欧美文化博览 文森特·凡· 高传(12)

Vincent never said a word.

文森特从没有说过一个字。

When it finally came out unamazed Eugenie informed him that she was already secretly engaged to a previous lodger¹,

最终消息传出，不怎么感到惊讶的尤金告诉他,她已经秘密地与前一位房客订婚,

an engineer called Samuel Ploughman.

这是一位名叫萨穆埃尔·普拉格曼的工程师。

The effect on Vincent of this firm and terrible rejection² was devastating³.

这个坚定而糟糕的拒绝对于文森特的影响是毁灭性的。

When Eugenie rejected him, Vincent did what many before him have done and will always do.

当尤金拒绝他的时候, 文森特做了在自己面前总能做的许多事。

He found religion.

他用宗教给自己解脱。

He didn't have to look very far.

他看起来不是很远。

It was already there in his blood, his upbringing.

这已经在他的血液中,在他的成长环境中形成。

He started reading the Bible at nights, puffing⁴ away his pipe, coming home early from work.

他开始在晚上阅读圣经,吸着烟斗,而且很早就下班回家。

He'd go to Salvation⁵ Army meetings at Elephant and Castle,

他还曾经去过大象城堡的救世军会议。

hang around the soup kitchens and the prayer halls, sinking ever deeper into a melancholy⁶ love stupor⁷.

徘徊在厨房,祈祷大厅，因为爱情麻木带来的忧郁越陷越深。

His work was now going so badly that his bosses decided⁸ to transfer him again to Paris.

他的工作现表现如此之差以致于他的老板们决定把他再弄到巴黎。

This is the old Goupil Headquarters in Paris where Vincent was made head of pictures.

这是古旧的在巴黎的古皮尔总部,文森特在这里负责照片。

1 lodger   

n.寄宿人，房客

参考例句：

• My friend is a lodger in my uncle's house.我朋友是我叔叔家的房客。
• Jill and Sue are at variance over their lodger.吉尔和休在对待房客的问题上意见不和。

2 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

3 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

4 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

6 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

7 stupor   

v.昏迷；不省人事

参考例句：

• As the whisky took effect, he gradually fell into a drunken stupor.随着威士忌酒力发作，他逐渐醉得不省人事。
• The noise of someone banging at the door roused her from her stupor.梆梆的敲门声把她从昏迷中唤醒了。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。