精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-----傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-----傾情為你奉上專心---專注---專業(yè)專心---專注---專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-----傾情為你奉上專心---專注---專業(yè)TheHouseonMangoStreetWedidn’talwaysliveonMangoStreet.BeforethatwelivedonLoomisonthethirdfloor,andbeforethatwelivedonKeeleritwasPaulina,andbeforethatIcan’tremember,ButwhatIremembermostismovingalot.Eachtimeitseemsthere’dbeonemoreofus.BythetimewegottoMangoStreetweweresix—Mama,Papa,Carlos,Kiki,mysisterNennyandme.ThehouseonMangoStreetisours,andwedon'thavetopayrenttoanybody,orsharetheyardwiththepeopledownstairs,orbecarefulnottomaketoomuchnoise,andthereisn'talandlordbangingontheceilingwithabroom.Butevenso,it'snotthehousewe'dthoughtwe'dget.WehadtoleavetheflatonLoomisquick.Thewaterpipesbrokeandthelanlordwouldn'tfixthembecausethehousewastooold.Wehadtoleavefast.Wewereusingthewashroomnextdoorandcarryingwateroverinemptymilkgallons.That'swhyMamaandPapalookedforahouse,andthat'swhywemovedintothehouseonMangoStreet,faraway,ontheothersideoftown.Theyalwaystoldusthatonedaywewouldmoveintoahouse,arealhousethatwouldbeoursforalwayssowewouldn'thavetomoveeachyear.Andourhousewouldhaverunningwaterandpipesthatworked.Andinsideitwouldhaverealstairs,nothallwaystairs,butstairsinsidelikethehousesonT.V.Andwe'dhaveabasementandatleastthreewashroomssowhenwetookabathwewouldn'thavetotelleverybody.Ourhousewouldbewhitewithtreesaroundit,agreatbigyardandgrassgrowingwithoutafence.ThiswasthehousePapatalkedaboutwhenheheldalotteryticketandthiswasthehouseMamadreamedupinthestoriesshetoldusbeforewewenttobed.ButthehouseonMangoStreetisnotthewaytheytolditatall.It'ssmallandredwithtightstepsinfrontandwindowssosmallyou'dthinktheywereholdingtheirbreath.Bricksarecrumblinginplaces,andthefrontdoorissoswollenyouhavetopushhardtogetin.Thereisnofrontyardonlyfourlittleelmsthecityplantedbythecurb.Outbackisasmallgarageforthecarwedon'townyetandasmallyardthatlookssmallerbetweenthetwobuildingsoneitherside.Therearestairsinourhouse,butthey'reordinaryhallwaystairs,andthehousehasonlyonewashroom.Everybodyhastoshareabedroom—MamaandPapa,CarlosandKiki,meandNenny.OncewhenwewerelivingonLoomis,anunfrommyschoolpassedbyandsawmeplayingoutfront.ThelaundromatdownstairshadbeenboardedupbecauseithadbeenrobbedtwodaysbeforeandtheownerhadpaintedonthewoodYESWE'REOPENsoasnottolosebusiness.Wheredoyoulive?Sheasked.There,Isaidpointinguptothethirdfloor.Youlivethere?There.Ihadtolooktowhereshepointed—thethirdfloor,thepaintpeeling,woodenbarsPapahadnailedonthewindowssowewouldn'tfallout.Youlivethere?Thewayshesaiditmademefeellikenothing.There.Ilivedthere.Inodded.IknewthenIhadtohaveahouse.Arealhouse.OneIcouldpointto.Butthisisn'tit.ThehouseonMangoStreetisn'tit.Forthetimebeing,Mamasays.Temporary,saysPapa.ButIknowhowthosethingsgo.下附譯文芒果街上的小屋我們先前不住芒果街。先前我們住魯米斯的三樓。再先前我們住吉勒。吉勒往前是波琳娜，再前面我就不記得了。我記得最清楚的是：搬了好多次家。似乎每搬一次，我們就多出一個人。搬到芒果街時，我們有了六個——媽媽、爸爸、卡洛斯、奇奇、妹妹蕾妮和我。芒果街上的小屋是我們的，我們不用交房租給任何人，或者和樓下的人合用一個院子，或者小心翼翼別弄出太多的聲響，這里也沒有拿掃帚猛敲天花板的房東。可就算這樣，它也不是我們原來以為自己可以得到的那樣的房子。我們得趕緊搬出魯米斯的公寓。水管破了，房東不愿來修理，因?yàn)榉孔犹稀Ｎ覀兊每炜祀x開。我們借用著鄰居的衛(wèi)生間，用空的牛奶壺把水裝過來。這就是為什么爸媽要找房子,這就是為什么我們搬進(jìn)了芒果街上的小屋,遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地，從城市的那一邊。他們一直對我們說,有一天，我們會搬進(jìn)一所房子,一所真正的大屋,永遠(yuǎn)屬于我們,那樣我們就不用每年搬家了。我們的房子會有自來水和好用的水管。里面還有真正的樓梯,不是門廳臺階，而是像電視上的房子里那樣的樓梯。我們會有一個地下室和至少三個衛(wèi)生間,那樣洗澡的時候就不用告訴每個人。我們的房子會是白色的,四周有樹木,還有一個很大的院子,草兒生長著,沒有籬笆把它們?nèi)ζ饋怼＿@是爸爸手握彩票時講的房子,這是媽媽在給我們講的睡前故事里幻想著的房子。可是芒果街上的小屋全然不是他們講的那樣。它很小,是紅色的,門前一方窄臺階,窗戶小得讓你覺得它們像是在屏著呼吸。幾處墻磚蝕成了粉。前門那么鼓,你要用力推才進(jìn)得來。這里沒有前院,只有四棵市政栽在路邊的小榆樹。屋后有個小車庫,是用來裝我們還沒買的小汽車的,還有個小院子,夾在兩邊的樓中間,越發(fā)顯得小了。我們的房子里有樓梯,可那只是普通的門廳臺階,而且房子里只有一個衛(wèi)生間。每個人都要和別人合用一間臥房—媽媽和爸爸、卡洛斯和奇奇、我和蕾妮。我們住在魯米斯時,有一回學(xué)校的嬤嬤經(jīng)過那里,看到我在房前玩。樓下的自助洗衣店被用木板封了起來，因?yàn)閮商烨皠偙幌唇龠^。為了不走掉生意，人主在木頭上涂抹了幾個字是“