Unit-3-A-Hanging-课文翻译.doc
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Unit3
AHanging
AHANGING
GeorgeOrwell
1. ItwasinBurma,asoddenmorningoftherains.Wewerewaitingoutsidethecondemnedcells,arowofshedsfrontedwithdoublebars,likesmallanimalcages.Eachcellmeasuredabouttenfeetbytenandwasquitebarewithinexceptforaplankbedandapotfordrinkingwater.Insomeofthembrownsilentmenweresquattingattheinnerbars,withtheirblanketsdrapedroundthem.Thesewerethecondemnedmen,duetobehangedwithinthenextweekortwo.
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2. Oneprisonerhadbeenbroughtoutofhiscell.HewasaHindu,apunywispofaman,withashavenheadandvagueliquideyes.SixtallIndianwarderswereguardinghimandgettinghimreadyforthegallows.Twoofthemstoodbywithriflesandfixedbayonets,whiletheothershandcuffedhim,passedachainthroughhishandcuffsandfixedittotheirbelts,andlashedhisarmstightlytohissides.Theycrowdedverycloseabouthim,withtheirhandsalwaysonhiminacareful,caressinggrip,asthoughallthewhilefeelinghimtomakesurehewasthere.Buthestoodquiteunresisting,yieldinghisarmslimplytotheropes,asthoughhehardlynoticedwhatwashappening.
3. Eighto'clockstruckandabuglecallfloatedfromthedistantbarracks.Thesuperintendentofthejail,whowasstandingapartfromtherestofus,moodilyproddingthegravelwithhisstick,raisedhisheadatthesound."ForGod'ssakehurryup,Francis,"hesaidirritably."Themanoughttohavebeendeadbythistime.Aren'tyoureadyyet?
"
4. Francis,theheadjailer,afatDravidianinawhitedrillsuitandgoldspectacles,wavedhisblackhand."Yessir,yessir,"hebubbled."Allissatisfactorilyprepared.Thehangmaniswaiting.Weshallproceed."
5. "Well,quickmarch,then.Theprisonerscan'tgettheirbreakfasttillthisjob'sover."
6. Wesetoutforthegallows.Twowardersmarchedoneithersideoftheprisoner,withtheirriflesattheslope;twoothersmarchedcloseagainsthim,grippinghimbyarmandshoulder,asthoughatoncepushingandsupportinghim.Therestofus,magistratesandthelike,followedbehind.
7. Itwasaboutfortyyardstothegallows.Iwatchedthebarebrownbackoftheprisonermarchinginfrontofme.Hewalkedclumsilywithhisboundarms,butquitesteadily.Ateachstephismusclesslidneatlyintoplace,thelockofhaironhisscalpdancedupanddown,hisfeetprintedthemselvesonthewetgravel.Andonce,inspiteofthemenwhogrippedhimbyeachshoulder,hesteppedslightlyasidetoavoidapuddleonthepath.
8. Itiscurious,buttillthatmomentIhadneverrealizedwhatitmeanstodestroyahealthy,consciousman.WhenIsawtheprisonerstepasidetoavoidthepuddleIsawthemystery,theunspeakablewrongness,ofcuttingalifeshortwhenitisinfulltide.Thismanwasnotdying,hewasalivejustaswearealive.Alltheorgansofhisbodywereworking--bowelsdigestingfood,skinrenewingitself,nailsgrowing,tissuesforming--alltoilingawayinsolemnfoolery.Hisnailswouldstillbegrowingwhenhestoodonthedrop,whenhewasfallingthroughtheairwithatenthofasecondtolive.Hiseyessawtheyellowgravelandthegraywalls,andhisbrainstillremembered,foresaw,reasoned--reasonedevenaboutpuddles.Heandwewereapartyofmenwalkingtogether,seeing,hearing,feeling,understandingthesameworld;andintwominutes,withasuddensnap,oneofuswouldbegone--onemindless,oneworldless.
9. Thegallowsstoodinasmallyard.Thehangman,agray-hairedconvictinthewhiteuniformoftheprison,waswaitingbesidehismachine.Hegreeteduswithaservilecrouchasweentered.AtawordfromFrancisthetwowarders,grippingtheprisonermorecloselythanever,halfledhalfpushedhimtothegallowsandhelpedhimclumsilyuptheladder.Thenthehangmanclimbedupandfixedtheropearoundtheprisoner'sneck.
10. Westoodwaiting,fiveyardsaway.Thewardershadformedaroughcircleroundthegallows.Andthen,whenthenoosewasfixed,theprisonerbegancryingouttohisgod.Itwasahigh,reiteratedcryof"Ram!
Ram!
Ram!
Ram!
"noturgentandfearfullikeaprayeroracryforhelp,butsteady,rhythmical,almostlikethetollingofabell.
11. Thehangmanclimbeddownandstoodready,holdingthelever.Minutesseemedtopass.Thesteadycryingfromtheprisonerwentonandon,"Ram!
Ram!
Ram!
"neverfalteringforaninstant.Thesuperintendent,hisheadonhischest,wasslowlypokingthegroundwithhisstick;perhapshewascountingthecries,allowingtheprisonerafixednumber--fifty,perhaps,orahundred.Everyonehadchangedcolor.TheIndianshadgonegraylikebadcoffee,andoneortwoofthebayonetswerewavering.
12. Suddenlythesuperintendentmadeuphismind.Throwinguphisheadhemadeaswiftmotionwithhisstick."Chalo!
"heshoutedalmostfiercely.
13. There
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