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1、Chapter1---(PartOne)ItwasabrightcolddayinApril,andtheclockswerestrikingthirteen.WinstonSmith,hischinnuzzledintohisbreastinanefforttoescapethevilewind,slippedquicklythroughtheglassdoorsofVictoryMansions,thoughnotquicklyenoughtopreventaswirlofgrittydustfrom
2、enteringalongwithhim.Thehallwaysmeltofboiledcabbageandoldragmats.Atoneendofitacolouredposter,toolargeforindoordisplay,hadbeentackedtothewall.Itdepictedsimplyanenormousface,morethanametrewide:thefaceofamanofaboutforty-five,withaheavyblackmoustacheandrugged
3、lyhandsomefeatures.Winstonmadeforthestairs.Itwasnousetryingthelift.Evenatthebestoftimesitwasseldomworking,andatpresenttheelectriccurrentwascutoffduringdaylighthours.ItwaspartoftheeconomydriveinpreparationforHateWeek.Theflatwassevenflightsup,andWinston,who
4、wasthirty-nineandhadavaricoseulcerabovehisrightankle,wentslowly,restingseveraltimesontheway.Oneachlanding,oppositethelift-shaft,theposterwiththeenormousfacegazedfromthewall.Itwasoneofthosepictureswhicharesocontrivedthattheeyesfollowyouaboutwhenyoumove._Bi
5、gBrotherIsWatchingYou_,thecaptionbeneathitran.Insidetheflatafruityvoicewasreadingoutalistoffigureswhichhadsomethingtodowiththeproductionof第1页共170页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网pig-iron.Thevoicecamefromanoblongmetalplaquelikeadulledmirrorwhichformedparto
6、fthesurfaceoftheright-handwall.Winstonturnedaswitchandthevoicesanksomewhat,thoughthewordswerestilldistinguishable.Theinstrument(thetelescreen,itwascalled)couldbedimmed,buttherewasnowayofshuttingitoffcompletely.Hemovedovertothewindow:asmallish,frailfigure,
7、themeagrenessofhisbodymerelyemphasizedbytheblueoverallswhichweretheuniformoftheparty.Hishairwasveryfair,hisfacenaturallysanguine,hisskinroughenedbycoarsesoapandbluntrazorbladesandthecoldofthewinterthathadjustended.Outside,eventhroughtheshutwindow-pane,the
8、worldlookedcold.Downinthestreetlittleeddiesofwindwerewhirlingdustandtornpaperintospirals,andthoughthesunwasshiningandtheskyaharshblue,thereseemedtobenocolourinanything,exceptthepostersthatwereplasteredeverywhere.The