英语小说阅读《羊脂球》选文
《羊脂球》是法国作家莫泊桑创作的短篇小说。《羊脂球》是他的成名作,也是他的`代表作之一。《羊脂球》以1870—1871年普法战争为背景。通过代表当时法国社会各阶层的10个人同乘一辆马车逃往一个港口的故事,形象地反映出资产阶级在这场战争中所表现出的卑鄙自私和出卖人民的丑恶嘴脸。
Somedetachmentsrappedateachdoor,thendisappearedintothehouses.Itwasoccupationafterinvasion.Thenthedutycommencesfortheconqueredtoshowthemselvesgracioustowardtheconquerors1.
Aftersometime,assoonasthefirstterrordisappears,anewcalmisestablished.Inmanyfamilies,thePrussianofficereatsatthetable.Heissometimeswellbredand,throughpoliteness,pitiesFrance,andspeaksofhisrepugnance2intakingpartinthisaffair.Oneisgratefultohimforthissentiment;then,onemaybe,somedayorother,inneedofhisprotection.Bytreat-inghimwell,onehas,perhaps,alessnumberofmentofeed.Andwhyshouldwewoundanyoneonwhomweareentirely3dependent?Toactthuswouldbelessbraverythantemerity4.AndtemerityisnolongerafaultofthecommonerofRouen,asitwasatthetimeoftheheroicdefense5,whentheircitybecamefamous.Final-ly,eachtoldhimselfthatthehighestjudgment6ofFrenchurbanityrequiredthattheybeallowedtobepolitetothestrangesoldierinthehouse,providedtheydidnotshowthemselvesfamiliarwithhiminpublic.Outsidetheywouldnotmakethemselvesknowntoeachother,butathometheycouldchatfreely,andtheGermanmightremainlongereacheveningwarminghisfeetattheirhearthstones.
Thetowneventookon,littlebylittle,itsordinaryaspect.TheFrenchscarcelywentout,butthePrussiansoldiersgrumbled7inthestreets.Inshort,theofficersoftheBlueHussars,whodraggedwitharrogance8theirgreatweaponsofdeathupanddownthepavement,seemedtohavenomoregrievousscornforthesimplecitizensthantheofficersorthesportsmenwho,theyearbefore,drankinthesamecafes.
Therewasnevertheless,somethingintheair,somethingsubtleandunknown,astrange,intolerableatmospherelikeapenetrating9odor,theodorofinvasion.Itfilledthedwellings10andthepublicplaces,changedthetasteofthefood,gavetheimpressionofbeingonajourney,faraway,amongbarbarousanddangeroustribes.
Theconquerorsexactedmoney,muchmoney.Theinhabitantsalwayspaidandtheywererichenoughtodoit.ButthericheratradingNormanbecomesthemorehesuffersateveryoutlay11,ateachpartofhisfortunethatheseespassfromhishandsintothoseofanother.
Therefore,twoorthreeleaguesbelowthetown,followingthecourseoftherivertowardCroisset,Dieppedalle,orBiessartmariners12andfishermenoftenpickeduptheswollen13corpse14ofaGermaninuniformfromthebottomoftheriver,killedbytheblowofaknife,theheadcrushedwithastone,orperhapsthrownintothewaterbyapushfromthehighbridge.Theslimeoftheriverbedburiedtheseobscurevengeances,savage15,butlegitimate16,unknownheroisms,muteattacksmoreperilous17thanthebattlesofbroadday,andwithouttheechoingsoundofglory.
Forhatred18oftheforeigneralwaysarousessomeintrepid19ones,whoarereadytodieforanidea.
Finally,assoonastheinvaders20hadbroughtthetownquiteundersubjectionwiththeirinflexible21discipline,withouthavingbeenguiltyofanyofthehorrorsforwhichtheywerefamousalongtheirtriumphallineofmarch,peoplebegantotakecourage,andtheneedoftradeputnewheartintothecommerceofthecountry.SomehadlargeinterestsatHavre,whichtheFrencharmyoccupied,andtheywishedtotryandreachthisportbygoingtoDieppebylandandthereembarking22.
TheyusedtheirinfluencewiththeGermansoldierswithwhomtheyhadanacquaintance,andfinally,anauthorization23ofdeparturewasobtainedfromtheGeneral-in-chief.
Then,alargediligence,withfourhorses,havingbeenengagedforthisjourney,andtenpersonshavingengagedseatsinit,itwasresolvedtosetoutonTuesdaymorningbeforedaylight,inordertoescapeobservation.
Forsometimebefore,thefrosthadbeenhardeningtheearthandonMonday,towardthreeo'clock,greatblackcloudscomingfromthenorthbroughtthesnowwhichfellwithoutinterruptionduringtheeveningandallnight.
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英语小说阅读《羊脂球》选文
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saleatthelocalbusinesspeopleintheintelligencelaunched.SeveralareinHarvard'smajorcontractualintereststhere,andthatthecityisguardedbymilitarylaw,theywantthelandforaJiaiboto,byboattogototheharbour.SomepeopleusetheirownfamiliarwiththeGermanofficersoftheforces,bytheircommander-in-onewasfinallyissuedexitpermits.Therefore,ahorsewithfourlong-distancecarriageoflivestockhasbeendescribedbythedistancetotakethistrip,tobeincompanywithoneseatpassengers0,andhadnotdecidedTuesdaymorninginatimeofdeparture,soexcitingtoseedramaticrunbackwhen.Days,thehardgroundcracks,3:00minutesaheadonMondayafternoon,withpilesofdarksnowflakeabusefromflyingacrosstheNorth,hasbeenunderthedarknessofthenightanddidnotstopandturn.Attheendofthemorning4:30ahead,visitorswhohavecomeNormandyHotelcourtyard,whichiswheretheygetonthetrain.Theyarealsoturnedoff,shebecametheclothesinside.Inthedark,nobodydonotknowwho;AndthethickwinterclothestotheirbodiespiledlikesomewearlongDaopaoofobesityclergy.Buttherearetwomutuallyidentifiedbythevisitors,No.3ontheirsidetotakeover,theybegantotalk."Ibroughtmywife."onesaid."ThisiswhatIdo.""Iisthesame."Thatonewenton:"WewillnotreturntoRouen,andshePulushirentoHarvard'swalk,wewillcometoBritain."Becausesimilarquality,theyhavethesameplan.Thistime,however,noonesetofvehicles.Apitch-blackdoorofthehouse,amobilesmallFengdengthePimpssometimesgooutimmediately,andenteredanotherroom.Manyofthehorse'shoofhoofontheground,butthegroundforreducingthehorse'shoofofthehorsevoices,abursttospeakandChimalivestockfromthepeopleoftheend-outofthehouse.ThenaburstminorLingDingLing'svoiceinsong,whichisbeingmovedtoMa'sreportwaslegallybridle;
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