课文原文-Unit-2-Say-Yes

如果对您有帮助，请您也上传资源，帮助更多的人Unit2SayYesTobiasWolff1.Theyweredoingthedishes,hiswifewashingwhilehedried.Unlikemostmenheknew,hereallypitchedinonthehousework.Afewmonthsearlierhe'doverheardafriendofhiswife'scongratulateheronhavingsuchaconsideratehusband.2.Theytalkedaboutdifferentthingsandsomehowgotonthesubjectofwhetherwhitepeopleshouldmarryblackpeople.Hesaidthatallthingsconsidered,hethoughtitwasabadidea.3.Why?sheasked.4.Sometimeshiswifegotthislookwhereshepinchedherbrowstogetherandbitherlowerlip.Whenhesawherlikethisheknewheshouldkeephismouthshut,butheneverdid.Actuallyitmadehimtalkmore.Shehadthatlooknow.5.Why?sheaskedagain,andstoodtherewithherhandinsideabowl,justholdingitabovethewater.6.Listen,hesaid,Iwenttoschoolwithblacks,andI'veworkedwithblacksandwe'vealwaysgottenalongjustfine.Idon'tneedyoucomingalongnowandimplyingthatI'maracist.7.Ididn'timplyanything,shesaid,Ijustdon'tseewhat'swrongwithawhitepersonmarryingablackperson,that'sall.8.Theydon'tcomefromthesameculture.Why,theyevenhavetheirownlanguage.That'sokaywithme,Ilikehearingthemtalk.9.Butyouwouldn’tliketomarryablackperson,isthatit?Sheasked.10.Butit'sdifferent.Apersonfromtheircultureandapersonfromourculturecouldneverreallyknoweachother.11.Likeyouknowme?hiswifeasked.12.Yes.LikeIknowyou.13.Butiftheyloveeachother,shesaid.14.Ohboy,hethought.Hesaid,Don'ttakemywordforit.Lookatthestatistics.Mostofthosemarriagesbreakup.15.Statistics.Shewaspilingdishesonthedraining-boardataterrificrate.Manyofthemwerestillgreasy.Allright,shesaid,whataboutforeigners?Isupposeyouthinkthesamethingabouttwoforeignersgettingmarried.16.Yes,hesaid,asamatteroffactIdo.Howcanyouunderstandsomeonewhocomesfromacompletelydifferentbackground?17.Different,saidhiswife.Notthesame,likeus.18.Yes,different,hesnapped,angrywithherforresortingtothistrickofrepeatinghiswordssothattheysoundedhypocritical.Thesearedirty,hesaid,andthrewallthesilverwarebackintothesink.19.Shestareddownatit,herlipspressedtighttogether,thenplungedherhandsunderthesurface.Oh!shecried,andjumpedback.Shetookherrighthandbythewristandhelditup.Herthumbwasbleeding.20.Don'tmove,hesaid.Stayrightthere.Heranupstairstothebathroomandrummagedinthemedicinechestforalcohol,cotton,andaBand-Aid.Whenhecamebackdownshewasleaningagainsttherefrigeratorwithhereyesclosed,stillholdingherhand.Hetookthehandanddabbedatherthumbwiththecotton.Thebleedinghadstopped.Hesqueezedittoseehowdeepthewoundwas.21.It'sshallow,hesaid.Tomorrowyouwon'tevenknowit'sthere.Hehopedthatsheappreciatedhowquicklyhehadcometoheraid.He'dactedoutofconcernforher,hethoughtthatitwouldbeanicegestureonherpartnottostartupthatconversationagain,ashewastiredofit.22.I'llfinishuphere,hesaid.Yougoandrelax.23.That'sokay,shesaid.I'lldry.24.Hebegantowashthesilverwareagain.25.So,shesaid,youwouldn'thavemarriedmeifI'dbeenblack.26.ForChrist'ssake,Ann!27.Well,that'swhatyousaid,didn'tyou?28.No,Ididnot.Thewholequestionisridiculous.Ifyouhadbeenblackweprobablywouldn'tevenhavemet.TheonlyblackgirlIeverreallyknewwasmypartnerinthedebatingclub.29.Butifwehadmet,andI'dbeenblack?30.Thenyouprobablywouldhavebeengoingoutwithablackguy.Hepickeduptherinsingnozzleandsprayedthesilverware.31.Let'ssayIamblackandunattached,shesaid,andwemeetandfallinlove.32.Heglancedoverather.Shewaswatchinghimandhereyeswerebright.Look,hesaid,takingareasonabletone,thisisstupid.Ifyouwereblackyouwouldn'tbeyou.Ashesaidthisherealizeditwasabsolutelytrue.Therewasnopossiblewayofarguingwiththefactthatshewouldnotbeherselfifshewereblack.33.Iknow,shesaid,butlet'sjustsay.34.Hetookadeepbreath.Hehadwontheargumentbuthestillfeltcornered.Saywhat?heasked.35.ThatI'mblack,butstillme,andwefallinlove.Willyoumarryme?36.Hethoughtaboutit.37.Well?shesaid.Hereyeswereevenbrighter.Willyoumarryme?38.I'mthinking,hesaid.39.Youwon't,Icantell.40.Let'snotmovetoofastonthis,hesaid.Therearelotsofthingstoconsider.Wedon'twanttodosomethingwewouldregretfortherestofourlives.41.Nomoreconsidering.Yesorno.42.Sinceyouputitthatway—43.Yesorno.44.Jesus,Ann.Allright.No.45.Shesaid,Thankyou,andwalkedfromthekitchenintothelivingroom.Amomentlaterheheardherturningthepagesofamagazine.Heknewthatshewastooangrytobeactuallyreadingit,butshedidn'tsnapthroughthepagesthewayhewouldhavedone.Sheturnedthemslowly,asifshewerestudyingeveryword.Shewasdemonstratingherindifferencetohim,andithadtheeffectheknewshewantedittohave.Ithurthim.46.Hehadnochoicebuttodemonstratehisindifferencetoher.Quietly,thoroughly,hewashedtherestofthedishes.Thenhedriedthemandputthemaway.Hewipedthecountersandthestove.47.Whilehewasatit,hedecided,hemightaswellmopthefloor.Whenhewasdonethekitchenlookednew,thewayitlookedwhentheywerefirstshownthehouse.48.Hepickedupthegarbagepailandwentoutside.Thenightwasclearandhecouldseeafewstarstothewest,wherethelightsofthetowndidn'tblurthemout.OnElCaminothetrafficwassteadyandlight,peacefulasariver.Hefeltashamedthathehadlethiswifegethimintoafight.Inanotherthirtyyearsorsotheywouldbothbedead.Whatwouldallthatstuffmatterthen?Hethoughtoftheyearstheyhadspenttogether,andhowclosetheywere,andhowwelltheykneweachother,andhisthroattightenedsothathecoul