THU生活英语慕课|名著欣赏|《欧亨利短篇小说集》( 二 )


“举个例吧 , ”理查德哀怨地说 , “有钱也挤不进排外的社会圈子 。 ”
——Mammon and the Archer
小记:父与子的对话以“钱”为讨论中心 , 结合开篇父亲对荷兰旧式贵族邻居的嘲讽 , 鲜明地描摹出父亲作为新兴资本家的形象 , 其观念其实也是当时社会观念的缩影 。 而篇末的转折也紧扣此处 , 带有“即使是排外的上流社会社交圈也可以用钱来买到”的讽刺 。
3. And also in a moment his heart responded thrillingly to this novel mood. An instantaneous and strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fate. He would pull himself out of the mire; he would make a man of himself again; he would conquer the evil that had taken possession of him. There was time; he was comparatively young yet; he would resurrect his old eager ambitions and pursue them without faltering. Those solemn but sweet organ notes had set up a revolution in him. To-morrow he would go into the roaring downtown district and find work. A fur importer had once offered him a place as driver. He would find him to-morrow and ask for the position. He would be somebody in the world. He would--
Soapy felt a hand laid on his arm. He looked quickly around into the broad face of a policeman.
"What are you doin' here?" asked the officer.
"Nothin'," said Soapy.
"Then come along," said the policeman.
"Three months on the Island," said the Magistrate in the Police Court the next morning.
顷刻间 , 这种新的思想境界令他激动万分 。 一股迅急而强烈的冲动鼓舞着他去迎战坎坷的人生 。 他要把自己拖出泥淖 , 他要征服那一度驾驭自己的恶魔 。 时间尚不晚 , 他还算年轻 , 他要再现当年的雄心壮志 , 并矢志不渝地去实现它 。 管风琴的庄重而甜美音调已经在他的内心深处激起了一场革命 。 明天 , 他要去繁华的商业区找事干 。 有个皮货进口商一度让他当司机 , 明天找到他 , 接下这份差事 。 他愿意做个煊赫一时的人物 。 他要……
索比感到有只手按在他的胳膊上 。 他霍地扭过头来 , 只见一位警察的宽脸盘 。
"你在这儿干什么呀?"警察问道 。
"没干什么 , "索比说 。
"那就跟我来 , "警察说 。
第二天早晨 , 警局法庭的法官宣判:"布莱克韦尔岛 , 三个月 。 "
——The Cop and the Anthem
小记:由“赞美诗”激起的理想与警察所标志的现实在三言两语间交错、呼应 , 使人读罢既有扼腕感 , 又不禁叫绝 。
【欧亨利式结尾】
欧·亨利式结尾 , 通常指短篇小说大师们常常在文章情节结尾时突然让人物的心理情境发生出人意料的变化 , 或使主人公命运陡然逆转 , 出现意想不到的结果 , 既在意料之外 , 又在情理之中 。
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