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TheMoonandSixpence旅管181董杰1TheIntroduction01TheIntroduction01201"TheMoonandSixpence"isanovelwrittenbytheBritishnovelistWilliamSomersetMaugham,writtenin1919.01"TheMoonandSixpence"isa3PaulGauguinFrenchpost-impressionistpainterPaulGauguinFrenchpost-impres4ThisbookdescribesanordinaryLondonstockbroker,CharlesStrickland,whoabandonshiswifeandchildrenabruptlytopursuehisdesiretobecomeanartist.Intheprocessofhiswanderingaround,hefillscanvasaftercanvas,refusingtosellorevenexhibithiswork.Thisbookdescribesanordinar5Besetbypoverty,sickness,andhisownintransigent,hethendriftstoTahiti,wherehelivedforafewyearsbeforedyingofleprosy.(aninfectiousdiseasethatcausespainfulwhiteareasontheskinandcandestroynervesandflesh麻风)

Stricklandleftbehindnumerouspaintings,buthiswifeburnedhismasterpiece,whichhepaintedonthewallsofhishutbeforelosinghissighttoleprosy,inordertofollowhisdyingorders.

Besetbypoverty,sickness,an6TheTitle02TheTitle027SixpencewasthesmallestunitoftheBritishcurrencyatthetime.“Peopleoftenforgotthesixpenceatthefootwhentheylookedupatthemoon.”Sixpencewasthesmallestunit8ThemoonhasaverysacredandloftymeaningintheWest.Themoonrepresentstheidealandatruelovethatisnotswayedbymaterial,andthesixpencerepresentscruelrealityandsecularmaterial.Themoonhasaverysacredand9“Helivesatanotherlevel."Otherpeople'slifeisconstantlydoingaddition,butheisdoingsubtraction.Everyidentityofapersonisaself-abduction,andonlylossisthepathtofreedom.“Helivesatanotherlevel."Ot10Hedidnotchooseadream,butwashitbyadream.Justlikehisownwords,"Ihavetopaint,justlikedrowningpeoplehavetostruggle."Heisdifferentfromtheothers:whileothersarechasingfameandfortune,herefusedtobe“others”.Thegroundwassixpence,buthelookedupandsawthemoon.Hedidnotchooseadream,but1103CharacteranalysisMr.Strickland0312StorytellerStorytellerStorytellerisawriterStorytellerStorytellerStorytel13Inpointoffacthewasbroadandheavy,withlargehandsandfeet,andheworehiseveningclothesclumsily（笨拙地）.Hewasamanofforty,notgood-looking,andyetnotugly,forhisfeatureswererathergood;buttheywereallalittlelargerthanlife-size,andtheeffectwasungainly（笨拙地）.Hewascleanshaven,andhislargefacelookeduncomfortablynaked.Hishairwasreddish,cutveryshort,andhiseyesweresmallblueorgrey.AppearanceinLondon

Inpointoffacthewasbroad14Theirflatwasalwaysneatandcheerful,gaywithflowers,andthechintzes(印花布)inthedrawing-room,notwithstanding(尽管)theirseveredesign,werebrightandpretty.Themealsintheartisticlittledining-roomwerepleasant;thetablelookednice,themaidsweretrimandcomely;thefoodwaswellcooked.HomeinLondonTheirflatwasalwaysneatand15AppearanceinParisHewassittingthereinhisoldNorfolkjacketandhisunbrushedbowler;histrouserswerebaggy,hishandswerenotclean;andhisface,withtheredstubbleoftheunshavedchin,thelittleeyes,andthelarge,aggressivenose,wasuncouth

andcoarse.WhenlastI(writer)sawhimhewasspruce（打扮整齐）enough,buthelookedillatease:now,untidyandill-kempt,helookedperfectlyathome.AppearanceinParisHewassit16Itwasaverysmallroom,overcrowdedwithfurnitureofthestylewhichtheFrenchknowasLouisPhilippe.Therewasalargewoodenbedsteadonwhichwasabillowingredeiderdown（鸭绒被）,andtherewasalargewardrobe（衣柜）,aroundtable,averysmallwashstand,andtwostuffedchairscoveredwithredrep.Everythingwasdirtyandshabby.HomeinParisItwasaverysmallroom,over17IntheMarseillesIntheMarseilles18Heworenothingbutapaleo土著.Hewasanextraordinaryfigure,withhisredbeardandmattedhair,andhisgreathairychest.

