《阿甘正传》英文原版.docx
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《阿甘正传》(英文原版)--WinstonGroom『1』
ForrestGump
ForJimboMeadorandGeorgeRadcliff—whohavealwaysmadeapointof
beingkindtoForrestandhisfriends.
Thereisapleasuresureinbeingmadwhichnonebutmadmenknow.
—DRYDEN
1
LETMESAYTHIS:
BEINAIDIOTISNOBOXOFCHOCOLATES.Peoplelaugh,lose
patience,treatyoushabby.Nowtheysaysfolkssposedtobekindtotheafflicted,butletmetell
you—itain'talwaysthatway.Evenso,Igotnocomplaints,causeIreckonIdoneliveapretty
interestinlife,sotospeak.
IbeenaidiotsinceIwasborn.MyIQisnear70,whichqualifiesme,sotheysay.Probly,
tho,I'mclosertobeinaimbecileormaybeevenamoron,butpersonally,I'dratherthinkofmysef
aslikeahalfwit,orsomethin—annotnoidiot—causewhenpeoplethinkofaidiot,more'nlikely
theybethinkinofoneofthemMongolianidiots—theoneswiththeyeyestooclosetogetherwhat
looklikeChinamenandroolalotanplaywiththeyselfs.
NowI'mslow—I'llgrantyouthat,butI'mproblyalotbrighterthanfolksthink,causewhat
goesoninmymindisasightdifferentthanwhatfolkssee.Forinstance,Icanthinkthingspretty
good,butwhenIgottotrysayinorwritinthem,itkindacomeoutlikejelloorsomethin.I'llshow
youwhatImean.
Theotherday,I'mwalkindownthestreetanthismanwasoutworkininhisyard.He'dgot
hissefabunchofshrubstoplantanhesaytome,"Forrest,youwannaearnsomemoney?
"anI
says,"Uh-huh,"ansohesetsmetomovindirt.Damnneartenortwelvewheelbarrowsofdirt,in
theheatoftheday,truckinitallovercreation.WhenI'mthruhereachinhispocketforadollar.
WhatIshouldadonewasraisedCainaboutthelowwages,butinstead,Itookthedamndollaran
allIcouldsaywas"thanks"orsomethindumb-soundinlikethat,anIwentondownthestreet,
waddinanunwaddinthatdollarinmyhand,feelinlikeaidiot.
YouseewhatImean?
NowIknowsomethinboutidiots.ProblytheonlythingIdoknowbout,butIdonereadup
onem—allthewayfromthatDoy-chee-eveskieguy'sidiot,toKingLear'sfool,anFaulkner's
idiot,Benjie,anevenoleBooRadleyinToKillaMockingbird—nowhewasaseriousidiot.The
oneIlikebestthoisoleLennieinOfMiceanMen.Mosofthemwriterfellersgotitstraight—
causetheiridiotsalwayssmarterthanpeoplegiveemcreditfor.Hell,I'dagreewiththat.Any
idiotwould.HeeHee.
WhenIwasborn,mymamanamemeForrest,causeofGeneralNathanBedfordForrestwho
foughtintheCivilWar.MamaalwayssaidwewaskintoGeneralForrest'sfamblysomeways.
Anhewasagreatman,shesay,cept'nhestarteduptheKuKluxKlanafterthewarwasoveran
evenmygrandmamasaythey'sabunchofno-goods.WhichIwouldtendtoagreewith,cause
downhere,theGrandExaltedPishposh,orwhateverhecallshissef,heoperateagunstorein
townanonce,whenIwasmaybetwelveyearole,Iwerewalkinbythereandlookininthewinder
anhegotabighangman'snoosestrungupinside.Whenheseenmewatchin,hedonethowedit
aroundhisownneckanjerkituplikehewashangedanlethistonguestickoutanallso'stoscare
me.Idonerunoffandhidinaparkinlotbehinsomecarstilsomebodycallthepoliceanthey
comeantakemehometomymama.SowhateverelseoleGeneralForrestdone,startinupthat
Klanthingwasnotagoodidea—anyidiotcouldtellyouthat.Nonetheless,that'showIgotmy
name.
Mymamaisarealfineperson.Everbodysaysthat.Mydaddy,hegotkiltjustafterI'sborn,
soIneverknownhim.Heworkeddowntothedocksasalongshoremananonedayacranewas
takinabignetloadofbananasoffoneofthemUnitedFruitCompanyboatsansomethinbrokean
thebananasfelldownonmydaddyansquashedhimflatasapancake.OnetimeIheardsome
mentalkinbouttheaccident—sayitwasahelluvamess,halftonofallthembananasanmy
daddysquishedunderneath.Idon'tcareforbananasmuchmyself,ceptforbananapuddin.Ilike
thatallright.
MymamagotalittlepensionfromtheUnitedFruitpeopleanshetookinboardersatour
house,sowegotbyokay.WhenIwaslittle,shekepmeinsidealot,soastheotherkidswouldn't
botherme.Inthesummerafternoons,whenitwasrealhot,sheusedtoputmedowninthe
parloranpulltheshadessoitwasdarkancoolanfixmeapitcheroflimeade.Thenshe'dset
thereantalktome,justalkonanonboutnothininparticular,likeaperson'lltalktoadogorcat,
butIgotusedtoitanlikeditcausehervoicemademefeelrealsafeannice.
