【有声英语文学名著】英国病人 23

and the candles swerving¹ away, not touching² your dress but almost touching. We stood up at the end and you walked off the table into his arms.” 

 

“I would remove those bandages on your hands. I am a nurse, you know.” 

 

“They’re comfortable. Like gloves.” “How did this happen.” 

 

“I was caught jumping from a woman’s window. That woman I told you about, who took the photograph. Not her fault.” 

 

She grips his arm, kneading the muscle. “Let me do it.” She pulls the bandaged hands out of his coat pockets. As she loosens the bandages he steps backwards³, the white coming out of his arms as if he were a magician, till he is free of them. She walks towards the uncle from childhood, sees his eyes hoping to catch hers to postpone⁴ this, so she looks at nothing but his eyes. 

 

His hands held together like a human bowl. She reaches for them while her face goes up to his cheek，

1 swerving   

v.（使）改变方向，改变目的( swerve的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• It may stand as an example of the fitful swerving of his passion. 这是一个例子，说明他的情绪往往变化不定，忽冷忽热。 来自辞典例句
• Mrs Merkel would be foolish to placate her base by swerving right. 默克尔夫人如果为了安抚她的根基所在而转到右翼就太愚蠢了。 来自互联网

2 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

3 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

4 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。