原文蒔蘿泡菜a-dill-pickle英文

1、原文蒔蘿泡菜a-dill-pickle英文版a dill picklekatherine mansfield1. and then, after six years, she saw him again. he was seated at one of those little bamboo tables decorated with a japanese vase of paper daffodils. he was peeling an orange.2. he must have felt that shock of recognition in her for looked up an

2、d met her eye! incredible! he didn't know her. she smiled, he frowned. she came towards him. he closed his eyes an instant, but opening them his face lit up as though he had struck a match in a dark room. he laid down the orange and pushed back his chair.3. "vera!" he exclaimed. "

3、how strange. really, for a moment i didn't know you. won't you sit down won't you have some coffee"4. "yes, i'd like some coffee." and she sat down opposite him.5. "you've changed. you've changed very much," he said, staring at her with eager, lighted

4、 look. "you look so well. i've never seen you look so well before."6. "really" she raised her veil and unbuttoned her high fur collar. "i don't feel very well. i can't bear this weather, you know."7. "ah,no. you hate the cold."8. "loathe it.&q

5、uot; she shuddered. "and the worst of it is that the older one grows."9. he interrupted her. "excuse me," and tapped on the table for waitress. "please bring some coffee and cream." to her:" you are sure you won't eat anything"10. "no, thanks. nothing

6、."11. "then that's settled." and smiling he took up the orange again. "you were saying-the older one grows-"12. "the colder," she laughed. but she was thinking how well she remembered that trick of his-the trick of interrupting her-and of how it used to exasper

7、ate her six years ago.13. "the colder," he echoed her words, laughing too. "ah, ah. you still say the same things and there is another thing about you that is not changed at all- your beautiful voice. i don't know what it is- i've often wondered-that makes your voice such a -h

8、aunting memory. do you remember that first afternoon we spent together at kew garden you were so surprised because i did not know the names of any flowers. i am still just as ignorant for all your telling me. but whenever it's very fine and warm, and i see some bright colour i hear your voice sa

9、ying:"geranium, marigold, and verbena," you remember that afternoon"14. " oh,yes,very well." she drew a long, soft breath. yet, what had remained in her mind of that particular afternoon was an absurd scene. a great many people taking tea in a chinese pagoda, and he behaving

10、 like a maniac about the wasps-waving them away, flapping at them with his straw hat, serious and infuriated out of all proportion to the occasion. how she had suffered.15. but now, as he spoke, that memory faded. his was the truer.16. yes, it had been a wonderful afternoon, full of flowers and -war

11、m sunshine. her thoughts lingered over the last two words. and in the warmth, as it were, another memory unfolded. she saw herself sitting on a lawn. he lay beside her, and suddenly, he rolled over and put his head in her lap.17. "i wish," he said in a low, troubled voice," i wish tha

12、t i had taken poison and were about to die- here now!"18. she leaned over him.19. "ah, why do you say that"20. but he gave a kind of soft moan, and taking her hand he held it to his cheek.21. "because i know i am going to love you too much. and i shall suffer so terribly, vera, b

13、ecause you never, never will love me."22. he was certainly far better looking now than he had been then. he had lost all that dreamy vagueness and indecision. now he had the air of a man who has found his place in life. he must have made money, too. his clothes were admirable, and at that momen

14、t he pulled a russian cigarette case out of his pocket.23. "won't you smoke"24. "yes, i will." she hovered over them. "they look very good."25. "i get them made for me by a little man in st james's street. i don't smoke very much, but when i do, they mu

15、st be delicious. smoking isn't a habit with me; it's a luxury-like perfume. are you still so fond of perfumes ah, when i in russia."26. she broke in:"you've really been to russia" 27. "oh, yes. i was there for over a year. have you forgotten how we used to talk of goi

16、ng there"28. "no, i've not forgotten."29. he gave a strange half laugh and leaned back in his chair.30. "isn't it curious i have really carried out all those journeys that we planned. in fact, i have spent the last three years of my life travelling all the time. spain, co

17、rsica, siberia, russia, egypt. the only country left is china, and i mean to go there, too, when the war is over."31. as he spoke, so lightly, tapping the end of his cigarette against the ashtray, she felt the strange beast that had slumbered so long within her bosom stir, stretch itself, yawn,

18、 prick up its ears, and suddenly bound to its feet, and fix its longing, hungry stare upon those far away places. but all she said was, smiling gently:"how i envy you."32. "it has been," he said, "wonderful-especially russia. i even spent some days on a river boat on the vol

19、ga. do you remember that boatman's song that you used to play"33. "yes." it began to play as she spoke.34. "do you even play it now"35. "no, i've no piano."36. he was amazed at that. "bfut what has become of your beautiful piano"37. she made a lit

