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朱莉安娜·C.纳什Julianaash

&wassnowingbeforeIopenedmyeyes.Icouldhearthesoundsofshainstthesidewalks，aspecialquietieswheyisheavilyblahsnow.Irantothewindowsiroomtohavealookattheblousthavebeenveryearly.Noneofmyfriendshadmadeittothestreet;onlyjanitaboutintheknee-deepsIhadhing，Ibecameawarethatmysistersandbrothersake.Ihade.IfIhurried，Icouldbeouttherebeforeanyofmyfriends.

Idressedmyselfinaofhand-me-dooolens，buttherewouldbeokeepmyhandswarm.Ihadlostthemearlierintheseason.Iwasiherastouto;myshoesaloshes.Icouldwearshaloshes，butnotboth.Idecidedtogowithtwopairsofsodthegaloshes.

AsIwasbugthem，Ifeltthepreseneoawasmybigbrother，Lenny.HeaskedmeifIwaogoigattheindoorrinkinMadisardeelyscrappedmyotherplans.Mythirteen-year-oldbrotherwasactuallyaskingme，hisnine-year-oigwithhim.Go?OfcourseIwouldgo.Butegetthemoney?Lennysaiditwouldcostadetiheskates.Onlytwoobstaclesstoodbetweenmeandgoingskatingwithmybrother—theblizzardof1948aheblizzardIdle—itwasthedollarthatpreseheproblem.

&begaurtles，askedourmotherforanickel，beggedourfatherforaquarterapiece，collenyortwofromcoatpockets，discoveredtwosthathadrolleduhebeds，andspottedararestraydimeledinaerofohesixroomsinourcold-waterrailroadflat.

&ually，fortifiedwithabowlofhotoatmealandjammingthehard-earnedtoourpockets，wesetoutoy-bloey—acitymile.

Thewind-drivensnowgtoeverysurfayawewereintheAlpsasweclimbedoverthethree-footmoundsofsnowthathadbeehecurbs.It—amyriadoftinysnowflakeshadshutdowyaheadultsindoors.Theskyscraperswereinvisiblebehindawhiteveilofsnow，andweagiNewYorkhadbeensforus.WecouldwalkrightdownthemiddleofThirdAvehnruwashardtoourjoy，theincrediblesenseoffreedomwefeltoutthereinthesnow.

&welveblockstoForty-weren’tdifficult，butthelongstreetsprovedtobeg.TheharshingofftheHudsoalmostimpossibletopushforward.Iolohmybrother.Myplayfulimaginingswerereplacedbythegnawingyfeet.Myheadwasutenlesshandsweremypodafewoftheygalosheshadworkedloose.IbegantoplaiwantingtomakeanuisanyselfbecauseIwasafraidthatLennywouldogoahhimagain.

SomewherehAveoppedinadoorwayte.ItimidlytoldLennythatmyclaspswereopeookhisbareredhandsoutofhispodbentdowhesnow-crusted，icymetalclasps.AshamedthatLennyhadtotakee，Istaredstraightaheadandsawtheimageofamanwalkingtowardusthroughtheofsnow.

Iwasuellhowoldhewas—alladultsseemedthesameagetome—buthewastall，thin，andhadagentle，handsomeface.Heworenohat.Therewasasdhisnedhisovercoat，likeours，wascakedwithsnow.

Idon’trememberifhespoketomeornot.WhatIdorecallisthathekneeleddownbeforeme，hisfacelevelwithmine.Ifoundmyselfgazingintosoftbrowneyes，feelingbewilderedandmute.Whenhewasgohiswarmthi，wihatheedtightlyaroundmyhead.

Idon’trememberigthatday，othome.Allmymemoryholdsisthesnow，thekindnesser，andmybigbrother，Lenny.

我还没有睁开眼睛，就知道下雪了。

我可以听到铲雪的铁锹撞击人行道的声音。

当大雪覆盖了整个城市，空气中便有了一种特殊的宁静。

我跑到前屋的窗边，看了看这个街区——我的地盘。

天一定还早，我的朋友们都还没上街，只有看门人在齐膝深的雪里走着。

看来我没有错过什么，这让我放心了。

我发现哥哥姐姐们这时也都醒了。

不能再浪费时间了。

如果我快一点，就能赶在其他朋友之前出去玩了。

我穿上半新的羊毛衣裤，但却没有保暖的手套。

初冬时我把它们弄丢了。

我也不知道该穿什么鞋子，因为我的鞋子已经无法套上橡胶套鞋了。

我只能穿鞋子，或只穿橡胶套鞋，但不能同时穿两个。