蒲公英女孩最准确的翻译和原文.docx
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蒲公英女孩最准确的翻译和原文
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ThegirlonthehillmadeMarkthinkofEdnaSt.VincentMillay.Perhapsitwasbecauseofthewayshewasstandingthereintheafternoonsun,herdandelion-huedhairdancinginthewind;perhapsitwasbecauseofthewayherold-fashionedwhitedresswasswirlingaroundherlongandslenderlegs.Inanyevent,hegotthedefiniteimpressionthatshehadsomehowsteppedoutofthepastandintothepresent;andthatwasodd,becauseasthingsturnedout,itwasn'tthepastshehadsteppedoutof,butthefuture.Hepausedsomedistancebehindher,breathinghardfromtheclimb.Shehadnotseenhimyet,andhewonderedhowhecouldappriseherofhispresencewithoutalarmingher.Whilehewastryingtomakeuphismind,hetookouthispipeandfilledandlightedit,cuppinghishandsoverthebowlandpuffingtillthetobaccocametoglowinglife.Whenhelookedatheragain,shehadturnedaroundandwasregardinghimcuriously.Hewalkedtowardherslowly,keenlyawareofthenearnessofthesky,enjoyingthefeelofthewindagainsthisface.Heshouldgohikingmoreoften,hetoldhimself.Hehadbeentrampingthroughwoodswhenhecametothehill,andnowthewoodslaybehindandfarbelowhim,burninggentlywiththefirstpalefiresoffall,andbeyondthewoodslaythelittlelakewithitscomplementofcabinandfishingpier.Whenhiswifehadbeenunexpectedlysummonedforjuryduty,hehadbeenforcedtospendalonethetwoweekshehadsavedoutofhissummervacationandhehadbeenleadingalonelyexistence,fishingoffthepierbydayandreadingthecooleveningsawaybeforethebigfireplaceintherafteredlivingroom;andaftertwodaystheroutinehadcaughtuptohim,andhehadtakenoffintothewoodswithoutpurposeordirectionandfinallyhehadcometothehillandhadclimbeditandseenthegirl.Hereyeswereblue,hesawwhenhecameuptoher—asblueastheskythatframedherslendersilhouette.Herfacewasovalandyoungandsoftandsweet.Itevokedadéjàvusopoignantthathehadtoresistanimpulsetoreachoutandtouchherwind-kissedcheek;andeventhoughhishanddidnotleavehisside,hefelthisfingertipstingle.Why,I'mforty-four,hethoughtwonderingly,andshe'shardlymorethantwenty.Whatinheaven'snamehascomeoverme"Areyouenjoyingtheview"heaskedaloud."Oh,yes,"shesaidandturnedandsweptherarminanenthusiasticsemicircle."Isn'titsimplymarvelous!
"Hefollowedhergaze."Yes,"hesaid,"itis."Belowthemthewoodsbeganagain,thenspreadoutoverthelowlandsinwarmSeptembercolors,embracingasmallhamletseveralmilesaway,finallybowingoutbeforethefirstoutpostsofthesuburbanfrontier.Inthefardistance,hazesoftenedtheserratedsilhouetteofCoveCity,lendingittheaspectofasprawlingmedievalcastle,makingitlessofarealitythanadream."Areyoufromthecitytoo"heasked."InawayIam,"shesaid.Shesmiledathim."I'mfromtheCoveCityoftwohundredandfortyyearsfromnow."Thesmiletoldhimthatshedidn'treallyexpecthimtobelieveher,butitimpliedthatitwouldbeniceifhewouldpretend.Hesmiledback."Thatwouldbe.twenty-twohundredandone,wouldn'tit"hesaid."Iimaginetheplacehasgrownenormouslybythen.""Oh,ithas,"shesaid."It'spartofamegalopolisnowandextendsallthewaytothere."Shepointedtothefringeoftheforestattheirfeet."TwoThousandandFortiethStreetrunsstraightthroughthatgroveofsugarmaples,"shewenton,"anddoyouseethatstandoflocustsoverthere""Yes,"hesaid,"Iseethem.""That'swherethenewplazais.Itssupermarketissobigthatittakeshalfadaytogothroughit,andyoucanbuyalmostanythinginitfromaspirinstoaerocars.Andnexttothesupermarket,wherethatgroveofbeechesstands,isabigdressshopjustburstingwiththelatestcreationsoftheleadingcouturiers.IboughtthisdressI'mwearingtherethisverymorning.Isn'titsimplybeautiful"Ifitwas,itwasbecauseshemadeitso.However,helookedatitpolitely.Ithadbeencutfromamaterialhewasunfamiliarwith,amaterialseeminglycompoundedofcottoncandy,seafoam,andsnow.Therewasnolimitanymoretothesynthesesthatcouldbecreatedbythemiracle-fibermanufacturers—nor,apparently,tothetalltalesthatcouldbecreatedbyyounggirls."Isupposeyoutraveledherebytimemachine,"hesaid."Yes.Myfatherinventedone."Helookedatherclosely.Hehadneverseensuchaguilelesscountenance."Anddoyoucomehereoften""Oh,yes.Thisismyfavoritespace-timecoordinate.Istandhereforhourssometimesandlookandlookandlook.DaybeforeyesterdayIsawarabbit,andyesterdayadeer,andtoday,you.""Buthowcantherebeayesterday,"Markasked,"ifyoualwaysreturntothesamepointintime""Oh,Iseewhatyoumean,"shesaid."Thereasonisbecausethemachineisaffectedbythepassageoftimethesameasanythingelse,andyouhavetosetitbackeverytwenty-fourhoursifyouwanttomaintainexactlythesameco-ordinate.IneverdobecauseImuchpreferadifferentdayeachtimeIcomeback.""Doesn'tyourfatherevercomewithyou"Overhead,aVofgeesewasdriftinglazilyby,andshewatcheditforsometimebeforeshespoke."Myfatherisaninvalidnow,"shesaidfinally."He'dlikeverymuchtocomeifheonlycould.ButItellhimallaboutwhatIsee,"sheaddedhurriedly,"andit'salmostthesameasifhereallycame.Wouldn'tyousayitwas"Therewasaneagernessaboutthewayshewaslookingathimthattouchedhisheart."I'msureitis,"hesaid—then,"Itmustbewonderfultoownatimemachine."Shenoddedsolemnly."They'reaboontopeoplewholiketostandonpleasantleas.Inthetwenty-thirdcenturytherearen'tverymanypleasantleasleft."Hesmiled."Therearen'tverymanyofthemleftinthetwentieth.Iguessyoucouldsaythatthisoneissortofacollector'sitem.I'llhavetovisititmoreoften.""Doyoulivenearhere"sheasked."I'mstayinginacabinaboutthreemilesback.I'msupposedtobeonvacation,butit'snotmuchofone.Mywifewascalledtojurydutyandcouldn'tcomewithme,andsinceIcouldn'tpostponeit,I'veendedupbeingasortofreluctantThoreau.MynameisMarkRandolph.""I'mJulie,"shesaid."JulieDanvers."Thenamesuitedher.Thesamewaythewhitedresssuitedher—thewaytheblueskysuitedher,andthehillandtheSeptemberwind.Probablyshelivedinthelittlehamletinthewoods,butitdidnotreallymatter.Ifshewantedtopretendshewasfromthefuture,itwasallrightwithhim.Allthatreallymatteredwasthewayhehadfeltwhenhehadfirstseenher,andthetendernessthatcameoverhimeverytimehegazeduponhergentleface."Whatkindofworkdoyoudo,Julie"heasked."Orareyoustillinschool""I'mstudyingtobeasecretary,"shesaid.Shetookahalfstepandmadeaprettypirouetteandclaspedherhandsbeforeher."Ishalljustlovetobeasecretary,"shewenton."Itmustbesimplymarvelousworkinginabigimportantofficeandtakingdownwhatimportantpeoplesay.Wouldyoulikemetobeyoursecretary,Mr.Randolph""I'dlikeitverymuch,"hesaid."Mywifewasmysecretaryonce—beforethewar.That'showwehappenedtomeet."Now,whyhadhesaidthathewondered."Wassheagoodsecretary""Theverybest.Iwassorrytoloseher;butthenwhenIlostherinonesense,Igainedherinanother,soIguessyoucouldhardlycallthatlosingher.""No,Iguessyoucouldn't.Well,Imustbegettingbacknow,Mr.Randolph.DadwillbewantingtohearaboutallthethingsIsaw,andI'vegottofixhissupper.""Willyoubeheretomorrow""Probably.I'vebeencominghereeveryday.Good-byenow,Mr.Randolph.""Good-bye,Julie,"hesaid.Hewatchedherrunlightlydownthehillanddisappearintothegroveofsugarmapleswhere,twohundredandfortyyearshence,TwoThousandandFortiethStreetwouldbe.Hesmiled.Whatacharmingchild,hethought.Itmustbethrillingtohavesuchanirrepressiblesenseofwonder,suchanenthusiasmforlife.Hecouldappreciatethetwoqualitiesallthemorefullybecausehehadbeendeniedthem.Attwentyhehadbeenasolemnyoungmanworkinghiswaythroughlawschool;attwenty-fourhehadhadhisownpractice,andsmallthoughithadbeen,ithadoccupiedhimcompletely—well,notquitecompletely.WhenhehadmarriedAnne,therehadbeenabriefinterimduringwhichmakingalivinghadlostsomeofitsimmediacy.Andthen,whenthewarhadcomealong,therehadbeenanotherinterim—amuchlongeronethistime—whenmakingalivinghadseemedaremoteandsometimesevenacontemptiblepursuit.Afterhisreturntocivilianlife,though,theimmediacyhadreturnedwithavengeance,themoresobecausehenowhadasonaswellasawifetosupport,andhehadbeenoccupiedeversince,exceptforthefourvacationweekshehadrecentlybeenallowinghimselfeachyear,twoofwhichhespentwithAnneandJeffataresortoftheirchoosingandtwoofwhichhespentwithAnne,afterJeffreturnedtocollege,intheircabinbythelake.Thisyear,though,hewasspendingthesecondtwoalone.Well,perhapsnotquitealone.Hispipehadgoneoutsometimeago,andhehadnotevennoticed.Helighteditagain,drawingdeeplytothwartthewind,thenhedescendedthehillandstartedbackthroughthewoodstowardthecabin.Theautumnalequinoxhadcomeandthedayswereappreciablyshorter.Thisonewasverynearlydone,andthedampnessofeveninghadalreadybeguntopervadethehazyair.Hewalkedslowly,andthesunhadsetbythetimehereachedthelake.Itwasasmalllake,butadeepone,andthetreescamedowntoitsedge.Thecabinstoodsomedistancebackfromtheshoreinastandofpines,andawindingpath
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