20、tle grimace."sold. ages ago."38. "but you were so fond of music," he wondered.39. "i've no time for it now."said she.40. he let it go at that." that river life," he went on, "is something quite special. after a day or two you can't realize that yo

21、u have even known another. and it is not necessary to know the language- the life of the boat creates a bond between you and the people that's more than sufficient. you eat with them, pass the day with them, and in the evening there is that endless singing."41. she shivered, hearing the boa

22、tman's song break out again loud and tragic, and seeing the boat floating on the darkening river with melancholy trees on either side.42. "you'd like almost everything about russia life," he said warmly. "it's so informal, so impulsive, so free. and then the peasants are s

23、o splendid. i remember the evening some friends and i went for a picnic by the black sea. we took supper and champagne and ate and drank on the grass. and while we were eating the coachman came up."have a dill pickle," he said. he wanted to share with us: that seemed to me so right, so -yo

24、u know what i mean"43. and she seemed at that moment to be sitting on the grass beside the mysteriously black sea, black as velvet, and rippling against the banks in silent, velvet waves. she saw the little group on the grass, their faces and hands white in the moonlight. apart from them, with

25、his supper in a cloth on his knees, sat the coachman. "have a dill pickle," said he, and although she was not certain what a dill pickle was, she saw the greenish glass jar with a red chili like a parrot's beak.44. "yes, i know perfectly what you mean," she said.45. in the pa

26、use that followed they looked at each other. in the past when they had looked at each other like that they had felt that their souls had, as it were, put their arms round each other and dropped into the same tea, content, to be drowned, like mournful lovers. but now, he said:" what a marvelous

27、listener you are. when you look at me with those wild eyes i feel that i could tell you things that i would never breathe to another human being."46. was there just a hint of mockery in his voice she could not be sure.47. "how well i remember one night, the night that i brought you the lit

28、tle christmas tree, telling you all about my childhood. and of how i was miserable that i ran away and lived under a cart in our yard for two days without being discovered. and you listened, and your eyes shone, and i felt that you had even made the little christmas tree listen too, as in a fairy st

29、ory."48. "the dog was called bosun," she cried, delightedly.49. but he did not follow." what dog? had you a dog"50. "no, no. i meant the yard dog when you were a little dog."51. he laughed and snapped the cigarette case to.52. "was he do you know i had recogni

30、zed you today- i had to take such a leap back to that time." he drummed on the table " i've often thought how i must have bored you. and now i understand so perfectly why you wrote to me as you did- although at the time that letter nearly finished my life. i found it again the other da

31、y, and i couldnt help laughing as i read it, it was so clever-such a true picture of me." he glanced up. " you're not going"53. she had buttoned her collar again and drawn down her veil.54. "yes, i am afraid i must,"she said, and managed a smile.55. "ah, no,please,&

32、quot;he pleaded. "don't go just for moment," and he caught up one of her gloves from the table and clutched at if as if that would hold her. "i see so few people to talk to nowadays, that i have turned into a sort of barbarian," he said."have i said something to hurt you

33、"56. "not a bit." she lied. but as she watched him draw her glove through his fingers, gently, gently, her anger really did die down.57. "what i really wanted then," he said softly,"was to be a sort of carpet- for you to walk on so that you need not be hurt by the sharp

34、 stones and the mud you hated so. it was nothing more selfish than that. only i did desire, eventually, to turn into a magic carpet and carry you away to all those lands you longed to see."58. as he spoke she lifted her head as though she drank something; the strange beast in her bosom began to

35、 purr . . . 59. "i felt that you were more lonely than anybody else in the world," he went on, "and yet, perhaps, that you were the only person in the world who was really, truly alive. 60. ah, god! what had she done! how had she dared to throw away her happiness like this! this was t

36、he only man who had ever understood her. was it too late could it be too late 61. "and then the fact that you had no friends and never had made friends with people. how i understood that, for neither had i. is it just the same now" 62. "yes," she breathed. "just the same. i

37、am as alone as ever." 63. "so am i," he laughed gently, "just the same."64. suddenly with a quick gesture he handed her back the glove and scraped his chair on the floor. "but what seemed to me so mysterious then is perfectly plain to me now. and to you, too, of course.

