1、安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 1 Unit One Text A The End of Something Introductory Remarks Analysis of the story (by Norsk Skole) “The End of Something“, by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story about two young people who witness how time can change the world and the people in it. Hemingway uses
2、this story to convey how this change happens all the time, and however desperately you cling to the “present“, the present only lasts for that one, fleeting moment you realize it is there, then it is gone, past, and it can never be present again. To understand this message, one must look at the way
3、Hemingway writes this story, how he uses the broken mill, the fishs not striking, and the characters in themselves to tell us a story far beyond what we read. The broken mill represents Nick and Marjories broken relationship. Once, the mill was the center of a lumbering town, Hortons Bay. The town w
4、as a place with people, shops, and activity. In the present of the story, the mill lies deserted, as does the town, for the mill was what had made Hortons Bay a town in the first place. Similarly, Nick and Marjorie were younger once, younger and more careless. Clearly, they are not old, but it seems
5、 that quite a few years have passed since they met. At that time, they did not have all that much to think or worry about, and their relationship flourished. It is evident that, in the present of the story, Nick and Marjorie have grown apart. They cannot relate as much to each other anymore, nor can
6、 they stay young forever, thus the weak foundation of their relationship is torn down and left in pieces. For perhaps their youth was what made their relationship what it was, just as the mill made the town what it was. As Nick and Marjorie now row along the shore, they troll for fish, but they do n
7、ot get any. The fishs not striking is a symbol of Nicks lack of interest in their relationship. “Theyre feeding, Marjorie said. But they wont strike, Nick said.“ There are probably things Nick and Marjorie could do, there are probably ways they could try to fix their relationship, but Nick has lost
8、interest; the fish will not strike anymore, and love is not fun anymore. The love is there, but it has ceased to appeal to Nick. The good old past simply isnt good enough anymore. Marjorie, on the other hand, clings to what is left and still hopes for the best. “Marjorie did not reel in until the bo
9、at touched the shore.“ She does not want to give up on catching those fish, and she does not want to give up on Nick. In this way, Hemingway, as third-person narrator, uses the characters to make his point, as each of them represents either past, present, or future. Marjorie is past; she clings on f
10、or dear life to what was, and does not want to see that the world around her has changed. She describes the mill as a castle: a grand monument of her beloved past. Nick is present; he is confused and hurt and realizes that he cannot go on living like he does; he cannot go on living in the past, with
