英語(yǔ)綜合教程3unit1-9翻譯ⅠⅢ(共11頁(yè))

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上Translate the following sentences into Chinese.Unit 11、The fact was that no matter how mature I liked to consider myself, I was feeling just a bit first-gradish.事實(shí)上，不管我如何擺出一副成熟的樣子，我感覺(jué)自己還是有一點(diǎn)兒大一新生的菜鳥(niǎo)氣。2、Freshmen manuals advised sitting near the front, showing the professor in intelligent

2、 and energetic demeanor.新生手冊(cè)上建議坐在前排，在教授面前擺出一副聰敏、朝氣的架勢(shì)。3、For three days I dined alone on nothing more than humiliation, shame, and an assortment of junk food from a machine strategically placed outside my room.整整三天，我獨(dú)自品嘗的只有恥辱和羞愧，偏巧門(mén)口有臺(tái)快餐機(jī)，于是那三天我吃的全是里面各色垃圾食品。4、What I had interpreted as a malicious att

3、empt to embarrass a naïve freshman had been merely a moment of college fun.我曾以為那些笑聲是惡意捉弄菜鳥(niǎo)新生的，原來(lái)那不過(guò)是大學(xué)校園里的開(kāi)心一刻。Unit 21、He had no outside “extracurricular interests,” unless, you think about a monthly golf game that way.如果你不把每月打次高爾夫球算作業(yè)余愛(ài)好的話，他就沒(méi)有什么工作以外的“業(yè)余愛(ài)好”可言了。2、“Missing him all these years,”

4、she must have given up part of herself which had cared too much for the man. “這些年來(lái)他不在身邊，”她一定早已放棄了曾經(jīng)有過(guò)的對(duì)丈夫的深深牽掛。3、He was the one who tried to grab at his father ,and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home.就是他，還想方設(shè)法把父親從工作中“抓”出來(lái)，讓父親疼愛(ài)自己，呆在家里。4、At the funeral, the sixty-year-old company pre

5、sident told the forty-eight-year-old widow that the fifty-one-year-old deceased had meant much to the company and would be missed and would be hard to replace. 在葬禮上，60歲的公司總裁對(duì)48歲的寡婦說(shuō)，她那51歲的亡夫?qū)緛?lái)說(shuō)非常重要，人們將懷念他，他是難以取代的。Unit 31、Nearly every day, I walk to the post office or library or bookstore, and 

6、;sometimes, if I am feeling particularly debonair, I stop at Rosey Jekes Café for a cappuccino.我?guī)缀趺刻於疾叫械洁]局或圖書(shū)館或書(shū)店，心情特別不錯(cuò)的時(shí)候，路過(guò)Rosey Jekes咖啡館會(huì)進(jìn)去喝一杯卡布奇諾。2、We will go through the most extraordinary contortions to save ourselves from walking. 為了避免走路，我們?cè)敢獬惺芊闯５呐で唷?、Im sure he jogs

7、60;extravagant distances and plays squash and does all kinds of healthful things, but I am just as sure that he drives to each of these undertakings.我肯定，他會(huì)慢跑很長(zhǎng)的距離，會(huì)打壁球，會(huì)進(jìn)行各種各樣有益健康的運(yùn)動(dòng)，但我

8、同樣也肯定，他一定是開(kāi)車(chē)去那些運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)所的。4、At the time, it seemed ridiculous and exasperating, but afterward I realized that I was possibly the only person  ever to have entertained the notion of 

9、;negotiating that  intersection on foot. 當(dāng)時(shí)，這一切顯得多荒唐、多令人惱怒，但過(guò)后我意識(shí)到，我或許是唯一一個(gè)有過(guò)步行穿過(guò)十字路口想法的人。Unit 41、“Was it fun?” become the question that overshadowed all other questions: good questions like: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it nec

