【有声英语文学名著】英国病人 61

 He’s twenty-six years old. The British army teaches him the skills and the Americans teach him further skills and the team of sappers are given lectures, are decorated and sent off into the rich hills. You are being used, boyo, as the Welsh say. I’m not staying here much longer. I want to take you home.

"Stop it." Hana said. "He’ll survive."“The sapper who got blown up the other night, what was his name?” Caravaggio asked.“Sam Hardy¹.” Kip went to the window and looked out, leaving their conversation. “The trouble with all of us is we are where we shouldn’t be." Caravaggio said.

The armies indoctrinate you and leave you here and they fuck off somewhere else to cause trouble, inky-dinky parlez-vous. We should all move out together.” 

“We can’t leave the Englishman².” Hana said. The Englishman left months ago, Hana, he’s with the Bedouin or in some English garden. He doesn’t know where the fuck he is.“You think I’m angry at you, don’t you? Because you have fallen in love. Don’t you? A jealous³ uncle. I’m terrified⁴ for you. I want to kill the Englishman, because that is the only thing that will save you, get you out of here.

Desert your post. How can Kip love you if you are not smart enough to make him stop risking his life?” 

“Because. Because he believes in a civilised world. " Hana said, "He’s a civilised man.” “First mistake. The correct move is to get on a train, go and have babies together. Be irresponsible. Luck runs out.” Hana was pouring milk into her cup. As she finished she moved the lip⁵ of the jug⁶ over Kip’s hand and continued pouring the milk over his brown hand and up his arm to his elbow and then stopped. He didn’t move it away. 

1 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

2 Englishman   

n.(pl.Englishmen)英国人；英国男人

参考例句：

• I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.我很惊讶,他竟不是英国人。
• She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.她若有所思地盯着桌子对面的那个英国人。

3 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。

4 terrified   

adj.很害怕的，极度惊慌的，吓坏了的v.使恐怖，使惊吓，恐吓( terrify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• the crying of terrified children 小孩受了惊吓的哭声
• I'm terrified of flying. 我十分害怕坐飞机。

5 lip   

n.唇，口缘，唇状构造；v.以嘴唇碰，轻轻说出

参考例句：

• He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
• He has a scar on his upper lip.他的上唇有一道疤痕。

6 jug   

n.(有柄，小口，可盛水等的)大壶，罐，盂

参考例句：

• He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐，保持着平衡往前走。
• She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。