双语有声阅读：爱的等待

Waiting for Love

 

爱的等待

 

They had known each other for 3 years. Both of them were of conservative type, shy and introverted. Although he had never mentioned the word of love in her presence. She was able to vaguely¹ detect burning passion for her in his different look. She dropped one hint after another to encourage him, but he remained big fool never dare to disclose to his own thought. Time passed by so quickly, 3 years later she was engaged to another young man. However, she could not drive his image away from her mind on the eve of the engagement.

 

他们相识已有三载，两人都性格内向，羞涩保守。虽然在她面前他对爱只字未提，然而她却能从他羞涩的眼神中读出那浓浓的爱意。她暗示他许多次，鼓励他说出心中的爱，然而他却傻傻地紧闭双唇，不敢将爱说出。时光飞逝，转眼三年过去了，她同另外一个男孩订了婚，在此之前却仍对他念念不忘。

 

"If he comes and proposes now, I'm still willing to go back to him." She complained amidst the congratulations of her relatives and friends. Yet he did nothing of the sort at the difference of the look was a faint streak² of melancholy³. At least, it was the eve of marriage, nevertheless, for happiness of marriage mingled⁴ with a touch of sadness.

 

"如果他现在来向我求婚就好了，我仍愿意回到他身边。"在亲朋好友的祝福声中她这样抱怨着。可他仍然没有任何哀号示，只是迷离的眼神中多了些忧郁。新婚之日终究还是来了，这新婚的喜悦中夹杂着令人遗憾的淡淡忧愁。

 

"Even if he should come and propose now, I would give up all this in favor of this belated happiness." She said lo herself as she tried wedding gown, but again he was as silent as ever only his eyes betrayed great misery⁵.

 

"要是他，现在开口，我也宁愿放弃一切，选择这份迟来的幸福。"在试穿结婚礼服的时候她仍旧这样想着，但他还是没有任何表示，只是眼神中的忧郁更为浓重了。

 

50 years passed and passage of the time turned their hair silvery while. She was the first to collapse⁶. In her critical condition, he come from other place to see her. Holding his hand in tight grip She asked him one question into which she had compressed the perplexities and expectations of the life lime, "Tell me, what on earth have you been waiting for? " "Waiting for you to..." he mumbled⁷ out his life long hesitations⁸ and expectations only when he made sure no one else was within hearing. "For me what? " "For you to break the ice! "

 

50年过去了，两人都已两鬓斑白。最终，她先倒了下去，临终前，他从远方赶回看她。她握紧他的手，把一生的疑虑和期待化为一句话"请你告诉我，你究竟在等什么?""我在等你…啊，"他颤抖地说道，这也是他犹豫了一生的期待。"等我什么?""等你先开口啊! "

1 vaguely   

adv.含糊地，暖昧地

参考例句：

• He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
• He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。

2 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

3 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。

4 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

5 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

6 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

7 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

8 hesitations   

n.犹豫( hesitation的名词复数 )；踌躇；犹豫（之事或行为）；口吃

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome. 他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cool manipulators in Hanoi had exploited America's hesitations and self-doubt. 善于冷静地操纵这类事的河内统治者大大地钻了美国当局优柔寡断的空子。 来自辞典例句