大学英语阅读第三册第六课课文讲解课件

When When Johnsy Johnsy fell fell seriously seriously ill, ill, she she seemed seemed to to lose lose the the will will to to hang hang on on to to lifelife. . The The doctor doctor held held out out little little hope hope for for her. her. Her Her friends friends seemed seemed helplesshelpless. . Was Was there there nothing nothing to be doneto be done？ 活下去活下去 不抱希望不抱希望 爱莫能助爱莫能助无可奈何无可奈何 At At the the top top of of a a three-story three-story brick brick building, building, Sue Sue andand JohnsyJohnsy had had their their studiostudio. . “ “JohnsyJohnsy” ” was was familiar familiar for for Joanna. Joanna. One One was was from from Maine; Maine; the the other other from from California. California. They They had had met met at at a a cafe cafe on on Eighth Eighth Street Street and and found found their their tastes tastes in in art, art, chicory chicory salad salad and and bishop bishop sleeves sleeves so so much much in in tunetune that that the the joint studio joint studio resulted. resulted. 三层三层 画室画室 昵称昵称 菊苣菊苣 灯笼袖灯笼袖 趣味相投趣味相投 两人画室两人画室 That That was was in in May. May. In In November November a a cold, cold, unseen unseen strangerstranger, , whom whom the the doctors doctors called called PneumoniaPneumonia, , stalked stalked about about the the district, district, touching touching one one here here and and there there with with his his icy icy fingers.fingers. JohnsyJohnsy was was among among his his victims. victims. She She lay, lay, scarcely scarcely moving moving on on her her bed, bed, looking looking through through the the small small window window at at the the blankblank side of the next brick house. side of the next brick house. 隐形客隐形客 肺炎肺炎 悄悄闯入，蔓延悄悄闯入，蔓延 空白单调的空白单调的 One One morning morning the the busy busy doctor doctor invited invited Sue Sue into into the the hallway hallway with with a a bushybushy, , gray gray eyebroweyebrow. . “She “She has has oneone chance chance in in tenten,” ,” he he said. said. “And “And that that chance chance is is for for her her to to want want to to live. live. Your Your little little lady lady has has made made up up her her mind mind that that shes shes not not going going to to get get well. well. Has Has she she anything anything on on her mind?her mind?“ “ 过道过道 浓眉浓眉 一成一成 心事心事 “She “She she she wanted wanted to to paint paint the the Bay Bay of of Naples some day,“ said Sue.Naples some day,“ said Sue. “Paint? “Paint? boshbosh! ! Has Has she she anything anything on on her her mind mind worth worth thinking thinking about about twice twice a a man, man, for instance?“for instance?“ “A “A man?“ man?“ said said Sue. Sue. “Is “Is a a man man worth worth but, but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.“ no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.“ 海湾海湾 得了得了 留恋不舍留恋不舍 “ “Well,” Well,” said said the the doctor. doctor. “I “I will will do do all all that that science science can can accomplishaccomplish. . But But whenever whenever my my patient patient begins begins to to count count the the carriages carriages in in her her funeral funeral procession procession I I subtract subtract 50 50 per per cent cent from from the the curative curative power power of of medicines. medicines. “After “After the the doctor doctor had had gone gone Sue Sue went went into into the the workroom workroom and and cried. cried. Then Then she she marched marched into into JohnsyJohnsys s room room with with her her drawing drawing board, board, whistling whistling a merry tune.a merry tune. 做得到做得到 出殡队伍出殡队伍 （疗效）（疗效） 大步走进大步走进 吹口哨吹口哨 JohnsyJohnsy lay, lay, scarcely scarcely making making a a movement movement under under the the bedclothesbedclothes, , with with her her face face toward toward the the window. window. She She was was looking looking out and counting out and counting counting backwardcounting backward. . “Twelve,“ “Twelve,“ she she said, said, and and a a little little later later “eleven“; “eleven“; and and then then “ten,“ “ten,“ and and “nine“; “nine“; and and then “eight“ and “seven,“ almost together. then “eight“ and “seven,“ almost together. 被子被子 倒数着数倒数着数 Sue Sue looked looked out out of of the the window. window. What What was was there there to to count? count? There There was was only only a a barebare, , dreary dreary yard yard to to be be seen, seen, and and the the blank blank side side of of the the brick brick house house twenty twenty feet feet away. away. An An old, old, old old ivy ivy vine vine climbed climbed half half way way up up the the brick brick wall. wall. The The cold cold breath breath of of autumn autumn had had blown blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare.away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. 空荡荡空荡荡 沉闷沉闷 常青藤常青藤 “ “Six,” Six,” saidsaid JohnsyJohnsy, , in in almost almost a a whisperwhisper. . “Theyre “Theyre falling falling faster faster now.now. Three Three days days ago ago there there were were almost almost a a hundred. hundred. It It made made my my head head acheache to to count count them. them. But But now now its its easy. easy. There There goes goes another another one. one. There There are are only only five five left now.