新編英語教程book6-unit8-Appetite英漢對照

新編英語教程book6-unit8-Appetite英漢對照新編英語教程book6-unit8-Appetite英漢對照新編英語教程book6-unit8-Appetite英漢對照資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月新編英語教程book6-unit8-Appetite英漢對照版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：1.multitudinous:verynumerous,various；2.lust

：strongdesire

；violentdesiretopossesssth

；欲望3.orgy:wildfestivity；wildparties縱欲歡飲4.texture:quality特性;feel觸覺，appearanceofasubstance；5.bludgeon:forcesomebodyinto(doingsth);beat

；6.satiation：；repletion；satiety，

thestateofbeingsatisfactorilyfull7.blow-out，alarge,usuallylavish,meal；8.indulgence:pleasure；greatsatisfaction;gratification

of

one’s

desire

；9.homage:honororrespectfor;highregardfor；10.gorge:stuff/filloneselfcompletelywithfood；饕餮11.impotence:powerlessness;paralysis12.blunt：togetweakened

，becomeweaker

Appetite（渴望）

（LaurieLee）（蘿莉·里）

Oneofthemajorpleasuresinlifeisappetite,andoneofourmajordutiesshouldbetopreserveit.渴望乃生活之一大樂事，而心懷渴望則成為一項重要的任務(wù)。Appetiteisthekeennessofliving;itisoneofthesensesthattellsyouthatyouarestillcurioustoexist,thatyoustillhaveanedgeonyourlongingsandwanttobiteintotheworldandtasteitsmultitudinousflavorsandjuices.渴望意味著對生活充滿熱情，這種感覺表明你依然希冀生活，熱衷夢想，向往探索世界，歷盡世間百味百態(tài)。

Byappetite,ofcourse,Idon’tmeanjustthelustforfood,butanyconditionofunsatisfieddesire,anyburninginthebloodthatprovesyouwantmorethanyou’vegot,andthatyouhaven’tyetusedupyourlife.當(dāng)然，我所說的“渴望”不單指對食物的欲望，而指所有欲求未滿的狀態(tài)，及血液中燃燒的激情，這熾熱的激情證明你希望收獲更多，你的生命力并未耗盡。Wildesaidhefeltsorryforthosewhonevergottheirheart’sdesire,butsorrierstillforthosewhodid.王爾德曾說過，對未能夢想成真者，他深表惋惜；而對心愿已遂者，他則倍感遺憾。Igotmineonceonly,anditnearlykilledme,andI’vealwayspreferredwantingtohavingsince.僅有一次，我如愿以償，但就那次把我折磨得夠嗆，自那以后，我總是更樂于想往，而非如愿以償。

Forappetite,tome,isthisstateofwanting,whichkeepsone’sexpectationsalive.因為對我來說，渴望就是這種想往的狀態(tài)，它總是讓人滿懷期待。Irememberlearningthelessonlongagoasachild,whentreatsandorgieswerefew,andwhenIdiscoveredthatthegreatestpitchofhappinesswasnotinactuallyeatingatoffeebutingazingatitbeforehand.當(dāng)還是小孩子時，我即對此有所感悟。那時沒什么極樂之事，我發(fā)現(xiàn)其實最大的樂趣不在于吃太妃糖，而在于吃糖之前好好地把糖端詳一陣。True,thefirstbitewasdelicious,butoncethetoffeewasgoneonewasleftwithnothing,neithertoffeenorlust.Besides,thewholetoffeenessoftoffeeswasimperceptiblydiminishedbythegrossactofhavingeatenit.沒錯，第一口美不勝收，然而，糖一旦吃完，你就一無所有了。太妃糖吃完了，吃糖的欲望也隨之消失殆盡了。此外，在咀嚼時，太妃糖的滋味也不知不覺地減少。No,thebestwasinwantingit,insittingandlookingatit,whenonetastedaninexhaustibletreasure-houseofflavors.所以最好別吃，只消坐在那盯著糖，你就能感受到太妃糖無窮無盡的美味。

So,forme,oneofthekeenestpleasuresofappetiteremainsinthewanting,notthesatisfaction.Inwantingapeach,orawhisky,oraparticulartextureorsound,ortobewithaparticularfriend.因此，對我來說，渴望的最大樂趣之一在于心懷想往，而非心滿意足，比如，想往一只密桃，一瓶威士忌，一塊特質(zhì)布料

