美丽新世界Brave New World 第17章(10)

 　　In her room on the thirty-seventh floor, Linda had floated in a sea of singing lights and perfumed caresses–floated away,

　　琳妲在她三十七层楼上的房间里曾经飘浮在一个弥漫着歌声的海里，那儿有光明和麝香的爱抚——她飘走了，

　　out of space, out of time, out of the prison of her memories, her habits, her aged¹ and bloated body.

　　飘到空间以外，时间以外，飘到她的回忆、习惯和她那衰老臃肿的身子的囚车以外去了。

　　And Tomakin, ex-Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning, Tomakin was still on holiday–on holiday from humiliation² and pain,

　　而汤玛金，以前的孵化及条件设置主任汤玛金，现在还在唆麻假期里——那摆脱羞辱和痛苦的唆麻假里，

　　in a world where he could not hear those words, that derisive³ laughter,

　　在一个他听不见嘲弄的话和讽刺的笑，

　　could not see that hideous⁴ face, feel those moist and flabby arms round his neck, in a beautiful world …

　　看不见那张奇丑的面孔，感觉不到那两条湿源源的肥胳臂搂住自己脖子的世界里——美妙的世界里……

　　"What you need," the Savage⁵ went on, "is something with tears for a change. Nothing costs enough here."

　　“你们需要的是，”野蛮人继续说道，“换上点带眼泪的东西。这儿的东西都不如眼泪值钱。”

　　"Twelve and a half million dollars," Henry Foster had protested when the Savage told him that.

　　“造价一千二百五十万元，”在野蛮人对他提起这话时，亨利.福斯特曾经抗议过，

　　Twelve and a half million–that's what the new Conditioning Centre cost. Not a cent less.

　　一千二百五十万元——那是新的条件设置中心的价值，分文不少。

　　Exposing what is mortal and unsure to all that fortune, death and danger dare, even for an eggshell. Isn't there something in that?

　　勃勃的雄心振起了他的精神，使他蔑视不可知的结果，为了区区弹丸之地，拼着血肉之躯去向命运、死亡和危险挑战。进里头不是还有点东西吗？

　　he asked, looking up at Mustapha Mond.

　　他抬头看着穆斯塔法.蒙德问道，

　　Quite apart from God–though of course God would be a reason for it. Isn't there something in living dangerously?

　　与上帝无关——当然，上帝也可能是理由之一。危险的生活里不也有点东西吗？

　　"There's a great deal in it," the Controller replied. "Men and women must have their adrenals stimulated⁶ from time to time."

　　“有很多东西，”总统回答，“男人和女人的肾上腺素每过一些时候都需要受到点刺激。”

　　"What?" questioned the Savage, uncomprehending.

　　“什么？”野蛮人莫名其妙地问。

　　It's one of the conditions of perfect health. That's why we've made the V.P.S. treatments compulsory⁷.

　　那是身体完全健康的条件之一。因此我们才把接受V．PS治疗定为义务性的。

　　V.P.S.?

　　V.P.S？

　　Violent Passion Surrogate. Regularly once a month. We flood the whole system with adrenin.

　　代猛烈情素。每月固定接受一次。我们让肾上腺素弥漫了整个生理系统。

　　It's the complete physiological⁸ equivalent of fear and rage.

　　从生理上说它完全和恐怖与狂怒相等。

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

3 derisive   

adj.嘲弄的

参考例句：

• A storm of derisive applause broke out.一阵暴风雨般的哄笑声轰然响起。
• They flushed,however,when she burst into a shout of derisive laughter.然而，当地大声嘲笑起来的时候，她们的脸不禁涨红了。

4 hideous   

adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的

参考例句：

• The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
• They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

5 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。

6 stimulated   

a.刺激的

参考例句：

• The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
• The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。

7 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

8 physiological   

adj.生理学的，生理学上的

参考例句：

• He bought a physiological book.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• Every individual has a physiological requirement for each nutrient.每个人对每种营养成分都有一种生理上的需要。