阿甘正传(英文版)-第22章

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an　spinnin　us　aroun；　an　in　little　rooms　with　no　gravity　an　such　as　that。　an　all　day　long　they　be

crammin　my　mind　with　shit　they　want　me　to　remember；　such　as　equations　to　figger　the　distance

between　wherever　we　is；　an　wherever　they　want　us　to　go；　an　how　to　get　back　again；　all　kinds　of

crap　like　coaxiel　coordinates；　co　sine　putations；　spheriod　trigonometry；　boolean　algebra；

antilogarithms；　fourier　analysis；　quadrats　an　matrix　math。　they　say　i　is　to　be　the　〃backup〃　for　the

backup　puter。



i　have　writ　a　bunch　of　letters　to　jenny　curran　but　all　of　them　done　e　back　〃addressee

not　known。〃　also　i　done　wrote　to　my　mama；　an　she　send　me　back　a　long　letter　the　gist　of　which

is　〃how　can　you　do　this　to　your　po　ole　mama　when　she　is　in　the　po　house　an　you　is　all　she　got　lef

in　the　world？〃



i　dared　not　tell　her　that　i　am　facin　a　jail　sentence　if　i　don'；t；　so　i　jus　write　her　back　an　say　not



　



to　worry；　on　account　of　we　has　an　experienced　crew。



well；　the　big　day　finally　e；　an　let　me　say　this：　i　am　not　jus　a　little　bit　nervous—　i　am

scant　haf　to　death！　even　tho　it　was　top　secret；　the　story　done　leaked　to　the　press　and　now　we

gonna　be　on　tv　an　all。



that　mornin；　somebody　brung　us　the　newspapers　to　show　us　how　famous　we　was。　here　is

some　of　the　headlines：



〃woman；　ape　and　idiot　in　next　u。s。　space　effort。〃



〃america　launching　odd　messengers　toward　alien　planets。〃



〃girl；　goon；　and　gorilla　to　lift　off　today。〃



there　was　even　one　in　the　new　yawk　post　that　say；　〃up　they　go—　but　who'；s　in　charge？〃



the　only　one　that　sounded　halfway　nice　was　the　headline　in　the　new　yawk　times；　which

say；　〃new　space　probe　has　varied　crew。〃



well；　as　usual；　everthing　is　all　confusion　from　the　minute　we　get　up。　we　go　to　get　our

breakfast　an　somebody　say；　〃they　ain'；t　sposed　to　eat　no　breakfast　the　day　of　the　flight。〃　then

somebody　else　say；　〃yes　we　is；〃　an　then　somebody　else　say；　〃no　they　ain'；t；〃　an　it　go　on　like　that

for　a　wile　till　ain'；t　nobody　hungry　anymore。



they　get　us　into　our　space　suits　an　take　us　out　there　to　the　launchin　pad　in　a　little　bus　with

ole　sue　ridin　in　back　in　a　cage。　the　spaceship　is　about　a　hundrit　stories　tall　an　is　all　foamin　an

hissin　an　steamin　an　look　like　it　bout　to　eat　us　alive！　a　elevator　take　us　to　the　capsule　we　is　to　be

in；　an　they　strap　us　in　an　load　ole　sue　in　her　place　in　back。　then　we　wait。



an　we　wait　some　more。



an　we　wait　some　more。



an　we　wait　some　more。



all　along；　the　spaceship　be　boilin　an　hissin　an　growlin　an　steamin。　somebody　say　a　hundrit

million　people　out　there　watchin　us　on　television。　i　reckon　they　be　waitin　too。



anyhow；　bout　noon；　somebody　e　up　an　knock　on　the　spaceship　door　an　say；　we　is

temporarily　cancelin　this　mission　till　they　get　the　spaceship　fixed。



so　we　all　get　to　go　back　down　in　the　elevator　again；　me；　sue；　an　major　fritch。　she　be　the

only　one　moanin　an　bitchin；　cause　sue　an　me　is　very　relieved。



our　relief　was　not　to　last　long；　however。　bout　a　hour　later　somebody　run　into　the　room

