新编英语教程book6-unit8-Appetite英汉对照

新编英语教程book6-unit8-Appetite英汉对照新编英语教程book6-unit8-Appetite英汉对照新编英语教程book6-unit8-Appetite英汉对照资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月新编英语教程book6-unit8-Appetite英汉对照版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：1.multitudinous:verynumerous,various；2.lust

：strongdesire

；violentdesiretopossesssth

；欲望3.orgy:wildfestivity；wildparties纵欲欢饮4.texture:quality特性;feel触觉，appearanceofasubstance；5.bludgeon:forcesomebodyinto(doingsth);beat

；6.satiation：；repletion；satiety，

thestateofbeingsatisfactorilyfull7.blow-out，alarge,usuallylavish,meal；8.indulgence:pleasure；greatsatisfaction;gratification

of

one’s

desire

；9.homage:honororrespectfor;highregardfor；10.gorge:stuff/filloneselfcompletelywithfood；饕餮11.impotence:powerlessness;paralysis12.blunt：togetweakened

，becomeweaker

Appetite（渴望）

（LaurieLee）（萝莉·里）

Oneofthemajorpleasuresinlifeisappetite,andoneofourmajordutiesshouldbetopreserveit.渴望乃生活之一大乐事，而心怀渴望则成为一项重要的任务。Appetiteisthekeennessofliving;itisoneofthesensesthattellsyouthatyouarestillcurioustoexist,thatyoustillhaveanedgeonyourlongingsandwanttobiteintotheworldandtasteitsmultitudinousflavorsandjuices.渴望意味着对生活充满热情，这种感觉表明你依然希冀生活，热衷梦想，向往探索世界，历尽世间百味百态。

Byappetite,ofcourse,Idon’tmeanjustthelustforfood,butanyconditionofunsatisfieddesire,anyburninginthebloodthatprovesyouwantmorethanyou’vegot,andthatyouhaven’tyetusedupyourlife.当然，我所说的“渴望”不单指对食物的欲望，而指所有欲求未满的状态，及血液中燃烧的激情，这炽热的激情证明你希望收获更多，你的生命力并未耗尽。Wildesaidhefeltsorryforthosewhonevergottheirheart’sdesire,butsorrierstillforthosewhodid.王尔德曾说过，对未能梦想成真者，他深表惋惜；而对心愿已遂者，他则倍感遗憾。Igotmineonceonly,anditnearlykilledme,andI’vealwayspreferredwantingtohavingsince.仅有一次，我如愿以偿，但就那次把我折磨得够呛，自那以后，我总是更乐于想往，而非如愿以偿。

Forappetite,tome,isthisstateofwanting,whichkeepsone’sexpectationsalive.因为对我来说，渴望就是这种想往的状态，它总是让人满怀期待。Irememberlearningthelessonlongagoasachild,whentreatsandorgieswerefew,andwhenIdiscoveredthatthegreatestpitchofhappinesswasnotinactuallyeatingatoffeebutingazingatitbeforehand.当还是小孩子时，我即对此有所感悟。那时没什么极乐之事，我发现其实最大的乐趣不在于吃太妃糖，而在于吃糖之前好好地把糖端详一阵。True,thefirstbitewasdelicious,butoncethetoffeewasgoneonewasleftwithnothing,neithertoffeenorlust.Besides,thewholetoffeenessoftoffeeswasimperceptiblydiminishedbythegrossactofhavingeatenit.没错，第一口美不胜收，然而，糖一旦吃完，你就一无所有了。太妃糖吃完了，吃糖的欲望也随之消失殆尽了。此外，在咀嚼时，太妃糖的滋味也不知不觉地减少。No,thebestwasinwantingit,insittingandlookingatit,whenonetastedaninexhaustibletreasure-houseofflavors.所以最好别吃，只消坐在那盯着糖，你就能感受到太妃糖无穷无尽的美味。

So,forme,oneofthekeenestpleasuresofappetiteremainsinthewanting,notthesatisfaction.Inwantingapeach,orawhisky,oraparticulartextureorsound,ortobewithaparticularfriend.因此，对我来说，渴望的最大乐趣之一在于心怀想往，而非心满意足，比如，想往一只密桃，一瓶威士忌，一块特质布料

