美丽新世界Brave New World 第18章(16)

 　　The Savage¹ ignored his offer. "What do you want with me?" he asked, turning from one grinning face to another. "What do you want with me?"

　　野蛮人没有理会他递出的东西。“你们要拿我干什么？”他望着一个又一个傻笑的面孔问。“你们要究竟要拿我干什么？”

　　"The whip," answered a hundred voices confusedly. "Do the whipping stunt². Let's see the whipping stunt."

　　“鞭子，”上百条喉咙乱七八糟地叫了起来，“玩一个鞭子功。让我们看看鞭子功。”

　　Then, in unison³ and on a slow, heavy rhythm, "We-want-the whip," shouted a group at the end of the line. "We–want–the whip."

　　然后，众口一声叫了起来，缓慢、沉重而有节奏，“我们——要——看——鞭子——功，”背后的人群也叫了起来，“我们——要——看——鞭子——功。”

　　Others at once took up the cry, and the phrase was repeated, parrot-fashion, again and again, with an ever-growing volume of sound,

　　其他的人也立即跟着叫喊，重复着那句话，像鹦鹉学舌。他们叫了又叫，声音越来越大，

　　until, by the seventh or eighth reiteration⁴, no other word was being spoken. "We–want–the whip."

　　叫到第七八遍时什么其他的话都不说了。“我们——要——看——鞭子——功。”

　　They were all crying together; and, intoxicated⁵ by the noise, the unanimity⁶, the sense of rhythmical⁷ atonement,

　　人群全都叫了起来。受到那喊声，那团结一致，还有作为补偿的节奏感的刺激，

　　they might, it seemed, have gone on for hours-almost indefinitely.

　　他们仿佛可以就像那么叫上几个钟头——几乎可以没完没了地叫下去。

　　But at about the twenty-fifth repetition the proceedings⁸ were startlingly interrupted.

　　但是重复到第二十五次时，那进程却被惊人地打断了。

　　Yet another helicopter had arrived from across the Hog's Back, hung poised⁹ above the crowd,

　　又一架直升机从野猪背飞了过来，在人群头上悬浮了一会儿，

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　　then dropped within a few yards of where the Savage was standing¹⁰, in the open space between the line of sightseers and the lighthouse.

　　然后在野蛮人附近几码处停下，停在人群和灯塔间的空地上。

　　The roar of the air screws momentarily drowned the shouting;

　　螺旋桨的轰鸣暂时压倒了叫喊。

　　then, as the machine touched the ground and the engines were turned off: "We–want–the whip; we–want–the whip,"

　　在飞机着陆、引擎关闭之后，“我们——要——看——鞭子——功。”“我们——要——看——鞭子——功。”

　　broke out again in the same loud, insistent¹¹ monotone.

　　同样坚持的、单调的高叫又爆发了出来。

　　The door of the helicopter opened, and out stepped, first a fair and ruddy-faced young man,

　　直升机的门打开了，踏出门来的首先是一个面孔红扑扑的漂亮青年，

　　then, in green velveteen shorts, white shirt, and jockey cap, a young woman.

　　然后是一个女郎，绿色天鹅绒短裤，白色衬衫，骑手小帽。

1 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

2 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

3 unison   

n.步调一致，行动一致

参考例句：

• The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
• My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。

4 reiteration   

n. 重覆, 反覆, 重说

参考例句：

• The reiteration of this figure, more than anything else, wrecked the conservative chance of coming back. 重申这数字，比其它任何事情更能打消保守党重新上台的机会。
• The final statement is just a reiteration of U.S. policy on Taiwan. 艾瑞里？最后一个声明只是重复宣读美国对台政策。

5 intoxicated   

喝醉的，极其兴奋的

参考例句：

• She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
• They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。

6 unanimity   

n.全体一致，一致同意

参考例句：

• These discussions have led to a remarkable unanimity.这些讨论导致引人注目的一致意见。
• There is no unanimity of opinion as to the best one.没有一个公认的最好意见。

7 rhythmical   

adj.有节奏的，有韵律的

参考例句：

• His breathing became more rhythmical.他的呼吸变得更有节奏了。
• The music is strongly rhythmical.那音乐有强烈的节奏。

8 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

9 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 insistent   

adj.迫切的，坚持的

参考例句：

• There was an insistent knock on my door.我听到一阵急促的敲门声。
• He is most insistent on this point.他在这点上很坚持。