Hisfeetwerehornyandscarred,sothatI(CaptainBrunot)knewhewentalwaysbarefoot.Hehadgonenativewithavengeance.AppearanceinTahitiThepareoisalongtripoftradecotton,redorblue,stampedwithawhitepattern.Itiswornroundthewaistandhangstotheknees.(缠腰布土著人的服饰)Heworenothingbutapaleo土著.19

HomeinTahitiTheplacewhereStricklandlivedhadthebeautyoftheGardenofEden.Acornerhiddenawayfromalltheworld,withtheblueskyoverheadandtherich,luxurianttrees.Itwasafeastofcolour.Anditwasfragrantandcool.Wordscannotdescribethatparadise.Andherehelived,unmindfuloftheworldandbytheworldforgotten.斯特兰里克兰住的地方美的就像是伊甸园，一个与尘世隔绝的世外桃源，头顶是碧蓝的天空，到处是绿意葱茏、枝繁叶茂的树木。那简直是个彩色的盛宴，而且芬芳馥郁，凉爽宜人，言语根本就无法描述那个人间天堂，而他就住在这么一个地方，不问世事，也完全被世人所遗忘HomeinTahitiTheplacewhe20

I(writer)supposethenextthreeyearswerethehappiestofStrickland’slife.Hepaintedandheread,andintheevening,whenitwasdark,they(Mr.StricklandandAta)sattogetherontheverandah(走廊）,smokingandlookingatthenight.I(writer)supposethenextth21Sentenceappreciation04Sentenceappreciation0422Eachoneofusisaloneintheworld.Heisshutinatowerofbrass黄铜,andcancommunicatewithhisfellowsonlybysigns,andthesignshavenocommonvalue,sothattheirsenseisvague模糊anduncertain.Wearelikepeoplelivinginacountrywhoselanguagetheyknowsolittlethat,withallmannerofbeautifulandprofound深厚thingstosay,theyarecondemned判死刑

tothebanalities平凡oftheconversationmanual社交套路.Eachoneofusisaloneinthe23Iforgetwhoitwasthatrecommendedmenfortheirsoul‘sgoodtodoeachdaytwothingstheydisliked:itwasawiseman,anditisapreceptthatIhavefollowedscrupulously;foreverydayIhavegotupandIhavegonetobed.

（chapter2）我不记得是谁曾经建议过，为了使灵魂宁静，一个人每天要做两件他不喜欢的事。说这句话的人是个聪明人，我也一直在一丝不苟地按照这条格言行事：因为我每天早上都起床，每天也都上床睡觉。Thefaculty能力formythisinnate先天的inthehumanrace.Itseizeswithavidity贪欲uponanyincidents,surprisingormysterious,inthecareerofthosewhohaveatalldistinguishedthemselvesfromtheirfellows,andinventsalegendtowhichitthenattaches系上

afanatical狂热的

belief.Itistheprotestofromanceagainstthecommonplaceoflife.（chapter1）制造神话是人类的天性，对那些出类拔萃的人物，如果他们生活中有什么令人感到诧异或者迷惑不解的事件，人们就会如饥似渴地抓住不放，编造出种种神话，而且深信不疑。这可以说是浪漫主义对平淡生活的一种抗议。Iforgetwhoitwasthatrecom24thatcivilisedmanpractisesastrangeingenuity心灵手巧的

inwastingontedious沉闷的

exercisesthebriefspan持续ofhislife.（c8）文明社会这样消磨自己的心智，把短促的生命浪费在无聊的应酬上实在令人莫解。

Ihadnotyetlearnthowcontradictoryishumannature;Ididnotknowhowmuchposethereisinthesincere,howmuchbasenessinthenoble,norhowmuchgoodnessinthereprobate恶棍.我那时还不了解人性多么矛盾，我不知道真挚中含有多少做作，高尚中蕴藏着多少卑鄙，或者，即使在邪恶里也找得着美德。（chapter10）Wewereliketram-cars电车runningontheirlinesfromterminus重点toterminus,anditwaspossibletocalculatewithinsmalllimitsthenumberofpassengerstheywouldcarry.我们这些人就象从终点站到终点站往返行驶的有轨电车，连乘客的数目也能估计个八九不离十。生活被安排得太有秩序了。我觉得简直太可怕了。（c18）thatcivilisedmanpractisesa251ItellyouI’vegottopaint.Ican’thelpmyself.Whenamanfallsintothewateritdoesn’tmatterhowheswims,wellorbadly:he’sgottogetoutorelsehe’lldrown.2Heseemedreallytobepossessedofadevil,andIfeltthatitmightsuddenlyturnandrend撕碎him.3Butafeverinmybloodaskedforawildercourse.4Inmyheartwasadesiretolivemoredangerously.Iwasnotunpreparedforjagged有锯口的

rocksandtreacherous危险的

shoalsifIcouldonlyhavechange-changeandtheexcitementoftheunforeseen.Itremindsyouofaplacid平静的

rivulet小溪,meanderingsmoothlythroughgreenpasturesandshadedbypleasanttrees,tillatlastitfallsintothevastysea;buttheseaissocalm,sosilent,soindifferent,thatyouaretroubledsuddenlybyavague模糊的

