《廊桥遗梦》｜单词注释｜Chapter 3｜2
Not a lot of room for artistic
expression
; it’s a pretty
conservative
publication. But the
pay
is decent. Not
great
, but decent, and steady.
expression /ɪkˈspreʃn/ n. 表达
conservative /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/ adj. 保守的
pay /peɪ/ n. 薪水
great /ɡret/ adj. 很多的
271
The rest of the time I write and photograph
on my own hook
and send
pieces
to other magazines.
on one's own hook 独立地
piece /pis/ n.（艺术、音乐、戏剧、文学的）一部作品
272
If things get
tough
, I do
corporate
work, though I find that
awfully
confining
.
tough /tʌf/ adj. 艰难的
corporate /ˈkɔːrpərət/ adj. 共同的
awfully /'ɔfli/ adv. <口>非常
confining /kən'faɪnɪŋ/ n. 限制的
273
Sometimes I write
poetry
, just for myself. Now and then I try to write a little
fiction
, but I don’t seem to have a feeling for it.
poetry /ˈpoʊətri/ n. 诗篇
fiction /ˈfɪkʃn/ n. 小说
274
I live north of Seattle and work around that area
quite a bit
. I like shooting the
fishing boats
and Indian
settlements
and
landscapes
.
quite a bit adv. 相当多
fishing boat 渔船
settlement /ˈsetlmənt/ n. 移居地
landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/ n. 风景
275
The Geographic work often keeps me at a location for
a couple of
months, particularly for a major piece on something like part of the Amazon or the North African
desert
.
a couple of 三两个
desert /ˈdezərt/ n. 沙漠
276
Ordinarily
I fly to an
assignment
like this and rent a car. But I felt like driving through some places and
scouting
them out for future
reference
.
ordinarily /ˌɔrdn'ɛrəli/ adv. 通常
assignment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ n. 任务
scout /skaʊt/ v. 侦查
reference /ˈrefrəns/ n. 参考
277
I came down along Lake Superior; I’ll go back through the
Black Hills
. How about you?”
Black Hills 布拉克山
278
Francesca hadn’t expected him to ask. She
stammered
for a moment.
stammer /ˈstæmər/ vi. 结结巴巴地说
279
“Oh,
gosh
, nothing like you do. I got my
degree
in
comparative
literature
.
gosh /ɡɑʃ/ int. 天啊
degree /dɪˈɡriː/ n. 学位
comparative /kəmˈpærətɪv/ adj. 比较的
literature /ˈlɪtərətʃər/ n. 文学
280
Winterset
was having trouble finding teachers when I arrived here in 1946, and the fact that I was married to a local man who was a
veteran
made me acceptable.
Winterset n. 温特塞特（美国地名）
veteran /ˈvetərən/ n. 退伍军人
281
So I picked up a teaching
certificate
and taught high school English for a few years.
certificate /sərˈtɪfɪkət/ n. 执照
282
But Richard didn’t like the idea of me working. He said he could support us, and there was no need for it, particularly when our two children were growing.
283
So I stopped and became a farm wife
full-time
. That’s it.”
full-time /ˌfʊl ˈtaɪm/ adj. 专职的
284
She noticed his iced tea was almost gone and poured him some more from the jug.
285
“Thanks. How do you like it here in Iowa?”
286
There was a moment of truth in this. She knew it.
287
The
standard
reply was, “Just fine. It’s quiet. The people are real nice.”
standard /ˈstændərd/ adj. 标准的
288
She didn’t answer immediately. “Could I have another cigarette?” Again the pack of Camels, again the lighter, again touching his hand, lightly.
289
Sunlight walked across the back porch floor and onto the dog, who got up and moved out of sight.
290
Francesca, for the first time, looked into the eyes of Robert Kincaid.
291
“I’m supposed to say, ‘Just fine. It’s quiet. The people are real nice.’ All of that’s true, mostly. It is quiet. And the people are nice, in
certain
ways. We all
help each other out
.
certain /ˈsɜːrtn/ adj. 某些
help sb out 帮助某人解决困难
292
If someone gets sick or hurt, the neighbors
pitch in
and pick corn or
harvest
oats
or do whatever needs to be done.
pitch in 出一份力
harvest /ˈhɑːrvɪst/ vt. 收割
oat /ot/ n. 燕麦
293
In town, you can leave your car unlocked and let your children run without worrying about them. There are a lot of good things about the people here, and I respect them for those qualities.”
