了不起的比講義幾年前第一次閱讀就被作者細(xì)膩文風(fēng)和嫻熟駕

幾年前，第一次閱讀《了不起的比》就被作者細(xì)膩的文風(fēng)和嫻熟駕馭語言的能力所吸引。開篇笫一句作者用了"vulnerable(易受的，脆弱的）”這個(gè)詞來形容"years(年代）",預(yù)示這個(gè)年代包含了各種辛酸；只此一句便將我深深吸引，促使我決定將這本中學(xué)生必讀作品一口氣讀完。隨著自己閱讀蜇增加和人生經(jīng)歷的不斷豐富，《了不起的比》卻一直在案頭陪伴我多年，而我也總能在書中勾勒出來的人物和時(shí)代背景中尋到和當(dāng)下的相似之處。更令人興奮的是，當(dāng)英語不再是閱讀的絆腳石，你自然會(huì)跟隨作者的筆觸時(shí)空回到20世紀(jì)20年代的，去玩味作者的句式和選詞，去體會(huì)故事里人物的性格特征，去琢磨投射在的我相信這是閱讀英文名著才能帶給我們的感受。像學(xué)好中文一樣學(xué)好英語，通過廣泛閱讀來豐富我們的談吐和汲取某個(gè)時(shí)代給我們的滋養(yǎng)，讓內(nèi)心充盈著自信和人文情懷，讓我們的精神世界像物夢(mèng)的《了不起的比》是以20世紀(jì)“興旺的20年代"(theRoaringTwenties)或稱“爵士時(shí)代"(theJazzAge)為背景的偉大文學(xué)作品，也是作者弗· (F.ScottFitzgerald)于92年它講述了一個(gè)夢(mèng)式的悲劇故事：生在中西部一個(gè)普通農(nóng)家—背年軍官杰伊·比(JayGatsy)。在南方一個(gè)大城市駐守時(shí)，他鐘情于“大家閨秀”黛西，并私定。但戴著軍功章從戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上載譽(yù)歸來時(shí)，他卻發(fā)現(xiàn)心愛的黛西巳經(jīng)紈繡湯姆·布坎農(nóng)。比沉醉于愛情的夢(mèng)幻中，他決定艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)（從事的私酒生意），從一個(gè)貧病的軍官”奮斗”年輕的百萬富翁，并在紐約長(zhǎng)島購置豪他一直希望能和黛西重溢舊夢(mèng)。久別重逢的黛西為比對(duì)愛情忠貞而深受感動(dòng)，傾倒在他所創(chuàng)造的官下。來，湯姆發(fā)現(xiàn)兩人的隱情后，和比攤牌并揭貨了他從事的生意。湯繼續(xù)余生；然而她卻在駕車返途中，意外撞死了湯姆布坎農(nóng)的威爾遜太大。湯姆謊稱是比駕車滋鄧，并啖使威爾遜了比。爵士時(shí)代的文學(xué)弗··是20世紀(jì)20年代杰出的小說家，和海 20世紀(jì)初的三大泰斗級(jí)文學(xué)家”。菲茨杰拉德把笫次世界戰(zhàn)以后、經(jīng)濟(jì)大之前約十年的時(shí)間稱作”爵士時(shí)代”，在他的作品中濃墨書寫這個(gè)歷史上最會(huì)縱樂、享受的時(shí)代。因此，人們往往稱他為“爵士時(shí)代編年史家和“桂冠詩人我在授課中常講到讀書的三個(gè)境界：讀故事，讀作者，讀自己。為什么能夠在特定的歷史時(shí)期創(chuàng)作出這么多優(yōu)秀的作品?Evrythnghappensraresn.）。良好的教育，對(duì)寫作產(chǎn)生極大的，并在中學(xué)和大學(xué)時(shí)代，逐漸成為“執(zhí)著的作家”；另一方面是個(gè)人經(jīng)歷的積累和諸多府煉，使得他成為那個(gè)一顆瑾璨，例如：被迫退學(xué)、失戀的打擊、參軍，一一eaSyr(爾·等。更為蜇要的是，他并不是那個(gè)時(shí)代的旁觀者，而是一個(gè)縱情于“爵士時(shí)代”的參與者。他把自己完全融入作品中，栩栩如生地描繪出那—2生活中的用戶應(yīng)該是一群什么樣的人作品大，不僅僅因?yàn)槌錾袢牖恼Z言功底，更因?yàn)樗麑?duì)愛情的癡念。在利欲煞心的20年代，能保持一顆克制的心、去捍擊那個(gè)的。天妒英才，年僅44歲的雖然如同巨星，但是他的作品卻沿著文學(xué)大河流傳至今，可謂是“亂世”中的行的路。非常感謝在創(chuàng)作過程中參與討論的常宇杰、涂軍、彭雪莉和王呡悅網(wǎng)師學(xué)院創(chuàng)始人兼WeLearn英文名著精讀系列首席4ChapterChapter

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ChapterInmyyoungerandmorevulnerableQ)yearsmyfathergavemesomeadvicethatI'vebeenturningoverinmymindeversince."Wheneveroufeellikecriticizinanone,"hetoldme,"'ustrememberthatalltheeo)leinthisworldhaven'thadtheadvantagesthatyou'vehad心Hedidn'tsayanymorebutwe'vealwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeinaway,andIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdealmorethanthat.InconsequenceI'minclinedtoreservealljudgments,ahabitthathasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestomeandalsomademethevictimofnotafewven<:Dbores.Theabnormal?mindisquicktodetectandattachitselftothisqualitywhenitappearsinanormal,andsoitcameaboutthatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsouht[、1·euentlIhavefeinedslee,reoccuation,orahostilelevit?whenIrealizedbQ)vulnerablea.weakandeasilyhurtphysicallyoremotionally易受的，脆弱?whenevronj.omatterwhe每當(dāng)，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，相當(dāng)于he,這句話可以翻譯成．“每當(dāng)你想要批評(píng)什么人的時(shí)候，“他對(duì)我說，“你要想想，這世上并不是人人都擁有你所具有的優(yōu)勢(shì)。”