“left now.“ 低语低语 “Five what, dear? “Five what, dear? “ “Leaves. “Leaves. On On the the ivy ivy vine. vine. When When the the last last one one falls falls I I must must go, go, too. too. I Iveve known known that that for for three three days.days. DidnDidnt t the the doctor tell you?“ doctor tell you?“ “ “Oh, Oh, I I never never heard heard of of such such nonsensenonsense. . What What have have old old ivy ivy leaves leaves to to do do with with your your getting getting well? well? Dont Dont be be so so silly. silly. Why, Why, the the doctor doctor told told me me this this morning morning that that your your chances chances for for getting getting well well real real soon soon were were ten ten to to oneone! ! Try Try to to take take some some soup soup now, now, and and letlet SudieSudie go go and buy and buy port wineport wine for her sick child.“ for her sick child.“ 胡说八道胡说八道 与与有关有关 波尔图葡萄酒波尔图葡萄酒 十有八九十有八九 “ “YouYou neednneednt t get get any any more more wine,” wine,” saidsaid JohnsyJohnsy, , keeping keeping her her eyes eyes fixed fixed out out the the window. window. “There “There goes goes another. another. No, No, I I dont dont want want any any soup. soup. That That leaves leaves just just four. four. I I want want to to see see the the last last one one fall fall before before it it gets gets dark. dark. Then Then I Ill ll go, go, too. too. Im Im tired tired ofof waiting. waiting. Im Im tired tired of of thinking. thinking. I I want want to to turn turn loose loose my my holdhold on on everything, everything, and and go go sailing sailing downdown, , down, down, just just like like one one of of those those poor, poor, tired tired leaves.“leaves.“ 盯着盯着 腻味了腻味了 撒手撒手 飘然而去飘然而去 “ “ Try Try to to sleep,” sleep,” said said Sue. Sue. “I “I must must callcall BehrmanBehrman up up to to be be my my modelmodel for for the the old old miner. miner. I Ill ll not not be be gone a minutegone a minute.“ .“ 模特模特 去去就来去去就来 OldOld BehrmanBehrman was was a a painter painter who who lived lived on on the the ground ground floorfloor beneath beneath them. them. He He was was past past sixty sixty and and had had a a long long white white beard beard curling curling down down over over his his chestchest. . Despite Despite looking looking the the partpart, , BehrmanBehrman was was a a failurefailure in in art. art. For For forty forty years years he he had had been been always always about about toto paint paint a a masterpiece, but had never yet begun it. masterpiece, but had never yet begun it. 底楼底楼 胡须胡须 胸胸 像那样像那样 失败者失败者 准备做准备做 He He earned earned a a little little by by serving serving as as a a model model to to those those young young artists artists who who could could not not pay pay the the price price of of a a professionalprofessional. . He He drank drank gin gin to to excessexcess, , and and still still talked talked of of his his coming coming masterpiece. masterpiece. For For the the rest rest he he was was a a fierce fierce little little old old man, man, who who mockedmockedterriblyterribly at at softness softness in in any any one, one, and and who who regarded regarded himself himself as as guard guard dog dog to to the the two two young young artists in the studio above.artists in the studio above. 充当充当 专业人员专业人员 酒酒 过分，大肆过分，大肆 好斗的好斗的 嘲笑嘲笑 谈论谈论 Sue Sue foundfound BehrmanBehrman smellingsmelling strongly strongly of of gin gin in in his his dimly dimly lighted lighted studio studio below. below. In In one one corner corner was was a a blank blank canvas canvas on on an an easel easel that that had had been been waiting waiting there there for for twenty-five twenty-five years years to to receive receive the the first first line line of of the the masterpiece. masterpiece. 酒味酒味 光线暗淡的光线暗淡的 画布画布 画架画架 She She told told him him ofof JohnsyJohnsys s fancyfancy, , and and how how she she feared feared she she would, would, indeed, indeed, light light and and fragilefragile as as a a leaf leaf herself, herself, float float awayaway, , when when her her slight slight hold hold upon upon the the world world grew grew weaker. weaker. OldOld BehrmanBehrman, , with with his his red red eyes eyes plainlyplainly streamingstreaming, , shouted shouted his his contempt contempt for for such such foolish imaginings.foolish imaginings. 怪念头怪念头 脆弱脆弱 飘走飘走 眼泪涟涟眼泪涟涟 蔑视蔑视 “What!“ “What!“ he he cried. cried. “Are “Are there there people people in in the the world world foolish foolish enough enough to to die die because because leafs leafs drop drop off off from from a a vine? vine? I I have have never never heard heard of of such such a a thing. thing. Why Why do do you you allow allow such such silly silly ideas ideas to to come come into into that that head head of of hers? hers? God! God! This This is is not not a a place place in in which which one one so so good good as as MissMiss JohnsyJohnsy should should lie lie sick. sick. Some Some day day I I will will paint paint a a masterpiece, masterpiece, and and we we shall shall all all go go away. Yes.“away. Yes.