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[27]Ithadbeenthreehoursearlier。Inhisboredom，Shimamurastaredathislefthandastheferbentahishaohaveavitalaememoryofthewomanhewasgoihemorehetriedtocallupaclearpictureofher，themorehismemoryfailedhim，thefarthershefadedaway，leavinghimnothingtodhold。Iofthisuyonlytheonehand，andinparticularthefer，evennowseemeddampfromhertouch，seemedtobepullinghimbaafar。Takera，hebroughtthehandtohisfaquicklydrewalihemisted-overomaedupbeforehim。Healmostcalledoutinhisastohehadbeendreaming，aohimselfhesawthatitwasoioninthewindowofthegirlopposite。Outsideitwasgrowingdark，ashadbeehetrain，transfthewindowintoamirror。Themirrorhadbeencloudedoverwithsteamuhatlineacrossit。
[28]Theoselfwasstraiful，but，feigningatraveler’swearinessandputtinghisfacetothewindowasiftolookattheseryoutside，heclearedthesteamfromtherestoftheglass。
[29]Thegirlleaivelyforward，lookingdownatthemanbeforeher。Shimamuracouldseefromthewayherstrengthwasgatheredinhershouldersthatthesuggestionoffierhereyeswasbutasignofadidhertoblink。Themanlaywithhisheadpillowedatthewindowasothathisfeetwereofag，besidethegirl。Itwasathird-classcoach。ThepairwerelyoppositeShimamurabutratheroforward，andtheman’sheadshowedinthewindowmirroronlyasfarastheear。
[30]Sihegirlwasthusdiagonallyoppositehim，Shimamuracouldaswellhavelookeddirectlyather。WhehemthetraihingcaboutherbeautyhadstartledShimamura，ailyloweredhiseyeshehadseentheman’sashegatthegirl’s。Somehowitseemedwrongtolain。
[31]Themahemirrestedthefeeliyagavehimtobeabletoresthiseyesonthegirl’sbreast。Hisveryweakainsoftbalandharmowofigures。Oneendofhisscarfservedasapillow，ahereightoverhismouthlikeamask，restedonhisowafelllooseorslippeddownoverhisnose，andalmostbeforehehadtimetosignalhisahegirlgentlyrearraheprocesseatedoveraomatically，sooftenthatShimamura，watgthem，almostfoundhimselfgrowi。Oallythebottomoftheoverwhi’sfeetouldslipopenandfalltothefloor，andthegirlwouldquicklypullitbacktogether。Itletelynatural，asifthetwoofthem，quiteiospattogooherahedistanuratherewashepaiofsomethingtrulysadg。Ratheritwasasifhewerewatgatableauinadream—andthatwasnodoubtthewemirror。
[32]Ihemirrortheeveninglandscapemovedby，themirroraedfigureslikemotionpicturessuperimposedohefiguresandthebadwereued，ahefigures，traandihebaiheriedtogetherintoasortofsymboliotofthisworld。Particularlywhenalightoutiaiheterofthegirl’sfaceShimamurafelthischestriseattheinexpressiblebeautyofit。
[33]Themountainskystillcarriedtracesofeveningred。Individualshapeswereclearfariahemonotonousmountainlainguishedformileaftermile，seemedallthemoreundistinguishedflostitslasttracesofcolor。Therewasnothinginittocatchtheeye，aoflowalonginwide，uhatwasofcoursebecausethegirl’sfacewasfloatioffbytheface，theeveninglaeadilybyarounditsoutliooseemedtrawasitreallytra?Shimamurahadtheillusionthattheeveninglauallypassihefadtheflowdidnotstoptolethimbesureit>
[34]Thelightirainarticularlystrong，aionwaswouldhavebeeninamirror。Siherewasnoglare，Shimamuracametetthatitwasamirrorhewaslookingat。Thegirl’sfaceseemedtobeoutintheflowoftheeveningmountains。
[35]Itwasthenthatalightshohereflethemirrorwasnhtoblotoutthelightoutside，norwasthelightstroodimtherefle。Thelightmovedacrosstheface，thoughnottolightitup。Itwasadistant，coldlight。Asitsentitssmallraythroughthepupilofthegirl’seye，astheeyeaweresuperimposedoheeyebecameaweirdlybeautifulbitofphosphorestheseaofeveningmountains。
[36]TherewasnowayforYokotoknowthatshewasbei。HerattentionwastratedonthesideveowardShimamura，shewouldprobablynothaveseeion，andsheaidothemanlookingoutthewindow。
[37]Itdidnotourathatitertostareatthegirlsolohattoowasnodoubtbecausehewastakenbytheuherworldlypowerofhismirrorintheeveninglandscape。
[38]Whehegirlcalledouttothestationmaster，hermanneragaiiness，Shimamuraperhapssawherfirstofallasratherlikeacharacteroutofanold，romantictale。
[39]Theasdarkbythetimetheycametothesignalstop。Theirrorfadedwiththefadinglandscape。Yoko’sfacewasstillthere，butforallthewarmthofherministrations，Shimamurahadfouraess。Hedidhewindowasitclain。
[40]Hewasstartled，then，whenahalf-hourlaterYokoaoffthetraiationashe。Helookedaroundasthoughhewereabouttobedrawnihing，butthecoldairoformmadehimsuddenlyashamedofhisrudehetrain。Hecrossedthetrafroivewithoutlookingba。
[41]Theman，gtoYoko’sshoulder，wasabouttotothetratheplatformoppositewhenfromthissideastatioraisedahandtostopthem。
[42]Alhttraihedarkoblockthemfromsight。
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Notes
1。YasunariKawabata（川端康成）:Heaorywriterawhosespare，lyrical，subtly-shadedproseworkswonhimtheNobelPrizeiureihefirstJapaoreceivetheaward。Hisworkshaveenjoyedbroadiionalappealaill>
HisurewasentitledJapaifulandMyself。ZenBuddhismwasakeyfotofthespeeuchwasdevotedtopraersandthegeiBuddhism，andhowitdifferedfromothertypesofBuddhism。
Kaarentlyittedsui1972bygassianumberofcloseassoghiswidow，sideredhisdeathtohavebeeal。
2。Snowtry:Itisafull-leheJapahorYasunariKawabata。TheablishedKawabataasoneofJapahorsaantclassic。ItisastarktaleofaloveaffairbetweenaTokyodilettanteandaprovitakesplatheremotehtownofYuzawa。Ashismostpotentsymbolofthis“ter-Westerheruralgeisha，KomakoembodiesKationoftraditioybytakierninfluendsubvertingittotraditionalJapanesefnoteacheravailable，shehoethetraditiorumentbyuntraditiomusidradiobroadcasts。Herlover，Shimamura，entsthat，“thepublishilemanwouldbehappyifheknewhehadarealgeisha—notjustanordinaryamateur—pragfromhisscoreswayoffhereiains。”
&ionsfordis。
1）WhatistherelatioweenShimamuraandYoko?
2）WhatistherelatioweenYokoaionmaster?
3）WhatferfromtheversationaboutYokoaher?
4）Whichpartofthedesaboutthegirl’sreflethewindowimpressesyouthemost?
5）WhatyouseeaboutthepersonalityofShimamurafromthedes?
6）Whatisthebasicatmosphereofthentoopeningpart?
7）Whatdoyouthihtoveythroughthispartofthestory?