触手可及
类别:经典文学
乔治、莱尼和老坎迪憧憬着拥有自己的农场,梦想触手可及,但幸福转瞬即逝,一场冲突即将爆发。
时长 64 秒 · 语速 179 wpm
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That night, something changed in the bunkhouse. 那天晚上,通铺里发生了一些变化。
The dream was no longer just a story. 那个梦想不再只是一个故事了。
It was becoming real. 它正在变成现实。
We could do it, George said softly, amazed at his own words. “我们能做到,”乔治轻声说道,对自己说出的话感到惊讶。
We could really do it. 我们真的能做到。
In one month, we would have the money. 一个月内,我们就会有钱了。
We could live off the land. 我们可以靠土地生活。
It would be ours. 那将是我们的。
And I would tend the rabbits, Lenny said, grinning. “我来喂兔子,”莱尼咧着嘴说。
Yes, Lenny, “是的,莱尼,
you would tend the rabbits, George said. 你会喂兔子的,”乔治说。
Old Candy smiled a smile he had not smiled in years. 老坎迪露出了多年未见的笑容。
He thought of a home, a real home, at the end of his life. 他想到了一个家,一个真正的家,在他生命的尽头。
No more sweeping other men's floors. 不再需要打扫别人的地板了。
For a moment, the three men sat in a warm silence, 一时间,三个人陷入了温暖的沉默中,
each of them seeing the little farm in his mind. 每个人都在心里描绘着那个小农场。
A place of their own. 一个属于他们自己的地方。
Freedom. 自由。
Peace. 平静。
Every person needs a place to belong, even if it lives only in a dream. 每个人都需要一个归属之地,即使它只存在于梦想中。
Don't tell anybody, George warned them. “别告诉任何人,”乔治警告他们。
Not a soul. 谁都别说。
If people hear, they might spoil it. 如果别人听说了,他们可能会搞砸。
They all agreed to keep it secret. 他们都同意保守这个秘密。
But happiness on the ranch never lasted long. 但牧场上的幸福从未持久。
Just then, the door banged open and Curly stormed in, looking for a fight. 就在这时,门砰地一声被撞开,柯利怒气冲冲地闯了进来,寻找着争吵。