(]vena.veryexperiencedorsk仆ledinaparticularactivity經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的，老練?abnormala.differentfromwhatisusualorexpected不正常的，反常的副evity11.amanneroflackingseriousness輕?。輚nmistakablesinthatanintimaterevelationwasuiverinonthehorizonfortheintimaterevelationsofounmenoratleastthetermsinwhichtheexressthemareusualllaiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.Q)Reservingjudgmentsisamatterofinfinitehope.IamstillalittleafraidofmissingsomethingifIforgetthat,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeatasenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparceledoutunequallyatbirthAnd,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmissionthatithasalimit.Conductmaybefoundedonthehardrockorthewetmarshes,butafteracertainointIdon'tcarewhatit'sfoundedon?.WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever;Iwantednomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehumanheart.OnlyGatsby,themanwhogiveshisnametothisbook,wasexemptfrommynGatsbywhorepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunafectedscorn.Ifalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewassomethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflife,asifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakestenthousandaway.Thisresponsivenesshadnothingtodowiththatflabbycr>impressionabilitywhichisdignifiedunderthenameofthe"creativetemperament"itwasanextraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhaveneverfoundinanyotherandwhichO每當(dāng)我明白無誤地行到了苗頭，他們即將要向我傾訴衷腸時(shí)，我對(duì)這些悄悄話多半是不予理睬通常，為年輕這密無間＠人們的品行有的好像建立在堅(jiān)硬的巖石上，有的好像建立在潮濕的泥沼中，但是超過定限度話，我就不管它立于?flabbya.outofcond山on不穩(wěn)當(dāng)?shù)?，不可?itisnotlikelyIshalleverfindagain.NoGatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfouldustCDfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthattemporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrowsandshort-windedelationsofmen.Myfamilyhavebeenprominent,well-to-dopeopleinthismiddle-westerncityforthreegenerations.TheCarrawaysaresomethingofaclanandwehaveatraditionthatwe'redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,buttheactualfounderofmylinewasmygrandfather'sbrotherwhocamehereinfifty-one,sentasubstitutetotheCivilWarandstartedthewholesalehardwarebusinessthatmyfathercarriesontoday.Ineversawthisgreat-unclebutI'msupposedtolooklikehimwithspecialreferencetotheratherhard-boiledpaintingthathangsinFather'soffice.IgraduatedfromNewHaven?in1915,justaquarterofacenturyaftermyfather,andalittlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonicmigrationQ)knownastheGreatWar.Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughlythatIcamebackrestless.Insteadofbeingthewarmcenteroftheworldthemiddle-westnowseemedliketheraggededgeoftheuniverse—soIdecidedtogoeastandlearnthebondbusiness.EverybodyIknewwasinthebondbusinesssoIsupposeditcouldsupportonemoresingleman.Allmyauntsandunclestalkeditoverasiftheywerechoosingaprep-schoolformeandfinallysaid,"Why—yees"withverygrave,hesitantfaces.FatheragreedtofinancemeforayearandaftervariousdelaysIcameeast,permanently,Ithought,inthespringof(!)dirtydust:意指他身邊的那些骯臟的人@NewHaven,紐黑文，為耶行大學(xué)所在地，代指該Q)Teutonic 