2015年河海大學(xué)研究生英語一Unit1GhostsforTea(精)

1、Unit1GhostsforTeaTenpenceforaviewoverthebay.saidtheoldmanwiththetelescope.Lovelyclearmorning.Havealookattheoldlighthouseandtheremainsofthegreatshipwreckof1935.“十便士看海灣風(fēng)光?！蹦莻€帶著望遠鏡的老頭說道?！岸嗝辞缋拭利惖脑绯俊砜纯茨枪爬系臒羲?935年大海難的遺跡吧!”Tenpencewassheerrobbery,buttheviewwascertainlymagnificent.十便士是純粹的搶劫,可是海灣的景色確實壯麗。Cl

2、iffsstretchedintothedistance,sparklingwaveswhippedbythewindwereunrollingontothebeach,andafewyachts,withcreamy-whitesails,werecurvinganddodginggracefullyonthesea.Justbelow,aflockofseagullswerescreamingatoneanotherastheytwistedandglidedoverthewater.Amileouttosea,theoldlighthousestoodonastoneplatformon

3、therocks,whichwerebeinggreedilylickedbythewaves.InnowayindeeddidIgrudgemymoney.AsIdirectedthetelescopetowardsthelighthouse,themanbesidemetappedmywrist.峭壁伸展向遠處,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。天空下方,一群海鷗在一只只的叫喚著,側(cè)身滑過水面。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上。的確我決不會吝惜錢。當(dāng)我把望遠鏡對準(zhǔn)燈塔時,我身旁的那個老頭拍了拍我的手腕。

4、Haveyouheardabouttheterribletragedythatoccurredthereinthatlighthouse?heaskedinahushedwhisper.Iimaginetheremaybeplentyoflegendsattachedtosuchadramatic-lookingplace,Isuggested.“您聽過在那座燈塔里發(fā)生的一起駭人聽聞的慘案嗎?”他壓低了嗓聲對我說?！拔蚁脒@么一個看起來非常富有戲劇性的地方或許有很多傳說吧。”我說。Itsnolegend,declaredtheoldman.Myfatherknewthetwomeninvolve

5、d.Italltookplacefiftyyearsagoto-day.Letmetellyou.Hisvoiceseemedtogrowdeeperandmoredramatic.“這可不是傳說,”那老頭鄭重其事地說。“我父親認(rèn)識那起慘案的兩個當(dāng)事人。一切都發(fā)生在50年前的今天。我來說給您聽聽吧。”他的聲音似乎變得更低沉、更富有戲劇性了。Forawholeweekthatlighthousehadbeenisolatedbystorms,hebegan,withterrifyingseassurgingandcrashingovertherocks.Peopleonshorewereanxi

6、ousaboutthetwomenworkingthere.Theydbeenonthebestoftermsuntiltwoorthreeweeksbefore,whentheyhadquarrelledovercardsinthevillageinn.MartinhadaccusedBlakeofcheating.Blakehadvowedtoavengetheinsulttohishonour.Butthankstothewiseadviceofamantheybothrespected,theyapologisedtoeachother,andsoonseemedtohavegotov

7、ertheirdisagreement.Butsomeslightresentmentandbitternessremained.anditwasfearedthatthestrainofcontinuedisolationandroughweathermightaffecttheirnerves,though,needlesstosay,theirfriendshadnoideahowserioustheconsequenceswouldbe.“整整一個禮拜,那座燈塔被風(fēng)暴困住了?！彼_始說,“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人。在兩三個禮拜前他們還是最好的

8、朋友,在鄉(xiāng)村酒店里玩牌時吵了一架。馬丁指責(zé)布萊克作弊,布萊克就發(fā)誓要報復(fù)對他名譽的侮辱。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,而且似乎渡過了不和。不過還是有些怨恨,令人擔(dān)心的是,持續(xù)隔絕的脾氣和惡劣的天氣會刺激他們倆的神經(jīng),然而不用說,他們的朋友還不知道后果會是多么嚴(yán)重?！盕iftyyearsagoto-night,nolightappearedinthetower,andonlyattwooclockinthemorningdidthebeamsuddenlystarttoflashoutitswarningagain.Thenextmorningthelightwassti

9、llvisible.Thestormhadalmostblownitselfout,soareliefboatsetouttoinvestigate.Agrimdiscoveryawaitedthecrew.Themensliving-roomwasinahorrifyingstate.Thetablewasover-turned:apackofplayingcardswasscatteredeverywhere:bloodstainssplashedthefloor.Thereliefmenclimbedthewindingstairtothelanternroomandtheredisco