294
“But”—she hesitated, smoked, looked across the table at Robert Kincaid— “it’s not what I dreamed about as a girl.”
295
The
confession
, at last. The words had been there for years, and she had never said them.
confession /kənˈfeʃn/ n. 坦白
296
She had said them now to a man with a green pickup truck from Bellingham, Washington.
297
He said nothing for a moment.
298
Then: “I scribbled something in my notebook the other day for future use, just had the idea while driving along; that happens a lot.
299
It goes like this: ‘The old dreams were good dreams; they didn’t work out, but I’m glad I had them.’ I’m not sure what that means, but I’ll use it somewhere. So I think I kind of know how you feel.”
300
Francesca smiled at him then. For the first time, she smiled warm and deep.
301
And the gambler’s
instincts
took over.
instinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ n. 天性
302
“Would you like to stay for supper? My family’s away, so I don’t have too much on hand, but I can
figure out
something.”
figure out 解决
303
“Well, I get pretty tired of grocery stores and restaurants. That’s
for sure
. So if it’s not too much
bother
, I’d like that.”
for sure adv. 确实
bother /ˈbɑːðər/ vi. 麻烦
304
“You like
pork chops
? I could
fix
that with some vegetables from the garden.”
pork chops 带骨猪排
fix /fɪks/ v. 准备(尤指食物)
305
“Just the vegetables would be fine for me. I don’t eat meat. Haven’t for years.
No big deal
, I just feel better that way.”
no big deal 没什么大不了的
306
Francesca smiled again.
307
“Around here that
point of view
would not be popular. Richard and his friends would say you’re trying to destroy their
livelihood
. I don’t eat much meat myself; I’m not sure why, I just don’t care for it.
point of view 观点
livelihood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ n. 生计
308
But every time I try a meatless supper on the family, there are howls of
rebellion
. So I’ve
pretty much
given up trying. It’ll be fun figuring out something different for a change.”
rebellion /rɪ'bɛljən/ n. 反抗
pretty much 几乎
309
“Okay, but don’t go to a lot of trouble
on my account
. Listen, I’ve got a bunch of film in my cooler. I need to
dump out
the melted ice water and
organize
things a bit. It’ll take me a little while.”
on one's account 为了某人
dump out 倾倒
organize /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/ v. 整理
310
He stood up and drank the last of his tea.
311
She watched him go through the kitchen doorway, across the porch, and into the yard. He didn’t let the
screen doorbang
like everyone else did but instead shut it gently.
screen door 纱门
bang /bæŋ/ vi. 发出砰地一声
312
Just before he went out, he
squatted
down to
pet
the collie, who
acknowledged
the attention with several
sloppy
licks along his arms.
squat /skwɑːt/ vi. 蹲
pet /pɛt/ vi. 爱抚
acknowledge /ək'nɒlɪdʒd/ vt. 感谢
sloppy /ˈslɑːpi/ adj. 溅满水的
313
Upstairs, Francesca ran a quick bath and, while
drying off
, peered over the top of the
cafe curtain
toward the
farmyard
.
dry off 弄干
cafe curtain 褶裥窗帘
farmyard /'fɑrmjɑrd/ n. 农家庭院
314
His
suitcase
was open, and he was washing himself, using the old hand pump. She should have told him he could shower in the house if he wanted.
suitcase /ˈsuːtkeɪs/ n. 衣箱
315
She had meant to,
balked
for a moment at the level of
familiarity
that
implied
to her, and then, floating around in her own confusion, forgot to say anything.
balk /bɔːk/ vi. 犹豫
familiarity /fəˌmɪliˈærəti/ n. 亲密
imply /ɪmˈplaɪ/ v. 意味着
316
But Robert Kincaid had washed up under worse
conditions
.
condition /kənˈdɪʃn/ n. 条件
317
Out of
buckets of
rancid
water in tiger country, out of his
canteen
in the
desert
.
out of 用......(材料)
rancid /ˈrænsɪd/ adj. 腐臭的
canteen /kænˈtiːn/ n. 水壶
desert /ˈdezərt/ n. 沙漠
318
In her farmyard, he had
stripped
to the waist and was using his dirty shirt as a combination
washcloth
and
towel
.
strip /stript/ vi. 脱去衣服
washcloth /ˈwɑʃˌklɔθ/ n. 湿毛巾
towel /ˈtaʊəl/ n. 干毛巾
319
“A towel,” she scolded herself. “At least a towel; I could have done that for him.”
