你的世界我不懂

1、你的世界我不懂It begins in the country. Franklin wakes up early,1)springs out of bed, places his feet on the wooden floor boards of the house he built himself using 2)timber from local forests, and prepares for the journey. It doesn， t take long to get ready and throw a few things in a bag He takes one las

2、t look around the empty house, where he and his late wife enjoyed so many wonderful memories, and then he s on his way. Sturdy boots3)crunch on 4)grave1. A car door slams An engine roars Miles away, his son Oliver has been out all night bar-5)hopping and is only just going to sleep, forgetting that

3、he has a visitor arrivingFranklin only ever uses the highway to drive to the airportfor vacations to see his son. Tokyo, Paris, New York 一 Oliver has jumped from one city to the next for most of his life and finds it hard to imagine how anyone could enjoy residing so far from the buzz of the 6)CBD E

4、ut where Oliver hears buzz,Franklin hears nothing but 7)hubbubThis year, father and son are not a great distance apart; atleast not physically. If Franklin continues down the highway, hewill reach the city in a few hours There is not a definite point, but somewhere on the drive, 8)paddocks surrender

5、 to9)penthouses Dirt roads and clean skies become clean roadsand dirty skies 10)Gumboots andll)overalls are replaced by12)stilettos and silk ties Franklinfal ters familiaritySometime in the afternoon, the door bell rings and Olivercrawls out of bed, 13)zombie-like Then, as if on remote control, he h

6、eads directly to the coffee maker and sets the 14)brew inmotion.u Come on up.While Oliver sips 15)cappuccino and Franklin downs a fewglasses of water, the 16)chit chat goes something like this:Are you only just 呂etting out of bed? ”That， s the city life, Dad Work hard and play harder”I， ve been up s

7、ince the roosters start 17)crowing for aslong as I can remember Dor? t suppose you have any roosters round here.“No, we don，teeethankfully. ”So, what have you got planned for me?Are you sure you are up to it? The doctor told you to take 4.”it easyWell, a bit of sightseeing never hurt anyone, right?

8、”Regardless of the city, it ， s always the same They， 11 beginin Oliver ， s equivalent of Heaven, the electronics market; floors and floors of blue-rays, 18)HD TVs and Apple 19)iPodsBaskets will be filled with 20)modems, 21)flash drives or 22)blueteeth When they get back to the shoebox-sized apartme

9、nt, Oliver ， 11 explain how to send an 23)SMS or emai1Franklin will stare out the window at the view wall 一 anda concretepretend to listen.On the rare occasions Oliver visited his dad, they went tothe farmer? s market; fresh meat, flowers and fruit. Baskets were filled with 24)citrus 25)zing: orange

10、s, 26)tangerines and 27)limes And the only Apples in sight were 28)Granny SmithsThey， d go back and sit on the 29)verandah and suck the jcuei from the fruit, spitting seeds into the garden.本文为全文原貌未安装PDF浏览器用户请先下载安装版全文Back in the city, they will inev it ably visit a zoo. Familieswill watch lions and c

11、rocodiles 30)devour 31)hunks of meat.They ，11 smile at 32)meerkats scanning for invisible 33)predatorsand give 34)oats to deer But in the back of Franklin same thought: they are all caged Even the horses pulling as mind,thecarriage down the busy main street never get to feel warm,soft earthor feel a

12、 fresh country breeze.Franklin always had the comfort of knowing his countryhome was waiting But this time, he cannot leave He feels the buildings 35)close in on him, thicker and more confronting than the forests near his home The days pass, and while Oliver merrily dives into soy 36)lattes and pers

13、onal training sessions,Franklin can only dream about open fields and tractors that need repairing He hopes that one day he himself aset of Bluetooth.， H send an SMS and get故事从乡郊开始。富兰克林早早就醒来了。他从床上跳F来，双脚踏在木地板上房子是他用当地森林里的木材亲手建起来的一一然后就开始打点准备这趟行程。他将一些东西 扔进了包里，不一会儿，一切就绪了，他最后看了看那所空荡荡的房子一一他和已过世的妻子曾在这留下了如此多的

14、美好回忆，接着，他出发了。坚实的靴子踏着沙砾，吱吱作响。车门砰然关上。引擎轰隆发动了。几英里之外，他的儿子奥利弗在酒吧流连了一整夜，这会刚刚正要睡觉，压根儿忘了有个访客就要来临。富兰克林只在度假去看儿子时才会开车经高速公路去 机场。东京、巴黎、纽约一一奥利弗的人生的大部分时间 就是从一个城市搬到另一个城市，他很难想象有什么人会愿 意远离城中闹市而住在郊野。但奥利弗所谓的“热闹”，在富 兰克林听来只是“吵闹”。这一年，父子俩终于离得不是那么远了，至少空间距离 上如此。如果富兰克林沿着这高速公路走下去，不消几小时即 可到达奥利弗所在的城市了。虽然没有一个明确的分界点，但在，泥长筒途中开着开着，你会

15、发现，牧场不见了，别墅公寓取而 代之 路渐渐平整干净起来，清朗的天空则变得灰蒙蒙脏兮兮。胶靴和罩衫也慢慢换成了细高跟鞋和丝质领带。富兰克林熟 悉的世界颤抖了。午的某个时候，门铃响了。奥利弗从床上爬了起来，睡眼惺t公，木讷又呆板。然而，像有人突然按了一下遥控键，他 径直朝咖啡机走去，开动了机器。“马上就来，”他喊道。在奥利弗啜酌着卡布奇诺咖啡时，富兰克林喝下了几杯水。他们那有一搭没一搭的聊天这样进行着你刚刚才起床吗？”这就是城市的生活，爸爸。努力工作，更要尽情玩 乐。”我记事以来都是公鸡开始啼叫的时候就起来 To我也不指望这地方还有公鸡。不，我们这没有谢天谢地。”那，你给我做了什么样的安排啊？”

16、你肯定要这么做吗？医生告诉你要放松点的。”嗯， 观光一下也出不了什么事，对吧？”不管在哪个城市，行程都是如此。他们会从奥利弗的 “天堂”电子产品市场开始；每层楼都是蓝光技术电子产品、高清电视机、苹果iPod o购物篮里都会装入调制解调器,U 盘 或蓝牙产品。当他们回到那鸽子笼似的公寓后，奥利弗就 会跟他解说怎么发手机短信和邮件。富兰克林会盯着窗外的景 色堵水泥墙，假装自己在听着。在奥利弗少有的几次看望父亲的时候，他们去的是农民市集，买的是鲜肉、花卉，还有水果。篮子里放的都是柑橘类鲜果：橙子、橘子和青柠。那里卖的全是澳洲青苹果。买回家 后，他们会坐在走廊上，吮吸果子里的汁液，往花园里吐籽。再说这城里，他们无可避免地要去动物园玩。人们都一 家子去看狮子鳄鱼如何吞下大块大块的肉。看到海岛猫鼬神经兮兮地扫视提防猎食者的景象，他们会心微笑，还会去给鹿喂 食燕麦。但在富兰克林的脑海中，他始终只有一