03 A Farewell to Arms永别了,武器
The night at the hotel,in our room with the long empty hall outside and our shoes outside the door,a thick carpet on the floor of the room,outside the windows the rain falling and in the room light and pleasant and cheerful,then the light out and it exciting with smooth sheets and the bed comfortable,feeling that we had come home,feeling no longer alone,waking in the night to find the other one there,and not gone away;all other things were unreal. We slept when we were tired and if we woke the other one woke too so one was not alone.Often a man wishes to be alone and a girl wishes to be alone too and if they love each other they are jealous of that in each other,but I can truly say we never felt that.We could feel alone when we were together,alone against the others.It has only happened to me like that once.I have been alone while I was with many girls and that is the way that you can be most lonely.But we were never lonely and never afraid when we were together.I know that the night is not the same as the day:that all things are different,that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day,because they do not then exist,and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started.But with Catherine there was almost no difference in the night except that it was an even better time.If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them,so of course it kills them.The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places.But those that will not break it kills.It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially.If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
住在旅店的那晚,我们的鞋子摆放在门外,房门连着一个空荡的长廊,屋内铺着厚厚的地毯,窗外的雨一直在下。屋内光线充足,我们感到心满意足,灯光熄灭后,光滑的被单和舒适的床让我们激动不已,仿佛回到家了一样。不再感到孤单,夜里醒来发现爱人没有离开,依然在身边,这一切都好得不真实。我们感觉倦了就睡,如果一方醒来,另一方也会跟着醒来,所以没有人感到孤独。通常不管男人还是女人都会想独处一会儿,如果他们彼此相爱就会嫉妒对方的独处。但我敢肯定我们从未有这种感觉。我们在一起时也会感到孤独,这种孤单与他人格格不入。我目前为止只有过一次这样的经历。和许多女孩待在一起的时候我觉得孤独,其实这是最让人孤独的时刻。但当我们(我和凯瑟琳)在一起时,我从未感到孤独,也从未有过恐惧感。我知道白天和夜晚是不同的:所有的一切都不同;白天无法解释夜晚的事情,因为夜晚的事情在白天根本不存在;一旦触发了孤独感,夜晚会使孤独的人恐惧。但和凯瑟琳在一起,白天和夜晚没什么分别,除了夜晚甚至比白天更好。如果一个人是带着勇气来到这个世界的,为了将他们击倒,这个世界只能摧残他们,当然了,最后会把他们都杀掉。因此,世界摧残所有人,后来人们会在受打击的地方看起来很坚强。但对于无法击倒的人,世界会迫害他们。世界会“一视同仁”地残害特别善良的人,特别温柔的人以及特别勇敢的人。如果你不是这些人中的任何一种,世界也同样会杀死你,只是并不是那么着急罢了。
carpet[ˈkɑːpɪt]n.地毯,绒毯
例 The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.
这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。
smooth[smuːð]adj.光滑的;流畅的;柔软的
例 Over the years,the stone steps had worn smooth.
日久天长,石阶已经磨得光溜溜的。
jealous[ˈdʒeləs]adj.妒忌的;羡慕的
be jealous of嫉妒……
例 She’s jealous of my success.
她忌妒我的成功。
dreadful[ˈdredfl]adj.可怕的;令人畏惧的
例 They suffered dreadful injuries.
他们严重受伤。
impartially[ˌɪmˌpɑːʃəlɪ]adv.公平地,无私地
例 He has vowed to oversee the elections impartially.
他已宣誓公平公正地监督竞选。
①We slept when we were tired and if we woke the other one woke too so one was not alone.
“so one was not alone”的正常语序为“so no one was alone”,没人感到孤单。
②Often a man wishes to be alone and a girl wishes to be alone too and if they love each other they are jealous of that in each other,but I can truly say we never felt that.
“if”引导条件句,that指代wish to be alone。
“say”后面省略了that,接宾语从句。
③I know that the night is not the same as the day:that all things are different,that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day,because they do not then exist,and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started.
“the same as”与……同样的,和……一样
例 Driving a boat is not the same as driving a car.
驾船和开车不是一回事。
“that all things are different,that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day”中的两个that引导主语从句。
“once”引导条件状语从句,一旦……
例 Once wholesale prices are deregulated,consumer prices will also rise.
一旦批发价格放开,零售价格也会随之上涨。
1.Money is often lost for want of money.
往往由于缺乏金钱而丧失金钱。
2.Trust the ear less than the eye.
宁可相信眼睛,勿要相信耳朵。(眼见为实,耳听为虚。)
3.None knows the weight of another's burden.
看人挑担不吃力。
4.Money is round,and rolls away.
圆圆钱币,滚走容易。
5.Money isn't everything.
金钱并非是万能的。
6.A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者必善终。
7.Never trust another what you should do yourself.
自己该做的事,绝不要委托别人代做。
8.No man knows when he shall die,although he knows he must die.
纵然知其难免一死,人却难料何时身亡。
9.A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly.
追求吃喝的人绝不会自觉学习。
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