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Unit6TextA
TheGreenBanana

itmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreen

bananastartedonasteepmountainroadinthecentralareaof

Brazil.Myancientjeepwasstrainingupthroughbeautiful

countrysidewhentheradiatorbegantoleak,andIwastenmiles

fromthenearestmechanic.Theover-heatedengineforcedmeto

stopatthenextvillage,whichconsistedofasmallstoreanda

fewhousesthatwearescatteredhereandthere.Peoplecameover

tolook.Theycouldseethreefinestreamsofhotwaterspouting

mansaid.Hesentaboyrunningforsomegreenbananas.Hepatted

meontheshoulder,assuringmethateverythingwouldworkout.

尽管这种事情在任何地方都可能发生,但我与青香蕉(de)邂逅却源自

于巴西腹地一条险峻(de)山路上.我那老式吉普车正吃力地穿过景色优美

(de)乡村,这时,水箱突然漏水了,而离我最近(de)汽车修理站也还要十英

里.发动机过热迫使我在临近(de)村庄停了下来.村里有一个小商店和分

布在四处(de)几座房子.有村民围过来看,三股细细(de)热水柱从水箱外

壳上(de)小孔喷出来.“这容易解决,”一个人说到.他让一个小男孩跑去拿

些青香蕉来.这个人还拍了拍我(de)肩膀,安慰我问题会解决(de).“青香

蕉.”他笑了,其余(de)人都这么说着.

chatteredcasuallywhileallthetimeIwaswonderingwhat

theycouldpossiblydotomyradiatorwiththeirgreenbananas.

Ididnotaskthem,though,asthatwouldshowmyignorance,so

Italkedaboutthebeautyofthelandthatlaybeforeoureyes.

Hugerockformations,likeSugarLoafinRio,roseupallaround

pointingtoaparticularlytall,slenderpinnacleofdarkrock.

我和他们闲聊起来,心里却一直在想他们用这青香蕉怎么能修补好水

箱.毫无疑问,提问会暴露我(de)无知,因此我开始赞叹眼前美丽(de)乡村

景色.耸立在我们周围巨大(de)岩石群,很像里约热内卢着名(de)糖面包

山.“看见那边那块高高(de)岩石了吗”那人指着一块特别高而且细长(de)

黑色石柱问我,“那块岩石标志着世界(de)中心.”

lookedtoseeifhewasteasingme,buthisfacewasserious.

He,inturn,inspectedmecarefully,asiftomakesureIgrasped

thesignificanceofhisstatement.Theoccasioncalledforsome

showofrecognitiononmypart.centeroftheI

repeated,tryingtoshowinterestifnotcompleteacceptance.He

我看着他,想知道他是否在和我开玩笑,但他却表情严肃,反过来认真
地审视着我,似乎想确定我是否领会了他那句话(de)深刻含义.这种情况

要求我必须表现出认同.他点头说：“绝对是中心.这儿(de)人都知道.”

thatmomenttheboyreturnedwithanarmfulofgreenbananas.

Themancutoneinhalfandpressedthecutendagainstthe

radiatorjacket.Thebananameltedintoaglueagainstthehot

metal,stoppingtheleaksinstantly.Iwassoastonishedatthis

thatImusthavelookedratherfoolishandeveryonelaughed.They

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