10、essary? And (my favorite) was it selfless?“有趣嗎?” 這一問(wèn)題使所有其他問(wèn)題黯然失色，比如：”道德嗎？”“仁慈嗎？“誠(chéng)實(shí)嗎？”“有益嗎？”“慷慨嗎？”“有必要嗎？”和（我最喜歡的）“無(wú)私嗎？”等一些有意義的問(wèn)題。2、When the pleasures got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow.當(dāng)樂(lè)趣成為生活中的主要內(nèi)容時(shí)，隨之而來(lái)必定是對(duì)樂(lè)趣的迷戀崇拜。3、It occurred to me, while I was sitting around waiting for

11、the fun to start, that not much is, and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity.在坐待樂(lè)趣來(lái)臨的時(shí)候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)并沒(méi)有多少樂(lè)趣可言，我得告訴你們這一點(diǎn)，免得你們還擔(dān)心自己無(wú)力消受。4、The gold of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party.由于我們多年來(lái)總以為樂(lè)趣無(wú)處

12、不在，快樂(lè)之神用拒絕光臨我們聚會(huì)的方式來(lái)對(duì)我們實(shí)施報(bào)復(fù)。Unit 51、Most strikingly, these tellers-of-a-thousand-lies reported that their deceptions caused them” little preoccupation or regret.”十分驚人的是，這些無(wú)數(shù)次說(shuō)謊的人稱，說(shuō)謊并沒(méi)有使他們十分糾結(jié)或后悔。2、Despite these admissions, 91 percent of all respondents said they were “satisfied with my own ethics a

13、nd character.盡管承認(rèn)說(shuō)謊，91%的反饋者稱“對(duì)自己的道德和性格還是感到滿意。3、Surely, these “nice lies” are harmless and well-intended, a necessary social lubricant.毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，這些”好心的謊話“是無(wú)害的、善意的，也是一種社交必需的潤(rùn)滑劑。4、And if youre not sure, Mark Twain has given us a good rule of thumb.” When in doubt, tell the truth. It will confound your enemi

14、es and astound your friends.如果你沒(méi)有把握，馬克·吐溫給了我們一條經(jīng)驗(yàn)法則：“拿不準(zhǔn)的時(shí)候，就說(shuō)實(shí)話，實(shí)話會(huì)迷惑敵人，震驚朋友?！盪nit 61、Youve had a rotten day or an astounding thought or a car accident or a squalid love affair and you want to record it for all time.你度過(guò)了糟糕的一天，或者有個(gè)絕妙的想法，或者遭遇車(chē)禍，再或情場(chǎng)失意，你想把它記錄下來(lái)。2、Good poets and poems are lost for

15、ever simply because there is no market for them, no people who write their own verse and seek out further inspiration from other bards.好的詩(shī)人和詩(shī)歌永遠(yuǎn)消失了，就是因?yàn)闆](méi)有市場(chǎng)，沒(méi)有人寫(xiě)詩(shī)并從別的詩(shī)人那里獲取靈感。3、Ideally, there would evolve a veritable society of poet-citizens, which would elevate the quality of life worldwide.理想化的結(jié)果是

16、，名副其實(shí)的詩(shī)人公民社會(huì)發(fā)展起來(lái)了，全世界的生活質(zhì)量得到了提升。4、This future-orientated ending lends an aura of hope and yet need not be grossly optimistic.這種展望未來(lái)的結(jié)尾給人一種希望的意味，但不必對(duì)此抱有盲目樂(lè)觀的態(tài)度。Unit 71、“My dear sir,” replied the old man,” my stock in trade is not very large-I dont deal in laxatives and teething mixture-but such as it

17、 is, it is varied. I think nothing I sell has effects which could be precisely described as ordinary.”“我親愛(ài)的先生，”老人回答說(shuō)，“我的貨物存量并不多 - 我不買(mǎi)瀉藥和牙痛藥 - 雖然存量不多，品種卻不少，我想我賣(mài)的貨沒(méi)有一樣可以說(shuō)是尋常的?！?、“Call it a glove-cleaner if you like,” said the old man indifferently.” Maybe it will clean gloves. I have never tried. One