條頓遷徙，有人認(rèn)為這是第一次的起因之3ThepracticalthingwastofindroomsinthecitybutitwasawarmseasonandIhadjustleftacountryofwidelawnsandfriendlytrees,sowhenayoungmanattheofficesuggestedthatwetakeahousetogetherinacommutingtownitsounded·likeagreatidea.Hefoundthehouse,aweatherbeatencardboardbungalowateightyamonth,butatthelastminutethefirmorderedhimtoWashingtonandIwentouttothecountryalone.Ihadadog,atleastIhadhimforafewdaysuntilheranaway,andanoldDodgeandaFinnishwomanwhomademybedandcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnishwisdomtoherselfovertheelectricstove.Itwaslonelyforadayorsountilonemorningsomeman,morerecentlyarrivedthanI,stoppedmeontheroad."HowdoyougettoWestEggvillage?"heaskedItoldhim.AndasIwalkedonIwaslonelynolonger.Iwasaguide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.HehadcasuallyconferredCDonmethedomoftheneighborhood.AndsowiththesunshineandthegreatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetreesjustasthingsgrowinfastmoviesIhadthatfamiliarconvictionthatlifewasbeginningoveragainwiththesummer.Therewassomuchtoreadforonethingandsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddownoutoftheyoungbreath-givingair.Iboughtadozenvolumesonbankingandcreditandinvestmentsecuritiesandtheystoodonmyshelfinredandgoldlikenewmoneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecretsthatonly<Deonferv.present,giveasanaward,給予4MidasCDandMorgan(Z)andMaecenasQ)knew.AndIhadthehighintentionofreadingmanyotherbooksbesides.IwasratherliryincollegeoneyearIwroteaseriesofverysolemnandobviouseditorialsforthe"YaleNews"andnowIwasgoingtobringbackallsuchthingsintomylifeand eagainthatmostlimitedofallspeciali?ts,the"well-roundedman."Thisisn'tjustanepigram—lifeismuchmoresuccessfullylookedatfromasinglewindow,afterall.ItwasamatterofchancethatIshouldhaverentedahouseoneofthestrangestcommunitiesinNorthAmerica.ItwasonthatslenderriotousislandwhichextendsitselfdueeastofNewYorkandwherethereare,amongothernaturalcuriosities,twounusualformationsofland.Twentyfromthecityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontourandseparatedonlybyacourtesybayjutoutintothemostdomesticatedbodyofsaltwaterintheWesternHemisphere,thegreatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.Theyarenotperfectovals一liketheeggintheColumbusstorytheyarebothcrushedflatatthecontactendbuttheirphysicalresemblancemustbeasourceofperpetualconfusiontothegullsthatflyoverhead.Tothewinglessamorearrestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityineveryparticularexceptshapeandsize.IlivedatWestEgg,thewell,thelessfashionableofthe.two,thoughthisisamostsuperficialtagtoexpressthebizarreandnotalittlesinistercontrastbetweenthem.Myhousewasattheverytipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,andsqueezedbetweentwo0)邁達(dá)斯(Midas),＠床根CJ.P,Morgan,18371913),優(yōu)豪、金融家、實(shí)業(yè)家，創(chuàng)辦了通用電氣公司(1892),鋼鐵公司(19010910)等世界級(jí)企業(yè)。＠麥克納斯GaiusMacenas,公元前70一公元8年），古羅馬渥大維的，詩人和藝術(shù)家的保護(hù)人，在西方語言中他的名字是“有的藝術(shù)贊助人的代名詞。