2017高中英语素材轻松阅读：互帮互助素材
<p> 互帮互助</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scanlon">Scanlon</span>-<span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="mill">mill</span>, <span word="lugging">lugging</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="fours">fours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>, 1<span word="splinters">splinters</span> <span word="slicing">slicing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glove">glove</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="skinny">skinny</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raining">raining</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loading">loading</span> <span word="dock">dock</span>, <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>. <span word="Tractor">Tractor</span> <span word="trailer">trailer</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span> <span word="fore">fore</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. 一天晚上，他在斯坎伦-泰勒轧机厂干到很晚，拖着的木料往货车上装，木刺划破手套，扎得满手都是。他太瘦，个头又小，干不了那重活儿，可他需要那份工作。他累得支撑不住，天又下雨，他滑倒了，从装卸月台上摔下来，一头栽进车道。拖车司机没瞧见他，他还没来得及挪身，车就从他身上碾过去了。等我找到他的时候，他已经断气了。 <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="black">black</span>. <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="black">black</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Minny">Minny</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span>, <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Took">Took</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="fore">fore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="did">did</span>. 从那天起，我整个世界都黑了。空气是黑的，太阳是黑的。我躺在床上直愣愣地盯着屋里黑的墙壁。明尼每天都来看我，以确保我还有气息，她喂我进食，让我残喘地活下去。整整三个月后，我才抬眼看窗户外头，看外头的世界是否照旧。我惶惑地发现整个世界竟然没有因为我儿子的死停下半分。 <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. 葬礼之后又过了五个月，我起身下床。我穿上白色制服，又把小小的金十字架戴回脖子上，随后前去服侍李弗特小姐，她刚生下个女娃。但没过多久我便发现我的心已不复从前。苦涩的种子在我体内悄然埋下，我不再那么容易敞开胸怀了。 "<span word="GET">GET</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="HOUSE">HOUSE</span> <span word="straightened">straightened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span>. "把屋子规整规整，再去把鸡肉沙拉准备好。"李弗特太太呼喝着。 <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="everthing">everthing</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>—<span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="ironed">ironed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tablecloths">tablecloths</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="ain">ain</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. 每个月的第四个礼拜三是她们的桥牌聚会日。我已经将里里外外拾掇停当——一大早做好了鸡肉沙拉，桌布也在昨天熨烫平整。李弗特太太亲眼瞧着我做完这些。她不过才二十三岁，却很喜欢对我指手画脚，差使我做这干那。 <span word="She">She</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ironed">ironed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="pleats">pleats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waist">waist</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squint">squint</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>. 她已经把我今早熨好的蓝裙子穿上了，那条在腰上密匝匝打了六十五个小褶的裙子，我得戴起眼镜眯上眼才能把那些绿豆大的褶给烫准了。我对家常日子没啥抱怨的，可我和那条裙子实在处不到一块儿去。 "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="Mobley">Mobley</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>—<span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="stationery">stationery</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="thank">thank</span>-<span word="you">you</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>…" "还有，你要管住梅·莫布利，别让她来烦我们。我告诉你吧，她可是把我惹火了，她把我好端端的信纸撕个粉碎，我可还有十五封青年联盟会的感谢信要写呐……" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrange">arrange</span> <span word="the">the</span>-<span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span>-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Set">Set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="dinky">dinky</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="L">L</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="crack">crack</span>, <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="centerpiece">centerpiece</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sideboard">sideboard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="scratched">scratched</span>. <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luncheon">luncheon</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="ain">ain</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="folk">folk</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. 我还在忙着为她的那些太太小姐们准备这个支应那个。我搬出花哨的玻璃杯盏，摆上银质刀叉。李弗特太太没能像其他阔太太那样添置上一张小巧精致的牌桌，我们只得坐在餐桌前打牌。我们在桌上铺上桌布遮住<span word="L">L</span>型的裂隙，又把红色镂花桌饰挪到橱柜那儿，好挡住坑坑洼洼剥落掉渣的木柜。李弗特太太大概想弥补屋子狭小的不足，着意把餐会拾掇得富贵体面。我知道他们不太富裕，富庶人家可不会这么费劲。 <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spec">spec</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Baby">Baby</span> <span word="Girl">Girl</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="bathrooms">bathrooms</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span>. <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Treelore">Treelore</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span>. <span word="Landlord">Landlord</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="gonna">gonna</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Leefolt">Leefolt</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. <span word="Anything">Anything</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sew">sew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>. 我过去常帮年轻夫妇操持家务，可我揣度着这家是我见过门户最小的人家。整套房子上下不过一层，她和李弗特先生的后屋尚且宽敞，可是梅的房间小得立不住脚。餐厅连着起居室混作一处。他们只有两个卫生间，这倒为我省下不少事，我从前碰上的人家通常都有五六间，光为他们清理厕所就得花上我整整一天。李弗特太太每个钟点只付我九十五美分，我早不止这个价了，但打崔劳死后，我也顾不上挑肥拣瘦，我已经拖欠不起房租了。尽管屋子小得转不开身，可李弗特太太还是费心尽力把它装点得光鲜体面。她很擅长缝连补缀，一旦买不起新家什，她便扯些蓝布头，自裁自缝出个布套子把旧家什装扮上。</p>
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