美丽新世界Brave New World 第9章(2)

　　"Warden¹'s Office," he said to the Gamma-green octoroon.

　　“总监官邸。”他对伽玛绿八分之一混血儿说。

　　At ten fifty-four Bernard was shaking hands with the Warden.

　　十点五十四分伯纳已经在跟总监握手。

　　"Delighted, Mr. Marx, delighted." His boom was deferential².

　　“很高兴，马克思先生，很高兴，”他那轰响的嗓子透着尊敬。

　　We have just received special orders …

　　我们刚收到了特别命令……

　　"I know," said Bernard, interrupting him.

　　“我知道，”伯纳打断了他的话。

　　I was talking to his fordship on the phone a moment ago.

　　我刚才才跟总统阁下通过话。

　　His bored tone implied that he was in the habit of talking to his fordship every day of the week.

　　他那厌倦的口气暗示着他习惯于每周七天都跟总统阁下通话。

　　He dropped into a chair.

　　他一屁股坐进了椅子。

　　If you'll kindly³ take all the necessary steps as soon as possible.

　　请你尽快采取必要措施。

　　"As soon as possible," he emphatically repeated.

　　“尽快”，他特别强调尽快。

　　He was thoroughly⁴ enjoying himself.

　　他对自己十分欣赏。

　　At eleven three he had all the necessary papers in his pocket.

　　十一点零三分所有的文件已经进了他的口袋。

　　"So long," he said patronizingly to the Warden, who had accompanied him as far as the liftgates. "So long."

　　“再见。”他居高临下地对总监说。总监已经陪着他走到了电梯门口。

　　He walked across to the hotel, had a bath, a vibro-vac massage⁵, and an electrolytic shave,listened in to the morning's news, looked in for half an hour on the televisor, ate a leisuredluncheon, and at half-past two flew back with the octoroon to Malpais.

　　他步行到了宾馆，洗了个澡，做了真空振动按摩，用电动刀刮了胡子，听了早间新闻，看了半小时电视，才慢条斯理吃了午饭。两点半钟他已经跟八分之一混血儿一起飞回了马尔佩斯。

　　The young man stood outside the rest-house.

　　小伙子站在招待所门外。

　　"Bernard," he called. "Bernard!"

　　“伯纳，”他叫道，“帕纳！”

　　There was no answer.

　　没有人回答。

　　Noiseless on his deerksin moccasins, he ran up the steps and tried the door. The door waslocked.

　　小伙子穿着鹿皮靴，走路没有声音。他跑上台阶，拽了拽门，门关着。

　　They were gone! Gone!

　　他们走了！

　　It was the most terrible thing that had ever happened to him.

　　那是他所遇见过的最可怕的事。

　　She had asked him to come and see them, asd now they were gone.

　　列宁娜请他来看他们，可他们却走掉了。

　　He sat down on the steps and cried.

　　他在台阶上坐下，哭了起来。

　　Half an hour later it occurred to him to look through the window.

　　半小时后他想起往窗户里望望。

　　The first thing he saw was a green suit-case, with the initials L.C. painted on the lid.

　　他看见的第一件东西是一个绿色手提箱，箱盖上印着姓名的第一个字母L.C。

　　Joy flared⁶ up like fire within him.

　　欢乐像火焰一样从他心里烧起。

　　He picked up a stone.

　　他拣起一块石头。

　　The smashed glass tinkled⁷ on the floor.

　　碎玻璃落在地上叮叮地响。

　　A moment later he was inside the room.

　　不久以后他已进了屋子。

　　He opened the green suit-case; and all at once he was breathing Lenina's perfume, filling hislungs with her essential being.

　　一打开绿色的手提箱他立即闻到了列宁娜的香水味。那香味弥漫了他的肺叶，那是列宁娜的香味呢。

　　His heart beat wildly; for a moment he was almost faint.

　　他的心脏急剧地跳动起来，他几乎晕了过去。

　　Then, bending over the precious box, he touched, he lifted into the light, he examined.

　　他把身子弯在那宝贵的箱子上，抗磨着，翻看着，拿到光线里审视着。

　　The zippers⁸ on Lenina's spare pair of viscose velveteen shorts were at first a puzzle, thensolved, a delight. Zip, and then zip; zip, and then zip; he was enchanted⁹.

　　他起初对列宁娜用来换洗的新腔天鹅绒短裤上的拉链弄不明白，到他明白过来，便觉得很好玩；拉过去，拉过来，再拉过去，又拉过来；他着迷了。

　　Her green slippers¹⁰ were the most beautiful things he had ever seen.

　　列宁娜的绿色拖鞋是他平生见过的最精美的东西。

1 warden   

n.监察员，监狱长，看守人，监护人

参考例句：

• He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。
• The warden of the prison signed the release.监狱长签发释放令。

2 deferential   

adj. 敬意的，恭敬的

参考例句：

• They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
• I am deferential and respectful in the presence of artists.我一向恭敬、尊重艺术家。

3 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

4 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

5 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

6 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

7 tinkled   

（使）发出丁当声，（使）发铃铃声( tinkle的过去式和过去分词 )； 叮当响着发出，铃铃响着报出

参考例句：

• The sheep's bell tinkled through the hills. 羊的铃铛叮当叮当地响彻整个山区。
• A piano tinkled gently in the background. 背景音是悠扬的钢琴声。

8 zippers   

n.拉链( zipper的名词复数 )；用拉链的人，装拉链的包

参考例句：

• Buttons, zippers should be glitch free and sharp edge. 纽扣、拉链应无毛刺和锐利边缘。 来自互联网
• Buttons, Zippers, Trimmings and Accessories for the Garment Industry. 主营钮扣，拉链，装饰品和其他服装辅料。 来自互联网

9 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

10 slippers   

n. 拖鞋

参考例句：

• a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
• He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。