320
His
razor
caught
the sunlight, where it lay on cement beside the pump, and she watched him
soap
his face and
shave
.
razor /ˈreɪzər/ n. 剃刀
catch /kætʃ/ v. (光)照射于
soap /soʊp/ vt. 将肥皂涂在……上
shave /ʃeɪv/ vi. 刮脸
321
He was — There’s the word again, she thought — hard.
322
He wasn’t big-bodied, a little over six feet, a little
toward
thin.
toward /tɔrd/ prep. 靠近
323
But he had large
shoulder
muscles for his size, and his
belly
was flat as a knife
blade
.
shoulder /'ʃoldɚ/ n. 肩膀
belly /ˈbeli/ n. 腹部
blade /bleɪd/ n. 刀片
324
He didn’t look however old he was, and he didn’t look like the local men with too much
gravy
over
biscuits
in the morning.
gravy /'ɡrevi/ n. 肉汁
biscuit /'bɪskɪt/ n. 饼干
325
During the last shopping trip to
Des Moines
, she had bought new
perfume
— Wind Song — and she used it now,
sparingly
.
Des Moines /dɪ ˈmɔɪn/ 得梅因(美国衣阿华Iowa州的首府)
perfume /pərˈfjuːm/ n. 香水
sparingly /ˈsp ɛrɪ ŋlɪ/ adv. 节俭地
326
What to
put on
?
put on vt. 穿上
327
It didn’t seem right for her to
dress up
too much, since he was still in his working clothes. Long-sleeved white shirt, sleeves rolled to just below the
elbows
, a clean pair of jeans,
sandals
.
dress up 打扮得漂漂亮亮
elbow /ˈelboʊ/ n. 肘部
sandal /'sændl/ n. 凉鞋
328
The gold
hoop earrings
Richard said made her look like a
hussy
and a gold
bracelet
. Hair pulled back with a clip, hanging down her back.
hoop earrings 环状耳环
hussy /'hʌsi/ n. 轻佻的女子
bracelet /ˈbreɪslət/ n. 手镯
329
That felt right.
330
When she came into the kitchen, he was sitting there with his
knapsacks
and cooler, wearing a clean
khaki
shirt, with the orange
suspenders
running over
it.
knapsack /'næpsæk/ n. 背包
khaki /'kɑki/ adj. 卡其色的
suspender /sə'spɛndɚ/ n. 吊裤带
run over v. 碾过
331
On the table were three cameras and five lenses, and a fresh package of Camels. The cameras all said “Nikon” on them. So did the black lenses, short ones and middling ones and a longer one.
332
The equipment was scratched,
dented
in places. But he handled it carefully, yet casually, wiping and brushing and blowing.
dent /dent/ vi. 产生凹陷
333
He looked up at her, serious face again, shy face. “I have some beer in the cooler. Like one?”
334
“Yes, that would be nice.”
335
He took out two bottles of
Budweiser
.
Budweiser n. 百威啤酒
336
When he lifted the lid, she could see
clear
plastic boxes with film
stacked
like
cordwood
in them.
clear /klɪr/ adj. 透明的
stack /stæk/ vi. 堆积
cordwood /'kɔrd,wʊd/ v. 堆积材
337
There were four more bottles of beer besides the two he removed.
338
Francesca slid open a drawer to look for an
opener
. But he said, “I’ve got it.”
opener /'opnɚ/ n. 开启工具
339
He took the Swiss Army knife from its case on his
belt
and
flicked
out the bottle opener on it, using it
expertly
.
belt /belt/ n. 腰带
flick /flɪk/ vt. 轻掸
expertly /ˈ ɛkspɚtlɪ/ adv. 熟练地
340
He handed her a bottle and raised his in a half
salute
: “To covered bridges in the late afternoon or,
better yet
, on warm, red mornings.” He grinned.
salute /səˈluːt/ n. 致敬
better yet 更好的是
341
Francesca said nothing but smiled softly and raised her bottle a little,
hesitantly
,
awkwardly
.
hesitantly /ˈh ɛzətəntlɪ/ adv. 踌躇地
awkwardly /ˈ ɔk wə..dlɪ/ adv. 笨拙地
342
A strange stranger, flowers,
perfume
, beer, and a
toast
on a hot Monday in late summer. It was almost more than she could deal with.
perfume /pərˈfjuːm/ n. 香水
toast /toʊst/ n. 干杯
343
“There was somebody a long time ago who was
thirsty
on an August afternoon. Whoever it was studied their thirst,
rigged up
some stuff, and invented beer.
thirsty /'θɝsti/ adj. 口渴的
rig up 草草做成
344
That’s where it came from, and a problem was solved.”
