En8848原版英语Harpo still don't say nothingSofia face git more ruddy. The skin move back on her forehead. Her ears raise.But she laugh. She glance at Harpo sitting there with his head down and his hands tween his kneesShe say, What need to marry Harpo for? He still living here with you. What food and clothes hegit, you buy.He say, Your daddy done throwed you out. Ready to live in the street I guess.She say, Naw. I ain't living in the street. I'm living with my sister and her husband. They say I canlivewiththemfortherestof my life. She stand up, big, strong, healthy girl, and she say, Well, nice visiting. I'm going home.Harpo get up to come too. She say, Naw, Harpo, you stay here. When you free, me and the baby bewaitingHe sort of hang there between them a while, then he sit down again. I look at her face real quickthen,andseemlikeashadowgo cross it. Then she say to me, Mrs. ???, I'd thank you for a glass of water before I go, if you don'tmind.The bucket on the shelf right there on the porch. I git a clean glass out the safe and dip her up somewater. She drink it down,almost in one swallow. Then she run her hands over her belly again and she take off. Look like thearmy change direction, andshe heading off to catchup.Harpo never git up from his chair. Him and his daddy sit there and sit there and sit there. Theynevertalk.Theynevermove.Finally I have supper and go to bed. I git up in the morning it feel like they still sitting there. ButHarpo be in the outhouse,Mr. ??? be shaving.Harpo went and brought Sofia and the baby home. They got married in Sofia sister house. Sister'shusband standupwithHarpo.Other sister sneak way from home to stand up with Sofia. Another sister come to hold the baby. Say hecry right through the service,his mama stop everything to nurse him. Finish saying I do with a big ole nursing boy hi her arms.第21页共195页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网
Harpo still don't say nothing. Sofia face git more ruddy. The skin move back on her forehead. Her ears raise. But she laugh. She glance at Harpo sitting there with his head down and his hands tween his knees. She say, What need to marry Harpo for? He still living here with you. What food and clothes he git, you buy. He say, Your daddy done throwed you out. Ready to live in the street I guess. She say, Naw. I ain't living in the street. I'm living with my sister and her husband. They say I can live with them for the rest of my life. She stand up, big, strong, healthy girl, and she say, Well, nice visiting. I'm going home. Harpo get up to come too. She say, Naw, Harpo, you stay here. When you free, me and the baby be waiting. He sort of hang there between them a while, then he sit down again. I look at her face real quick then, and seem like a shadow go cross it. Then she say to me, Mrs. ???, I'd thank you for a glass of water before I go, if you don't mind. The bucket on the shelf right there on the porch. I git a clean glass out the safe and dip her up some water. She drink it down, almost in one swallow. Then she run her hands over her belly again and she take off. Look like the army change direction, and she heading off to catchup. Harpo never git up from his chair. Him and his daddy sit there and sit there and sit there. They never talk. They never move. Finally I have supper and go to bed. I git up in the morning it feel like they still sitting there. But Harpo be in the outhouse, Mr. ??? be shaving. Harpo went and brought Sofia and the baby home. They got married in Sofia sister house. Sister's husband stand up with Harpo. Other sister sneak way from home to stand up with Sofia. Another sister come to hold the baby. Say he cry right through the service, his mama stop everything to nurse him. Finish saying I do with a big ole nursing boy hi her arms. 第 21 页 共 195 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网
En8848原版英语Harpo fix up the little creek house for him and his family. Mr.??? daddy used it for a shed. But itsound. Got windows now, aporch, back door.Plus it cool and green down by the creekHe ast me to make some curtains and I make some out of flower sack. It not big, but it homey. Gota bed, a dresser, a looking glass,and some chairs. Cookstove for cooking and heating, too. Harpo daddy give him wages forworking now. He say Harpo wasn't workinghard like he should. Maybe little money goose his interest.Harpo told me, Miss Celie, I'm going on strikeOn what?I ain't going to work.And he don't. He come to the field, pull two ears of corn, let the birds and weevil eat two hundredUs don't make nothing muchthis year.But now Sofia coming, he always busy.He chop, he hammer, he plow.He sing and whistle.Sofia look half her size. But she still a big strong girl. Arms got muscle. Legs, too. She swing thatbaby about like it nothing.She got a little pot on her now and give you the feeling she all there. Solid. Like if she sit down onsomething,itbemash.She tell Harpo, Hold the baby, while she come back in the house with me to git some thread. Shemakingsomesheets.Hetakethebaby, give it a kiss, chuck it under the chin. Grin, look up on the porch at his daddy.Mr. ??? blow smoke, look down at him, and say, Yeah, I see now she going to switch the traces onyou.Harpo want to know what to do to make Sofia! mind. He sit out on the porch with Mr. ???. He say,I tell her one thing, she do another.Never do what I say. Always backtalkTo tell the truth, he sound a little proud of this to me.Mr.??? don't say nothing. Blow smoke.第22页共195页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网
