To Kill a Mockingbird 杀死一只知更鸟 Chapter 14

Although we heard no more about the Finch ² family from Aunt Alexandra, we heardplenty from the town. On Saturdays, armed with our nickels, when Jem permitted me toaccompany him (he was now positively ³ allergic ⁴ to my presence when in public), wewould squirm our way through sweating sidewalk crowds and sometimes hear, "There'shis chillun," or, "Yonder's some Finches." Turning to face our accusers, we would seeonly a couple of farmers studying the enema bags in the Mayco Drugstore window. Ortwo dumpy countrywomen in straw hats sitting in a Hoover cart., ,"They c'n go loose and rape ⁵ up the countryside for all of 'em who run this countycare," was one obscure observation we met head on from a skinny gentleman when hepassed us. Which reminded me that I had a question to ask Atticus., ,"What's rape?" I asked him that night., , ,He sighed, and said rape was carnal knowledge of a female by force and withoutconsent., ,"Well if that's all it is why did Calpurnia dry me up when I asked her what it was?", ,That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了 。,This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到
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