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读Boy - Tales of Childhood,看到这么一段,写得真是好极。这是达尔的儿时回忆。他上小学时,几个同路同学最爱的是上学放学路上的一家小吃店,但是最恨店主 Mrs Pratchett——直至有一天,小男孩们在教室后面松动的地板下发现了一只死老鼠,在大家商议要丢掉死老鼠时,小达尔发挥了他辉煌的创意:
When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty. I must tell you, therefore, that it was I and I alone who had the idea for the great and daring Mouse Plot. We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.
"Why don't we", I said, "slip it into one of Mrs Pratchett's jars of sweets? Then when she puts her dirty hand in to grab a handful, she'll grab a stinky dead mouse instead."
The other four stared at me in wonder. Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning. They slapped me on the back. They cheered me and danced around the classroom. "We'll do it today!" they cried. "We'll do it on the way home! You had the idea," they said to me, "so you can be the one to put the mouse in the jar."
所引三个自然段的第一个,的确是幽默大师之手笔了。现在的男生们,大概没有机会做出这样的壮举了。 |
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