欧美文化博览 文森特·凡· 高传(15)

Stokes turned out to be entirely¹ unreliable.

斯托克斯被证明完全不可靠。

Just two months after he got here, Vincent learned that the school was closing and moving to Isleworth, a London suburb where Stokes promised Vincent a proper job.

在仅仅两个月后他到这里的时候,文森特得知学校被关闭并且已经搬到伦敦郊区的艾尔沃斯,斯托克斯承诺文森特在那里会有一份合适的工作。

Vincent decided² to walk there and to visit his sister on the way, who was teaching in Welling a mere³ 100 miles away.

文森特决定步行去那里,并且顺便去拜访他的妹妹,她在威林仅100英里之外教学。

Vincent got there in three days.

文森特花了三天走到那里。

I've got a pal⁴, a regular out and outer.

我有一位朋友,一位常规和常理之外的朋友。

She's a dear old gal⁵.

她是一位可爱的老相识。

Oh, I'll tell you all about her.

哦,我会告诉你关于她的一切。

This walking business wasn't just a case of saving on rail fares.

这不仅仅是一桩节省铁路票价的事情。

He was driven to do it by the religious mania⁶ that was growing in him.

他越来越笃信不疑的宗教狂热驱使着他。

He'd been reading Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.

他一直在看约翰·班扬的《天路历程》。

It affected⁷ him immediately.

他即刻受到影响。

He wasn't a penniless Dutch teacher walking to see his sister.

他不单单是一位去看望自己妹妹的身无分文的荷兰老师。

He was a humble⁸ pilgrim making his difficult way in life.

他是一位历经着自己生活磨难的谦虚朝圣者。

It's a feeling Vincent never lost.

这是一种文森特永远不会失去的感觉。

1 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

2 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。

3 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

4 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

5 gal   

n.姑娘，少女

参考例句：

• We decided to go with the gal from Merrill.我们决定和那个从梅里尔来的女孩合作。
• What's the name of the gal? 这个妞叫什么？

6 mania   

n.疯狂；躁狂症，狂热，癖好

参考例句：

• Football mania is sweeping the country.足球热正风靡全国。
• Collecting small items can easily become a mania.收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。

7 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

8 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。