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flyover
1.Readtheflyover,telltheclass
mainidea2.theadvantageanddisadvantageoftheessay
3.howdoyouwriteaboutthetopic,ifyouwerethewriter.做ppt
TheFlyover
RanaDasgupta(British)
InthecityofLagostherewasonceayoungmannamedMarlboro.HelivedinasmallroomonLagosIslandneartothehustleandbustleofBalogunMarketwithhismotherandtwoelderbrothers.
Theeldestbrotherwasdevotedtolearning,andmanagedtogetmoneytogethertogotoareputableuniversityinIndia.Thesecondbrotherhadafriendwhoranerrandsforrichpeople;theysetupaboothtogetheronVictoriaIsland:
‘Billspaid.Visasmade.Nomorestress.Trustworthyservice:
receiptalwaysgiven.Nojobtoobigortoosmall!
’Soonthecommutebecametoomuchandhesetupabedinhisstall.Marlborowasalonewithhismother.
‘Whydon’tyougoandimproveyourselflikeyourbrothers?
’shewouldsay.SheworkedlonghoursinabeerparlourandhadnotimeforMarlboro’slaziness.
Hewouldlieonherbedwhileshewasout,underacrinkledposterofJesusstandingonarainbowsaying‘Blessedarethepoorinspirit:
fortheirsinthekingdomofheaven’,andhewouldwatchthelizardssittingonthefluorescenttubewaitingforflies.‘Ifyoucanonlyfindyourownfluorescentlighttositon,’thoughtMarlboro,‘theneverythingcomestoyou.’
InfacteverythingdidcometoMarlboro;forhewasgenerallythoughttohaveAuthority,andhiseveningswerefullwithpeoplebringinghimcupsofgingerjuiceormeasuresofwhiskyinreturnforadviceonhowtheycouldimprovetheirluckinbusinessorlove.Everyonetalkedtohim,discussedwhowasmakingmoneyandhow,whowashonestandwhowasacheat,andoneperson’sproblemalwaysturnedouttobethenextperson’ssolution.HegainedaReputation.获得名声
‘Whydon’tyoutellmewhomyfatherwas?
’Marlborowouldasklateatnightashismotherputuphercerise-toenailedfeetthatperfectlymatchedherceriselipstickandflickedbetweensoapoperas,turnedu-ptofullvolumetocoverthescreamoftheflyoveroutside.
‘MaybeifyoumakesomethingofyourlifeIwill.Ican’tdoanyoneanygoodrightnow.’
MaybeifIknewwhomyfatherwasIwouldmakesomethingofmylife.’
Therewascertainlyanunaccounted-forinfluenceinhismother’sfortunes:
forhowcouldawomanwithherincomeandstatusstartspendinghermorningsattheAirHostessAcademylearninghowtoflyinplanes?
Surelyitcouldnotbeherundeniablebeautyalonethatallowedhertocheatfatesodramatically;howcouldshe=suddenlybetakingflightstoRiyadh,Johannesburg,NewYork,andLondon?
Marlboroaffectedindifferencetowardsthevilespeculationabouthismother’srusesthatarrivedonhisdoorstepeveryevening,butwassecretlymystifiedathowithadallhappened.ShewouldreturnwithbarsofSwisschocolatethatshewouldeatdelicatelyinfrontontheNationalGeographicchannel,givingonlylistlesshintsofendlessavenuesofglintingshopsinreturnforMarlboro’scircuitousquestioning.对她的妈妈产生怀疑,虽努力找答案,但是还是有很多疑惑
OneeveningwhileshewasawayinFrankfurtorRomeaone-eyedmancametothedoorandhandedMarlboroabusinesscard.‘Come.Tomorrow.MrBunduwouldliketomakeaproposition.’
MrBunduofferedMarlborowhisky,whichhegladlyaccepted,andsathimonagreasyredvelvetsofa.‘Ihaveheardaboutyou.SeemsyouhaveAuthority.AReputation.WonderinghowIcanmakeuseofthat.’MrB向万宝路请教如何做生意
‘Whatbusinessareyouin,MrBundu?
’
‘ThinkoftheflyoversbyBalogunMarket.Nearyourhouse.Whatabazaarunderthosecementawnings!
Doyouknowhowmuchcashchangeshands?
Monumenttothehumanspirit,Marlboro,thebuzzingconversationoftrade.Butifyoulaidoutallthegreatchainsofbeingthatendupinaplacelikethat–youknowwhatI’msaying.Moonandbackseveraltimes.Complexitieswillstrainyourmind.Whoownswhichtraders,who’sgotthemonopolyonbusesorprostitutes,whichforeigncompanyisthegovernmenttryingtoimpresswithseizuresoflocally-madeversionsoftheirproducts,who’sHausa,who’sYoruba,whoownsthepolicechief,whichproductsareproducinginadequatereturnsonallthisspace,whosesupplyjustdriedupinTaiwan,who’sbehindthelatestSuruleremovie,whohasboughttheblindnessofthemosteyes…Phew!
It’sawholeuniverse.Itisthewholeuniverse.Aworthychallengefortheintellect,don’tyouthink?
’
‘You’reveryright,MrBundu.’
‘It’sascintillatingworld;it’sapyramidofmercury:
andwehavetobestandingonthetop.Don’twanttobepayingouttoomanycutstopeopleaboveus.Wewanttocollectthemallourselves.Iworkforaverypowerfulman,Marlboro.That’shiminthepicture.’
