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1、TheMillionPoundNote2百万英镑TheMillionPoundNote2AllthewayhomeIwasintheclouds,Hastingstalking,Inothearingaword.WhenheandIenteredmyparlorparlorn.客厅,hebroughtmetomyselfwithhisferventferventadj.热诚的appreciationsofmymanifoldmanifoldadj.多种多样的comfortsandluxuries."Letmeju
2、ststandherealittleandlookmyfill.Dearme!It'sapalace-it'sjustapalace!Andiniteverythingabodycoulddesire,includingcozycoalfireandsupperstandingready.Henry,itdoesn'tmerelymakemerealizehowrichyouare;itmakesmerealize,tothebone,tothemarrowmarrown.骨髓,howpoorIam-howpoo
3、rIam,andhowmiserable,howdefeated,routed,annihilatedannihilatev.(彻底)消灭!"Plaguetakeit!Thislanguagegavemethecoldshudders.Itscaredmebroadawake,andmademecomprehendthatIwasstandingonahalfinchcrust,withacratercratern.火山口underneath.Ididn'tknowIhadbeendreaming-thatis,
4、Ihadn'tbeenallowingmyselftoknowitforawhileback;butnow-oh,dear!Deepindebt,notacentintheworld,alovelygirl'shappinessorwoewoen.悲哀inmyhands,andnothinginfrontofmebutasalarywhichmightnever-oh,wouldnever-materialize!Oh,oh,oh!Iamruinedpasthope!Nothingcansaveme!百万英镑回家
5、的路上,我就像踩着棉花似的,赫斯廷斯说的话,我一个字都没有听进去。直到他跟着进了我的客厅,对我各式各样的舒适陈设和奢侈用品赞不绝口的时候,我才清醒过来。“让我在这儿站会儿,我要看个够。好家伙!这简直就是宫殿——绝对是宫殿!想要什么,就有什么,热融融的炭火,连晚餐都备好了。亨利,这不光让我明白了你到底有多阔,还让我彻头彻尾地明白了我自个儿到底穷到了什么地步,我穷极了,惨透了,多么泄气,多么走投无路,多么一败涂地!”真该死!他这一说让我打了个寒颤。他的话让我如梦初醒,我认识到自己只是站在半寸厚的地壳上,而下面就是火山
6、口。我本来不知道自己是在做梦,也就是说,我前一阵子不曾让自己明白这种情况。可是如今,天啊!欠了一屁股债,一文不名,把一个姑娘的命运攥在手心里,我自己却还前途未卜,只有一份也许永远,永远也不会兑现的薪水!唉唉唉!我算是毁了,没有希望,没救了!“"Henry,themereunconsidereddrippingsdrippingn.滴ofyourdailyincomewould--""Oh,mydailyincome!Here,downwiththishotScotch,andcheerupyoursoul.Her
7、e'swithyou!Or,no-you'rehungry;sitdownand--""Notabiteforme;I'mpastit.Ican'teat,thesedays;butI'lldrinkwithyoutillIdrop.Come!""Barrelforbarrel,I'mwithyou!Ready?Herewego!Now,then,Lloyd,unreelunreelv.解开yourstorywhileIbrew.""Unreelit?What,again?""Again?Whatdoyoumea
8、nbythat?""Why,Imeandoyouwanttohearitoveragain?""DoIwanttohearitoveragain?Thisisapuzzler.Wait;don'ttakeanymoreofthatliquid.Youdon'tneedit.""Lookhere,Henry,youalarmme.Didn'tItellyouthewhole