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【原著共读】《The Tell-Tale Heart 》(3) 精华

发表于2020-09-01 2581次查看

Upon the eight night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door.

A watch's minute had moves more quickly than did mine.

Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers---of my sagacity.

I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph.

To think that there I was, opening the door, little by little, and he not even to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts.

I fairly chuckled at the idea; and perhaps he heard me; for he moved on the bed suddenly, as if started.

Now you may think that I drew back---but no.

His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers), and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on steadily, steadily.

I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in bed, crying out---"who's there?"

I kept quite still and said nothing.

For a whole hour I did not move a muscle, and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down.

He was still sitting up in the bed listening; ---just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death watches in the wall.

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  • 2楼 Cao 2020-09-01

    一句一段的分段形式是可行的,以后就这样分段了。

  • 3楼 Cao 2020-09-01

    Correction:

    【原著共读】《The Tell-Tale Heart 》(1)

    在该帖子中,提出了关于hearken含义的问题,这里做出更正

    hearken应当是『仔细倾听』的意思

  • 4楼 Echo 2020-09-02

    hearken可能是古语用法

  • 5楼 Cao 2020-09-05

    生词积累:

    sagacity:睿智

    (我刚发现原著里包含sagacity的那句话还是一句倒装结构,否定词开头引导的)

    drew back:退缩

    pitch:沥青

    (以前多接触的是“投球”的意思)

    shutters:百叶门窗

    pushing it on:继续推开门

    (这里的on,个人理解,既有“继续某行为”的含义,又有“把什么打开”的含义)

    tin fastening:锡门闩

    (fasten the belt)

    sprang up in bed:从床上弹起

    (很形象了)

    hearkening:hearken to,侧耳倾听

     

  • 6楼 Cao 2020-09-05

    【表达积累】

    upon the eight night:在……可以用upon 替代on

     

    I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph. 

    我几乎无法控制我得意的心情

    这里用了contain而非control

  • 7楼 Cao 2020-09-06

    【疑问汇总】

    A watch's minute had moves more quickly than did mine.

    钟表的时间比我的过的更快?

    应该是想表达主人公的某种心情/感受(比如紧张感)

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