9-6 巴黎

Paris

 

Paris intrigues¹, astonishes, provokes, overwhelms²... and gets under your skin. The City of Light is the apex²³ of architectural beauty, artistic³ expression, and culinary⁴ delight, and it knows it. As drop-dead⁵ arrogant⁴ as the Arc de Triomphe, as disarmingly⁶ quaint⁵⁷ as a lac-curtain bistro⁸, it seduces⁶ newcomers with a Latin-lover styl-and its subtle⁹ siren¹⁰song invites unhurried exploration of its picture-perfect streets.

 

Paris is a city of vast, noble perspectives¹¹ and intimate, ramshackle¹² streets, of formal espaces vertes (green open spaces) and of quiet squares. This combination of the pompous⁷¹³ and the private is one of the secrets of its perennial⁸¹⁴ pull. Another is its size. Paris is relatively⁹ small as capitals go, with distances between many of its major sights and museums invariably walkable.

 

For the first-timer there will always be several must-dos at the top of the list, but a visit to Paris will never be quite as simple as a quick look at Notre- Dame¹⁰, the Louvre, and the Eiffel Tower. You'll discover that around every corner, down every ruelle (little street) lies a resonance¹²¹⁵-in-wait.

 

You can stand on the rue¹¹ du Faubourg St-Honoré at the very spot Edmond Rostand¹⁶ set Ragueneau's pastry¹³ shop in Cyrano de Bergerac. You can read the letters of Madame de Sévigné ¹⁷ in her actual hotel particulier, or private mansion¹⁴, now the Musée Carnavalet. You can breathe in the fumes¹⁵ of hubris¹⁶¹⁸ before the extravagant¹⁷¹⁹ onyx²⁰ tomb Napolé on designed for himself. You can gaze through the gates at the school where Voltaire honed²¹ his wit and lay a garland on Oscar Wilde's²² poignant¹⁸²³ grave at Père Lachaise.

 

If this is your first trip, there's no harm in taking a guided tour of the city -- a perfectly¹⁹ good introduction that will help you get your bearings²⁴ and provide you with a general impression before you return to explore at leisure²⁵ the sights that particularly interest you. By the time you have explored the city, you should not only have had your cultural fill but be downright²⁶ exhausted²⁰ and hungry, too.

 

Again, take your cue from²⁷ Parisians, and think out your next move in a sidewalk café . So you've heard stories of a friend who paid ＄5 for a cup of coffee. But bear in mind that what you're paying for is time -- to watch the intricate²⁸ dramas of Parisian street life unfold in front of you. Hemingway knew the rules; after all, he would have remained just another unknown sportswriter if the waiters of Paris's cafés had hovered²¹ around him impatiently.

 

注释：

1. intrigue¹ [in5tri:^] vt. 激起……的好奇心（或兴趣），迷住

2. overwhelm [5EuvE5welm] vt. 征服，使受不了

3. apex [5eipek] n. [喻] 顶峰，最高潮

4. culinary [5kQlinEri] a. 烹饪的，厨房的

5. drop-dead [5drCpded] a. 极其引人注目的

6. disarmingly [dis5B:miNli] ad. 使人消气地，解人疑虑地

7. quaint [kweint] a. 精巧的，雅致的

8. bistro [5bistrEu] n. [法国等地的] 小酒店，小餐馆

9. subtle [5sQtl] a. 微妙的，深奥难测的

10. siren [5saiErin] a. 诱人的，迷人的

11. perspective [pE5spektiv] n. 景观

12. ramshackle [5rAm7FAkl] a.（房屋等）摇摇欲坠的，东歪西倒的

13. pompous [5pCmpEs] a. 壮观的，盛大的

14. perennial [pE5renjEl] a. 长期的，不断的

15. resonance [5rezEnEns] n. 共鸣

16. Edmond  Rostand 埃德蒙·罗斯丹（1868～1918，法国剧作家、诗人，其戏剧被视为法国浪漫主义戏剧的最后代表，主要作品有诗剧《西哈诺·德·贝热拉克》、《雏鹰》等）

17. Sévigné，Marquise de 塞维尼侯爵夫人（1626～1696，法国女作家，惟一作品《书简集》收有同女儿等人的通信，反映Louis XIV时的宫廷生活和社会状况，有较高文学价值）

18. hubris [5hju:bris] n. 傲慢，自大，自恃

19. extravagant [iks5trAvE^Ent] a. 奢侈的，铺张的

20. onyx [5Cniks] n. [矿] 缟玛瑙

21. hone [hEun] vt. 磨练，训练

22. Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡·王尔德（1854～1900，爱尔兰作家、诗人，19世纪末英国唯美主义的主要代表，主要作品有喜剧《认真的重要》、《少奶奶的扇子》和长篇小说《道林·格雷的肖像》等）

