阿甘正传(英文版)-第6章

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gone　down　into　the　basement　of　the　ape　dorm　an　spen　the　rest　of　the　night　there。　it　wadn'；t　no

dirtier　than　the　upstairs　rooms　an　there　was　an　electric　lightbulb。　nex　day　i　moved　my　cot　down

there　an　from　then　on；　it　was　where　i　lived。



meantime；　school　is　done　started　an　they　got　to　figger　out　what　to　do　with　me。　they　was　a

guy　with　the　atheletic　department　that　seemed　to　do　nothin　but　figger　out　how　to　get　dummos　to

where　they　could　pass　a　class。　some　of　the　classes　was　sposed　to　be　easy；　such　as　physical

education；　an　they　enroll　me　in　that。　but　also　i　have　got　to　take　one　english　course　an　one　science

or　math；　an　there　is　no　gettin　aroun　that。　what　i　learnt　later　was　that　there　was　certain　teachers

that　would　give　a　football　player　a　sort　of　break；　meanin　that　they'；d　appreciate　he　is　consumed

with　playin　football　an　cannot　spend　much　of　his　time　on　school。　they　was　one　of　these　teachers

in　the　science　department；　but　unfortunately；　the　only　class　he　taught　was　somethin　called

〃intermediate　light；〃　which　was　apparently　for　graduate　physics　majors　or　something。　but　they

put　me　in　there　anyhow；　even　though　i　didn'；t　know　physics　from　phys…ed。



i　was　not　so　lucky　in　english。　they　apparently　did　not　have　no　sympathetic　people　over　in

that　department；　so'；s　they　tole　me　just　to　go　ahead　an　take　the　class　an　fail　it；　an　they'；d　figger　out

somethin　else　later。



in　intermediate　light；　they　provide　me　with　a　textbook　that　weigh　five　pounds　an　look　like　a

chinaman　wrote　it。　but　ever　night　i　take　it　down　to　the　basement　an　set　on　my　cot　under　the

lightbulb；　an　after　a　wile；　for　some　peculiar　reason；　it　begun　to　make　sense。　what　did　not　make

sense　was　why　we　was　sposed　to　be　doin　it　in　the　first　place；　but　figgerin　out　them　equations　was

easy　as　pie。　professor　hooks　was　my　teacher'；s　name；　an　after　the　first　test；　he　axed　me　to　e　to

his　office　after　class。　he　say；　〃forrest；　i　want　you　to　tell　me　the　truth；　did　somebody　provide　you

the　answers　to　these　questions？〃　an　i　shake　my　head；　an　then　he　han　me　a　sheet　of　paper　with　a

problem　written　on　it　and　says　for　me　to　set　down　an　figger　it　out。　when　i'；m　thru；　professor

hooks　look　at　what　i　done　an　shake　his　head　an　say；　〃greatgodamighty。〃



english　class　was　another　deal　entirely。　the　teacher　is　a　mister　boone；　an　he　a　very　stern

person　who　talk　a　lot。　at　the　end　of　the　first　day；　he　say　for　us　to　set　down　that　night　an　write　a

short　autobiography　of　ourselfs　for　him。　it'；s　jus　bout　the　most　difficult　thing　i　ever　try　to　do；　but　i

stay　up　most　of　the　night；　thinkin　an　writin；　an　i　just　say　whatever　e　to　mine　on　account　of

they　tole　me　to　fail　the　class　anyhow。



a　few　days　later；　mister　boone　start　handin　back　our　papers　an　he　criticism　an　makin　fun　of

everbody'；s　autobiography。　then　he　e　to　what　i　done；　an　i　figger　i'；m　in　the　doghouse　for　sure。

but　he　hold　up　my　paper　an　start　readin　it　out　loud　to　everbody　an　he　mences　laughin　an

everbody　else　is　too。　i　had　tole　bout　bein　in　the　nut　school；　an　playin　football　for　coach　fellers　an

