我对他的第一印象来自女儿的信,信中写道:“我们的房东老头说,他要点亮楼前所有彩灯,来欢迎你。”这句话,加上我对“美国性格”的一知半解,使我眼前浮现出一位热情好客、谈笑风生的主人。晚六时许,飞机在纽约肯尼迪机场降落。女儿和同学开着红色尼桑来接我。沿着高速公路奔驰五个多小时,抵达马里兰州一号公路附近那座红白相间的小楼前,已是午夜时分。果然,阶梯上亮着一串串蓝色彩灯,爬满栏杆的塑料花片在灯下闪闪发光。这是房东 My first impression of him came from a daughter’s letter, which read: “Our landlord’s old man said he wanted to light up all the lanterns in front of the building to welcome you.” This sentence, together with my comment on “American character ”Little knowledge, so that before me emerged a warm and hospitable, laughing host. Six o’clock, the plane landed at New York’s Kennedy Airport. My daughter and classmates drove us to Red Nissan. More than five hours running along the freeway, it was midnight before arriving at the red-and-white small building near Highway One in Maryland. Sure enough, the ladder lit a string of blue lights, covered with plastic railings railing shining in the light. This is the landlord