【有声英语文学名著】CHAPTER ONE（10）

 Best  to  leave  quietly,  and  no 

reunions. Move on, look to the future. Plenty more faces out there.

But  as  he  made  his  decision,  her  mouth  stretched  open  into  a  wide  smile  and  without 

opening her eyes she said:

So, what do you reckon, Dex?‘

About what, Em?‘

Me and you. Is it love, d‘you think?‘ and she gave a low laugh, her lips tightly closed.

Just go to sleep, will you?‘

Stop staring up my nose then.‘ She opened her eyes, blue and green, bright  and shrewd. 

What‘s tomorrow?‘ she mumbled¹.

Today you mean?‘

Today. This bright new day that awaits us.‘

It‘s a Saturday. Saturday all day. St Swithin‘s Day as a matter of fact.‘

What‘s that then?‘

Tradition. If it rains today it‘ll rain for the next  forty days, or all summer, or something 

like that."

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She frowned. "That doesn‘t make any sense."

Not meant to. It‘s a superstition².‘

Raining where? It‘s always raining somewhere.‘

On St Swithin‘s grave. He‘s buried outside Winchester Cathedral.‘

How come you know all this?‘

I went to school there.‘

Well la-di-da,‘ she mumbled into the pillow.

―If on St Swithin it doth rain/Something dum-di-dum again.‖‘

That‘s a beautiful poem.‘

Well, I‘m paraphrasing³.‘

She laughed once again, then raised her head sleepily. "But Dex?"

Em?‘

If it doesn‘t rain today?‘

Uh-huh.‘

What are you doing later?‘ 

Tell her that you’re busy.

Nothing much,‘ he said.

So shall we do something then? Me and you, I mean?‘

Wait ’til she’s asleep then sneak⁴ away.

Yeah. Alright,‘ he said. "Let‘s do something."

She  allowed  her  head  to  drop  onto  the  pillow  once  more.  "Brand  new  day,‘  she 

murmured.

Brand new day.‘ 

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　CHAPTER TWO

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Back to Life

　　　　　　　　　　　　　SATURDAY 15 JULY 1989

Wolverhampton and Rome

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Girls’ Changing Rooms

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Stoke Park Comprehensive School

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Wolverhampton

                                                                                     15 July 1989

1 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

2 superstition   

n.迷信，迷信行为

参考例句：

• It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
• Superstition results from ignorance.迷信产生于无知。

3 paraphrasing   

v.释义，意译( paraphrase的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I'm paraphrasing but this is honestly what he said. 我是在转述，但这的确是他说的意思。 来自柯林斯例句

4 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。