-hugecesthatrentedfortwelveorfifteenthousandaseason.TheoneonmyrightwasacolossalaffairbyanystandarditwasafactualimitationofsomeHodeVilleinNormandy覓withatowerononeside,spankingnewunderathinbeardofrawivy,andamarbleswimmingpoolandmorethanfortyacresoflawnandgarden.1twasGatsby'smansion.Orrather,asIdidn'tknowMr.Gatsbyitwasamansioninhabitedbyagentlemanofthatname.Myownhousewasaneye-sore?,butitwasasmalleye-sore,andithadbeenoverlooked,soIhadaviewofthewater,apartialviewofmyneighbor'slawn,andtheconsolingproximityofmillionairesallforeightydollarsamonth.AcrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEggglitteredalongthewater,andthehistoryofthesummerreallybeginsontheeveningIdroveovertheretohavedinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.DaisywasmysecondcousinonceremovedandI'dknownTomincollege.AndjustafterthewarIspenttwodayswiththeminChicago.Herhusband,amongvariousphysical plishments,hadbeenoneofthemostpowerfulendsa>thateveryedfootballatNewHavenanationalfigureinaway,oneofthosemenwhoreachsuchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethateverythingafterwardsavorsofanti-climax.Hisfamilywereenormouslywealthy—evenincollegehisdomwithmoneywasamatterforreproach—butnowhe'dleftChicagoandcomeeastinafashionthatrathertookyourbreathaway:forinstancehe'dbroughtdowna＠諾俴底的某?eyesore,<Jlend,6stringofpoloponiesCDrmLake.Itwashardtorealizethatamaninmyowngenerationwaswealthyenoughtodothat-·WhytheycameeastIdon'tknow.TheyhadspentayearinFrance,fornoparticularreason,andthendriftedhereandthereunrestfullywhereverpeopleyedpoloandwererichtogetherThiswasapermanentmove,saidDaisyovertheephone,butIdidn'tbelieveit-IhadnosightintoDaisy'sheartbutIfeltthatTomwoulddriftonforeverseekingalittlewistfully@forthedramaticturbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootballgame.AndsoithappenedthatonawarmwindyeveningIdroveovertoEastEggtoseetwooldfriendswhomIscarcelyknewatall.TheirhousewasevenmoreelaboratethanIexpected,acheerfulredandwhiteGeorgianColonialmansionoverlookingthebay.Thelawnstartedatthebeachandrantowardthefrontdoorforaquarterofa,jumoversun-dialsandbrickwalksandburninggardens—finallywhenitreachedthehousedriftingupthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.ThefrontwasbrokenbyalineofFrenchwindowsQ),glowingnowwithreflectedgold,andwideopentothewarmwindyafternoon,andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstandingwithhislegsapartonthefrontporchHehadchangedsincehisNewHavenyears.Nowhewasasturdy,strawhairedmanofthirtywitharatherhardmouthandasuperc山ous?manner.Twoshining,arroganteyeshadestablisheddominanceoverhisfaceandgavehimtheappearanceofalways(i)poloponies,馬球隊(duì)用的矮種<i.lwistfullyadv.showingsadness惆悵地，幽怨QFrenchwindow落地?superciliousadj.showingarrogantsuperiority伲傲7Wewalkedthroughahighhallwayintoabrightrosycoloredspace,fragilelyboundintothehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.ThewindowswereajarQ)andgleamingwhiteagainstthereshgrassoutsidethatseemedtogrowalittlewayintothehouse.Abreezeblewthroughtheroom,blewcurtainsinatoneendandouttheotherlikepaleflags,twistingthemuptowardthefrostedweddingcakeoftheg—andthenrippledoverthewine-coloredrug,makingashadowonitaswinddoesonthesea.Theonlycompleystationaryobjectintheroomwasanenormouscouchonwhichtwoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughuponananchoredballoon.Theywerebothinwhiteandtheirdresseswereripplingandflutteringasiftheyhadjustbeenblownbackinafterashortflightaroundthehouse.Imusthavestoodforafewmomentslistenintothewhiandsnaof、thecurtainsandthegroanofapictureonthewall_@ThentherewasaboomasTomBuchananshuttherearwindowsandthecaughtwinddiedoutabouttheroomandthecurtainsandtherugsandthetwoyoungwomenballoonedslowlytothefloor.Theyoungerofthetwowasastrangertome.Shewasextendedfulllengthatherendofthedivan?,compleymotionlessandwithherchinraisedalittleasifshewerebalancingsomethingonitwhichwasquitelikelytofall.Ifshesawmeoutofthecornerofhereyesshegavenohintofitindeed,IwasalmostsurprisedintomurmuringanapologyforhavingdisturbedherbycominginTheothergirl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheCDajaradv.slightlyopen半開半＠圖案猶如婚禮蛋糕上的糖餡的天花＠我準(zhǔn)是站了好一會(huì)兒，籽笝簾的哨啪聲和墻上掛的一幅畫的吱嘎聲?divan11.alongbacklesssofa長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)．躺-9slightlyforwardwithaconscientiousexpressionthenshelaughed,anabsurd,charminglittlelaugh,andIlaughedtooandcameforwardintotheroom."I'mp-paralyzedwithShelaughedagain,asifshesaidsomethingverywitty,andheldmyhandforamoment,lookingupintomyface,promisingthattherewasnooneintheworldshesomuchwantedtosee.Thatwasawayshehad.ShehintedinamurmurthatthesurnameofthebalancinggirlwasBaker.(I'vehearditsaidthatDaisy'smurmurwasonlytomakepeopleleantowardher;anirrelevantcriticism<Dthatmadeitnolesscharming.)AtanyrateMissBaker'slips伽ttered,shenoddedatmealmostimperceptibly?andthenquicklytippedherheadbackagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghadobviouslytotteredalittleandgivenhersomethingofafright.AgainasortofapologyarosetomylipsAlmostanexhibitionofcomleteself-sufficiencdrawsastunnedtnbutefromme.＠Ilookedbackatmycousinwhobegantoaskmequestionsinherlow,thrillingvoice.Itwasthekindofvoicethattheearfollowsuanddownasifeachseechisanarranementofnotesthatwillneverbeyedagain?.Herfacewassadandlovelywithbrightthingsinit,brighteyesandabrightpassionatemouth—buttherewasanexcitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforherfounddifficulttoforget:asingingcompulsion,awhisperedO無關(guān)痛癢的閑心mpertiblyadv.hardlynoticeable難以察＠這般旁若無人地我行我素，令我無話可說，欽佩＠這是那種叫人側(cè)耳，好像每一句話都是由迷人的許符巧妙地編制起來的．演叭過后是絕/1.-JO"Listen,"apromisethatshehaddonegay,excitingthingsjustawhilesinceandthatthereweregay,excitingthingshoveringinthenexthour.ItoldherhowIhadstoppedoffinChicagoforadayonmywayeastandhowadozenpeoplehadsenttheirlovethroughme"Dotheymissme?"shecried"Thewholetownisdesolate.Allthecarshavetheleftrearwheelaintedblackasamourninwreathandthere'saersistentwailallnightalongtheNorth"Howgorgeous!Let'sgoback,Tom.Tomorrow!"Thensheaddedirrelevantly,"Yououghttoseethebaby.""I'dlike"She'sasleep.She'stwoyearsold.Haven'tyoueverseen｀ee."Well,yououghttoseeher.She's一TomBuchananwhohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabouttheroomstoppedandrestedhishandonmyshoulder."Whatyoung,Nick?""I'mabondman."Itoldhim."Neverheardofthem,"heremarkeddecisivelyThisannoyedme."Youw仆I,"Iansweredshortly."Youwillifyoustayinthe"Oh,I'llstayintheEast,don'tyouworry,"hesaid,?