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Whenwearewritingweareoftentoldtokeepourreadersinmind,toshapewhatwesaytofit

theirtastesandinterests.Butthereisonereaderinparticularwhoshouldnotbeforgotten.Can

youguesswho?RussellBakersurprisedhimselfandeveryoneelsewhenhediscoveredthe

answer.

我们写作时常常被告诫，脑子里要有读者，笔者所云一定要符合读者的口味和兴趣。

但有一位读者特别不该忘记。你能猜出是谁吗？当拉塞尔·贝克找到这个问题的答案时，他

自己和别人都感到大为惊讶。

WritingforMyself

RussellBaker

1TheideaofbecomingawriterhadcometomeoffandonsincemychildhoodinBelleville,

butitwasntuntilmythirdyearinhighschoolthatthepossibilitytookhold.UntilthenIvebeen

boredbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses.IfoundEnglishgrammardullanddifficult.

Ihatedtheassignmentstoturnoutlong,lifelessparagraphsthatwereagonyforteacherstoread

andformetowrite.

为自己而写

拉塞尔·贝克

从孩提时代，我还住在贝尔维尔时，我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头，但

直等到我高中三年级，这一想法才有了实现的可能。在这之前，我对所有跟英文课沾边的事

都感到腻味。我觉得英文语法枯燥难懂。我痛恨那些长而乏味的段落写作，老师读着受累，

我写着痛苦。

2WhenourclasswasassignedtoMr.Fleagleforthird-yearEnglishIanticipatedanother

cheerlessyearinthatmosttediousofsubjects.Mr.Fleaglehadareputationamongstudentsfor

dullnessandinabilitytoinspire.Hewassaidtobeveryformal,rigidandhopelesslyoutofdate.

Tomehelookedtobesixtyorseventyandexcessivelyprim.Heworeprimlysevereeyeglasses,

hiswavyhairwasprimlycutandprimlycombed.Heworeprimsuitswithnecktiessetprimly

againstthecollarbuttonsofhiswhiteshirts.Hehadaprimlypointedjaw,aprimlystraightnose,

andaprimmannerofspeakingthatwassocorrect,sogentlemanly,thatheseemedacomic

antique.

弗利格尔先生接我们的高三英文课时，我就准备着在这门最最单调乏味的课上再熬上

沉闷的一年。弗利格尔先生在学生中以其说话干巴和激励学生无术而出名。据说他拘谨刻板，

完全落后于时代。我看他有六七十岁了，古板之极。他戴着古