10、veredMartinsbody,crouchedbesidetheburninglamp.Hehadbeenstabbedandwasdead.Twodayslater,Blakesbodywaswashedup.scratched,bruised,andterriblyinjured.“50年前的那個晚上,燈塔上沒有出現(xiàn)燈光,直到凌晨兩點鐘突然一束燈光再次開始閃出警告信號?！暗诙煸缟?燈光依然可見。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景,桌子被翻倒在地,一副牌散得到處都是,血跡濺得滿地。營救人員爬上旋梯來到燈塔間,在那兒發(fā)現(xiàn)了

11、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,身上滿是劃傷、擦傷,傷得很重。Onlythencouldwereallystartguessingwhathadhappened.Thisgreattragedycouldonlyhavebeenduetoarenewaloftheirquarrel.Boredanddepressedasaresultoftheirisolation,MartinandBlakemusthavestartedtoplaycards.Againsuspectingcheating,Martinhadaccusedhisformerfr

12、iendofdishonesty;afighthadbrokenoutandBlakehadseizedhisknife.Inafitofmadnesshehadattackedhiscompanion,whohadfallenmortallywounded.Then,appalledbywhathehaddone,theloneliness,thebatteringofwindandwaves,Blakehadrushedtotheparapetandflunghimselfontotherocksbelow,wheretheseahadclaimedhim.“只是在那時我們才真正開始猜測發(fā)

13、生了什么事。這個巨大的慘劇可能只是歸因于他們的再次爭吵。由于與世隔絕產(chǎn)生的乏味與沮喪,他們一定開始打牌。馬丁再次懷疑布萊克作弊,指責(zé)之前的朋友不老實。接著一場打斗發(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。ButMartinwasstillalive.Hourslater,afterdarknesshadfallen,hehadrecoveredconsciousness.Herememberedhisjoboflightingthelamp;sufferin

14、gintensepain,thepoorwretchcrawledslowlyupthewindingstaircase,dragginghimselffromsteptosteptillhegottothelantern.Athislastgasphemanagedtolightthisbeforefinallycollapsing.“但馬丁還活著。過了幾小時天色暗下來以后,他恢復(fù)了意識,想起自己點燈的職責(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,用盡最后一口氣點亮了燈塔。Foryearsafterwardsitwassaidthatthelightho

15、usewashaunted,and,owingtothesestories,theydidnthaveanyapplicantsforthejoboflighthouse-keeperfromamongthesuperstitiouslocalinhabitants.Andnowtheysaythatoneveryanniversaryofthatday,especiallywhentheseaisrough,youcanstandintheliving-room,hearthecardsfailingandthesoundofangrycries,seetheflashofablade,an

16、dthenglimpseafigurerushingtotheparapet.Andthenyouheartheslowdraggingofabodyfromsteptosteptowardstheroomabove.“數(shù)年后,據(jù)說那座燈塔鬧鬼了。而且,因為這些傳說,當(dāng)?shù)孛孕诺木用裰袥]有人愿意接替做燈塔管理員。如今人們說,每年的那一天,尤其是當(dāng)海上情況很惡劣的時候,站在臥室里你就能聽到摔紙牌聲和怒吼聲,看到刀刃的寒光,還會瞥見一個人影奔向欄桿,然后聽到慢慢拖動的身體一步一步爬向塔頂。”TheoldmanpausedandIturnedtogo.Bytheway,headded,haveyoua

17、nyfreetimethisafternoon?Ifso,whydontyouhaveteainthelighthouse?Weareputtingonaspecialboattripto-day.Werechargingapound.Andmybrother,whoboughttheoldlighthousewhentheybuiltthenewonejustonthepoint,canserveverygoodteasthere-includedinthepriceoftheboattrip-abargain,consideringtheproblemofobtainingthefood.

18、Andifyouareatallsensitivetothesupernatural,yourelikelytohaveanunusual,perhapsanuncannyexperiencethere.老頭停了停,我轉(zhuǎn)身欲走?！皩α?”補充道,“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?今天我們開專船,收費一鎊。當(dāng)人們在那個地方建造了一座新燈塔時,我兄弟買下了那座舊的,那里可以提供很好的茶,交易是茶錢包括在船費里,要知道弄到吃的是很費事的。如果您對超自然的東西很感興趣的話,在那里你可能會有一次不同尋?；蛘哒f是不可思議的經(jīng)歷?！盜eyedhimappreciatively.Yourewastingyourtalents,Isaid.Youshouldhavebeenafictionwriter.我欣賞地看著他?！澳媸窃诶速M您的才能”我說道,“您本應(yīng)該是個小說家?！盰oudontbelieveit?exclaimedtheoldmanindignantly.Idfinditajob,Ianswered.Myfather,HenryCox,startedaskeeperofthatlighthousefifty-twoyearsago,and