月亮和六便士 第五十三章(4)

 Tiare sighed. 蒂阿瑞叹了口气。

"Ah, I wish I were fifteen again." “啊，我真希望我再回到十五岁的年纪。”

Then she caught sight of a cat trying to get at a dish of prawns¹ on the kitchen table, 这时，她忽然看见一只猫正在厨房桌上偷对虾吃，

and with a dexterous² gesture and a lively volley of abuse flung a book at its scampering³ tail. 随着连珠炮似的一串咒骂，她又麻利又准确地把一本书扔在仓皇逃跑的猫尾巴上。

"I asked him if he was happy with Ata. “我问他同爱塔一起生活幸福不幸福。”

"'She leaves me alone,' he said. “‘她不打扰我，’他说。

'She cooks my food and looks after her babies. ‘她给我做饭，照管孩子。

She does what I tell her. 我叫她做什么她就做什么。

She gives me what I want from a woman.' 凡是我要求一个女人的，她都给我了。’”

"'And do you never regret Europe? “‘你离开欧洲从来也没有后悔过吗？

Do you not yearn⁴ sometimes for the light of the streets in Paris or London, the companionship of your friends, and equals, que sais-je? 有的时候你是不是也怀念巴黎或伦敦街头的灯火？怀念你的朋友、伙伴？

for theatres and newspapers, and the rumble⁵ of omnibuses on the cobbled pavements?' 还有我不知道的一些东西，剧院呀、报纸呀、公共马车隆隆走过鹅卵石路的声响？’”

"For a long time he was silent. Then he said:"'I shall stay here till I die.' 很久，很久，他一句话也没有说。最后他开口道：“‘我愿意待在这里，一直到我死。’”

"'But are you never bored or lonely?' I asked. “‘但是你就从来也不感到厌烦，不感到寂寞？’”我问道。

"He chuckled⁶. 他咯咯地笑了几声。

"'Mon pauvre ami,' he said. 'It is evident that you do not know what it is to be an artist.'" “‘我可怜的朋友，’他说，‘很清楚，你不懂作一个艺术家是怎么回事。’”

Capitaine Brunot turned to me with a gentle smile, and there was a wonderful look in his dark, kind eyes. 布吕诺船长转过头来对我微微一笑，他的一双和蔼的黑眼睛里闪着奇妙的光辉。

"He did me an injustice⁷, for I too know what it is to have dreams. “他这样说对我可太不公平了，因为我也知道什么叫怀着梦想。

I have my visions too. 我自己就也有幻想。

In my way I also am an artist." 从某一方面讲，我自己也是个艺术家。”

1 prawns   

n.对虾，明虾( prawn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mine was a picture of four translucent prawns, with two small fish swimming above them. 给我画的是四只虾，半透明的，上画有两条小鱼。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
• Shall we get some shrimp and prawns? 我们要不要买些小虾和对虾？ 来自无师自通 校园英语会话

2 dexterous   

adj.灵敏的；灵巧的

参考例句：

• As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.随着年龄的增长，人通常会变得不再那么手巧。
• The manager was dexterous in handling his staff.那位经理善于运用他属下的职员。

3 scampering   

v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑，惊惶奔跑( scamper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A cat miaowed, then was heard scampering away. 马上起了猫叫，接着又听见猫逃走的声音。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• A grey squirrel is scampering from limb to limb. 一只灰色的松鼠在树枝间跳来跳去。 来自辞典例句

4 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

5 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

6 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

7 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。