名著采撷《芒果街上的小屋》第一章

精彩选段

Chapter 1 Hairs

Everybody in our family has different hair. My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. And me, my hair is lazy. It never ①obeys barrettes or bands. Carlos' hair is thick and straight. He doesn't need to comb it. Nenny's hair is ②slippery——③slides out of your hand. And Kiki, who is the youngest, has hair like fur.

我们家里每个人的头发都不一样。爸爸的头发像扫把，根根直立往上插。而我，我的头发挺懒惰。它从来不听发夹和发带的话。卡洛斯的头发又直又厚。他不用梳头。蕾妮的头发滑滑的——会从你手里溜走。还有奇奇，他最小，茸茸的头发像毛皮。

But my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little ④rosettes, like little candy circles all ⑤curly and pretty because she ⑥pinned it in pin curls all day, sweet to put your nose into when she is holding you, holding you and you feel safe, is the warm smell of bread before you bake it, is the smell when she ⑦makes room for you on her side of the bed still warm with her skin, and you sleep near her, the rain outside falling and Papa ⑧snoring. The snoring, the rain and Mama's hair that smells like bread.

　　只有妈妈的头发，妈妈的头发，好像一朵朵小小的玫瑰花结，一枚枚小小的糖果圈儿，全都那么拳曲，那么漂亮，因为她成天给它们上发卷。把鼻子伸进去闻一闻吧，当她搂着你时。当她搂着你时，你觉得那么安全，闻到的气味又那么香甜。是那种待烤的面包暖暖的香味，是那种她给你让出一角被窝时，和着体温散发的芬芳。你睡在她身旁，外面下着雨，爸爸打着鼾。哦，鼾声、雨声，还有妈妈那闻起来像面包的头发。

词汇采集

1.obey vt. 服从，听从；按照……行动

Everybody must obey the rules!

人人都应遵守规则。

2.slippery adj. 滑的；狡猾的；不稳定的

The ground was wet and slippery around the edge of the pool.

泳池边的地面又滑又湿。

3.slide out of 从…处溜出

You can't slide out of your responsibility in this matter.

在这个问题上你不能逃避你的责任。

4.rosettes n. （玫瑰）花结（rosette的复数形式）

5.curly adj. 卷曲的；卷毛的

The pink pig has a curly tail.

 这只粉红猪有一条卷卷的尾巴。

6.pin vt. 钉住；压住；将……用针别住
n. 大头针，针；栓；琐碎物

 He went to pin the ad on the advertisement Board.

他把广告钉在广告板上。

7.makes room for 让出地方给……，为……腾出空位

Can you make room for me in the car?

你可以帮我在车子里腾出一个地方吗？

8.snoring v. 打鼾；鼾声
He was lying under a tree and snoring loudly.

他正躺在树下睡觉，大声地打鼾。