，或一種美妙的聲音，亦或期望與朋友團(tuán)聚。Forinthiscondition,ofcourse,Iknowthattheobjectofdesireisalwaysatitsmostflawlesslyperfect.因為，我知道在這種情況下，心中渴求之物總是完美無缺的。WhichiswhyIwouldcarrythepreservationofappetitetotheextentofdeliberatefasting,simplybecauseIthinkthatappetiteistoogoodtolose,tooprecioustobebludgeonedintoinsensibilitybysatiationandover-doingit.懷著這種渴望，我特意安排了齋戒。原因很簡單，我覺得渴望是極好的事，不能喪失，它彌足珍貴，不能飽食生膩，耗費過度使其淪為麻木無知之境。

Forthatmatter,Idon’treallywantthreesquaremealsaday—Iwantonehuge,delicious,orgiastic,table-groaningblow-out,sayeveryfourdays,andthennotbetoosurewherethenextoneiscomingfrom.為此，我并不希望一日三餐頓頓豐盛可口---我只想，比如說每四天，來一頓盛宴，桌上堆滿美菜佳肴，可盡情享受。大快朵頤之后，又猜想下一頓大餐將自何處來。Adayoffastingisnotformejustapuritanicaldevicefordenyingoneselfapleasure,butratherawayofanticipatingararemomentofsupremeindulgence.齋戒一天，對我來說，不僅僅是清教徒節(jié)制享樂的一種手段，更是一種方式，借此期待難能可貴的縱樂時刻

。

Fastingisanactofhomagetothemajestyofappetite.齋戒是對崇高渴望的效忠

。SoIthinkweshouldarrangetogiveupourpleasuresregularly—ourfood,ourfriends,ourlovers—inordertopreservetheirintensity,andthemomentofcomingbacktothem.因此，我們應(yīng)該特意定期放棄享樂---美食之樂，朋友之樂，情人之樂---以此保持對他們的強(qiáng)烈渴望，使回歸享樂的時刻成為美好的回憶。Forthisisthemomentthatrenewsandrefreshesbothoneselfandthethingoneloves.因為這一刻，我們自身及我們所愛之物似乎都煥然一新，充滿新鮮感。Sailorsandtravelersenjoyedthisonce,andsodidhunters,Isuppose.水手和旅行者曾經(jīng)樂于此道，我想獵人們也不例外吧。Partofthewearinessofmodernlifemaybethatwelivetoomuchontopofeachother,andareentertainedandfedtooregularly.我們厭倦現(xiàn)代生活，部分是因為大家生活在一塊兒，天天打照面，且飲食進(jìn)餐太過固定。Oncewewereseparatedbyhungerbothfromourfoodandfamilies,andthenwelearnedtovalueboth.一旦與食物，家人分開，肚子發(fā)餓，想念家人時，我們就會意識到這二者是多么值得珍惜。Themenwentoffhunting,andthedogswentwiththem;thewomenandchildrenwavedgoodbye.男人們帶上獵狗外出打獵，女人和孩子們揮手與之告別。Thecavewasemptyofmenfordaysonend;nobodyate,orknewwhattodo.連續(xù)數(shù)日，男人們一直未回到洞中；沒有吃的，誰也不知道該干什么。Thewomencrouchedbythefire,thewetsmokeintheireyes;thechildrenwailed;everybodywashungry.女人們蜷縮在火堆旁，淚眼迷蒙

，孩子們餓得嚎啕大哭，所以人都饑腸轆轆。Thenonenighttherewereshoutsandthebarkingofdogsfromthehills,andthemencamebackloadedwithmeat.終于，一天晚上，山谷里響起了喊叫聲、狗吠聲，男人們回來了！滿載而歸

！Thiswasthegreatreunion,andeverybodygorgedthemselvessilly,andappetitecameintoitsown;thelong-awaitedmealbecameafeasttorememberandanalmostsacredcelebrationoflife.這是一次盛大的團(tuán)聚，一個個食欲大振，狼吞虎咽，一副餓鬼相。這頓苦苦等候的晚餐變成空前盛宴，幾乎成了生活神圣的慶典，讓人刻骨銘心。Nowwegoofftotheofficeandcomehomeintheeveningstocheapchickenandfrozenpeas.現(xiàn)今，我們?nèi)マk公室上班，每晚下班回家，實惠雞肉、冰凍青豆

是我們的家常便飯。Verynice,buttoomuchofit,tooeasyandregular,servedupwithouteffortorwanting.這些菜固然可口，但吃得太多，太過單一，加上長期食用，制作簡單，人們都對此沒多大食欲了。Weeat,wearelucky,ourfacesareshiningwithfat,butwedon’tknowthepleasureofbeinghungryanymore.我們不愁吃，非常幸運；可是滿臉油光閃閃的我們再也體會不到饑腸轆轆的樂趣了。

Toomuchofanything—toomuchmusic,entertainment,happysnacks,ortimespentwithone’sfriends—createsakindofimpotenceoflivingbywhichonecannolongerhear,ortast