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Lesson14CipherintheSnow1ItstartedonabitingcoldFebruarymorning.IwasdrivingbehindtheMilfordCornersbusasIdidmostsnowymorningsonmywaytoschool.Itstoppedshortatahotel,andIwasannoyed,asIhadtocometoanunexpectedstop.Aboystaggeredoutofthebus,stumbled,andcollapsedonthesnowbankatthecurb.ThebusdriverandIreachedhimatthesamemoment.Histhin,hollowfacewaswhiteevenagainstthesnowAgainst(1)逆：与某个方向或过程相反：rowagainstthecurrent.逆水行舟(2)对撞：为与…达成猛烈接触：wavesdashingagainsttheshore.拍岸的波涛(3)倚在；紧靠着：与…接触为了休息或按压：leanagainstthetree.斜靠着树(4)反抗；抵抗：处于敌对状况或与…相抗衡：struggleagainstfate.同命运抗争(5)与…相反；对：againstmybetterjudgment.与我的判断相反(6)对照；对比：以…的布景或背景相对比：darkcolorsagainstafairskin.深色衬托出白皙的肌肤(7)预期；以备：为…作准备；期待着…：foodstoredagainstwinter.为过冬贮备的食物(8)预防；防御：以…为防御或保护对象：protectionagainstthecold.预防感冒2He'sdead,thedriverwhispered.3Iglancedquicklyatthescaredyoungfacesstaringdownatusfromtheschoolbus.Adoctor!Quick!4Nouse.Itellyouhe'sdead.Thedriverlookeddownattheboy'sstillbody.Heneverevensaidhefeltbad,hemuttered,justtappedmeontheshoulderandsaid,quietly,I'msorry.Ihavetogetoffatthehotel.'That'sall.Politeandapologizing.5Atschool,thegigglingmorningnoisequietedasthenewswentdownthehalls.Ipassedagroupofgirls.Whowasit?Whodroppeddeadonthewaytoschool?Iheardoneofthemhalf-whisper.6Don'tknowhisname;somekidfromMilfordCornerswasthereply.露齿而笑-grin轻声地笑-chuckle(Tolaughquietly.不发出声音地静静地笑着)ShewasrousedbyachucklewhichMr.Dorsetseemedtoejectfromthedepthsofhisleanthroat。多森先生从他那瘦弱的喉咙深处迸出一阵笑声，把她吓了一跳。咯咯笑-giggle(Tolaughrepeatedlyfoolishlyanduncontrollably,esp.bygirls.无法控制地不断傻笑，通常用来形容女孩)Therewassilenceforamoment,thenagiggle.沉默了片刻之后，有人在吃吃地笑。坏笑-snicker【释义】Tolaughinadisrespectfulmoreorlesssecretway.偷偷地略带鄙夷地笑。【例句】Theshuffleandsnickerbecomethecomedian'strademark。搅和与窃笑成为那个戏剧演员的标志。假笑痴笑-simper【释义】Tosmileinasillyunnaturalway.不自然地傻笑。【例句】I'lltellyou,ScarlettO'Hara,ifyou'lltakethatSouthernbellesimperoffyourface。我会告诉你的，斯佳丽·奥哈拉，只要你脸上别带着那种南方美人儿的傻笑7Itwaslikethatinthefacultyroomandtheprincipal'soffice.I'dappreciateyourgoingouttotelltheparents,theprincipaltoldme.Theyhaven'taphoneand,anyway,somebodyfromschoolshouldgothereinperson.I'llcoveryourclasses.在教师休息室和校长办公室情况也是如此。Inthestaffroomandtheprincipal'sofficepeopleaskedthesamequestion(Whodroppeddead?),andnobodyseemedtoknowthekidwhohaddroppeddead.8Whyme?Iasked.Wouldn'titbebetterifyoudidit?9Ididn'tknowtheboy,theprincipaladmitted.Andinlastyear'ssophomorepersonalitiescolumnInotethatyouwerelistedashisfavoriteteacher.10IdrovethroughthesnowandcolddownthebadroadtotheEvansplaceandthoughtabouttheboy,CliffEvans.Hisfavoriteteacher!Icouldseehiminmymind'seyeallright,sittingbackthereinthelastseatinmyafternoonliteratureclass.Hecameintheroombyhimselfandleftbyhimself.CliffEvans,Imutteredtomyself,aboywhonevertalked,aboywhoneversmiled.11Thebigranchkitchenwascleanandwarm.Iblurtedoutthenewssomehow.Mrs.Evansreachedblindlytowardachair.Heneversaidanythingaboutbeingill.12Hisstepfathersaidimpatiently,HehassaidnothingaboutanythingsinceImovedinhere.13Mrs.Evanspushedapantothebackofthestoveandbegantountieherapron.Nowholdon,herhusbandsaidangrily.I'vegottohavebreakfastbeforeIgototown.Nothingwecandonowanyway.IfCliffhadn'tbeensodumb,he'dhavetoldushedidn'tfeelwell.14AfterschoolIsatintheofficeandstaredattherecordsspreadoutbeforeme.Iwastoclosethefileandwritetheobituaryfortheschoolpaper.Thealmostbaresheetsinthefilemockedtheeffort.CliffEvans,white,neverlegallyadoptedbystepfather,fiveyounghalfbrothersandsisters.ThesebitsofinformationandthelistofDgradeswerealltherecordshadtooffer我的任务是最后完成他的档案，给校刊写个讣告。那几张纸几乎没有提供什么情况，叫我怎么写讣告。Itwasmytasktoaddthelastitem—hisdeathtothefileandtowriteareportfortheschoolpaperaboutCliffEvan'slife.HisfilecontainedsolittleinformationthatIthoughtwritinganobituarywasalmostmeaningless.15CliffEvanshadsilentlycomeintheschooldoorinthemorningsandgoneouttheschooldoorintheevenings,andthatwasall.Hehadneverbelongedtoaclub.Hehadneverplayedonateam.Hehadneverheldanoffice.AsfarasIcouldtell,hehadneverdoneonehappy,noisykidthing.Hehadneverbeenanybodyatall.Somebody重要的人Nobody无名小卒，无足轻重的人16Howdoyougoaboutmakingaboyintoazero?Thegradeschoolrecordsshowedme.Thefirstandsecondgradeteachers'notesreadsweet,shychild;timidbuteager.Thenthethirdgradenotehadopenedtheattack.Someteacherhadwritteninagood,firmhand,Cliffwon'ttalk.Uncooperative.Slowlearner.Theotheracademicsheephadfollowedwithdull;slow-witted;lowI.Q.Theybecamecorrect.Theboy'sI.Q.scoreintheninthgradewaslistedat83.ButhisI.Q.inthethirdgradehadbeen106.Thescoredidn'tgounder100untiltheseventhgrade.Evenshy,timid,sweetchildrenhaveresilience.Ittakestimetobreakthem.17IwentangrilytothetypewriterandwroteasavagereportpointingoutwhateducationhaddonetoCliffEvans.Islappedacopyontheprincipal'sdeskandanotherinthesadfile.Ibangedthetypewriterandslammedthefileandcrashedthedoorshut,butdidn'tfeelmuchbetter.Alittleboykeptwalkingafterme,alittleboywithathin,paleface;askinnybodyinfadedjeans;andbigeyesthathadlookedandsearchedforalongtimeandthenhadbecomeveiled18Icouldguesshowmanytimeshe'dbeenchosenlasttoplaysidesinagame,howmanywhisperedchildconversationshadexcludedhim,howmanytimeshehadn'tbeena