美国语文第五册 第27期:脱钩的狗鱼(2)

 　　I made a strong pull, and brought up a tangle¹ of weeds. 我猛地提起鱼竿，拽出的却是缠成一团的水草。

　　Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty. 再来一次，我总是满怀希望地抛出钓线，却还是一无所获，胳膊亦隐约疼痛起来。

　　I looked at my uncle appealingly. "Try once more," he said; "we fishermen must have patience." 我求救地看了看叔叔，“再试试，”他对我说，“钓鱼的人需要格外耐心。”

　　Suddenly something tugged² at my line, and swept off with it into deep water. 忽然，什么东西扯住了鱼线，猛地往下一拽，

　　Jerking it up, I saw a fine pickerel wriggling³ in the sun. 我扯住鱼竿拉起一看，一条漂亮的狗鱼在阳光下挣扎扭动，

　　"Uncle!" I cried, looking back in uncontrollable excitement, "I've got a fish!" "Not yet," said my uncle. “叔叔！”我回头大声叫道，抑制不住满心激动。“我钓到了一条大鱼！”“哎，”

　　As he spoke⁴ there was a plash in the water;  叔叔的话未说完，刹那间，水面溅起浪花，

　　I caught the arrowy gleam of a scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream, my hook hung empty from the line. 只见一道箭矢般银光划过，那条大鱼跃入水中，我手握的那柄钓竿上，只留下空空的饵钩，呜呼！

　　I had lost my prize. 到手的大狗鱼就这样在我的眼皮下溜走了。

　　We are apt to speak of the sorrows of childhood as trifles in comparison with those of grown-up people; 我们极易谈及孩提时代的懊恼，与成人那些痛苦比较，

　　but we may depend upon it the young folks don't agree with us. 尽管鸡毛蒜皮，不值一提，但总会耿耿于怀。

　　Our griefs, modified and restrained by reason, experience,and self-respect, keep the proprieties⁵, and, if possible, avoid a scene; 当然，年轻人看来每每不以为然。因理性、经验、甚至自尊改变并抑制,可能的话，我们或许不再百般纠结闷闷不乐。

　　but the sorrow of childhood, unreasoning and all-absorbing, is a complete abandonment to the passion. 童年痛苦，将会演变成一种安之若素的面对，然而，孩提时代缺乏理性、沉湎痛苦难以自拔，却是任由性情恣意放纵。

　　The doll's nose is broken, and the world breaks up with it; 洋娃娃鼻子破了，整个世界随之打碎；

　　the marble rolls out of sight, and the solid globe rolls off with the marble. 弹子球滚不见了，整个天地接着地陷天塌。

1 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

2 tugged   

v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
• A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 wriggling   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）；蠕蠕

参考例句：

• The baby was wriggling around on my lap. 婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
• Something that looks like a gray snake is wriggling out. 有一种看来象是灰蛇的东西蠕动着出来了。 来自辞典例句

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 proprieties   

n.礼仪，礼节；礼貌( propriety的名词复数 )；规矩；正当；合适

参考例句：

• "Let us not forget the proprieties due. "咱们别忘了礼法。 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
• Be careful to observe the proprieties. 注意遵守礼仪。 来自辞典例句