

passion.Thatdark,tenderhuntress,sofulloffireandyearning,hadthequeerest

powerofsymbolizingalllonging,andmoving

one'sheart.Inher,pursuingherwhitelovewithsuchwistful渴望的，留戀的

fervor熱情，熱烈,andeverarrestedattheverymomentofconquest,one

seemedtoseethegreatsecretforcethathuntsthroughtheworld,onandon,

tragicallyunresting,sweet.

Theotherchildwhoparticularlyenhancedmewasthesmallestbutone,a

brown-hairedfairycrownedwithahalfmoonofwhiteflowers,whoworea

scantylittlerose-petal花瓣-colouredshiftthatfloatedaboutherinthemost

immortally不朽地，長久地delightfulfashion.Shedancedasneverchild

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danced.Everyinchofhersmallheadandbodywasfullofthesacredfireof

motion;andinherlittlepasseulsheseemedtobetheveryspiritofmovement.

OnefeltthatJoyhadflowndown,andwasinhabitingthere;oneheardthe

rippling傳開ofJoy'slaughter.And,indeed,throughallthetheatrehadrisena

rustling沙沙聲andwhispering;andsuddenburstsoflaughingrapture狂喜.

Ilookedatmyfriend;hewastryingstealthily偷偷地，暗地里toremove

somethingfromhiseyeswithafinger.Andtomyselfthestageseemedvery

misty有霧的,andallthingsintheworldlovable;asthoughthatdancingfairy

hadtouchedthemwithtenderfire,andmadethemgolden.

Godknowswhereshegotthatpowerofbringingjoytoourdryhearts:God

knowshowlongshewillkeepit!ButthatlittleflyingLovehadinherthe

qualitythatliedeepincolor,inmusic,inthewind,andthesun,andincertain

greatworksofart-thepowertoseetheheartfreefromeverybarrier,andfloodit

withdelight.

PASSAGETHREE

Thishasbeenquiteaweekforliterarycoups出乎意料的行動，意外而成

功的行動.Inanalmostentirelyunexpectedmove,theSwedishAcademyhave

thislunchtimeannouncedtheirdecisiontoawardthisyear'sNobelprizefor

LiteraturetotheBritishplaywright,authorandrecentpoet,HaroldPinterand

not,aswaswidelyanticipated,toTurkishauthorOrhanPamukortheSyrian

poetAdonis.

TheAcademy,whichhashandedouttheprizesince1901,describedPinter,

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whoseworksincludeTheBirthdayParty,TheDumbWaiterandhis

breakthroughTheCaretaker,assomeonewhorestoredtheartformoftheatre.In

itscitation嘉獎，引用,theAcademysaidPinterwas"generallyseenasthe

foremostrepresentativeofBritishdramainthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,"

anddeclaredhimtobeanauthor"whoinhisplaysuncoverstheprecipice險

境，危局undereverydayprattle閑扯andforcesentryintooppression's壓迫

closedrooms."

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