38、 . . . it simply was that we were such egoists, so self-engrossed, so wrapped up in ourselves that we hadn't a corner in our hearts for anybody else. do you know," he cried, naive and hearty.65. she had gone. he sat there, thunder-struck, astounded beyond words.1.六年之后她又見到了他。他坐在那其中的一張小竹桌前桌上的

39、日式花瓶里插著紙質(zhì)的水仙。他點(diǎn)了一高盤水果小心翼翼地剝著橙子她馬上就認(rèn)出他這個招牌動作。 2. 他也一定是察覺到她認(rèn)出他時的表現(xiàn)的震驚，他抬起頭來與她四目相對。真難以置信他竟然不認(rèn)識她。她微微一笑而他皺了皺眉。她向他走來。他閉了會兒眼再睜開的時候他眼前一亮仿佛在黑屋里劃燃了一根火柴。他放下橙子把椅子向后挪了挪隨后她從皮手套里取出纖纖玉手朝他伸過來。 3.“薇拉”他叫道“好奇特真的那一刻我還沒認(rèn)出你來。你不坐坐么你吃過午飯沒有要不要來點(diǎn)咖啡” 她遲疑了一下當(dāng)然她本意在如此。 4.“好吧我喝杯咖啡。”她在他對面坐下。 5.“你變了。你變了很多啊?！彼f著一邊熱切地看著她神采奕奕地樣子?！澳憧瓷先ズ?/p>

40、不錯我過去從沒見你這么漂亮。” 6.“是么”她撩起面紗解開高高的皮領(lǐng)套“我覺得不太舒服你知道的我受不了這種天氣?！?7.“噢是啊你怕冷?！?8.“厭惡極了?！彼蛄藗€寒戰(zhàn)“最可惡的是人越老就越。” 9.他打斷了她的話“對不起”他敲著桌子招呼著服務(wù)員“請給我們上杯咖啡和奶油?！彼謱λf“你難道不想吃點(diǎn)什么了水果什么的這兒的水果不錯。” 10.“不要了謝謝?！?11.“那就這么著?！彼χ鴰е囊馕度缓蠼又鴦兂茸印！澳銊偛乓f的是人越老就怎么著” 12.“越怕冷”她笑了。其實(shí)她剛剛想著她記得多么清楚6年前自己對他這一套打斷自己這套是多么的深惡痛絕。他在她說話當(dāng)中突然地用手去捂她的嘴一邊轉(zhuǎn)過身

41、去注意到別的事情上去然后松開手再莫名其妙地露出一絲淺笑把注意力重新回到她這兒?，F(xiàn)在我們都是過來人了那些事也就一筆勾銷了。 13.“越怕冷了呀”他重復(fù)著她的話也呵呵一笑?！鞍“∧氵€是在抱怨同樣的事啊另外你還有一點(diǎn)沒變你優(yōu)美的嗓音還有你說話時的方式?！贝藭r他顯得很嚴(yán)肅向她探過來她立刻聞到了一股溫?zé)岽瘫堑某茸悠の兜?。“你只要說一個字我就能從一堆其他人的聲音里分辨出你的來。我也不知道是怎么回事我常常在想是什么讓你的聲音如此難忘你記得嗎我們在柯郁花園kew gardens一起度過的第一個下午。那時因?yàn)槲覍δ切┗桓[不通你很吃驚雖然你跟我說過我對花名仍舊那么無知。不過每逢和煦溫暖的日子我看到那些個姹紫嫣

42、紅奇怪地很我就能聽到你的聲音在說這是天竺葵、萬壽菊和馬鞭草。我覺得這三個詞就是我能記起的于某種遺忘掉的天籟之語。你還記得那個下午么” 14.“哦是啊我記得很清楚。”她長長地、輕柔地吸了口氣好像他們中間的紙水仙香氣泌人?？墒撬洃浝飳δ翘煜挛邕€留有的印象卻是茶桌上的荒謬一幕。有很多人在一個中式寶塔里喝茶而他被黃蜂惹惱后像個瘋子不停地?fù)]舞手臂轟趕還用草帽四處拍打顯得不合時宜地緊張和憤怒。那些偷笑著喝茶的人倒是被逗得樂不可支了。她當(dāng)時可是坐如針氈吶。 15.然而現(xiàn)在他提起時記憶里的畫面也在褪去。16.他說的情景倒顯得更真實(shí)。的確那天下午的光景真不錯到處是天竺葵、萬壽菊和馬鞭草還有暖洋洋的日頭。 她的

43、思緒逗留在最后兩個單詞上好似在輕頌一般。 仿佛確實(shí)有一段回憶在溫暖中展開。在草坪上她坐著而他躺在她身邊突然一段長久的沉寂之后他靠過來把頭枕在她的腿上。 17.“我希望我真希望剛剛服過毒正要死去就在這兒”他低聲說聲音里帶著焦慮。 在那一刻一個身著白衣的小女孩舉著一支鮮艷欲滴的百合花從后面的樹叢中跳了出來直勾勾地盯著他們又一躍回去了。他沒看見18.她前傾的身體擋住了他。 19.“啊你怎么這么說呢我不會這么說?！?20.他輕聲發(fā)出一聲呻吟舉起她的手放在自己臉上。 21.“因?yàn)槲抑牢視勰闾钌畈豢蓽y。而我將遭受巨大的痛苦因?yàn)槟阌肋h(yuǎn)永遠(yuǎn)也不會愛我。” 22.如今他自然比從前精神多了。過去的夢游似的迷

