放風(fēng)箏，憶故友

貴海娥

（武漢市江夏區(qū)第一高級(jí)中學(xué)）

“Do you like the seh-parcha（羊皮紙）?”I said,holding up the kite by the ends of the cross bars.His eyes shifted from the sky to me,to the kite,then back.A few rivulets of rain trickled from his hair,down his face.

I wet my index finger and held it up.“I remember the way your father checked the wind was to kick up dust with his sandal,see which way the wind blew it.He knew a lot of little tricks like that,”I said and lowered my finger.“West,I think.”

Sohrab wiped a raindrop from his earlobe and shifted on his feet,saying nothing.

“Did I ever tell you your father was the best kite runner in Wazir Akbar Khan? Maybe all of Kabul?”I said,knotting the loose end of the spool（卷軸）to the string loop tied to the center spar.“How jealous he made the neighborhood kids.He’d run kites and never look up at the sky,and people used to say he was chasing the kite’s shadow.But they didn’t know him like I did.Your father wasn’t chasing any shadows.He just...knew.”

Another half-dozen kites had taken flight.People had started to gather in clumps,teacups in hand,eyes glued to the sky.

“Okay.”I shrugged.“Looks like I’ll have to fly it tanhaii.”Solo.

I balanced the spool in my left hand and fed about three feet of tar.The yellow kite dangled（懸擺）at the end of it,just above the wet grass.“Last chance,”I said.But Sohrab was looking at a pair of kites tangling high above the trees.

“All right.Here I go.”I took off running,my sneakers splashing rainwater from puddles,the hand clutching the kite end of the string held high above my head.It had been so long,so many years since I’d done this,and I wondered if I’d make a spectacle of myself.I let the spool roll in my left hand as I ran,and felt the string cut my right hand again as it fed through.The kite was lifting behind my shoulder now,lifting,wheeling,and I ran harder.The spool spun faster and the glass string tore another gash in my right palm.I stopped and turned.I looked up and smiled.High above,my kite was tilting side to side like a pendulum,making that old paper-bird-flapping-its-wings sound I always associated with winter mornings in Kabul.I hadn’t flown a kite in a quarter of a century,but suddenly I was twelve again and all the old instincts came rushing back.

I felt a presence next to me and looked down.It was Sohrab.Hands dug deep in the pockets of his raincoat.He had followed me.“Do you want to try?”I asked.He said nothing.But when I held the string out for him,his hand lifted from his pocket.Hesitating,he took the string.My heart quickened as I spun the spool to gather the loose string.We stood quietly side by side.Necks bent up.

Sohrab was handing the string back to me.

“Are you sure?”I said,taking it.He took the spool from me.

故事背景簡(jiǎn)介

本文節(jié)選自美籍阿富汗作家卡勒德·胡賽尼所著的長(zhǎng)篇小說《追風(fēng)箏的人》。該書以第一人稱的敘述角度，圍繞風(fēng)箏與阿富汗的兩個(gè)少年展開，講述了一個(gè)富家少年與其家中仆人關(guān)于風(fēng)箏、人性的背叛與救贖的故事。富家少年阿米爾和仆人哈桑小時(shí)候一起長(zhǎng)大，他們經(jīng)常一起放風(fēng)箏，一起追風(fēng)箏，結(jié)下深厚友情。后因一件事兩人友誼破裂。時(shí)過境遷，阿米爾遠(yuǎn)遷美國，但他對(duì)哈桑一直懷有負(fù)罪感，后來他知曉了有關(guān)家庭的巨大秘密，原來哈桑是他同父異母的弟弟。為了找回“再次成為好人的路”，阿米爾重返阿富汗，但哈桑已死，經(jīng)過千難萬險(xiǎn)，阿米爾救出哈桑的孩子索拉博，回到美國。為了溫暖孩子孤寂的心，他和孩子一起放風(fēng)箏……

全篇譯文

“你喜歡風(fēng)箏嗎？”我舉起風(fēng)箏橫軸的兩端。他的目光從天空落到我身上。他看看風(fēng)箏，又看了看我。幾點(diǎn)雨珠從他頭發(fā)上滴下來，流下他的臉龐。

我舔舔食指，將它豎起來?！拔矣浀媚愀赣H測(cè)風(fēng)向的辦法是用他的拖鞋踢起塵土，看風(fēng)將它吹到哪兒。他懂得很多這樣的小技巧?！蔽曳诺褪种刚f：“我覺得是西風(fēng)?！?/p>

索拉博擦去耳垂上的一點(diǎn)雨珠，雙腳磨地，什么也沒說。

“我有沒有跟你說過，你爸爸可是瓦茲爾?阿克巴?汗最棒的追風(fēng)箏的人？也許還是全喀布爾最棒的？”我一邊說，一邊將卷軸的線頭系在風(fēng)箏中軸的圓環(huán)上?！班従拥男『⒍己芏始伤?。他追風(fēng)箏的時(shí)候從來不用看著天空，大家經(jīng)常說他追著風(fēng)箏的影子。但他們不知道我知道的事情，你爸爸才不是在追什么影子，他就是……知道?！?/p>

又有幾只風(fēng)箏飛起來，人們開始三五成群聚在一起，手里端著茶杯，望向天空。

我聳聳肩，“好吧。看來我得一個(gè)人把它放起來了。”

我左手拿穩(wěn)卷軸，放開大約三英尺的線。黃色的風(fēng)箏吊在線后搖晃，就在濕草地上面?！白詈蟮臋C(jī)會(huì)了哦?！蔽艺f?？墒撬骼┛粗鴥芍桓吒唢w在樹頂之上的風(fēng)箏。