18、might call it a life-cleaner. Lives need cleaning something.”“你若愿意，可以叫它手套清潔劑，”老人淡漠地說(shuō)，“或許它會(huì)把手套洗干凈，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有試過(guò)。也可以叫它生活清潔劑。生活有時(shí)是需要清洗的?！?、“Oh , dear, no,” said the old man.” It would be no good charging that sort of price for a love potion, for example. Young people who need a love potion very seldom have f

19、ive thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion.”“哦，親愛(ài)的，不，”老人說(shuō)，“比如，愛(ài)情魔夜要賣(mài)那樣高的價(jià)是不行的，需要愛(ài)情魔液的年輕人很少、很少能有五千美元，要不他們就不需要愛(ài)情魔液了。”4、“For indifference,” said the old man, ” the substitute devotion. For scorn, adoration. Give one tiny measure of this to the young lady-its flavour is impercepti

20、ble in orange juice, soup, or cocktails-and however gay and giddy she is, she will change altogether. She will want nothing but solitude and you. “這種魔藥能以全身心的愛(ài)來(lái)替代冷漠，”老人說(shuō)，“能以崇拜來(lái)替代輕視。給那位年輕的女士喝上哪怕就那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn) - 它的味道在橘子汁、湯或雞尾酒中是感覺(jué)不到的 - 不管她怎樣放浪和輕浮，她會(huì)徹底地改變。她只想獨(dú)處或者與你呆在一起。Unit 81、Most people would agree that, alth

21、ough our age far surpass all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom. 大多數(shù)人或許都會(huì)同意，雖然我們所處的時(shí)代在知識(shí)積累方面遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)以往任何時(shí)代，但在智慧方面卻沒(méi)有相應(yīng)的增長(zhǎng)。2、This has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply inadequate and lowering the standard of life in the most populous parts

22、of the world.它產(chǎn)生了完全出人意料的后果，即在世界上人口最為稠密的地區(qū)，食品供應(yīng)短缺，生活水平下降。3、It is by no means uncommon to find men whose knowledge is wide but whose feelings are narrow.有些人知識(shí)淵博而情感狹隘，這絕不少見(jiàn)。4、No one can view the world with complete impartiality; and if anyone could, he would hardly be able to remain alive.沒(méi)有人能夠毫無(wú)偏見(jiàn)地看待世

23、界，若有的話，他將難以活下去。Unit 91、How can one remain indifferent to something which will determine ones physical strength and ultimately ones spiritual and moral fiber and well-being？對(duì)于將決定他們的體力，最終還將決定他們精神和道德的構(gòu)造及健康的東西，人們?cè)趺茨懿扇∧坏膽B(tài)度呢？2、In fact, one can assert with some justice that Chinese food is, nowadays, the

24、only truly international food.事實(shí)上，人們有理由用堅(jiān)定的語(yǔ)氣說(shuō)：如今中餐是唯一真正國(guó)際化的食物。3、It is this increased sensuality and the desire for great freedom from age-bound habits in the West, combined with the inherent sensual concept of Chinese food, always quick to satisfy the taste buds, that is at the root of the sudden a

25、nd phenomenal spread of Chinese food throughout the length and breadth of the Western World. 正是西方這種對(duì)感官享受需求的增長(zhǎng)和從積習(xí)中解放出來(lái)的渴望，再加上中餐本身注重色、香、味的概念（中餐總是能很快滿足味蕾），成為中餐突然迅猛地在偌大西方世界所向披靡的根本原因。4、They may be chopped up and given parts with labels, such as “Cooking,” “Health,” “Character” and the like, but none is

26、in reality separate from the other. 它們可能被敲碎，分別貼上諸如 “烹調(diào)”、“健康”、“性格”之類(lèi)的標(biāo)簽，但實(shí)際上它們密不可分。Translate the following passages into Chinese.Unit 1My first days in university are memorable. When my parents drove off, leaving me alone on the campus, I was at a loss as to what to do. No matter how I tried to look

