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今天給大家分享的是19世紀英國作家、詩人艾米莉·勃朗特（Emily Jane Bronte）的小說《呼嘯山莊》（Wuthering Heights）節選的單詞解析。譯文選自楊苡先生的版本，出版社譯林出版社。

《呼嘯山莊》是19世紀英國文學的代表作之一。小說描寫吉卜賽棄兒希斯克利夫被山莊老主人收養后，因受辱和戀愛不遂外出致富?；貋砗髮εc其女友凱瑟琳結婚的地主林頓及其子女進行報復的故事。全篇充滿強烈的反壓迫、爭幸福的斗爭精神，又始終籠罩著離奇、緊張的浪漫氣氛。

原文
While enjoying a month of fine weather at the sea-coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature, a real goddess, in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me. I never told my love vocally; still, if looks have language, the merest idiot might have guessed I was over head and ears; she understood me, at last, and looked a return-the sweetest of all imaginable looks-and what did I do? I confess it with shame -shrunk icily into myself, like a snail, at every glance retired colder and farther; till, finally, the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp. By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness, how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

楊苡譯
我正在海邊享受著一個月的好天氣的當兒，一下子認識了一個迷人的人兒——在她還沒注意到我的時候，在我眼中她就是一個真正的女神。我從來沒有把我的愛情說出口；可是，如果神色可以傳情的話，連傻子也猜得出我在沒命地愛她。后來她懂得我的意思了，就回送我一個秋波——一切可以想象得到的顧盼中最甜蜜的秋波。我怎么辦呢？我羞愧地懺悔了——冷冰冰地退縮，像個蝸牛似的；她越看我，我就縮得越冷越遠。直到最后這可憐的天真的孩子不得不懷疑她自己的感覺，她自以為猜錯了，感到非?；袒?，便說服她母親撤營而去。由于我古怪的舉止，我得了個冷酷無情的名聲；多么冤枉啊，那只有我自己才能體會。

單詞解析

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第一句：While enjoying a month of fine weather at the sea-coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature, a real goddess, in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me.

我正在海邊享受著一個月的好天氣的當兒，一下子認識了一個迷人的人兒——在她還沒注意到我的時候，在我眼中她就是一個真正的女神。

1. the company of sb：有誰的陪伴，在……陪伴下，和……在一起。如柯林斯詞典這句：

Ross had always enjoyed the company of women.

羅斯總是喜歡有女人陪伴。

2. creature：生物、傀儡，人。這里指人，如如柯林斯詞典這句：

Shes charming, a sweet creature.

她很迷人，是個可人兒。

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第二句：I never told my love vocally; still, if looks have language, the merest idiot might have guessed I was over head and ears; she understood me, at last, and looked a return-the sweetest of all imaginable looks-and what did I do?

我從來沒有把我的愛情說出口；可是，如果神色可以傳情的話，連傻子也猜得出我在沒命地愛她。后來她懂得我的意思了，就回送我一個秋波——一切可以想象得到的顧盼中最甜蜜的秋波。我怎么辦呢？

1. vocally美[?vo?k?li]：表直言不諱，口頭上，如to communicate vocally口頭交流。

2. over head and ears：深陷于，全心投入。如這句：

She is over head and ears in scientific research.

她把全身心都揣入到科研之中。

3. at last：最后，終于，如如柯林斯詞典這句：

At last things were beginning to look up.

情況終于開始好轉了。

4. a return這里指的是回應，對"我愛她"的回應，因為是looked a return，神情、表情上的，所以譯文把它翻譯為"回送我一個秋波"。在古人的詩中經常用秋波來表示女人的眼神，喻指眼神中蘊含著的深情。

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第三句：I confess it with shame -shrunk icily into myself, like a snail, at every glance retired colder and farther; till, finally, the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp.

我羞愧地懺悔了——冷冰冰地退縮，像個蝸牛似的；她越看我，我就縮得越冷越遠。直到最后這可憐的天真的孩子不得不懷疑她自己的感覺，她自以為猜錯了，感到非?；袒?，便說服她母親撤營而去。

1. confess美[k?n?fes]：承認，懺悔，如柯林斯詞典這句：

You just go to the church and confess your sins.

你干脆去教堂懺悔自己的罪過吧。

2. shrunk：shrink的過去式?？s小，縮水，退縮，和后面的retire意思差不多。

3. sb be led to doubt sth：主動是lead sb to doubt sth，表示導致某人懷疑某事，如金融時報上這句：

This has led some to doubt longer-term sustainability, particularly in markets such as London, where there is a danger of oversupply.

這讓一些人質疑該行業的較長期可持續性，尤其是在倫敦等市場，那里存在供應過量的危險。

4. overwhelmed with confusion：這里是原因狀語，這樣就好理解了the poor innocent, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp. 其中overwhelmed with confusion表示不知所措，感到非?；袒?。

5. decamp美[d??kæmp]：突然離開，如柯林斯詞典這句：

We all decamped to the pub.

我們全都溜到酒館里去了。

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第四句：By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness, how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

由于我古怪的舉止，我得了個冷酷無情的名聲；多么冤枉啊，那只有我自己才能體會。

1. turn of disposition：性情轉變。Disposition，性情，如柯林斯詞典這句：

The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition.

騎馬這一活動不適合天性易緊張的人。

還比如，性格活潑開朗可以說have a cheery disposition。

2. undeserved：不應得的，冤枉的，不公正的，如柯林斯詞典這兩句：

The criticism was totally undeserved.

這批評純屬冤枉人。

Douglas has an undeserved reputation for being dull and dry.

道格拉斯呆板無趣的名聲并不副實。

3. appreciate：欣賞；體會，領會。這里是"體會，了解"的意思，比如詞典上這句：

I dont think you appreciate how expensive it will be.

我想你不了解它會有多昂貴。