lesson 3 The use of force

lesson3 TheUseofForce 威廉 卡洛斯 威廉斯 WilliamCarlosWilliams1883 1963 是20世纪美国最负盛名的几个诗人之一 与象征派和意象派联系紧密 他还是全科及小儿科医师 他反对维多利亚诗风 尤其是T S 艾略特 既受到庞德等人影响 又继承了浪漫派传统 推陈出新 力求贴近生活语言 威廉 卡洛斯 威廉斯出生于美国新泽西州鲁瑟福德城的一个商人的家庭 在他少年时期随同母亲和哥哥去往欧洲生活 1902年考入宾夕法尼亚大学 结识了埃兹拉 庞德和希尔达 杜利特尔 这段友谊给了他的诗歌创作的激情 从宾夕法尼亚大学毕业后取得医学学位 又去德国莱比锡大学进修 他的一生主要是行医 直到50年代才退休 业余从事诗歌创作 也写小说和评论文章 威廉斯在文学创作上曾受大学时期的好友埃兹拉 庞德和其他意象派作家的影响 同时继承了惠特曼的浪漫主义传统 并在诗歌形式方面进行了实验 发展了自由诗体 他反对感伤主义的维多利亚诗风 坚持 美国本色 力求用美国本土语言写作 很少使用普通读者所不熟悉的词汇 1950年获全国图书奖 1952年获博林根奖金 并被聘为国会图书馆诗歌顾问 他的主要作品有长篇叙事诗 佩特森 1963年全部发表 它以新泽西州一小城的历史和社会生活为背景 反映美国的文化和现代人的风貌 是当代美国哲理诗的代表作品之一 被称为美国后现代主义诗歌的鼻祖 WilliamCarlosWilliams September17 1883 March4 1963 wasanAmericanpoetcloselyassociatedwithmodernismandimagism WilliamsisoftencountedasbeingamongagroupoffourmajorAmericanpoetswhowereallborninatwelve yearperiodthatbeganin1874 ThegroupalsoconsistsofRobertFrost whowasbornin1874 WallaceStevens whowasbornin1879 andHilda H D Doolittle whowasbornin1886 Ofthesefour Williamsdiedlast severalweeksafterFrost Stevenswasfirsttodie in1955 whileH D liveduntil1961 Inadditiontohiswriting Williamshadalongcareerasaphysicianpracticingbothpediatricsandgeneralmedicine HewasaffiliatedwithwhatwasthenknownasPassaicGeneralHospitalinPassaic NewJersey whereheservedasthehospital schiefofpediatricsfrom1924untilhisdeath Thehospital whichisnowknownasSt Mary sGeneralHospital paystributetoWilliamswithamemorialplaquethatstates wewalkthewardsthatWilliamswalked 1 TEXT Theywerenewpatientstome allIhadwasthename Olson Pleasecomedownassoonasyoucan mydaughterisverysick WhenIarrivedIwasmetbythemother abigstartledlookingwoman verycleanandapologeticwhomerelysaid Isthisthedoctor andletmein Intheback sheadded Youmustexcuseus doctor wehaveherinthekitchenwhereitiswarm Itisverydampheresometimes Thechildwasfullydressedandsittingonherfather slapnearthekitchentable Hetriedtogetup butImotionedforhimnottobother tookoffmyovercoatandstartedtolookthingsover Icouldseethattheywereallverynervous eyeingmeupanddowndistrustfully Asoften insuchcases theyweren ttellingmemorethantheyhadto itwasuptometotellthem that swhytheywerespendingthreedollarsonme motionvi vt tomoveyourhandorheadasawayoftellingpeopletodosomethingmotion for sbtodosth 她示意他把后门关上 Shemotionedhimtoshutthebackdoor gesture bother Ifyoudonotbothertodosomethingorifyoudonotbotherwithsth youdonotdoit considerit oruseitbecauseyouthinkitisunnecessaryorbecauseyouaretoolazy 操心 费力 麻烦 1 donotbothertodosomething懒得做 不愿 不用 费力做 你不用费心回复邮件了 我直接给他打电话 Don tbothertoreplytotheemail Iwilljustcallhim 2 麻烦某人做 bothersbwithsth 现在先不要麻烦他 我觉得我能处理这件事 Don tbotherhimwithitnow IthinkIcanhandleit Thechildwasfairlyeatingmeupwithhercold steadyeyes andnoexpressiontoherfacewhatever Shedidnotmoveandseemed inwardly quiet anunusuallyattractivelittlething andasstrongasaheiferinappearance Butherfacewasflushed shewasbreathingrapidly andIrealizedthatshehadahighfever Shehadmagnificentblondehair inprofusion OneofthosepicturechildrenoftenreproducedinadvertisingleafletsandthephotogravuresectionsoftheSundaypapers inwardly withrespecttoprivatefeelings 思想 感情 内在的 内心的我暗地替他担心 Iwasinwardlyworriedabouthim 弟兄们表面上很友好 骨子里却很疏远 Thebrotherswereoutwardlyfriendly inwardlytheywerefarapart profusion Ifthereisaprofusionofsomethingorifitoccursinprofusion thereisaverylargequantityorvarietyofit Hundredsofflowersarebloominginprofusion 百花怒放 Aprofusionofleavesburstsoutontreesinthespringtime 春天许许多多的叶子从树上冒出来 She shadafeverforthreedays beganthefatherandwedon tknowwhatitcomesfrom Mywifehasgivenherthings youknow likepeopledo butitdon tdonogood Andthere sbeenalotofsicknessaround