大學英語綜合教程第一冊 Unit 5a

[00:00.00] A letter or telephone call comes from someone you have not met, [00:05.20]and you find yourself imaginging what the person looks like, [00:09.64]putting a face to the hidden voice. [00:13.27]Are you any good at this?Sometimes it is easy to get it wrong. [00:19.15]John Blanchard stood up from the bench,straightened his Army uniform, [00:25.18]and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station [00:31.40]He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, [00:35.34]but whose face he didn't the girl with the rose. [00:40.49]His interest in her had begun twelve months before in a Florida library. [00:46.86]Taking a book off the shelf [00:49.61]he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, [00:55.20]but by the notes penciled in the margin. [00:59.25]The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. [01:06.61]In the front of the book, [01:09.17]he disovered the previous owner's name,Miss Hollis Maynell. [01:14.14]With time and effort he located her address.She lived in New York City. [01:20.27]He wrote her a letter introducing himself [01:23.83]and inviting her to correspond. [01:27.35]The nest day he was shipped overseas for service in World WarⅡ. [01:32.63]During the next year the two grew to know each other through the mail. [01:38.95]Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart.A romance was budding. [01:45.43]Blanchard reaquested a photograph,but she refused. [01:49.84]She explained: "If you feeling for me has any reality, [01:54.89]any honest basis,what I look 1ike won't matter. [01:59.82]Suppose I'beautiful.I'd always be haunted [02:04.37]by the feeling that you had heen taking a chance on just that， [02:09.38]and that kind of love would disgust me [02:13.15]Suppose I'm plain(and you must admit that this is more likely). [02:18.45]Then I'd always fear that you were going on writing to me [02:23.78]only because you were lonely and had no one else. [02:28.43]No，don't ask for my picture. [02:32.06]When you come to New York,you shall see me and then you shall make your decison [02:38.43]Remember,both of us are free to stop or to go on after that-Whichever we choose [02:45.93]When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, [02:50.27]they scheduled their first meeting [02:53.90]7:00 p.m.at Grand central station，New York. [02:58.34]"You'll recognize me,"she wrote,"by me red rose I'1l be wearing on my lapel. [02:59.27]"So，at7：00p.m he was in the station looking for a girl [03:06.04]who had filled such a special place in his life for the past 12 months, [03:12.41]a girl he had never seen， [03:15.10]yet whose wriren words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly [03:20.88]I'1l let Mr.Blanchard tell you what happened： [03:25.14]A young woman was coming toward me，her figure long and slim [03:30.49]Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; [03:35.79]her eyes were blue as flowers. [03:39.03]Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness， [03:43.19]and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. [03:48.51]I started toward her, [03:50.76]entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose [03:56.22]As I moved，a small，provocative smile curved her lips. [04:01.68]"Going my way,sailor?"she murmured.Almost uncontrollably [04:08.05]I made one step closer to her,and then I saw Hollis Maynell. [04:13.80]she was standing almost directly behind the girl. [04:18.16]A woman well past40,she had graying hair pinned up under a woun hat [04:24.77]She was more than a little overweight, [04:27.93]her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes [04:32.19]The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. [04:36.11]I felt as though I was split in two，so keen was my desire to follow her [04:43.76]and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. [04:52.31]And there she stood.Her pale,round face was gentle and sensible, [04:58.44]her gray eyes had a warm and kindly glow. [05:02.42]I did not hesitate. [05:04.45]My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy [05:09.99]of the book that was to identify me to her [05:14.25]This would not be love,but it would be something precious, [05:19.00]something perhaps even better than love [05:22.66]a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. [05:28.82]I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman [05:34.39]Even though white I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment [05:40.45]I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard and you must be Miss Maynell [05:46.38]I am so glad you could meet me;may I take you to dinner?” [05:50.82]The woman's face broadened into a smile. [05:54.45]"I don't know what this is about，son,"she answered， [05:58.68]But the young 1ady in the green suit who just went by, [06:03.10]she begged me to wear this rose on my coat [06:06.75]And she said if you to ask me out to dinner, [06:10.59]I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you [06:14.72]in the big restaurant acrossthe street.She said it was some kind of test!" [06:20.63]It's not diffcult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom [06:26.29]The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. [06:32.64]Tell me whom you love,"Houssaye wrote, "and I will tell you who you are." 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