雨鞋与雨伞
类别:寓言
布尔金讲述同事别利科夫的故事,展现了一个用各种套子将自己与外界彻底隔绝的人。
时长 50 秒 · 语速 177 wpm
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Late one night, two hunters lay awake in a barn, 一天深夜,两个猎人躺在谷仓里还没睡着,
and one of them, a schoolteacher named Burkin, 其中一个叫布尔金,是个学校老师,
told a story about a colleague. 他讲起了一个同事的故事。
"His name was Belikov, and he taught Greek at our school. “他叫别利科夫,在我们学校教希腊语。
He always went out, even on the finest day, 他每次出门,哪怕是大晴天,
in galoshes, with an umbrella, and in a warm padded coat. 也总是穿着套鞋、带着雨伞、裹着厚厚的棉大衣。
His umbrella was in a case. 他的雨伞装在套子里,
His watch was in a case. 怀表装在套子里,
Even his penknife was in a little case. 就连小折刀也装在一个小套子里。
His face seemed to be in a case too, 他的脸似乎也套在套子里,
since he always hid it in his turned-up collar. 因为他老是把脸藏在竖起的衣领里。
He wore dark glasses and stuffed his ears with cotton wool, 他戴着墨镜,耳朵里塞着棉花,
and whenever he took a cab, he had the hood put up." 每次坐马车,都非得让人把车篷支起来不可。”
Some people build walls so carefully that they forget there's anything outside. 有些人把心防筑得太严,以至于忘了外面还有个世界。
"In short," said Burkin, “总之,”布尔金说,
"he longed to shut himself off from the world. “他一心只想把自己和外界隔绝开来,
And his mind was no different." 他的思想也完全是这个样。”