芒果街上的小屋第35篇

　　And some more……

　　I like coffee, I like tea.

　　I like the boys and the boys like me.

　　Yes, no, maybe so. Yes, no, maybe so…

　　One day you wake up and they are there. Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition. Ready to take you where?

　　They're good for holding a baby when you're cooking, Rachel says, turning the jump rope a little quicker. She has no imagination.

　　You need them to dance, says Lucy.

　　If you don't get them you may turn into a man. Nenny says this and she believes it. She is this way because of her age.

　　我喜欢咖啡，我喜欢茶。

　　我喜欢男孩呀男孩也喜欢我。

　　是也不是也许是。是也不是也许是……

　　某一天，你醒过来，他们就在那里了。一切就绪，等在那里，像一辆崭新的别克，钥匙插在点火器上。一切就绪带你去哪里呢？

　　瑞秋说，你做饭的时候，他们可以帮你托住孩子，说着变把跳绳晃的更快了。她一点想象力都没有。

　　你需要用他们来跳舞。露西说。

　　如果你没有他们，就会变成男人。蕾妮这么说，她也是这么以为的。她这样是因为她的年龄。