B1Unit6Text1英汉对照(原Unit2)

1、text onefools paradiseby isaac bashevis singerintroduction-whatisparadiselike?would people live happily in paradise?atzeldreams toliveinparadiseandbecomes ill.to the griefofhisparents,he is willing to die.why does atzel wanttogo toparadiseso much? willhisillnessbecured?pleasereadthefollowingcautiona

2、rytalemagicallytoldby the1978nobel prize winner in literature.课文一愚人的天堂伊萨克巴什维斯辛格导读：天堂是什么样的？人们在天堂里生活得快乐吗？阿采尔一直梦想去天堂生活 , 并且因此病倒了。他愿意死去， 这使他的父母感到悲痛。 为什么阿采尔如此向往去天堂呢？他的病会被治好吗？ 1978 年诺贝尔文学奖得主以梦幻色彩叙述了以下这则警示性故事，请读读看。1 somewhere,sometime,thereliveda richman whose name was kadish.hehad an only son who was call

3、ed atzel. onthe household of kadish therelivedadistant relative, an orphan girl, calledaksah. atzelwas a tallboy withblackhairand black eyes. aksah had blue eyes andgoldenhair.both were about thesame age.as children, they ate together, studiedtogether, played together. it was takenfor granted that w

4、hen they grew up theywould marry.2but when they had grown up,atzel suddenly became ill. it was a sickness no one had ever heard of before: atzel imagined that he was dead.3 how did such an idea come to him? it seems he had had an old nurse who1 很久以前，有这么一个地方，住着一个名叫卡迪什的富人。 他有一个独生子叫阿采尔。卡迪什家里住着一个远亲， 是个孤

5、儿， 叫阿克萨。阿采尔个子很高， 有一头乌黑的头发和一对乌黑的眼珠。 阿克萨则有一对蓝眼睛和一头金发。他们年龄一样大。还是孩子时 ，他们就一同吃饭， 一同学习， 一同玩耍。 人们理所当然地认为，他们长大成人之后就会结婚。2但是，当他们长大后，阿采尔突然病了。这是一种人们从未听说过的病：阿采尔以为自己死了。3 他怎么会有这种想法呢？似乎他曾经有过一个年老的保姆， 她经常给他讲一些关于天堂的故事。她告诉他 ，在天堂里人们不需要工作或学习。在天堂里，人们吃野牛和鲸鱼的肉，constantly told stories about paradise. she had told him that in

6、paradise it wasnot necessary to work or to study. in paradise one ate the meat of wild oxen and the flesh of whales; one drank the winethat the lord reserved for the just; one slept late into the day; and one had no duties.4atzel was lazy by nature. hehated to get up earlyand to study.he knewthatone

7、 day he would have to take over hisfathersbusinessand he didnot want to.5since the only way to get toparadise was to die, he had made up hismindtodojustthatasquicklyaspossible.he thoughtabout itso much thatsoon he began to imaginethathe was dead.6of course his parents becameterribly worried. aksah c

8、ried in secret.the familydid everythingpossibleto tryto convince atzel that he was alive, buthe refusedtobelievethem.he would say,why dont you bury me? you see that i amdead.becauseofyouicannotgettoparadise.7 many doctors were called into examineatzel,and alltriedtoconvince the boy that he was alive

9、. theypointedoutthathewastalkingandeating.butbefore longatzelbegan toeatless,andherarelyspoke.his familyfeared that he would die.喝上帝专门为正直的人准备的酒， 白天睡到很晚才起床，也没有什么义务要承担。4 阿采尔生性懒惰。他讨厌早起，不喜欢学习。 他知道， 总有一天他要接管父亲的生意，但是他不想那样。5既然升天的唯一方法是去死，他便打定主意要尽快死去。 他整天考虑这个问题， 因此，不久以后他便开始幻想自己已经死了。6他的父母当然是非常地担心了。阿克萨偷偷地哭。 全家

10、人想尽所有的办法来使阿采尔相信他没有死， 但是他不愿相信他们。 他会说：“你们为什么不把我埋了？你们都看到了 ，我已经死了。就是因为你们，我不能上天堂。”7许多医生被请来给阿采尔检查身体 ，他们都试图使这个孩子相信他还活着。他们对他说， 他仍在说话和吃饭呀。 但他不久就吃得少起来， 也不怎么说话了。 他的家人都害怕他真的会死掉。8 绝望之下，卡迪什去向一位有名的专家请教。 他叫犹兹大夫， 以他的知识和智慧而闻名。听了对阿采尔病情的一番描述后， 他对卡8indespair,kadishwent toconsultagreatspecialist,celebratedforhis knowledg

11、eand wisdom. his name wasdr.yoetz.afterlisteningtoadescriptionofatzelsillness,he saidtokadish, i promise to cure your son ineightdays,on one condition.you must dowhateveritellyouto,nomatterhowstrange it may seem. kadish agreed, anddr. yoetz said he would visit atzel thatsame day. kadish went home an