整個(gè)芝加哥城都在為失去你而凄慘；所有汽車的后上都畫了黑陰，為的是表示而心；整個(gè)爾岸通宵都痛哭。一atDaisyandthenbackatme,asifhewerealertforsomethingmore."I'dbeaGodDamnedfooltoliveanywhereelse."AtthispointMissBakersaid"Absoluy!"withsuchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwasthefirstwordsheutteredsinceIcameintotheroom.Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdidme,forsheyawnedandwithaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupintotheroom."I'mstiff,"shecomined,"I'vebeenlyingonthatsofaforaslongasIcanremember.""Don'tlookatme,"Daisyretorted."I'vebeentryingtogetyoutoNewYorkallafternoon.""No,thanks,"saidMissBakertothefourcocktailsjust111fromthepantry見"I'mabsoluyintraining."Herhostlookedather"Youare!"Hetookdownhisdrinkasifitwereadropinthebottomofaglass."Howyouevergetanythingdoneisbeyondme."IlookedatMissBaker-wonderingwhatitwasshe"gotdone."Ienjoyedlookingather.Shewasaslender,smallbreastedgirl,withanerectcarriagewhichsheaccentuatedbythrowingherbodybackwardattheshoulderslikeayoungcadet@.Hergreysun-strainedeyeslookedbackatmewithpolitereciprocalQ)curiosityoutofawan,charmingdiscontentedface.Itoccurredtomenowthathadseenher,orapictureofher,somewhere"YouliveinWestEgg,"sheremarkedcontemptuously."Iknowsomebodythere.""Idon'tknowasingle—Q)從廚房里瑞出來的四杯雞＠故意昂首挺胸站得直挺挺的，像個(gè)出操Cllreciprocaladj.concerningeachoftwos,doneinreturn相互"Youmustknow"Gtsby"demandedDaisy."WhatBeforeIcouldreplythathewasmyneighbordinnerwasannounced;wedginghistensearmimperativelyundermineTomBuchanancomelledmeromtheroomasthouhheweremovinacheckertoanothereDSlenderlylanguidly?therhandssetlightlyontheirhipsthetwoyoungwomenprecededusoutontoarosy-coloredporchopentowardthesunsetwherefourcandlesflickeredonthetableinthediminishedwind."WhyL?objectedDaisy,ronng.Shesnappedthemoutwithherfingers."Intwoweeksit'llbethelongestdayinthe"Shelookedatusallradiantly."Doyoualwayswatchforthelongestdayoftheyearandthenmiss兀Ialwayswatchforthelongestdayintheyearandthenmissit""WeoughttonmnyawnedMiss加ker,sittingdownatthetableasifsheweregettingintobed."Allght,"saidDaisy."What'llwen"Sheturnedtomehelplessly.''Whatdopeople?BeforeIcouldanswerhereyesfastenedwithanawedexpressiononherlittlefinger."Lok"shecomined."Ihurt"Wealllooked—theknucklewasblackand"Youdidiom,"shesaidaccusingly."Iknowyoudidn'tmeantobutyouDIDdoitThat'swhatIgetformarryingabrute布南他那強(qiáng)的操我的膊、不分說將推出房間就像是將一在棋盤上從一@languidlyadv.lackingspiritorliveliness打采ofaman,agreatbighulkingphysicalspecimenofaCD一”"Ihatethatwordhulking,"objectedTomcrossly,"Hulking,"insisted

"evenSometimessheandMissBakertalkedatonce,unobtrusive!andwithabanterin inconseuencethatwasnever uitechatter,thatwasascoolastheirwhitedressesandtheirimersonaleyesintheabsenceofalldesire.?Theywerehere