《纯真年代》一
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May: See? I've told all my friends, just as you asked.
 
Newland: Just I couldn't wait. I wish it hadn't been at a ball.
 
May: But even here we're alone together.
 
Newland: The worst of it is that I want to kiss you and I can't.
 
May: Newland. (May and Newland kisses) Did you tell Ellen as I asked you to?
 
Newland: No, I didn't have a chance after all.
 
May: She's my cousin, Newland. If others know before she does... It’s just that she's been away for so long. She's rather sensitive.
 
Newland: Of course I'll tell her, dear. But I didn't see her yet.
 
May: She decided1 not to come at the last minute.
 
Newland: At the last minute?
 
May: She was afraid her dress wasn't smart enough. We all thought it was so lovely, but she asked my aunt to take her home.
 
Newland: Oh, well.
 
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Mrs. Mingott: Very handsome. Very liberal. In my time, a cameo set in pearls was thought to be sufficient. But it's the hand that sets off the ring, isn't it?
 
Mrs. Welland: It’s the new setting that shows the stone beautifully. But it looks a little bare to old-fashioned eyes.
 
Mrs. Mingott: I hope you don't mean mine, my dear. I like all the novelties. My hands were modeled in Paris by the great Rochet. He should do May's. Show me, child. Her hand is so tempered. It’s these modern sports that spread the joints2. But the skin is white. And when's the wedding to be?
 
Newland: Soon as we can, if only you'll back me up, Mrs. Mingott.
 
Mrs. Welland: We must give them time to get to know each other a little better, Mama.
 
Mrs. Mingott: Know each other? Everybody in New York has always known everybody. Don't wait till the bubble's off the wine. Marry before Lent. I may catch pneumonia3, and I want to give the wedding breakfast.
 
Mrs. Welland: Oh, what a kind offer.
 
Voiceover: Even if she had not been grandmother to May, Mrs. Manson Mingott would still have been the first to receive the required betrothal4 visit. She was not only the matriarch of this world, she was nearly its dowager empress. Much of New York was already related to her, and she knew the remainder by marriage or by reputation. Though brownstone was the norm, she lived magisterially5 within a large house of controversial pale, cream-colored stone in an inaccessible6 wilderness7 near the Central Park. The burden of her flesh had long since made it impossible for her to go up and down stairs. So with characteristic independence, she had established herself on the ground floor of her house. From her sitting room, there was an unexpected vista8 of her bedroom. Her visitors were startled and fascinated by the foreignness of this arrangement, which recalled scenes in French fiction. This was how women with lovers lived in the wicked old societies. But if Mrs. Mingott had wanted a lover, the intrepid9 woman would have had him too. For now, she was content simply for life and passion to flow northward10 to her door, and to anticipate eagerly the union of Newland Archer11 with her granddaughter, May. In them, two of New York's best families would finally and momentously12 be joined.
 
Mrs. Welland: Bye, Mama.
 
Mrs. Mingott: Goodbye.
 
Mrs. Welland: Ellen.
 
Mrs. Mingott: Beaufort, this is a rare favor.
 
Beaufort: Unnecessarily rare, I'd say. I met Countess Ellen in Madison Square, and she let me walk home with her.
 
Mrs. Mingott: This house will be merrier now that she's here.
 
Beaufort: Thank you.
 
Mrs. Mingott: Beaufort, pull up that tuffet. I want a good gossip.
 
Newland: You already know about May and me. She scolded me for not telling you at the opera.
 
Ellen: Of course I know, and I'm so glad. One doesn't tell such news first in a crowd.
 
Mrs. Welland: Oh, careful there. Don't let your ring catch on the sleeve.
 
May: Goodbye, Ellen.
 
Ellen: Goodbye. Goodbye. Come and see me someday.
 
Mrs. Welland: It's a mistake for Ellen to be seen parading up 5th Avenue with Julius Beaufort at the crowded hour...the very day after her arrival. His behaviour is always so flagrant. Even his wife must know about Annie Ring.
 
