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Text B Continuity of Parks（第1页）

TextBuityofParks

JulioCortázar

[1]Hehadbeguhenovelafewdaysbefore。Hehadputitasidebeeurgentbusinesseditagainonhiswaybacktotheestatebytraiedhimselfasliheplot，ierizations。Thatafteriergivinghispowerofattorneyanddisgamatterofjoihthemanagerofhisestate，hereturhebookiranquilityofhisstudywhichlookedoutupohitsoaks。Sprawledinhisfavoritearmchair，itsbacktowardthedoor—eventhepossibilityofanintrusionwouldhaveirritatedhim，hadhethoughtofit—helethislefthaedlythegreeeryathefinalchapters。Herememberedeffortlesslythenamesaalimageofthecharacters;thesglamouroverhimalmostatohealmostperversepleasureofdisengaginghimselflihethingsaroundhim，aimefeelifortablyoofthechairwithitshighbagthatthecigarettesrestedwithinreachofhishand，thatbeyowindowstheairofafterheoaktreesinthepark。Wordbyword，lickedupthesordiddilemmaoftheheroainghimselfbeabsorbedtothepoiheimagessettleddownandtookonovemehefieriain。Thewoma，apprehehelover，hisfacecutbythebacklashofabranch。Admirably，shestahebloodwithherkisses，butherebuffedhercaresses，hehadaintheiesofasecretpassioedbyaworldofdryleavesahroughtheforest。Thedaggerwarmeditselfagainsthisduhlibertypounded，hiddeful，pantingdialoguerathepageslikearivuletofsnakes，ahadallbeeerhosecaresseswhichwrithedaboutthelover’sbody，asthoughwishihere，todissuadehimfromit;theysketinablythefameofthatotherbodyitwasodestroy。Nothien:alibis，unforeseenhazards，possiblemistakes。Fromthishouroanthaditsuseminutelyassighecold-blooded，twie-overreexaminatioailswasbarelybrokenoffsothatahandcouldcaressacheek。Itwasbegindark。

[2]Notlookihernidlyfixedupoaskwhichawaitedthem，theyseparatedatthedoor。Shewastofollowthetrailthatlednorth。Ohleadiedire，heturnedforamomenttowatning，herhairloosenedandflyiurn，oreesail，intheyellowishfogofdusk，hecoulddistinguishtheavereeswhichleduptothehouse。Thedogswerenotsupposedtobark，abark。Theestatemanagerwouldhishour，athere。Hewehreeporchstepsahewoman’swordsreachedhimoverathuddingofbloodinhisears:firstabluechamber，thenahall，theair，twodoors。hefirstroom，hesed。Thedoorofthesaloheknifeinhishafromthegreatwindows，thehighbachairgreeheheadofthemaninthechairreadinganovel。

Notes

JulioCortázar:Hewasaier。Asamasteroffantasticshortstories，CortázariiregeionofSpanish-speakingreadersandwriters。Hehasbeencalleda“moderheshortstory”。ManyofCortázar’sstoriesfollowthelogicofhallusandobsessiohemesarethequestforidentity，thehiddeybehindtheeverydaylivesofoheexistentialay。

&ionsfordis。

1）Howmanycharactersarethereinthisshortstory?Whatistherelatiohesecharacters?

2）Whodoyouthior?

3）Whatisthethemeofthisstory?

4）youfindsomesymbolsiory?Whatdotheysymbolize?

5）Whatisrealandwhatisimaginaryiory?

6）Thedetail“thegree”appearsatthebeginningandalsoattheeory。What’sthefunofit?

7）Thisstoryisopeerpretations。Howwouldyoui?

8）Howisthestorydifferentfromthetraditionalshortstories?