where　we　is　jus　about　to　set　down　to　lunch　an　say；　〃get　in　your　space　suits　again　right　now！　they

is　fixin　to　shoot　you　up　in　space！〃



everbody　be　hollerin　an　shoutin　again　an　rushin　aroun。　i　reckon　maybe　a　bunch　of　the　tv

viewers　have　called　in　to　plain　or　somethin；　an　so　they　decided　to　lite　that　fire　under　our　asses

no　matter　what。　whatever　it　is；　it　don'；t　matter　now。



anyhow；　we　is　put　back　on　the　bus　an　taken　to　the　spaceship　an　we　is　halfway　up　the

elevator　when　somebody　suddenly　say；　〃jesus；　we　forgot　the　goddamn　ape！〃　an　he　start　hollerin

down　to　the　fellers　on　the　groun　to　go　back　an　get　ole　sue。



we　is　strapped　in　again　an　somebody　is　countin　backwards　from　one　hundrit　when　they

e　thru　the　door　with　sue。　we　is　all　leaned　back　in　our　seats　an　the　count　is　down　to　about

〃ten；〃　when　i　be　hearin　some　strange　growlin　noises　from　behin　us　where　sue　is。　i　sort　of　turned

aroun；　an　low　an　behole；　it　ain'；t　sue　settin　there　at　all；　it　is　a　big　ole　male　ape；　what　got　his　teeth



　



bared　an　is　grappin　holt　of　his　seatbelt　straps　like　he　is　about　to　bust　loose　any　secont！



i　tell　major　fritch　an　she　look　aroun　an　say；　〃oh　my　god！〃　an　get　on　the　radio　to　whoever　it

is　in　the　groun　control　tower。　〃listen；〃　she　say；　〃you　has　made　a　mistake　an　put　one　of　them　male

apes　in　here　with　us；　so　we　better　call　this　thing　off　till　it　is　straightened　out。〃　but　all　of　a　sudden

the　spaceship　start　to　rumblin　an　quakin　an　the　guy　in　the　control　tower　says　over　the　radio；

〃that'；s　your　problem　now；　sister；　we　got　a　schedule　to　meet。〃



an　away　we　go。　　


。d　　。



阿甘正传（英文版）13

　生

my　first　impression　is　of　bein　squashed　under　somethin；　such　as　my　daddy　was

when　them　bananas　fell　on　him。　can'；t　move；　can'；t　yell；　can'；t　say　nothin；　can'；t　do　nothin—　we　is

strictly　here　for　the　ride。　outside；　lookin　thru　the　winder；　all　i　can　see　is　blue　sky。　the　spaceship

is　movin　out。



after　a　little　wile；　we　seem　to　slow　down　some；　an　things　ease　up。　major　fritch　say　we　can

unbuckle　our　seatbelts　now；　an　get　on　bout　our　bidness；　whatever　it　is。　she　say　we　is　now　travelin

at　a　speed　of　fifteen　thousan　miles　a　hour。　i　look　back　an　sure　enough；　the　earth　is　only　a　little　ball

behin　us；　just　like　it　look　in　all　them　pichers　from　outer　space。　i　look　aroun；　an　there'；s　the　big　ole

ape；　all　sour…lookin；　an　glum；　glarin　at　major　fritch　an　me。　she　say　maybe　he　want　his　lunch　or

somethin；　an　for　me　to　go　on　back　there　an　give　him　a　banana　afore　he　gets　angry　an　does

somethin　bad。



they　has　packed　a　little　bag　of　food　for　the　ape　an　it　contain　bananas　an　some　cereals　an

dried　berries　an　leaves　an　shit　like　that。　i　get　it　open　an　start　rummagin　thru　it　lookin　for　somethin

that　will　make　the　ape　happy；　an　meantime；　major　fritch　is　on　the　radio　with　houston　groun

control。



〃now　listen　here；〃　she　say；　〃we　has　got　to　do　somethin　bout　this　ape。　it　ain'；t　sue—　it　is　a

