【双语有声阅读】背影(1)

It is more than two years since I saw my father last time and what I can never forget is the sight of his back.

 

我与父亲不相见已二年余了我最不能忘记的是他的背影。

In the winter of more than two years ago Grandma died and father lost his job.

那年冬天祖母死了父亲的差使也交卸了。

Misfortunes¹ never come singly.

正是祸不单行的日子。

I left Beijing for Xvzhou to join father in hastening² home to attend grandmas funeral.

我从北京到徐州打算跟着父亲奔丧回家。

When I met father in Xvzhou the sight of the disorderly mess in his courtyard and the thought of grandma started tears trickling³ down my cheeks.

到徐州见着父亲看见满院狼藉的东西又想起祖母不禁簌簌地流下眼泪。

Father said “that things have come to such a pass now not be too sad .

父亲说“事已如此不必难过。

Fortunately Heaven always leaves one a way out.

好在天无绝人之路。

After arriving home in Yang Zhou father sold out all the fortunate in order to pay off the debts.

回家变卖典质。

He also borrowed money to meet the funeral expenses.

父亲还了亏空又借钱办了丧事。

Between grandmas funeral and fathers unemployment our family was then in reduced circumstances.

这些日子家中光景很是惨淡一半因为丧事一半因为父亲赋闲。

After the funeral was over father was to go to Nanjing to look for a job and I was to return to Beijing to study so we started out together.

丧事完毕父亲要到南京谋事我也要回北京念书我们便同行。

I spent the first day in Nanjing strolling⁴ about with some friends at their invitation and was ferrying across the Yangtze River to Pukou the same day.

到南京时有朋友约去游逛勾留了一日第二日上午便须渡江到浦口下午上车北去。

1 misfortunes   

n.不幸( misfortune的名词复数 )；厄运；不幸的事；灾难

参考例句：

• History is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. 历史不过是由罪恶和灾难构成的静止舞台造型罢了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others. 不要嘲笑别人的错误或不幸。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 hastening   

v.加速，催促，赶快( hasten的现在分词 )；快速赶往某地

参考例句：

• It was now obvious that he was hastening to restore the keys to their owner. 现在他显然正急着把钥匙归还原主。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Crowds were hastening to dine. 许多人匆匆地赶去进餐。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 strolling   

a.巡回演出的

参考例句：

• People were strolling along the beach. 人们在海滩漫步。
• The artist painted her strolling her garden. 美术家画了一张她在花园里漫步的画。