美国语文第五册 第249期:暴躁易怒的妻子(3)

 　　No, you never think of me now. I can easily believe that you were not thinking of me in the least. 压根没想到，你现在怎能想到我，显而易见，你根本不会想到我。

　　But I said that only to prove to you that I could not be thinking ill of you, my dear. 可是，我刚才说的只不过向你表明，我不可能把你想歪了，亲爱的。

　　But I would rather that you thought ill of me than that you should not think of me at all. 可是，我宁愿你把我想歪，也比你一点不想我要强。

　　Well, my dear, I will even think ill of you if that will please you. 好了，亲爱的，如果能让你高兴，那我就把你想歪喽。

　　Do you laugh at me? When it comes to this I am wretched indeed. 你嘲笑我？要真是这样，我可就太悲催了。

　　Never man laughed at the woman he loved. 一个男人从不讥笑他所喜爱的女人，

　　As long as you had the slightest remains¹ of love for me you could not make me an object of derision; 哪怕你对我还有一丁点爱，你也不会让我成为你嘲弄的对象，

　　ridicule² and love are incompatible³, absolutely incompatible. 愚弄与爱不可调和，绝对不可以。

　　Well, I have done my best, my very best, to make you happy, but in vain. 好了，我一直尽最大努力，使出浑身解数想使你开心快乐，结果到头，整个一场空欢喜。

　　I see I am not cut out to be a good wife. Happy, happy Mrs. Granby! 我知道，我天生就不是个好妻子。格兰比夫人，开心快乐！见你个大头鬼吧！

　　Happy, I hope sincerely, that she will be with my friend; but my happiness must depend on you, my love; 开心快乐点，这是我的真心话，她只是和我的朋友一起生活，但我的幸福当然取决于你，我的宝贝，

　　so, for my sake, if not for your own, be composed, and do not torment⁴ yourself with such fancies. 为我想想，哪怕不是为你自己，心静点，别让这些念头折磨你自己。

　　I do wonder whether this Mrs. Granby is really that Miss Emma Cooke. I’ll go and see her directly; see her I must. 我就是想弄清楚，这个格兰比夫人究竟是不是爱玛·库克小姐？我现在就去，我必须亲自查看明白。

　　I am heartily⁵ glad of it, my dear; for I am sure a visit to his wife will give my friend Granby real pleasure. 亲爱的，听你这么说，我真高兴。我相信，你去拜访格兰比夫人，我的朋友格兰比简直会开心坏了。

　　I promise you, my dear, I do not go to give him pleasure, or you either, but to satisfy my own curiosity. 亲爱的，我可告诉你，我去他家，可不是让你的朋友开心，亦不在乎你是否高兴，我就是要亲眼看看那个格兰比夫人究竟长得什么样。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 ridicule   

v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄

参考例句：

• You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
• Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。

3 incompatible   

adj.不相容的，不协调的，不相配的

参考例句：

• His plan is incompatible with my intent.他的计划与我的意图不相符。
• Speed and safety are not necessarily incompatible.速度和安全未必不相容。

4 torment   

n.折磨；令人痛苦的东西(人)；vt.折磨；纠缠

参考例句：

• He has never suffered the torment of rejection.他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each other.没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。

5 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。