27、mature, I just couldnt possibly get rid of the feeling of being a freshman. I spent several hours seeking out each of my classrooms. The next morning, I sat at the front, cracked my anthology of American Literature, and got ready for the lecture in energetic demeanor. But I realized that I was sitti

28、ng in the wrong room when the professor said: “Welcome to the biology lectures.” It was with some sort of iron will that I maintained the pose of a biology major until the end of the lecture. After class, I felt that my stomach needed a little nourishment, so I hurried to the cafeteria. But unfortun

29、ately, when I was heading for a table with my food tray, my feet slipped, my food tray tipped and I lost my balance and fell flat on the floor. For days, I was obsessed with a sense of humiliation. Later on, I came to realize that I was taking such trivial incidents too much to heart. In university,

30、 it is more important to be yourself and find your real self than to try to do everything perfectly. 我上大學(xué)的頭幾今天頗為難忘。爸媽駕車(chē)離開(kāi)，將我獨(dú)自留在校園里，我手足無(wú)措。不管如何努力裝成熟，我就是擺脫不了大一新生的感覺(jué)。我花了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)，搞清了我選修課程所在的各個(gè)教室。第二天早上，我坐在教室的前排，打開(kāi)美國(guó)文學(xué)選集，抖擻精神準(zhǔn)備聽(tīng)課。但老師卻說(shuō)“歡迎選修生物課”，我意識(shí)到自己坐錯(cuò)了教室。我用鐵一樣的意志，擺出了一副生物專業(yè)學(xué)生的姿態(tài)，一直堅(jiān)持到講座結(jié)束。下課以后，我感到我的胃需要加點(diǎn)營(yíng)養(yǎng)，

31、于是匆匆趕往自助餐廳。但不幸的是，當(dāng)我端著餐盤(pán)朝桌子走去時(shí)，腳底一滑，盤(pán)子翻倒，我失去了平衡，撲倒在地上。好幾天，我都倍感羞辱。過(guò)后，我漸漸地意識(shí)到自己把這種微不足道的小事看得過(guò)重了。在大學(xué)里，重要的是做自然的 “ 我 ”，發(fā)現(xiàn)真正的“我”，而不是試圖把一切做得盡善盡美。Unit 2 He was a classic, because he worked himself to death. He was the very person, as they all believed, who would have been naturally moved to the top spot if he

32、 could have lived for another five years. He had been consistently praised as a model for his colleagues. He worked six days a week, over ten hours a day. He confined his interests to his work only. Of course, he occasionally did some physical exercises to keep fit. He considered pastimes of any for

33、m a waste of time. He was just too busy to share any time with his children. As a result, he was somewhat distant from his children; at least, his children thought so. However, he meant so much to his company and everyone in the company loved him and even admired him, for he was almost perfect in th

34、eir eyes. But who would help the widowed wife and orphaned children clear up the mess in the family he left behind him? 他是一個(gè)經(jīng)典人物，因?yàn)樗枪ぷ骼鬯赖?，他們都相信，假如他能多?年的話，將自然被提拔為第一把手。他一直被譽(yù)為同事們的典范。他一周工作6天，一天工作10多個(gè)小時(shí)，他的興趣只限于工作。當(dāng)然，他偶爾鍛煉一下，以保持身體健康。他將任何形式的娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)都視作浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。他太忙了，沒(méi)有時(shí)間和孩子們待在一起，結(jié)果跟孩子們有點(diǎn)兒疏遠(yuǎn)了，至少他的孩子們是這么想的。然而，他對(duì)公司來(lái)

35、說(shuō)卻十分重要，公司里每個(gè)人都愛(ài)他，甚至崇拜他，因?yàn)樵谒麄冄劾?，他幾乎完美。但是，誰(shuí)來(lái)幫助這孤兒寡母收拾他去世后的殘局呢？Unit 3 About three years ago, my wife and I felt fed up with the hustle and bustle in the big city, so we decided to settle down in a small town, which is sedate and pleasant. We enjoy our life, for it is an easy place to go about ones busi

