英语美文阅读(2)15

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1、16ThepleasantfamilyWheninanhourtheycrowdedintoacabtogohome，Istrolledidlytomyclub.Iwasperhapsalittlelonely，anditwaswithatouchofenvythatIthoughtofthepleasantfamilylifeofwhichIhadhadaglimpse.Theyseemeddevotedtooneanother.Theyhadlittleprivatejokesoftheirownwhich，unin

2、telligibletotheoutsider，amusedthemenormously.PerhapsCharlesStricklandwasdulljudgedbyastandardthatdemandedaboveallthingsverbalscintillation；buthisintelligencewasadequatetohissurroundings，andthatisapassport，notonlytoreasonablesuccess，butstillmoretohappiness.Mrs.Str

3、icklandwasacharmingwoman，andshelovedhim.Ipicturedtheirlives，troubledbynountowardadventure，honest，decent，and，byreasonofthosetwoupstanding，pleasantchildren，soobviouslydestinedtocarryonthenormaltraditionsoftheirraceandstation，notwithoutsignificance.Theywouldgrowoldi

4、nsensibly；theywouldseetheirsonanddaughtercometoyearsofreason，marryinduecourse——theoneaprettygirl，futuremotherofhealthychildren；theotherahandsome，manlyfellow，obviouslyasoldier；andatlast，prosperousintheirdignifiedretirement，belovedbytheirdescendants，afterahappy，not

5、unusefullife，inthefullnessoftheiragetheywouldsinkintothegrave.——ExcerptfromtheMoonandSixpenncebyW.SomersetMaugham一个钟头以后，这一家挤上一辆马车回家去了，我也一个人懒散地往俱乐部踱去。我也许感到有一点寂寞，回想我刚才瞥见的这种幸福家庭生活，心里不无艳羡之感。这一家人感情似乎非常融洽。他们说一些外人无从理解的小笑话，笑得要命。如果纯粹从善于辞令这一角度衡量一个人的智慧，也许查理斯。思特里克兰德算不得聪明，但是在

6、他自己的那个环境里，他的智慧还是绰绰有余的，这不仅是事业成功的敲门砖，而且是生活幸福的保障。思特里克兰德太太是一个招人喜爱的女人，她很爱她的丈夫。我想象着这一对夫妻的生活，不受任何灾殃祸变的干扰，诚实、体面，两个孩子更是规矩可爱，肯定会继承和发扬这一家人的地位和传统。在不知不觉间，他们俩的年纪越来越老，儿女却逐渐长大成人，到了一定的年龄，就会结婚成家——一个已经出息成美丽的姑娘，将来还会生育活泼健康的孩子；另一个则是仪表堂堂的男子汉，显然会成为一名军人。最后这一对夫妻告老引退，受到子孙敬爱，过着富足、体面的晚年。他们幸福

7、的一生并未虚度，直到年寿已经很高，才告别了人世。——摘自《月亮与六便士》威廉•萨默塞特•毛姆17Imaginethatyouspentyourwholelifeatasinglehouse.Eachdayatthesamehouryouenteredanartificially-litroom,undressedandtookupthesamepositioninfrontofamotionpicturecamera.Itphotographedoneframeofyouperday,everydayofyourlife

8、.Onyourseventy-secondbirthday,thereeloffilmwasshown.Yousawyourselfgrowingandagingoverseventy-twoyearsinlessthanhalfanhour(27.4minitesatsixteenframespersecond).