44、迷糊糊和優(yōu)柔寡斷早已不在。他有一種已經(jīng)安身立業(yè)的男人的派頭舉手投足間透著自信和自得。他一定也已經(jīng)賺了錢衣著頗為考究剛才還從衣兜里掏出一盒俄羅斯產(chǎn)的香煙。 23.“你抽煙嗎” 24.“抽這煙看著不錯。”她俯下身子看著。 25.“的確不錯我從圣·詹姆斯街上的一個小個子男人那兒定制的平時不怎么抽。我跟你不一樣我要是抽就要抽氣味芳香現(xiàn)做的煙。抽煙于我不是一種習(xí)慣而是一種享受像香水。你還是那么迷戀香水么。啊我在俄羅斯的時候” 26.她插了一句“你真的去俄羅斯了” 27.“是啊我在那兒呆了一年多。你忘啦我們過去常說要去那兒?！?28.“對這我沒忘?！?29. 他帶著一種奇怪的似笑非笑的表情向后靠

45、在椅子上。30. “真有意思不是么我還真格地把我們曾經(jīng)計劃的那些旅行都走一趟。是啊我去了我們說起過的所有的地方都停留了夠久的就像你說的要浸淫其中。事實(shí)上我過去的三年都在旅行中度過西班牙、科西嘉、西伯利亞、俄羅斯還有埃及。唯一落下的一個國家只有中國了我打算等戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束了也到那兒去一趟 31.他講得很是愜意一邊在煙灰缸里磕著煙蒂。她覺得胸間好像有一只沉睡已久的怪獸在躁動舒展身體打個哈欠豎起耳朵突然四肢直立眼睛憧憬地虎視眈眈地瞪著遙遠(yuǎn)的地方。然而她只輕輕地笑著說了一句“我真羨慕你。” 32.他會了她的意?！澳切┑胤斤L(fēng)景很棒尤其是俄羅斯。俄羅斯跟我們當(dāng)時曾經(jīng)想象的一樣美并且還要美得多。我還在伏爾加河上的

46、一條漁船上呆過幾天。你記得那首船夫之歌么你過去老彈?！?33.“記得?！彼龖?yīng)著腦海里就開始彈奏起來。 34.“你現(xiàn)在還彈么” 35.“不彈了我沒有鋼琴了?！?36.這話讓他吃了一驚“那么你那架漂亮的鋼琴哪兒去了呢” 37.她的臉輕微地抽搐了一下說“賣了賣了好幾年了。” 38“可你那么鐘情于音樂?！彼X得不可思議。 39.“我現(xiàn)在沒有時間彈?！彼f。 40.他沒再深究下去?！霸诤由系纳詈苁翘貏e”他繼續(xù)說“過上一兩天之后你就會感覺好像從來在別處沒活過一樣。你沒有必要了解那兒的語言船上的生活在你和那些人之間建立一種聯(lián)系那已足矣。你與他們相伴、同食到了晚上還有連綿不絕的歌聲?！?41.她又一個激靈，

47、聽到船夫那低沉而憂傷的語調(diào)劃破長空漁船在黑色的河水上漂流河岸兩側(cè)的樹陰郁著?！笆前∥覒?yīng)該會喜歡那樣的生活?！彼f著指尖在手套的摩挲。 42.“你會喜歡俄羅斯人的生活的不管是哪個方面”他親切地說“那種日子無疑是閑適而隨性的無拘無束。而且那里的農(nóng)夫很好是那種最本真的人對了他們就是這樣。甚至連你的馬車夫都能在你的生活中調(diào)調(diào)味道。我記得有天晚上我們一行人我和兩個朋友還有他們當(dāng)中一位的太太一起去黑海邊上野餐。我們帶著晚餐和香檳在草地上邊吃邊喝。我們還在吃著車夫走上來說來點(diǎn)蒔蘿泡菜吧。他想要跟我們一起分享佳肴。這件事觸動了我你懂我的意思吧?！?43.那一刻她仿佛也正坐在神秘的黑海岸邊的草坪上黑色的海水宛若絲絨在靜謐中潺潺流動。她看見馬車停在路邊一小撮人聚在草坪上。月光下那些人的臉上、手上都泛著皎潔的光。她看到一個穿淺色連衣裙的女人四肢舒展地躺著她的陽傘合在一邊像一把巨大的珍珠編織成的魚鉤。旁邊有個車夫膝蓋上鋪著塊布布上是他的晚餐。他說“來塊蒔蘿泡菜吧?！彪m然她也不確定蒔蘿泡菜是什么東西她看到一個綠罐子里裝了一片紅彤彤的辣椒像鸚鵡的喙閃閃發(fā)亮。她撇了撇嘴蒔蘿泡菜真酸得要命 44,。