Sowetho tyou dbetterlookheroverandtelluswhatisthematter AsdoctorsoftendoItookatrialshotatitasapointofdeparture Hasshehadasorethroat Bothparentsansweredmetogether No No shesaysherthroatdon thurther Doesyourthroathurtyou addedthemothertothechild Butthelittlegirl sexpressiondidn tchangenordidshemovehereyesfrommyface Haveyoulooked Itriedto saidthemother butIcouldn tsee departure departureistheactofgoingawayfromsomewheretoanotherplace动身startingTheapproximatedateofhisdepartureisnextmonth 他大约在下个月动身 起程的日期定了吗 Hasthedeparturedatebeenfixed Asithappenswehadbeenhavinganumberofcasesofdiphtheriaintheschooltowhichthischildwentduringthatmonthandwewereall quiteapparently thinkingofthat thoughnoonehadasyetspokenofthething Well Isaid supposewetakealookatthethroatfirst Ismiledinmybestprofessionalmannerandaskingforthechild sfirstnameIsaid comeon Mathilda openyourmouthandlet stakealookatyourthroat Nothingdoing Aw comeon Icoaxed justopenyourmouthwideandletmetakealook Look Isaidopeningbothhandswide Ihaven tanythinginmyhands Justopenupandletmesee Suchaniceman putinthemother Lookhowkindheistoyou Comeon dowhathetellsyouto Hewon thurtyou coax Ifyoucoaxsomeoneintodoingsomething yougentlytrytopersuadethemtodoit 指用好话善意或耐心劝诱 哄骗某人做某事 哄孩子睡觉coaxthechildtosleep AtthatIgroundmyteethindisgust Ifonlytheywouldn tusetheword hurt Imightbeabletogetsomewhere ButIdidnotallowmyselftobehurriedordisturbedbutspeakingquietlyandslowlyIapproachedthechildagain groundgrind ra nd 1 pressandrubsth 用力挤压vt grindone steeth磨牙 2 crushsth betweentwohardsurfacesorwithamachineuntilitbecomesafinepowdervt 磨咖啡togrindcoffeebean AsImovedmychairalittlenearersuddenlywithonecatlikemovementbothherhandsclawedinstinctivelyformyeyesandshealmostreachedthemtoo Infactsheknockedmyglassesflyingandtheyfell thoughunbroken severalfeetawayfrommeonthekitchenfloor claw kl scratchesordamagesitwithclaws 用爪子 抓 破 撕 伤 挠 坏 clawatsth Boththemotherandfatheralmostturnedthemselvesinsideoutinembarrassmentandapology Youbadgirl saidthemother takingherandshakingherbyonearm Lookwhatyou vedone Theniceman turnedthemselvesinsideouttogetcompletelyembarrassed Forheaven ssake Ibrokein Don tcallmeanicemantoher I mheretolookatherthroatonthechancethatshemighthavediphtheriaandpossiblydieofit Butthat snothingtoher Lookhere Isaidtothechild we regoingtolookatyourthroat You reoldenoughtounderstandwhatI msaying Willyouopenitnowbyyourselforshallwehavetoopenitforyou onthechance incase Notamove Evenherexpressionhadn tchanged Herbreathshoweverwerecomingfasterandfaster Thenthebattlebegan Ihadtodoit Ihadtohaveathroatcultureforherownprotection ButfirstItoldtheparentsthatitwasentirelyuptothem IexplainedthedangerbutsaidthatIwouldnotinsistonathroatexaminationsolongastheywouldtaketheresponsibility Ifyoudon tdowhatthedoctorsaysyou llhavetogotothehospital themotheradmonishedherseverely Ohyeah Ihadtosmiletomyself Afterall Ihadalreadyfalleninlovewiththesavagebrat theparentswerecontemptibletome Intheensuingstruggletheygrewmoreandmoreabject crushed exhaustedwhileshesurelyrosetomagnificentheightsofinsanefuryofeffortbredofherterrorofme admonishvt Ifyouadmonishsomeone youtellthemveryseriouslythattheyhavedonesomethingwrong 劝诫admonishmentn Admonishyourfriendsinprivate praisetheminpublic 在私底下忠告你的朋友 在公开场合表扬你的朋友 savage s v d extremelycruel violent anduncontrolled 凶猛的 野的 未驯服的cruel 一般用词 指行动或态度的残忍 brutal 指极端的残忍 强调无情或缺乏同情心 含不择手段的意味 savage 指缺乏文明人应有的教养 尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横 含野蛮意味 n savagepeople contemptible Ifyoufeelthatsomeoneorsomethingiscontemptible youfeelstrongdislikeanddisrespectforthem 可轻蔑的 