Unit 8 A Magician at Stretching a Dollar课文翻译大学英语一

Unit8AMagicianatStretchingaDollar课文翻译大学英语一Unit8AMagicianatStretchingaDollar课文翻译大学英语一Unit8AMagicianatStretchingaDollar课文翻译大学英语一资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月Unit8AMagicianatStretchingaDollar课文翻译大学英语一版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：Unit8AMagicianatStretchingaDollarTheboywasatfirstdelightedtodiscoverthepresenthismotherhadhiddenawayashisChristmasgift.Butthenhebegantoworrythathismotherwouldnownolongerhavethepleasureofgivinghimasurprise.Whatwashetodo?ThatDecember,withChristmasapproaching,shewasoutatworkandDoriswasinthekitchenwhenIletmyselfintoherbedroomoneafternooninsearchofasafetypin.Sinceherbedroomopenedontoacommunityhallway,shekeptthedoorlocked,butneedingthepin,Itookthekeyfromitshikingplace,unlockedthedoorandsteppedin.Standingagainstthewallwasabig,blackbicyclewithballoontires.Irecognizeditinstantly.Itwasthesamesecond-handbikeI'dbeenadmiringinaBaltimoreStreetshopwindow.I'devenaskedabouttheprice.Itwasashock.Somethinglike$15.SomehowmymotherhadscrapedtogetherenoughforadownpaymentandmeanttosurprisemewiththebicycleonChristmasmorning.Iwasdeeplymovedbythediscoveryandyetsickenedbytheknowledgethat,burstingintoherroomlikethis,IhadrobbedherofthepleasureofseeingmeastonishedanddelightedonChristmasday.Ihadn'twantedtoknowherlovelysecret;stillcominguponitlikethismademefeelasthoughI'dstruckablowagainstherhappiness.Ibackedout,putthekeybackinitshidingplace,andthoughtoverwhattodo.IdecidedthatbetweennowandChristmasImustdonothing,absolutelynothing,torevealtheslightesthintofmyterribleknowledge.Imustavoidtheleastwordthatnightrevealmypossessionofhersecret.NothingmustdenyherthehappinessofseeingmecompletelyamazedonChristmasday.IntheprivacyofmybedroomIbegancomposingandtestingexclamationsofdelight:“Wow!”“Abikewithballoontires!Idon'tbelieveit!”“I'mtheluckiestboyalive!”Andsoon.TheyallowedalottomoviesinwhichboyslikeMickeyRooneyhadseentheirwildestdreamscometrue.Isoonrealizedthat,withmylackofactingtalent,allofthemweregoingtosoundfalseatthecriticalmomentwhenIwantedtocryoutmylovespontaneouslyfromtheheart.Maybeitwouldbebettertosaynothingbutappeartobeshockedintosuchdeeppleasurethatspeechhadescapedme/Iwasn'tsure,though.I'dseenspeechlessgratitudeinthemoviestoo,anditneverreallyworkeduntiltheactorsmanagedtocryafewquiettears.IdoubtedIcouldcryoncue,soIbeganthinkingaboutotherexpressionsofspeechlessamazement.Infrontofahand-heldmirrorinmybedroomItriedthewholerangeofexpressions;mouthopenandeyeswide;handsslappedfirmlyagainstbothcheekstokeepthejawfromfallingoff;ear-to-eargrinwithallteethfullyexposedwhilehuggingmyselfwithbotharms.TheseandmoreIpracticedforseveraldayswithoutacquiringconfidenceinanyofthem.IdecidedtowaituntilChristmasmorningandseeifanythingcamenaturally...ThatChristmasmorningshewokeupearly,“toseewhatSantaClausbrought,”shesaidwithjusttherighttoneofvoicetoindicatewewerealloldenoughtoknowwhoSantaClauswas.IcameoutofmybedroomwithmypresentforherandDoris,andDoriscamewithhers.Mymother'shasbeenplacedunderthetreeduringthenight.Therewereafewsmallbrightlywrappedpackages,abigdollforDoris,butnobicycle.Imusthavelookeddisappointed.“ItlookslikeSantaClausdidn'tdotoowellbyyouthisyear,Buddy,”shesaid,asIopenedpackages.Ashirt.Anecktie.Isaidsomethinghalfheartedlike,“It'sthethoughtthatcounts,”butwhatIfeltwasbitterdisappointment.Isupposedshe'dfoundthebikejusttooexpensiveandsentitback.“Waitaminute!”shecried,snappingherfingers.“There'ssomethinginmybedroomIforgotallabout.”Shewentout,andamomentlatercamebackwheelingthebigblacktwo-wheelerwithballoontires.Ididn'thavetopretend,afterall.Thethreeofus—Doris,mymother,andI–werepeoplebredtoholdbackemotionalexpressionsoflove,butIdidsomethingthatstartledbothmymotherandme.Ithrewmyarmsaroundherspontaneouslyandkissedher.“Allrightnow,don'tcarryonaboutit.It'sonlyabicycle,”shesaid.Still,IknewthatshewasashappyasIwastoseehersohappy.发现了母亲为他藏好的圣诞礼物男孩起先很高兴。但接着他就开始担心，妈妈将因此失去给他一个惊喜的喜悦。他该怎么办呢？能把一块钱拉长的魔术师那年的十二月，圣诞节临近了。一天下午，妈妈在外面上班，妹妹多丽丝在厨房里，我为了找一枚安全别针而开门走进了妈妈的卧室。因为她的卧室门正对着共用的走廊，她总是把门锁着，但我因为需要别针，便从藏钥匙的地方取出钥匙，打开门，走了进去。只见靠墙立着一辆低压轮胎的、大的黑色自行车。我一下子就认出了它。这正是那摆在巴尔的摩大街一家商店橱窗里一直让我羡慕不已的二手车。我甚至还问过这辆车的价钱。简直贵得吓人。差不多要十五块钱。妈妈想办法凑足了首付款，打算在圣诞节早晨拿这辆自行车给我一个惊喜。这一发现让我深为感动，然而想到这样闯进她的卧室，从而剥夺了她在圣诞节那天见到我又惊又喜时的欢乐，我又感到厌恶。我本不想知道她这个可爱的秘密；但像这样偶然地发现了它仍然使我觉得好像重重地打击了她的欢乐一样。我从她的卧室退了出来，把钥匙放回原处，认真考虑着该怎么办才好。我决定，在现在和圣诞节之前这段时间里，我必须不动声色，绝对不可露出一点蛛丝马迹暗示我已令人讨厌地知道了此事。我必须谨言慎行，不能让她知道我已掌握了她的秘密。必须想尽一切办法让她在圣诞节那天享受到看见我极为惊讶时的快乐。在我不受干扰的卧室里，我开始构思并试验种种表示喜悦的惊叫："哇噢！""一辆低压轮胎的自行车！我真不敢相信！""我是世界上最最幸运的男孩！"等等。这些话都大大归功于比如由米基·鲁尼主演的电影，片中男孩子看到他们最不着边际的梦想得以实现时都这么说。我很快便意识到，因为我缺乏演戏的天才，在我不由自主地想大声喊出发自肺腑的爱时，所有这些话听上去都会显得很虚假。或许最好是什么也不说，而是看上去惊喜得连话也说不出来了。不过，我也没有把握。我在电影里也看到过说不出话来的感激，但直到演员们设法哭出几滴无声的眼泪时才真正起到作用。我怀疑自己能否适时地哭出来，于是便开始思考别的表示无言惊讶的方式。在卧室里，我手拿镜子，试着做出各种各样的表情，嘴巴张得大大的，眼睛瞪得