Unit 6 Mrriage全新版大学英语综合教程五课文翻译.docx

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Unit6Mrriage全新版大学英语综合教程五课文翻译

Unit6Mrriage

TextATheLegacy

1'ForSissyMiller.'GilbertClandon,takingupthepearlbroochthatlayamongalitterofringsandbroochesonalittletableinhiswife'sdrawing-room,readtheinscription:

'ForSissyMiller,withmylove.'

2ItwaslikeAngelatohaverememberedevenSissyMiller,hersecretary.Yethowstrangeitwas,GilbertClandonthoughtoncemore,thatshehadlefteverythinginsuchorder—alittlegiftofsomesortforeveryoneofherfriends.Itwasasifshehadforeseenherdeath.Yetshehadbeeninperfecthealthwhensheleftthehousethatmorning,sixweeksago;whenshesteppedoffthekerbinPiccadillyandthecarhadkilledher.

3HewaswaitingforSissyMiller.Hehadaskedhertocome;heowedher,hefelt,afteralltheyearsshehadbeenwiththem,thistokenofconsideration.Yes,hewenton,ashesattherewaiting,itwasstrangethatAngelahadlefteverythinginsuchorder.Everyfriendhadbeenleftsomelittletokenofheraffection.Everyring,everynecklace,everylittleChinesebox—shehadapassionforlittleboxes—hadanameonit.Tohim,ofcourse,shehadleftnothinginparticular,unlessitwereherdiary.Fifteenlittlevolumes,boundingreenleather,stoodbehindhimonherwritingtable.Eversincetheyweremarried,shehadkeptadiary.Someoftheirveryfew—hecouldnotcallthemquarrels,saytiffs—hadbeenaboutthatdiary.Whenhecameinandfoundherwriting,shealwaysshutitorputherhandoverit.'No,no,no,'hecouldhearhersay,'AfterI'mdead—perhaps.'Soshehadleftithim,asherlegacy.Itwastheonlythingtheyhadnotsharedwhenshewasalive.Buthehadalwaystakenitforgrantedthatshewouldoutlivehim.Ifonlyshehadstoppedonemoment,andhadthoughtwhatshewasdoing,shewouldbealivenow.Butshehadsteppedstraightoffthekerb,thedriverofthecarhadsaidattheinquest.Shehadgivenhimnochancetopullup...Herethesoundofvoicesinthehallinterruptedhim.

4'MissMiller,Sir,'saidthemaid.

5Shecamein.Shewasterriblydistressed,andnowonder.Angelahadbeenmuchmoretoherthananemployer.Shehadbeenafriend.Tohimself,hethought,ashepushedachairforherandaskedhertositdown,shewasscarcelydistinguishablefromanyotherwomanofherkind.TherewerethousandsofSissyMillers—drablittlewomeninblackcarryingattachécases.ButAngela,withhergeniusforsympathy,haddiscoveredallsortsofqualitiesinSissyMiller.Shewasthesoulofdiscretion,sosilent,sotrustworthy,onecouldtellheranything,andsoon.

6MissMillercouldnotspeakatfirst.Shesattheredabbinghereyeswithherpockethandkerchief.Thenshemadeaneffort.

7'Pardonme,MrClandon,'shesaid.

8Hemurmured.Ofcourseheunderstood.Itwasonlynatural.Hecouldguesswhathiswifehadmeanttoher.

9'I'vebeensohappyhere,'shesaid,lookinground.Hereyesrestedonthewritingtablebehindhim.Itwasheretheyhadworked—sheandAngela.ForAngelahadhershareofthedutiesthatfalltothelotofthewifeofaprominentpolitician,shehadbeenthegreatesthelptohiminhiscareer.HehadoftenseenherandSissysittingatthattable—Sissyatthetypewriter,takingdownlettersfromherdictation.NodoubtMissMillerwasthinkingofthat,too.Nowallhehadtodowastogiveherthebroochhiswifehadlefther.Aratherincongruousgiftitseemed.Itmighthavebeenbettertohaveleftherasumofmoney.Oreventhetypewriter.Butthereitwas—'ForSissyMiller,withmylove.'And,takingthebrooch,hegaveitherwiththelittlespeechthathehadprepared.Heknew,hesaid,thatshewouldvalueit.Hiswifehadoftenwornit...Andshereplied,asshetookit,almostasifshetoohadpreparedaspeech,thatitwouldalwaysbeatreasuredpossession....Shehad,hesupposed,otherclothesuponwhichapearlbroochwouldnotlookquitesoincongruous.Shewaswearingthelittleblackcoatandskirtthatseemedtheuniformofherprofession.Thenheremembered—shewasinmourning,ofcourse.Shetoohadhadhertragedy—abrother,towhomshewasdevoted,haddiedonlyaweekortwobeforeAngela.Insomeaccident,wasit?

HecouldrememberonlyAngelatellinghim;Angela,withhergeniusforsympathy,hadbeenterriblyupset.MeanwhileSissyMillerhadrisen.Shewasputtingonhergloves.Evidentlyshefeltthatsheoughtnottointrude.Buthecouldnotlethergowithoutsayingsomethingaboutherfuture.Andsoheadded,ashepressedherhand.'Remember,MissMiller,ifthere'sanywayinwhichIcanhelpyou,itwillbeapleasure....'Thenheopenedthedoor.Foramoment,onthethreshold,asifasuddenthoughthadstruckher,shestopped.

