【有声英语文学名著】英国病人 24

 then nestles in his neck. What she holds seems firm, healed. He raises his hands up as if to cup the quarter-moon. “They removed both thumbs, Hana. See.” They handcuffed me to the table legs. When they cut off my thumbs my hands slipped out of them without any power. Like a wish in a dream.When they came into the house the English patient was shouting. Hana let go of Caravaggio and he watched her run up the stairs,The voice filled the halls. Caravaggio walked into the kitchen, tore off a section of bread and followed Hana up the stairs. When he stepped into the bedroom the Englishman was 

staring at a dog—the dog’s head angled back as if stunned¹ by the screaming. Hana looked over to Caravaggio and grinned. 

“I haven’t seen a dog for years. All through the war I saw no dog.” 

 

She crouched² and hugged the animal, smelling its hair and the odour of hill grasses within it. She steered³ the dog towards Caravaggio, who was offering it the heel of bread. The Englishman saw Caravaggio then and his jaw⁴ dropped.

1 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

2 crouched   

v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
• The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。

3 steered   

v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 )；操纵；控制；引导

参考例句：

• He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
• The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。