美文串记考研词汇 新阿甘正传(1)

The Autobiography¹ of Forrest Gump

新阿甘正传（1）

I am a born idiot. My mother was a widow because my father died shortly after my birth. But others said I resembled him. We inherited some estates which we lived by. My mother planted a lot of violets in the courtyard. I liked watching her knitting nearby the violets. At that time, my mother talked much to stimulate² me, which I could not cite much, but my mother always said, "Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get."

我生下来就是个白痴。妈妈是一个人生活，爸爸在我出生不久就死了。不过别人都说我长得像他。我们继承了几处房产，所以日子还说得过去。妈妈在院子里种了很多紫罗兰，我最喜欢看她坐在院子里织毛衣，通常妈妈这时候会说很多话来激励我，我不大记得住，不过妈妈说“生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远不知道会得到什么。”

My mother named me Forrest and my surname was Gump. She interpreted that I was an heir of Forrest, a hero in civil war. His name had been carved on the monument and President Roosevelt had awarded him a badge. My mother said I must have retained the gene³ of heroes. I didn't quite understand her interpretation⁴. It might link with a myth or whatsoever⁵.

我姓甘，妈妈给我起名叫福雷斯特。妈妈解释说，我家祖上福雷斯特是内战期间的英雄，纪念碑上有他的名字，罗斯福总统还给他颁发过奖章呢。妈妈说我一定也保留着英雄的基因，我不太明白，我想这大概是虚构的事情或者其他什么吧。

We had a neighbor, a Negro immigrant from Africa. I liked to play with him for anyone who mocked at my foolish behavior, he would deliver him a punch. My mother gave his family good treatment. Later one night, there was a riot (an uproar)in the street with whistle of cars again and again. They said some Negros robbed a white junior student. Then my neighbor moved away. Nobody played with me since then.

我们有个邻居，是个黑人，非洲移民。我喜欢跟他在一块玩。因为有人笑我是疯子的时候，他就会揍人家一顿。妈妈对他们一家很好，不过后来有一天晚上，街上乱哄哄的，汽车警笛声吵得很，他们说有黑人抢劫了白人学生，后来他们就搬走了，再没人跟我玩了。

My mother thought it was good for me in school, so that I would be the same as others. But on that day, the headmaster quizzed my grammar. It seemed I did badly, for my mother tried to reconcile with him. After a term, I was transferred to another school. I would tell you, it was an odd place. Some spat⁶ the gums on the sofa; some twisted stockings around their necks. The teachers only taught the simplicity⁷ of life, for example, when to slap hands, how to use soap to wash clothes, how to suck soda⁸ to prevent it from splashing(sprinking) on clothes and so on. We should submit to teachers. I yawned often. But there was one exception. Once I broke a broom with a snap, the teacher made me hungry for a day.

妈妈认为把我送到学校对我有益，因为这样我或许就变得跟其他人一样了。不过开学的时候，学校的校长说要考考我语法，由于我表现不好，妈妈努力跟校长调解才被同意了，于是我勉强读了一个学期之后，就到转到另一个学校了。我告诉你，那学校真怪，同学们有把口香糖吐沙发上的，还有把长筒袜拧在脖子上玩的。老师教的也简单，什么时候拍手啦，怎么用肥皂洗手啦，怎么喝汽水可以不会溅到衣服上啦，总之，就是要听话。这些我都知道，所以常常犯困。不过有一次例外，我有一次“啪”一声把扫帚折断了，为此，老师一天没给我吃饭。

One day a big guy met me on my way from dormitory(itory). He came to drag me and, kicked me on the hip⁹ and call me "idiot". I was almost provoked, but I dared not to protest. I shed tears. Then a voice came, "Run, Forrest! Run!" and I began to run. When I dashed into a cinema on Joint¹⁰ Street and looked back, he disappeared.

后来有一天，我离开宿舍打算回家，有个家伙在半路拦住我，他走过来动手拖我，踢我的屁股，叫我“呆子”等等，我几乎被激怒了，但不敢反抗，就哭了。然后我听见有人说：“阿甘，跑啊！快跑！”于是，我就开始跑。当我跑到十字路口的电影院的时候，他还真不见了。

After graduation, the US military cabled to inform me to join the army. Mama took me to the site of interview which was in a stadium nearby a gulf¹¹. There might be thousands of people in the spot because some other's toes were always kicking my heels. The jury was composed of seven people, a delegate with a big forehead labeled us from NO. 1 and divided us into several divisions to, he clarified, keeping balance. Nuisance! Then he made us to take a leap-frog test keeping with a naked body. He said he would check our spine¹² and muscle strength. When I got home at night, I got two swollen¹³ feet.

毕业后，美国陆军发来电报说要我去当兵。妈妈带着我去参加面试。面试的地点在一个海湾附近的露天体育场里。我估计有数千人呢，因为别人的脚尖老是踢着我的脚后跟。评审团一区有7人，有个大脑门的代表，给我们 每个人编了号，从1开始，然后又把我们分成好几组，说要保持均衡，真麻烦！然后他们命令我们脱下衣服做蛙跳测试，检查脊柱和肌肉力量什么的。回到家的时候，我的脚已经肿了。

1 autobiography   

n.自传

参考例句：

• He published his autobiography last autumn.他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography.这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平。

2 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

3 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

4 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

5 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

6 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

7 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。

8 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

9 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

11 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

12 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

13 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。