Onthewallwasaphotographofthemulti-millionairebusinessmanKinglordBombatashakinghandswiththeFrenchPrimeMinister.Kinglordwaswearingking-sizeGuccisunglasses,andMarlborothoughttohimself,‘ThereisamanIcould尊重
‘MrBombataislikeyouandme,Marlboro.Likesgoodsystems.Doesn’tlikeitwhenthereareleaks.“Getmetenpercentofallthedealsinthosemarkets,Bundu,”hesays.Butweneedmoreinformation,Marlboro.Strategicthinking.Ihaveboyswhoareverycommitted,they’vedonesomegreatwork,butthemoney’sjustnotcomingin.YouhaveaReputation,Marlboro.Doyouthinkyoucanhelp?
’
‘Icertainlydo,MrBundu.Itwouldbeanhonour.’
WhenMarlboro’smothernextcamebackhomeheannouncedtoherthathefinallyhadajob,workingforMrBundu.
‘You’llgetyourselfkilled,Marlboro.’她妈妈不同意万宝路跟那个男的合作。
‘NoIwon’t.Mysurvivalinstinct直觉isimpeccable.’没缺点的
‘Youdon’tknowwhatyou’replayingwith.Idon’tknowwhyIkeepcomingbackhereforyou.’
Thenexttime,shedidnot.Marlboroneversawheragain.他妈妈离开他
MarlborothrewhimselfintohisworkandquicklyprovedtobeavaluableassettoMrBundu’senterprise.Intheeveningsessionswithhisfriendsheprobeddeeperintotheirbusinessesandacquaintancesandpoliticalintelligence,andbecamemoreimpatientwiththosewhowerenotuseful.Hetookanumberofpeopleinthelocalityintohisconfidenceandaskedthemtoreporttohimonthethingstheyheardandsaw–theold-timeownerofthemaniocstalljustoutsidehishouse,thenightwatchman,apolicemanhehadknownsincechildhood…Eachnighthewouldhaveconfidential机密的phoneconversationswithMrBunduinwhichhepassedonanastonishingarrayofinformationaboutupcomingpoliceraidsandpoliticalalliances.Onthestrengthofthis,MrBundubegantoplayaboldbutmethodicalgameofelimination.淘汰Systematicbusburningsfrightenedthepublicawayfromthetransportsystemrunbyonecompetitor.AnotherorganizationthatwasplanningitsownroutofMrBundu’snetworkwasstruck罢工onenightwithaseriesofbrutalattacksonkeypersonnel,leavingitdepletedandincredulous.MrBundustartedtopayMarlboroamodest适度的工资wagethatallowedhimtokeephismother’sroom.
Withonewomangonefromhislife,twomorequicklyenteredit.有个女人进入到了他的生活。
Thefirstexistedonlyinhismind.Asabi,hecalledher,andshebegantowaftintothemomentsbetweensleepandwake,droppingaslow-fallinggossamerveilovertheworldthatshutoutthewhineoftheokadasandallthebarkingmerchantsfightingforspaceundertheflyovers,andleftjustsweetconversation.SheappeareddressedinlongYvesSaint-Laurenteveningdresseswithbluecoralbeadsatherneckandagelewrappedintoafantasyaroundherhead,andshesatinmarblehouseswithtreesandverandahs.‘Marlboro,’shewouldsay,‘youaredoingwellforyourself.Soonyouwillbeoutofyourtroubles,youwillhavespaceinthiscitytocallyourown,spaceforyourmindtoexpandin;youwillhavehousesandcars,andwomenwilldesireyou.Yourmotherlefttoosoon:
ifonlyshehadbeenheretoseethis!
Andyourfatherwouldbeproudtoo:
ofthatIamsure.’
‘Butwhoismyfather?
’
‘Oh,Marlboro,whydoyouasksuchquestions?
Fearnot:
forIamhere,andinyouIamwellpleased.Iwilltakecareofyou.’
Andtherewasanothernewarrivalinhislife;foroneday,ashewasstandingatadistanceandwatchingthepoliceseizeallofthestockofaCDandDVDtraderwhohadfallenfoulof与、、起冲突MrBundu’smachinations,阴谋诡计ayounggirlmarchedstraightuptohimandstoodimpudentlyinfrontofhim,consideringhisface.
‘Icanseetwoofmeinyoursunglasses!
’
Marlborodidnotquiteknowwhattosay.
‘Whoareyou?
’heventured.
‘Ona.’
‘Howoldareyou?
’
‘Fourteen.’
‘Youlookmuchyounger.’
‘Well,I’mnot.’
‘Whereareyoufrom?
’
‘Southeast.Justtocometotown.I’mgoingtobeamoviestar.’
OnacametolivewithMarlboroandhebecameveryhappytohaveheraround.Hewouldwakeherinthemorningwithasteamingplateoffriedbanana,freshfromthemarket,andwhenhisworkwasfinishedtheywouldtalklongintothenightuntilOnafellasleepcurledupunderhisarm.
‘I’lltakecareofyou,Marlboro,’shewouldsay.‘Youwon’tbeinthisroomforever.Withthetrafficroaringbyyourear.I’lltakeyououtofhere.’
‘You’llforgetme,’hesaid,withmockself-pity.
‘Iwon’tforgetyou,Marlboro.MaybeI’llevenmarryyou.’
‘You’relikemylittlesister,Ona.Ican’tmarryyou.’
‘Let’scomebacktothisconversationinacoupleofyears’timewhenI’mthehottestpropertyinSurulereandyoucan’tmoveunderthoseflyoversofyourswithoutseeinglife-sizepicturesofme.Inmylatestrole:
thebeautifulandtrafficAfricanqueenabductedintoslaverybyacruelbuthandsomewhiteman.You’llwishthenyou’dneversaidyoucouldn’tmarryme.AllthosefolksinVictoriaIslandwillbetryingtogetmetotheirgardenpartiesjustsotheycanseewhatIlooklikeinreallife.You’dbetterbehave,Marlboro,an
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