11、 Marjorie. Instead, he looks to the future; Bill is a symbol of what is to come, of something new, of something better. 安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 2 Thus the story ends with a different couple; Nick and Bill are left at the end, whereas Marjorie takes the boat and rows her way out of the s
12、tory. The past has become past, the rods remain slack; the past will not strike. For what was, was, and what one must focus on is what is, now, and what is to come, tomorrow. It is as Hemingway conveys through this story: the present will not remain present for long, and one must look beyond what wa
13、s and look at what is in order to be truly happy. Text-related Information The real thing about the story: The story is closely autobiographical. In the summer of 1919, 20 year-old Hemingway was dating 17 year-old Marjorie Bump, a waitress in a resort town. Marjorie often fixed picnic meals for them
14、 that they would eat beside evening campfires. When Marjories summer job ended after Labor Day, Hemingway began dating someone else. The fictional “Bill“ in the story is no doubt based on Bill Smith, a good friend of Hemingways who spent time with Hemingway that summer. Language Points 1. The lumber
15、 schooners came into the bay and were loaded with the cut of the mill that stood stacked in the yard. The schooners to carry away the lumber came into the bay, and were loaded with the cut lumber which was stacked in the yard of the mill. 2. The big mill building had all its machinery that was remov
16、able taken out and hoisted on board one of the schooners by the men who had worked in the mill. Workers of the mill loaded all the machinery, which was removable, onto one of the schooners. have done: to express the meaning of result, or of some kind of loss or suffering e.g. I had my hair cut yeste
17、rday. The manager will have to have the plan carried out properly. I had my watch stolen. 3. The schooner moved out of the bay toward the open lake carrying the two great saws, the traveling carriage that hurled the logs against the revolving, circular saws and all the rollers, wheels, belts and iro
18、n piled on a hull-deep load of lumber. The schooner, which carried the two great saws, the traveling carriage, and all the rollers, wheels, belts and iron, moved out of the bay toward the open lake. The traveling carriage was the tool that was to hurl the logs against the revolving, circular saws. A
19、ll the machinery was piled on the load of the lumber in the schooner. 安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 3 4. carrying with it everything that had made the mill a mill and Hortons Bay, a town. The schooners carried away almost all the machinery and the products of the mill. It was the machinery an
20、d the products that made the mill a mill and made Hortons Bay a town. 5. They were trolling along the edge of the channel-bank where the bottom dropped off suddenly from sandy shallows to twelve feet of dark water. They were setting the fishing line along the edge of the channel-bank. At the bottom