“好吧，那我開始了。”我撒腿開跑，運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋在水洼中濺起陣陣雨水，手里抓著線連著風(fēng)箏的那頭，高舉在頭頂。我已經(jīng)有很久、很多年沒這么做過了，我不知自己會(huì)不會(huì)出洋相。我邊跑邊讓卷軸在我手里轉(zhuǎn)開，感到線放開的時(shí)候又割傷了我的右手。風(fēng)箏在我肩膀后面飛起來了，飛翔著，旋轉(zhuǎn)著，我跑得更快了。卷軸迅速旋轉(zhuǎn)，風(fēng)箏線再次在我右掌割開一道傷痕。我站住，轉(zhuǎn)身，舉頭，微笑。在高高的上方，我的風(fēng)箏像鐘擺那樣從一邊蕩到另一邊，發(fā)出那久遠(yuǎn)的“鳥兒撲打翅膀”的聲音，那種總是讓我聯(lián)想起喀布爾冬天早晨的聲音。我已經(jīng)有四分之一個(gè)世紀(jì)沒放過風(fēng)箏了，但剎那之間，我又回到了十二歲，過去那些感覺統(tǒng)統(tǒng)涌上心頭。

我感到有人在我旁邊，低頭一瞅，是索拉博。他的雙手深深地插在他雨衣的口袋里。他跟在我身后?！澳阆朐囋噯?？”我問。他一語不發(fā)，但我把線遞給他的時(shí)候，他的手從口袋伸出來，猶疑不決，接過線。我轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)卷軸把線松開，心跳加速。我們靜靜地并排站著，脖子仰起。

索拉博把線交還給我。

“你確定嗎？”我說，拿著它。他從我手里拿回卷軸。

語言積累

trickle v.小股流淌

knot v.把……打成結(jié)

clump n.（人的）群，組

glue to 使（目光、注意力等）固定在……上

solo n.獨(dú)奏，獨(dú)唱 adj.單獨(dú)的 adv.單獨(dú)地

splash v.潑濺，濺落

make a spectacle of oneself 出洋相，使當(dāng)眾出丑

tilt v.傾斜

pendulum n.擺，鐘擺，搖擺不定的事態(tài)（或局面）

associate with 聯(lián)系，關(guān)聯(lián)

presence n.感覺在附近的人（或鬼魂）

閱讀小練

1.Why did Sohrab’s father kick up the dust?

A.To strengthen the kite.

B.To catch people’s attention.

C.To check the power of the kite.

D.To ensure the direction of the wind.

2.Why did the author say “Last chance” in Paragraph 7?

A.To train Sohrab.

B.To make fun of Sohrab.

C.To demonstrate his skill.

D.To arouse Sohrab’s interest.

3.How can the process of the author’s flying the kite be described?

A.It caused him great pain.

B.It was difficult but joyful.

C.It was in fact a piece of cake.

D.It was rather tiresome for him.

4.When Sohrab was asked to fly the kite,how did he respond?

A.He rejected the invitation.

B.He hesitated and gave it up.

C.He accepted it without thinking.

D.He struggled but decided to try eventually.

素材積累

1.他的目光從天空落到我身上。他看看風(fēng)箏，又看了看我。

His eyes _______________________________,to the kite,then back.

2.人們開始三五成群聚在一起，手里端著茶杯，望向天空。

People had started to ______________________,teacups in hand,eyes glued to the sky.

3.我已經(jīng)有很久，很多年沒這么做過了，我不知自己會(huì)不會(huì)出洋相。

It had been so long,so many years since I’d done this,and I wondered if ________________________.

4.他的雙手深深地插在他雨衣的口袋里。

___________________________ of his raincoat.

答案和解析

閱讀小練：

1.D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“I remember the way your father checked the wind was to kick up dust with his sandal,see which way the wind blew it.”可知，索拉博的父親測(cè)風(fēng)向的辦法是用他的拖鞋踢起塵土，看風(fēng)將它吹到哪兒。由此可知，索拉博的父親用拖鞋踢塵土的目的是為了測(cè)風(fēng)向。故選D。

2.D。推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，作者多次提出讓索拉博嘗試放風(fēng)箏。由此可知，作者說這句話的目的是為了激起索拉博放風(fēng)箏的興趣。故選D。

3.B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第八段第四句“...and I wondered if I’d make a spectacle of myself .”可知，作者擔(dān)心會(huì)不會(huì)出洋相。以及最后一句“I hadn’t flown a kite in a quarter of a century,but suddenly I was twelve again and all the old instincts came rushing back.”可知，作者已經(jīng)有四分之一個(gè)世紀(jì)沒放過風(fēng)箏了，但剎那之間，又回到了十二歲，過去那些感覺統(tǒng)統(tǒng)涌上心頭。由此可知，整個(gè)過程有點(diǎn)困難，但又令人愉快。故選B。

4.D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第七段最后一句“But Sohrab was looking at a pair of kites tangling high above the trees.”可知，最初，索拉博只是看著兩只高高飛在樹頂之上的風(fēng)箏。以及最后一段最后一句“He took the spool from me.”可知，他從我手里拿過了卷軸。通過對(duì)索拉博前后兩次態(tài)度的對(duì)比可推知，他開始有過掙扎和糾結(jié)，但最后決定嘗試 。故選D。

素材積累：

1.shifted from the sky to me 2.gather in clumps

3.I’d make a spectacle of myself 4.Hands dug deep in the pockets