《勃朗特一家的故事》英汉对照.docVIP

《勃朗特一家的故事》英汉对照 简 介 天资到底是什么它从哪儿来通常人们认为天资是上帝赋予的只给那些幸运的 人。事实上我们并不清楚究竟那些人是否算得上幸运。天资似乎并不能使人们幸福 相反会使他们远离人群因为天资是一种不能共享的东西。 然而勃朗特一家的情形表 明天资被赋予了一个家庭。因为天资这个家庭的成员远离尘世离开了家他们就得不 到快乐。而在家中作为一个家庭他们的天资却得以成长。是谁教会他们写作的是他 们自己而且几乎没有人比他们写得更出色。 这本书不是他们写的而是关于他们的故 事。这是他们的父亲未曾写却应该写下的一个关于他们家庭的故事虽然他只拥有了 那么短时间的家庭。 这本书的作者蒂姆?维克瑞从事英语教学工作多年现在约克郡 生活和工作。 1 Haworth 1 Haworth There was a cold wind this afternoonbutthe sun shone for an hour or twoIwalked out on the moors behind the houseThesheep were hiding from the wind under the stone wallsandthere were grey clouds over the hills to the westItis only Novemberbut I could smell snowin the air It will be a cold winterthisyear of 1855 the rector of the village of HaworthHaworthis a village of smallgrey stone houseson the side of a hill in the north of EnglandandI live in a house at the top of the hillnextto the church and the graveyard I walked through the graveyard to the church this afternoonAllmy family except Anne are buried thereThewind had blown some dead leaves through the door into the churchandI watched them dancing in the sunlight near the graveSoonI shall be in that grave with my wife and childrenunderthe cold grey stone and dancing leaves It is dark outside nowandit is very quiet in this houseCharlotteshusbandMr Nichollsisreading in his roomand our servant iscooking in the kitchenOnly the three ofus live here nowIt is very quietIcan hear the sounds of the wood burning in the fireandthe big clock on the stairs There is another sound too—thesound of the wind outsideThe wind hasmany voicesIt sings and laughs andshouts to itself all night longLastnight it cried like a little childand Igot out of bed and went to the window to listen There was no childofcourseOnly the wind and thegrave-stonescold in the pale moonlightButI decided then that Iwould write the story of my childrentodaybeforeit is too lateCharlottes friendMrsGaskellis writing a book about herandperhaps she will want to read my story It is a fine storyItbegan in April 1820when we came t