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1、Whenwearewritingweareoftentoldtokeepourreadersinmindtoshapewhatwesaytofittheirtastesinterests.Butthereisonereaderinparticularwhoshouldnotbefgotten.CanyouguesswhoRussellBakersurprisedhimselfeveryoneelsewhenhediscoveredthe

2、answer.我們寫作時(shí)常常被告誡，腦子里要有讀者，筆者所云一定要符合讀者的口味和興趣。但有一位讀者特別不該忘記。你能猜出是誰嗎？當(dāng)拉塞爾貝克找到這個(gè)問題的答案時(shí)，他自己和別人都感到大為驚訝。WritingfMyselfRussellBaker1TheideaofbecomingawriterhadcometomeoffonsincemychildhoodinBellevillebutitwasntuntilmythirdyearinh

3、ighschoolthatthepossibilitytookhold.UntilthenIvebeenbedbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses.IfoundEnglishgrammardulldifficult.Ihatedtheassignmentstoturnoutlonglifelessparagraphsthatwereagonyfteacherstoreadfmetowrite.

4、為自己而寫拉塞爾貝克從孩提時(shí)代，我還住在貝爾維爾時(shí)，我的腦子里就斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地轉(zhuǎn)著當(dāng)作家的念頭，但直等到我高中三年級(jí)，這一想法才有了實(shí)現(xiàn)的可能。在這之前，我對(duì)所有跟英文課沾邊的事都感到膩味。我覺得英文語法枯燥難懂。我痛恨那些長(zhǎng)而乏味的段落寫作，老師讀著受累，我寫著痛苦。2WhenourclasswasassignedtoMr.FleaglefthirdyearEnglishIanticipatedanothercheerlessyearin

5、thatmosttediousofsubjects.Mr.Fleaglehadareputationamongstudentsfdullnessinabilitytoinspire.Hewassaidtobeveryfmalrigidhopelesslyoutofdate.Tomehelookedtobesixtyseventyexcessivelyprim.Heweprimlysevereeyeglasseshiswavyhairwa

6、sprimlycutprimlycombed.Heweprimsuitswithnecktiessetprimlyagainstthecollarbuttonsofhiswhiteshirts.Hehadaprimlypointedjawaprimlystraightnoseaprimmannerofspeakingthatwassocrectsogentlemanlythatheseemedacomicantique.弗利格爾先生接我

7、們的高三英文課時(shí)，我就準(zhǔn)備著在這門最最單調(diào)乏味的課上再熬上沉悶的一年。弗利格爾先生在學(xué)生中以其說話干巴和激勵(lì)學(xué)生無術(shù)而出名。據(jù)說他拘謹(jǐn)刻板，完全落后于時(shí)代。我看他有六七十歲了，古板之極。他戴著古板的毫無裝飾的眼鏡，微微卷曲的頭發(fā)剪得筆齊，梳得紋絲不亂。他身穿古板的套裝，領(lǐng)帶端端正正地頂著白襯衣的領(lǐng)扣。他長(zhǎng)著古板的尖下巴，古板的直鼻梁，說起話來一本正經(jīng)，字斟句酌，彬彬有禮，活脫脫一個(gè)滑稽的老古董。種種法則，弗利格爾先生也肯定會(huì)打它一個(gè)不及

8、格。沒關(guān)系。等我為自己寫好了之后，我可以再為弗利格爾先生寫點(diǎn)什么別的東西。6WhenIfinisheditthenightwashalfgonetherewasnotimelefttocomposeaproperrespectableessayfMr.Fleagle.TherewasnochoicenextmningbuttoturninmytaleoftheBellevillesupper.TwodayspassedbefeMr.Fl

9、eaglereturnedthegradedpapershereturnedeveryonesbutmine.IwaspreparingmyselffacommtorepttoMr.FleagleimmediatelyafterschoolfdisciplinewhenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdeskknockftheclasssattention.等我寫完時(shí)已是半夜時(shí)分，再?zèng)]時(shí)間為弗利格爾先生寫一篇循規(guī)蹈矩、

10、像模像樣的文章了。第二天上午，我別無選擇，只好把我為自己而寫的貝爾維爾晚餐的故事交了上去。兩天后弗利格爾先生發(fā)還批改過的作文，他把別人的都發(fā)了，就是沒有我的。我正準(zhǔn)備著遵命一放學(xué)就去弗利格爾先生那兒挨訓(xùn)，卻看見他從桌上拿起我的作文，敲了敲桌子讓大家注意聽。7“Nowboys“hesaid.“Iwanttoreadyouanessay.ThisistitledTheArtofEatingSpaghetti.““好了，孩子們，“他說?！拔乙?/p>

11、給你們念一篇小品文。文章的題目是：吃意大利細(xì)面條的藝術(shù)?！?hestartedtoread.Mywds!Hewasreadingmywdsoutloudtotheentireclass.Whatsmetheentireclasswaslistening.Listeningattentively.Thensomebodylaughedthentheentireclasswaslaughingnotincontemptridiculebut

12、withopenheartedenjoyment.EvenMr.Fleaglestoppedtwothreetimestoholdbackasmallprimsmile.于是他開始念了。是我寫的！他給全班大聲念我寫的文章。更不可思議的是，全班同學(xué)都在聽著他念，而且聽得很專心。有人笑出聲來，接著全班都笑了，不是輕蔑嘲弄，而是樂乎乎地開懷大笑。就連弗利格爾先生也停頓了兩三次，好抑制他那一絲拘謹(jǐn)?shù)奈⑿Α?Ididmybesttoavoidsh

13、owingpleasurebutwhatIwasfeelingwaspuredelightatthisdemonstrationthatmywdshadthepowertomakepeoplelaugh.IntheeleventhgradeattheeleventhhourasitwereIhaddiscoveredacalling.Itwasthehappiestmomentofmyentireschoolcareer.WhenMr.

14、Fleaglefinishedheputthefinalsealonmyhappinessbysaying“Nowthatboysisanessaydontyousee.Itsdontyouseeitsoftheveryessenceoftheessaydontyousee.CongratulationsMr.Baker.“我盡力不流露出得意的心情，但是看到我寫的文章竟然能使別人大笑，我真是心花怒放。就在十一年級(jí)，可謂是最后的時(shí)刻，我找