goin　to　the　all　state　football　banquet；　an　about　the　daft　board；　an　jenny　curran　an　the　movie　an

all。　when　he'；s　thru；　mr。　boone；　he　say；　〃now　here　is　originality！　here　is　what　i　want；〃　an

everbody　turn　an　look　at　me；　an　he　says；　〃mister　gump；　you　ought　to　think　about　gettin　into　the

creative　writing　department—　how　did　you　think　this　up？〃　an　i　says；　〃i　got　to　pee。〃



mister　boone　kinda　jump　back　for　a　secont；　an　then　he　bust　out　laughin　an　so　does　everbody

else；　an　he　says；　〃mister　gump；　you　are　a　very　amusing　feller。〃



an　so　i　am　surprised　again。



the　first　football　game　was　on　a　saturday　a　few　weeks　later。　most　of　the　time　practice　had



　



been　pretty　bad；　till　coach　bryant　figgered　out　what　to　do　with　me；　which　was　bout　what

coach　fellers　had　done　at　highschool。　they　jus　give　me　the　ball　an　let　me　run。　i　run　good　that

day；　an　score　four　touchdowns；　an　we　whip　the　university　of　georgia　35　to　3　an　everbody　slappin

me　on　the　back　till　it　hurt。　after　i　get　cleaned　up　i　phoned　my　mama　an　she　done　listened　to　the

game　over　the　radio　an　is　so　happy　she　can　bust！　that　night；　everbody　goin　to　parties　an　shit；　but

nobody　axed　me　to　any；　so　i　go　on　down　to　the　basement。　i'；m　there　a　wile　when　i　hear　this　kind　of

music　in　from　someplace　upstairs　and　it'；s　real　pretty…like；　an；　i　don'；t　know　why；　but　i　went　on

up　there　to　find　out　what　it　was。



there　was　this　guy；　bubba；　settin　in　his　room　playin　a　mouth　organ。　he'；d　broke　his　foot　in

practice　an　couldn'；t　play　an　didn'；t　have　nowhere　to　go　either。　he　let　me　set　on　a　cot　an　listen　to

him；　we　didn'；t　talk　or　nothing；　he　jus　settin　on　one　cot　an　me　on　the　other；　an　he'；s　playing　his

harmonica。　an　after　bout　a　hour　i　axed　him　if　i　could　try　it　an　he　says；　〃okay。〃　little　did　i　know

that　it　would　change　my　life　forever。



after　i'；d　played　aroun　on　the　thing　for　a　wile；　i　got　to　where'；s　i　could　play　pretty　good；　an

bubba　was　goin　crazy；　sayin　he'；s　never　heard　such　good　shit。　after　it　got　late；　bubba　says　for　me

to　take　the　harmonica　with　me；　an　i　did；　an　played　it　a　long　time；　till　i　got　sleepy　and　went　to　bed。



next　day；　sunday；　i　went　to　take　the　harmonica　back　to　bubba　but　he　say　for　me　to　keep　it；

cause　he　got　another　one；　an　i　was　real　happy；　an　went　for　a　walk　an　set　down　under　a　tree　an

played　all　day　long；　till　i　run　out　of　things　to　play。



it　was　late　in　the　afternoon；　an　the　sun　was　almost　gone　when　i　begun　to　walk　back　to　the

ape　dorm。　i　was　goin　across　the　quadrangle　when　suddenly　i　hear　this　girl'；s　voice　shout　out；

