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大学英语泛读教程2unit1课文翻译及课后小题

1.ThePickleJar

AsfarbackasIcanremember,thelargepicklejarsatonthe

floorbesidethedresserinmyparentsbedroom.Whenhegot

readyforbed,Dadwouldemptyhispocketsandtosshiscoins

intothejar.AsasmallboyIwasalwaysfascinatedatthesounds

thecoinsmadeastheyweredroppedintothejar.Theylanded

withamerryjinglewhenthejarwasalmostempty.Thenthe

tonesgraduallymutedtoadullthudasthejarwasfilled.Iused

tosquatonthefloorinfrontofthejarandadmirethecopper

andsilvercirclesthatglintedlikeapiratestreasurewhenthesun

pouredthroughthebedroomwindow.

Whenthejarwasfilled,Dadwouldsitatthekitchentable

androllthecoinsbeforetakingthemtothebank.Takingthe

coinstothebankwasalwaysabigproduction.Stackedneatlyin

asmallcardboardbox,thecoinswereplacedbetweenDadand

meontheseatofhisoldtruck.Eachandeverytime,aswedrove

tothebank,Dadwouldlookatmehopefully.Thosecoinsare

goingtokeepyououtofthetextilemill,son.Youregoingtodo

betterthanme.Thisoldmilltownsnotgoingtoholdyouback.

Also,eachandeverytime,asheslidtheboxofrolledcoinsacross

thecounteratthebanktowardthecashier,hewouldgrinproudly.

Theseareformysonscollegefund.Hellneverworkatthemill

allhislifelikeme.

Wewouldalwayscelebrateeachdepositbystoppingforan

icecreamcone.Ialwaysgotchocolate.Dadalwaysgotvanilla.

WhentheclerkattheicecreamparlorhandedDadhischange,

hewouldshowmethefewcoinsnestledinhispalm.Whenwe

gethome,wellstartfillingthejaragain.

Healwaysletmedropthefirstcoinsintotheemptyjar.As

theyrattledaroundwithabrief,happyjingle,wegrinnedateach

other.Youllgettocollegeonpennies,nickels,dimesand

quarters,hesaid.Butyoullgetthere.Illseetothat.

Theyears