21、of the channel-bank, there was a 12-foot drop from the sandy shallow part to the deep bottom part of the channel. 6. Then Nick cut across the bay. Then Nick took a shorter route across the bay. cut across: take a shorter route e.g. She cut across the field quickly. He decided to cut across the heath
22、(荒地). 7. She was intent on the rod all the time they trolled, even when she talked. Her attention was directed to the fishing rod all the time they set the fishing line, even when she talked to Nick. be intent on: be determined to do sth.; pay particular attention on e.g. The prisoner was intent on
23、escaping. The children are intent on making a snowman. 8. “You dont want to rake the ventral fin out,” he said. “You dont have to clean the ventral fin,” he said. rake out: to clean something out of something by raking e.g. You ought to rake the leaves out of the gutter so the water will flow. Pleas
24、e rake out the fallen leaves in the garden. 9. Marjorie rowed up the point a little way so she would not disturb the line. Marjorie rowed the boat away from where the fishing line was set so that the boat would not disturb the line. 10. Little waves came in with it. Little waves came chasing the boa
25、t. 11. In back of them was the close second-growth timber of the point and in front 安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 4 was the bay with the mouth of Hortons Creek. They sat on the blanket near the point where the fishing line was set. Behind them were the reborn plants and in front of them was t
26、he bay with the mouth of Hortons Creek. 12. “Oh, Nick, please cut it out! Please, please dont be that way!” “Oh, Nick, please stop! Please dont be so rude!” cut out: 1) to end or stop something e.g. You should cut out eating ice cream and get more exercise. We cut out cable TV and have saved a lot o
27、f money. She wants to cut meat out of her diet altogether. 2) to eliminate someone or something e.g. We have to cut Chuck out. There are too many better men on the team. 3) to depart; to leave in a hurry e.g. Its time I was cutting out. Im late already. 13. He lay there while he heard Bill come into
28、 the clearing, walking around through the woods. He lay there while he heard Bill walk through the woods and come near him. clearing: n. an area with few or no trees or shrubs in wooded or overgrown land e.g. A helicopter landed in a clearing in the dense jungle. Near the top of the mountain I found
29、 a clearing perfectly suitable for the barbecue. 14. “Have a scene?” “Did you have a quarrel?” Key to Exercises: I. Comprehension 1. The author implies that everything is changeable: a prospecting mill center can turn into a deserted town, and similarly, a couples romantic love can change into ordin
30、ary relationship. 2. The author, by describing the trouts feeding but not striking, implies that Nicks love to Marjorie can not reach a breaking point and is fading gradually. 3. Yes. Marjorie has perceived Nicks indifference in the fishing. Marjories question “Whats the matter, Nick” in Paragraph 2