，或一种美妙的声音，亦或期望与朋友团聚。Forinthiscondition,ofcourse,Iknowthattheobjectofdesireisalwaysatitsmostflawlesslyperfect.因为，我知道在这种情况下，心中渴求之物总是完美无缺的。WhichiswhyIwouldcarrythepreservationofappetitetotheextentofdeliberatefasting,simplybecauseIthinkthatappetiteistoogoodtolose,tooprecioustobebludgeonedintoinsensibilitybysatiationandover-doingit.怀着这种渴望，我特意安排了斋戒。原因很简单，我觉得渴望是极好的事，不能丧失，它弥足珍贵，不能饱食生腻，耗费过度使其沦为麻木无知之境。

Forthatmatter,Idon’treallywantthreesquaremealsaday—Iwantonehuge,delicious,orgiastic,table-groaningblow-out,sayeveryfourdays,andthennotbetoosurewherethenextoneiscomingfrom.为此，我并不希望一日三餐顿顿丰盛可口---我只想，比如说每四天，来一顿盛宴，桌上堆满美菜佳肴，可尽情享受。大快朵颐之后，又猜想下一顿大餐将自何处来。Adayoffastingisnotformejustapuritanicaldevicefordenyingoneselfapleasure,butratherawayofanticipatingararemomentofsupremeindulgence.斋戒一天，对我来说，不仅仅是清教徒节制享乐的一种手段，更是一种方式，借此期待难能可贵的纵乐时刻

。

Fastingisanactofhomagetothemajestyofappetite.斋戒是对崇高渴望的效忠

。SoIthinkweshouldarrangetogiveupourpleasuresregularly—ourfood,ourfriends,ourlovers—inordertopreservetheirintensity,andthemomentofcomingbacktothem.因此，我们应该特意定期放弃享乐---美食之乐，朋友之乐，情人之乐---以此保持对他们的强烈渴望，使回归享乐的时刻成为美好的回忆。Forthisisthemomentthatrenewsandrefreshesbothoneselfandthethingoneloves.因为这一刻，我们自身及我们所爱之物似乎都焕然一新，充满新鲜感。Sailorsandtravelersenjoyedthisonce,andsodidhunters,Isuppose.水手和旅行者曾经乐于此道，我想猎人们也不例外吧。Partofthewearinessofmodernlifemaybethatwelivetoomuchontopofeachother,andareentertainedandfedtooregularly.我们厌倦现代生活，部分是因为大家生活在一块儿，天天打照面，且饮食进餐太过固定。Oncewewereseparatedbyhungerbothfromourfoodandfamilies,andthenwelearnedtovalueboth.一旦与食物，家人分开，肚子发饿，想念家人时，我们就会意识到这二者是多么值得珍惜。Themenwentoffhunting,andthedogswentwiththem;thewomenandchildrenwavedgoodbye.男人们带上猎狗外出打猎，女人和孩子们挥手与之告别。Thecavewasemptyofmenfordaysonend;nobodyate,orknewwhattodo.连续数日，男人们一直未回到洞中；没有吃的，谁也不知道该干什么。Thewomencrouchedbythefire,thewetsmokeintheireyes;thechildrenwailed;everybodywashungry.女人们蜷缩在火堆旁，泪眼迷蒙

，孩子们饿得嚎啕大哭，所以人都饥肠辘辘。Thenonenighttherewereshoutsandthebarkingofdogsfromthehills,andthemencamebackloadedwithmeat.终于，一天晚上，山谷里响起了喊叫声、狗吠声，男人们回来了！满载而归

！Thiswasthegreatreunion,andeverybodygorgedthemselvessilly,andappetitecameintoitsown;thelong-awaitedmealbecameafeasttorememberandanalmostsacredcelebrationoflife.这是一次盛大的团聚，一个个食欲大振，狼吞虎咽，一副饿鬼相。这顿苦苦等候的晚餐变成空前盛宴，几乎成了生活神圣的庆典，让人刻骨铭心。Nowwegoofftotheofficeandcomehomeintheeveningstocheapchickenandfrozenpeas.现今，我们去办公室上班，每晚下班回家，实惠鸡肉、冰冻青豆

是我们的家常便饭。Verynice,buttoomuchofit,tooeasyandregular,servedupwithouteffortorwanting.这些菜固然可口，但吃得太多，太过单一，加上长期食用，制作简单，人们都对此没多大食欲了。Weeat,wearelucky,ourfacesareshiningwithfat,butwedon’tknowthepleasureofbeinghungryanymore.我们不愁吃，非常幸运；可是满脸油光闪闪的我们再也体会不到饥肠辘辘的乐趣了。

Toomuchofanything—toomuchmusic,entertainment,happysnacks,ortimespentwithone’sfriends—createsakindofimpotenceoflivingbywhichonecannolongerhear,ortast