12 The Other Side of the Wall 07
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" My dear fellow," Mr. Carmichael answered cheerily," the sooner you cease tormenting yourself the better it will be for you.
" Do you suppose," he said slowly, after a pause--" do you think it is possible that the other child-- the child I never cease thinking of, I believe-- could be-- could POSSIBLY be reduced to any such condition as the poor little soul next door?"
" If the child at Madame Pascal's school in Paris was the one you are in search of," he answered soothingly," she would seem to be in the hands of people who can afford to take care of her."
中文翻译
"我亲爱的朋友,"卡迈克尔先生愉快地回答道,"你越早停止折磨自己,对你越好。"
即使你拥有所有东印度群岛的财富,也无法纠正世间所有的不适;即便你开始重新装修这个广场的所有阁楼,其他所有广场和街道的阁楼仍待整理。
而你就在那里!"
卡里斯福德先生坐在那里,一边咬着指甲,一边凝视着壁炉里发光的煤床。
“你猜想,”他停顿了一下,缓缓说道——“你认为另一个孩子——那个我从未停止思念的孩子,我相信——可能——有没有可能沦落到隔壁那个可怜的小家伙那样的境地?”
卡迈克尔先生不安地看着他。
他知道,对于这个人自己、对于他的理智和健康来说,最糟糕的事情就是开始以这种特定的方式思考这个特定的主题。
“如果巴黎帕斯卡尔夫人学校里的那个孩子就是你们正在寻找的人,”他安慰地回答道,“她似乎落在了有能力照顾她的人手中。”
他们收养了她,因为她曾是他们已故小女儿最喜欢的伙伴。
他们没有其他孩子,帕斯卡尔夫人说他们是极其富裕的俄罗斯人。
重点词汇
10 个tormenting/tɔːrˈmentɪŋ/
verb折磨
原句:the sooner you cease tormenting yourself the better it will be for you.
refurnish/ˌriːˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
verb重新布置
原句:if you began to refurnish all the attics in this square
attics/ˈætɪks/
noun阁楼
原句:all the attics in all the other squares and streets
grate/ɡreɪt/
noun壁炉炉床
原句:the glowing bed of coals in the grate
ceased/siːst/
verb停止
原句:the child I never cease thinking of
reduced/rɪˈduːst/
verb沦落
原句:could POSSIBLY be reduced to any such condition
soothingly/ˈsuːðɪŋli/
adverb安慰地
原句:he answered soothingly
adopted/əˈdɑːptɪd/
verb收养
原句:They adopted her
well-to-do/ˌwel tə ˈduː/
adjective富裕的
原句:they were extremely well-to-do Russians
particular/pərˈtɪkjələr/
adjective特定的
原句:this particular subject
重点语法
5 个1
the sooner... the better...
比较级结构,表示“越...越...”
原文
the sooner you cease tormenting yourself the better it will be for you.
你越早停止折磨自己,对你越好。
例句
The more you practice, the better you will be.
你练习得越多,就会越好。
2
could not... if you...
虚拟语气,表示与事实相反的假设
原文
If you possessed all the wealth... you could not set right...
即使你拥有所有的财富...你也不能纠正...
例句
If I were you, I would accept the offer.
如果我是你,我会接受这个提议。
3
do you suppose/think...
用于引导疑问句,征询对方意见
原文
Do you suppose... do you think it is possible...
你认为...你觉得有可能...
例句
Do you think it will rain tomorrow?
你觉得明天会下雨吗?
4
never cease doing
固定搭配,表示“从未停止做某事”
原文
the child I never cease thinking of
那个我从未停止想念的孩子
例句
He never ceases to amaze me.
他总是让我感到惊讶。
5
in search of
固定搭配,表示“寻找”
原文
the one you are in search of
你正在寻找的那个人
例句
They went out in search of food.
他们出去寻找食物。