63. 无声离别（讲解）

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"I tell you--it is also because of the snake. He must not bite you. Snakes--they are malicious creatures. This one might bite you just for fun . . ."

"I shall not leave you."

But a thought came to reassure him:

"It is true that they have no more poison for a second bite."

That night I did not see him set out on his way. He got away from me without making a sound. When I succeeded in catching up with him he was walking along with a quick and resolute step. He said to me merely:

"Ah! You are there . . ."

And he took me by the hand. But he was still worrying.

"It was wrong of you to come. You will suffer. I shall look as if I were dead; and that will not be true . . ." 

I said nothing.

"You understand . . . it is too far. I cannot carry this body with me. It is too heavy."

I said nothing.

"But it will be like an old abandoned shell. There is nothing sad about old shells . . ."

I said nothing.

He was a little discouraged. But he made one more effort: "You know, it will be very nice. I, too, shall look at the stars. All the stars will be wells with a rusty pulley. All the stars will pour out fresh water for me to drink . . ."

I said nothing.

"That will be so amusing! You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water . . .”

And he too said nothing more, because he was crying . . .

"Here it is. Let me go on by myself."

And he sat down, because he was afraid. Then he said, again:

"You know--my flower . . . I am responsible for her. And she is so weak! She is so naïve! She has four thorns, of no use at all, to protect herself against all the world . . ."

I too sat down, because I was not able to stand up any longer.

"There now--that is all . . ."

He still hesitated a little; then he got up. He took one step. I could not move.

There was nothing but a flash of yellow close to his ankle. He remained motionless for an instant. He did not cry out. He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound, because of the sand.

语言点

- malicious：adj. 怀有恶意的
- resolute：adj. 有决心的
- resolution：n. 坚定，决心；例：a New Year’s resolution 新年立志
- abandon：v. 抛弃
- abandoned：adj. 被遗弃的；例：abandoned children 弃儿
- discourage：v. 使灰心；例：The grown-ups discouraged me in my painter’s career when I was six years old. 六岁那年，我当画家的志气就已经被大人打消。
- rusty：adj. 生锈的，（知识/技能）荒废的；例：It’s been too long and I’m getting rusty. 时间太久了，我都生疏了。
- amusing：adj. 有趣的
- amuse：v. 逗笑，提供消遣；例：I don't amuse myself with balderdash. 我没有空说废话。