36、ness on foot. I often walk around and when in the mood, I stop at the café for a drink or at the Continental Theater for a play. But some people seem not to understand my eccentric behavior. I prefer to walk whenever possible, which is beyond most of them, for they depend on cars too heavily. S

37、ometimes its almost ludicrous that they choose to drive even if it is only a ten minutes walk. They may ask me if I need a ride in their cars when Im strolling alone. However, I believe that the car is the death of legs. In this society, the majority dominates. I realize that Im possibly the only pe

38、rson to entertain the notion of covering a short distance on foot and its why I sometimes find myself in trouble now and then. For instance, many stores have cleared the grounds right before them for shoppers to park cars, for what they care about is but commercial triumph. 大約三年前，我和我妻子對(duì)大城市的嘈雜生活感到厭倦，

39、因此，決定在一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)落戶，那里安靜宜人?，F(xiàn)在我們的生活很好，因?yàn)檫@地方方便，辦點(diǎn)兒事步行去就行。我經(jīng)常四處走走，心情好的時(shí)候，在咖啡店歇一下，喝杯飲料，或在洲際戲院停住腳步，看一場(chǎng)戲。但是，有些人似乎不理解我的怪癖行為。我喜歡盡可能地多走路，這是大部分人所不能理解的，因?yàn)樗麄兲^(guò)于依賴車(chē)子了。有時(shí)，幾乎到了荒唐滑稽的程度，即使只是10分鐘步行的路程，他們?nèi)匀幌矚g駕車(chē)。有時(shí)，我在獨(dú)自散步，他們會(huì)問(wèn)我是否需要搭車(chē)。但我認(rèn)為，車(chē)子使腿腳功能退化。在這個(gè)社會(huì)里，多數(shù)人占據(jù)主導(dǎo)地位。我意識(shí)到，我或許是唯一主張短距離步行的人，這也就是我不時(shí)地遇到麻煩的原因。比如：許多商店把門(mén)前清理出來(lái)，只容顧客停車(chē)，店家

40、關(guān)心的只是商業(yè)成功。Unit 4 Some people believe that fun prevails over everything else in life. They go so far as to exclude anything serious from consideration. They never raise such questions as whether it is moral, honest or necessary. Of course, a lot of things are fun indeed. Family outings are fun; playi

41、ng a game of basketball is fun; and chatting over a cup of coffee is fun. But if you regard fun as a must in life, you are bound to look for more and more thrilling ways to supply it, among which one particular way is to step up the level of danger or alcohol consumption constantly, so as to manage

42、to have a little fun. You should avoid blaspheming fun or the price of the excess could be the absence of fun no matter how hard you try. So the correct way is to treat fun reverently, so that you may have some fresh fun now and then. 有些人認(rèn)為，生活中樂(lè)趣勝過(guò)其他一切事情。他們甚至從不考慮嚴(yán)肅的事，不考慮這事是否合乎道德，是否關(guān)乎誠(chéng)信或是否實(shí)屬必要等（而只關(guān)心是

43、否好玩）。當(dāng)然，許多事確實(shí)有樂(lè)趣。全家郊游有樂(lè)趣，打場(chǎng)籃球有樂(lè)趣，喝著咖啡聊天有樂(lè)趣。但是，如果你把找樂(lè)子看成生活中必不可少的東西的話，你必然會(huì)用越來(lái)越刺激的方法來(lái)為自己提供樂(lè)趣，典型做法是玩兒更險(xiǎn)的，要么喝更多酒精。你不應(yīng)褻瀆樂(lè)趣，否則，不管你如何努力，就是沒(méi)有樂(lè)趣。這就是“過(guò)”的代價(jià)。正確的方法是帶著一份敬意來(lái)看待樂(lè)趣，這樣，你時(shí)?？梢愿惺艿揭稽c(diǎn)新鮮的樂(lè)趣。Unit 5 The results of some surveys conducted in America show that most people tell lies to varying degrees, for variou

