Kate-Chopin-The-Story-of-an-Hour-一个钟头的故事-中文+英文+词汇学习注释

TheStoryofanHour一个钟头的故事TheyknewthatLouiseMallardhadaweakheart.Sotheybrokethebadnewsgently.Herhusband,Brently,wasdead.“Therewasatrainaccident,Louise,”saidhersisterJosephine,quietly.Herhusband’sfriend,Richards,broughtthenews,butJosephinetoldthestory.Shespokeinbrokensentences.“Richards…wasatthenewspaperoffice.Newsoftheaccidentcame.Louise…Louise,Brently’snamewasonthelist.Brently…waskilled,Louise.”他们知道路易丝·马拉德的心脏不太好，所以把坏消息告诉她时非常小心。她的丈夫布伦特里死了。“出了一次火车事故，路易丝。”姐姐约瑟芬轻声说道。带来消息的是她丈夫的朋友理查兹，但告诉她的是约瑟芬。约瑟芬在讲述时语不成句。“理查兹当时正在报社，消息传了过来。路易丝……路易丝，死者的名单上有布伦特里的名字。布伦特里……遇难了，路易丝。”Louisedidnothearthestorycalmly,likesomewomenwould.Shecouldnotclosehermindorherhearttothenews.Likeasuddenstorm,hertearsbrokeout.Shecried,atonce,loudlyinhersister’sarms.Then,justassuddenly,thetearsstopped.Shewenttoherroomalone.Shewouldnotletanyonefollowher.Infrontofthewindowstoodalarge,comfortablearmchair.Intothishersankandlookedoutofthewindow.Shewasphysicallyexhaustedafterhertears.Herbodyfeltcold;hermindandheartwereempty.Outsideherwindowshecouldseethetrees.Theairamelledlikespringrain.Shecouldhearsomeonesingingfaraway.Birdssangnearthehouse.Blueskyshowedbetweentheclouds.Sherested.路易丝听到这个噩耗，没有像有些妇女所可能表现的那样平静。她不可能做到无动于衷。泪水像突如其来的暴雨，夺眶而出。她立时呼号起来，在姐姐的怀里放声大哭。随后她的泪水就像它们突然来时的那样又突然止住了。她独自走进自己的房间，不让任何人跟着进去。窗前放着一把又大又舒适的扶手椅。她疲惫地坐到椅子上，向窗外望去。哭过之后，她筋疲力尽。她浑身冰凉，脑子里和心里一片空白。窗外，她能看到一片树木，空气闻起来就像春雨过后。她还能听到远处有人在唱歌，房子附近也有鸟儿在歌唱，白云间露出一片片蓝天。她平静了下来。Shesatquietly,butafewweaktearsstillfell.Shewasyoungwithafair,calmfacethatshowedcertainstrength.Butnowtherewasadullstareinhereyes.Shelookedoutofthewindowatthebluesky.Shewasnotthinking,orseeing.Shewaswaiting.Therewassomethingcomingtoherandshewaswaitingforitwithfear.Whatwasit?Shedidnotknow.Itwastoosubtletoname.Butshefeltitcreepingoutofthesky.Itwasreachingherthroughthesound,thesmell,thecolorthatfilledtheair.Slowlyshebecameexcited,herbreathcamefast;herheartbeatfaster.Shewasbeginningtorecognizethethingthatwasapproachingtotakeher.Shetriedtobeatitbackwithherwill,butfailed.Hermindwasasweakashertwosmallwhitehands.Whenshestoppedfightingagainstit,alittlewordbrokefromherlips.她静静地坐着，又有几滴泪水掉落下来。她很年轻，白皙安详的脸上显露出一种毅力。但此时此刻，她的眼神中没有一丝生气。她望着窗外的蓝天。她不是在想，也不是在看，而是在等待。什么东西正向她靠近，她恐惧地等待着。是什么呢？她不知道。那东西太微妙，说不清楚。但是她感到它正从天边而来，透过空气中的声音、气息和颜色正在逼近她。慢慢地，她变得兴奋起来，呼吸急促，心跳加快。她开始意识到正向她逼近要控制她的是什么东西。她试图用自己的意志力把这种朦胧的意识打回去，但毫无用处。她的意志就像她那纤细白皙的双手，脆弱无力，不能将其推开。当她干脆任其自由发展时，从她的双唇间蹦出一个词。“free,”shewhispered.“free,free,free!”thedullstareandlookoffearwentfromhereyes.Theystayedkeenandbright.Herheartbeatfast,andthebloodwarmedandrelaxedeveryinchofherbody.Asuddenfeelingofjoyheldher.Shedidnotaskifherjoywaswrong.Shesawherfreedomclearlyandcouldnotstoptothinkofsmallerthings.Sheknewthatshewouldweepagainwhenshesawherhusband’sbody.Thekindhands,nowdeadandstill.Thelovingface,nowfixedandgray.Butshelookedintothefutureandsawmanylongyearstocomethatwouldbelongtoheralone.Andnowsheopenedandspreadherarmsouttothoseyearsinwelcome.