345
He was working on a camera, almost talking to it as he tightened a
screw
on its top with a
jeweler
’s
screwdriver
.
screw /skruː/ vi. 拧
jeweler /ˈd ʒuəlɚ/ n. 珠宝商
screwdriver /ˈskruːdraɪvər/ n. 螺丝起子
346
“I’m going out to the garden for a minute. I’ll be right back.”
347
He looked up. “Need help?”
348
She shook her head and walked past him, feeling his eyes on her
hips
, wondering if he watched her all the way across the porch, guessing that he did.
hip /hɪp/ n. 臀部
349
She was right. He watched her. Shook his head and looked again. Watched her body, thought of the
intelligence
he knew she
possessed
, wondered about the other things he sensed in her.
intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ n. 理解力
possess /pəˈzes/ vt. 具有
350
He
was drawn to
her,
fighting it back
.
be drawn to 被......所吸引
fight back 强忍住
351
The garden was in shade now.
352
Francesca moved through it with a
dishpan
done in
cracked
white
enamel
.
dishpan /ˈdɪʃˌpæn/ n. （美）洗碟盆
cracked /krækt/ adj. 有裂纹的
enamel /ɪˈnæməl/ n. 搪瓷
353
She gathered carrots and
parsley
, some
parsnips
and onions and
turnips
.
parsley /'pɑrsli/ n. <植>西芹
parsnip /'pɑrsnɪp/ n. 欧洲萝卜
turnip /'tɝnɪp/ n. 萝卜
354
When she entered the kitchen, Robert Kincaid was
repacking
the knapsacks, neatly and
precisely
, she noticed. Everything obviously had its place and always was placed in its place.
repack /ri:'pæk/ v. 重新打包
precisely /prɪˈsaɪsli/ adv. 精确地
355
He had finished his beer and opened two more, even though she was not quite
done with
hers. She
tilted
back her head and finished the first one, handing him the empty bottle.
done with 完毕
tilt /tɪlt/ vi. 倾斜
356
“Can I do something?” he asked.
357
“You can bring in the watermelon from the porch and a few potatoes from the bucket out there.”
358
He moved so easily that she was amazed at how quickly he went to the porch and returned,
melon
under his arm, four potatoes in his hands. “Enough?”
melon /ˈmelən/ n. 瓜
359
She nodded, thinking how ghostlike he seemed.
360
He set them on the counter beside the
sink
where she was cleaning the garden vegetables and returned to his chair, lighting a Camel as he sat down.
sink /sɪŋk/ n. 水池
361
“How long will you be here?” she asked, looking down at the vegetables she was working on.
362
“I’m not sure. This is a slow time for me, and my deadline for the bridge pictures is
still
three weeks
away
.
As long as
it takes to get it right, I guess. Probably about a week.”
still /stɪl/ adv. 还有(很多)
away /ə'we/ adv. 距离......有多久
as long as 只要
363
“Where are you staying? In town?”
364
“Yes. A little place with cabins. Something-or-other
Motor Court
. I just
checked in
this morning. Haven’t even unloaded my gear yet.”
Motor Court 汽车旅馆
check in 登记入住
365
“That’s the only place to stay, except for Mrs. Carlson’s; she
takes in
roomers. The restaurants will be a
disappointment
, though, particularly for someone with your eating habits.”
take in 接待
disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ n. 令人失望的人或事物
366
“I know. It’s an old story. But I’ve learned to
make do
.
make do 凑合着用
367
This time of year it’s not so bad; I can find fresh
produce
in the stores and at stands along the road.
Bread
and a few other things, and I make it
work
,
approximately
.
produce /prəˈduːs/ n. 农产品
bread /brɛd/ n. 面包
work /wɜːrk/ v. 奏效
approximately /əˈprɑːksɪmətli/ adv. 近似地
368
It’s nice to be invited out like this, though. I appreciate it.”
