美文串记考研词汇 追忆似水流年

Remembrance of Things Past

追忆似水流年

Can it really be sixty years ago that I first saw you?

我们的初次相遇，难道真的是60年前吗?

It is really a lifetime, I know. But as I gaze at your eyes now, it seems like only yesterday that I first saw you, in that cafeteria adjacent to Hanover Square.

年华似水，倏忽间我们已相携一世。望着你的眼睛，当年的邂逅历历如在昨昔，就在汉诺威广场附近的那个自助餐厅里。

From the moment I saw you, as you walked down from the spiral staircases, holding my whisky, my intuition elicited¹ that you were the eligible² person I longed for in my life.

从见到你的那一刻起，那一刻你正从餐馆螺旋形的楼梯走下来，我举着威士忌酒杯，直觉告诉我，你就是我合意的人，是我寻求的终身伴侣。

From time to time, I still recall how intently I gazed at you at first sight. I remember watching your fair rosy³ complexion⁴, your short dark hair, colorful cape⁵, your orange coat with delicate (exquisite) laces and your beautiful skirt with linear patterns. I was immensely absorbed by your glamour⁶.

我仍然不时地想起，那天情不自禁怔征地望着你，望着你白里透红的脸庞、短短的黑发、彩色的披肩，精致花边的橘色外衣和优美线形图案的裙子。我被你的魅力深深地吸引了。

One year later, we held our engagement party at Easter Day and we got married on Thanksgiving Day.

一年后的复活节那天，我们举行了订婚晚会，同年的感恩节，我们举行了结婚仪式。

During the warfare⁷ I missed you; I missed you so much that you were the spiritual brace⁸ and intrinsic motivation of my void life, encouraging me to contend for victory. Even when I crept in the siren of battle, I thought as if I had heard your feminine voice; even when I tramped in the hails of bullets and missiles, I thought as if you were smiling at me.

在那场战争中，对你的思念成了我空虚生活的精神支柱和内在动力，激励着我为胜利而奋战。即使战场上空袭警报轰鸣，我也仿佛能听到你柔美的声音。即使战场上硝烟弥漫，我也仿佛看到你在我面前盈盈浅笑。

I still recall vividly⁹ when an array of troops in armors made a strong assault to us, my thigh¹⁰ was stabbed, I slumped¹¹ and stunned¹² in trench¹³. I thought you were calling me at that bleak¹⁴ night and I at length reviveds on the brink¹⁵ of death. Suffering from the torments¹⁶ of the wound, I called your name again and again and stumbled to the orientation¹⁷ of home.

我还能清楚地记得，当一支装甲军队向我们发起进攻时，我的大腿被敌人刺伤，晕倒在战壕里。在寒冷的夜里，仿佛听到你的呼唤，处在死亡边缘的我终于苏醒过来。忍受着伤口的剧痛，我一次次地喊着你的名字，向着家的方向踉跄前行。

Half a year later I was exempted¹⁸ from military service because of the disabled thigh tissue. The picture was clearly carved in my mind that I couldn't withhold¹⁹ my tears any longer when you darted²⁰ to me in the station.

半年后，我因伤残的大腿被免除了军役。我还清楚地记得，当你在火车站飞奔向我的时候，我忍不住泪如泉涌。

As we grew old together all the 60 years, romance permeated²¹ in our marital²² life without any strife²³ or tiny rupture²⁴. Hitherto, the scene of the day we married recurred²⁵ in my mind time and time again. I could still recollect²⁶ that we were standing²⁷ with rings on the step of the church, as intimate as a pair of loving birds; I could still recite the oath I made in front of you; I could still recall the wedding dress your mother sewed for you with splendid rubies²⁸ and pearls.

