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Text C Departure for Adventures（第1页）

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—fromWinesburg，Ohio

SherwoodAnderson

YeWillardgotoutofbedatfourinthem。Itrilareeleaveswerejustingoutoftheirbuds。ThetreesalongtheresidesinWinesburgaremapleandtheseedsareindblowstheywhirlcrazilyabout，fillingtheairandmakiu。

Geestairsielabrowherbag。Histrunkackedfordeparture。Siwoo’clockhehadbeehinkingofthejourneyhewasabouttotakeahewouldfindattheendofhisjourheboywhosleptieloffiacotbythedoor。Hismouthenandhesily。Geecreptpastthedwentoutidesertedmaiheeastinkwiththedawnandlongstreaksoflighttotheskywhereafewstarsstillshone。

&helasthouseonTrunionPikeihereisagreatstretfields。ThefieldsareownedbyfarmerswholiveintownanddrivehomewardateveningalongTrugwagons。Inthefieldsareplantedberriesandsmallfruits。Iernoosummerswhentheroadandthefieldsarecoveredwithdust，asmokyhazeliesreatflatbasinofland。Tolookacrossitislikelookingoutacrossthesea。Inthesprihelaheeffeewhatdifferent。Thelandbeesawidegreenbilliardtableonwhiyhumaoilupanddown。

AllthroughhisboyhoodandyoungmanheWillardhadbeeofwalkingonTrunionPike。Hehadbeeofthegreatopeerwascoveredwithsnowandonlythemoohim;hehadbeehefallwhenbleakwindsblewandswhentheairvibratedwiththesoheAprilmhewahereagain，towalkagaininthesilence。Hedidwalktowheretheroaddippeddownbyalittlestreamtwomilesfromtowurnedalyba。WheoMaiclerksweresweepingthesidewalksbeforethestores。“Hey，ye。Howdoesitfeeltobegoingaway?”theyasked。

&boundtrainleavesWisevenforty-fiveinthem。TomLittleisductor。Histrainrunsfromdtowhereitectswithagreattrunklinerailroadwithterminalsindomhaswhatinrailroadcirclesis“easyrun”。Everyeveohisfamily。InthefallandspringhespendshisSundaysfishinginLakeErie。Hehasaroundredfadsmallblueeyes。Heknowsthepeopleiownsalonghisrailroadbetterthanaknowsthepeoplewholiveinhisapartmentbuilding。

GeethelittleiheNewWillardHouseatseveno’Willardcarriedhisbag。Thesoallerthaher。

Oionplatformeveryoheyoungman’shahanadozeedabout。Thealkedoftheirownaffairs。EvenWillHenderson，whowaslazyauoutofbed。Geewasembarrassed。GertrudeWilmot，atallthinwomanoffiftywhoworkedintheWinesburgpostoffice，gthestationplatform。Shehadneverbeforepaidae。oppedandputoutherhand。Intwowordsshevoicedwhateveryo。“Goodluck，”shesaidsharplyauronher>

&raihestatiefeltrelieved。Hescamperedhurriedlyaboard。HelenWhiteingalongMaihopiingwordwithhim，buthehadfouanddidhetraitlepuinedand，althoughheknewGeewellaadvesettingout，madeomhadseenathousandGeeWillardsgooutoftheirtowlaoughihhim。InthesmokingcartherewasamanwhohadjustiogoonafishingtriptoSanduskyBay。Hewaoaccepttheinvitationandtalkoverdetails。

Gelanddowobesurenoonewaslookiookouthispocketbookandtedhismoney。Hismindiedwithadesirenottreen。Almostthelastwordshisfatherhadsaidtohimedthematterofhisbehaviorwhehecity。“BeasharpoomWillardhadsaid。“Keepyoureyesonyourmohat’stheti’tletahinkyreenhorn。”

AfterGeetedhismoneyhelookedoutoftheassurprisedtoseethatthetrainwasstillinWinesburg。

Theyoungman，goingoutofhistowheadventureoflife，begantothithinkofanythingverybigordramatigslikehismother’sdeath，hisdeparturefromWiheuyofhisfuturelifeiheseriousasofhislifedidohismind。

&oflittlethings—TurkSmolletwheelingbhthemaiofhistowninthem，atallwomaifullygowned，whohadoayedhtathisfather’shotel，ButchWheelerthelamplighterofWinesburghurryingthroughthestreetsonasummereveningandholdingatorhishaestandingbyainesburgpostoffidputtingastamponanenvelope。

Theyoungman’smindwascarriedawaybyhisgrowingpassionfordreams。Onelookingathimwouldhimparticularlysharp。Withthereoflittlethingsoghismindheclosedhiseyesandleanedbathecarseat。Hestayedthatwayftimeandwhenhearousedhimselfandagaiofthedoinesburghaddisappearedandhislifetherehadbeebutabadonwhitthedreamsofhismanhood。

&dfillintheblankswithproperses。

1）sthey__________，fillingtheairandmakiu。

2）Theeastinkwiththedawnand__________totheskywhereafewstarsstillshone。

3）Thelandbees__________onwhiyhumaoilupanddown。

&eingalongMaihopingto__________withhim，buthehadfouanddidnotseeher。

5）Theyoungman，goingoutofhistownto__________oflife，begantothithinkofanythingverybigordramatic。

6）Hislifetherehadbeebutabadonwhichto__________ofhismanhood。

Notes

1。AlbertCamus（1913-1960）:HewasaFrenchauthor，journalist，andphilosopher。Hisviewstributedtotheriseofthephilosophyknownasabsurdism。Camuswasawardedthe1957NobelPrizeiure“forhisimportantliteraryprodu，whichwithclear-sightedearnessillumiheproblemsofthehumanes”。

2。DavidOwenRussell（1958-）:HeisanAmerifilmdiredswriter。Hehasbeeheloose，iergythatcharacterizeshiswork。Hehasbeeoftroversy，whileregmuchcriticalacclaim。

3。ArthurAsherMiller（1915-2005）:Helaywrighta。Heromifigureiheatre，writingdramasthatincludeplayssuchasAllMySons（1947），DeathofaSalesman（1949），TheCrucible（1953）。Millerwasofteninthepubliceye，particularlydurie1940s，1950sandearly1960s，aperiwhichhetestifiedbeforetheHouseUivitiesittee，receivedthePulitzerPrizeinDramaandthePriuriasAward，andwasmarriedtoMarilynMonroe。

4。RobertJamesWaller（1939-）:Heisahor，alsoknownforhishotographerandmusi。Severalofhisbookshavebeenoimesbestsellerlisting1992’sTheBridgesofMadisontybest-sellerin1993。

5。SherwoodAnderson（1876-1941）:HewasanAmeriovelistandshortstorywriter。Hismworkistheshortstorysequenesburg，Ohio。WritershehasinfluenestHemingway，WilliamFaulkner，andJohnSteinbegothers。

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