369
She reached
along
the counter and flipped on a small radio, one with only two
dials
and
tan
cloth covering the
speakers
.
along /ə'lɔŋ/ adv. 向前
dial /ˈdaɪəl/ n. (收音机、炉、灶等的)调节盘
tan /tæn/ adj. 棕黄色的
speaker /'spikɚ/ n. 扬声器
370
“With time in my pocket, and the weather on my side…” a voice sang, guitars
chunking
along
underneath
. She kept the
volume
low.
chunk /tʃʌŋk/ n. 发出“砰啷”声
along /ə'lɔŋ/ adv. 一起
underneath /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/ adv. 在下面[底下]
volume /ˈvɑːljuːm/ n. 音量
371
“I’m pretty good at
chopping
vegetables,” he
offered
.
chop /tʃɑːp/ vt. 剁碎
offer /ˈɔːfər/ v. 主动提出
372
“Okay, there’s the
cutting board
, a knife’s in the drawer right below it. I’m going to
fix
a stew, so
kind of
cube
the vegetables.”
cutting board 切肉板
fix /fɪks/ v. 准备(尤指食物)
kind of 稍微
cube /kjuːb/ v. 把（食物）切成小方块
373
He stood two feet from her, looking down, cutting and
chopping
the carrots and
turnips
,
parsnips
and onions.
chop /tʃɑːp/ vt. 剁碎
turnip /'tɝnɪp/ n. 萝卜
parsnip /'pɑrsnɪp/ n. 欧洲萝卜
374
Francesca
peeled
potatoes into the
sink
, aware of being so close to a strange man. She had never thought of peeling potatoes as having little
slanting
feelings connected with it.
peel /piːl/ vt. 削[剥]去(水果或蔬菜的皮)
sink /sɪŋk/ n. 水池
slanting /ˈslɑntɪŋ/ adj. 歪斜的
375
“You play the guitar? I saw the case in your truck.”
376
“A little bit. It
keeps me company
, not too much more than that. My wife was an early
folkie
, way before the music became popular, and she got me
going on
it.”
keep sb company 陪伴某人
folkie /ˈfoki/ n. 民谣歌唱家
go on 继续（做）
377
Francesca had
stiffened
slightly at the word wife.
stiffen /ˈstɪfn/ v. 绷紧
378
Why, she didn’t know. He had a
right
to be married, but somehow it didn’t fit him. She didn’t want him to be married.
right /raɪt/ n. 权利
379
“She couldn’t stand the
long
shoots when I’d be gone for months. I don’t blame her. She
pulled out
nine years ago. Divorced me a year later.
long /lɔŋ/ adj. 长期的
pull out 离开
380
We never had children, so it wasn’t complicated. Took one guitar, left the
el cheapo
with me.”
el cheapo n. <非正式，俚>价廉质劣的东西
381
“You
hear from
her?”
hear from 收到......的信
382
“No, never.”
383
That was all he said. Francesca didn’t
push
it. But she felt better, selfishly, and
wondered
again why she should care
one way or the other
.
push /pʊʃ/ v. 推进
wonder /'wʌndɚ/ vt. & vi. 问自己
one way or the other 以这样或那样的方式
384
“I’ve been to Italy, twice,” he said. “Where you from,
originally
?”
originally /ə'rɪdʒənəli/ adv. 起初
385
“
Naples
.”
Naples /ˈnepəlz/ n. 那不勒斯(意大利西南部港市)
386
“Never made it there. I was in the north once, doing some shooting along the
River Po
. Then again for a piece on
Sicily
.”
River Po 波河
Sicily /'sisili/ n. 西西里岛（意大利一岛名）
387
Francesca peeled potatoes, thinking of Italy for a moment, conscious of Robert Kincaid
beside
her.
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ prep. 在旁边
388
Clouds had moved up in the west,
splitting
the sun into
rays
that
splayed
in several directions.
split /splɪt/ vt. 使分离
ray /reɪ/ n. 光线
splay /sple/ v. 张开
389
He looked out the window above the sink and said, “God light.
Calendar
companies love it. So do
religious
magazines.”
calendar /ˈkælɪndər/ n. 日历
religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ adj. 宗教的
390
“Your work sounds interesting,” Francesca said. She felt a need to keep
neutral
conversation going.
neutral /ˈnuːtrəl/ adj. 不带感情色彩的
391
“It is. I like it a lot. I like the road, and I like making pictures.”
