这天,掌柜账慢慢算他的账。忽闻店外一阵喧哗,铜鼓敲得震天响,接着店内便走进三个满脸笑意的人,问道:“孔乙己孔举人可是住这附近?”掌柜眼睛顿时瞪大,“孔乙己?孔乙己他怎会中举人?”店里那几个喝酒的人坐不住了,“正是。孔老爷高中第八名亚元。”店内的人面面相觑,随即反应过来:“我们知道孔老爷住哪,我们带路。”
于是几个人带路,一行人浩浩荡荡来到孔乙己的破茅屋前,早有跑的快的先来通知:“孔老爷,恭喜高中啦!”窝在一堆茅草里的孔乙己立马添上几分不安:“不……不要取笑……”“没开玩笑,孔老爷高中了!”话音未落,报录人、带路的、看热闹的,挤了满满一屋,这破茅屋从未这么热闹过。反应快的邻居早已拎来鸡或酒米,正往里挤。有人连忙将蒲包上的孔乙己扶上破木凳,忍不住称赞:“孔老爷就是富贵相!果真不错!”“第八名亚元!了不得!”“我早就说老爷有大出息!”孔乙己望着报录人,在这称赞声中眉头舒展了,脸色红润了,颓唐的神色没有了,腰杆能挺直了。他觉得自己的灵魂仿佛从那蓬头垢面的身子中挣出来,他觉得自己是一个新的孔乙己了。然而他的嘴还没有完全咧开,报帖还没升挂起来,有人慌慌张张跑进来,“弄错了,是邻镇的孔艺季!”这满屋的热闹一下子安静下来了。于是,首先走出的是报录人,然后是带路的。接着弯腰在孔乙己旁的人直起身子走了出去,鸡蛋酒米也被提了去,看热闹的开始散了。只留下一个嘴半咧的孔乙己,一间破茅屋,地上的几根鸡毛。最后剩下的几个人看见半咧着嘴的孔乙己从破木凳上掉了下来。
后来?后来据说没人去扶他,孔乙己跌下后便再没爬起来,孔乙己如今的确死了。
孔乙己在众人的哄笑中,有他的手,艰难地,一步一步地爬出了咸亨酒店。一路上,不知道受了多少人的白眼和耻笑。他的脑海里有一双双鄙视的眼睛,有丁举人打到半夜再打折了腿时候长大了嘴巴的狂笑。
看着自己用来走路的手,孔乙己所有的伤心刹那间涌了起来。无数次的考试,无数次的失败,无数次的被嘲弄,无数次的尴尬……心中的冷比这冬天凛冽的风还要冷。无数的冰冷的刀戳穿了他的破夹袄,戳破了他已经在滴血的心。
就这样,孔乙己用手,在寒冷的鲁镇的小巷里没有目的地挪动着,蠕动着。那两碗酒带来的丝丝暖气渐渐减少,渐渐消失了。他的身后,留下了暗红的血痕。终于,城隍庙出现在他的眼前。
趴在土谷祠的门槛上,烟熏了无数年的城隍老爷黝黑的眼神冷冷地打量着他,自己每次科考前都会跪拜过无数回的城隍老爷冷冷地打量着他。忽然,城隍爷的嘴角动了几下,幽深的声音充斥了孔乙己的耳鼓:“孔乙己,上大人孔乙己这几个字怎么到现在都没写成功?”孔乙己浑身一哆嗦。“哈哈哈哈哈!”城隍咧开他吃人一样的大口。孔乙己怔怔地呆在城隍庙门口的墙角。
阴云渐浓,夜风更劲,雪珠过后,雪花开始肆虐在夜色中。孔乙己望着迷迷蒙蒙的夜空,渐渐合上他浑浊的眼睛。恍惚中,他灿灿然坐在高头大马上,披红挂彩,前有回避肃静,后有锣鼓喧嚣,远远地,丁举人笑逐颜开,小步疾趋:“孔大人……”
……
第二天,雪停了,孔乙己成了一坨冰。几天后,孔乙己所在的地方,渐渐化成了一滩污浊的水。
这回,孔乙己是的确死了。
孔乙己离开咸亨酒店后 , 秋风萧瑟,候鸟南飞。孔乙己低着头,坐在地上喝完最后一口酒,拖着断腿,用“手”慢慢向外“走”去。
“这下打折了腿,还会再偷?” “再偷,怕连手也打折了!”
孔乙己害怕听到这笑声,咬着牙,拖着腿,使劲向前移去,口里不停的喃喃道:天将降大任于斯人,必先苦其心志……这点灾难,何足道哉?
人们的笑声听不见了,他在咸亨酒店后面的山坡上坐下来,小腿疼得厉害,他看了看,又红又肿,有碗口那么粗,有的地方已经溃烂化脓。他哭了,泪流满面。他想到孙膑和周文王。他似乎又看到了希望:“吾“四书五经”皆通,此难一过,天岂不降大任于吾乎?……”他痴痴地想,昏昏地睡去:他的腿好了,回到了年轻的时候,他上京赶考,竟中了头名状元,接着又入赘宰相府,位极权重显赫一时。那天,孔乙己忽然想起要回鲁镇看看,知府、县令诚惶诚恐,肃立两旁,丁举人、掌柜的坐卧不安。孔乙己走出八抬大轿,款款步入咸亨酒店。掌柜和丁举人以及众人三拜九叩请安,孔乙己两手一抬,说:“算啦,本官不与你们计较些须小事。”众人齐呼:“孔大人真是大人有大量,宰相肚里能撑船哪!”孔乙己看着旁边低着头的众人,心里得意之极,放声大笑。 笑声惊起一群夜鸟,“哑哑”怪叫着飞向远方。 孔乙己大惊,睁眼看时,但见秋雨飘零,暮色浓重,断腿处阵阵揪心的疼痛,孔乙己惨笑:“人生就像一场梦。我这五十多年,就做了一场科举梦……哈哈……哈……”便又鼓足劲,拖着断腿向前“走”去。
秋风夹着秋雨,无情地拍打在孔乙己身上。“行乎哉?疾行也。”他一边催促自己,又一边向前爬去,又冷又饿的孔乙己爬不动了,冻僵的手再也无力支撑那满是泥浆的身子,孔乙己在一条深谷边停了下来。夜幕中,一个枯瘦的身影像一截木桩,颓然栽倒下去……
孔乙己的腿被打折,已无法站立。他坐着这手回到家,不顾这一身的泥,坐到炕上,用手拍打着腿,叹气道:“这下是真的完啦,一切都完啦!”
