瑪格麗特米切爾《飄》(中英文互譯)

瑪格麗特?米切爾《飄》(中英文互譯)《飄》(GonewiththeWind)是美國作家瑪格麗特?米切爾創(chuàng)作的長篇小說。作品以亞特蘭大及附近的一個種植園為故事場景，描繪了內(nèi)戰(zhàn)前后美國南方人的生活；通過刻畫男女主人公的愛情糾葛，成功再現(xiàn)了南北戰(zhàn)爭時期美國南方的社會生活。該作于1937年獲得普利策文學獎。GonewiththeWind飄SCARLETTO'HARAwasnotbeautiful,butmenseldomrealizeditwhencaughtbyhercharmastheTarletontwinswere.思嘉?奧哈拉長得并不漂亮，但是男人們一旦像塔爾頓家那對攣生兄弟為她的魅力所迷住時，便看不到這一點了。Inherfaceweretoosharplyblendedthedelicatefeaturesofhermother,aCoastaristocratofFrenchdescent,andtheheavyonesofherfloridIrishfather.Butitwasanarrestingface,pointedofchin,squareofjaw.Hereyeswerepalegreenwithoutatouchofhazel,starredwithbristlyblacklashesandslightlytiltedattheends.她臉上混雜著兩種特征，一種是她母親的嬌柔，一種是她父親的粗獷，前者屬于法蘭西血統(tǒng)的海濱貴族，后者來自浮華俗氣的爰爾蘭人，這兩種特征顯得太不調和了。不過這張臉，連同那尖尖的下巴和四四方方的牙床骨，是很引人注意的。她那雙淡綠色的眼睛純凈得不帶一絲褐色，配上剛硬烏黑的睫毛和稍稍翹起的眼角，顯得別具風韻。Abovethem,herthickblackbrowsslantedupward,cuttingastartlingobliquelineinhermagnolia-whiteskin—thatskinsoprizedbySouthernwomenandsocarefullyguardedwithbonnets,veilsandmittensagainsthotGeorgiasuns.上頭是兩撇墨黑的濃眉斜豎在那里，給她木蘭花一般白皙的皮膚劃了一條十分惹眼的斜線。這樣白皙的皮膚對南方婦女是極其珍貴的，她們常常用帽子、面紗和手套把皮膚保護起來，不讓受到佐治亞炎熱太陽的曝曬。SeatedwithStuartandBrentTarletoninthecoolshadeoftheporchofTara,herfather'splantation,thatbrightAprilafternoonof1861,shemadeaprettypicture.Hernewgreenflowered-muslindressspreaditstwelveyardsofbillowingmaterialoverherhoopsandexactlymatchedtheflat-heeledgreenmoroccoslippersherfatherhadrecentlybroughtherfromAtlanta.Thedresssetofftoperfectiontheseventeen-inchwaist,thesmallestinthreecounties,andthetightlyfittingbasqueshowedbreastswellmaturedforhersixteenyears.一八六一年四月一個晴朗的下午，思嘉同塔爾頓家的李生兄弟斯圖爾特和布倫特坐在她父親的塔拉農(nóng)場陰涼的走廊里，她標致的模樣兒使四周的一派春光顯得更明媚如畫了。她穿一件新做的綠花布衣裳，長長的裙子在裙箍上波翻浪涌般地飄展著，配上她父親新近從亞特蘭大給她帶來的綠色山羊皮便鞋，顯得分外相稱。她的腰圍不過十七英寸，是附近三個縣里最細小的了，而這身衣裳更把腰肢襯托得恰到好處，再加上里面那件繃得緊緊的小馬甲，她的雖然只有十六歲但已成熟了的乳房便躍然顯露了。Butforallthemodestyofherspreadingskirts,thedemurenessofhairnettedsmoothlyintoachignonandthequietnessofsmallwhitehandsfoldedinherlap,hertrueselfwaspoorlyconcealed.Thegreeneyesinthecarefullysweetfacewereturbulent,willful,lustywithlife,distinctlyatvariancewithherdecorousdemeanor.Hermannershadbeenimposeduponherbyhermother7sgentleadmonitionsandthesternerdisciplineofhermammy;hereyeswereherown.不過，無論她散開的長裙顯得多么樸實，發(fā)髻梳在后面的發(fā)型顯得多么端莊，那雙交疊在膝頭上的白生生的小手顯得多么文靜，她的本來面目終歸是掩藏不住的。那雙綠色的眼睛盡管生在一張故作嬌媚的臉上，卻仍然是騷動的，任性的，生意盎然的，與她的裝束儀表很不相同。她的舉止是由她母親的諄諄訓誡和嬤嬤的嚴厲管教強加給她的，但她的眼睛屬于她自己。