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1、附：【翻译大赛原文】AtTurtleBayByE.B.WhiteMosquitoeshavearrivedwiththewarmnights,andourbedchamberistheirtheaterunderthestars.Ihavebeenupanddownallnight,swingingatthemwithafacetoweldampenedatoneendtogiveitauthority.ThismorningIsufferfromthelightheadednessthatcomesfromnosleep—asortofdr
2、unkenness,verygoodforwritingbecauseallsenseofresponsibilityforwhatthewordssayisgone.Yesterdayeveningmywifeshowedupwithafewyardsofnetting,andtogetherwekneltandcoveredthefireplacewithanillusionveil.Itlookslikeabride.(Oneofourmanytheoriesisthatmosquitoescomedownchimneys.)Iboug
3、htacoupleofadjustablescreensatthehardwarestoreonThirdAvenueandtheyareinplaceinthewindows;butthewindowsashesinthisbuildingaresooldandirregularthatanymosquitoexceptonesufferingfromelephantiasishasnodifficultywalkingintotheroomthroughthespacebetweensashandscreen.(Andthentherei
4、stheevenlargeropeningbetweenuppersashandlowersashwhenthelowersashisraisedtoreceivethescreen—aspacethathardlyeveroccurstoanapartmentdwellerbutmustoccurtoallmosquitoes.)Ialsoboughtaveryoldair-conditioningmachinefortwenty-fivedollars,agreatbargain,andIlikethismachine.Ithasalmo
5、stnoeffectontheatmosphereoftheroom,merelychippingtheedgeofftheheat,anditmakesaloudgrindingnoisereminiscentofthesubway,sothatIcansnapoffthelights,closemyeyes,holdingthedamptowelattheready,andimagine,withthefirststab,thatIamridingintheundergroundandbeingprickedbypinswieldedby
6、angrygirls.AnothertheoryofmineabouttheTurtleBaymosquitoisthatheissweptintoone’sbedroomthroughtheairconditioner,ridingthecoolindraftasaneagleridesawarmupdraft.Itisafeebletheory,butamanhastoentertaintheoriesifheistowhileawaythehoursofsleeplessness.Iwantedtobuysomeold-fashione
7、dbugspray,andwenttothestoreforthatpurpose,butwhenIaskedtheclerkforaFlitgunandsomeFlit,hegavemeaqueerlook,asthoughwonderingwhereIhadbeenkeepingmyselfalltheseyears.“Wegotsomethingalotstrongerthanthat,”hesaid,producingacanofstuffthatcontainedchlordaneandseveralotherunmentionab
8、lechemicals.ItoldhimIcouldn’tuseitbecauseIwashypersensitivetochlordane.“Getsmerigh