“ JohnsyJohnsy was was sleeping sleeping when when they they went went upstairs. upstairs. Sue Sue pulled pulled the the shade shade down, down, and and motionedmotioned BehrmanBehrman into into the the other other room. room. In In there there they they peered peered out out the the window window fearfully fearfully at at the the ivy ivy vine. vine. Then Then they they looked looked at at each each other other for for a a moment moment without without speaking. speaking. A A persistentpersistent, , cold cold rain rain was was falling, falling, mingled mingled with with snow.snow. BehrmanBehrman, , in in his his old old blue blue shirt, shirt, took took his his seat seat as as the the miner miner on on an an up up turned turned kettle kettle for for a a rock rock . . 窗帘窗帘 示意示意 凝视凝视 淅淅沥沥淅淅沥沥 夹夹 水壶水壶 When When Sue Sue awoke awoke from from an an hours hours sleep sleep the the next next morning morning she she foundfound JohnsyJohnsy with with dulldull, , wide-open wide-open eyes eyes staring staring at at the the drawn drawn green shade.green shade. “Pull “Pull it it up; up; I I want want to to see,“ see,“ she she ordered, ordered, in in a a whisper.whisper. Wearily Wearily Sue obeyed.Sue obeyed. 无神的无神的 拉下的拉下的 疲倦疲倦 But, But, LoLo! ! after after the the beating beating rain rain and and fierce fierce wind wind that that had had endured endured through through the the night, night, there there yet yet stood stood out out against against the the brick brick wall wall one one ivy ivy leaf. leaf. It It was was the the last last on on the the vine. vine. Still Still dark dark green green near near its its stemstem, , but but with with its its edges edges colored colored yellow, yellow, it it hung hung bravely bravely from from a a branchbranch some twenty feet above the ground. some twenty feet above the ground. looklook 持续持续 叶梗叶梗 枝干枝干 “It “It is is the the last last one,“ one,“ saidsaid JohnsyJohnsy. . “I “I thought thought it it would would surely surely fall fall during during the the night. night. I I heard heard the the wind. wind. It It will will fall fall today, today, and and I I shall shall die die at at the the same same time.“time.“ The The day day wore wore away away, , and and even even through through the the twilighttwilight they they could could see see thethe lone lone ivy ivy leaf leaf clinging clinging to to its its stem stem against against the the wall. wall. And And then, then, with with the the coming coming of of the the night night the the north north wind was again wind was again loosedloosed. . When When it it was was light light enoughenough JohnsyJohnsy, , the the mercilessmerciless, , commanded commanded that that the the shade shade be be raisedraised. . 慢慢过去慢慢过去黄昏黄昏 北风大作北风大作 冷酷无情的冷酷无情的 The ivy leaf was still there.The ivy leaf was still there. JohnsyJohnsy lay lay for for a a long long time time looking looking at at it. it. And And then then she she called called to to Sue, Sue, who who was was stirring stirring her her chicken chicken soup over the gas stove. soup over the gas stove. 搅拌搅拌 “ “I Iveve been been a a bad bad girl,girl, SudieSudie,” ,” saidsaid JohnsyJohnsy. . “Something “Something has has made made that that last last leaf leaf stay stay there there to to show show me me how how wicked wicked I I was. was. It It is is a a sin sin to to want want to to die. die. You You may may bring bring me me a a little little soup soup now, now, and and some some milk milk with with a a little little port port in in it it and and no; no; bring bring me me a a hand-mirror hand-mirror first, first, and and then then pack pack some some pillows pillows about about me, me, and and I will sit up and watch you cook.“I will sit up and watch you cook.“ 坏坏 罪过罪过 port wineport wine 塞、填、垫塞、填、垫 An hour later she said:An hour later she said: “ “SudieSudie, , some some day day I I hope hope to to paint paint the the Bay of Naples.“Bay of Naples.“ The The doctor doctor came came in in the the afternoon, afternoon, and and Sue Sue had had an an excuse excuse to to go go into into the the hallway as he left.hallway as he left. “ “Even Even chances chances ,“ ,“ said said the the doctor, doctor, taking taking Sues thin, shaking hand in his.Sues thin, shaking hand in his. “With “With good good nursing nursing youyoull ll win. win. And And now now I I must must see see another another case case I I have have downstairs.downstairs. BehrmanBehrman, , his his name name is is some some kind kind of of an an artist, artist, I I believe. believe. Pneumonia, Pneumonia, too. too. He He is is an an old, old, weak weak man, man, and and the the attack attack isis acuteacute. . There There is is no no hope hope for for him; him; but but he he goes goes to to the the hospital hospital today to be made more comfortable.“today to be made more comfortable.“ 均等的均等的 急性发作急性发作 The The next next day day the the doctor doctor said said to to Sue: Sue: “Shes “Shes out out of of danger. danger. YouYouveve won. won. The The right food and care nowright food and care now thats all.“ thats all.“ And And that that afternoon afterno