392
She noticed he’d said “making” pictures. “You make pictures, not take them?”
393
“Yes. At least that’s how I
think of
it. That’s the difference between Sunday
snapshooters
and someone who does it
for a living
.
think of 思考
snapshooter 快拍摄影师
for a living 为了生存
394
When I’m finished with that bridge we saw today, it won’t look
quite
like you expect.
quite /kwaɪt/ adv. 完全地
395
I’ll have made it into something of my own, by lens choice, or camera angle, or
general
composition
, and most
likely
by some combination of all of those.
general /ˈdʒenərəl/ adj. 一般的
composition /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn/ n. 构图
likely /ˈlaɪkli/ adj. 可能的
396
“I don’t just take things as given; I try to make them into something that
reflects
my personal
consciousness
, my spirit. I try to find the
poetry
in the image.
reflect /rɪˈflekt/ vt. 反映
consciousness /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/ n. 思想
poetry /ˈpoʊətri/ n. 诗的意境
397
The magazine has its own style and demands, and I don’t always agree with the editor’s
taste
; in fact, most of the time I don’t.
taste /teɪst/ n. 品味
398
And that bothers them, even though they decide what goes in and what gets left out.
399
I guess they know their
readership
, but I wish they’d take a few more
chances
now and then. I tell them that, and it bothers them.
readership /'ridɚʃɪp/ n. 读者们
chance /tʃæns/ n. 风险
400
“That’s the problem in
earning a living
through an art form.
earn a living 谋生
401
You’re always
dealing with
markets, and markets —
mass markets
— are designed to suit average tastes. That’s where the numbers are. That’s the
reality
, I guess.
deal with 与...做生意
mass market 大众市场
reality /riˈæləti/ n. 现实
402
But, as I said, it can become pretty
confining
. They let me
keep
the shots they don’t use, so at least I have my own private files of stuff I like.
confining /kən'faɪnɪŋ/ n. 限制的
keep /kip/ vt. 保留
403
“And, once in a while, another magazine will take one or two, or I can write an article on a place I’ve been and
illustrate
it with something a little more
daring
than National Geographic
prefers
.
illustrate /ˈɪləstreɪt/ vt. 给…加插图
daring /ˈderɪŋ/ adj. 大胆的
prefer /prɪˈfɜːr/ vi. 愿意
404
“Sometime I’m going to do an
essay
called ‘The
Virtues
of
Amateurism
’ for all of those people who wish they earned their living in the arts.
essay /ˈeseɪ/ n. 随笔
virtues /ˈvɜrtʃuz/ n. 优点
amateurism /ˌæmətʒɪzəm/ n. 业余性
405
The market kills more artistic passion than anything else. It’s a world of safety out there, for most people.
406
They want safety, the magazines and
manufacturers
give them safety, give them
homogeneity
, give them the familiar and comfortable, don’t challenge them.
manufacturer /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərər/ n. 制造商
homogeneity /ˌhɑːmədʒəˈniːəti/ n. 同次性
407
“
Profit
and
subscriptions
and the rest of that stuff dominate art. We’re all getting
lashed
to the great wheel of
uniformity
.
profit /ˈprɑːfɪt/ n. 利润
subscription /səb'skrɪpʃən/ n. 订阅
lash /læʃ/ vi. 鞭打
uniformity /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːrməti/ n. 无差异
408
“The
marketing
people are always talking about something called ‘
consumers
.’
marketing /ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ/ n. 营销
consumer /kənˈsuːmər/ n. 消费者
409
I have this image of a fat little man in
baggy
Bermuda shorts
, a
Hawaiian
shirt, and a straw hat with beer-can openers dangling from it, clutching
fistfuls
of dollars.”
baggy /'bæɡi/ adj. 宽松而下垂的
Bermuda shorts 百慕达式短裤
Hawaiian /həˈwɑjən/ adj. 夏威夷的
fistful /'fɪstfʊl/ n. 一把
410
Francesca laughed quietly, thinking about safety and comfort.
411
“But I’m not complaining too much. Like I said, the traveling is good, and I like
fooling with
cameras and being out of doors. The reality is not exactly what the song started out to be, but it’s not a bad song.”
fool with 瞎折腾
412
Francesca supposed that, for Robert Kincaid, this was everyday talk. For her, it was the stuff of
literature
.
literature /ˈlɪtərətʃər/ n. 文学
413
People in Madison County didn’t talk this way, about these things.
