美国语文第五册 第22期:疯子(1)

 　　A gentleman who had traveled in Europe, relates that he one day visited the hospital of Berlin,  一位绅士曾去欧洲旅行，有一天，他去参观柏林一家医院。

　　where he saw a man whose exterior¹ was very striking. 在医院里，他遇见一位男人，那人看上去令人吃惊。

　　His figure, tall and commanding, was bending with age, but more with sorrow; 他身材高大，器宇轩昂，由于上了年纪，腰也弓了，脸上满是悲伤，

　　the few scattered² hairs which remained on his temples were white almost as the driven snow,  鬓角残留些许灰白头发，像被碾压的路旁积雪，

　　and the deepest melancholy³ was depicted⁴ in his countenance⁵. 面孔上刻着深藏的忧郁。

　　On inquiring who he was and what brought him there, 我询问他的身世，询问他如何这般模样。

　　he started, as if from sleep, and, after looking around him, began with slow and measured steps to stride the hall, 他仿佛从梦中醒来，环顾一下四周，开始缓慢却不失标准地在医院门厅前后踱步，

　　repeating in a low but audible voice, "Once one is two; once one is two." 嘴里还不停嘟哝，声音很小，但还算清晰：“一一得二，一一得二”。

　　Now and then he would stop, and remain with his arms folded on his breast as if in contemplation, for some minutes; 他时而停下，胳膊交叉胸前，似乎陷入一阵冥思祈祷，过了一会儿，

　　then again resuming his walk, he continued to repeat, "Once one is two; once one is two." 又继续走动起来，嘴里依然重复：“一一得二，一一得二。”

　　His story, as our traveler understood it, is as follows. 下面就是他的人生，留存在一个观光客记忆里的故事。

1 exterior   

adj.外部的，外在的；表面的

参考例句：

• The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
• We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

4 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

5 countenance   

n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同

参考例句：

• At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
• I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。