Oneithersideofher,thetwinsloungedeasilyintheirchairs,squintingatthesunlightthroughtallmint-garnishedglassesastheylaughedandtalked,theirlonglegs,bootedtothekneeandthickwithsaddlemuscles,crossednegligently.Nineteenyearsold,sixfeettwoinchestall,longofboneandhardofmuscle,withsunburnedfacesanddeepauburnhair,theireyesmerryandarrogant,theirbodiesclothedinidenticalbluecoatsandmustard-coloredbreeches,theywereasmuchalikeastwobollsofcotton.在她兩旁，攣生兄弟一邊一個懶懶地斜靠在椅子上，斜睨著從新裝的窗玻璃透過來的陽光談笑著，四條穿著高統(tǒng)靴和因經(jīng)常騎馬而鼓脹的長腿隨便交疊在那里。他們現(xiàn)年十九歲，身高七英尺二英寸，骨骼長大，肌肉堅實，曬得黑黑的臉膛，深赤褐色的頭發(fā)，眼睛里閃著快樂而自負的神色。他們穿著同樣的藍上衣和深黃色褲子，長相也像兩個棉桃似的一模一樣。Outside,thelateafternoonsunslanteddownintheyard,throwingintogleamingbrightnessthedogwoodtreesthatweresolidmassesofwhiteblossomsagainstthebackgroundofnewgreen.Thetwins'horseswerehitchedinthedriveway,biganimals,redastheirmasters'hair;andaroundthehorses1legsquarreledthepackoflean,nervouspossumhoundsthataccompaniedStuartandBrentwherevertheywent.Alittlealoof,asbecameanaristocrat,layablack-spottedcarriagedog,muzzleonpaws,patientlywaitingfortheboystogohometosupper.外面，向晚的陽光斜投到場地上，映照著山茱萸一簇簇的白色花朵在新綠的背景中顯得分外鮮艷。攣生兄弟騎來的馬就拴在車道上，那是兩匹高頭大馬，毛色紅得像主人的頭發(fā)；馬腿旁邊有一群一直跟隨著主人的瘠瘦而神經(jīng)質的獵犬在吵吵嚷嚷。稍稍遠一點的地方躺著一條黑花斑的白色隨車大狗，那是貴族人家所特有的，它把鼻子貼在前爪上，耐心地等待著兩個小伙子回家去吃晚飯。Betweenthehoundsandthehorsesandthetwinstherewasakinshipdeeperthanthatoftheirconstantcompanionship.Theywereallhealthy,thoughtlessyounganimals,sleek,graceful,high-spirited,theboysasmettlesomeasthehorsestheyrode,mettlesomeanddangerousbut,withal,sweet-temperedtothosewhoknewhowtohandlethem.在這些獵犬、馬匹和兩個攣生兄弟之間，有著一種比通常伴隨更深密的關系。他們都是年輕、健康而茫無思慮的動物，也同樣圓滑、優(yōu)雅、興致勃勃；兩個小伙子和他們所騎的馬一樣精神，帶有危險性，可同時對于那些懂得怎樣駕馭他們的人又是溫馴可爰的。Althoughborntotheeaseofplantationlife,waitedonhandandfootsinceinfancy,thefacesofthethreeontheporchwereneitherslacknorsoft.Theyhadthevigorandalertnessofcountrypeoplewhohavespentalltheirlivesintheopenandtroubledtheirheadsverylittlewithdullthingsinbooks.坐在走廊里的三個年輕人，盡管都出生在優(yōu)裕的莊園主家庭，從小由仆人細心服侍著，可他們的臉顯得既不懶散也不嬌柔。他們像一輩子生活在野外、很少在書本上費腦筋的鄉(xiāng)巴佬一樣，顯得強壯而又活潑。LifeinthenorthGeorgiacountyofClaytonwasstillnewand,accordingtothestandardsofAugusta,SavannahandCharleston,alittlecrude.ThemoresedateandoldersectionsoftheSouthlookeddowntheirnosesattheup-countryGeorgians,buthereinnorthGeorgia,alackofthenicetiesofclassicaleducationcarriednoshame,providedamanwassmartinthethingsthatmattered.Andraisinggoodcotton,ridingwell,shootingstraight,dancinglightly,squiringthelad