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1、[望女成凤(节选)]农女成凤　　本文作者AmyTan(谭恩美)是一位著名的美籍华裔女作家,她于1952年在美国加州出生,曾就读医学院,后取得语言学硕士学位。她因处女作TheJoyLuckClub(《喜福会》)而一举成名,成为当代美国的畅销作家,著有TheKitchenGod’sWife(《灶神之妻》)、TheBonesetter’sDaughter(《接骨师之女》)和TheHundredSecretSenses(《百种神秘感觉》)等小说,其作品多次获得文学界的重量级奖项,已被译成20多种文字,在世界各地广为流传。　　本文选自小说TwoKinds的第一部分,在这部分

2、内容中,作者通过讲述一些家庭小事反映出要强的母亲那“望女成凤”的急切心态。需要注意的是,由于作者的母亲说的大多是蹩脚英语,所以本文中有关作者母亲话语的引述都不大符合英文行文规范,此是作者特意为之。　　――Lavender　　　　MymotherbelievedyoucouldbeanythingyouwantedtobeinAmerica.Youcouldopenarestaurant.Youcouldworkforthegovernmentandgetgoodretirement.Youcouldbuyahousewithalmostnomoneydown.Yo

3、ucouldbecomerich.Youcouldbecomeinstantlyfamous.　　　　“Ofcourse,youcanbea1)prodigy,too,”mymothertoldmewhenIwasnine.“Youcanbebestanything.”　　　　Americawaswhereallmymother’shopeslay.ShehadcometoSanFranciscoin1949afterlosingeverythinginChina:hermotherandfather,herhome,herfirsthusband,andtwod

4、aughters,twinbabygirls.Butsheneverlookedbackwithregret.Thingscouldgetbetterinsomanyways.　　　　EverynightafterdinnermymotherandIwouldsitatthe2)Formica-toppedkitchentable.Shewouldpresentnewtests,takingherexamplesfromstoriesofamazingchildrenthatshereadin3)Ripley’sBelieveItorNot,4)GoodHouse

5、keeping,5)Reader’sDigest,oranyofadozenothermagazinesshekeptinapileinourbathroom.Mymothergotthesemagazinesfrompeoplewhosehousesshecleaned.Andsinceshecleanedmanyhouseseachweek,wehadagreatassortment.Shewouldlookthroughthemall,searchingforstoriesaboutremarkablechildren.　　　　Thefirstnightsh

6、ebroughtoutastoryaboutathree-year-oldboywhoknewthecapitalsofallthestatesandevenmostoftheEuropeancountries.Ateacherwasquotedassayingthatthelittleboycouldalsopronouncethenamesoftheforeigncitiescorrectly.“What’sthecapitalofFinland?”mymotheraskedme,lookingatthestory.　　　　AllIknewwasthecapi

7、talofCalifornia,because6)SacramentowasthenameofthestreetwelivedoninChinatown.“7)Nairobi!”Iguessed,sayingthemostforeignwordIcouldthinkof.Shecheckedtoseeifthatmightbeonewaytopronounce8)Helsinkibeforeshowingmetheanswer.　　　　Thetestsgotharder―multiplyingnumbersinmyhead,findingthe9)queenofh

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