妙语佳句 活学活用
 
1. smart: 漂亮的,时髦的。例如:You do look smart in that dress.(你穿这件衣服的确很漂亮。)
 
2. cameo: 刻有浮雕的宝石。
 
3. set off: 衬托,使显得美丽。例如:The sapphire13 necklace set off her eyes beautifully. (这条蓝宝石项炼非常美地衬托出她的眼睛。)
 
4. novelties: 新奇事物。
 
5. tempered: 经过锻炼的。
 
6. Lent: 大斋节(亦称“齐斋节”,自圣灰星期三开始至复活节前的40天,在此期间进行斋戒和忏悔)。
 
7. wedding breakfast: 喜宴。
 
8. betrothal: 订婚。
 
9. matriarch: 女家长。
 
10. dowager: 富孀,受有(或继承)亡夫称号(或遗产)的寡妇;老年贵妇人。
 
11. establish oneself: 安顿,安置。
 
12. vista: (尤指从狭长通道中看出去的)景色。
 
13. intrepid: 无畏的,勇敢的。例如:He's an intrepid reporter and a wonderful storyteller.(他是一个勇敢的记者,擅长讲故事。)
 
14. momentously: 重大地。
 
15. this is a rare favor: 影片中奶奶的意思是很少看到Beaufort会帮忙送Ellen回家。
 
16. tuffet: 脚凳。
 
17. parade: (招摇地)在……散步。
 
18. flagrant: 臭名远扬的,声名狼藉的。


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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 joints d97dcffd67eca7255ca514e4084b746e     
接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语)
参考例句:
  • Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
  • Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。
3 pneumonia s2HzQ     
n.肺炎
参考例句:
  • Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
  • Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
4 betrothal betrothal     
n. 婚约, 订婚
参考例句:
  • Their betrothal took place with great pomp and rejoicings. 他们举行了盛大而又欢乐的订婚仪式。
  • "On the happy occasion of the announcement of your betrothal," he finished, bending over her hand. "在宣布你们订婚的喜庆日。" 他补充说,同时低下头来吻她的手。
5 magisterially d36852ea9c87a7ecc5f0e34b390cc519     
adv.威严地
参考例句:
  • The old man posed the first question magisterially. 老人威严地提出了第一个问题。 来自互联网
6 inaccessible 49Nx8     
adj.达不到的,难接近的
参考例句:
  • This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
  • The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。
7 wilderness SgrwS     
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
8 vista jLVzN     
n.远景,深景,展望,回想
参考例句:
  • From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.我从卧室窗口望去,远处尽是连绵的山峦和屋顶。
  • These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路,未来看不到一点儿希望。
9 intrepid NaYzz     
adj.无畏的,刚毅的
参考例句:
  • He is not really satisfied with his intrepid action.他没有真正满意他的无畏行动。
  • John's intrepid personality made him a good choice for team leader.约翰勇敢的个性适合作领导工作。
10 northward YHexe     
adv.向北;n.北方的地区
参考例句:
  • He pointed his boat northward.他将船驶向北方。
  • I would have a chance to head northward quickly.我就很快有机会去北方了。
11 archer KVxzP     
n.射手,弓箭手
参考例句:
  • The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
  • The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。
12 momentously 2e9c6eff62d2d31d4725ace80da002d5     
参考例句:
  • It has started membership negotiations with Croatia and, most momentously, with Turkey. 此外,欧盟业已起动与克罗地亚的入盟谈判,以及意义重大的与土耳其的谈判。 来自互联网
13 sapphire ETFzw     
n.青玉,蓝宝石;adj.天蓝色的
参考例句:
  • Now let us consider crystals such as diamond or sapphire.现在让我们考虑象钻石和蓝宝石这样的晶体。
  • He left a sapphire ring to her.他留给她一枚蓝宝石戒指。
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