(完整word版)2015年河海大學(xué)研究生英語(yǔ)一Unit1GhostsforTea

1、Unit 1 Ghosts for TeaTen pence for a view over the bay . said the old man with the telescope.Lovely clear morning. Have a look at the old lighthouse and the rema ins of thegreat shipwreck of 1935.“十便士看海灣風(fēng)光?！蹦莻€(gè)帶著望遠(yuǎn)鏡的老頭說(shuō)道。多么晴朗美麗的早晨。來(lái)看看那古老的燈塔和1935 年大海難的遺跡吧！ ”Ten pence was sheer robbery, but the view wa

2、s certa inly magn ifice nt.十便士是純粹的搶劫，可是海灣的景色確實(shí)壯麗。Cliffs stretched into the dista nee, sparkli ng waves whipped by the wind were unr olling on to the beach, and a few yachts, with creamy-white sails, were curv ing and do dginggracefully on the sea . Just below, a flock of seagulls were scream ing at

3、one ano ther asthey twisted and glided over the water. A mile out to sea, the old lighthouse sto od on astone platform on the rocks, which were being greedily licked by the waves. In no way indeed did I grudge my mon ey. As I directed the telescope towards the light house, the manbeside me tapped my

4、 wrist.峭壁伸展向遠(yuǎn)處，海風(fēng)激起的波浪閃耀著鋪展在沙灘上， 海面上幾艘游艇伴 著乳白色風(fēng)帆優(yōu)雅地彎成弧形避開(kāi)。 天空下方，一群海鷗在一只只的叫喚著，側(cè) 身滑過(guò)水面。離岸一英里處，在海浪貪婪地拍打的巖石上，那座古老的燈塔矗立 在一石頭平臺(tái)上。的確我決不會(huì)吝惜錢(qián)。當(dāng)我把望遠(yuǎn)鏡對(duì)準(zhǔn)燈塔時(shí)，我身旁的那 個(gè)老頭拍了拍我的手腕。Have you heard about the terrible tragedy that occurred there in that lighthouse? heasked in a hushed whisper.I imag ine there may be ple

5、nty of lege nds attached to such a dramatic-look ing place , I suggested.您聽(tīng)過(guò)在那座燈塔里發(fā)生的一起駭人聽(tīng)聞的慘案嗎？”他壓低了嗓聲對(duì)我說(shuō)。我想這么一個(gè)看起來(lái)非常富有戲劇性的地方或許有很多傳說(shuō)吧?！蔽艺f(shuō)。Its no lege nd, declared the old man .My father knew the two men invo lved. It a lltook place fifty years ago to-day. Let me tell you.His voice seemed to grow de

6、eper and more dramatic.這可不是傳說(shuō)，”那老頭鄭重其事地說(shuō)。 我父親認(rèn)識(shí)那起慘案的兩個(gè)當(dāng)事人。一切都發(fā)生在 50 年前的今天。我來(lái)說(shuō)給您聽(tīng)聽(tīng)吧?！彼穆曇羲坪踝兊酶统?、更富有戲劇性了。For a whole week that lighthouse had bee n isolated by storms , he bega n, with terrify ing seas surgi ng and crash ing over the rocks. People on shore were an xious about the two men working ther

7、e. Theyd been on the best of terms until two or three week sbefore, when they had quarrelled over cards in the village inn. Martin had accused B lakeof cheating. Blake had vowed to avenge the insult to his honour. But thanks to t he wiseadvice of a man they both respected, they apologised to each ot

8、her, and soon s eemed tohave got over their disagreeme nt. But some slight rese ntme nt and bitter ness rema in ed.and it was feared that the stra in of con ti nued isolati on and rough weather m ight affecttheir n erves, though, n eedless to say, their frie nds had no idea how serious t he conseque

9、 nces would be.整整一個(gè)禮拜，那座燈塔被風(fēng)暴困住了?！彼_(kāi)始說(shuō)， 咆嘯的大海波濤洶涌，撞擊著巖石。岸上的人們十分擔(dān)心在那兒工作的兩個(gè)人。在兩三個(gè)禮拜前他們還是最好的朋友，在鄉(xiāng)村酒店里玩牌時(shí)吵了一架。馬丁指責(zé)布萊克作弊，布萊 克就發(fā)誓要報(bào)復(fù)對(duì)他名譽(yù)的侮辱。但是多虧一位他們倆都尊敬的人好言相勸，他們才互相道歉，而且似乎渡過(guò)了不和。不過(guò)還是有些怨恨，令人擔(dān)心的是，持 續(xù)隔絕的脾氣和惡劣的天氣會(huì)刺激他們倆的神經(jīng)，然而不用說(shuō)，他們的朋友還不 知道后果會(huì)是多么嚴(yán)重?！盕ifty years ago to-ni ght, no light appeared in the tower, and

10、only at two oclock i n themorning did the beam sudde nly start to flash out its warning aga in. The n ext mo rningthe light was still visible. The storm had almost blown itself out, so a relief boat set out toinv estigate. A grim discovery awaited the crew . The mens livi ng-room w as in a horrifyin

11、g state. The table was over-tur ned: a pack of playi ng cards was scatter ed everywhere:bloodsta ins splashed the floor. The relief men climbed the win di ng sta ir to the Ian ternroom and there discovered Marti ns body, crouched beside the bur ning lamp. He had been stabbed and was dead. Two days l

