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第40章 你是我生命中的阳光 10（第2页）

3。每一次因我对某人感到失望而准备离开时，都会想起博对凯瑟琳和对我那坚贞不渝的爱。

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短语应用

1。Shewassittinginherwheelchair，herbacktowardus，slouchedthevie。

slouchover：懒散

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&Iattemptedtoeherineiion。

&o：企图，尝试

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飞跃“小埃及”

FlightoverLittleEgypt

佚名Anonymous

March18，1925。Thoughonlyfiveyearsofage，Iwillrememberthedaythegreattorover“LittleEgypt”，asthesoutherntipofIllinoisiscalled。Thelittleiningtoelivedlaydireitspath。Thehowlingwindsoundedasifadozenlopast。Wehuddlediastherfilledourearsaoshakeourverybones。

&wasover。Thequieturalandaneerie，uneasyfeelinggrippedus。Openingthedoor，mymotherstoodtransfixedasshegazedupontheawfulse。Debrislayeverywhere。Thestreeteople，someobviouslyinshock，milledaroule，utodesilencewassuddenlybrokenbyasubdued，pitifulwhiningatMother’sfeet。

Tremblily，awetalepoodlelaywedgedbetweenthedoorandthes。

“Mystars，”mymothersaid，bendingover。“Whereverdidyou？”

ThebedraggledlittledogtimidlywaggedhistailandbeganligMother’shand。

Jacky，aswenamedhim，acceptedefamilywithoutreservatiournlavishedourloveuponthedisplacedbutluckylittlepoodle。

AlmostimmediatelywerealizedJaexaldog—averysmartone。Surroundedbymassesofcurlyhair，hisdarkinquisitiveeyessparkledwithlife。

&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn’tatallunusual。Inthosedays，manyhobosstoppedatourhtaplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited。Ashesatdow，weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe’dbeehingshe’dseen。Wewerespellboundbyhistales。

Allofasuddeopped。Welookediioaring，aoodJacky。Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo’sface。

“Youlittlerascal，”hesaid，ghimbyse-souareyoudoinghere？”

&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy。HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefmediately，Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldma。

“Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog？”askedthehobo。