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1、【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】OneWriter'sBeginnings1Ilearnedfromtheageoftwoorthreethatanyroominourhouse,atanytimeofday,wastheretoreadin,ortobereadto.Mymotherreadtome.She'dreadtomeinthebigbedroominthemornings,whenwewereinherrockertogether,whichtickedinrhythmaswerocked,asthoughwehadacricketaccomp
2、anyingthestory.She'dreadtomeinthediningroomonwinterafternoonsinfrontofthecoalfire,withourcuckooclockendingthestorywith"Cuckoo",andatnightwhenI'dgotinmyownbed.Imusthavegivenhernopeace.Sometimesshereadtomeinthekitchenwhileshesatchurning,andthechurningsobbedalongwithanystory.Itwasmyamb
3、itiontohaveherreadtomewhileIchurned;onceshegrantedmywish,butshereadoffmystorybeforeIbroughtherbutter.ShewasaneGpressivereader.Whenshewasreading"PussinBoots,"forinstance,itwasimpossiblenottoknowthatshedistrustedallcats.作家起步时我从两三岁起就知道，家中随便在哪个房间里，白天无论在什么时间，都可以念书或听人念书。母亲念书给我听。上午她都在那间大卧室
4、里给我念，两人一起坐在她那把摇椅里，我们摇晃时，椅子发出有节奏的滴答声，好像有只唧唧鸣叫的蟋蟀在伴着读故事。冬日午后，她常在餐厅里烧着煤炭的炉火前给我念，布谷鸟自鸣钟发出“咕咕”声时，故事便结束了；晚上我在自己床上睡下后她也给我念。想必我是不让她有一刻清静。有时她在厨房里一边坐着搅制黄油一边给我念，故事情节就随着搅制黄油发出的抽抽搭搭的声响不断展开。我的奢望是她念我来搅拌；有一次她满足了我的愿望，可是我要听的故事她念完了，她要的黄油我却还没弄好。她念起故事来富有表情。比如，她念《穿靴子的猫》时，你就没法不相信她对猫一概怀疑。2Ithadbeenstartlin
5、ganddisappointingtometofindoutthatstorybookshadbeenwrittenbypeople,thatbookswerenotnaturalwonders,comingupofthemselveslikegrass.Yetregardlessofwheretheycamefrom,IcannotrememberatimewhenIwasnotinlovewiththem—withthebooksthemselves,coverandbindingandthepapertheywereprintedon,withtheir
6、smellandtheirweightandwiththeirpossessioninmyarms,capturedandcarriedofftomyself.Stillilliterate,Iwasreadyforthem,committedtoallthereadingIcouldgivethem.当我得知故事书原来是人写出来的，书本原来不是什么大自然的奇迹，不像草那样自生自长时，真是又震惊又失望。不过，姑且不论书本从何而来，我不记得自己有什么时候不爱书——书本本身、封面、装订、印着文字的书页，还有油墨味、那种沉甸甸的感觉，以及把书抱在怀里时那种将我征服、
7、令我陶醉的感觉。还没识字，我就想读书了，一心想读所有的书。3Neitherofmyparentshadcomefromhomesthatcouldaffordtobuymanybooks,butthoughitmusthavebeensomethingofastrainonhissalary,astheyoungestofficerinayounginsurancecompany,myfatherwasallthewhilecarefullyselectingandorderingawayforwhatheandMotherthoughtwechildrens
8、houldgrowupwith.The
