The Pit and the Pendulum

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1、ThePitandthePendulumByEdgarAllanPoeWarm-upexercises“农村留守人口”指的是农村青壮年男性去城市打工挣钱后，留在农村的老人、妇女和儿童。这种现象是城乡发展长期不平衡导致的。“Ruralleft-behindpopulation”isatermusedtodescribetheaged,thewomenandchildrenwhoareleftbehindinruralareasaftertheirsons,husbandsandfathersgotocit

2、iestoearnbreadfortheirfamily.Thisresultsfromalongstandingimbalanceintheeconomicdevelopmentbetweentheurbanandtheruralareas.根据官方统计数据，我国农村留守人口约有8700万。由于家庭成员长期分离，这些广泛分布于不发达地区的留守人口都有一定程度的心理问题。政府已对此加以重视，并出台了可行措施，着手解决这个长期而棘手的社会问题。Accordingtotheofficialstatistic

3、s,thereareabout87millionleft-behindpeopleinthecountry’sruralarea.Duetoalongperiodofseparationfromtheirfamilymembers,theseleft-behindpeopleinthefar-flungunderdevelopedregionshavesufferedcertainpsychologicalproblemstosomeextent.Thegovernmenthaspaidmuchatte

4、ntiontothisphenomenonandhastakensomeviablestepstosolvethislong-standingandthornysocialproblem.QuestionsbasedontheshortstoryWhyhasthenarratorbeenputintoprison?Howmanydangerousexperiencesdidthenarratorhavewhenhewasinthedungeon?Thechargesagainstmewereallfal

5、se!AtonetimeIhaddaredtofindfaultwiththeInquisitionanditsmethodsofpunishment.Somebodyhadreportedmyname,andnowIwastopayformyfolly.Mycarelesswordsandmypolitics,notmyreligiousbeliefs,hadfiredthejealousyofthejudges.对我的指控全都是错误的！我曾经大胆地指出宗教法庭的弊端及其惩戒方式的错误，有人告发了我，

6、现在我要为自己的愚蠢买单了。引起法官猜忌的不是我的宗教信仰，而是我的不慎言辞和政治立场。Thewatermusthavebeendrugged,forIawokewithaheadacheandIfeltasthoughIhadbeenasleepforages.IlayonmybackandIcouldnotmovemybody.ThereasonwasthatIwasboundtoaframeworkbyalongleatherstrapthatheldmybody,legs,andrightarm

7、tightly.Onlymyleftarmandheadwerefree.水肯定被下了药，因为我醒来时头很痛，而且感到自己好像睡了很长时间。我平躺着，周身不能动弹，因为我被绑在一个架子上，一根长长的皮带紧紧地捆住了我的身体、双腿和右臂。只有左臂和头部可以自由活动。Adishoffoodwaswithinreachofmyfreehand.Beingquitehungry,Iatesomeofiteagerly.Thefoodincreasedmythirst,butthewaterpitcherwasb

8、eyondmyreach.Whatworsepunishmentcouldonehave---adyingthirst?一盘食物放在我左手可以够到的地方，我很饿，就狼吞虎咽地吃了几口，这时我感到更渴了，而我却够不到那个水罐。还有什么比让人渴死更残酷的惩罚呢？Lookinguptotheceilingofmyprison,Isawthatitwasbuiltofironplates,likethesidewalls.Onepanelhadap