全新版大學英語綜合教程3課文原文及翻譯6-8

1、unit6TheLastLeafWhenJohnsyfellseriouslyillsheseemedtolosethewilltohangontolife.Thedoctheldoutlittlehopefher.Herfriendsseemedhelpless.Wastherenothingtobedone約翰西病情嚴重，她似乎失去了活下去的意志。醫(yī)生對她不抱什么希望。朋友們看來也愛莫能助。難道真的就無可奈何了嗎？1Atthetop

2、ofathreestybrickbuildingSueJohnsyhadtheirstudio.“Johnsy“wasfamiliarfJoanna.OnewasfromMainetheotherfromCalifnia.TheyhadmetatacafeonEighthStreetfoundtheirtastesinartchicysaladbishopsleevessomuchintunethatthejointstudioresu

3、lted.在一幢三層磚樓的頂層，蘇和約翰西辟了個畫室?！凹s翰西”是喬安娜的昵稱。她們一位來自緬因州，一位來自加利福尼亞。兩人相遇在第八大街的一個咖啡館，發(fā)現各自在藝術品味、菊苣色拉，以及燈籠袖等方面趣味相投，于是就有了這個兩人畫室。2ThatwasinMay.InNovemberacoldunseenstrangerwhomthedoctscalledPneumoniastalkedaboutthedistricttouchingone

4、heretherewithhisicyfingers.Johnsywasamonghisvictims.Shelayscarcelymovingonherbedlookingthroughthesmallwindowattheblanksideofthenextbrickhouse.那是5月里的事。到了11月，一個醫(yī)生稱之為肺炎的陰森的隱形客闖入了這一地區(qū)，用它冰冷的手指東碰西觸。約翰西也為其所害。她病倒了，躺在床上幾乎一動不動，只能隔

5、著小窗望著隔壁磚房那單調沉悶的側墻。3OnemningthebusydoctinvitedSueintothehallwaywithabushygrayeyebrow.一天上午，忙碌的醫(yī)生揚了揚灰白的濃眉，示意蘇來到過道。4“Shehasonechanceinten“hesaid.“thatchanceisfhertowanttolive.Yourlittleladyhasmadeuphermindthatshesnotgoingtog

6、etwell.Hassheanythingonhermind“她只有一成希望，”他說?！澳沁€得看她自己是不是想活下去。你這位女朋友已經下決心不想好了。她有什么心事嗎？”5“SheshewantedtopainttheBayofNaplessomeday“saidSue.“她――她想有一天能去畫那不勒斯灣，”蘇說。6“Paintbosh!Hassheanythingonhermindwththinkingabouttwiceamanfin

7、stance““畫畫？――得了。她有沒有別的事值得她留戀的――比如說，一個男人？”7“Aman“saidSue.“Isamanwthbutnodoctthereisnothingofthekind.““男人？”蘇說?！半y道一個男人就值得――可是，她沒有啊，大夫，沒有這碼子事。”8“Well“saidthedoct.“Iwilldoallthatsciencecanaccomplish.Butwhenevermypatientbegins

8、tocountthecarriagesinherfuneralprocessionIsubtract50percentfromthecurativepowerofmedicines.“AfterthedocthadgoneSuewentintothewkroomcried.ThenshemarchedintoJohnsysroomwithherdrawingboardwhistlingamerrytune.“好吧，”大夫說?！拔視M一切

9、努力，只要是科學能做到的。可是，但凡病人開始計算她出殯的行列里有幾輛馬車的時候，我就要把醫(yī)藥的療效減去一半?！贝蠓蜃吆?，蘇去工作室哭了一場。隨后她攜著畫板大步走進約翰西的房間，口里吹著輕快的口哨。9Johnsylayscarcelymakingamovementunderthebedclotheswithherfacetowardthewindow.Shewaslookingoutcountingcountingbackward.約翰西

10、躺在被子下幾乎一動不動，臉朝著窗。她望著窗外，數著數――倒數著數！10“Twelve“shesaidalittlelater“eleven“then“ten““nine“then“eight““seven“almosttogether.“12，”她數道，過了一會兒“11”，接著數“10”和“9”；再數“8”和“7”，幾乎一口同時數下來。11Suelookedoutofthewindow.WhatwastheretocountTherew

11、asonlyabaredrearyyardtobeseentheblanksideofthebrickhousetwentyfeetaway.Anoldoldivyvineclimbedhalfwayupthebrickwall.Thecoldbreathofautumnhadblownawayitsleavesleavingitalmostbare.蘇朝窗外望去。外面有什么好數的呢？外面只看到一個空蕩蕩的沉悶的院子，還有20英尺開外那

