南开大学外国语学院美国文学课件TheLottery

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1、TheLotteryThemorningofJune27thwasclearandsunny,withthefreshwarmthofafull-summerday；theflowerswereblossomingprofuselyandthegrasswasrichlygreen.Thepeopleofthevillagebegantogatherinthesquare,betweenthepostofficeandthebank,aroundteno,clock；insometownsthereweresomanypeoplethatthelotterytooktwoda

2、ysandhadtobestartedonJune26th,butinthisvillage,wheretherewereonlyaboutthreehundredpeople,thewholelotterytooklessthantwohours,soitcouldbeginatteno,clockinthemorningandstillbethroughintimetoallowthevillagerstogethomefornoondinner・Thechildrenassembledfirst,ofcourse・Schoolwasrecentlyoverforthes

3、ummer,andthefeelingoflibertysatuneasilyonmostofthem；theytendedtogathertogetherquietlyforawhilebeforetheybrokeintoboisterousplay,andtheirtalkwasstilloftheclassroomandtheteacher,ofbooksandreprimands・BobbyMartinhadalreadystuffedhispocketsfullofstones,andtheotherboyssoonfollowedhisexample,selec

4、tingthesmoothestandroundeststones；BobbyandHarryJonesandDickieDelacroix一thevillagerspronouncedthisname"Dellacroy"—eventuallymadeagreatpileofstonesinonecornerofthesquareandguardeditagainsttheraidsoftheotherboys・Thegirlsstoodaside,talkingamongthemselves,lookingovertheirshouldersattheboys,andth

5、everysmallchildrenrolledinthedustorclungtothehandsoftheirolderbrothersorsisters.Soonthemenbegantogather,surveyingtheirownchildren,speakingofplantingandrain,tractorsandtaxes・Theystoodtother,一awayfromthepileofstonesinthecorner,andtheirjokeswerequietandtheysmiledratherthanlaughed・Thewomen,wear

6、ingfadedhousedressesandsweaters,cameshortlyaftertheirmenfolk・Theygreetedoneanotherandexchangedbitsofgossipastheywenttojointheirhusbands・Soonthewomen,standingbytheirhusbands,begantocalltotheirchildren,andthechildrencamereluctantly,hvingtobecalledfourorfivetimes・BobbyMartinduckedunderhismoth

7、er^graspinghandandran,laughing,backtothepileofstones・Hisfatherspokeupsharply,andBobbycamequicklyandtookhisplacebetweenhisfatherandhisoldestbrother・Tnelotterywasconducted一aswerethesquaredances,theteenageclub,theHalloweenprogram—byMr.Summers,whohadtimeande