Harpo fix up the little creek house for him and his family. Mr. ??? daddy used it for a shed. But it sound. Got windows now, a porch, back door. Plus it cool and green down by the creek. He ast me to make some curtains and I make some out of flower sack. It not big, but it homey. Got a bed, a dresser, a looking glass, and some chairs. Cookstove for cooking and heating, too. Harpo daddy give him wages for working now. He say Harpo wasn't working hard like he should. Maybe little money goose his interest. Harpo told me, Miss Celie, I'm going on strike. On what? I ain't going to work. And he don't. He come to the field, pull two ears of corn, let the birds and weevil eat two hundred. Us don't make nothing much this year. But now Sofia coming, he always busy. He chop, he hammer, he plow. He sing and whistle. Sofia look half her size. But she still a big strong girl. Arms got muscle. Legs, too. She swing that baby about like it nothing. She got a little pot on her now and give you the feeling she all there. Solid. Like if she sit down on something, it be mash. She tell Harpo, Hold the baby, while she come back in the house with me to git some thread. She making some sheets. He take the baby, give it a kiss, chuck it under the chin. Grin, look up on the porch at his daddy. Mr. ??? blow smoke, look down at him, and say, Yeah, I see now she going to switch the traces on you. Harpo want to know what to do to make Sofia! mind. He sit out on the porch with Mr. ???. He say, I tell her one thing, she do another. Never do what I say. Always backtalk. To tell the truth, he sound a little proud of this to me. Mr. ??? don't say nothing. Blow smoke. 第 22 页 共 195 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网
En8848原版英语I tell her she can't be all the time going to visit her sister. Us married now, I tell her. Your place ishere withthechildrenShe say, Til take the children with me. I say, Your place is with me. She say, You want to come?She keep primping in front ofthe glass, getting the children ready at the same time.You ever hit her? Mr. ??? ast.Harpo look down at his hands. Naw sub, he say low, embarrass.Well how you spect to make her mind? Wives is like children. You have to let'em know who gottheupperhand,Nothingcandothatbetter than a good sound beatingHe puff on bis pipe.Sofia think too much of herself anyway, he say. She need to be taken down a peg.I like Sofia, but she don't act like me at all. If she talking when Harpo and Mr. ??? come in theroom, shekeeprighton.If theyast her where something at, she say she don't know. Keep talking.I think bout this when Harpo ast me what he ought to do to her to make her mind. I don't mentionhow happy he is now. How threeyears pass and he still whistle and sing. I think bout how every time I jump when Mr. _??? call me,she look surprise. And likeshe pity me.Beat her. I say.Next time us see Harpo his face a mess of bruises. His lip cut. One of his eyes shut like a fist. Hewalk stiff and say his teefache.I say, What happen to you, Harpo?He say, Oh, me and that mule. She fractious, you know. She went crazy in the field the other day.BytimeI got hertohead forhome I was all banged up. Then when I got home, I walked smack dab into the crib door. Hit myeye and scratch my chin. Then whenthat storm come up last night I shet the window down on my hand.Well, I say, After all that, I don't spect you had a chance to see if you could make Sofia mind第23页共195页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网
I tell her she can't be all the time going to visit her sister. Us married now, I tell her. Your place is here with the children. She say, Til take the children with me. I say, Your place is with me. She say, You want to come? She keep primping in front of the glass, getting the children ready at the same time. You ever hit her? Mr. ??? ast. Harpo look down at his hands. Naw sub, he say low, embarrass. Well how you spect to make her mind? Wives is like children. You have to let 'em know who got the upper hand. Nothing can do that better than a good sound beating. He puff on bis pipe. Sofia think too much of herself anyway, he say. She need to be taken down a peg. I like Sofia, but she don't act like me at all. If she talking when Harpo and Mr. ??? come in the room, she keep right on. If they ast her where something at, she say she don't know. Keep talking. I think bout this when Harpo ast me what he ought to do to her to make her mind. I don't mention how happy he is now. How three years pass and he still whistle and sing. I think bout how every time I jump when Mr. _??? call me, she look surprise. And like she pity me. Beat her. I say. Next time us see Harpo his face a mess of bruises. His lip cut. One of his eyes shut like a fist. He walk stiff and say his teef ache. I say, What happen to you, Harpo? He say, Oh, me and that mule. She fractious, you know. She went crazy in the field the other day. By time I got her to head for home I was all banged up. Then when I got home, I walked smack dab into the crib door. Hit my eye and scratch my chin. Then when that storm come up last night I shet the window down on my hand. Well, I say, After all that, I don't spect you had a chance to see if you could make Sofia mind. 第 23 页 共 195 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网