44、s reasons. Sometimes they lie to make others happy. For example, one may pretend to be more positive of a friend or spouse than he or she really is. Sometimes they lie to promote themselves, which is getting popular. Sometimes they lie to avoid hurting others, particularly when the unvarnished truth

45、 is perhaps too hard to accept. Some people regard lies as a necessary social lubricant. Anyway, they lie to hide truth. Views on lies vary from person to person. Some people hold that falsehood, even if seemingly harmless, could have some unforeseen consequences. After the initial lie, one needs to

46、 tell more lies to cover up the first one, which may become a heavy mental burden in the end. One philosopher warns that one can put himself on a slippery slope if one lies, as his psychological barriers wear down. But some other people hold that we dont have to avoid all white lies at all cost, for

47、 a white lie could be only an exchange of the principle of trust with the principle of caring. What is your view? 美國(guó)有調(diào)查表明，多數(shù)人出于不同的原因、在不同程度上說(shuō)過(guò)謊，有時(shí)，他們說(shuō)謊是為了讓別人高興。比如：裝出積極的態(tài)度來(lái)肯定朋友或配偶，實(shí)際上他 / 她內(nèi)心卻沒(méi)有如此認(rèn)可。有時(shí)，他們說(shuō)謊是為了提升自己。這種情況現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越普遍了。有時(shí)，是為了避免傷害別人，當(dāng)未加粉飾的實(shí)情難以接受的時(shí)候更是如此。有人則把說(shuō)謊看作一種必要的社交潤(rùn)滑劑。不管怎么說(shuō)，說(shuō)謊都是為了掩飾實(shí)情。關(guān)于說(shuō)謊，不同

48、的人有不同的觀點(diǎn)。有些人認(rèn)為，假話，即使是看上去無(wú)害的假話，也可能帶來(lái)預(yù)料不到的后果。一個(gè)人說(shuō)了第一個(gè)謊話之后，他就需要說(shuō)更多的謊話來(lái)掩飾最初的謊話，最后會(huì)變成沉重的精神負(fù)擔(dān)。一位哲學(xué)家警告說(shuō)，如果一個(gè)人說(shuō)謊，他就（等于）把自己置于一個(gè)溜滑的斜坡上，因?yàn)樗男睦碚系K減輕了。但是，另一些人則認(rèn)為，我們不必不惜一切代價(jià)去避免所有善意的謊言，因?yàn)橐粋€(gè)善意的謊言可能僅僅是用犧牲信任而去換取關(guān)心和愛(ài)護(hù)而已。對(duì)此你持什么觀點(diǎn)呢？Unit 6 Poetry is as universal as human language and almost as ancient. In some ways readin

49、g poetry is much like reading fiction: we observe details and language, make connections and inferences, and draw conclusions. And yet there is something different about reading poems. More than fiction, poetry is an art of condensation and implication. We should read a poem more than once, for a go

50、od poem will not yield its full meaning on a single reading. The best way to read a poem is just the opposite of the best way to read a newspaper. One reads a newspaper as rapidly as he can; one should read a poem as slowly as he can. Why should we read poetry? We think that we may derive pleasures

51、by reading poems. For example, we may find and enjoy the dreaminess of Spenser, the majority of Milton, the natural simplicity of Wordsworth, the melody of Keats and the narrative vigor of Byron, by reading their poetry. In addition, poets make men witty. Thats what Bacon tells us in his “Of Studies

