Breakfastorlunch?ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?&...[
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Aprivateconversation
LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.'It'snoneofyourbusine...[
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TheDivertingHistoryofJohnGilpin痴汉骑马歌
WilliamCowper(1731–1800)1.JOHNGILPINwasacitizen昔有富家翁,
Ofcreditandrenown,饶财且有名,
Atrain-bandcaptainekewashe身为团练长,
OffamousLondontown.家居伦敦城。
2.
JohnGilpin’sspousesaidtoherdear,妇对富翁言,
‘Thoughweddedwehavebeen结发同苦艰,
Thesetwicetentediousyears,yetwe悠悠二十载,
Noholidayhaves...[
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新冠四年,岁在癸卯。时维孟冬,阴气厉清。十月既望,华灯初上。余与大学同班同学会于并州老太原菜馆,共庆毕业卅年华诞。菜馆大门两侧,一幅楹联映入眼帘:一片桐叶缔造不朽三晋文化,千年厚积铸就新派晋菜辉煌。行书字体龙飞凤舞,苍劲有力,赏心悦目,秀色可餐。菜馆装修风格古朴典雅,设有雅座包间,棚顶灯笼高悬,假山怪石,亭台水榭,点缀其中。一脚踏[
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FinallyitoccurredtomethatIwouldcallasthoughnothinghadhappened,andsendamessageinbythemaidaskingMrs.Stricklandifitwasconvenientforhertoseeme.Thiswouldgivehertheopportunitytosendmeaway.ButIwasoverwhelmedwithembarrassmentwhenIsaidtothemaidthephraseIhadprepared,andwhileIwaitedfortheanswerinadarkpassageIhadtocallupallmystrengthofmindnottobolt.Themaidcameback.Hermannersuggestedtomyexcite...[
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StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening(1923)风雪夜林边小驻WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.谁家树林吾自知,
Hishouseisinthevillagethough;林主房舍在村里。
Hewillnotseemestoppinghere渠将未睹吾驻足,
Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.吾观林中雪满时。Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer吾之马驹必觉奇,
Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear周遭并无人烟迹。
Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake树林冰湖相隔处,
Thedarkes...[
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ChapterVIII OnreadingoverwhatIhavewrittenoftheStricklands,Iamconsciousthattheymustseemshadowy.Ihavebeenabletoinvestthemwithnoneofthosecharacteristicswhichmakethepersonsofabookexistwithareallifeoftheirown;and,wonderingifthefaultismine,Irackmybrainstorememberidiosyncrasieswhichmightlendthemvividness.IfeelthatbydwellingonsometrickofspeechorsomequeerhabitIshouldbeabletogivethemasignificance...[
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原文 拙译 “IneversawHeathclifflastnight,”answeredCatherine,beginningtosobbitterly:“andifyoudoturnhimoutofdoors,I’llgowithhim.But,perhaps,you’llneverhaveanopportunity:perhaps,he’sgone.”Heresheburstintouncontrollablegrief,andtheremainderofherwordswereinarticulate. “我昨晚根本就没有看到黑思克里夫,”阚思睿答道,...[
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原文 拙译 “Well,Miss!”Iexclaimed,touchinghershoulder;“youarenotbentongettingyourdeath,areyou?Doyouknowwhato’clockitis?Half-pasttwelve.Come,cometobed!there’snousewaitinganylongeronthatfoolishboy:he’llbegonetoGimmerton,andhe’llstaytherenow.Heguessesweshouldn’twaitforhimtillthislatehour:atleast,heguessesthatonlyMr.Hindleywou...[
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原文 拙译 “Itisnot,”retortedshe;“itisthebest!Theotherswerethesatisfactionofmywhims:andforEdgar’ssake,too,tosatisfyhim.ThisisforthesakeofonewhocomprehendsinhispersonmyfeelingstoEdgarandmyself.Icannotexpressit;butsurelyyouandeverybodyhaveanotionthatthereisorshouldbeanexistenceofyoursbeyondyou.Whatweretheuseofmycreation,ifIwereentirelycontainedhere...[
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