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1、THECATCHERINTHERYEbyJ.D.SalingerTOMYMOTHER1Ifyoureallywanttohearaboutit,thefirstthingyou'llprobablywanttoknowiswhereIwasborn,anwhatmylousychildhoodwaslike,andhowmyparentswereoccupiedandallbeforetheyhadme,andallthatDavidCopperfieldkindofcrap,butIdon'tfee
2、llikegoingintoit,ifyouwanttoknowthetruth.Inthefirstplace,thatstuffboresme,andinthesecondplace,myparentswouldhaveabouttwohemorrhagesapieceifItoldanythingprettypersonalaboutthem.They'requitetouchyaboutanythinglikethat,especiallymyfather.They'reniceandall-
3、-I'mnotsayingthat--butthey'realsotouchyashell.Besides,I'mnotgoingtotellyoumywholegoddamautobiographyoranything.I'lljusttellyouaboutthismadmanstuffthathappenedtomearoundlastChristmasjustbeforeIgotprettyrun-downandhadtocomeouthereandtakeiteasy.Imeanthat's
4、allItoldD.B.about,andhe'smybrotherandall.He'sinHollywood.Thatisn'ttoofarfromthiscrumbyplace,andhecomesoverandvisitsmepracticallyeveryweekend.He'sgoingtodrivemehomewhenIgohomenextmonthmaybe.HejustgotaJaguar.OneofthoselittleEnglishjobsthatcandoaroundtwohu
5、ndredmilesanhour.Itcosthimdamnnearfourthousandbucks.He'sgotalotofdough,now.Hedidn'tuseto.Heusedtobejustaregularwriter,whenhewashome.Hewrotethisterrificbookofshortstories,TheSecretGoldfish,incaseyouneverheardofhim.Thebestoneinitwas"TheSecretGoldfish."Itw
6、asaboutthislittlekidthatwouldn'tletanybodylookathisgoldfishbecausehe'dboughtitwithhisownmoney.Itkilledme.Nowhe'soutinHollywood,D.B.,beingaprostitute.Ifthere'sonethingIhate,it'sthemovies.Don'tevenmentionthemtome.WhereIwanttostarttellingisthedayIleftPence
7、yPrep.PenceyPrepisthisschoolthat'sinAgerstown,Pennsylvania.Youprobablyheardofit.You'veprobablyseentheads,anyway.Theyadvertiseinaboutathousandmagazines,alwaysshowingsomehotshotguyonahorsejumpingoverafence.LikeasifallyoueverdidatPenceywasplaypoloallthetim
8、e.Ineverevenoncesawahorseanywhereneartheplace.Andunderneaththeguyonthehorse'spicture,italwayssays:"Since1888wehavebeenmoldingboysintosplendid,clear-thinkingyoungmen."Strictlyforthebirds.Theydon'tdoanydamnmoremoldingatPenceythanth
