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1、大学英语精读详解Unit8UNIT8TEXTAyoungboyfacestheimpossibletaskoftryingtosoftentheblowoftragicmews.YouGoYourWay,I'llGoMineThemessengergotoffhisbicycleinfrontofthehouseofMrs.RosaSandoval.Hewenttothedoorandknockedgently.Heknewalmostimmediatelythatsomeonewasinsidethehouse.Hecouldnothearan
2、ything,buthewassuretheknockwasbringingsomeonetothedoorandhewasmosteagertoseewhothispersonwouldbe--hiswomannamedRosaSandovalwhowasnowtoheatofmurderintheworldandtofeelitinherself.Thedoorwasnotalongtimeopening,buttherewasnohurryinthewayitmovedonitshinges.Themovementofthedoorwasa
3、sif,whoevershewas,sheandnothingintheworldtofear.Thenthedoorwasopen,andthereshewas.ToHomertheMexicanwomanwasbeautiful.Hecouldseethatshehadbeenpatientallherlife,sothatnow,afteryearsofit,herlipsweresetinagentleandsaintlysmile.Butlikeallpeoplewhoneverreceivetelegramstheappearance
4、ofamessengeratthefrontdoorisfullofterribleimplication.HomerknewthatMrs.RosaSandovalwasshockedtoseehim.Herfirstwordwasthefirstwordofallsurprise.Shesaid"Oh,"asifinsteadofamessengershehadthoughtofopeningthedoortosomeoneshehadknowalongtimeandwouldbepleasedtositdownwith.Beforeshes
5、pokeagainshestudiedHomer'seyesandHomerKnewthatsheknewthemessagewasnotawelcomeone."Youhaveatelegram?"shesaid.Itwasn'tHomer'sfault.Hisworkwastodelivertelegrams.Evenso,itseemedtohimthathewaspartofthewholemistake.Hefeltawkwardandalmostasifhealonewereresponsibleforwhathadhappened.
6、Atthesametimehewantedtocomerightoutandsay,"I'monlyamessenger,Mrs.Sandoval,I'mverysorryImustbringyouatelegramlikethis,butitisonlybecauseitismyworktodoso.""Whoisitfor?"theMexicanwomansaid."Mrs.RosaSandoval,1129GStreet."Homersaid.HeextendedthetelegramtotheMexicanwoman,butshewoul
7、dnottouchit."AreyouMrs.Sandoval?"Homersaid."Please,"thewomansaid."Pleasecomein.IcannotreadEnglish.IamMexican.IreadonlyLaPrensawhichcomesfromMexicoCity."Shepausedamomentandlookedattheboystandingawkwardlyasnearthedoorashecouldbeandstillbeinsidethehouse."Please,"shesaid,"whatdoe
8、sthetelegramsay?""Mrs.Sandoval,"themessengersaid,"thetelegramsays--"