andtheyacceptedTomandme,makingonlyapolitepleasantefforttoentertainortobeentertained.Theyknewthatpresentlydinnerwouldbeoverandalittlelatertheeveningtoowouldbeoverandcasuallyputaway.ItwassharplydifferentfromtheWestwhereaneveningwashurriedfromphasetophasetowarditscloseinacontinuallydisappointedanticipationorelseinsheernervousdreadofthemomentitself."Youmakemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,"Iconfessedonmysecondglassofcorkybutratherimpressiveclaret?."Can'tyoutalkaboutcropsorsomething?"Imeantnothinginparticularbythisremarkbutitwastakenupinanunexpectedway."Civilization'sgoingtopieces,"brokeoutTomviolently."I'vegottentobeaterriblepessimistaboutthings.Haveyouread'TheRiseoftheColouredEmpires'bythismanGoddard??'""Why,no,"Ianswered,rathersurprisedbyhis"Well,it'safinebook,andeverybodyoughttoreadit.<D個(gè)又粗又笨又橫的＠有的時(shí)候黛西和貝克會(huì)同時(shí)開口，相互開一些無傷大雅的玩笑，既不唐突，也絕不撈叨，就像她們身上纖塵不染的白色農(nóng)裙和眼睛里無欲無求的眼神一般超然物外。unobtrusively:謙虛謹(jǐn)(J)claret11.redwine＠并無此人此書，可能是湯姆故意賣弄學(xué)問，也有可能是他連人名書名都—14"That'swhyIcameover"Well,hewasn'talwaysabutler;heusedtobethesilverpolisherforsomepeopleinNewYorkthathadasilverservicefortwohundredpeople.Hehadtopolishitfrommorningtillnightuntilfinallyitbegantoaffecthisnose—”"Thingswentfrombadtoworse,"suggestedMissBaker"Yes.ThingswentfrombadtoworseuntilfinallyhehadtogiveuphisForamomentthelastsunshinefellwithromanticaff、ectionuponherglowingface;hervoicecompelledmeforwardbreathlesslyasIIistenedthentheglowfaded,eachlightdesertingherwith皿ngregretlikechildrenleavingapleasantstreetatduskCD.ThebutlercamebackandmurmuredsomethingclosetoTom'searwhereuponTomfrowned,pushedbackhischairandwithoutawordwentinside.AsifhisabsencequickenedsomethingwithinherDaisyleanedforwardagain,hervoiceglowingandsinging"Ilovetoseeyouatmytable,Nick.Youremindmeofaofarose,anabsoluterose.Doesn'the?"SheturnedtoMissBakerforconfirmation."Anabsoluterose?"Thiswasuntrue.Iamnotevenfaintlylikearose.Shewasonlyextem)Orizin(2)butastirrinwarmthflowedfromherasifherheartwastrintocomeouttoouconcealedinoneofthosebreathless,thrillingwords.Q)Thensuddenlyshethrewhernapkinonthetableandexcusedherselfandwentintothehouse.MissBakerandIexchangedashortglanceconsciouslyCD每一道光都戀戀不舍地離開了臉龐，就像博軒時(shí)分孩子們依依不舍地離開熱鬧的c:lcxtcmporizcv.performingwithoutpreparation臨時(shí)編＠她不過是在信口開河令不過她話里透仵一股撩人的脈脈，讓你覺得她好像要向你敞開心鄖似乎想通過這些胡言亂語來訴說級(jí)在她心中的-16ofmeaning.Iwasabouttospeakwhenshesatupalertlyand"

awarmngvoice.AsubduedimpassionedmurmuraudibleintheroombeyondandMissBakerleanedforward,unashamed,tryingtohear.Themurmurtrembledonthevergeofcoherence,sankdown,mountedexcitedly,andthenceasedaltogether."ThisMr.Gatsbyyouspokeofismyneighbor"Isaid."Don'ttalk.Iwanttohearwhat"Issomethinghappening?"Iinquired"Youmeantosayyoudon'tknow?"saidMissBaker,honestlysurprised."Ithoughteverybodyknew.""I"Why—"shesaidhesitantly,"Tom'sgotsomewomaninNew"Gotsomewoman?"IrepeatedblanklyMissBakernodded."Shemighthavethedecencynottoephonehimattime.Don'tyouAlmostbeforeIhadgraspedhermeaningtherewastheflutterofadressandthecrunchofleatherbootsandTomandDaisywerebackatthetable."Itcouldn'tbehlpe!idDaisywithtenseShesatdown,glancedsearchinglyatMissBakerandthenatmeand:"Ilookedoutdoorsforaminuteandit'sveryromanticoutdoors.There'sabirdonthelawnthatIthinkmustbeanightingalecomeoverontheCunardorWhiteStarLine@.He飛CD強(qiáng)作歡＠科納德或者白星公司的—17"Wedon'tknoweachotherverywell,Nick,"shesaidsuddenly."Evenifwearecousins.Youdidn'tcometomywedding.""Iwasn'tbackfromthe"That'strue."Shehesitated."Well,I'vehadaverybadtime,Nick,andI'mprettycynicalabouteverything."Evidentlyshehadreasontobe.Iwaitedbutshedidn'tsayanymore,andafteramomentIreturnedratherfeeblytothesubjectofherdaughter."Isupposeshetalks,andeats,and"Oh,yes."Shelookedatmeabsently."Listen,Nick;letmelyouwhatIsaidwhenshewasborn.Wouldyouliketohear?""Very"It'llshowyouhowI'vegottentofeelaboutthings.Well,shewaslessthananhouroldandTomwasGodknowswhere.Iwokeupoutoftheether?withanutterlyabandonedfeelingandaskedthenurserightawayifitwasaboyoragirl.Shetoldmeitwasagirl,andsoIturnedmyheadawayandwept."Allright,"Isaid,"巨ladit'sairl.AndIhoeshe'llbeafool—that'sthebestthinagirlcanbeinthisworld,abeautifullittlefool."(2)"YouseeIthinkeverything'sterribleanyhow,"shewentoninaconvincedway."Everybodythinksso—themostadvancedpeople.AndIKNOW.I'vebeeneverywhereandseeneverythinganddoneeverything."Hereyesflashedaroundherinadefiantway,ratherlikeTom's,andshelaughedwiththrillingscorn."Sophisticated—God,I'msophisticated!"Theinstanthervoicebrokeoff,ceasingtocompelCDether,乙陸，一＠我很高興是個(gè)。而且我希望她以后是個(gè)傻瓜，是一個(gè)美麗的小傻瓜，這就是子在這種世—/9attention,mybelief,Ifeltthebasicinsincerityofwhatshehadsaid.Itmademeuneasy,asthoughthewholeeveninghadbeenatrickofsomesorttoexactacontributoryemotionfromme<D.Iwaited,andsureenough,inamomentshelookedatmewithanabsolutesmirk?onherlovelyfaceasifshehadassertedhermembershipinaratherdistinguishedsecretsocietytowhichsheandTornbelonged.Inside,thecrimsonroombloomedwithlight.TomandMissBakersatateitherendofthelongcouchandshereadaloudtohimfromthe"SaturdayEveningPost"thewords,murmurousanduninflectedQ),runningtogetherinasoothingtune.Thelamp-light,brightonhisbootsanddullontheautumn-leafyellowofherhair,glintedalongthepaperassheturnedapagewithaOutterofslendermusclesinherarms.Whenwecameinsheheldussilentforamomentwithalifted"Tobe,"shesaid,tossingthemagazineonthetable,"inourverynextissue."Herbodyasserteditselfwitharestlessmovementofherknee,andshestoodup."Teno'clock,"sheremarked,apparentlyfindingthetimeonthece山ng."Timeforthisgoodgi1、Itogotobed.""Jordan'sgoingtoyinthetournamenttomorrow,"exinedDaisy,"overatWestchester.""Oh,you'reJORdanIknewnowwhyherfacewasCam山aritsCD我奉獻(xiàn)一份情緒來助興。exact此處用作動(dòng)詞，農(nóng)示“”。11.asexpressingscorninsteadofpleasure譏笑Q)uninflcctcdadj.monotonous.withoutchangeoftone盧音單調(diào)無起伏—20"DidyougiveNickalittlehearttohearttalkontheveranda?"demandedTomsuddenly."DidI?"Shelookedatme."Ican'tseemtoremember,butthinkwetalkedabouttheNordicrace.Yes,I'msurewedid.ItsortofcreptupQ)onusandfirstthmgyouknow "Don'tbelieveeverythingyouhe?,Nick,"headvisedIsaidlightlythatIhadheardnothingatall,andafewminuteslaterIgotuptogohome.Theycametothedoorwithmeandstoodsidebysideinacheerfulsquareoflight.AsIstartedmymotorDaisyperemptorily@called"Wait!Iforgottoaskyousomething,andit'simportant.WeheardyouwereengagedtoagirloutWest.""That'sright,"dCT)Tomkindly."Weheardthatyouwereengaged.""It'slibel?.I'mtoo"Butweheard兀"insistedDaisy,surprisingmebyopeningupagaininaflower-likeway."Wehearditfromthreepeoplesoitmustbe.OfcourseIknewwhattheywerereferringto,butIwasn'tevenvaguelyengaged.Thefactthatgossiphadpublishe