12、ater, Blakes body was washed u p. scratched,bruised, and terribly inju red.“ 5 年前的那個(gè)晚上，燈塔上沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)燈光，直到凌晨?jī)牲c(diǎn)鐘突然一束燈光 再次開(kāi)始閃出警告信號(hào)。第二天早上，燈光依然可見(jiàn)。風(fēng)暴已經(jīng)平息了，因此一艘救生船出發(fā)查看情況。一個(gè)殘酷的發(fā)現(xiàn)等待著船員。馬丁和布萊克的臥室一片恐怖場(chǎng)景，桌子被翻倒在地，一副牌散得到處都是，血跡濺得滿地。營(yíng)救人 員爬上旋梯來(lái)到燈塔間， 在那兒發(fā)現(xiàn)了馬丁的尸體蜷縮在仍然亮著的燈旁。他是 被戳死的。兩天后，布萊克的尸體被沖了上來(lái)，身上滿是劃傷、擦傷，傷得很重。Only the n c

13、ould we really start guess ing what had happe ned. This great tragedycould only have bee n due to a ren ewal of their quarrel. Bored and depressed as a resul tof their isolati on, Martin and Blake must have started to play cards. Aga in suspect ingcheat ing, Martin had accused his former friend of d

14、ish on esty; a fight had broke n o utand Blake had seized his knife. In a fit of madness he had attacked his companion, whohad falle n mortally woun ded. Then, appalled by what he had done, the Ion eli ness ,thebattering of wind and waves, Blake had rushed to the parapet and flung himself o n to the

15、rocks below, where the sea had claimed him.只是在那時(shí)我們才真正開(kāi)始猜測(cè)發(fā)生了什么事。這個(gè)巨大的慘劇可能只是 歸因于他們的再次爭(zhēng)吵。由于與世隔絕產(chǎn)生的乏味與沮喪，他們一定開(kāi)始打牌。 馬丁再次懷疑布萊克作弊，指責(zé)之前的朋友不老實(shí)。接著一場(chǎng)打斗發(fā)生了，布萊克抓起刀子，在一陣狂怒之下襲擊了他的同伴，馬丁受了致命傷倒下。然后布萊克被自己的所為震驚，加之孤獨(dú)寂寞以及風(fēng)浪的拍擊聲，他狂奔到欄桿邊縱 身投向下面的巖石，大海吞噬了他。But Martin was still alive. Hours later, after darkness had fallen,

16、he had recovere dcon scious ness. He remembered his job of light ing the lamp; sufferi ng intense pai n, t hepoor wretch crawled slowly up the winding staircase, dragging himself from step t o steptill he got to the lantern. At his last gasp he man aged to light this before fin ally collaps ing.但馬丁還

17、活著。過(guò)了幾小時(shí)天色暗下來(lái)以后，他恢復(fù)了意識(shí)，想起自己點(diǎn) 燈的職責(zé)。忍著劇痛，可憐的馬丁慢慢地爬上旋梯，拖著自己一步一步地爬到燈 前。在他倒下之前，用盡最后一口氣點(diǎn)亮了燈塔。For years afterwards it was said that the lighthouse was haun ted, and, owing to these stories, they did nt have any applica nts for the job of lighthouse-keeper from among the superstitious local in habita nts. A

18、nd now they say that on every anni versary o fthat day, especially whe n the sea is rough, you can sta nd in the liv in g-room, hear thecards faili ng and the sound of angry cries, see the flash of a blade, and the n glimpse afigure rush ing to the parapet. And the n you hear the slow dragg ing of a

19、 body from ste pto step towards the room above.數(shù)年后，據(jù)說(shuō)那座燈塔鬧鬼了。而且，因?yàn)檫@些傳說(shuō)，當(dāng)?shù)孛孕诺木用裰?沒(méi)有人愿意接替做燈塔管理員。如今人們說(shuō)，每年的那一天，尤其是當(dāng)海上情況很惡劣的時(shí)候，站在臥室里你就能聽(tīng)到摔紙牌聲和怒吼聲， 看到刀刃的寒光，還會(huì)瞥見(jiàn)一個(gè)人影奔向欄桿，然后聽(tīng)到慢慢拖動(dòng)的身體一步一步爬向塔頂?！盩he old man paused and I tur ned to go.By the way, he added, have you any free time this after noon? If so, why dont

20、 y ouhave tea in the lighthouse? We are putting on a special boat trip to-day. Were charg ing apound. And my brother, who bought the old lighthouse whe n they built the new one juston the point, can serve very good teas there - in cluded in the price of the boat trip-a bargain, con sideri ng the problem of obta ining the food. And if you are at all sen sitive to thesuper natural, youre likely to have an unu sual, perhaps an uncanny experi ence there.老頭停了停，我轉(zhuǎn)身欲走。對(duì)了，”補(bǔ)充道，今天下午您有空嗎？有空的話，為什么不到那座燈塔去 喝杯茶？今天我們開(kāi)專船，收費(fèi)一鎊。當(dāng)人們?cè)谀莻€(gè)地方建造了一座新燈塔時(shí)， 我兄弟買(mǎi)下了那座舊的，那里可以提供很好的茶，交易是茶錢(qián)包括在船費(fèi)里，要 知道弄到吃的