Love-in-the-Time-of-Cholera-霍乱时期的爱情

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morethanhalfacentury?53years7monthsand11daysElAmorEnLosTiemposDelColeraLoveintheTimeofCholerawrittenbyGarciaMarquezThisishisfirstnovelafterhewontheNobelPrizeinLiterature.TheinformationabouttheautherHisWorksPlotSummaryThenovelbeganwithDrJuvenalUrbino,whocametoexaminehisbestfriendJeremiahSaint-Amour’sbody.Amourcommittedsuicidewhenhewas60yearoldinordernottogrowolder.WhenDrUrbinowentbackhome,hefoundhisbelovedpetparrotescapedtothetopofamangotree.Whenhetiredtosaveit,hefellfromtheladderanddied.FlorentinoArizachosetoconfesshislovetoUrbino’swife,FerminaDazaatthattime.ButFerminarefusedbecauseofhisabruptnessandherfeelingsinthebottomoftheheart.WhenFlorentinoandFerminawasyoung,theyexchangedalotoflovelettersfor3yearsandevendecidedtogetmarried.ButherfatherdidnotagreehertomarryapoormansohebroughtFerminabacktocountrysideforoneyearinordertoletherforgetFlorentino.WhenFerminareturnedbacktothecityandmetFlorentinoagain,shetoldFlorentinothatheshouldforgetherandsherealizedthatwhatbetweenthemwasnothingmorethananillusion.However,Florentinodecidedtokeepthedesireonherandkeepvirginityuntiltheyeventuallygottogether.ButinordertodecreasehismisstoFermina,hebegantofindwomenandhadaself-indulgencelife.Butheneverforgotherevenforaminute.FinallyFerminamarriedDrUrbinoandbecameanobleladyasherfatherwishedhertobe.Butaftertheirmarriage,thedoctoralsohadloveaffairwithanotherwoman.OnlyafterUrbino’sdeath,didFlorentinore-examinehislovetoFermina,thenhegraduallyusehiswordsintheloveletterstoregaintheirlove.Inajourneyonaship,boththeoldmanandwomanfoundthemselvesfallinginlovewitheachotheragain.Ferminawasafraidthatitwouldcausescandals,sothecaptainraisedayellowflag,whichstoodforcholera.

Andthentheyhadajourneyoftheirlovewithoutdisturbing.Itisconsideredasanon-traditionallovestoryasloversfindloveintheirseventies,whendeathisallaroundthem.LoveintheTimeofCholeraisbasedonthestoriesoftwocouples.TheyoungloveofFerminaDazaandFlorentinoArizaisbasedontheloveaffairofGarcíaMárquez'sparents.However,asheexplainsinaninterview:“Theonlydifferenceismyparentsmarried.Andassoonastheyweremarried,theywerenolongerinterestingasliteraryfigures.”

TheloveofoldpeopleisbasedonanewspaperstoryaboutthedeathoftwoAmericans,whowerealmost80yearsoldandwereeachmarriedtootherpeoplebuttheymeteveryyearinthesameplace.Theywereoutinaboatonedayandweremurderedbytheboatman.GarcíaMárqueznotes,“Throughtheirdeath,thestoryoftheirsecretromancebecameknowntoothers.Iwasfascinatedbythem.”AboutthenovelTherearemanykindsofloveshowninthenovelthathumanbeingswillexperience:fallinginloveatthefirstsight(一见钟情),beingpassionatelyinlove(热恋),bitterlove(苦恋),carryingatorchforsomeone(暗恋),lovetriangle(三角恋),spirituallove(精神恋爱),physicallove(物欲之爱),noblelove,meniallove(卑微的爱)andsoon.AboutLOVE"Thereisnothingmoredifficultthanlove."--GarciaMarquez"TheonlyregretIhaveindyingisthatIdonotdieforlove."--FlorentinoAriza"Thecruxofsociallifeistolearntocontrolfear,thecruxofcouples'lifeistolearntocontrolallergy."(社会生活的症结在于学会控制害怕，夫妻生活的症结在于学会控制反感。)--DrJuvenalUrbinoSpiritualLove

VSPhysicalLoveWhichonewillyouchoose?Whentalkingaboutlove,thiskindofquestionsareoftenasked.HereIwouldliketosaythatnomatterwhichoneyouwillchoose,thehappinessofloveisthemostimportantthing.JustlikethewomancharacterFermina,shefinallychosetomarryDrUrbinotobecomeafairyladywithhighsocialstatusandshegaveupthelovetoFlorentino.Butshewasnothappy.Shewasregretfulforherchoice,forhermarriagewasjustprosaiclikewaterandshehopedtohavealovewithlotsofpassion.Soafterherhusband'sdeath,shedecidedtobetogetherwithFlorentino.Somaketherightchocie,behappy.Whenfacedwithtruelove,thedeathisnotdreadfulatall.ThisiswhatFerminaandFlorentinoshowingtous.Thetwoloversareoldanddeathisaroundthem.Buttheystillchoosetogettogethernomatterhowthesocietythinksaboutthem."Wewillbetogetheruntilthedeathseparatesus."ThiskindofsentencecanbeseeninmanyTVshows,especiallyinthesceneofwedding.LoveandDeathMarriageVowEntreatmenottoleaveyou,ortoreturnfromfollowingafteryou,ForwhereyougoIwillgo,andwhereyoustayIwillstayYourpeoplewillbemypeople,andyourGodwillbemyGod.Andwhereyoudie,IwilldieandthereIwillbeburied.MaytheLorddowithmeandmoreifanythingbutdeathpartsyoufromme.

我恳求上帝不要让我离开你，让我永远跟随你的脚步。因为你到哪里我便去到哪里，你在哪里停留我也在哪里停留。你的亲友就是我的亲友，你的主也将成为我的主。你在哪里死去，我就同你一起埋葬在那里。就让主降罚于我，因为除了死亡，再多的灾难也不能将你我分开。