美丽新世界Brave New World 第18章(11)

 　　After a time the vermin evidently became bored and flew away;

　　过了一会儿，害虫们显然是厌倦了，飞走了。

　　for hours at a stretch the sky above his head was empty and, but for the larks¹, silent.

　　他头上的天空连续好几个小时空空如也，除了云雀叫，再也没有声音。

　　The weather was breathlessly hot, there was thunder in the air.

　　天气热得叫人透不过气来，空中有了雷声。

　　He had dug all the morning and was resting, stretched out along the floor.

　　他已经挖了一上午他，现在正四仰八叉躺在地板上睡觉。

　　And suddenly the thought of Lenina was a real presence, naked and tangible²,

　　对于列宁娜的思念变成了真正的现实。列宁娜赤裸着身子，可以触摸到，

　　saying "Sweet!" and "Put your arms round me!"–in shoes and socks, perfumed. Impudent³ strumpet!

　　她在说，“亲爱的“伸出你的手臂拥抱我！”她穿着鞋袜，洒了香水。不要脸的婊子！

　　But oh, oh,her arms round his neck, the lifting of her breasts, her mouth!

　　可是我我！她那两条胳臂竞搂住了他的脖子！啊，她向他抬起了那乳房，仰起了嘴唇！

　　Eternity⁴ was in our lips and eyes. Lenina … No, no, no, no! He sprang to his feet and, half naked as he was, ran out of the house.

　　列宁娜！我们的目光和嘴唇便是永恒……不、不、不、不！他翻身跳了起来，光着半截身子跑了出去。

　　At the edge of the heath stood a clump⁵ of hoary⁶ juniper bushes.

　　荒原边上有一丛灰白的杜松。

　　He flung himself against them, he embraced, not the smooth body of his desires, but an armful of green spikes⁷.

　　他对它冲去，刺进他怀抱的是一片绿色的松针，而不是他所渴望的滑腻的肉体。

　　Sharp, with a thousand points, they pricked⁸ him.

　　无数尖利的松针扎着他，

　　He tried to think of poor Linda, breathless and dumb, with her clutching hands and the unutterable terror in her eyes.

　　他努力想着可怜的琳妲，喘着气，手乱抓，眼里有说不出的恐怖。

　　Poor Linda whom he had sworn to remember.

　　可怜的琳组，他发誓要记住的琳妲！

　　But it was still the presence of Lenina that haunted him. Lenina whom he had promised to forget.

　　但是萦绕在他心里的仍然是列宁娜那身子。

　　Even through the stab and stmg of the juniper needles, his wincing⁹ fiesh was aware of her, unescapably real.

　　即使松针扎得他生疼，他那畏缩的肉体感觉到的还是真切得无法逃避的列宁娜。

　　Sweet, sweet … And if you wanted me too, why didn't you …

　　亲爱的，亲爱的，既然你也想我，为什么就不……。

　　The whip was hanging on a nail by the door, ready to hand against the arrival of reporters.

　　鞭子就挂在门边的钉子上，好在记者来时取用。

1 larks   

n.百灵科鸟（尤指云雀）( lark的名词复数 )；一大早就起床；鸡鸣即起；（因太费力而不想干时说）算了v.百灵科鸟（尤指云雀）( lark的第三人称单数 )；一大早就起床；鸡鸣即起；（因太费力而不想干时说）算了

参考例句：

• Maybe if she heard the larks sing she'd write. 玛丽听到云雀的歌声也许会写信的。 来自名作英译部分
• But sure there are no larks in big cities. 可大城市里哪有云雀呢。” 来自名作英译部分

2 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

3 impudent   

adj.鲁莽的，卑鄙的，厚颜无耻的

参考例句：

• She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues.她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。
• The teacher threatened to kick the impudent pupil out of the room.老师威胁着要把这无礼的小学生撵出教室。

4 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

5 clump   

n.树丛，草丛；vi.用沉重的脚步行走

参考例句：

• A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
• It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。

6 hoary   

adj.古老的；鬓发斑白的

参考例句：

• They discussed the hoary old problem.他们讨论老问题。
• Without a word spoken,he hurried away,with his hoary head bending low.他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。

7 spikes   

n.穗( spike的名词复数 )；跑鞋；（防滑）鞋钉；尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划

参考例句：

• a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
• There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉，以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 pricked   

刺，扎，戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 )； 刺伤； 刺痛； 使剧痛

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• He was pricked by his conscience. 他受到良心的谴责。

9 wincing   

赶紧避开，畏缩( wince的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness. 她打开了灯，突如其来的强烈光线刺得她不敢睜眼。
• "I will take anything," he said, relieved, and wincing under reproof. “我什么事都愿意做，"他说，松了一口气，缩着头等着挨骂。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