52、.” 詩(shī)歌像語(yǔ)言一樣普遍，并且?guī)缀鹾驼Z(yǔ)言一樣古老。在某些方面，讀詩(shī)很像讀小說(shuō)：我們注意細(xì)節(jié)和語(yǔ)言，搞清上下文的關(guān)系并作出推斷，最后得出結(jié)論。然而，讀詩(shī)又與平常的閱讀有所不同。與小說(shuō)比較，詩(shī)歌則是一種濃縮和含蓄的藝術(shù)。 讀詩(shī)一遍是不夠的，因?yàn)橐皇缀迷?shī)，讀一遍是不能讀盡其意的。讀詩(shī)的最佳方法與讀報(bào)的最佳方法正好相反。讀報(bào)是迅速瀏覽，讀詩(shī)則是慢慢咀嚼。我們?yōu)槭裁匆x詩(shī)呢？我們認(rèn)為讀詩(shī)可以得到快樂(lè)。比如：通過(guò)讀詩(shī)，我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)并享受斯賓塞的夢(mèng)幻、彌爾頓的壯麗、華茲華斯的自然簡(jiǎn)潔、濟(jì)慈的優(yōu)美旋律以及拜倫的敘事魅力。另外，讀詩(shī)使人明智靈秀，那是培根在論學(xué)習(xí)中告訴我們的。 Unit 7 A young ma

53、n, nervous and hesitant, pushed the door open and found himself in a spacious room. An old man sat in the rocking chair, reading a thick book of parchment which seemed a classic like Homer Odyssey. Without raising his head, the old man motioned with his finger for the young man to sit down on the ch

54、air beside him. The old man said, Mr. Austen, pleased to make your acquaintance.”“I am wondering whether you are dealing in, er, a certain mixture that has extraordinary effects,” the young man inquired. “My dear sir, in actuality, everything I sell here is more than ordinary, though my stock in tra

55、de is quite moderate.” “But do you”the young man was somewhat anxious.” “Here is liquid as colorless an water, imperceptible in coffee, tea, wine or any other drinks,” the old man interrupted him, “But it is labeled as an almighty cleaner, it could clean everything, ranging from a glove to life. I b

56、elieve lives occasionally need cleaning.” “Thats not what I need, Im afraid,” said the young man. “It doesnt matter. Still Id like to let you know its price. For one tiny spoonful. which is, of course. sufficient, I charge no less than six thousand dollars. Not a penny less.” The young man was fille

57、d with apprehension. But the old man continued, “However, it might be impractical or even cruel to charge so much for a love potion. Young people love a love potion, but more often than not, they, I, mean those who need a love potion, are not wealthy enough to afford it if it is priced so high. So i

58、t is priced incredibly low.” At this point, a smile lit up the young mans face. “The love potion has -” “It has extraordinary effects, ”the old man said, as if he could read the young mans mind. “The effects are permanent and the girl whom drinks the love potion see you as her sole interest in life.

59、 The young man left the house, loaded up with happiness. He was too green to know that he and young people like him, were mostly likely to make the man rich with their own money, for he might visit the old man repeatedly to buy expensive mixture with extraordinary effects in the future. 一個(gè)年輕人神情緊張而又猶豫，他推開(kāi)門(mén)，走進(jìn)一間寬敞的房間。一位老人坐在搖椅上，讀著一本厚厚的羊皮紙制成的書(shū)，看上去像荷馬的奧德賽之類(lèi)的經(jīng)典作品。老人沒(méi)抬頭，指了指旁邊的椅子，示意年輕人坐下。老人說(shuō)： “奧斯丁先生，很高興認(rèn)識(shí)你。”“我想問(wèn)您是不是賣(mài)，呃，一種有著特殊效果的制劑?！蹦贻p人問(wèn)道。“我親愛(ài)的先生，事實(shí)上，我這里賣(mài)的哪種東西都是不尋常的，雖然庫(kù)存相當(dāng)有限?！薄暗悄?”年輕人有點(diǎn)兒迫不及待?！斑@是一種像水一樣的無(wú)色液體，化在咖啡里、茶里、葡萄酒里或者其他飲料里是看不出來(lái)的，”老人打斷他的話?！暗黄鹈麨槿f(wàn)能清潔液，它能夠清潔一切東西，從手套到生活。我相