原文選自《撒哈拉的故事》，作者三毛
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? 對(duì)于開車這件事情，我回想起來總記不得是如何學(xué)會(huì)的。很多年來，旁人開車，我就坐在一邊專心的用眼睛學(xué)，后來有機(jī)會(huì)時(shí)，我也摸摸方向盤，日子久了，就這樣很自然的會(huì)了。
我的膽子很大，上了別人的車，總是很客氣的問一聲主人：“給我來開好吧？我會(huì)很當(dāng)心的?！?/p>
大部份的人看見我如此低聲下氣的請(qǐng)求，都會(huì)把車交給我。無論是大車、小車、新車、舊車，我都不辜負(fù)旁人的好意，給他好好的開著，從來沒有出過差錯(cuò)。
這些交車給我的人，總也忘了問我一個(gè)最最重要的問題，他們不問，我也不好貿(mào)然的開口，所以我總沉默的開著車子?xùn)|轉(zhuǎn)西轉(zhuǎn)。
等到荷西買了車子，我就愛上了這匹“假想白馬”，常常帶了它出去在小鎮(zhèn)上辦事。有時(shí)候也用白馬去接我的“假想王子”下班。
因?yàn)檐囬_得很順利，也從來沒有人問起我駕駛執(zhí)照的事情，我不知不覺就落入自欺心理的圈套里去，固執(zhí)的幻想著我已是個(gè)有了執(zhí)照的人。
有好幾次，荷西的同事們?cè)诩依镎勗?，他們說：“這里考執(zhí)照，比登天還難，某某人的太太考了十四次還通不過筆試，另外一個(gè)沙哈拉威人考了兩年還在考路試?！?/p>
? ? ? 我靜聽著這種可怕的話題，一聲也不敢吭，也不敢抬頭。但是，我的車子還是每天悄悄的開來開去。
? ? ? ? 登天，我暫時(shí)還不想去交通大隊(duì)爬梯子。
有一天，父親來信給我，對(duì)我說：“駕駛執(zhí)照乘著在沙漠里有空閑，快去考出來，不要這么拖下去?！?/p>
荷西看見家信，總是會(huì)問：“爸爸媽媽說什么？”我那天沒提防，一漏口就說：“爸爸說這個(gè)執(zhí)照啊可不能再賴下去了?！?/p>
荷西聽了嘿嘿得意冷笑，對(duì)我說：“好了，這次是爸爸的命令，可不是我在逼你，看你如何逃得掉?！?/p>
我想了一下，欺騙自己，是心甘情愿，不妨礙任何人。但是，如果一面無照開車同時(shí)再去騙父親，我就不愿意。以前他從不問我開車，所以不算欺騙他。
Jacob’s ladder（excerpt）
When it comes to the business of driving, I always cannot recall clearly how I have learned it.For many years, while someone was driving, I was always sitting beside him with my eyes fixed, studying intently. Later when there was any chance, I would give it a try for myself. And it came very naturally for me to master the driving skills as time went by.
I was very bold so that every time I got on one’s car, I would ask the owner politely “Could you please let me be the driver? I will be very careful.”?
Most of them would hand their car to me after they heard my humble requests. Whether the car was large or small, new or old, I always drove the car with great caution in order to live up to their kindness. Never had I ever made any mistake in driving.
All those who let me drive their cars always forgot to ask me the utmost question of my license. Now that they hadn’t asked, it was not proper for me to speak rashly. So I was just driving it around in silence.
For God’s sake, I was not going to get myself into trouble to run into traffic office for the time being.
When Jose bought a car, I fell in love with this“imaginary white horse ”.I often drove it to do my business in town or sometimes pick my“imaginary prince charming”up back home.
Because I was driving well and nobody had asked me about the driving license, I found myself falling into the trap of self deception, stubbornly assuming I already had a driving license.
There were several times when Jose’s colleagues were chatting away at home, they said: “It is murder to pass the driving test.Somebody’s wife failed the test for fourteen times and another Saharan is still at the period of road test for two years.”
I listened carefully to what they were talking about this terrible subject, not daring to utter a word or raise my head. But I drove my car here and there secretly as usual.
One day I received a letter from my parents, which said, “acquire the driving license when you are free in Sahara .It is no good procrasting it.”
When Jose saw letters from families, he always asked me what parents-in-law are saying .Before I was aware of it, I made a slip of tongue that day and said: “my father says I can no longer delay the matter of driving license.”
On hearing this, Jose, smirking with a sneer, said to me:“Well, it’s the requirement from father-in-law instead of me.You have no other way out of this.”?
After consideration, I thought deceiving myself is of my own will, nothing to do with others. But if I was driving without a license and lied to my father at the same time, I wouldn’t allow myself to do this. He had never asked me about driving before so this was not really a lie to him.?
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