Phil concluded not to go home at once, but to allow a little time for the storm to spend its force after Jonas had told his story. So he delayed half an hour and then walked slowly up to the side door. He opened the door, brushed off the snow from his boots with the broom that stood behind the door, and opening the inner door, stepped into the kitchen.
本作品在美国流传了一百余年,迄今仍是美国中学生的课外必读书,作品的主人公“菲尔”、“保罗”、“迪克”早已是美国家喻户晓的人物。时至今日,作者的作品已经成为“美国精神”的代名词,成为激励一代又一代人不断奋进的强大动力。故事的主人公出身贫寒,经历一番挫折后终成大器。作品始终洋溢着一种不断尝试、不向命运低头的品质和精神,也是对“美国梦”的生动阐释。
It is rather amusing to see how soon the cheapest clerk talks of "us," quietly identifying himself with the firm that employs him. Not that I object to it. Often it implies a personal interest in the success and prosperity of the firm, which makes a clerk more valuable. This was not, however, the case with G. Washington Wilbur, the young man who was now conversing with Phil, as will presently appear.
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