When I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related to Lawrence Curry,the novelist,andwhen I say,yes,he was my great-uncle,they always want to know what he
was like."We've read all his books,"they say,"but please tell us what hewas really like."When I described him,as I knew him,they godisappointed.It seems that they find it
difficult to acceptsuch a great figure could have had such an ordinary character.
My great-uncle wastall,with a long thin body.When he walked,he moved stiffly,with his armsclamped against his sides,looking like nothing so much as a pair of
scissors.When I knew
him,his hair wasquite white,though it was supposed to have been yellow when he was young. Hiseyes were blue and deep set and had an anxious look as if he found the
world a puzzlingplace.This expression of anxiety,which arose from nothing more than short-sight一he refused to wear glasses一 inspire the protective instincts of his lady
admirers,much to theirritation of my great-aunt who thought all women were fools,except herself.
Great-uncle Currywas naturally lazy. He spent a great deal of his time in the village pubplaying darts.He was also a compulsive reader from the local telephonedirectory to
great-aunt'sshopping
lists.For a manwhose book showed such a deep perception of the complexities of human behavior,his conversation was surprisingly trivial.He delighted in discussing
English weather,theprice of beer,his grandchildren's most amusing words.
He loved gossip,buthe was kind.I never heard him make a malicious remark,but the wisdom of hiswriting never appeared in his conversation.As a child,we much preferred
the company of hiscousin,Stanly,who was a successful shop-owner who always brought us bags ofsugar and broken biscuits.Taking it all in all,I have to admit my famous
great-uncle wasrather a bore.
Why do people getdisappointed after I gave the description of my great-uncle?
A.They didn'tbelieve what I told them about my great-uncle.
B.They expected tohear something extraordinary about this great novelist.
C.They don't like mygreat-uncle any more.
D.They found theymistook my great-uncle as the famous writer Lawrence Curry.
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[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
[单选题]Lawrence CurryWhen I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related t
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