2级-《欧·亨利短篇小说集》-第9课

前情提要 

埃尔温·贝尔福德醒来的时候发现自己在一列火车上，通过和车上乘客的交流他得知这些乘客都是药剂师，并且准备前往纽约参加一场年会

故事原文 

O. Henry's Short Stories L9

欧·亨利短篇小说集 L9

After a time, he held out (1) his newspaper to me. 'Look at that,' he said. 'Here’s another of those men who run away and then say that they have forgotten who they are. A man gets tired of (2) his business and his family, and he wants to have a good time. He goes away somewhere and when they find him, he says that he doesn't know who he is, and that he can't remember anything.'

过了一会儿，他把报纸递给我。“看看这个，”他说，“又有一个出走的人，说不记得自己是谁了。男人厌倦了工作和家庭，想过得快活点儿。他跑到某个地方去，人们找到他时，他说不知道自己是谁，什么都记不起来了。”

I took the paper and read this:

我接过报纸，读到了这一段： 

Denver, June 12th 

丹佛，6月12日

Elwyn C. Bellford, an important lawyer in the town, left home three days ago and has not come back. Just before he left, he took out (3) a lot of money from his bank. Nobody has seen him since that day. He is a quiet man who enjoys his work and is happily married. But Mr Bellford works very hard, and it is possible that he has amnesia.

埃尔温·C.贝尔福德，本城重要律师，三日前离家，至今未归。离家之前刚从银行提取大量现金。自当日起，无人再见过他。他生性安静，热爱工作，婚姻幸福。但是，贝尔福德先生工作过于勤奋，有可能患了失忆症。

'But sometimes people do forget who they are, Mr Bolder,’I said.

“不过，有时候人是会忘掉自己是谁的，博尔德先生。”我说。

'Oh, come on! ’Mr Bolder answered. It's not true, you know! These men just want something more exciting in their lives-another woman, perhaps. Something different.'

“啊，算了吧！”博尔德先生答道，“您要知道，不是这样的！这些男人不过是想给生活添点儿刺激——找别的女人什么的。找点儿不一样的东西。”

We arrived in (4) New York at about ten o' clock at night. I took a taxi to a hotel, and I wrote the name, 'Edward Pinkhammer', in the hotel book. Suddenly I felt wild and happy--I was free.A man without a name can do anything.

我们大约是晚上10点钟到了纽约。我乘出租车到了一家酒店，在登记簿上写下姓名“爱德华·平客哈默”。突然之间，我觉得激动又快活——我自由了。一个人连名字都没有，想干什么都成啊。

The young man behind the desk at the hotel looked at me a little strangely. I had no suitcase.

酒店前台的年轻人有点儿奇怪地看着我。我没有行李。

I'm here for the Druggists' Meeting,' I said. 'My suitcase is lost.' I took out some money and gave it to him.

“我是来开'药剂师大会’的，”我说，“我的行李丢了。”我拿出一些钱来交给他。

The next day I bought a suitcase and some clothes and I began to live the life of Edward Pinkhammer.I didn't try to remember who or what I was.

第二天，我买了个行李箱。还有一些衣物，开始以爱德华·平客哈默的名义生活。我并没有想法子去回忆自己到底是谁，是干什么的。

The next few days in Manhattan were wonderful-the theatres, the gardens, the music, the restaurants, the night life, the beautiful girls. And during this time I learned something very important-if you want to be happy, you must be free.

接下来在曼哈顿的一段日子真是妙极了—剧院、花园、音乐、餐馆、夜生活，还有漂亮姑娘。而且在这段时间里，我悟到了很重要的一点——要想快活，就得自由才行。

Sometimes I went to quiet, expensive restaurants with soft music. Sometimes I went on the river in boats full of noisy young men and their girlfriends(5)(6). And then there was Broadway, with its theatres and bright lights.

有时候我会去安静而豪华的餐馆，听听轻音乐。有时候我乘船在河上游玩，船上满是闹哄哄的带着女朋友的年轻人。再有就是会去百老汇，那里剧院众多，灯火通明。

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点

1. hold out sth. to sb. 把某物伸出递给某人

例句：

I hold out my hand to you.

我把手递给你。 /和你握手。

2. get tired of sth./doing sth. 对某事厌倦

例句：

get tired of school

厌倦上学

get tired of eating this food

吃腻这种食物

3. take out 取出，拿出

例句：

take out/withdraw money from the bank

从银行取钱

4. arrive in + 大地点（城市、国家） 到达

arrive at + 小地点 到达

例句：

arrive in Beijing

到达北京

arrive in China

到达中国

arrive at the village

到达这个村庄

5. go on the river in boats 乘船游玩，泛舟

例句：

In spring, we like to go to the park and go on the river in boats.

春天时，我们喜欢去公园里泛舟游玩。

6. full of sth. 充满某物

例句：

My heart is full of happiness.

我的心充满了快乐。

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