12、d told hiswife,aksah and the servants thatall weretofollowthedoctorsorderswithoutquestion.迪什说： “我保证在八天内治好你的儿子，但有一个条件。你必须按照我要求的去做 ，无论我的要求听起来有多么奇怪。 ”卡迪什答应了， 犹兹大夫说他当天就会去探望阿采尔。 卡迪什回家后告诉妻子、 阿克萨和仆人们， 一切都要无可置疑地按照大夫的吩咐来做。9 犹兹大夫来了以后被领到阿采尔的房间。这个孩子躺在床上， 由于禁食而脸色苍白，身体消瘦。9when dr.yoetz arrived,hewas taken to atze

13、ls room. the boylay onhis bed, pale and thin from fasting.10 the doctor took one look at atzel and called out, why do you keep adead body in the house? whydont you make a funeral?11 on hearing these words the parents became terribly frightened, but atzels face lit up with a smile and he said, you se

14、e, i was right.10大夫看了阿采尔一眼就叫道：“你们为什么把一具死尸放在家里呢？你们为什么不举行一个葬礼呢 ?”11听到这些话，父母俩真是恐惧极了。阿采尔的脸上却闪动着一丝微笑， 他说：“你们看，我说对了。”12 尽管卡迪什和妻子对大夫的话感到困惑， 但想到自己的承诺， 他们立即就去准备葬礼了。12 althoughkadishand hiswife werebewilderedby thedoctorswords, they remembered kadishs promise,and went immediatelyto make arrangements13大夫要求他们准备

15、一间看上去象for the funeral.13 thedoctorrequested that aroom be prepared to look like paradise.the wallswere hung withwhitesatin.thewindowswereshuttered,anddraperiestightlydrawn. candles burned day andnight.the servantswere dressed inwhitewithwings on theirbacks and were toplayangels.14 atzelwas placed in

16、 an opencoffin, and a funeral ceremony was held.atzelwas so exhausted with happinessthathe sleptrightthroughit.when he awoke,hefoundhimselfinaroomhedidntrecognize. where am i? he asked.15 in paradise, my lord, a winged servant replied.16 imterriblyhungry,atzelsaid.idlikesome whale fleshandsacred win

17、e.17 thechiefservantclappedhis hands and in came men servants andmaids,allwithwingsontheirbacks,bearinggoldentraysladenwithmeat,fish,pomegranatesandpersimmons,pineapples and peaches. a tall servantwith a long white beard carried a goldengobletfullof wine. atzel ate ravenously.天堂一样的房间。 墙上要悬挂着白色的缎子。 窗

18、子要紧闭， 窗帘也要紧紧地拉上。 蜡烛要整日整夜地燃烧着。 仆人们要穿白色衣服， 还要在背上插上翅膀扮演天使。14 阿采尔被放进了一个口敞着的棺材里，然后就举行了葬礼。 阿采尔快乐得精疲力尽，整个葬礼过程中都沉睡着。 醒来时， 他发现自己在一个陌生的房间里。“我这是在哪儿？”他问。15“在天堂，阁下，”背着翅膀的仆人回答道。16“我非常饿，”阿采尔说：“我想吃点儿鲸鱼肉，喝点儿圣酒。”17 那个领头的仆人拍了拍手， 男女仆人应声而入。 他们的背上都带着翅膀， 手端镀金盘子，里面装满肉、鱼、石榴、柿子、菠萝和桃子。另有一个蓄着花白长胡子的高个仆人， 端着一只盛满了酒的金杯。阿采尔狼吞虎咽地吃着。

19、吃完后，他说他要休息。 两个天使替他宽衣洗澡，并扶他到一张铺着丝绸被单和紫色天鹅绒床罩的床上。 阿采尔很快就进入了梦乡， 睡得又甜又香。when hehadfinished,hedeclaredhewanted to rest. two angels undressed andbathed him,and carriedhim to a bed withsilkensheetsand a purplevelvetcanopy.atzel immediately fell into a deep and happy sleep.18 whenhe awoke, itwas morningbuti

20、tcouldjustas wellhave been night.the shutterswere closed,and the candleswere burning.as soon as theservantssawthatatzelwasawake,theybroughtinexactly the same meal as the day before.18 当他醒来， 已是第二天早晨了， 但和夜晚也没什么两样。 窗关着， 蜡烛也燃着。 仆人们一见阿采尔醒来就拿来了和前一天同样的饭菜。19阿采尔问道：“难道你们没有牛奶、咖啡、新鲜卷饼和黄油吗？”20“没有，阁下。 在天堂里， 人们总是吃

21、同样的食物。”仆人回答说。19 atzelasked,dontyou haveany milk,coffee,freshrollsand butter?20 no,my lord.in paradiseonealways eats the same food, the servant replied.21 is it already day, or is it still night? atzel asked.22 inparadisethereisneither day nor night.23 atzelagainatethefish,meat, fruit, and drank the