“自由了，”她低语道，“自由了，自由了，自由了！”茫然的目光和恐惧的神色一扫而光。她的目光又敏锐、闪亮起来。她的心跳加快，血液沸腾，全身轻松了下来。她感到一种突如其来的欢悦。她想都没想这种欢悦的心情是否正当。今后的自由清清楚楚地展现在她的面前，别的都是小事，无暇顾及。她知道她看到丈夫的遗体时还会哭。那亲切的双手再也不能挥动，那可爱的脸庞变得呆滞而又苍白。但她看到了未来，看到了将来长远的岁月，那只属于她的岁月。她张开双臂，欢迎那美好的岁月。Therewouldbenooneelsetoliveforduringthoseyears.Shewouldliveforherselfalone.Therewouldbenopowerfulwillbendinghers.Menandwomenalwaysbelievetheycantellotherswhattodoandhowtothink.SuddenlyLouiseunderstoodthatthiswaswrongandthatshecouldbreakawayandbefreeofit.Amdyet,shehadlovedhim----sometimes.Oftenshehadnot.Whatdidlovemeannow?nowsheunderstoodthatfreedomisstrongerthanlove.“Free!Bodyandsoulfree!”shekeptwhispering.HersisterJosephinewaswaitingoutsidethedoor.“Pleaseopenthedoor,”Josephinecried.“Youwillmakeyourselfsick.Whatareyoudoinginthere,Louise?Please,please,letmein!”“Goaway.Iamnotmakingmyselfsick.”No,shewasdrinkinginlifethroughthatopenwindow.在那些岁月里，她将不再为其他任何人而活着，只为她自己。那时再也没有人使自己屈从于他的意志。人们总是认为他们可以叫其他人做什么，叫其他人如何思考。路易丝突然明白这是错误的，她完全可以从中摆脱出来。然而她曾经爱过他——有的时候。更多的时候她又不爱他。爱到底意味着什么？现在她知道自由比爱情更加强烈，更加重要。“自由了！彻底自由了！”她不停地低声说道。姐姐约瑟芬在门外等着。“请开门，”约瑟芬大声喊道。“你会把自己弄病的。你到底在里面干什么，路易丝？请，请让我进去！”“走开。我不会把自己弄病的。”是的，她不会。透过敞开的窗户，她正在领略着窗外生命的气息，体验着生命的美好。Shethoughtjoyfullyofallthosedaysbeforeher.Springdays,summerdays.Allkindsofdaysthatwouldbeherown.Shebegantohopelifewouldbelong.Itwasonlyyesterdaythatlifeseemedsolong!Afterawhileshegotupandopenedthedoor.Hereyeswerebright;hercheekswerered.Shedidn’tknowhowstrongandwellshelooked---sofullofjoy.Theywentdownstairs,whereRichardswaswaiting.Someonewasopeningthedoor.ItwasBrentlyMallard,whoentered,lookingdirtyandtired,carryingasuitcaseandanumbrella.Hewasnotkilledintheaccident.Hedidn’tevenknowtherehadbeenone.HestoodsurprisedatJosephine’ssuddencry.Hedidn’tunderstandwhyRichardsmovedsuddenlybetweenthem,tohideLouisefromherhusband.ButRichardswastoolate.Whenthedoctorscame,theysaidshehaddiedofheartdisease----ofjoythatkills.她高兴地想着以后的日子。春天，夏天，所有属于她自己的日子。她开始渴望长寿，而就在昨天她还嫌生命漫长，看不到尽头！过了一会，她起身把门打开。她的眼睛炯炯有神，她的脸颊很红润。她不知道她的身体看起来是多么地健康——充满了喜悦。她们下了楼，理查兹在楼下等着。有人在开门。进来的是布伦特里·马拉德，他满面风尘，手提着一只旅行箱并拿着把雨伞。他没有在事故中遇难，他甚至不知道发生了车祸。他愣在那里，对约瑟芬的惊叫感到诧异。他不理解理查兹为什么突然站到他们中间，把路易丝挡起来。但是理查兹太晚了。当医生赶到时，他们说她死于心脏病——死于心脏承受不了的喜悦。注释A.词汇（Vocabulary）1.break:vt,vi1）（causeto）separateintopartswithsuddennessorviolence,butnotbycuttingortearing打破；击破；（使）破裂；（使）破碎；断Hebrokeawindow.他打破了一扇窗。Theropebrokewhentheywereclimbing.他们向上爬时，绳索断了。Theglassbrokeintopieces.玻璃破成碎片。Alargepieceoficebrokeawayfromthemainmass.一大块冰从冰堆上断裂开来。2）（causeto）becomeunusablebydamagetooneormoreparts（弄）坏；损坏；（使）破损Hebrokehiswristwatchbydroppingit.他把手表掉在地上，摔坏了。Thismachineisbrokenandmustberepaired.