My grandmother我的野蛮祖母
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>-<span word="willed">willed</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="matriarch">matriarch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Bronx">Bronx</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spoiled">spoiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Grandmother">Grandmother</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="currying">currying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>.</p><p>20世纪50年代我们家住在纽约，当时祖母是一家之主，也是一个令人敬畏的强悍女人。</p><p>我5岁那年，她邀请了一些亲戚朋友到布朗克斯的公寓里聚会。在客人中有个做生意发了财的大款，他的妻子神气地向大家炫耀他们家的社会地位。他们有个娇气的小女儿，年纪跟我差不多，脾气很蛮横。</p><p>祖母殷勤地伺候着那个大款和他的家人，她把他们看作是她的社交圈里最重要的人物，因此她不遗余力地逢迎他们。</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandly">grandly</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p>
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