Because of Winn-Dixie(Ⅸ)

◎By Kate Dicamillo

还好只是虚惊一场，温迪克又回来了。欧宝也因为温迪克的失踪而重新认识了牧师爸爸。爸爸很爱妈妈，但爸爸知道无法抓住任何想要远走的东西，只能在拥有它的时候爱它。欧宝的心不再空虚，她一样会想念妈妈，但同时她的心已被爱填得满满的了。爸爸、温迪克、格洛丽亚、奥蒂斯、芬妮小姐……大家聚在一起，愉快地唱起了歌。

故事到这里也就落下了帷幕，希望这个故事带给你温暖：每个人都有痛苦或寂寞的一面，而宽容和敞开心扉能引领我们找到快乐。

Winn-Dixie came out from1)underneath [ˌʌndəˈniːθ] prep.在下面underneathGloria Dump’s chair.He sat down next to me and leaned into me the same as I was leaning into my daddy.And Amanda stood right there beside me，and when I looked over at her，she didn’t look pinch-faced at all to me.

Dunlap cracked his2)knuckle [ˈnʌkl ] n.指节；指关节knucklesand said，“Well，are we gonna sing or what?”

“Yeah，” Stevie3)echo [ˈekəʊ] v.回响；模仿echoed，“are we gonna sing or what?”

“Let’s sing，” said Sweetie Pie，opening her eyes and sitting up straight，“Let’s sing for the dog.”

Otis laughed and4)strum [strʌm] v.[胡乱地]弹奏；乱奏strummedhis guitar，and the flavor of the Littmus Lozenge opened in my mouth like a flower blooming，all sweet and sad.And then Otis and Gloria and Stevie and Miss Franny and Dunlap and Amanda and Sweetie Pie and my daddy all started to sing a song.And I listened careful，so I could learn it right.

温迪克从格洛丽亚的椅子下钻出来，靠在我旁边，就像我靠在爸爸身边一样。阿曼达站在我旁边，我仔细看看她，发现她看起来不再皱着眉头了。

邓拉普把他的指关节捏得嘎巴嘎巴响，说：“我们到底要不要唱歌？”

“对呀！”斯蒂威也说，“我们到底要不要唱歌呀？”

“我们唱歌吧！”“小不点儿”睁开眼睛，坐直身子说，

“为这只狗狗唱歌。”

奥蒂斯笑着弹起他的吉他。“里德莫斯·洛丹”甜蜜、忧伤的滋味像一朵花在我嘴里绽放。奥蒂斯、格洛丽亚、斯蒂威、芬妮小姐、邓拉普、阿曼达、“小不点儿”和我的爸爸开始唱歌。我仔细地聆听，这样我才可以很快学会。