Atfirst,whenI'sgrowinup,she'dletmegooutanplaywitheverbody,butthenshefounout
they'steasingmeanall,anonedayaboyhitmeinthebackwithastickwiletheywaschasinme
anitraisedsomefearsomewelt.Afterthat,shetolemenottoplaywiththemboysanymore.I
startedtryintoplaywiththegirlsbutthatweren'tmuchbetter,causetheyallrunawayfromme.
Mamathoughtitwouldbegoodformetogotothepublicschoolcausemaybeitwouldhep
metobelikeeverbodyelse,butafterIbeentherealittlewiletheycomeantoldMamaIought'n
tobeintherewitheverbodyelse.Theyletmefinishoutfirstgradetho.SometimesI'dsetthere
wiletheteacherwastalkinanIdon'tknowwhatwasgoingoninmymind,butI'dstartlookinout
thewinderatthebirdsansquirrelsanthingsthatwasclimbinansettininabigoleoaktree
outside,anthentheteacher'dcomeoveranfussatme.Sometimes,I'djustgetthisrealstrange
thingcomeovermeanstartshoutinanall,anthenshe'dmakemegooutansetonabenchinthe
hall.Antheotherkids,they'dneverplaywithmeornothin,cept'ntochasemeorgetmetostart
hollerinso'stheycouldlaughatme—allceptJennyCurran,whoatleastdidn'trunawayfromme
ansometimesshe'dletmewalknextohergoinhomeafterclass.
Butthenextyear,theyputmeinanothersortofschool,anletmetellyou,itwaswierd.It
waslikethey'dgonearouncollectinallthefunnyfellerstheycoudfindanputemalltogether,
ranginfrommyageanyoungertobigoleboysboutsixteenorseventeen.Theywasretardsofall
kindsanspasmosankidsthatcouldn'teveneatorgotothetoiletbytheyselfs.Iwasproblythe
bestofthelot.
Theywasonebigfatboy,mustabeenfourteenorso,anhewasafflictedwithsomekinda
thingmadehimshakelikehe'sintheelectricchairorsomethin.MissMargaret,ourteacher,made
megointhebathroomwithhimwhenhehadtogo,so'shewouldn'tdonothinwierd.Hedoneit
anyway,tho.Ididn'tknownowayofstoppinhim,soI'djustlockmysefinoneofthestallsand
staytheretillhe'sthru,anwalkhimbacktotheclass.
Istayedinthatschoolforaboutfiveorsixyears.Itwadn'tallbadtho.They'dletuspaint
withourfingersanmakelittlethings,butmostly,itjusteachinushowtodostuffliketieupour
shoesannotslobberfoodorgetwildanyellanholleranthowshitaroun.Theywadn'tnobook
learnintospeakof—cepttoshowushowtoreadstreetsignsanthingslikethedifferencebetween
theMen'santheLadies'rooms.Withallthemseriousnutsinthere,itwouldabeenimpossibleto
conductanythinmore'nthatanyway.Also,Ithinkitwasforthepurposeofkeepinusoutof
everbodyelse'shair.Whothehellwantsabunchofretardsrunninarounloose?
EvenIcould
understandthat.
WhenIgottobethirteen,someprettyunusualthingsbeguntohappen.Firstoff,Istartedto
grow.Igrewsixinchesinsixmonths,anmymamawasallthetimehavintoletoutmypants.
Also,Icommencedtogrowout.BythetimeIwassixteenIwassixfootsixanweighedtwo
hundritforty-twopounds.Iknowthatcausetheytookmeinanweighedme.Saidtheyjus
couldn'tbelieveit.
Whathappennexcausedarealchangeinmylife.OnedayI'mstrollindownthestreetonthe
wayhomefromnutschool,anacarstoplongsideofme.Thisguycallmeoveranaxedmyname.
Itolehim,anthenheaxedwhatschoolIgoto,anhowcomeheain'tseenmearoun.WhenItell
himboutthenutschool,heaxedifI'deverplayedfootball.Ishookmyhead.IguessImightatole
himI'dseenkidsplayinit,butthey'dneverletmeplay.ButlikeIsaid,Iain'ttoogoodatlong
conversation,ansoIjusshookmyhead.Thatwasabouttwoweeksafterschoolbegunagain.
Threedaysorsolater,theycomeangotmeouttathenutschool.Mymamawasthere,anso
wastheguyinthecarantwootherpeoplewhatlooklikegoons—whoIguesswaspresentincase
Iwastostartsomethin.Theytookallthestuffouttamydeskanputitinabrownpaperbag
antolemetosaygoodbyetoMissMargaret,anallsofasuddenshecommencetostartcryinan
givemeabigolehug.ThenIgottosaygoodbyetoalltheothernuts,antheywasdroolinan
spasmoinanbeatinonthedeskswiththeyfists.AnthenIwasgone.
MamarodeupinthefrontseatwiththeguyanIsetinbackinbetweenthemgoons,juslike
policedoneinthemolemovieswhentheytookyou"downtown."Ceptwedidn'tgodowntown.
Wewenttothenewhighschooltheyhadbuilt.Whenwegottheretheytookmeinsidetothe
principal'sofficeanMamaanmeantheguywentinwilethetwogoonswaitedinthehall.The
principalwasanolegray-hairedmanwithastainonhistieanbaggypantswholooklikehe
couldacomeouttathenutschoolhissef.Weallsatdownanhebegunsplaininthingsanaxeinme
questions,anIjustnoddedmyhead,butwhattheywantedwasformetoplayfootball.Thatmuch
Ifiggeredoutonmyown.
Turnsouttheguyinthecarwasthefootballcoach,nameofFellers.A
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