414
The talk was about weather and farm prices and new babies and
funerals
and government programs and
athletic
teams.
funeral /ˈfjuːnərəl/ n. 葬礼
athletic /æθˈletɪk/ adj. 运动的
415
Not about art and dreams. Not about realities that kept the music silent, the dreams in a box.
416
He finished
chopping
vegetables. “Anything else I can do?”
chop /tʃɑːp/ vt. 剁碎
417
She shook her head. “No, it’s about
under control
.”
under control 情况正常
418
He sat at the table again, smoking, taking a drink of beer now and then.
419
She
cooked,
sipping on her beer between tasks. She could feel the
alcohol
, even this small amount of it. On
New Year’s Eve
, at the
Legion
Hall, she and Richard would have some drinks.
cook /kʊk/ v. 烹调
alcohol /ˈælkəhɔːl/ n. 酒精
New Year’s Eve 12月31日晚上
legion /ˈlidʒən/ n. 军队
420
Other than that
, not much, and there
seldom
was liquor in the house, except for a bottle of brandy she had bought once in some
vague
spasm
of hope for romance in their country lives.
other than that 除此之外
seldom /'sɛldəm/ adv. 很少
vague /veɪɡ/ adj. 不清晰的
spasm /'spæzəm/ n. 一阵发作
421
The bottle was still unopened.
422
Vegetable oil
, one and one-half cups of vegetables. Cook until
light brown
. Add
flour
and mix well.
vegetable oil 植物油
light brown 浅棕色
flour /ˈflaʊər/ n. 面粉；粉状物质
423
Add water, a
pint
of it. Add
remaining
vegetables and
seasonings
. Cook slowly, about forty minutes.
pint /paɪnt/ n. 品脱（568毫升)
remaining /rɪ'menɪŋ/ adj. 剩下的
seasoning /'sizənɪŋ/ n. 佐料
424
With the cooking
under way
, Francesca sat across from him once again.
Modest
intimacy
descended
upon the kitchen. It came, somehow, from the cooking.
under way 进行中
modest /ˈmɑːdɪst/ adj. 适度的
intimacy /'ɪntɪməsi/ n. 亲密
descend /dɪˈsend/ v. （情绪、气氛等）笼罩
425
Fixing supper for a stranger, with him chopping
turnips
and, therefore, distance,
beside
you, removed some of the
strangeness
.
turnip /'tɝnɪp/ n. 萝卜
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ prep. 在旁边
strangeness /'strendʒnɪs/ n. 生疏
426
And with the loss of strangeness, there was space for
intimacy
.
intimacy /'ɪntɪməsi/ n. 亲密
427
He pushed the cigarettes toward her, the
lighter
on top of the
package
.
lighter /'laɪtɚ/ n. 打火机
package /ˈpækɪdʒ/ n. 盒
428
She shook one out,
fumbled
with the lighter, felt
clumsy
. It wouldn’t
catch
.
fumble /ˈfʌmbl/ vi. 笨拙地行动
clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ adj. 笨拙的
catch /kætʃ/ v. 点火
429
He smiled a little, carefully took the lighter from her hand, and flipped the
flint wheel
twice before it caught. He held it, she lit her cigarette.
flint wheel 打火轮
430
Around
men she usually felt graceful in
comparison
to them. Not around Robert Kincaid, though.
around /ə'raʊnd/ prep. 在......周围
comparison /kəmˈpærɪsn/ n. 相比
431
A white sun had turned big red and lay just over the corn fields. Through the kitchen window she could see a
hawkriding
the
early evening
updrafts
.
hawk /hɔːk/ n. 鹰
ride /raɪd/ vi. 漂浮
early evening 傍晚
updraft /'ʌpdræft/ n. 上升气流
432
The seven o’clock news and market
summary
were on the radio.
summary /ˈsʌməri/ n. 概要
433
And Francesca looked across the yellow
Formica
toward Robert Kincaid, who had come a long way to her kitchen. A long way, across more than miles.
formica /fɔ:'maikə/ n. 胶木
434
“It already smells good,” he said, pointing toward the
stove
. “It smells…
quiet
.” He looked at her.
stove /stoʊv/ n. 火炉
quiet /'kwaɪət/ adj. 清静的
435
“Quiet? Could something smell quiet?” She was thinking about the
phrase
, asking herself.