这台机器坏了，得修理一下。3）（causeto）becomesuddenlyorviolently（使）突然变为Theprisonerbrokeloose.犯人突然挣脱逃跑了。Theboxbrokeopenwhenitfell.盒子掉下来时，盖子一下子摔开了。4）nottokeep(alaw,etc.);goactivelyagainst违反；违背（法律等）Ifyoudothis,youwillbebreakingthelaw.如果你这样做，就会违反法律。Hebrokethespeedlimitbydrivinghiscarat80mph.他以八十英里的时速开车，违反了车速限制的规定。5)tell,makeknown,reveal告诉；使知道Someonemustbreakthebadnewstoher.一定得有人将坏消息告诉她。2.exhausted和exhaustive的区别exhausted的意思是“筋疲力尽”；exhaustive看起来与exhausted很相近，但意思完全不一样，它是“全面而彻底的；详尽无遗的”的意思。例如：Theexhaustedmenfellontheroadandsleptwheretheylay.那些筋疲力尽的人躺倒在路上，就地睡着了。Thisisanexhaustivestudyofthesubject.这是有关该题目的一个详尽的研究。3.subtle:adj.1)delicate,hardlynoticeable,andesp.pleasant难以捉摸的；微妙的Therearesubtledifferencesbetweenthetwothings.这两者之间有着微妙的关系。It’sasubtletaste.那是一种无法形容的味道。2)cleverinarrangement精巧的；巧妙的That’sasubtleplan.那是一个巧妙的计划。4.creep:vi.(pt,ppcrept)1)moveslowly,quietlyorsecretlywiththebodytotheground（身体贴近地面而且悄悄地）爬行；匍匐前进Thecatcreptsilentlytowardsthemouse.猫悄悄地向老鼠爬过去。2)(oftime,age,etc.)comeongradually（指时间，年龄等）不知不觉地而来Oldagecreepsupononeunawares.不知不觉地老年就来临了。3)(ofplants,etc)growalongthegroundoverthesurfaceofawall,etc.（指植物等）沿地面、墙壁的表面等而蔓延；攀爬Ivyhadcreptovertheruinedcastlewalls.常春藤已爬满了那荒堡残垣。4)(oftheflesh)havethefeelingthatthingsarecreepingoverit(astheresultoffear,repugnance,etc.)（指肌肤）有虫爬的感觉（如由于恐惧、嫌恶等之结果）；起鸡皮疙瘩Thesightofthecold,dampprisoncell,withratsrunningabout,madeherfleshcreep.看见那冰冷阴湿的牢房，还有老鼠在里面跑来跑去，她浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。5.will:n.1)mentalpowerbywhichapersoncandirecthisthoughtsandactions,andinfluencethoseofothers意志Hehasthewilltolive;he‘llrecover.他有活下去的决心；他会康复的。2）controlexercisedoveroneself,one’simpulses意志力，自制力Heshowedastrengthofwillthatovercameallobstacles.他表现出坚强的意志力，克服了所有的障碍。3）determination;desireorpurpose决心；意向；欲望；目的Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者，事竟成。6.weep:vi.vt1)esp.formal&literarytocry流泪；哭泣Helostcontrolofhisfeelingsandbegantoweep.他控制不住自己的感情，流起眼泪来。Sheweptbittertears.她流下了伤心的眼泪。2）toput(oneself)intoacertainstatebyweeping哭得使（处于某种状态）Sheweptherselfsilly.她哭得死去活来。7.spread:vt.vi1)stretchorextendinspaceortime（空间上）扩展；伸开；分散（在一段时间里）Inthelasthundredyears,thecityhasspreadalot.在近一百年里，这个城市扩展了许多。Hestoodupandspreadhisarms.他站起来，伸开了双臂。HisvisitstoCanadawerespreadoverfiveyears.他的几次加拿大之行是分散在五年中进行的。2）put(acovering)on(asurface)涂在…的表面上Shespreadbutteronthebread.她在面包上涂了黄油。8.bend:vt.vi.(pt,ppbent)1)cause(sth.rigid)tobeoutofastraightlineorsurface使（硬的东西）弯曲Leadbendseasily.铅容易弯曲。2）bow;stoop弯腰；屈身Shebentovertolookatthestones.她弯腰去看那些石块。3）direct使朝向Alleyesarebentonme.大家都在看着我。4）submit屈从，服从Thepeopleinthecountryarebenttotheirking‘swill.这个国家的人民服从国王的意志。9.stay:vi.1)nottomove,go,come,etc.停留；逗留Yougo;I’llstayheretillyoucomeback.你走吧，我会待在这里等你回来。Shestayedwhereshewas.她待在原地不动。Mycarstaysinthegaragemostoftheweek.