12、磚房的neverheardofsuchathing.WhydoyouallowsuchsillyideastocomeintothatheadofhersGod!ThisisnotaplaceinwhichonesogoodasMissJohnsyshouldliesick.SomedayIwillpaintamasterpieceweshallallgoaway.Yes.““什么！”他嚷道?！笆澜缟暇谷挥羞@么愚蠢的人，因為樹葉從藤上掉

13、落就要去死？我聽都沒聽說過這等事。你怎么讓這種傻念頭鉆到她那個怪腦袋里？天哪！這不是一個像約翰西小姐這樣的好姑娘躺倒生病的地方。有朝一日我要畫一幅巨作，那時候我們就離開這里。真的?！?1Johnsywassleepingwhentheywentupstairs.SuepulledtheshadedownmotionedBehrmanintotheotherroom.Intheretheypeeredoutthewindowfearful

14、lyattheivyvine.Thentheylookedateachotherfamomentwithoutspeaking.Apersistentcoldrainwasfallingmingledwithsnow.Behrmaninhisoldblueshirttookhisseatasthemineronanupturnedkettlefarock.兩人上了樓，約翰西已經睡著了。蘇放下窗簾，示意貝爾曼去另一個房間。在那兒兩人惶惶不

15、安地凝視著窗外的常青藤。接著兩人面面相覷，啞然無語。外面冷雨夾雪，淅淅瀝瀝。貝爾曼穿著破舊的藍色襯衣坐在充當礦石的倒置的水壺上，擺出礦工的架勢。22WhenSueawokefromanhourssleepthenextmningshefoundJohnsywithdullwideopeneyesstaringatthedrawngreenshade.第二天早上，只睡了一個小時的蘇醒來看到約翰西睜大著無神的雙眼，凝望著拉下的綠色窗簾。23

16、“PullitupIwanttosee“shederedinawhisper.“把窗簾拉起來；我要看，”她低聲命令道。24WearilySueobeyed.蘇帶著疲倦，遵命拉起窗簾。25ButLo!afterthebeatingrainfiercewindthathadenduredthroughthenightthereyetstoodoutagainstthebrickwalloneivyleaf.Itwasthelastonthe

17、vine.Stilldarkgreennearitsstembutwithitsedgescoledyellowithungbravelyfromabranchsometwentyfeetabovetheground.可是，瞧！經過一整夜的急風驟雨，竟然還存留一片常青藤葉，背靠磚墻，格外顯目。這是常青藤上的最后一片葉子。近梗部位仍呈暗綠色，但邊緣已經泛黃了，它無所畏懼地掛在離地20多英尺高的枝干上。26“Itisthelastone“s

18、aidJohnsy.“Ithoughtitwouldsurelyfallduringthenight.Iheardthewind.ItwillfalltodayIshalldieatthesametime.““這是最后一片葉子，”約翰西說。“我以為夜里它肯定會掉落的。我晚上聽到大風呼嘯。今天它會掉落的，葉子掉的時候，也是我死的時候?！?7Thedayweawayeventhroughthetwilighttheycouldseethel

19、oneivyleafclingingtoitsstemagainstthewall.thenwiththecomingofthenightthenthwindwasagainloosed.白天慢慢過去了，即便在暮色黃昏之中，他們仍能看到那片孤零零的常青藤葉子，背靠磚墻，緊緊抱住梗莖。爾后，隨著夜幕的降臨，又是北風大作。28WhenitwaslightenoughJohnsythemercilesscommedthattheshadebe

20、raised.等天色亮起，冷酷無情的約翰西命令將窗簾拉起。29Theivyleafwasstillthere.常青藤葉依然挺在。30Johnsylayfalongtimelookingatit.thenshecalledtoSuewhowasstirringherchickensoupoverthegasstove.約翰西躺在那兒，望著它許久許久。接著她大聲呼喚正在煤氣灶上攪雞湯的蘇。31“IvebeenabadgirlSudie“sa

21、idJohnsy.“SomethinghasmadethatlastleafstaytheretoshowmehowwickedIwas.Itisasintowanttodie.YoumaybringmealittlesoupnowsomemilkwithalittleptinitnobringmeahmirrfirstthenpacksomepillowsaboutmeIwillsitupwatchyoucook.““我一直像個不乖的