Love Is a Fallacy

1、Love Is a FallacyP123-135“I beg your pardon,” said I. (Para.127) - Here the narrator uses this polite formula to express his surprise and disbelief. He did not know what to make of Pollys answer. I chuckled with amusement. The dear child had learned her lessons well. “My dear,” I Said, patting her h

2、and in a tolerant manner, “five dates is plenty. After all, you dont have to eat a whole cake to know its good.” (Para.129) This self-conceited and arrogant freshman adopts a very patronizing（傲慢的）（傲慢的） attitude towards Polly. This dear little girl has learnt very well what I taught her. constellatio

3、n (n.) :the part of the heavens occupied by a number of fixed stars星座；星宿 languish (v.) :lose vigor and vitality；become weak变得萎靡不振；倦怠 holloweyed (adj.) :having deepset eyes or dark areas under the eyes，as from sickness or fatigue(由于生病或疲倦)眼窝凹陷的，有黑眼圈的 hulk(n.):anabandonedwreckorshell废船 grinonesteeth:咬牙

4、切齿 “Polly, I love you. You are the whole world to me, and the moon and the stars and the constellations of outer space. Please, my darling, say that you will go steady with me, for if you will not, life will be meaningless. I will languish. I will refuse my meals. I will wander the face of the earth

5、, a shambling, hollow-eyed hulk.” (Para.132)参考：波利，我爱你。你是我的整个世界，我的月亮，我的星星，参考：波利，我爱你。你是我的整个世界，我的月亮，我的星星，我的宇宙。亲爱的，请说你要和我坚守在一起吧！不然，我的宇宙。亲爱的，请说你要和我坚守在一起吧！不然，我的生活将会失去意义；我将会萎靡不振，茶不思，饭不想；我的生活将会失去意义；我将会萎靡不振，茶不思，饭不想；我将成为到处游荡，步履蹒跚，无精打采的躯壳。我将成为到处游荡，步履蹒跚，无精打采的躯壳。There, I thought, folding my arms, that ought to d

6、o it. (Para.133) This direct declaration of love should move Polly to accept my love.I ground my teeth. I was not Pygmalion; I was Frankenstein, and my monster had me by the throat. (Para.135) had sb. by the throat: attack by seizing and squeezing ones throatI was not Pygmalionby the throat: These t

7、wo allusions are well chosen. He planned to be Pygmalion, to fashion an ideal wife for himself; but he became Frankenstein for Polly (his student) ultimately rejected him (her teacher).Pygmalion 皮格马利翁是希腊神话中的塞浦路斯国王，善雕刻。他不喜欢塞浦路斯的凡间女子，决定永不结婚。他用神奇的技艺雕刻了一座美丽的象牙少女像，在夜以继日的工作中，皮格马利翁把全部的精力、全部的热情、全部的爱恋都赋予了这座雕

8、像。他像对待自己的妻子那样抚爱她，装扮她，为她起名加拉泰亚，并向神乞求让她成为自己的妻子。爱神阿芙洛狄忒被他打动，赐予雕像生命，并让他们结为夫妻。“皮格马利翁效应”成为一个人只要对艺术对象有着执着的追求精神，便会发生艺术感应的代名词。Frankenstein 主人公弗兰肯斯坦是一位从事人的生命科学研究的学者，主人公弗兰肯斯坦是一位从事人的生命科学研究的学者，他力图用人工创造出生命。在他的实验室里，通过无数次他力图用人工创造出生命。在他的实验室里，通过无数次的探索，他创造了一个面目可憎，奇丑无比的怪物。开始的探索，他创造了一个面目可憎，奇丑无比的怪物。开始时，这人造的怪物秉性善良，对人充满了善意

9、和感恩之情。时，这人造的怪物秉性善良，对人充满了善意和感恩之情。他要求他的创造者和人们给予他人生的种种权利，甚至要他要求他的创造者和人们给予他人生的种种权利，甚至要求为他创造一个配偶求为他创造一个配偶,被主人公拒绝了。被主人公拒绝了。但是，当他处处但是，当他处处受到他的创造者和人们的嫌恶和岐视时，他感到非常痛苦。受到他的创造者和人们的嫌恶和岐视时，他感到非常痛苦。他憎恨一切，他想毁灭一切。他杀害了弗兰肯斯坦的弟弟他憎恨一切，他想毁灭一切。他杀害了弗兰肯斯坦的弟弟威廉，他又企图谋害弗兰肯斯坦的未婚妻伊丽莎白。弗兰威廉，他又企图谋害弗兰肯斯坦的未婚妻伊丽莎白。弗兰肯斯坦怀着满腔怒火追捕他所创造的恶魔般的怪物。最后，肯斯坦怀着满腔怒火追捕他所创造的恶魔般的怪物。最后，在搏斗中，弗兰肯斯坦和怪物同归于尽。在搏斗中，弗兰肯斯坦和怪物同归于尽。 Frantically：in an uncontrolled manner疯狂的，极力地 surge (v.) :have a heavy，violent swelling motion；move in or as in a surge汹涌澎湃lFrantically I fought back the tide of panic surging through me. At all cost