【双语有声阅读】双方都在疑惑中

品嚼语段

 

He was surprised to find that this dairymaid had such sad thoughts．

 

他吃惊地发现这个挤奶女工竟如此地愁绪满怀。

 

She was expressing in her own words the ache¹ of modern life．

 

她用自己的话表达着现代生活的痛苦。

 

This sadness made her more interesting to him．

 

这种忧郁让他更加关注她了。

 

He did not know that her experience had given her great strength of feeling．

 

他并不知道她的经历给予了她如此强烈的感受。

 

Tess，on the other hand，could not understand why a man of religious² family，good education and financial independence should feel sorry to be alive．

 

而另一方面，苔丝也不明白为什么像他这样一个出身于宗教家庭、受过良好教育、经济独立的人会对生活感到不幸。

 

How could this admirable³ and poetic⁴ man have felt，as she did two or three years ago， that he would rather die？

 

像他这样令人羡慕、才华横溢的人，怎么可能与她在两三年前感觉的一样，情愿死去呢？

 

It was true that he was not at present living among gentlemen．

 

他目前并没有生活在绅士们当中，

 

But he was studying what he wanted to know， and would become a rich farmer in time．

 

这是事实，但是他正在学习他想要了解的知识，而且很快，他就会成为一个有钱的农场主的。

 

So，as they neither understood each other's secrets， they were both puzzled⁵ and waited to find out more．

 

正因为他们对彼此的内心世界都不了解，他们才都感到迷惑，并期待着进一步了解对方。

1 ache   

n.疼痛；vi.痛，哀怜，渴望

参考例句：

• He has an ache in the back.他的背痛。
• My muscles is going to ache all over tomorrow.明天我全身肌肉都会痛了。

2 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。

3 admirable   

adj.可钦佩的，优良的，令人惊奇的

参考例句：

• His behaviour is always admirable.他的行为很令人钦佩。
• The soldiers showed admirable bravery.士兵们表现出了令人钦佩的勇敢。

4 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

5 puzzled   

adj.迷惑的；困惑的

参考例句：

• The student was puzzled about what to do next.这个学生对下一步做什么伤透了脑筋。
• I was somewhat puzzled at his unwillingness to help.他不愿意帮忙让我有点困惑。