可乐与微笑(A Coke and a Smile).doc

可乐与微笑(A Coke and a Smile) 　　i n n that the an h sat ith e n the ld den stairs that ht suer night ver thirt-five ears ag as nt a tall an but t a five-ear-ld, he as a giant e sat side b side, athing the sun g dn behind the ld texa servie statin arss the bus street a street that i as never alled t rss unless apanied b an adult, r at the ver least, an lder sibling 　　可乐与微笑 　　我现在知道，3年前那个炎热夏夜和我坐在破旧的木楼梯上的老人并不高大，但对一个岁的孩子来说，他却是一个巨人。我们并排坐着，看着太阳落在繁忙的街对面那个老德克萨克加油站的背后。除非有大人或至少一个哥哥或姐姐陪着，我从未被允许穿过那条街。 　　herr-sented se fr grap’s pipe ept the hungr squites at ba hile gra, isp sirls daned arund ur heads n and again, he ble a se ring and laughed as i tried t target the hle ith finger i, lad in a l suer nightie, and grap, his sleeveless t-shirt, sat athing the traffi e unted ars and tried t guess the lr f the next ne t turn the rner 　　从祖父烟斗里喷出的白色烟雾在我们脑袋周围上下旋绕，它们散发的樱桃香味使贪婪的蚊子不敢靠近。他不时地喷出一串烟圈，在我试着将手指插入烟圈时他放声大笑。我穿着凉爽的小睡衣，祖父穿着他的无袖t恤，坐在那儿观看繁忙的交通。我们数着过往的车辆，并猜想着下一辆拐过街角的汽车的颜色。 　　ne again, i as aught in the iddle f irustanes the furth brn f six hildren, it as nt unn that i as either t ung r t ld fr sething this night i as bth hile t bab brthers slept inside the huse, three lder siblings plaed ith friends arund the rner, here i as nt alled t g i staed ith grap, and that as a ith e i as here i anted t be grandfather as bab-sitting hile ther, father and grandther ent ut 　　我又一次陷于两头都够不上的中间境遇，作为6个孩子中的老四，很多事情对于我来说不是因为年龄太小，就是太大而不合适。那天夜里就是这样。我的两个小兄弟在屋里睡觉，我的另外3个长兄和姐姐在拐角与小伙伴们玩，而我是不允许去那里的。我与祖父呆在一起，这也挺好，正是我想呆的地方。在父母和祖母外出时，祖父就在家看孩子。 　　thirst? grap ased, never reving the pipe fr his uth 　　 es, as repl h uld u lie t run ver t the gas statin there and get urself a bttle f e? 　　i uldn’t believe ears had i heard right? as he taling t e? n fail’s dest ine, e as nt a part f ur budget r diet a fe tantalizing sips as all i had ever had, and ertainl never n bttle 　　 a, i replied shl, alread ndering h i uld get arss the street surel grap as ging t e ith e 　　渴吗?祖父烟斗不离口地问我。 　　是的。我回答说。跑到街对面的加油站去给你自己买瓶可乐怎么样? 　　我简直不敢相