一周大部分时间我的车都停放在车库里不用。2）continuetobe(inanunchangedstate)保持（不变状态）Ihopethesoupwillstaywarmtilltheycomeback.我希望在他们回来之前汤不会凉。Theroomhasstayedthesamesincehedied;noonehaschangedanything.他死后，房间一直保持原状；谁也没有动过任何东西。10.approachvt.vi.1）move,come,orgonear走近；接近；临近Heapproachedthemslowly.他慢慢走近他们。Springisapproaching.春天临近了。2）comeorgoto(someone)totalkabout,suggest,askfor（something）与…打交道；找…商量；向…接洽、查询Heapproachedmeaboutthislastweek.上星期他找我商谈这件事。Canyouapproachthemonthematterforme?你能找他们替我查询一下这件事情吗？B.短语、句型（SetPhrasesandSentencePatterns）1.keepdoingsth.:continuedoingsth.;doingsth.frequentlyorrepeatedly继续做某事；老是做某事Alicekeptwavingtous.爱丽丝不停地向我们挥手。Theykeptwateringthefieldsuntiltheygotagoodharvest.他们不断浇地，直到获得了好收成。Manyproblemskeptcroppingupinhismind.他脑中不断出现许多问题。2.drinkin:(fig)takeineagerlythroughthesensesorwithpleasure(喻)欣赏Theboydrankineverywordofthesailor‘sstoryofhisadventures.这小男孩全神贯注地倾听着那水手叙述他冒险故事的每一句话。Theystoppedforamomenttodrinkinthebeautyofthescenery.他们逗留了一会儿，欣赏周围的美丽景色。3.stoptodosth.:stopdoingwhatisbeingdoneandstarttodoanotherthing停下来去某事HestoppedtospeaktoMartin.他停下来和马丁讲话。Theystoppedtolisten,buttherewasnomoresound.他们停下来去听，但已没有声音了。Onmyreturnjourney,Istoppedtoseetwofactoriesthathadjustbeenbuilt回去的途中，我停下来参观了刚建起来的两座工厂。Cf.stopdoingsth.:stopdoingwhatoneisdoing停止做某事Hasitstoppedraining?雨停了吗？Stoptalking.不要讲话了。Helpneverstoppedcomingfromthedayshefellill.从她生病的那一天起，各方面的帮助就没停过。4.breakout:(offire,disease,war,rioting)appear,start,suddenly（指火灾，疾病，战争,暴乱）突然发生Afirebrokeoutduringthenight.夜间突然发生火灾。TheSecondWorldWarbrokeoutinSeptember1939.第二次世界大战爆发于1939年。5.belongto:beownedby属于Thisbookbelongstohim;it’shis.这本书属于他，是他的。Whodoesthatcarbelongto?那辆车是谁的？6.breakaway:freeoneselffrom脱离；摆脱Hehasbrokenawayfromhisoldhabits.他戒除了旧习。Startledbythesuddenwhistleofthetrain,thehorsebrokeaway.火车突然鸣笛，那匹马受惊脱逃。C.难句理解（SentenceComprehension）1.Sotheybrokethebadnewsgently.——Sotheytoldthebadnewsinasoftway.因此他们俩委婉地告诉了那坏消息。breakthebadnewsgently:revealthenewsinsuchawaythatitseffectislessofashock把一个坏消息非常委婉地告诉某人2.Louisedidnothearthestorycalmly,likesomewomenwould.——Louisewasnotascalmassomewomenwoulddowhensheheardthestory.路易丝听到这个消息，不象有些女人那样平静。该句中like做连词用，意思是“象，如”，一般认为这种用法不正确，但实际上许多知名作家也这样用。又如：Shecan‘tcooklikehermotherdoes.她烹饪的技术不如她的母亲。3.Shecouldnotclosehermindorherhearttothenews.——Itwasimpossibleforhertoremainunmovedatthenews.他不可能做到无动于衷。closeone’smindto:nottobeaffected,remainunmoved不受影响；无动于衷4.Likeasuddenstorm,hertearsbrokeout.——Likeasuddenstorm,hertearscameoutimmediately.她的泪水就像突如其来的暴雨，夺眶而出。likeasuddenstorm是一种比喻用法，这种修辞手法常用于文学作品中，使描写更加形象生动。又如：AndthenDellaleapeduplikealittlesingedcatandcried:“Oh,Oh!”接着，黛拉像挨烫的小猫一样跳起来，喊叫着说：“啊，啊！”5.Intothisshesankandlookedoutofthewindow.——Shesatdowninthelargeandcomfortablearmchair,andlookedoutofthewindow.她疲惫地坐下来，向窗外望去。这是一个倒装句，使该句与上句之间更加连贯。句