英语小达人 395 Beethoven-Pure Joy

 　　Beethoven-Pure Joy

　　完美的快乐

　　I must live almost alone like one who has been banished¹, I can mix with society only as much as true necessity demands. If I approach near to people a hot terror seizes upon me and I fear being exposed to the danger that my condition might be noticed. Thus it has been during the late six months which I have spent in the country...what a humiliation² for me when someone standing³ next to me heard a flute⁴ in the distance and I heard nothing, or someone heard a shepherd singing and again I heard nothing. Such incidents drove me almost to despair, a little more of that and I would have ended my life-it was only my art that held me back. Ah, it seemed to me impossible to leave the world until I had brought forth⁵ all that I felt was within me... Oh Providence-grant me at last but one day of pure joy-it is so long since real joy echoed in my heart...

　　我必须像个被放逐的人那样，过一种近乎独处的生活。我与社会的接触仅限于满足一些完全是最基本的需要。我一旦接近其他人，就有一种强烈的恐惧感。我深怕陷入一种危险，即人们可能发觉我的处境。最近我住在乡下的半年，就是这种状态……当我身边站着的人听到远处长笛吹奏的乐声，我却什么也听不见。或是有人听到一个牧羊人在唱歌，而我还是什么也听不到，这对我是多么大的羞辱啊。这样的事情把我逼到了几乎绝望的境地。要是再遇到一些，我恐惧早就结束自己的生命了——然而，正是我的艺术挽救了我。啊，我好像只有把内心的东西都倾泻出来之后，才可能离开这个世界。哦，上帝——无论如何赐给我哪怕一天的完美的快乐吧——我已经很久没有感受真正的快乐在我心中回荡了……

1 banished   

v.放逐，驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

5 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。