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Unit1

Notayearaftermymother’sdeath,thefollowingsummer,myfatherbrought

mealongtopickup（接）aguest（客人）.HernamewasAmana.Shewas

comingtovisitfromoutoftown（城外）.Shewasabig,beautiful,middle-aged

blackwomanwhowasasinger.Shehadothertalentsaswell.Thesetalents

reachedbeyondcompare.AmanahadoneofthesweetestexpressionsIhad

everseen.IdidnotknowmanyblackpeopleatthatagethoughIhadnotbeen

raisedasaracistintheleast.AndtherewerenoblackkidsattheschoolsIhad

attended.WepickedupattheSanFranciscoairport.Whenwereachedourcar,

mydadmotioned（向某人示意）formetogetintothebackseat.

Comeandsitinthefront.There“’splentyofroomhere,andyoumaysitrightin

themiddle,”Amanasaid.Ismiledandwithoutlookingmyfatherforapproval

（赞成）Igotinandmovedquicklytothemiddleofthehugewhiteleather

seats.There,that“’sbetter,”shesaidasshesatdownbesideme.

WedroveuptoNorthBeachtoaseafoodplace.Thethreeofussatthereand

talked.Wehadthemostenormous（巨大的）lobster（龙虾）feast（饱尝珍

馐）youcouldeverimagine.Therelobstersweresobigthatjustthemeatin

theirclawswasenoughtomakeameal.IwasgladthatIwasquitehungry

whenIwalkedin.Amanatoowassurprisedatthefeast.Asformyfather,he

washappytohearthecompliments（赞扬）weweregivinghimforfinding

suchaplaceandtakingustodinnerther.ItwasadinnerIwillalways

remember,becauseofthewonderfulfoodandAmana,whowasasinterested

inspeakingwithmeasshewasintalkingwithmyfather.What’smore,my

fatherwasinabettermood（心情）thanIhadseenhiminsometime.

Thatnightwedrovesouth,backtoPebbleBeach.Amanawasgoingtobeour

houseguestIdiscovered,muchtomyexcitement