高中英语课外阅读：Extract from The Chinese Girl摘自一位中国女孩

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精ExtractfromTheChineseGirl摘自一位中国女孩DannyBoy,oneofShooter'sinnercircle,creptuponHeartbreakthatmorning.UsuallyHeartbreakwouldhavebeenofftheestateandbackhomeinhishouseonNewlandAvenuebyteno’clock，butacathadgotinwithShooter'schickensinthenight,andhe'dhadtostaybehindtoclearup，getthebirdssettleddown.’Iftheystoplaying,'DannyBoysaid，'Shooter'sgonnabepissedoff。’Hewasleaningagainstacorneroftheshed，paringhisfingernailswithacurved-bladehuntingknife，hisfacelookingasthoughithadbeensprayedwithblackheads.’AndifShooter'spissedoffhetakesitoutonwhoever’sclosest.MightbeCuddles,inwhichcaseIdon'tcare.Butitmightbeme,inwhichcaseI'llturnuphereonenightandskinyoualive.'HesentapoisonedsmileacrossthegapwhichseparatedhimfromHeartbreak,andHeartbreakswallowedit.Ifheplayedthisrighthecouldbebackhomeinhalfanhourwithoutanybruises，butifhemadeawrongmoveDannyBoywouldnailhimtothedoor。ViolencewasoneofDannyBoy’sskills,secondonlytohispersistentbrown-nosingoftheboss。’Theywon'tstoplaying,’hesaid.’It'llbeallright。'DannyBoyconcentratedonhisnails.Heheldthesmileonhisface,buthedidn'treplyorlookatHeartbreak.WhenheheardShooterapproachingheduckedinsidetheshed.Shootercameuptothechickenrunwithatallredheadedman.TheybothignoredHeartbreak.Shooter’shairwascroppedclosetohishead.Hewasscowling,lookinglikehewantedtohurtsomeone。'She’saChink，'saidtheredhead。'Maybehalf—cast。Dunno。Butshemustbeholedupintheflat。'’Where?’'OnSpringBank.''Couldbedead？'saidShooter.Heclearedhisthroatandgobbedthroughthechickenwire.’No，itwasn’tthatbad。Ireckonshe’sinsidetheflat,andtheguy’slookingafterher.'Shooterkickedoutatasmallblackcurrantbush。’Sortit,’hesaid.Hislipswereathinline.’Iwantheroutofmyhair.''OK，’saidtheredhead。'Pissoff，'Shootertoldhim。WhentheredheadhadgoneShooterstoodbythewireforacoupleofminuteswatchingabantamhenscratchinginthedirt。EventuallyhefocussedonHeartbreak.'Iheardsomethingaboutacat，'hesaid.’Yeah,gotininthenight,’Heartbreaktoldhim.Tooktwobirds。’Shooterthoughtaboutitforacoupleofshakes,thenheturnedtowardsthehouse。Withoutlookingbackhesaid,’IfIdon’tgetmeeggsI’llthrowyoutothefuckingdogs。'DannyBoy’schucklecamefromtheinterioroftheshed。Hereappearedstillparinghisfingernails。'SeewhatImean?'hesaid.’Theboss'skeenonhiseggs.'Helookedbacktowardsthehouse。'TheredheadiscalledHarvey，'hesaid.’He’sacop.’Heartbreakstuffedafewloosefeathersintoasack.Heaffectednottohaveregisteredtheinformation.Knowingtoomuchalwaysledtotrouble.Hewalkedintoafence—post，gavehimselfablack—eye.Couldn’tunderstandwhyitwashefeltasthoughhe'dbeenpushed。Whenhe'dfinishedwiththechickens,Heartbreakgothiscoatfromtheshedandwalkedthroughthegardentowardsthehouse.ShooterwaswithCuddlesintheold—fashionedterrace.Heartbreaksloweddownandstoodunderamapleforafewminutes。Shooterwassittingonawroughtironchairwithhislegsspreadwide,andheheldouthisarmstowardsthegirl.Cuddlessmiled.Shelookedasthoughshewastwenty，butsomeoftheguysreckonedshewasnomorethansixteen。ShewentovertoShooterandsatonhisknee,andShooterenfoldedherinhisarmsandburiedhisfaceinherneck。Hewastenderwithher，asthoughhewasafraidshe'dbreak。Shootergroanedandsaidshefeltgood，andCuddlessighed，andthenthetwoofthemstartedsuckingfacelikeacoupleofteenagers.Heartbreakmovedaway，startedforhome.*LaterinthedayHeartbreakscoredabunchofcutflowersandtookthemroundtoNell’shouse.Heheldthembehindhisbackuntilsheopenedthedoor，thenthrustthemtowardsherandwatchedthelookofamazementonherface。'Forme？’shesaid。'Ihaven'thadflowerssince...Idon’tknow。.。sinceIwasagirl。'Hepushedthemintoherarms。Watchedassheleantforwardandplantedabigwetoneonhischeek.’Comein，'shesaid。'I'llfindavase。Oh，Heartbreak，they’relovely。’Hefollowedherintothehouse,feelingawarmsmilespreadingitselfoverhisface。Onceortwicelatelyhe'dcalledroundandofferedtocleanhercar，orweedthegarden,andusuallyshe’dlookeddisappointedwhensheopenedthedoorandsawitwashim。Buttheflowersseemedtohavemadehimmoreattractive.Heartbreakhadbeengrievingthelossoftheloveofhislifeforfortyyears，andhadnothadtimeforanotherseriousaffair。Wheneverhe'dfelttheurgehe'dgonetoseeatartandgotridofitasquickaspossible。ButinthelastweeksNellhadseemedtolookbettereverytimehe’dseenher。Shefoundavaseandputtheflowersintoit,placeditinthecentreofthetable。’Brighteneduptheday,’shesaid。'Ican'tthinkofanythingnicer。'Shelookedathimwithherheadcockedtooneside.'Whathappenedtoyoureye？'’Walkedintosomefing,’hesaid。’DownatShooters。'sheshookherhead。'ShooterWilde。Whyd’youworkforhim？''It'saliving,'hesaid。’Youdon'thavetogetyourselfcutuptomakealivingthesedays。There’relaws。'’Aw,IcanmangeShooter,’Heartbreaksaid.’BeenkeepingmyendupwithguyslikehimsinceEvewentintothefruitandvegetablebusiness.’'Aknee-slapper,that,Heartbreak。You’remakingmyeyeswater。'Sheleanedoverthetableandmovedthevaseofflowersfractionallytooneside。'D’youcomeacrossStone?’Heartbreakshookhishead.'Shooterwon'thavehimontheestate。Justdoesoddjobsontheoutside。Can’tbeearningmuch.How's