31、6 indicates this quite clearly. 4. The trouble is that love cannot survive when there is no longer novelty in it. 5. Yes. Nick had preplanned to stop relation with Marjorie before they went fishing, and probably had discussed it with Bill, as Bill asked the question “Did she go all right?” directly
32、when he came over. 6. (Open) 安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 5 II. V ocabulary 1. clearing 2. sprinkles 3. reel 4. hoist 5. glint 6. prop 7. slack 8. swampy 9. ventral 10. rake III. Phrases 1. went as far as 2. are intent on 3. reel in 4. drop off 5. cut off 6. cut across 7. go away 8. cut out
33、IV. Error detection and correction 1. how it might be little 改成 how little it might be 2. 删除 that 3. these techniques are 改成 are these techniques 4. Even 改成 Although 5. that we really 改成 what we really 6. evolution 改成 evolutionary 7. it is 改成 it does 8. seven-continents 改成 seven-continent 9. do a fa
34、vor to 改成 do a favor for 10. how 改成 that V. Cloze 1. gripping 2. lean 3. influenced 4. contribution 5. deceptive 6. immediacy 7. conjunctions 8. compared 9. frowned 10. satirized 11. portray 12. valid 13. always 14. characteristic 15. poetic 参考译文 结局 欧内斯特海明威 在过去的日子里，豪顿斯湾是个加工木材的小镇。住在镇上的人们没有听不 到湖边木材加工厂
35、里大锯的声音的。 然而， 有一年， 用来锯成木板的原木没有了。 运木材的纵帆船驶入豪顿斯湾，装上那些锯好后堆置在贮木场的木材。所有 成堆的木材被运走了。 在工厂里干过活的工人把可拆装的所有大机器从工厂的厂 房内搬出来，吊起，装在其中一艘纵帆船上。纵帆船带着两台大锯驶出港湾，向 开阔的湖面驶去，还装有给旋转圆锯投送原木的移动送材车、满船舱的木材以及 堆放在木材上面所有的滚筒、机轮、皮带和刨刀。露天的船舱覆盖着帆布，用缆 绳紧紧捆着，风张满帆，船驶入开阔的湖中，带着组成木材加工厂的一切东西， 即一个木材加工厂，以及豪顿斯湾，即一个小镇，一起离去。 一层楼的宿舍、食堂、职工福利社、木材厂办公室，还有
36、大木材厂本身耸立 在遗弃的数英亩的木屑上，木屑覆盖着港湾岸旁的湿洼草地。 十年后，木材加工厂已没有东西留下来，只有破烂不堪的白石灰石地基在湿安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 6 洼地的第二茬树丛中显露出来，这时尼克和玛乔里正沿着岸边划船。他们正在钓 鱼，在那儿从浅滩到深水有 12 英尺的落差。他们正向着准备放置夜钓鳟鱼鱼线 的地方划去。 “这是我们的旧工厂，尼克， ”玛乔里说。 尼克划着船，看着绿树丛中的白色石头。 “没错， ”他说。 “你还记得它是木材厂的时候吗？”玛乔里问。 “我当然记得， ”尼克说。 “现在它更像一座城堡了， ”玛乔里说。 尼克没说
37、什么。他们继续沿着海岸线划船，渐渐看不见木材厂了。之后，尼 克取捷径穿过海湾。 “鱼没有咬钩， ”他说。 “是的， ”玛乔里说。他们拉线钓鱼，甚至交谈时，她都一直在目不转睛地 注视着钓竿。她喜欢钓鱼。她喜欢和尼克在一起钓鱼。 靠近小船的一侧，一条大鳟鱼跳出了水面。尼克用力拉动一支浆，小船转了 过来，在后面很远处旋转的鱼饵就会穿过鳟鱼正在吞食的地方。当鳟鱼背部露出 水面时，鲦鱼疯狂跳跃着。它们溅落在水面上就像一把弹丸撒落在水里。另一条 鳟鱼打破了水面，在小船的另一侧吞食。 “它们在咬食， ”玛乔里说。 “但它们不会上钩， ”尼克说。 他们划着船，拉钓着船两边正在吞食的鱼儿，然后，直向着放钓线的地
38、点驶 去。直到小船抵达岸边，玛乔里才卷起钓线。 他们把小船拖上岸，尼克从船上提下一桶活鲈鱼。鲈鱼在桶里水中游动，尼 克用双手捉住三条，割掉头，剥去皮。玛乔里也在桶里用双手抓鱼，最后她抓住 一条，割掉头，剥去皮。尼克看着她的鱼。 “你不要去掉腹鳍， ” 他说。 “它完全可以当鱼饵用， 而且带着腹鳍会更好些。 ” 他把去了皮的每条鲈鱼鱼尾钩紧。有两个钩子紧系在每根钓竿的接钩绳上。 随后，玛乔里把小船划出去，穿过海峡岸，用牙咬紧钓鱼线，望着尼克。他正站 在岸边，紧握鱼竿，让线滑出轮子。 “差不多了， ”他喊道。 “我应该放手吗？”玛乔里回应道，一只手紧抓钓线。 “当然，放开手吧。 ”玛乔里把线扔向船
39、外，看着鱼饵沉到水下。 她驾船回来，同样地扔出了第二根钓线。每次，尼克都用一大块浮木压住钓 竿手柄，再用一小块浮木把钓竿支起一个角度。他摇轮收进松垂的鱼线，使整根 鱼线绷紧，鱼饵停靠在海峡的沙地上，他把掣子安置在滑轮上。如果一条鳟鱼在 底部吞食，咬到鱼饵，带着掣子的鱼饵就随着鱼儿游动，同时立即收紧滑轮上的 钓线，并使滑轮带着掣子收紧。 玛乔里划着船离开那个地点一小段距离， 不去干扰那根钓线。 她用力划着浆， 船靠近岸边。小小的海浪，追逐而来。玛乔里迈出小船，尼克把船高抬起拉上岸。 “尼克，你怎么啦？”玛乔里问。 “我不知道， ”尼克说着，边找木头生火。 他们用浮木生起了火。玛乔里到船上，取出一
40、条毯子。夜风把烟吹向钓鱼的 地点，玛乔里在火堆和湖之间，铺开毯子。 玛乔里背对着火，坐在毯子上，等着尼克。他走过来，坐在她身旁的毯子上。安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 7 他们的身后是靠近钓线地点的再生树林，前面则是豪顿斯支流的入海口。天还不 很黑。火光一直映射到海边。他们俩都能够看到在深水上支起角度的钢钓竿。火 光在绕线轮上闪烁着。玛乔里打开晚饭篮子，取出晚饭。 “我不想吃， ”尼克说。 “尼克，过来吃吧。 ” “好吧。 ” 他们吃着饭，不说话，而注视着两根钓竿和水中的火光。 “今天晚上会有月亮的。 ”尼克说。他看着海湾，一直看到那座开始冲入云 霄的