〃forrest！〃



i　turn　aroun　an　who　should　be　behin　me　but　jenny　curran。



she　has　a　big　smile　on　her　face　and　she　e　up　and　took　me　by　the　han；　an　says　she　saw　me

play　football　yesterday　and　how　good　i　was　an　all。　it　turns　out　she　ain'；t　mad　or　anythin　bout　what

happen　in　the　movie；　an　says　it　ain'；t　my　fault；　it　was　jus　one　of　them　things。　she　axe　if　i　want　to

have　a　co'；cola　with　her。



it　was　too　nice　to　believe；　settin　there　with　jenny　curran；　an　she　say　she　takin　classes　in

music　an　drama　an　that　she　plannin　on　bein　a　actress　or　a　singer。　she　also　playin　in　a　little　band

that　do　folk　music　stuff；　an　tells　me　they　gonna　be　at　the　student　union　buildin　tomorrow　night　an

for　me　to　e　by。　let　me　tell　you；　i　can　hardly　wait。　　


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now　there　is　a　secret　thing　that　coach　bryant　an　them　done　figgered　out；　an

nobody　sposed　to　mention　it；　even　to　ourselfs。　they　been　teachin　me　how　to　catch　a　football　pass。

ever　day　after　practice　i　been　workin　with　two　goons　an　a　quarterback；　runnin　out　an　catchin

passes；　runnin　out　an　catchin　passes；　till　i'；m　so　exhausted　my　tongue　hangin　down　to　my　navel。

but　i　gettin　to　where　i　can　catch　em；　an　coach　bryant；　he　say　this　gonna　be　our　〃secret

weapon〃—　like　a　〃adam　bomb；〃　or　somethin；　cause　after　a　wile　them　other　teams　gonna　figger

out　they　ain'；t　thowin　me　the　ball　an　will　not　be　watchin　for　it。



〃then；〃　coach　bryant　say；　〃we　is　gonna　turn　your　big　ass　loose—　six　foot　six；　two　hundrit

forty　pounds—　an　run　the　hundrit　yards　in　9。5　seconds　flat。　it　is　gonna　be　a　sight！〃



bubba　an　me　is　real　good　friends　by　now；　an　he　heped　me　learn　some　new　songs　on　the

harmonica。　sometimes　he　e　down　to　the　basement　and　we　set　aroun　an　play　along　together；

but　bubba　say　i　am　far　better　than　he　ever　will　be。　i　got　to　tell　you；　that　if　it　weren'；t　for　that

harmonica　music；　i　might　of　jus　packed　up　an　gone　home；　but　it　made　me　feel　so　good；　i　can

hardly　describe　it。　sort　of　like　my　whole　body　is　the　harmonica　an　the　music　give　me　goosebumps

when　i　play　it。　mostly　the　trick　is　in　the　tongue；　lips；　fingers　and　how　you　move　your　neck。　i　think

perhaps　runnin　after　all　them　passes　has　caused　my　tongue　to　hang　out　longer；　which　is　a　hell　of　a

note；　so　to　speak。



nex　friday；　i　git　all　slicked　up　an　bubba　lend　me　some　hair　tonic　an　shavin　lotion　an　i　go　on

over　to　the　student　union　building。　they　is　a　big　crowd　there　an　sure　enough；　jenny　curran　an

three　or　four　other　people　is　up　on　stage。　jenny　is　wearin　a　long　dress　an　playin　the　guitar；　an

somebody　else　has　a　banjo　an　there　is　a　guy　with　a　bull　fiddle；　pluckin　it　with　his　fingers。



they　sound　real　good；　an　jenny　seen　me　back　in　the　crowd；　an　smiles　an　points　with　her

eyes　for　me　to　e　up　an　set　in　the　front。　it　is　just　beautiful；　settin　there　on　the　floor　listenin　an

watchin　jenny　curran。　i　was　kinda　thinkin　that　later；　i　would　buy　some　divinity　an　see　if　she

wanted　some　too。



they　had　played　for　an　hour　or　so；　an　everbody　seemed　happy　an　feelin　good。　they　was

playin　joan　baez　music；　an　bob　dylan　an　peter；　paul　an　mary。　i　was　lying　back　with　my　eyes

closed；　listenin；　an　all　of　a　sudden；　i　ain'；t　sure　what　happen；　but　i　had　pulled　out　my　harmonica　an

was　jus　playin　along　with　them。



it　was　the　strangest　thing。　jenny　was　singin　〃blowin　in　the　wind〃　an　when　i　beg