又忽地一个激灵,眼前浮现出一幕一幕,像播电影似的播着:他穿着长衫,手端一杯酒,店里的人都连叽笑带嘲讽地对他;他看到何家满柜子的书,眼冒红花,心想,这么多的书,他拿一本也不会有什么,结果前脚刚跨进何家大门,后脚就被园丁抓个正着,脸红耳赤地争辩,却还是被打,而且是毫不留情面地吊起来打;他好心想教店里的小伙计识字,可那小伙计对他爱理不理,把他的好心当驴肝肺;他实在无钱可花,饿得头昏眼花,却不愿放下身段去乞讨,本没坏心,只想到丁举人家讨个人情,却因名声太坏被人认为是偷东西,打折了腿......孔乙己一瞬间开始愤怒、伤心、懊恼——他这辈子过得太窝囊了!本是考举人的料子,却落的这般下场!——可是——可是——一定要当举人吗?
孔乙己想到了东街卖猪肉的张三,他以前挺瞧不起张三,张三是个大老粗,说话满嘴脏字,可人家张三的猪肉可不是卖得越来越红火了吗?现在的张三有了二套四合院,老婆、小妾都是珠光宝气,让人不得不生羡!
孔乙己觉得自己一生没有想通的事一下子想通了!他要活下来,就要从头做起!对,现在就干。他用漂亮的楷书写下了几个字:孔乙己钞书。翻身下床,在门口张贴起来。他的老主顾本已不寄希望于他,但其中总有几个看他可怜,又来找他。他这下一点也不怠慢了,一笔一画,工工整整,老主顾不住地夸赞,他也有了从未有过的自豪感。
就这样,孔乙己钞书在这里闻名起来。
1. Nancy is too young to dress herself.
Nancy is not _____ _____ to dress herself.
2. My watch doesn't work well.
There is ____ _____ _______ my watch.
3. Jane doesn't go to work by bus any longer.
Jane ____ _____ _____ to work by bus.
4. It took Mary two weeks to prepare for the exam.
Mary _____two weeks____ ______ for the exam.
5. It seems that they have known each other.
They seem to _____ _____ each other.
6. "My grandpa doesn't like coffee or coke" said Bob
Bob said that _____grandpa liked _____coffee _____coke.
7. Cao Fei joined the League three years ago.
Cao Fei _____ ____ _____ the League for three years.
8. I prefer walking there to going by bus.
I prefer to walk there ____ _____ going by bus.
9. -Thank you very much. -You're welcome.
- ____ a lot. -Not at____ .
10. Kitty does well in English.
Kitty ____ ____ ____ English.
11. They realized Hainan was a beautiful place after they reached there.
They____ realize Hainan was a beautiful place_____ they reached there.
12. We will have to finish the work hardly if you don't help us. We can't finish the work _____ _____ ______
13. My dictionary isn't so thick as yours.
My dictionary is _____ than yours.
14. Could you tell me where the East Street Hospital is? Excuse me, ____ is the _____ to the East Street Hospital?
15. The book is exciting to read.
It is ____ _____ read the book.
16. Jack's mother asked him, "Have you packed your things?" Jack's mother asked him ____ he ____ packed his things.
17. She likes singing better than dancing. She ____ singing ____ dancing.
18. Remember to ring me up as soon as you get to Nanjing Make ____ to give me a ring as soon as you _____ Nanjing.
19. They couldn't catch the train because of the heavy traffic. The heital?
15. The book is exciting to read.
It is ____ _____ read the book.
16. Jack's mother asked him, "Have you packed your things?" Jack's mother asked him ____ he ____ packed his things.
17. She likes singing better than dancing. She ____ singing ____ dancing.
18. Remember to ring me up as soon as you get to Nanjing Make ____ to give me a ring as soon as you _____ Nanjing.
19. They couldn't catch the train because of the heavy traffic. The heavy traffic _____ them from _____ the train.
20. My brother has been away from home for two days.
My brother _____ home two days _____ .
21. Li Lei decided to move to Canada when he was thirty.
Li Lei made a _____ to move to Canada at the _____ of thirty.
22. Jim was too careless to pass the exam last term.
Jim was not_____ _____ to pass the exam last term.
23. If you don't hurry up, you can't catch the train.
Hurry up, _____ you may _____ the train.
24. Yang Li wei said to us, "I'm going to visit your school tomorrow. " We were all pleased.
We were all pleased when we heard Yang Li wei_____ visit_____ school the next day.
25. This is the most interesting film I have ever seen. I have ____seen _____ an interesting film before.
26. I was late for school because of the traffic accident. The traffic accident _____ me _____ getting to school on time.
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