星運里錯講義暖陽拼手

Page189~Page192“Iassumethatanswersyourques:on,”hesaidthensippedgenerouslyfromhisassume|??sju:m|vt.sip|sip|vi.小口地AnImperialA?ic:on—said,cuSngmedisavow|?dis??vau|vi.對…承擔責putrid|?pju:trid|adj“No,”Isaid.“No,thatisnotacceptable,”Isaid.“Iunderstandthatthestoryendsmidnarra2vebecauseAnnadiesor estoosicktocon:nue,butyousaidyouwouldluswhathappenstoeverybody,andthat’swhywe’rehere,andwe,Ineedyoutolme.”narra:ve|?n?r?:v|adj.VanHoutensighed.ANeranotherdrink,hesaid,“Verywell.Whosestorydoyouseek?”sigh|sai|vi“Anna’smom,theDutchTulipMan,SisyphustheHamster,Imean,just—whathappenstoeveryone.”hamster|?h?mst?|n.VanHoutenclosedhiseyesandpu?edhischeeksasheexhaled,thenlookedupattheexposedwoodenbeamscrisscrossingtheceiling.“Thehamster,”hesaidaNerawhile.“ThehamstergetsadoptedbyChris:ne”—whooneofAnna’spresicknessfriends.Thatmadesense.Chris:neandAnna yedwithSisyphusinafewscenes.“HeisadoptedbyChris:neandlivesforacoupleyearsaNertheendofthenovelanddiespeacefullyinhishamstersleep.”pu?|p?f|vt.exhale|eks?heil|viexposed|ik?sp?uzd|adj.露在外beam|bi:m|ncrisscross|?kris?kr?s|vt.(在…上)構叉adopt|??d?pt|vt.scene|si:n|nNowweweregeSngsomewhere.“Great,”Isaid.“Great.Okay,sotheDutchTulipMan.Isheaconman?DoheandAnna’smomgetmarried?”con|k?n|n.VanHoutenwass:llstaringattheceilingbeams.Hetookadrink.Theglasswasalmostemptyagain.“Lidewij,Ican’tdoit.Ican’t.Ican’t.”Heleveledhisgazetome.“NothinghappenstotheDutchTulipMan.Heisn’taconmanornotaconman;he’sGod.He’sanobviousandunambiguousmetaphoricalrepresenta2onofGod,andaskingwhatesofhimistheinlectualequivl tofasking esofthedisembodiedeyesofDr.T.J.EckleburginGatsby.DoheandAnna’smomgetmarried?Wearespeakingofanovel,dearchild,notsomehistorical |?levl|vt.使保持水平unambiguous|??n?m?biɡju?s|adj明確的metaphorical|?met??f?rikl|adj.隱喻的epese:on|?reprizen?tei?n|n.表現(xiàn)eofsb.=happentoequivalent|i?kwiv?l?nt|n.相等的事物disembodied|?disim?b?did|adj.脫離軀體的Gatsby(小說)偉大的比enterprise|?ent?praiz|n.“Right,butsurelyyoumusthavethoughtaboutwhathappenstothem,Imeanascharacters,Imeanindependentoftheirmetaphoricalmeaningsorwhatever.”independentof…與…metaphorical|?met??f?rikl|adj.“They’re?c2ons,”hesaid,taphisglass“Nothinghappenstothem.”?c:on|??k?n|n.虛構的人/事物“Yousaidyou’dlme,”Iinsisted.Iremindedmyselftoasser2ve.Ineededtokeephisaddledasen:ononmyasser:ve|??s?::v|adjaddled|??dld|adj.“Perhaps,butIwasunderthemisguidedimpressionthatyouwereincapableoftransatlan2ctravel.Iwastrying...toprovideyousomecomfort,Isuppose,whichIshouldknowbeserthantoasempt.Buttobeperfectlyfrank,thischildishideathattheauthorofanovelhassomespecialinsightintothecharactersinthenovel...it’sridiculous.Thatnovelwascomposedofscratchesonapage,dear.Thecharactersinhabi2ngithavenolifeoutsideofthosescratches.Whathappenedtothem?Theyallceasedtoexistthemomentthenovelended.”impression|im?pre?n|n.印象incapable|in?keip?bl|adj.沒有能力的beincapableof…沒有能力…transatlan:c|?tr?nz?t?l?n:k|adj.perfectly|?p?:?ktli|adv.完全的frank|fr??k|adj.坦率的childish|?t?aildi?|adj.孩子氣的insight|?insait|n.見解ridiculous|ri?dikj?l?s|adj.荒謬的composed|k?m?p?uzd|becomposedof由...組成的scratch|skr?t?|n.涂鴉inhabit|in?h?bit|vt.棲息于ceasetodo不再...“No,”Isaid.Ipushedmyselfupo?thecouch.“No,Iunderstandthat,butit’simpossiblenottoimagineafutureforthemYouarethemostquali?edtoimaginethatfuture.SomethinghappenedtoAnna’smother.Sheeithergotmarriedordidn’t.SheeithermovedtoHollandwiththeDutchTulipManordidn’t.Sheeitherhadmorekidsordidn’t.Ineedtoknowwhathappenstoher.”quali?ed|?kw?lifaid|adj.VanHoutenpursedhislips.“IregretthatIcannotindulgeyourchildishwhims,butIrefusetopityyouinthemannertowhic