male　ape；　an　he　don'；t　look　none　to　glad　to　be　here。　he　might　even　be　violent。〃



it　took　a　wile　for　the　message　to　get　there　an　a　reply　to　get　back　to　us；　but　some　feller　down

there　say；　〃awe　pooh！　one　ape　is　jus　like　any　other。〃



〃the　hell　it　is；〃　major　fritch　say。　〃if　you　was　in　this　little　bitty　partment　with　that　big

ole　thing　you　would　be　singing　a　different　tune。〃



an　after　a　minute　or　two　a　voice　e　cracklin　over　the　radio；　say；　〃look；　you　is　ordered　not

to　tell　anybody　about　this；　or　we　will　all　be　made　laughing…stocks。　as　far　as　you　or　anybody　else

is　concerned；　that　ape　is　sue—　no　matter　what　it'；s　got　between　its　legs。〃



major　fritch　look　at　me　an　shake　her　head。　〃aye；　aye；　sir；〃　she　say；　〃but　i'；m　gonna　keep　that

fucker　strapped　in　as　long　as　i'；m　in　here　with　him—　you　understand　that？〃



an　from　the　ground　control　there　e　back　one　word：



〃roger。〃



actually；　after　you　get　used　to　it；　bein　in　outer　space　is　kind　of　fun。　we　is　without　gravity；　an

so　can　float　all　over　the　spaceship；　an　the　scenery　is　remarkable—　moon　an　sun；　earth　an　stars。　i

wonder　where　jenny　curran　is　down　there；　an　what　she　is　doin。



aroun　an　aroun　the　earth　we　go。　day　an　night　go　by　ever　hour　or　so　an　it　sort　of　put　a

different　perspective　on　things。　i　mean；　here　i　am　doin　this；　an　when　i　get　back—　or　should　i　say　if

i　get　back—　what　then？　go　an　start　up　my　little　srimp…growin　bidness？　go　find　jenny　again？　play

in　the　cracked　eggs？　do　somethin　about　my　mama　bein　in　the　po　house？　it　is　all　very　strange。



major　fritch　be　catchin　a　wink　or　two　of　sleep　whenever　she　can；　but　when　she　ain'；t　sleepin；

she　is　bitchin。　crabbin　bout　the　ape；　crabbin　bout　what　kind　of　jackoffs　they　is　down　at　groun

control；　crabbin　bout　she　got　no　place　to　put　on　her　makeup；　crabbin　bout　me　eatin　food　when　it

ain'；t　supper　or　lunchtime。　hell；　all　we　got　to　eat　is　granola　bars　anyway。　i　don'；t　want　to　be

plainin　too　much；　but　it　seem　like　they　might　of　picked　a　good…lookin　woman　or　at　least　one

that　don'；t　bitch　all　the　time。



an　furthermore；　let　me　say　this：　that　ape　ain'；t　no　dreamboat　either。



first　i　give　it　a　banana—　okay？　it　grapped　the　banana　an　started　peelin　it；　but　then　it　put　the



　



banana　down。　banana　started　floatin　all　aroun　the　cabin　of　the　spaceship　an　i　got　to　go　find

it。　i　give　it　back　to　the　ape　an　he　start　mushin　it　up　an　flingin　the　mush　everplace；　an　i　got　to　go

clean　that　up。　wants　attention　all　the　time　too。　evertime　you　leave　it　alone　it　mences　to　put　up

an　enormous　racket　an　clack　its　jaws　together　like　a　set　of　them　wind…up　teeth。　drive　you　nuts

after　a　wile。



finally　i　got　out　my　harmonica　an　started　playin　a　little　somethin—　〃home　on　the　range；〃　i

think　it　was。　an　the　ape　started　to　calm　down　a　little。　so　i　played　some　more—　stuff　like　〃the

yellow　rose　of　texas〃　an　〃i　dream　of　jeannie　with　the　light　brown　hair。〃　ape　is　lyin　there

lookin　at　me；　peaceful　as　a　baby。　i　forget　there　is　a　tv