Unit6ADay27sWait课文翻译大学英语三

1、Unit6ADaysWaitErnestHemingwayErnestHemingwaysstoryisaboutanincidentthathappensbetweenafatherandhisson.ThesmallboysmisunderstandingofthedifferenceinmeasuringtemperatureonaFahrenheitandaCelsiusScalecauseshimtobelievethatheisdryingofahighfever.However,thefatherdoesntrealizeituntilverylatethatdayHecamei

2、ntotheroomtoshutthewindowswhilewewerestillinbedandIsawhelookedill.Hewasshivering,hisfacewaswhite,andhewalkedslowlyasthoughitachedtomove.Whatsthematter,Schatz?Ivegotaheadache.Youbettergobacktobed.No.Imallright.Yougotobed.IllbeyouwhenImdressed.ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookin

3、gaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknewhehadafever.Yougouptobed,Isaid,Youresick.Imallright,hesaid.Whenthedoctorcamebetooktheboystemperature.Whatsisit?Iaskedhim.Onehundredandtwo.Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionforgi

4、vingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercomeanacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenzacanonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasno

5、dangerifyouavoidedpneumonia.BackintheroomIwrotetheboystemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?Allright.Ifyouwantto,saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfromwhatwasgoingon.IreadaloudfromHowar

6、dPylesBookofpirates;butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?Iaskedhim.Justthesame,sofar,hesaid.IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsule.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebed,lookingverys

7、trangely.Whydontyoutrytosleep?Illmakeyouupforthemedicine.Idratherstayawake.Afterawhilehesaidtome,Youdonthavetostayinherewithme,Papa,ifitbothersyou.Itdoesntbotherme.No,Imeanyoudonthavetostayifitsgoingtobotheryou.Ithoughperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghimtheprescribedcapsulesatelevenoclock

8、Iwentoutforawhile.Itwasabright,coldday,thegroundcoveredwithasleetthathadfrozensothatitseemedasifallthebaretrees,thebushes,thecutbrushandallthegrassandthebaregroundhadbeenvarnishedwithice,ItooktheyoungIrishsetterforawalkuptheroadandalongafrozencreek,butitwasdifficulttostandorwalkontheglassysurfaceand

9、thereddogslippedandslitheredandIfelltwice,hard,oncedroppingmygunandhavingitslideawayovertheice.WeflushedacoveyofquailunderahighclaybankwithoverhangingbrushandIkilledtwoastheywentoutofsightoverthetopoftheblank.Someofthecoveylitintrees,butmostofthemscatteredintobrushpilesanditwasnecessarytojumpontheic

10、e-coatedmoundsofbrushseveraltimesbeforetheywouldflush.Comingoutwhileyouwerepoisedunsteadilyontheicy,springybrushtheymadedifficultshootingandIkilledtwo,missedfive,andstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.Atthehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtolet

11、anyonecomeintotheroom.Youcantcomein,hesaid.YoumustntgetwhatIhave.IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthim,white-faced,butwiththetopsofhischeeksflushedbythefever,staringstill,ashehadstared,atthefootofthebed.Itookhistemperature.Whatisit?Somethinglikeahundred,Isaid.Itwasonehundredandtwoan

12、dfourtenths.Itwasahundredandtwo,hesaid.Whosaidso?Thedoctor.Yourtemperatureisallright,Isaid.Itsnothingtoworryabout.Idontworry,hesaid,butIcantkeepfromthinking.Dontthink,Isaid.Justtakeiteasy.Imtakingiteasy,hesaidandlookedstraightahead,Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohimselfaboutsomething.Takethiswithwate

13、r.Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?Ofcourseitwill.IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandcommencedtoread,butIcouldseehewasnotfollowing,soIstooped.AboutwhattimedoyouthinkImgoingtodie?heasked.What?AbouthowlongwillitbebeforeIdie?Youarentgoingdie.Whatsthematterwithyou?Oh,yes,Iam,Iheardhimsayahundredandtwo.Peopledont

14、diewithafeverofonehundredandtwo.Thatsasillywaytotalk.Iknowtheydo.AtschoolinFrancetheboystoldmeyoucantlivewithforty-fourdegrees.Ivegotahundredandtwo.Hehadbeenwaitingtodieallday,eversincenineoclockinthemorning.YoupoorSchatz,Isaid.PooroldSchatz.Itslikemilesandkilometers.Youarentgoingtodie.Thatsdifferen

15、tthermometer.Onthatthermometerthirty-sevenisnormal.Onthiskinditsninety-eight.Areyousure?Absolutely,Isaid,Itslikemilesandkilometers.Youknow,likehowmanykilometerswemakewhenwedoseventymilesinthecar?Oh,hesaid.Buthisgazeatthefootofthebedrelaxedslowly.Theholdoverhimselfrelaxedtoo,finally,andthenextdayitwa

16、sveryslackandhecriedveryeasilyatlittlethingsthatwereofnoimportance.一天的等待我们还没起床时，走进房间关窗，我注意到他看起来病了。他颤抖着，脸色苍白，走得很慢，似乎一动就疼。怎么了，我的宝贝”我头疼”你最好回去睡觉。”不，我没事”你睡觉去，我穿好衣服去看你”等我下了楼，他已经穿好了衣服，坐在火炉旁，看起来就是一个病的不轻很痛苦的九岁男孩。我把手放在他的额头上。知道他在发烧。土楼睡觉去，我说你病了”我没事，”他说。医生来了，良好了孩子的体温。多少度？我问。“102”下了楼，医生留下了三种不同颜色胶囊的药，并告知如何服用。一种是退烧

17、的，一种是泻药，另一种是用来去酸的。流感菌只能在酸性环境中生存，他解释说。他们似乎对流感无所不知，说如果没烧到 104 度以上，就没什么可担心的。这不过是流感轻微症状，如果避免了肺炎就没有危险。回到屋里，我写下孩子的温度，记下了服用各种药的时间。想让我给你念点什么吗？”恩，如果你愿意，”孩子说，他的脸苍白，眼窝下有黑晕。他静静地躺在床上，对发生的一切漠不关心。我大声的朗读着霍华德.派尔的海盗的故事，但我看得出他没有在听我读什么。你感觉怎么样了，宝贝？我问他。现在还那样，”他说。我坐在床脚，等着他服用另一种胶囊，自己看了一会儿书，正常来说，他该入睡了。可我抬起头时，他正盯着床脚，看上去很怪异。你

18、为什么不睡呢？吃药时我会叫醒你的”我宁可醒着。”过了一会，他对我说，爸，如果这样打搅你，你不必和我在一起。”这不打搅我”不是，我是说如果这将打搅你，你不比待着。”我想或许他有点神志不清，11 点钟给他服过开出的药后，我出去了一会。这是一个晴朗而寒冷的日子，地上覆盖着雨水结成的冰。看上去好像所有光秃秃的树，灌木丛，砍下的树枝，所有的草和空地都用冰漆过似地。我带着那条幼小的爱尔兰猎犬上了路，沿着一条结冰的小溪走着，但是站立行走在这玻璃般的路面上真不容易。红毛狗又是跃又是滑，我重重的摔倒了两次，一次还摔掉了枪，枪在冰面上滑出老远。我们从被垂着的树枝掩盖着的一个高高的土堤下惊起了一群鹤鹑。当它们从堤顶上飞出来时，我打死了两只，但大部分都飞散进了灌木丛里。要想惊起这些鹤鹑，得在被冰包裹着的树丛上跳上好几次。但还没等你在这又滑又有弹性的树丛上站稳，它们已经飞了出去，很难击中，我打中两只，五只飞掉