美国语文第四册 第44期:哈利与他的狗(3)

 　　Poor Harry¹! He could hear all this glee and merriment through the open window, as he lay in bed. 可怜的哈利！他躺在床上，透过打开的窗户听见了外面所有的欢声笑语。

　　The storm of passion having subsided², there he lay weeping and disconsolate³, a grievous sob⁴ bursting forth⁵ every now and then, 热情的浪潮渐渐褪去，他愁眉苦脸地躺在那儿，不停地哭泣。

　　as he heard the loud peals⁶ of childish laughter, and as he thought how he should have laughed, 当听到孩子们响亮的笑声时，想到要不是因为他的恶劣表现，

　　and how happy he should have been, had he not forfeited⁷ all this pleasure by his own bad conduct. 他此刻该如何欢笑时，他偶尔还会悲伤地抽泣一下。

　　He wondered if Annie would not be so good-natured as to bring him a pear. 他在想安妮是不是不会好心地给他送梨了。

　　All on a sudden, he heard a little foot on the stair, pitapat, and he thought she was coming. 忽然间，他听到了楼梯上很轻的脚步声，砰砰，他认为是安妮来了。

　　Pitapat came the foot, nearer and nearer, and at last a small head peeped, half afraid, through the half-open door. 砰砰，脚步声越来越近了。最后，一个小脑袋怯怯地从半开着的门缝挤了进来。

　　But it was not Annie's head; it was Frisk's—poor Frisk, whom Harry had been teasing and tormenting⁸ all the morning, 但那不是安妮的头；是弗里斯克——可怜的弗里斯克。哈利逗弄、折磨了它整个早上。

　　and who came into the room wagging his tail, with a great pear in his mouth; 它摇着尾巴进了屋，嘴里叼着一个巨大的梨子；

　　and, jumping upon the bed, He laid it in the little boy's hand. 然后跳上床，把梨放在小男孩的手里。

　　Is not Frisk a fine, grateful fellow? and does he not deserve a share of Harry's breakfast, whether he begs for it or not? 弗里斯克是不是一个有良心的好伙伴？不管它作揖没作揖，难道它不应该得到哈利给的一份早餐吗？

　　And little Harry will remember from the events of this day that kindness, 从这天发生的一系列事件中，小哈利将会记住友好的善行总会得到回报，

　　even though shown to a dog, will always be rewarded; and that ill nature and bad temper are connected with nothing but pain and disgrace. 即使对象是一条小狗；另外，恶毒和坏脾气只会与痛苦、耻辱联系在一起。

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 subsided   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的过去式和过去分词 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后，部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚， 暴风雨已经过去，四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 disconsolate   

adj.忧郁的，不快的

参考例句：

• He looked so disconsolate that It'scared her.他看上去情绪很坏，吓了她一跳。
• At the dress rehearsal she was disconsolate.彩排时她闷闷不乐。

4 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。

5 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

6 peals   

n.（声音大而持续或重复的）洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 )；隆隆声；洪亮的钟声；钟乐v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She burst into peals of laughter. 她忽然哈哈大笑起来。
• She went into fits/peals of laughter. 她发出阵阵笑声。 来自辞典例句

7 forfeited   

（因违反协议、犯规、受罚等）丧失，失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Because he broke the rules, he forfeited his winnings. 他犯规，所以丧失了奖金。
• He has forfeited the right to be the leader of this nation. 他丧失了作为这个国家领导的权利。

8 tormenting   

使痛苦的，使苦恼的

参考例句：

• He took too much pleasure in tormenting an ugly monster called Caliban. 他喜欢一味捉弄一个名叫凯列班的丑妖怪。
• The children were scolded for tormenting animals. 孩子们因折磨动物而受到责骂。