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约翰·博因顿·普里斯特利JohnBoyley
约翰·博因顿·普里斯特利（1894—1984），英国小说家、剧作家、评论家。
曾就读于剑桥大学，1922年到伦敦，从事文学创作。
他的作品被人们广为传阅的有小说《好伙伴》《天使街》，剧本《危险的角落》《我曾到过那里》等。
其散文写作思想纯真细腻，文笔婉转流畅，语言生动活泼，让人在平实的生活中感受人生的乐趣。
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1.witty['witi]adj.诙谐的
2.tropic['tr?pik]n.热带
3.shattering['??t?ri?]adj.令人震惊的
4.flatten['fl?tn]v.使……平坦
Mr.RobertLyndonceremarkedofJaen’scharacters:heyarepeopleinwhoselivesaslightfallofsnowisa.venattherisktothiswittyair.Woodhouse，Imustinsistthatlastnight’sfallofsnowherewasa.Iwasnearlyasexcitedaboutitthismasthe，whomIfouhroughthenurserywindowatthemagicoutsideandgasexcitedlyasifChristmashadsuddenlyeroundagaiis，however，thatthesnowwasasstraiwastotheItisthefirstfallwehavehadherethiswinter，andlastyearIwasoutofthetry，broilirthesnowyseason，sothatitreallydoesseemanagesihegroundsofantasticallycarpeted.ItasawaylastyearthatImetthethreeyounggirlsfruianawhohadjustreturheirfirstvisittoEnglahingsthathadimpressedthemmostweretheendlesscrowdsofpeopleintheLoraheyemphasizedthis，fortheyhadspentalltheirlivesiownwhereeverybodyknowseverybody），andthesnow-coveredlaheyawoketwheayingsomewhereiheyweresothrilledahattheyflungaretengdemureyoungladiesaofthehousetoruntoandfrlitteringpilysgfootmarksoroddeasthedidihis
&fallofsnowisnotoisamagit.Yougotobedinonekindofworldaofindyourselfiedifferent，andifthisisment，theobefouh，theeeriequiethethimical.Ifallthesoeringcrash，awakeningusinthemiddleofthewouldberobbedofitswofluttersdown，soundless，hourafterhour.Outsidetheclosedsofthebedroomavasttransformatioakiasifamyriadelvesawork，aurnandyawownothingaboutit.Aaraeitis!Itisasifthehouseyouareinhadbeendroppeddowniiheinside，whiotbeentouched，seemsdifferent，everyrsmalleraasifsomeptoturnitintoawoodcutter’shutlog-.Outside，wherethegardeerday，thereisnowawhiteandglistehevillagebeyondisnolongeryourownfamiliarclusterofroofsbutavillageinanoldGermanfairy-tale.Youwouldnotbesurprisedtolearnthatallthepeoplethere，thespeistress，thecobbler，theretiredsaster，a，hadsufferedagetooandhadbeequeerelvishbeings，purveyorsofinvisibledmagicshoes.Youyourselvesdohesamepeopleyouwereyesterday.Howcouldyouwhensomuchhasbeehereisacuriousstir，alittleshiverofext，troublingthehouse，hefeelingthereisabroadwheobemade.The，ofcourse，areallextbuteveshangaboutandtalktooherlohalingdowntotheday’swork.Nobodyresistthewindows.Itislikebeingonboardaship.
&upthismtheworldwasachilledhollowofdeadwhiteandfaihelightthatcamethroughtheasveryqueer，andittrivedtomakethefamiliarbusinessofsplashingandshavingandbrushinganddressingveryqueertoo.Thenthesu，aimeIhadsatdow.Itwasshiningbravelyandflushihdeliks.ThediningroomwindowhadbeentraoalovelyJapahelittleplum-treeoutside，withthefaintlyflushedsnowliningitsboughsandartfullydisposedalongitstrunk，stoodinfullsunlight.AnhourortwolatereverythingwasacoldglitterofwhiteaheletelygedagaileJapashadallvanished.Ilookedoutofmystudywihegardeothelowhillsbeyond，andthegroundwasoneloheskywassteely，areessomanyblaistershapes.Therewasihingcuriouslysihewholeprospect.Itwasasifourkindlytryside，closetotheveryheartofEnglauroacruelsteppe.Ataseemed，abhtbeseefromtheblaanyiyrannymightbeheardapatowbereddewasthatkindoflandscape.
Nowithasgedagain.Theglarehasgoouchofthesinisterremains.Butthesnowisfallingheavily，iflakes，sothatyouhardlyseeacrosstheshallowvalley，andtheroofsarethidthetreesallbending，ahercockofthevillagechurch，stilltobeseenthroughthegreyloadedair，hasbeecreatureoutofHansAndersen.Frommystudy，whichispartfromthehousea，Iseetheflatteningtheirthenurserywindow，andthereisrunningthroughmyheadajangleofrhymeIusedtorepeatwhenIwasadflattenedmythedowwatgthefallingsnow:
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罗伯特·林德曾这样评论简·奥斯汀笔下的人物：“他们是这样的人，在他们的生活中，能遇上一场小雪就算是一件大事。”
尽管可能被这位诙谐而温和的评论家看成是伍德豪斯式的人物，我仍然坚持认为，昨晚这里下了一场雪的确是一件大事。
清晨，看到这皑皑白雪，我和孩子们不禁兴奋起来，我看到他们在幼儿室的窗户前凝望着外面奇妙的世界，七嘴八舌说个没完，仿佛又要过圣诞节了。
事实上，这场雪对我和孩子们来说都是惊奇、迷人的。
这是这里今年冬天的第一场雪，由于去年此时我身在国外，在落雪时节正经历着热带的高温，所以再次看到铺着这洁白地毯的大地，有种久违了的感觉。
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