We didn't always live on Mango Street . Before that we lived on Loomis on the third floor, and before that we lived on Keeler.Before Keeler it was Paulina,and before that I can't remember. But what I remember most is moving a lot.Each time it seemed there'd be one more of us.By the time we got to Mango Street we were six--Mama,Papa,Carlos,Kiki,my sister Nenny and me.
The House On Mango Street is ours,and we don't have to pay rent to anybody,or share the yard with the people down-stairs,or be careful not to make too much noise,and there isn't a landlord banging on the ceiling with a broom.But even so,it's not the house we'd thought we'd get.
我们先前不住在芒果街。先前我们住在鲁米斯的三楼。再先前我们住在吉勒。吉勒往前是波琳娜，再前面，我就不记得了。我记得最清楚的是，搬了好多次家。似乎每搬一次，我们就多出一个人。搬到芒果街时，我们有了六个－妈妈、爸爸、卡洛斯、奇奇、妹妹蕾妮和我。
芒果街上的小屋是我们的，我们不用交房租给任何人，或者和楼下的人合用一个院子，或者小心翼翼别弄出太多的声响，这里也没有拿扫帚猛敲天花板的房东。可就算这样，它也不是我们原来以为自己可以得到的那样的房子。
Jacqueline