En8848原版英语Nome, he say.But he keep trying.Just when I was bout to call out that I was coming in the yard, I hear something crash. It comefrom inside thehouse, so I runup on the porch. The two children be making mud pies on the edge of the creek, they don't evenlook up.I open the door cautious, thinking bout robbers and murderers. Horsethieves and hants. But itHarpo and Sofia. They fighting liketwo mens.Every piece of furniture they got is turned over.Every plate look like it broke.Thelookingglasshangcrooked,thecurtains torn. The bed look like the stuffing pulled out. They dont notice. They fight. He try to slapher. What he do that for?She reach down and grab a piece of stove wood and whack him cross the eyes. He punch her in thestomach,shedouble overgroaningbut come up with both hands lock right under his privates. He roll on the floor. He grab her dresstail and pull. She stand therein her slip. She never blink a eye. He jump up to put a hammer lock under her chin, she throw himover her back.He fall barnupgainst the stove.I don't know how long this been going on. I don'tknow when they spect to conclude. I ease on back out, wave to the children by the creek, walkback on up home.Saturday morning early, us hear the wagon. Harpo, Sofia, the two babies be going off for the week-end, to visit Sofia sister.For over a month I have trouble sleeping. I stay up late as I can before Mr.?'??start complainingbout the price of kerosene,thenIsoakmyselfinawarmbathwithmilkandepsomsalts,thensprinklelittlewitchhazelonmypillow and curtain out allthe moonlight. Sometimes I git a few hours sleep. Then just when it look like it ought to be gittinggood, I wakes up.At first I'd git up quick and drink some milk. Then I'd think bout counting fence post. Then I'd第24页共195页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网
Nome, he say. But he keep trying. Just when I was bout to call out that I was coming in the yard, I hear something crash. It come from inside the house, so I run up on the porch. The two children be making mud pies on the edge of the creek, they don't even look up. I open the door cautious, thinking bout robbers and murderers. Horsethieves and hants. But it Harpo and Sofia. They fighting like two mens. Every piece of furniture they got is turned over. Every plate look like it broke. The looking glass hang crooked, the curtains torn. The bed look like the stuffing pulled out. They dont notice. They fight. He try to slap her. What he do that for? She reach down and grab a piece of stove wood and whack him cross the eyes. He punch her in the stomach, she double over groaning but come up with both hands lock right under his privates. He roll on the floor. He grab her dress tail and pull. She stand there in her slip. She never blink a eye. He jump up to put a hammer lock under her chin, she throw him over her back. He fall barnup gainst the stove. I don't know how long this been going on. I don't know when they spect to conclude. I ease on back out, wave to the children by the creek, walk back on up home. Saturday morning early, us hear the wagon. Harpo, Sofia, the two babies be going off for the weekend, to visit Sofia sister. For over a month I have trouble sleeping. I stay up late as I can before Mr. ? '.??start complaining bout the price of kerosene, then I soak myself in a warm bath with milk and epsom salts, then sprinkle little witch hazel on my pillow and curtain out all the moonlight. Sometimes I git a few hours sleep. Then just when it look like it ought to be gitting good, I wakes up. At first I'd git up quick and drink some milk. Then I'd think bout counting fence post. Then I'd 第 24 页 共 195 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网
En8848原版英语think bout reading the Bible.What it is? I ast myself.A little voice say, Something you done wrong. Somebody spirit you sin against. MaybeWay late one night it come to me. Sofia. I sin against Sofia spirit.I pray she don't find out, but she do.Harpo told.The minute she hear it she come marching up the path, toting a sack. Little cut all blue and redunder her eye.She say, Just want you to know I looked to you for help.Ain't I been helpful? I ast.She open up her sack. Here your curtains, she say. Here your thread. Here a dollar for letting meuse'em.They yourn, I say, trying to push them back. I'm glad to help out. Do what I can.You told Harpo to beat me, she said.No I didn't, I said.Don't lie, she said.I didn't mean it, I saidThen what you say it for? she ast.She standing there looking me straight in the eye. She look tired and her jaws full of airI say it cause I'm a fool, I say. I say it cause I'm jealous of you. I say it cause you do what I can't.What that? she sayFight. I say.She stand there a long time, like what I said took the wind out her jaws. She mad before, sad now.第25页共195页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网
think bout reading the Bible. What it is? I ast myself. A little voice say, Something you done wrong. Somebody spirit you sin against. Maybe. Way late one night it come to me. Sofia. I sin against Sofia spirit. I pray she don't find out, but she do. Harpo told. The minute she hear it she come marching up the path, toting a sack. Little cut all blue and red under her eye. She say, Just want you to know I looked to you for help. Ain't I been helpful? I ast. She open up her sack. Here your curtains, she say. Here your thread. Here a dollar for letting me use 'em. They yourn, I say, trying to push them back. I'm glad to help out. Do what I can. You told Harpo to beat me, she said. No I didn't, I said. Don't lie, she said. I didn't mean it, I said. Then what you say it for? she ast. She standing there looking me straight in the eye. She look tired and her jaws full of air. I say it cause I'm a fool, I say. I say it cause I'm jealous of you. I say it cause you do what I can't. What that? she say. Fight. I say. She stand there a long time, like what I said took the wind out her jaws. She mad before, sad now. 第 25 页 共 195 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网