phrase /freɪz/ n. 短语
436
He was right. After the
pork chops
and
steaks
and
roasts
she cooked for the family, this was quiet cooking.
pork chops 带骨猪排
steak /steɪk/ n. 牛排
roast /roʊst/ n. 烤肉
437
No violence
involved
anywhere down
the food chain
, except maybe for
pulling up
the vegetables. The
stew
cooked quietly and smelled quiet. It was quiet here in the kitchen.
involve /ɪnˈvɑːlv/ vt. 包含
the food chain 食品链
pull up 拔起
stew /stu/ n. 炖汤
438
“If you don’t mind, tell me a little about your life in Italy.” He was
stretched out
on the chair, his right leg
crossed
over his left at the
ankles
.
stretch out v. 伸展四肢
cross /krɔs/ vi. 交叉
ankle n. 踝
439
Silence
bothered
her around him, so she talked. Told him about her growing years, the
private school
, the
nuns
, her parents — housewife, bank manager.
bother /ˈbɑːðər/ v. 使......不安
private school n. 私立中小学
nun /nʌn/ n. 修女
440
About standing along the
sea wall
as a
teenager
and watching ships from
all over
the world. About the American soldiers that came later.
sea wall n. 海堤
teenager /ˈtiːneɪdʒər/ n. 青少年
all over 遍及
441
About meeting Richard in a cafe where she and some
girlfriends
were drinking coffee.
girlfriend /'ɡɝlfrɛnd/ n. 女伴
442
The war had
disrupted
lives, and they wondered if they would ever get married. She was silent about Niccolo.
disrupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/ vt. 扰乱
443
He listened, saying nothing, nodding in understanding
occasionally
.
occasionally /əˈkeɪʒnəli/ adv. 间或
444
When she finally paused, he said, “And you have children, did you say?”
445
“Yes. Michael is seventeen. Carolyn is sixteen. They both go to school in
Winterset
. They’re in
4-H
; that’s why they’re at the
Illinois
State Fair. Showing Carolyn’s
steer
.
Winterset. n. 温特塞特(美国地名)
4-H n. 四健会(非营利性青少年组织)
Illinois /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ n. 伊利诺斯州（美国州名）
steer /stɪr/ n. 食用公牛
446
“Something I’ve never been able to
adapt
to, to understand, is how they can
lavish
such love and care on the animals and then see them sold for
slaughter
.
adapt /əˈdæpt/ vi. 适应
lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/ vt. 慷慨给予
slaughter /ˈslɔːtər/ n. 屠宰
447
I don’t dare say anything about it, though. Richard and his friends would be down on me in a flash. But there’s some kind of cold,
unfeeling
contradiction
in that
business
.”
unfeeling /ʌn'filɪŋ/ adj. 无情的
contradiction /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn/ n. 矛盾
business /ˈbɪznəs/ n. 事情
448
She felt
guilty
mentioning Richard’s name. She hadn’t done anything, anything at all.
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ adj. 内疚的
449
Yet she could feel guilt, a guilt born of distant possibilities. And she wondered how to manage the end of the evening and if she had gotten herself into something she couldn’t handle.
450
Maybe Robert Kincaid would just leave. He seemed pretty quiet, nice enough, even a little
bashful
.
bashful /'bæʃfl/ adj. 腼腆的
451
As they
talked on
, the evening turned blue, light
fog
brushing
the meadow grass. He opened two more beers for them while Francesca’s
stew
cooked, quietly.
talk on 继续谈
fog /fɑːɡ/ n. 雾
brush /brʌʃ/ vi. 掠过
stew /stu/ n. 炖汤
452
She
rose
and dropped
dumplings
into boiling water, turned, and leaned against the sink, feeling warm toward Robert Kincaid from Bellingham, Washington. Hoping he wouldn’t leave too early.
rise /raɪz/ vi. 站起来
dumpling /'dʌmplɪŋ/ n. 饺子
453
He ate two
helpings
of the stew with quiet good
manners
and told her twice how fine it was.
helping /ˈhelpɪŋ/ n. （进餐时的）一份食物
manners /'mænəz/ n. 礼貌
454
The watermelon was perfect. The beer was cold. The evening was blue.
455
Francesca Johnson was forty-five years old, and Hank Snow sang a train song on KMA,
Shenandoah
, Iowa.
Shenandoah n. 谢南多厄河（美国弗吉尼亚州河流）
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