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Text A On Seeing the 100 Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning（第2页）
[29]Oh，well。Itwouldhavestarted“Oime”andended“Asadstory，don’tyouthink?”
[30]Oime，therelivedaboyandagirl。Theboywaseighteenandthegirlsixteeunusuallyhandsome，aespeciallybeautiful。Theywerejustanordinarylonelyboyandanordinarylonelygirl，likealltheothers。Buttheybelievedwiththeirwholeheartsthatsomewhereiherelivedthe100%perfedthe1irlforthem。Yes，theybelievedinamiradthatmiracleactuallyhappened。
[31]Ooherontheerofastreet。
[32]“Thisisamazing，”hesaid。“I’vebeenlookingforyouallmylife。Youmayhis，butyou’rethe1irlforme。”
[33]“Andyou，”shesaidtohim，“arethe100%perfee，exactlyasI’dpicturedyoui’slikeadream。”
[34]Theysatonaparkbench，heldhands，ahertheirstorieshourafterhour。Theywerenotlonelyaheyhadfoundandbeenfoundbytheir100%perfectother。Whatawitistofindandbefoundbyyour100%perfectother。It’samirairacle。
[35]Astheysatandtalked，however，atiny，tinysliverofdoubttookrootis:Wasitreallyallrightforooetruesoeasily?
[36]Ahereentarylullintheirversation，theboysaidtothegirl，“Let’stestourselves—justonce。Ifwereallyareeachother’s100%perfectlovers，theime，someillmeetagainwithoutfail。Ahappehatwearethe100%perfees，we’llmarrythedoyouthink?”
[37]“Yes，”shesaid，“thatisexactlywhatweshoulddo。”[38]Aed，shetotheeast，ahewest。
[39]Thetesttheyhadagreedupoterlyuheyshouldakeheyreallyandtrulywereeachother’s100%perfectlovers，anditwasamiraclethattheyhadevermet。Butitossibleforthemtoknowthis，youhediffereeproceededtotossthemunmercifully。
[40]Oheboyandthegirlwiththeseason’sterribleinfluenza，aiweehtheylostallmemoryoftheirearlieryears。Whentheyawoke，theirheadstyastheyoungD。H。Lawrence’spiggybank。
[41]Theyweretwht，determinedyoungpeople，however，andthroughtheiruiheywereabletaintheknowledgeaqualifiedthemtoreturnasfull-fledgedmembersofsociety。Heavenbepraised，theybecametrulyupstandingstotransferfromonesubwayliher，whowerefullycapableofsendingaspecial-deliveryletteratthepostoffideed，theyevenexperiencedloveagaiimesasmuchas75%oreven85%love。
[42]Timepassedwithshogswiftness，andsoontheboywasthirty-two，thegirlthirty。
[43]OifulAprilm，insearchofacupofcoffeetostarttheday，theboywaswalkioeast，whilethegirl，iosendaspecialdeliveryletter，waswalkiowest，butalongthesamenarrowstreetintheHarajukuneighborhoodofTokyo。Theypassedeachotherierofthestreet。Thefaiheirllimmeredforthebriefestmomes。Eachfeltarumbli。Andtheyknew:
[44]Sheisthe1irlforme。
[45]Heisthe100%perfee。
[46]Buttheglowoftheirmemorieswasfartooweak，ahoughtsheclarityoffourteenyearsearlier。Withoutaword，theypassedeachother，disappearingintothecrowd。Forever。
[47]Asadstory，don’tyouthink?
[48]Yes，that’sit。ThatiswhatIshouldhavesaidtoher。
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Notes
1。HarukiMurakami（村上春树）:He，bornin1949，isaJaparanslator。Hisworksoffidnonfihavegaricaladnumerousawards，ingtheFranzKafkaPrizeandtheJerusalemPrize。Murakami’sfi，oftencriticizedbyJapaablishment，ishumorousandsurreal，foesofalienationandloneliness。Heissideredanimpureierature。TheGuardianpraisedMurakamias“amongthewreatestlivis”forhisworksas。
2。Harajuku:ItistheefortheareaaroundHarajukuStatioeLiheShibuyawardofTokyo，Japan。EverySunday，youngpeopledressediylesinggothiclolita，visualkei，anddecora，aslayersspendthedayinHarajukusog。Thefashioheseyouthsrarelytooicularstyleandareusuallyameshofmany。MostyouheronJinguBridge，edestriaectsHarajukutotheneighbMeijiShrinearea。
3。D。H。Lawrence’spiggybank:LawrenEnglish，poet，playwright，essayist，literarydpainter。Hiscollectedworksrepreseeionuponthedehumasofmodernityandindustrialization。Inthem，Lawresissuesrelatiiohandvitality，spoy，andinstinct。
Piggybaionalnameofaulationaacle;itismostoften，butnotexclusively，usedby。TheexpressiohefactthatD。H。Lawrehesonofapooriendedsacharitablescholarship。
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
1。Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner。
1）Howisthesetting（seasonandlo）ofthestnifittotheexpressioheme?
2）Whatkindofcharacteristhenarrator?Whatarethecluesforthecharaalysis?
3）Isthenarrator’sfriehetopigthe100%girl?Howyoutell?Whatishisattitudetowardthetopic?
