the-bride-comes-to-yellow-sky-新娘來(lái)到黃天鎮(zhèn)(原文及譯文)

1、THEBRIDECOMESTOYELLOWSKY新娘來(lái)到黃天鎮(zhèn)新娘來(lái)到黃天鎮(zhèn)(斯蒂芬克萊恩著)I1.ThegreatpullmanwaswhirlingonwardwithsuchdignityofmotionthataglancefromthewindowseemedsimplytoprovethattheplainsofTexaswerepouringeastward.Vastflatsofgreengrassdullhuedspa

2、cesofmesquitecactuslittlegroupsofframehouseswoodsoflighttendertreesallweresweepingintotheeastsweepingoverthehizonaprecipice.I巨大的普爾曼式火車(chē)正氣宇軒昂地向前奔馳，從窗戶瞥出去，似乎只是證明德克薩斯州平原在向東傾瀉而出。廣袤平坦的綠地、色彩單調(diào)的牧豆樹(shù)和仙人掌、零星的座座木屋、淺色的小樹(shù)林，越過(guò)那懸崖般的地平線。

3、2.AnewlymarriedpairhadboardedthiscoachatSanAntonio.Themansfacewasreddenedfrommanydaysinthewindsunadirectresultofhisnewblackclotheswasthathisbrickcoledhswereconstantlyperfminginamostconsciousfashion.Fromtimetotimehelooked

4、downrespectfullyathisattire.Hesatwithahoneachkneelikeamanwaitinginabarbersshop.Theglanceshedevotedtootherpassengerswerefurtiveshy.一對(duì)新婚夫婦在圣安東尼奧登上了這列火車(chē)。男人的臉經(jīng)風(fēng)吹日曬了好多天而紅通通的，他身上穿著一套黑色的新裝，這將他那雙磚紅色的手襯托得格外醒目。他不時(shí)的低頭恭維他自己的服裝。他坐在那里

5、，把兩只手分別放在兩個(gè)膝蓋上，就像一個(gè)男人在理發(fā)店等待理發(fā)時(shí)那樣。他投向其他乘客的目光也是鬼鬼祟祟的羞澀的。3.Thebridewasnotprettynwassheveryyoung.Sheweadressofbluecashmerewithsmallreservationsofvelvetheretherewithsteelbuttonsabounding.Shecontinuallytwistedherheadtoregardhe

6、rpuffsleevesverystiffstraighthigh.Theyembarrassedher.Itwasquiteapparentthatshehadcookedthatsheexpectedtocookdutifully.Theblushescausedbythecarelessscrutinyofsomepassengersasshehadenteredthecarwerestrangetoseeuponthisplai

7、nunderclasscountenancewhichwasdrawninplacidalmostemotionlesslines.新娘不算漂亮，也不很年輕。她穿著一件藍(lán)色的細(xì)線羊毛衣，四周綴著小塊天鵝絨，上面還有不少鋼紐扣。她不斷地扭過(guò)頭審視她那蓬松的袖子，身子繃得筆直，表情嚴(yán)肅。它們使她很尷尬。很明顯她呆過(guò)廚房，而且她希望能老實(shí)本分地煮飯做菜。在她上車(chē)時(shí)，有些乘客肆意地盯著她打量，這讓她羞紅了瞼。那屬于窮人家的普通臉蛋原本線條簡(jiǎn)單，

8、幾乎沒(méi)什么表情，所以那紅暈看上去怪怪的.4.Theywereevidentlyveryhappy.“Everbeeninaparlcarbefe“heaskedsmilingwith勢(shì)利是最霸道的那種，但卻被運(yùn)用得不露痕跡。他壓迫他們；但對(duì)于這種壓迫，他們幾乎一無(wú)所知，而且就算有很多旅客用那種輕蔑的態(tài)度注視他們并以此為樂(lè)，他們很快也就忘得一干二凈了。他們的那種情形就應(yīng)該有值得樂(lè)的地方，歷來(lái)都是如此。11.“WearedueinYello

9、wSkyat3:42“hesaidlookingtenderlyintohereyes.“我們3：42到黃天鎮(zhèn)，”他溫柔地看著她的眼睛，告訴她。12.“Oharewe“shesaidasifshehadnotbeenawareofit.Toevincesurpriseatherhusbsstatementwaspartofherwifelyamiability.Shetookfromapocketalittlesilverwatchas

10、shehelditbefeherstaredatitwithafrownofattentionthenewhusbsfaceshone.“哦，是嗎？”她說(shuō)，仿佛自己還沒(méi)意識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)。對(duì)丈夫的話表示出驚訝，這是她作為溫柔賢妻的一部分。她從口袋里拿出一塊小銀表；她把它舉到眼前，聚精會(huì)神地皺眉看著，這時(shí)她的新婚丈夫臉上就又放光了。13.“IboughtitinSanAntonfromafriendofmine“hetoldhergleeful

11、ly.“我在圣安東尼奧從我的一個(gè)朋友手里買(mǎi)的這表，”他高興地告訴她。14.“Itsseventeenminutespasttwelve“shesaidlookingupathimwithakindofshyclumsycoquetry.Apassengernotingthisplaygrewexcessivelysardonicwinkedathimselfinoneofthenumerousmirrs.“十二點(diǎn)過(guò)十七分，”她抬頭看了看

12、他，帶著羞澀和生硬的媚態(tài)說(shuō)道。某位乘客注意到了這一切，變得愈發(fā)不屑，就沖著那眾多的鏡子向自己使眼色。15.Atlasttheywenttothediningcar.Tworowsofnegrowaitersinglowingwhitesuitssurveyedtheirentrancewiththeinterestalsotheequanimityofmenwhohadbeenfewarned.Thepairfelltothelotof

13、awaiterwhohappenedtofeelpleasureinsteeringthemthroughtheirmeal.Heviewedthemwiththemannerofafatherlypilothiscountenanceradiantwithbenevolence.Thepatronageentwinedwiththedinarydeferencewasnotplaintothem.yetastheyreturnedto

14、theircoachtheyshowedintheirfacesasenseofescape.最后他們?nèi)チ瞬蛙?chē)。穿著明亮亮的白色西裝的黑人服務(wù)生站成兩排，看他們走進(jìn)來(lái)；這些服務(wù)生已經(jīng)預(yù)先得到了消息，所以既心懷好奇，又看似若無(wú)其事。接待這兩位就餐的那個(gè)服務(wù)生恰好覺(jué)得很高興，盯著他們吃飯，他看著他們時(shí)的那種樣就像一個(gè)父親般的導(dǎo)航員，他臉上的神色也顯得慈祥可親。光顧此處，接受這樣畢恭畢敬的服務(wù)原本很平常，但對(duì)他們而言卻很稀罕。當(dāng)他們返回自己車(chē)

15、廂時(shí)，臉上帶著逃離窘境的慶幸。16.TotheleftmilesdownalongpurpleslopewasalittleribbonofmistwheremovedthekeeningRioGre.ThetrainwasapproachingitatanangletheapexwasYellowSky.PresentlyitwasapparentthatasthedistancefromYellowSkygrewshterthehu

16、sbbecamecommensuratelyrestless.Hisbrickredhsweremeinsistentintheirprominence.Occasionallyhewasevenratherabsentmindedfarawaywhenthebrideleanedfwardaddressedhim.在左邊有一個(gè)長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的紫色土坡，往下幾英里就能看見(jiàn)霧氣繚繞的緞帶，那里就是奔騰流淌的格蘭德河?；疖?chē)以某個(gè)角度接近它，頂端就是黃