英语作文《WaitingfortheBreeze》.doc

英语作文WaitingfortheBreeze WaitingfortheBreeze/祈盼清风 “Noairconditioning?Howcanyousleep?”afriendasks,horrified.Ivejustrevealedthatmyfamilyhasdecidedtoshuttheairconditionerofftosavemoney. “Nobodyopensawindow,dayornight,”warnsanotherfriend,whosewindowshavebeenpaintedshutforadecade.“Itsjustnotsafe.” Onthisfirstnightofourcostcuttingadventure,itsonly30degrees.Werenotgoingtosuffer,butthethreekidsgrumble1anyway.Theyvegrownupin22degreefort,protectedfromtheheatoutside. “Howdoyouopenthesewindows?”myhusbandasks.Shakingthewindowhandle,hefinallyreleases2one.Lotsofdeadinsects3lieonthewindowsill4.Aswespring5thewindowsonebyone,thenightnoiseshowl6outsideandin. “Itstoohottosleep,”my13yearolddaughtermoans7.“Imabouttodiefromthisheat,”herbrotheryellsdownthecorridor8.“Justtryittonight,”Itellthem.IntruthImtootiredtoargueforlong.Myfaceissweaty,butIliequietlylisteningtothecricketchoirs9outsidethatremindmeofchildhood.Theneighborsdoghowls.Nodoubtasquirrel.ItsbeenyearssinceIvetakenthetimetoreallylistentothenight. IthinkaboutGrandma,wholivedto92andstillmanagedtheupkeep10ofmyMomsgardenuntiljustafewweeksbeforeshedied.Andthen,Imbackthereatherhouseinthesummerheatofmychildhood.ImovemypillowtothefootofGrandmasbedandangle11myfacetowardtheopenwindow.Iflip12thepillow,huntingforthecoolerside. Grandmaseesmetossing13andturning.“Ifyoulljustwatchforthebreeze,”shesays,“youllcooloffandfallasleep.”SheraisestheVenetianblinds14.Istareatthefilmywhitecurtain,willingittoflutter15. Lyingstill,waiting,Isuddenlynoticethelifeoutsidethewindow.Thebugchorus16shouts.Neighbors,sittingontheirverandas17untillate,speakinflowingdrawl18thatsoothes19me. “Keepwatchingforthebreeze,”Grandmasayssoftly,andI“uhhuh”inreply.Bugsping20thescreen.Threeblocksawayatrainrumbles21by. Icatchthescent22offreshgrassclippings23.ThenIhearsomethingIcantdecode24perhapsatreebranchscratchingtheshoproofnextdoor. Sleepyeyednow,Ilookatthecurtain.Itmoves. “Mom,didyouhearthat?”mysevenyearoldblurts25,tearingmefrommemoriesofold.“Ithinkitwasanowl26family.” “Probably,”Itellhim.“Justkeeplistening.” Withoutthedroning27airconditioner,thehousesoundsaredifferent,morepeaceful,andwiththewindowsopenoutsidenoisesseemcloseenoughtotouch.IhopeImawaketonightwhenthefirstbreezesneaksin28. “不开空调你睡得着”听说我家为了省电要把家里的空调关掉时我的朋友一脸惊愕 “现在谁敢开窗”另一个朋友警告说“不管是白天还是晚上都不安全！”她家的窗户刷过漆后已经尘封了十年 在开始省电的第一天晚上气温不过30度我们不