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  • “They were heroes,” Rahim Khan said.

    “他们是英雄。”拉辛汗说。

    “Peace at last.”

    “至少带来了和平。”

    “Yes, hope is a strange thing. Peace at last. But at what price?” A violent coughing fit gripped Rahim Khan and rocked his gaunt body back and forth1. When he spat2 into his handkerchief, it immediately stained red. I thought that was as good a time as any to address the elephant sweating with us in the tiny room.

    “是的,希望是奇怪的东西。至少带来了和平。但代价是什么呢?”拉辛汗剧烈地咳嗽起来,瘦弱的身体咳得前后摇晃。他掏出手帕,往里面吐痰,立刻将它染红。我想这当头,说一头汗流浃背的大象跟我们同在这小小的房间里面,那再也贴切不过。

    “How are you?” I asked. “I mean really, how are you?”

    “你怎么样?”我说,“别说客套话,你身体怎样?”

    “Dying, actually,” he said in a gurgling voice. Another round of coughing. More blood on the handkerchief. He wiped his mouth, blotted3 his sweaty brow from one wasted temple to the other with his sleeve, and gave me a quick glance. When he nodded, I knew he had read the next question on my face. “Not long,” he breathed.

    “实际上,来日无多了。”他用沙哑的声音说,又是一轮咳嗽。手帕染上更多的血。他擦擦嘴巴,用袖子从一边塌陷的太阳穴抹向另一边,抹去额头上的汗珠,匆匆瞥了我一眼。他点点头,我知道他读懂了我脸上的疑问。

    “How long?” “不久了。”他喘息着。

    He shrugged4. Coughed again. “I don’t think I’ll see the end of this summer,” he said.

    “多久?”他耸耸肩,再次咳嗽。“我想我活不到夏天结束。”他说。

    “Let me take you home with me. I can find you a good doctor. They’re coming up with new treatments all the time. There are new drugs and experimental treatments, we could enroll5 you in one...” I was rambling6 and I knew it. But it was better than crying, which I was probably going to do anyway.

    “跟我回家吧。我给你找个好大夫。他们总有各种各样的新疗法。那边有新药,实验性疗法,我们可以让你住进……”我知道自己在信口开河。但这总比哭喊好,我终究可能还是会哭的。

    He let out a chuff of laughter, revealed missing lower incisors. It was the most tired laughter I’d ever heard. “I see America has infused you with the optimism that has made her so great. That’s very good. We’re a melancholic7 people, we Afghans, aren’t we? Often, we wallow too much in ghamkhori and self-pity. We give in to loss, to suffering, accept it as a fact of life, even see it as necessary. Zendagi migzara, we say, life goes on. But I am not surrendering to fate here, I am being pragmatic. I have seen several good doctors here and they have given the same answer. I trust them and believe them. There is such a thing as God’s will.”

    他发出一阵咔咔的笑声,下排牙齿已经不见了。那是我有生以来听到最疲累的笑声。“我知道美国给你灌输了乐观的性子,这也是她了不起的地方。那非常好。我们是忧郁的民族,我们阿富汗人,对吧?我们总是陷在悲伤和自恋中。我们在失败、灾难面前屈服,将这些当成生活的实质,甚至视为必须。我们总是说,生活会继续的。但我在这里,没有向命运投降,我看过几个很好的大夫,他们给的答案都一样。我信任他们,相信他们。像这样的事情,是真主的旨意。”

    “There is only what you do and what you don’t do,” I said.

    “只有你想做和不想做的事情罢了。”我说。

    Rahim Khan laughed. “You sounded like your father just now. I miss him so much. But it is God’s will, Amir jan. It really is.” He paused. “Besides, there’s another reason I asked you to come here. I wanted to see you before I go, yes, but something else too.”

    拉辛汗大笑。“你刚才的口气可真像你父亲。我很怀念他。但这真的是真主的旨意,亲爱的阿米尔。这真的是。”他停下。“另外,我要你来这里还有另一个原因。我希望在离开人世之前看到你,但也还有其他缘故。”

    “Anything.” “什么原因都行。”

     9级    英语小说 
     单词标签: forth  spat  blotted  shrugged  enroll  rambling  melancholic 


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    1 forth [fɔ:θ] Hzdz2   第7级
    adv.向前;向外,往外
    参考例句:
    • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth. 风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
    • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession. 他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
    2 spat [spæt] pFdzJ   第12级
    n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声
    参考例句:
    • Her parents always have spats. 她的父母经常有些小的口角。
    • There is only a spat between the brother and sister. 那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。
    3 blotted [blɔtid] 06046c4f802cf2d785ce6e085eb5f0d7   第8级
    涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干
    参考例句:
    • She blotted water off the table with a towel. 她用毛巾擦干桌上的水。
    • The blizzard blotted out the sky and the land. 暴风雪铺天盖地而来。
    4 shrugged [ʃ'rʌɡd] 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce   第7级
    vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
    • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    5 enroll [ɪn'rəʊl] Pogxx   第7级
    vt.招收;登记;入学;参军;成为会员(英)enrol;vi.参加;登记;注册;记入名册
    参考例句:
    • I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class. 我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
    • They enroll him as a member of the club. 他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。
    6 rambling ['ræmbliŋ] MTfxg   第9级
    adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
    参考例句:
    • We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
    • It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。
    7 melancholic [ˌmelənˈkɒlɪk] 8afee07d8cc5d828bed0ce37516c1a84   第8级
    忧郁症患者
    参考例句:
    • A absurd tragedy accompany a melancholic song by the Tiger Lillies. 一出荒诞的悲剧,在泰戈莱利斯犹豫的歌声中缓缓上演。
    • I have never heard her sing a melancholic song. 我从来没有听她唱过忧伤的曲子。

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