英語故事 歐亨利‘帶家具出租的房間’

英語故事歐亨利’帶家具出租的房間’"TheFurnishedRoom/byO.Henry1Restless,alwaysmoving,foreverpassingliketimeitself,aremostofthepeoplewholiveintheseoldredhouses.ThisisonNewYork'sWestSide.2Thepeoplearehomeless,yettheyhaveahundredhomes.3Theygofromfurnishedroomtofurnishedroom.4Theyaretransients,transientsforever-transientsinlivingplace,transientsinheartandmind.5Theysingthesong,"Home,SweetHome/1buttheysingitwithoutfeelingwhatitmeans.6Theycancarryeverythingtheyowninonesmallbox.7Theyknownothingofgardens.8Tothem,flowersandleavesaresomethingtoputonawoman'shat.9Thehousesofthispartofthecityhavehadathousandpeoplelivinginthem.103HShewouldhavebeencalledbeautiful,asyousay,”saidMrs.Purdy,"exceptforthatdarkspotshehadgrowingbyherlefteye.104Dofillupyourglassagain,Mrs.McCool.”Thereforeeachhouseshouldhaveathousandstoriestotell.Perhapsmostofthesestorieswouldnotbeinteresting.iiButitwouldbestrangeifyoudidnotfeel,insomeofthesehouses,thatyouwereamongpeopleyoucouldnotsee.12Thespiritsofsomewhohadlivedandsufferedtheremustsurelyremain,thoughtheirbodieshadgone.13Oneeveningayoungmanappeared,goingfromonetoanotherofthesebigoldhouses,ringingthedoorbell.14Atthetwelfthhouse,heputdownthebaghecarried.15Hecleanedthedustfromhisface.16Thenhetouchedthebell.17Itsoundedfar,faraway,asifitwereringingdeepunderground.18Thewomanwhoownedthehousecametothedoor.19Theyoungmanlookedather.Hethoughtthatshewaslikesomefat,colorless,leglessthingthathadcomeupfromaholeintheground,hungrilyhopingforsomething,orsomeone,toeat.21Heaskediftherewasaroomthathecouldhaveforthenight.22"Comein/1saidthewoman.23Hervoicewassoft,butforsomereasonhedidnotlikeit.24nIhavethebackroomonthethirdfloor.25Doyouwishtolookatit?"26Theyoungmanfollowedherup.Therewaslittlelightinthehalls.27Hecouldnotseewherethatlightcamefrom.28Thecoveringonthefloorwasoldandragged.29Therewereplacesinthewallsmade,perhaps,toholdfloweringplants.30Ifthisweretrue,theplantshaddiedlongbeforethisevening.31Theairwasbad;noflowerscouldhavelivedinitforlong.“Thisistheroom/1saidthewomaninhersoft,thickvoice.33"It'saniceroom.34Someoneisusuallylivinginit.35Ihadsomeverynicepeopleinitlastsummer.36Ihadnotroublewiththem.Theypaidontime.37Thewaterisattheendofthehall.38SprowlsandMooneyhadtheroomforthreemonths.39Youknowthem?Theaterpeople.40Thegasishere.41Youseethereisplentyofspacetohangyourclothes.42It'saroomeveryonelikes.43Ifyoudon'ttakeit,someoneelsewilltakeitsoon/144nDoyouhavemanytheaterpeoplelivinghere?11askedtheyoungman.45"Theycomeandgo.Manyofmypeopleworkinthetheater.Yes,sir,thisisthepartofthecitywheretheaterpeoplelive.47Theyneverstaylonganyplace.48Theyliveinallthehousesnearhere.Theycomeandtheygo."49Theyoungmanpaidfortheroomforaweek.50Hewasgoingtostaythere,hesaid,andrest.51Hecountedoutthemoney.52Theroomwasallready,shesaid.53Hewouldfindeverythingthatheneeded.54Asshemovedawayheaskedhisquestion.55Hehadaskeditalreadyathousandtimes.56Itwasalwaysthere,waitingtobeaskedagain.57"Ayounggirl-EloiseVashner-doyourememberher?58Hassheeverbeeninthishouse?Shewouldbesinginginthetheater,probably.59Agirlofmiddleheight,thin,withred-goldhairandasmalldarkspotonherfacenearherlefteye.”60?“No,Idon'trememberthename.61Theaterpeoplechangenamesasoftenastheychangetheirrooms.62Theycomeandtheygo.63No,Idon'trememberthatone.”64No.Alwaysno.Hehadaskedhisquestionforfivemonths,andtheanswerwasalwaysno.65Everydayhequestionedmenwhoknewtheaterpeople.Hadshegonetothemtoaskforwork?66Everyeveninghewenttothetheaters.67Hewenttogoodtheatersandtobadones.68Someweresobadthathewasafraidtofindherthere.69Yethewenttothem,hoping.70Hewhohadlovedherbesthadtriedtofindher.Shehadsuddenlygonefromherhome.72Hewassurethatthisgreatcity,thisisland,heldher.73Buteverythinginthecitywasmoving,restless.74Whatwasontoptoday,waslostatthebottomtomorrow.75Thefurnishedroomreceivedtheyoungmanwithacertainwarmth.76Oritseemedtoreceivehimwarmly.77Itseemedtopromisethatherehecouldrest.78Therewasabedandthereweretwochairswithraggedcovers.79Betweenthetwowindowstherewasalooking-glassabouttwelveincheswide.80Therewerepicturesonthewalls.81Theyoungmansatdowninachair,whiletheroomtriedtotellhimitshistory.82Thewordsitusedwerestrange,noteasytounderstand,asiftheywerewordsofmanydistantforeigncountries.83Therewasafloorcoveringofmanycolors,likeanislandofflowersinthemiddleoftheroom.Dustlayallaroundit.84Therewasbrightwall-paperonthewall.85Therewasafireplace.86Onthewallaboveit,somebrightpiecesofclothwerehanging.87Perhapstheyhadbeenputtheretoaddbeautytotheroom.88Thistheydidnotdo.89Andthepicturesonthewallswerepicturestheyoungmanhadseenahundredtimesbeforeinotherfurnishedrooms.90Hereandtherearoundtheroomweresmallobjectsforgottenbyotherswhohadusedtheroom.91Therewerepicturesoftheaterpeople,somethingtoholdflowers,butnothingvaluable.92Onebyonethelittlesignsgrewclear.93Theyshowedtheyoungmantheotherswhohadlivedtherebeforehim.94Infront