美國語文第五冊 第115期：高德夫人的演講（01）

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Well, Mr. Caudle, I hope you're in a little better temper than you were this morning.

好了，高德先生，但愿你現(xiàn)在脾氣比今早要好點。

There, you need n't begin to whistle: people don't come to bed to whistle.

呃，你不必立馬吹口哨，別人可不會“噓”“噓”地吹著上床。

But it's like you; I can't speak that you don't try to insult me.

不過，像你這樣的人，我還真不能說，是不是存心想侮辱我？

Once, I used to say you were the best creature living: now, you get quite a fiend.

我以前總是說，你是這世上最好的人，可現(xiàn)在的你，簡直是個惡魔。

Do let you rest? No, I won't let you rest. It's the only time I have to talk to you, and you shall hear me.

讓你睡覺？不！我不會讓你睡的，我不得不和你打開窗戶說亮話，只此一回。聽我說！

I'm put upon all day long: it's very hard if I can't speak a word at night; besides, it is n't often I open my mouth, goodness knows!

我為你忙乎一整天，晚上還不能和你說上一句話，天呀！這真讓人沒法活了，再說，我不過偶爾才叨嘮兩句，老天知道！

Because once in your lifetime your shirt wanted a button, you must almost swear the roof off the house.

你這一輩子，哪怕襯衫掉個小小紐扣，你都能詛咒得沸反盈天。

You did n't swear? Ha, Mr. Caudle! you don't know what you do when you're in a passion.

什么，你沒有詛咒？高德先生！火冒三丈的時候，你真不知道你做過什么。

You were not in a passion, wer'n't you? Well, then, I don't know what a passion is;

什么？你沒有火冒三丈,是嗎？得了，我可不知道火冒三丈是什么意思；

and I think I ought by this time. I've lived long enough with you, Mr. Caudle, to know that.

我現(xiàn)在當然懂了，高德先生，和你生活一起夠長的，我心里再明白不過。

It's a pity you hav'n't something worse to complain of than a button off your shirt.

你可真夠不幸的，再沒有什么倒霉事能比過你那襯衫上掉個小小紐扣，你埋怨不停。

If you'd some wives, you would, I know.

假如你有幾個老婆，你的牢騷也不會少，這點，我當然清楚。

I'm sure I'm never without a needle and thread in my hand;

我知道，我的手上從來不缺針少線，

what with you and the children, I'm made a perfect slave of.

可以應(yīng)付你還有那些孩子們。我成了你隨意喝斥的奴隸，

And what's my thanks? Why, if once in your life a button's off your shirt—what do you cry "oh" at?

你感謝過我嗎？為什么只要你襯衫紐扣掉了，你就要對我“哎”地叫上一聲，

I say once, Mr. Caudle; or twice, or three times, at most.

高德先生，我說過一次，高德先生，兩次、三次，甚至無數(shù)次。

I'm sure, Caudle, no man's buttons in the world are better looked after than yours.

我明白，高德先生，這世上沒有任何男人襯衫紐扣得到這樣隆重關(guān)注。

I only wish I'd kept the shirts you had when you were first married! I should like to know where were your buttons then?

我真的巴望還留著你第一次結(jié)婚的襯衫，我太想知道了，那會你的紐扣究竟在哪？