可鄙的respectable自私自利的人是可鄙的 Onewhoisselfishiscontemptible ensuing followingimmediatelyandasaresultofwhatwentbeforeButastowhathappenedthereafter thatwillbedisclosedintheensuingchapter 欲知后事如何 且听下回分解 随后发生的事情证实了这个预言 Ensuingeventsconfirmedtheprediction abject showingutterresignationorhopelessness无可奈何的crushedbeingupset心烦意乱的 消沉的 Thefathertriedhisbest andhewasabigmanbutthefactthatshewashisdaughter hisshameatherbehaviorandhisdreadofhurtinghermadehimreleaseherjustatthecriticaltimeswhenIhadalmostachievedsuccess tillIwantedtokillhim Buthisdreadalsothatshemighthavediphtheriamadehimtellmetogoon goonthoughhehimselfwasalmostfainting whilethemothermovedbackandforthbehindusraisingandloweringherhandsinanagonyofapprehension faint vi passoutfromweakness physicaloremotionaldistress loseconsciousnessa feelingweakandunsteadyasifsb isabouttoloseconsciousness屋里太闷 我觉得头晕 Itwasstiflingintheroomandifeltfaint n faintness agonyn intensefeelingsofsuffering acutementalorphysicalpain 肉体或精神的 极度痛苦 创痛Hewaswrithingonthegroundinagony 他痛苦地在地上打滚 apprehension afeelingoffearthatsomethingbadmayhappen忧虑 恐惧feelapprehensionaboutsth 我对明天的面试感到有些担心 Ifeelacertainapprehensionaboutmyinterviewtomorrow Putherinfrontofyouonyourlap Iordered andholdbothherwrists Butassoonashedidthechildletoutascream Don t you rehurtingme Letgoofmyhands LetthemgoItellyou Thensheshriekedterrifyingly hysterically Stopit Stopit You rekillingme Doyouthinkshecanstandit doctor saidthemother Yougetout saidthehusbandtohiswife Doyouwanthertodieofdiphtheria Comeonnow holdher Isaid ThenIgraspedthechild sheadwithmylefthandandtriedtogetthewoodentonguedepressorbetweenherteeth Shefought withclenchedteeth desperately ButnowIalsohadgrownfurious atachild ItriedtoholdmyselfdownbutIcouldn t Iknowhowtoexposeathroatforinspection AndIdidmybest WhenfinallyIgotthewoodenspatulabehindthelastteethandjustthepointofitintothemouthcavity sheopenedupforaninstantbutbeforeIcouldseeanythingshecamedownagainandgrippingthewoodenbladebetweenhermolarsshereducedittosplintersbeforeIcouldgetitoutagain clench squeezeteethtogethertightlybecauseofanger她只得咬紧牙关压住怒气 Shehadtoclenchherteethtosuppressheranger desperate d sp r t a 1 Ifyouaredesperate youareinsuchabadsituationthatyouarewillingtotryanythingtochangeit 因绝望而 孤注一掷的 铤而走险的 拼命的拼了命的人为了得到想要的东西会不顾一切 Adesperatemandoesanythingtogetwhathewants 2 Ifyouaredesperateforsomethingordesperatetodosomething youwantorneeditverymuchindeed He sdesperateformoney n desperateness holdmyselfdown tokeeponeselfundercontrol restrainexposevt exposuren 1 touncoversth sothatitcanbeseen 2 Ifsomeoneisexposedtosomethingdangerousorunpleasant theyareputinasituationinwhichitmightaffectthem Don texposeittothesun 谨防日晒 3 Toexposeapersonorsituationmeanstorevealthattheyarebadorimmoralinsomeway disclose 侧重指揭露或泄露鲜为人知或保密的事 expose 多指揭露丑闻 坏人坏事或各种阴谋 也可指某物暴露在外 uncover 主要指移去遮盖物 让东西显露出来 也可指揭露阴谋 秘密等 reveal 多指揭露一直隐藏或隐秘的东西 或启示超乎常人领导能力的真理 Aren tyouashamed themotheryelledather Aren tyouashamedtoactlikethatinfrontofthedoctor Getmeasmooth handledspoonofsomesort Itoldthemother We regoingthroughwiththis Thechild smouthwasalreadybleeding Hertonguewascutandshewasscreaminginwildhystericalshrieks PerhapsIshouldhavedesistedandcomebackinanhourormore Nodoubtitwouldhavebeenbetter ButIhaveseenatleasttwochildrenlyingdeadinbedofneglectinsuchcases andfeelingthatImustgetadiagnosisnoworneverIwentatitagain ButtheworstofitwasthatItoohadgotbeyondreason Icouldhavetornthechildapartinmyownfuryandenjoyedit Itwasapleasuretoattackher Myfacewasburningwithit desistvi stophaltceasediscontinuedesistfromdoingsth Thedamnedlittlebratmustbeprotectedagainstherownidi