23. poignant [5pCinEnt] a. 令人痛苦的，辛酸的

24. bearing [5bZEriN] n. ～s 方位，方向感，对自己处境（或所在环境）的认识

25. leisure [5leVE] n. 空闲时间，闲暇；at～ 从容地，不慌不忙地，慢慢地

26. downright [5daJnrait] ad. 彻底地，完全地

27. cue [kju:] n.榜样；take one’s～from 学……的样

28. intricate [5intrikit] a. 错综复杂的

 

 

巴黎

 

巴黎既令人着迷,又让人惊叹。它引人入胜,令人无法抗拒,更难以忘怀。这座“灯火之城”的建筑之美、艺术表现和烹饪之乐都达到了顶峰，它自己很清楚这一点。像凯旋门一样引人注目地高傲,像饰有蕾丝窗帘的小酒吧一样令人倾倒地古雅,巴黎以其“拉丁恋人”般的情调吸引着新游客,巴黎深奥动人的歌声召唤着人们慢慢欣赏它如画的街景。

巴黎既有宏伟高贵的景观，也有让人倍感亲切的破旧老街；既有规整开阔的绿地，也有幽静的广场。这种恢宏与静谧的融合是巴黎能永远吸引世人的奥秘之一。另外一点是它的面积。作为首都，巴黎相对来说是小的。许多主要景点和博物馆之间的距离都不远，走路就能到达。

对于初到巴黎的人来说，有些事情是行程安排中必须列出的。但巴黎之行绝不只是到巴黎圣母院、卢浮宫和埃菲尔铁塔这些地方走马观花般看看那么简单。几乎在每一个角落，每一条小路上，你都能体会到久等的、心灵深处的共鸣。

你可以驻足于佛布·圣奥诺雷街上的拉格诺点心店，它曾是埃德蒙·罗斯丹的戏剧《西哈诺·德·贝热拉克》中的主要场景；你可以在塞维尼夫人的故居中阅读她的书信，如今这里已是卡纳瓦莱博物馆；你可以在拿破仑为自己设计的奢华的缟玛瑙墓前感受他的盛气凌人；你可以在路过伏尔泰曾经埋头苦读的学校时，从大门向里望去；你还可以到拉雪兹神父公墓，在令人辛酸的奥斯卡·王尔德的墓前献个花环。

如果你是第一次到巴黎，你不妨跟着导游旅游。十分精彩的介绍有助于你搞清方位，并让你对巴黎有个整体印象，随后再慢慢欣赏你特别感兴趣的景观。当你在感受过巴黎之美后，你不仅在文化方面得到充分满足，而且也已经感觉非常疲惫和饥饿。

然后，你学巴黎人的样子，在街边的咖啡馆里坐下来，想想下一步做什么。你可能听朋友说过，一杯咖啡要5美元，但是要记住，你得到的是时间。你可以观察在你面前展现的巴黎街道生活错综复杂的剧情。海明威知道规则。如果巴黎咖啡馆的侍者不耐烦地在他周围晃悠，他也许最终还依然只是位不知名的体育记者。

 

1 intrigue   

vt.激起兴趣，迷住；vi.耍阴谋；n.阴谋，密谋

参考例句：

• Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
• The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。

2 apex   

n.顶点，最高点

参考例句：

• He reached the apex of power in the early 1930s.他在三十年代初达到了权力的顶峰。
• His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.当选总统是他一生事业的顶峰。

3 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

4 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

5 quaint   

adj.古雅的，离奇有趣的，奇怪的

参考例句：

• There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里，有很多小巷。
• They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。

6 seduces   

诱奸( seduce的第三人称单数 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷

参考例句：

• The city seduces visitors with its natural beauty. 这个城市以其自然美吸引着游客。
• Dilettante: a philanderer who seduces the several arts and letters each in turn for another. 业余艺术爱好者——是轮流引诱文学与艺术的不专一者。

7 pompous   

adj.傲慢的，自大的；夸大的；豪华的

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.他有点自大，自视甚高。
• He is a good man underneath his pompous appearance. 他的外表虽傲慢，其实是个好人。

8 perennial   

adj.终年的；长久的

参考例句：

• I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。
• There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。

9 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

10 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

11 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。

12 resonance   

n.洪亮；共鸣；共振

参考例句：

• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments.一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。
• The areas under the two resonance envelopes are unequal.两个共振峰下面的面积是不相等的。

13 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。

14 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

15 fumes   

n.(强烈而刺激的)气味，气体

参考例句：

• The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
• Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。

16 hubris   

n.傲慢，骄傲

参考例句：

• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
• The very hubris of French claims alarmed the other powers.法国贪婪的胃口使其他大国惊恐不安。

17 extravagant   

adj.奢侈的；过分的；(言行等)放肆的

参考例句：

• They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
• He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。

18 poignant   

adj.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，惨痛的

参考例句：

• His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
• It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了，这尤其令人悲恸。

19 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

20 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

21 hovered   

鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。