欧美文化博览 文森特·凡· 高传(16)

And did any man ever show as much affection for his trusty boots as Vincent years later went on to show.

而且多年之后，文森特的靴子也被用去展览。

There ain't a lady living in the land.

不是一位女士住在这片土地上。

As I'd swap¹ for my dear old Dutch,

我是去寻觅我的亲爱的荷兰旧交。

There ain't a lady living in the land.

不是一位女士住在这片土地上。

As I'd swap for my dear old Dutch,

我是去寻觅我的亲爱的荷兰旧交。

Stokes'school in Isleworth turned out to be another no hoper.

斯托克斯在艾尔沃斯的学校变成了另外一处更没有希望的地方。

But just down the Twickenham Road was another boy school run by the Reverend Thomas Slade-Jones, a congregational minister, the first man ever to understand fully² Vincent's religious passion.

但城市道路的下面是由会众部长牧师托马斯·斯莱德·琼斯开设的另一间男生学校，牧师曾经第一个充分理解文森特的宗教热情。

The reverend was one of the few heroes of Vincent's life.

牧师是文森特生命中为数不多的英雄之一。

He gave him a job at this school and paid him.

他给他在这个学校的一份工作并支付酬劳。

It was in this house that Vincent's frantic³ Bible reading and growing religious mania⁴ finally found an outlet⁵.

在这所房子里,文森疯狂的阅读圣经而且他不断增长的宗教狂热终于找到出口。

He decided⁶ he wanted to be some sort of missionary⁷.

他决定他想成为某种传教士。

Teaching wasn't enough for him.

教学并不能使他满足。

He thought about going up north to work among the poor in the dark satanic mills.

他想过要到北部在黑暗的穷人作坊中工作。

But there was quite enough poverty to be getting on with in London where a man with a religious mission could find plenty to do.

但在伦敦贫困足够让一个有着宗教信仰的男人找到很多可做的事情。

1 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

4 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。

5 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

6 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。

7 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。