英语名作导读B下3.doc

The Naming Of Cats - Poem by T. S. EliotThe Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,为猫取名是件难事It isnt just one of your holiday games;不像一种假日游戏You may think at first Im as mad as a hatter你首先可能认为我极度疯狂When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.当我告诉你一只猫必须有三个不同的名字First of all, theres the name that the family use daily,第一，是日常居家的名字Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,比如彼特、奥古斯都、阿兰佐或詹姆士Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey比如维克托、乔纳森、乔治或比尔贝利All of them sensible everyday names.它们都是日常的名字There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,有讲究的名字，听起来好听些Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:有的书绅士，有的属淑女Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter比如柏拉图、阿德墨托斯、伊莱克特拉、得墨忒耳But all of them sensible everyday names.然而它们都是日常的名字But I tell you, a cat needs a name thats particular,但是我告诉你，猫需要一个特殊的名字A name thats peculiar /独特的；奇怪的/, and more dignified /有尊严的；高贵的/,一个奇特的名字，而且更尊贵Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular /垂直的；陡峭的/,不然他怎能扬尾神气Or spread out his whiskers /胡须，腮须/, or cherish his pride?展须或怀抱傲气呢？Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum /法定人数/,这类名字我能给你一大串Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,就像蒙克斯崔普、奎佐或柯利科佩特Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-例如邦贝鲁丽娜或是杰利罗伦Names that never belong to more than one cat.绝不另属其他猫之名But above and beyond theres still one name left over,然而除此之外，依然留下一个名字And that is the name that you never will guess;那是你永远猜不到的名字The name that no human research can discover人类研究发现不到的名字But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.但猫自己知道而永不坦承When you notice a cat in profound meditation /沉思，深思/,当你注意猫在沉思时The reason, I tell you, is always the same:我告诉你的理由永远相同His mind is engaged in a rapt /全神贯注的；入迷的/ contemplation /沉思/他的心思贯注沉思Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:思索着、思索着、思索着，他的名字His ineffable /不可言喻的/ eff