41、小山。他知道，月亮正在小山后升起来。 “我就知道会的， ”玛乔里快乐地说。 “你什么都知道， ”尼克说。 “噢，尼克，请别这么说，请，请不要这样！ ” “我没办法不这样， ”尼克说。 “你行，你什么都知道。这就是问题所在。你 知道你行。 ” 玛乔里什么也没说。 “我什么都教你了。你知道行。难道你还有什么不知道的吗？” “噢，闭嘴， ”玛乔里说。 “月亮升起来了。 ” 他们坐在毯子上，谁也不碰谁，注视着月亮升起。 “你不要说傻话， ”玛乔里说。 “到底怎么啦？” “我不知道。 ” “你当然知道。 ” “不，我不知道。 ” “说下去吧。 ” 尼克仰头看着月亮，升起来爬上小山。 “再也没有什么意思了
42、。 ” 他不敢看玛乔里。但他还是看了。她正背对着他坐在那儿。他看着她的后背。 “再也没有什么意思了。一点意思也没有。 ” 她什么也没说。他接着说， “我觉得心里好像全凉，一切都完了。我不知道， 玛格，我不知道该说什么。 ” 他盯着她的背。 “爱情没有意思吗？”玛乔里说。 “没意思， ”尼克说。玛乔里站起来。尼克坐在那儿，双手抱着头。 “我要划船走了， ”玛乔里对他说， “你走着回放钓线的地方去吧。 ” “好吧， ”尼克说。 “我替你把小船推到海里去吧。 ” “不必了， ”她说。她已经坐在漂浮水面的船上了。头顶着月光。尼克走回 去，躺下，在火堆旁把脸埋在毯子里。他能听到玛乔里在水中划船的声音。
43、他在那儿躺了很长时间。他躺在那儿清楚地听到比尔正向火堆走来。但比尔 并没有碰他。 “她真的走了吗？”比尔说。 “嗯，是的。 ”尼克说。他还躺着，脸埋在毯子里。 “吵架了吗？” “没，没吵架。 ” “你感觉如何？” “噢，走开，比尔，你走开一会儿。 ” 安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 8 比尔从午饭篮子里选了一块三明治，走过去看钓竿。 （平实 译） Text B When Goodness isnt Good Enough Key to Comprehension 1. The three qualities are: good people care,
44、 good people act, and good people have responsibility. 2. The modern world is networked, specialized, and filled with impersonal organizations whose goals are open-ended. The consequence of this is that modern people are exposed to various demands our ancestors never could have imagined. 3. They com
45、pete with other specialized organizations for resources and cannot afford to recognize the personal limits of its members. 4. They will make commitments relating to their job, spouse, child, childs school or sports team or drama club, aging parents, alma mater, community, and different organizations
46、. In fact, they will also make commitments to the larger world about the issues of terrorism, environmental degradation, poverty, disease, etc. 5. They may redirect their frustration or anger inward as depression or outward onto others or even onto a whole in the form of bitterness. 6. The authors s
47、uggestion is that each person finds her or his own special passion, makes that the center of a single open-ended commitment and does what is humanly possible. 参考译文 光有善良还不够 道玛德 什么样的人算好人? “好人”的“好”是很难定义的。历代的哲学家们一直在讨论，什么是“善良的 人生”？它能否用某些具体的特征来定义。当然，我们具体到特定的事件，周围 的熟人时，很容易看出孰好孰坏。相信你一定能想起你印象中的好人列出个 名单也不难！ 我
48、在确定我印象中的“好人”的特征时， （他们都是芸芸众生中善良的人们） ， 有两点很突出：第一，他们急人所急；第二，他们身体力行。当别人有困难时， 他们不会说： “这关我什么事呀？”也不会搓着手，做无助状： “会有人管吧？” 因为他们很清楚，如果你环顾四周，想找个会“管事的人” ，这人很可能就是你 自己！ 好人的第三个特点是负责任。他们在做重要的大事时，不光做做表面工作。 他们做事不是追逐私利， 也不是明哲保身， 而是努力解决问题或者达到某个目的。 他们不会接受这样不负责任的回答： “反正试过了，有什么办法？” 怎么样？听起来很带劲吧？看到对这种对“好人”的描述，你大概不会不想： “我就是想这么
49、做的！ ”我印象中的好人也大致如此。但在现实世界中，他们的安徽大学 研究生英语读写译教程 下册 课文翻译 QQ 414952294 9 日子可不好过！ 当今的世界有什么不同？ 当今世界纵横联系，分工很细，到处是条条框框的组织。它们的目标任务长 远到遥遥无期。所有这些因素累加在一起，现代人就会有许多我们祖先无法想象 的需求。 几百年前，我们的祖先大多生活在欧洲。当时如果亚洲发生瘟疫，非洲发生 饥荒，他们根本不会知道，关注更是无从谈起。临近村庄发生的事就是大家茶余 饭后的谈资， 这些事既不重要， 也无须紧急处理。 但现在我的朋友远在千里之外， 却能伸出援手，帮助受飓风卡吹那灾害的人们重建家园。2004 年袭击东南亚的 海啸使得世界各地的人们掏出钱包，献出爱心！在网络信息四通八达的现代，这 似乎是他们能做的最菲薄的贡献。 在高度分工的现代社会， 我们能加入的组织， 扮演的角色几乎是无穷无尽的。 而我们的祖先最多属于他们的家庭、社区或行会。他们参与更大的政府组织，社 会活动往往是无意识的。比如依法纳税，应征如伍。他们的日历邮箱里不会塞满 互竞争的各个专门机构的