60年来我们的婚姻生活一直保持着浪漫色彩，几乎没有任何争吵和破裂的痕迹。至令我们结婚的场景时常会在我的记忆里重现。我仍然能记得我们戴着戒指站在教堂的台阶上，亲密得像一对恩爱的鸳鸯。我仍然能记得我对你说过的誓言。我仍然记得你母亲为你做的那件新娘礼服，那些漂亮的珠饰。

My dear, I also want to tell you that I see our naive²⁹ and lovely grand-daughter today. She looks beautiful in her pretty dress and red shiny shoes. She evokes³⁰ my memories of you that first day we met. She has her hair cut short now, having a strong resemblance with you. When I meet her at the door, her smile wraps around me like a warm glove, just as you used to be.

亲爱的，我还想告诉你，今天我又见到我们天真可爱的孙女了。她穿着漂亮的裙子，闪亮的红色小鞋，让我立刻想起当年相遇时的你。她把头发剪短了，连她的短发也像极了年轻时的你。当我在门口看到她的时候，她的笑容暖人心脾，这竟然也和你一模一样。

I know you are tired, my darling, and I should let you go. Burial ceremony in the cemetery³¹ will begin at 12 sharp. The elapsing epoch³² can't be duplicated. Henceforth, you will live in my deep heart until the day I am with you, and then I should be smiling as brightly as I did the day we married.

我明白，亲爱的，你累了，我应该平静地让你离开了。墓场的葬礼仪式12点钟就要开始了。过去的时代已经一去不返了。从此以后，你将时刻活在我的心里，直到有一天当我随你而去的时候，我的嘴角一定会挂着甜蜜的微笑，就像我们结婚那天一样。

1 elicited   

引出，探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Threats to reinstate the tax elicited jeer from the Opposition. 恢复此项征税的威胁引起了反对党的嘲笑。
• The comedian's joke elicited applause and laughter from the audience. 那位滑稽演员的笑话博得观众的掌声和笑声。

2 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

3 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

4 complexion   

n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格

参考例句：

• Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
• Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。

5 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

6 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

7 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

8 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

9 vividly   

adv.清楚地，鲜明地，生动地

参考例句：

• The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
• The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。

10 thigh   

n.大腿；股骨

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。

11 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

12 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

13 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

14 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

15 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

16 torments   

（肉体或精神上的）折磨，痛苦( torment的名词复数 )； 造成痛苦的事物[人]

参考例句：

• He released me from my torments. 他解除了我的痛苦。
• He suffered torments from his aching teeth. 他牙痛得难受。

17 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

18 exempted   

使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。
• Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。

19 withhold   

v.拒绝，不给；使停止，阻挡

参考例句：

• It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。
• I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。

20 darted   

v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 permeated   

弥漫( permeate的过去式和过去分词 )； 遍布； 渗入； 渗透

参考例句：

• The smell of leather permeated the room. 屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。
• His public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice. 在他对民众的演说里，充满了对不公正的愤慨。

22 marital   

adj.婚姻的，夫妻的

参考例句：

• Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
• I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

23 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

24 rupture   

n.破裂；(关系的)决裂；v.(使)破裂

参考例句：

• I can rupture a rule for a friend.我可以为朋友破一次例。
• The rupture of a blood vessel usually cause the mark of a bruise.血管的突然破裂往往会造成外伤的痕迹。

25 recurred   

再发生，复发( recur的过去式和过去分词 )； 治愈

参考例句：

• Old memories constantly recurred to him. 往事经常浮现在他的脑海里。
• She always winced when he recurred to the subject of his poems. 每逢他一提到他的诗作的时候，她总是有点畏缩。

26 recollect   

v.回忆，想起，记起，忆起，记得

参考例句：

• He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中。
• She could not recollect being there.她回想不起曾经到过那儿。

27 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。

28 rubies   

红宝石( ruby的名词复数 )； 红宝石色，深红色

参考例句：

• a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
• The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。

29 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。

30 evokes   

产生，引起，唤起( evoke的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• Each type evokes antibodies which protect against the homologous. 每一种类型都能产生抗同种病毒的抗体。

31 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

32 epoch   

n.(新)时代；历元

参考例句：

• The epoch of revolution creates great figures.革命时代造就伟大的人物。
• We're at the end of the historical epoch,and at the dawn of another.我们正处在一个历史时代的末期，另一个历史时代的开端。