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—fromLuckyJim（ChapterI）

KinsgleyAmis

[1]Dixoofthewindowatthefieldswheelingpast，brightgreeApril.Itwasn’tthedouble-exposureeffectofthelasthalf-mihathaddumbfoundedhim，forsutsformedthestaplematerialofWelchcolloquies;itrospectthetitleofthearticlehe’dwritten.Iterfecttitle，inthatitcrystallizedtheartiigglingmisfunerealparadeofyawn-enffacts，thepseudo-lightitthrewuponnon-problems.

[2]Dixonhadread，untoread，dozehisowhanmostinitsairofbeingcedofitsownusefulnessandsignifigthisstraopic，’itbegan.

[3]Thiswhatopic?Thisstraopic?Thisstraedwhat?Histhinkingallthiswithouthavifiretothetypesadehimappeartohimselfasmoreofahypodfool.‘Let’ssee，’heechoedreteofmemory:‘ohyes;TheEiceoftheDevelopmentsinShipbuildingTeiques.Afterall，that’swhatit’s...’

[4]Uofinishhisseohisleftagaintofindamaaringintohisownfromaboutheface，whichfilledwithalarmashegazed，belohedriverofavanwhichWelchhadelectedtopassonasharpbeone>

[5]Ahugebusnowswungintoviewfromfurtherroundthebend.Welchslowedslightly，thusensuringthattheywouldstillbehevahebusreachedthem，andsaidwithde:‘Well，thatoughttodoitnicely，Ishouldsay.’

[6]BeforeDixonselfintoaballoreventakeoffhisglasses，thevanhadbrakedahebus-driver，hismouthopeningandshuttingvigorously，hadsomehowsquirmedhisvehistthefarwall，and，withanegrattle，thecardartedforwardo.Dixon，thoughonthewholegladatthisescape，feltatthesametimethattheversationwouldhavebeenappropriatelyroundedoffbyWelch’sdeath.Hefeltthismorekeenlyenton:‘IfIwereyou，Dixon，IshouldtakeallthestepsIpossiblycouldtogetthisarticleathehorso.Imeahespecializedkojudge...’Hisvoied:‘I’ttell，I?Whatit’sworth.It’snouseanybodyeandasking“What’syoungDixon’sstufflike?”

unlessIgivethemaopinionofwhatit’sworth，isitnotancebyalearnedjournalwould...would...You，wellyoudon’tknowwhatit’sworthyourself，howyou?’

[7]Dixo，orary，hehadagoodideaofwhathisartiseveralpointsofview.Fromohing’sworthcouldbeexpressedihyphenatedindeawasworththeamountoffre-grubbingandfanatithathadgo;fromyetawasworthyofitsaim，theremovalofthe‘badimpression’he’dsofarmadeinthedi.Buthesaid:‘No，ofot，Professor.’

[8]‘Andyousee，Faulk’sratherimportanttoyouthatitshouldturnouttobeworthsomething，ifyousee>

&ebeingwrongfullyaddressed（Faulknerhadprecededhiminhispost），DixoWelt，andsaidso.Howhadhemadehisbadimpressiolikelythihought，washishavinginflictedasuperfidonthePrlishinhisfirstweek.Thisman，ayoungishex-Fellowecollege，hadbeenstandiepswhenDixon，ingroundthethelibrary，hadkickedviolentlyatasmallroundstonelyingonthemacadam.Befthetopofitstrajectoryithadstrucktheotherjustbelowtheleftkadistaeenyardsormhishead，Dixonhadwatterrifiedamazement;ithadbeeorucoverwasfarbeyohemomentofimpacthe’dturowalkdownthedrive，butkhathewastheonlyvisibleentitycapableofstone-propulsion.HelookedbadsawthePrlishhuddledupononelegandlookingathim.Asalwaysonsuchos，he’dwaoapologizebuthadfoucametoitthathewasthteo.He’dfoundthesamewhen，twodayslater，he’dbeenpassiheRegistrar’schairatthefirstFacultymeeting，hadstumbledandhadkhechairasidejustastheothermanwassittingdshoutfristrar’sClerkhadavertedpletedisaster，buthecouldstillrememberthelookofigure，stiffeheshapeofaletterS.ThehatessaywrittenforWeleoftheHonorspeople，g，infasistingof，abuseofabookonetranspired，oneofWelex-pupils.‘Iaskedhimwhocouldpossiblyhavefilledhisheadwithstufflikethat，yousee，awasalloutofoneofyourlectures，DixooldhimastactfullyasIuchlaterDixonhadfoundoutthatthebookiioenatWelch’ssuggestionand，inpart，underhisadvice.ThesefactshadbeenthereforalltoreadintheAents，butDixon，whosepolicyitwastoreadaslittleaspossibleofanygiveheredwiththese，andithadbeeoldhim.Thathadbeen，asnearasheber，beforetheeveningwheriedtokillherselfwithsleeping-pills.

[10]WhenWelafar-awayhalf-shout‘Oh，bytheway，Dixon，’Dixoohimwithrealavidity.‘Yes，Professor?’HowmuchbettertohavemoreofwhatWelchcouldprovidethanthoughtsofwhatMargaretwouldprovide—oditieswhichhewouldinanyplingintheirrealform.

AfterYouRead

KnowledgeFocus

1.Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner.

1）WhatkindofpersonisDixon?Howdoyouknow?

2）WhatisDixon’so?Dohelikeit?Ishedoingwell?

3）WhatkindofpersonisWelch?HowaretherelatioweenhimandDixon?

4）Whydidtheauthordescribe“thelasthalf-mialk”

as“double-exposureeffects”

?

5）Whatarethemostimpressiveexamplestodisplaytheauthor’shumorousandsarcastigstyle?

6）Howdoyouiheseerfecttitle，inthatitcrystallizedtheartiigglingmindlessness”

?

7）Whatdoyouthinkoftheopeenceofhisacademicpaper:“Ihisstraopic”

?

8）WhatarethereasonsforDixon’sfearoflosingthejob?

2.Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue（T）orfalse（F）agtotheknowledgeyoulearnedandwhy.

____1）Whes，Dixonwassittinginanautomobilewatgtheseriesoutside.

____2）TheacademicpapermehefirstparagraphwaswrittenbyWelch.

____3）ItisveryeasyforDixonto“rollhimselfintoaballoreventakeoffhisglasses”