uneasiness.1ItellyouI’vegottopaint.26Itwasthis:Iaskedmyselfwhethertherewasnotinhissoulsomedeep-rootedinstinctofcreation,whichthecircumstancesofhislifehadobscured掩盖,butwhichgrewrelentlessly残酷的,asacancermaygrowinthelivingtissues,tillatlastittookpossessionofhiswholebeingandforcedhimirresistiblytoaction.我怀疑是否在他的灵魂中深深埋藏着某种创作的欲望，这种欲望尽管为他的生活环境掩盖着，却一直在毫不留情地膨胀壮大，正象肿瘤在有机组织中不断长大一样，直到最后完全把他控制住，逼得他必须采取行动，毫无反抗能力。Withsomemenitneedsacataclysm大变动,asastonemaybebrokentofragments碎片bythefury狂怒ofatorrent;butwithsomeitcomesgradually,asastonemaybewornawaybytheceaseless不断地

fallofadropofwater.Stricklandhadthedirectnessofthefanatic狂热分子

andtheferocity凶猛oftheapostle信徒.有一些人通过激变，有如愤怒的激流把石块一下子冲击成齑粉；另一些人则由于日积月累，好象不断的水滴，迟早要把石块磨穿。思特里克兰德有着盲信者的直截了当和使徒的狂热不羁。Itwasthis:Iaskedmyselfwh27“AndthepassionthatheldStricklandwasapassiontocreatebeauty.Itgavehimnopeace.Iturgedhimhitherandthither到处.Hewaseternallyapilgrim朝圣者,hauntedbyadivinenostalgia神圣的乡愁,andthedemonwithinhimwasruthless残忍.Therearemenwhosedesirefortruthissogreatthattoattainittheywillshatter粉碎theveryfoundationoftheirworld.OfsuchwasStrickland,onlybeautywithhimtooktheplaceoftruth.使思特里克兰德着了迷的是一种创作欲，他热切地想创造出美来。这种激情叫他一刻也不能宁静。逼着他东奔西走。他好象是一个终生跋涉的朝香者，永远思慕着一块圣地。盘踞在他心头的魔鬼对他毫无怜悯之情。世上有些人渴望寻获真理，他们的要求非常强烈，为了达到这个目的，就是叫他们把生活的基础完全打翻，也在所不惜。思特里克兰德就是这样一个人；只不过他追求的是美，而不是真理。"ThemillsofGodgrindslowly,buttheygrindexceedingsmall,"“上帝的磨盘转动很慢，但是却磨得很细，”“AndthepassionthatheldStr28Itwasstrangeandfantastic.Itwasavisionofthebeginningsoftheworld,theGardenofEden,withAdamandEve--quesais-je?--itwasahymntothebeautyofthehumanform,maleandfemale,andthepraiseofNature,sublime,indifferent,lovely,andcruel.Itgaveyouanawfulsenseoftheinfinityofspaceandoftheendlessnessoftime.BecausehepaintedthetreesIseeaboutmeeveryday,thecocoa-nuts,thebanyans,theflamboyants,thealligator-pears,Ihaveseenthemeversincedifferently,asthoughtherewereinthemaspiritandamysterywhichIameveronthepointofseizingandwhichforeverescapesme.Thecolourswerethecoloursfamiliartome,andyettheyweredifferent.Theyhadasignificancewhichwasalltheirown.Andthosenudemenandwomen.Theywereoftheearth,andyetapartfromit.Theyseemedtopossesssomethingoftheclayofwhichtheywerecreated,andatthesametimesomethingdivine.Yousawmaninthenakednessofhisprimevalinstincts,andyouwereafraid,foryousawyourself.““我说不太清楚。他的画奇异而荒诞，好象是宇宙初创时的图景——伊甸园，亚当和夏娃……我怎么知道呢？是对人体美——男性和女性的形体——的一首赞美诗，是对大自然的颂歌；大自然，既崇高又冷漠，既美丽又残忍……它使你感到空间的无限和时间的永恒，叫你产生一种畏惧的感觉。他画了许多树，椰子树、榕树、火焰花、鳄梨……所有那些我天天看到的；但是这些树经他一画，我再看的时候就完全不同了，我仿佛看到它们都有了灵魂，都各自有一个秘密，仿佛它们的灵魂和秘密眼看就要被我抓到手里，但又总是被它们逃脱掉。那些颜色都是我熟悉的颜色，可是又有所不同；它们都具有自己的独特的重要性。而那些赤身裸体的男男女女，他们既都是尘寰的、是他们揉捏而成的尘土，又都是神灵。人的最原始的天性赤裸裸地呈现在你眼前，你看到的时候不由得感到恐惧，因为你看到的是你自己。”Itwasstrangeandfantastic.29Heknewnothingofpictures,buttherewassomethingaboutthesethatextraordinarilyaffectedhim.Fromfloortoceilingthewallswerecoveredwithastrangeandelaboratecomp