美丽新世界Brave New World 第9章(4)

 　　A fly buzzed round her; he waved it away.

　　一只苍蝇围着列宁娜嗡嗡地飞；他挥手把它赶走了。

　　"Flies," he remembered, On the white wonder of dear Juliet's hand, may seize And steal immortal¹ blessing² from her lips, Who, even in pure and vestal modesty³,Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin.

　　“连苍蝇，”他记起，即使朱丽叶皎洁的纤手上的苍蝇也可以从她唇上盗窃永恒的祝福，而她，也会因纯洁的处女娇羞而脸红，好像叫苍蝇吻了也是罪过……Very slowly, with the hesitating gesture of one who reaches forward to stroke a shy and possibly rather dangerous bird, he put out his hand.

　　他非常缓慢地伸出手去，好像想抚摩一只胆小却又颇为危险的鸟，他的手颤抖着。

　　It hung there trembling, within an inch of those limp fingers, on the verge⁴ of contact.

　　悬在空中，离她那松弛的手指只有一寸，差不多要碰到了。

　　Did he dare? Dare to profane⁵ with his unworthiest hand that…他敢于用自己最卑贱的手指去亵渎……吗？

　　No, he didn't.

　　不，他不敢。

　　The bird was too dangerous.

　　那鸟太危险。

　　His hand dropped back.

　　他的手又垂了下来。

　　How beautiful she was! How beautiful.

　　她多么美丽呀！多么美丽呀！

　　Then suddenly he found himself reflecting that he had only to take hold of the zipper⁶ at her neck and give one long, strong pull …他突然发现自己在思考着：只要拈住她脖子边的拉链钮，使劲长长一拉……He shut his eyes, he shook his head with the gesture of a dog shaking its ears as it emerges from the water.

　　他闭上了眼睛，摇着头，像刚从水里冒出的狗一样摇晃着耳朵。

　　Detestable thought!

　　可耻的思想！

　　He was ashamed of himself.

　　他为自己难堪。

　　Pure and vestal modesty …

　　纯洁的处女娇羞……

　　There was a humming in the air.

　　空气里有一种嗡嗡声。

　　Another fly trying to steal immortal blessings⁷?

　　又有苍蝇想盗窃永恒的祝福吗？

　　A wasp⁸? He looked, saw nothing.

　　是黄蜂吗？他望了望，什么都没看见。

　　The humming grew louder and louder, localized itself as being outside the shuttered windows.

　　嗡嗡声越来越大，好像选定了要呆在百叶窗外面。

　　The plane!

　　飞机！

　　In a panic, he scrambled⁹ to his feet and ran into the other room, vaulted¹⁰ through the open window,他狼狈不堪地跳了起来，跑回了另一间房，跳出了敞开的窗户。

　　and hurrying along the path between the tall agaves was in time to receive Bernard Marx as he climbed out of the helicopter.

　　他在高高的龙舌兰丛间的小径上奔跑时看见伯纳从直升飞机上下来。

 

1 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

2 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

3 modesty   

n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素

参考例句：

• Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
• As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。

4 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

5 profane   

adj.亵神的，亵渎的；vt.亵渎，玷污

参考例句：

• He doesn't dare to profane the name of God.他不敢亵渎上帝之名。
• His profane language annoyed us.他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。

6 zipper   

n.拉链；v.拉上拉链

参考例句：

• The zipper is red.这条拉链是红色的。
• The zipper is a wonderful invention.拉链是个了不起的发明。

7 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 wasp   

n.黄蜂，蚂蜂

参考例句：

• A wasp stung me on the arm.黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。
• Through the glass we can see the wasp.透过玻璃我们可以看到黄蜂。

9 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 vaulted   

adj.拱状的

参考例句：

• She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
• The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。