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1、ChrysanthemumsElisaisayoungmarriedladyworkingonanisolatedfarmandproudofherskillsingrowingflowers.Oneday,shesuddenlyfeelsadesiretocommunicatewiththeoutsideworld.Whathappenstoher?Pleasereadthefollowingstory.年轻媳妇伊利莎住在一家偏僻的农场，一手高超的种花技能令她自豪。一天，她突然有了与外界交流的愿望。有什么故事发生呢？请您往下看。Thehighgrey-flan

2、nelfogofwinterclosedofftheSalinasValleyfromtheskyandfromalltherestoftheworld.Oneverysideitsatlikealidonthemountainsandmadeofthegreatvalleyaclosedpot.Onthebroad,levellandfloorthegangplowsbitdeepandlefttheblackearthshininglikemetalwheretheshareshadcut.OnthefoothillranchesacrosstheSalin

3、asRiver,theyellowstubblefieldsseemedtobebathedinpalecoldsunshine,buttherewasnosunshineinthevalleynowinDecember.Thethickwillowscrubalongtheriverflamedwithsharpandpositiveyellowleaves.飘荡在半空中的冬雾呈现出灰法兰绒色，将萨利纳斯山谷严实地罩了起来；同时也把它与外界分隔开。雾气锁着山头，四面象顶盖子，而山谷则成了一口盖得严严实实的深锅。农民在宽阔平坦的土地上深耕，犁铧过处，黑色的土地闪

4、着金属的光泽。在横卧萨利纳斯河的丘陵地上，农场里的茬地泛着黄色，象是沐浴在冷冷的苍白日光下；不过，现在时至腊月，山谷里没什么阳光。河边上密密麻麻的柳丛上的黄叶颜色鲜浓，象着了火似的。Itwasatimeofquietandofwaiting.Theairwascoldandtender.Alightwindblewupfromthesouthwestsothatthefarmersweremildlyhopefulofagoodrainbeforelong;butfogandraindonotgotogether.这是一个安静，叫人等待的季节。空气凉凉的，柔柔的

5、。从西南方向吹来一阵轻风，农民们隐隐地感到不久会有一场及时雨，但雨和雾是不一起来的。Acrosstheriver,onHenryAllen'sfoothillranchtherewaslittleworktobedone,forthehaywascutandstoredandtheorchardswereploweduptoreceivetheraindeeplywhenitshouldcome.Thecattleonthehigherslopeswerebecomingshaggyandrough-coated.河对岸亨利·埃伦家位于丘陵上的农场里已经没什么活

6、计了：干草都收割过并存放了起来，果园业已深翻过，好等到有雨的时候浇个透底墒。高处山坡上的牛变得毛皮杂乱粗糙。ElisaAllen,workinginherflowergarden,lookeddownacrosstheyardandsawHenry,herhusband,talkingtotwomeninbusinesssuits.Thethreeofthemstoodbythetractorshed,eachmanwithonefootonthesideofthelittleFordson.Theysmokedcigarettesandstudiedthema

7、chineastheytalked.伊利莎·埃伦正在花园里干活儿，穿过院子朝远处望时，她看见丈夫亨利正在与两个身着工作服的人交谈。三个人都站在拖拉机棚边上，一只脚蹬在那辆小型福特牌拖拉机的一侧。说话的时候，他们边抽着烟，边打量拖拉机。Elisawatchedthemforamomentandthenwentbacktoherwork.Shewasthirty-five.Herfacewasleanandstrongandhereyeswereasclearaswater.Herfigurelookedblockedandheavyinhergardeningco

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