22、wine, but hisappetite was not as good as it had been.whenhe had finished,he asked,what timeis it?24 in paradise time does not exist, the servant answered.21“现在是白天还是晚上？”阿采尔问道。22“天堂里不分白昼和黑夜。”23 阿采尔又吃了鱼、肉、水果，喝了酒，但他的胃口已不如先前那么好了。 吃完后他又问：“现在几点了？”24“天堂里没有时间概念，”仆人回答道。25“那我现在该干什么？” 阿采尔问。26“阁下，人们在天堂里无需做任何事情。”

23、25 what shall i do now? atzelquestioned.26 in paradise, my lord, one doesnt do anything.27 wherearetheothersaints? atzel inquired.28 inparadiseeach familyhasa place of its own.27“其他的人都在哪儿呢？”阿采尔问道。28“在天堂，每家人都有自己的住所。”29“难道不能去拜访吗？”30“天堂里住所都相隔很远，不便拜访。从一家到另一家要花上好几千年的时间。”29 cant one go visiting?30 inparad

24、isethedwellingsaretoo farfromeach otherforvisiting.itwould take thousands of yearsto go fromone to the other.31 when will my family come?atzel asked.32 yourfatherstillhas20years to live,your mother 30. and as longas they live they cant come here.33 what about aksah?34 she has 50 years to live.35 do

25、i have to be alone all that time?36 yes, my lord.37 for a while atzel shook his head, pondering. then he asked, what is aksah going to do?31“我的家人什么时候来？”阿采尔问。32“你父亲还可以活20 年，你母亲还有 30 年。只要他们活着，他们就不可能到这里来。”33“那么阿克萨呢？”34“她还可以活50 年。”35“在这一段时间里我都得一个人过了？”36“是的，阁下。”37阿采尔摇了一会儿头，沉思着。 然后他问：“阿克萨打算做什么？”38“现在， 她正在

26、悼念你， 但她迟早会把你忘记，遇上另一个青年，然后和他结婚。活着的人就是那样的。”38 rightnow,shesmourningforyou.butsoonerorlatershewillforget you, meet another young man, andmarry.thatshow itis withthe living.39 atzelgotupandbegantowalk to and fro. for the first time inyears he had a desireto do something,butthere was nothing to do in his

27、 paradise.he missed his father, he longed for hismother,he yearnedforaksah. he wishedhehad something tostudy;he dreamedoftraveling;he wantedtoridehishorse,totalk to friends.40 the time came when he couldno longerhide his sadness.he remarked toone of the servants,isee now thatitisnot as bad to live a

28、s i had thought.41 tolive,mylord,isdifficult.one hastostudy,work,dobusiness. here everything is easy.42 iwould ratherchop wood andcarry stones than sit here. and how long will this last?43 forever.44stayhereforever?atzelbegantotearhis hairingrief.idrather kill myself.45adeadmancannotkillhimself.39 阿

29、采尔站起来，在房间里来回走着。他平生第一次渴望做些什么，但是在天堂里无事可做。他想念父亲，思念母亲，怀念阿克萨。他希望学些什么， 他梦想旅行， 他想骑马， 想和朋友聊天。40又过了一段时间， 他实在无法再隐藏悲伤了。他对一个仆人说：“我现在明白了，活着并不象我想的那么糟糕。”41“阁下，活着是辛苦的。 你要学习，工作，做生意。在这儿一切都很简单。”42“我宁可伐木和搬运石头，也不愿坐在这里。象这样的生活还要持续多久？”43“永远。”44“在这儿永远呆下去？”阿采尔悲痛地扯着他的头发。“我宁愿杀了我自己。”45“一个死人不能自杀。”46 到了第八天， 阿采尔已陷入了极度的绝望。 这时，依照安排，

30、 一个仆人来到他面前说：“阁下，这是个误会。你并没有死。你必须离开天堂。”46 ontheeighthday,whenatzelhad reached the deepest despair,oneof the servants, as had been arranged,came tohim and said,my lord,there hasbeen a mistake.you are not dead. you mustleave paradise.47 im alive?48 yes, you are alive, and i will bring you back to earth.

31、49 atzelwasbesidehimselfwith joy.the servantblindfoldedhim, andafter leading him back and forth throughthe long corridors of the house, broughthimtotheroomwherehisfamilywaswaiting and uncovered his eyes.50 it was a bright day, and thesun shone through the open windows. in the garden outside, the bir

32、ds were singing and the bees buzzing. joyfully, he embraced and kissed his parents and aksah.51 and to aksah he said, do you still love me?52 yes, i do, atzel. i could not forget you.53 ifthatisso,itistimewegot married.54 it was not long before theweddingtookplace.dr.yoetzwas theguest of honor. musicians pla