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April: You know me and Jessup quit keeping company a good while ago.

Ree: I figured. I thought you might still know a thing or two.

April: I'm kind of afraid I might. I wish I could kick back for this one, Ree.

Ree: You still bad on the bottle?

April: No. No, I give that up. A couple months ago, Jessup and me run across each other by total accident. He got me to laughing so. Things rekindled² for a day or two. Then he was gone again. About, maybe, three or four weeks back, I'd stopped at Cruikshank's, and he was in there with three fellows I didn't know, and they didn't look to be having no fun, either.

Ree: Did Dad say anything?

April: He looked square at me but acted like he didn't know me, like he'd never seen me before. Something real wrong was going on. I'm sorry.

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Ree: If you stay really still and quiet...it'll come out. (Sonny sneezes) Bless you.

Sonny: How long do we have to wait for a squirrel?

Ree: A long time, usually.

Sonny: Wish we could get deer.

Ree: It's not time for deer.

Sonny: When is it?

Ree: In the morning or at night. You know that.

Ashlee: Do you see one?

Ree: Mmm.

Ashlee: I do.

Ree: Where?

Ashlee: There.

Ree: Ah. You want to help me pull the trigger? All right, put your finger right there. All right, you guys want these fried or stewed⁴?

Sonny: Fried.

Ashlee: Fried.

Ree: Fried? All right. Hey.

Gail: Hey.

Ree: All right. Now, get your fingers in there. I'll get mine in. 1, 2, 3. Pull. Pull hard. Now, I'm just gonna slit⁵ it down here. Now, get in there and get them guts⁶ out.

Sonny: I don't want to.

Ree: Sonny, there's a bunch of stuff that you're gonna have to get over being scared of.

Sonny: I'm not scared. I just don't want to.

Ree: Come on. Put your fingers in there. Good.

Sonny: Do we eat these parts?

Ree: Not yet.

妙语佳句 活学活用

1. keep company: 做伴。keep somebody company是“与某人做伴，陪伴某人”。例如：He stayed at home to keep his wife company.（他留在家里陪伴太太。）

2. a good while: 相当长的时间，好长时间。请看例子：He was stumped⁷ by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while.（他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。）

3. kick back: <美口>放松。看一下例子：I really need to kick back during the holiday season.（我假期时真的需要好好放松一下。）

4. bad on the bottle: 酗酒。

5. run across: 偶然遇到。例如：I ran across an old friend last week.（上星期我偶然遇到一位老朋友。）

6. rekindle¹: 重新点燃。这里指的是旧情复燃。

7. square: 正对着地；径直地；面对面地。看一下例子：I ran square into a tall guy.（我与一个高个子撞个正着。）

8. Bless you: 多保重（别人打喷嚏时说的话）。

9. stew³: 炖；煨。stew还可以表示“思考；担忧”，例如：She was so stewed up with anxiety that she couldn't sleep.（她焦急万分，觉也睡不着。）

10. slit: 在……上开狭长口子；切开；划破。