30 篇文章贯通考研词汇Unit 1The PermitIthinkthe buildingmusthavebeenusedasafarmer'swinterstoreforIfoundpilesofforgottendriedchestnutsandgrainin rottingbarrels.Itriedthechestnutsbuttheytastedsour,Paulosaidhe wouldbringme food,butthatwasthreedaysago.Yesterday,Iheardacarenginegettingcloser,andclimbeduptohidein thebeamsofthe patchedroof.Butthe men justlookedin quicklythroughthe worn-outwindowsandbrokendoorsbeforetheyleft.Iclungtothe dustywoodenbeam,feelingit wouldbendundermyweight,andtriedtomakenonoise.Myarmsandlegsgrewnumb,then begantotremble.Ilongedtomove,butIwaiteduntilIheardthe policemendriveoff.Iknowthattheywillreturn.Whenwebeganthe finalpartofourjourney,wewerewarnedthatthe policepatrolledthe landaroundhere regularly.Theyarealwayssearchingforus,orotherslikeus;the coastofMorocco(摩洛哥)andthe Presidio(要塞)ofCeuta(休达，摩洛哥北部港市)areonlyten milesawayacrossthe Straits.ThatishowIgothere:squeezedin withfifteenothermen in ashallowboatmeantforeight,withthe coldwavesreachingoverthe sidesandthe nightdeepandblackasatomb.Ihaveneverbeenmorescared.Iprayedallthe wayacross,andthoughtaboutmyfamily.Itoldmyself,overandover,thatIwasdoingit forthem.Thattriptookalmostallofmymoney.Allofthe moneyIhadsavedin Ecuador(厄瓜多尔).The boatmenleftusonabeachin the middleofthe night.Welostsightofthem butwecouldstillheartheir smallengineacrossthe waves.Sixofusstartedwalkinginlandbutthe otherswaitedforthe contacts,the friendsofthe boatmen,astheyhadbeentold.Wewerelucky:wemet Paulo.Wefoundthe townandwaiteduntilthe firstbaropened;Iwentin alonewhilethe othershidin the orchardnearby.WhenIaskedforacupofcoffee,the youngbarman(侍者)lookedatme andnodded.Hemadethecoffee,then disappearedintothe backroom.Coldandwithoutstrength,Iwrappedmy hands around the warm cup, not caring whether the barman had called the police,not caring about the next moment, just about the present.But the man had called Paulo, who came and h...