10'MrClandon,'shesaid,lookingstraightathimforthefirsttime,andforthefirsttimehewasstruckbytheexpression,sympatheticyetsearching,inhereyes.'Ifatanytime,'shewassaying,'there'sanythingIcandotohelpyou,remember,Ishallfeelit,foryourwife'ssake,apleasure....'

11Withthatshewasgone.Herwordsandthelookthatwentwiththemwereunexpected.Itwasalmostasifshebelieved,orhoped,thathewouldhaveneedofher.Acurious,perhapsafantasticideaoccurredtohimashereturnedtohischair.Coulditbe,thatduringallthoseyearswhenhehadscarcelynoticedher,she,asthenovelistssay,hadentertainedapassionforhim?

Hecaughthisownreflectionintheglassashepassed.Hewasoverfifty;buthecouldnothelpadmittingthathewasstill,asthelooking-glassshowedhim,averydistinguished-lookingman.

12'PoorSissyMiller!

'hesaid,halflaughing.Howhewouldhavelikedtosharethatjokewithhiswife!

Heturnedinstinctivelytoherdiary.'Gilbert,'heread,openingitatrandom,'lookedsowonderful....'Itwasasifshehadansweredhisquestion.Ofcourse,sheseemedtosay,you'reveryattractivetowomen.OfcourseSissyMillerfeltthattoo.Hereadon.'HowproudIamtobehiswife!

'Andhehadalwaysbeenveryproudtobeherhusband.Howoftenwhentheydinedoutsomewherehehadlookedatheracrossthetableandsaidtohimself.Sheistheloveliestwomanhere!

Hereadon.ThatfirstyearhehadbeenstandingforParliament.Theyhadtouredhisconstituency.'WhenGilbertsatdowntheapplausewasterrific.Thewholeaudienceroseandsang:

"Forhe'sajollygoodfellow."Iwasquiteovercome.'Herememberedthat,too.Shehadbeensittingontheplatformbesidehim.Hecouldstillseetheglanceshecastathim,andhowshehadtearsinhereyes.Hereadonrapidly,fillinginsceneafterscenefromherscrappyfragments.'DinedattheHouseofCommons....ToaneveningpartyattheLovegroves.DidIrealizemyresponsibility,LadyL.askedme,asGilbert'swife?

'Thenastheyearspassed—hetookanothervolumefromthewritingtable—hehadbecomemoreandmoreabsorbedinhiswork.Andshe,ofcourse,wasmoreoftenalone.Ithadbeenagreatgrieftoher,apparently,thattheyhadhadnochildren.'HowIwish,'oneentryread,'thatGilberthadason!

'Oddlyenoughhehadnevermuchregrettedthathimself.Lifehadbeensofull,sorichasitwas.Thatyearhehadbeengivenaminorpostinthegovernment.Aminorpostonly,buthercommentwas:

'IamquitecertainnowthathewillbePrimeMinister!

'Well,ifthingshadgonedifferently,itmighthavebeenso.Hepausedheretospeculateuponwhatmighthavebeen.Politicswasagamble,hereflected;butthegamewasn'toveryet.Notatfifty.Hecasthiseyesrapidlyovermorepages,fullofthelittletrifles,theinsignificant,happy,dailytriflesthathadmadeupherlife.

13Hetookupanothervolumeandopeneditatrandom.'WhatacowardIam!

Iletthechanceslipagain.Butitseemedselfishtobotherhimaboutmyownaffairs,whenhehassomuchtothinkabout.Andwesoseldomhaveaneveningalone.'Whatwasthemeaningofthat?

Ohherewastheexplanation—itreferredtoherworkintheEastEnd.'IpluckedupcourageandtalkedtoGilbertatlast.Hewassokind,sogood.Hemadenoobjection.'Herememberedthatconversation.Shehadtoldhimthatshefeltsoidle,souseless.Shewishedtohavesomeworkofherown.Shewantedtodosomething—shehadblushedsoprettily,heremembered,asshesaiditsittinginthatverychair—tohelpothers.SoeveryWednesdayshewenttoWhitechapel.Herememberedhowhehatedtheclothessheworeonthoseoccasions.Butshehadtakenitveryseriouslyitseemed.Thediarywasfullofreferenceslikethis:

'SawMrsJones....Shehastenchildren....Husbandlosthisarminanaccident....DidmybesttofindajobforLily.'Heskippedon.Hisownnameoccurredlessfrequently.Hisinterestslackened.Someoftheentriesconveyednothingtohim.Forexample:

'HadaheatedargumentaboutsocialismwithB.M.'WhowasB.M.?

Hecouldnotfillintheinitials;somewoman,hesupposed,thatshehadmetononeofhercommittees.'B.M.madeaviolentattackupontheupperclasses....IwalkedbackafterthemeetingwithB.M.andtriedtoconvincehim.Butheissonarrow-minded.'SoB.M.wasaman—nodoubtoneofthose'intellectuals'astheycallthemselves,whoaresoviolent,asAngelasaid,andsonarrow-minded.Shehadinvitedhimtocomeandseeherapparently.'B.M.cametodinner.HeshookhandswithMinnie!

'Thatnoteofexclamationgaveanothertwisttohismentalpicture.B.M.,itseemed,wasn'tusedtoparlour-maids:

hehadshakenhandswithMinnie.Presumablyhewasoneofthosetameworkingmenwhoairtheirviewsinladies'drawing-rooms.Gilbertknewthetype,andhadnolikingforthisparticularspecimen,whoeverB.M.mightbe.Herehewasagain.'WentwithB.M.totheTowerofLondon....Hesaidrevolutio