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让爱停留?Why?Im?HereMy mom has a 1)magnetic force around her. Rootless things fly through the air toward her and land at her feet. Five husbands did, one right after the other. She was 15 years old when Number One appeared. Theres only one photo of her from back then. Shes got one foot up on the 2)running board of an old 3)pickup truck. Shes got a hand up like shes trying to shield her eyes. She looks like shes seeing something off in the distance, something thats better than anything within reach.　　我的妈妈浑身上下都散发着磁力。空中的飞行物都会朝她飞来，落在她的脚边。就连她的五个丈夫也不例外，一个接一个地出现。遇见第一任丈夫时，她才15岁。她只有一张那时候的照片。照片中的她一只脚踩在一辆老旧小卡车的脚踏板上，举起一只手，试着护住眼睛，看起来就像她正在眺望着远处的什么，一些比眼前的任何事物都要美好的东西。 　　The day she met Arnie, Number One, was one of those days when you swear you can reach out and grab a handful of air, all hot and thick and going nowhere. Arnies car broke down on the road that ran alongside the 4)trailer park, just as Ma and her mom were coming back from the store, each carrying a bag of groceries. Arnie stood frowning into his engine, looked up as the women passed and asked the distance to the nearest gas station or garage. According to Ma, he got as far as “Hey ladies, can you tell me how far it is?” and Ma, full of too much humidity and boredom, shot back, “Too far for those 5)fancy shoes to carry you.”　　妈妈遇见第一任丈夫阿尼那天，就如那些闷热日子中的一天——你能发誓只要一伸手就能抓住一把空气，热辣辣的，厚重得根本不会从指间溜走。阿尼的车抛锚了，停在活动房屋停车场旁边的马路上，那时妈妈和她的妈妈刚好从商店回来，手里各提着一袋杂货。阿尼站在那儿，看着车子的引擎皱眉头，抬头之时看见母女俩经过，便询问到最近的加油站或者修车站的距离。据妈妈说，他当时就只说了一句：“女士们，你们好，请问你们能告诉我那个地方离这里多远吗？”而妈妈——早已汗热湿透也被闷坏了——丢回一句：“远到你那对漂亮鞋子走坏了都走不完。” 　　Ma watched him pull his head back and start laughing. The car got fixed, and the next thing my grandma knew was that her daughter seemed to be always getting into that car or getting out of it. Finally, my grandma signed the papers and Ma and Arnie were married. In four months, Arnie was in the 6)Merchant Marines, halfway around the world. Ma carried all his letters in her 7)bathrobe. She cried that she couldnt hold onto the calls like she could the