Unit-3-A-Hanging-课文翻译

Unit3AHangingAHANGINGGeorgeOrwell1.ItwasinBurma,asoddenmorningoftherains.Wewerewaitingoutsidethecondemnedcells,arowofshedsfrontedwithdoublebars,likesmallanimalcages.Eachcellmeasuredabouttenfeetbytenandwasquitebarewithinexceptforaplankbedandapotfordrinkingwater.Insomeofthembrownsilentmenweresquattingattheinnerbars,withtheirblanketsdrapedroundthem.Thesewerethecondemnedmen,duetobehangedwithinthenextweekortwo.DetailedReading2.Oneprisonerhadbeenbroughtoutofhiscell.HewasaHindu,apunywispofaman,withashavenheadandvagueliquideyes.SixtallIndianwarderswereguardinghimandgettinghimreadyforthegallows.Twoofthemstoodbywithriflesandfixedbayonets,whiletheothershandcuffedhim,passedachainthroughhishandcuffsandfixedittotheirbelts,andlashedhisarmstightlytohissides.Theycrowdedverycloseabouthim,withtheirhandsalwaysonhiminacareful,caressinggrip,asthoughallthewhilefeelinghimtomakesurehewasthere.Buthestoodquiteunresisting,yieldinghisarmslimplytotheropes,asthoughhehardlynoticedwhatwashappening.3.Eighto'clockstruckandabuglecallfloatedfromthedistantbarracks.Thesuperintendentofthejail,whowasstandingapartfromtherestofus,moodilyproddingthegravelwithhisstick,raisedhisheadatthesound.ForGod'ssakehurryup,Francis,hesaidirritably.Themanoughttohavebeendeadbythistime.Aren'tyoureadyyet?4.Francis,theheadjailer,afatDravidianinawhitedrillsuitandgoldspectacles,wavedhisblackhand.Yessir,yessir,hebubbled.Allissatisfactorilyprepared.Thehangmaniswaiting.Weshallproceed.5.Well,quickmarch,then.Theprisonerscan'tgettheirbreakfasttillthisjob'sover.6.Wesetoutforthegallows.Twowardersmarchedoneithersideoftheprisoner,withtheirriflesattheslope;twoothersmarchedcloseagainsthim,grippinghimbyarmandshoulder,asthoughatoncepushingandsupportinghim.Therestofus,magistratesandthelike,followedbehind.7.Itwasaboutfortyyardstothegallows.Iwatchedthebarebrownbackoftheprisonermarchinginfrontofme.Hewalkedclumsilywithhisboundarms,butquitesteadily.Ateachstephismusclesslidneatlyintoplace,thelockofhaironhisscalpdancedupanddown,hisfeetprintedthemselvesonthewetgravel.Andonce,inspiteofthemenwhogrippedhimbyeachshoulder,hesteppedslightlyasidetoavoidapuddleonthepath.8.Itiscurious,buttillthatmomentIhadneverrealizedwhatitmeanstodestroyahealthy,consciousman.WhenIsawtheprisonerstepasidetoavoidthepuddleIsawthemystery,theunspeakablewrongness,ofcuttingalifeshortwhenitisinfulltide.Thismanwasnotdying,hewasalivejustaswearealive.Alltheorgansofhisbodywereworking--bowelsdigestingfood,skinrenewingitself,nailsgrowing,tissuesforming--alltoilingawayinsolemnfoolery.Hisnailswouldstillbegrowingwhenhestoodonthedrop,whenhewasfallingthroughtheairwithatenthofasecondtolive.Hiseyessawtheyellowgravelandthegraywalls,andhisbrainstillremembered,foresaw,reasoned--reasonedevenaboutpuddles.Heandwewereapartyofmenwalkingtogether,seeing,hearing,feeling,understandingthesameworld;andintwominutes,withasuddensnap,oneofuswouldbegone--onemindless,oneworldless.9.Thegallowsstoodinasmallyard.Thehangman,agray-hairedconvictinthewhiteuniformoftheprison,waswaitingbesidehismachine.Hegreeteduswithaservilecrouchasweentered.AtawordfromFrancisthetwowarders,grippingtheprisonermorecloselythanever,halfledhalfpushedhimtothegallowsandhelpedhimclumsilyuptheladder.Thenthehangmanclimbedupandfixedtheropearoundtheprisoner'sneck.10.Westoodwaiting,fiveyardsaway.Thewardershadformedaroughcircleroundthegallows.Andthen,whenthenoosewasfixed,theprisonerbegancryingouttohisgod.Itwasahigh,reiteratedcryofRam!Ram!Ram!Ram!noturgentandfearfullikeaprayeroracryforhelp,butsteady,rhythmical,almostlikethetollingofabell.11.Thehangmanclimbeddownandstoodready,holdingthelever.Minutesseemedtopass.Thesteadycryingfromtheprisonerwentonandon,Ram!Ram!Ram!neverfalteringforaninstant.Thesuperintendent,hisheadonhischest,wasslowlypokingthegroundwithhisstick;perhapshewascountingthecries,allowingtheprisonerafixednumber--fifty,perhaps,orahundred.Everyonehadchangedcolor.TheIndianshadgonegraylikebadcoffee,andoneortwoofthebayonetswerewavering.12.Suddenlythesuperintendentmadeuphismind.Throwinguphisheadhemadeaswiftmotionwithhisstick.Chalo!heshoutedalmostfiercely.13.Therewasaclankingnoise,andthendeadsilence.Theprisonerhadvanished,andtheropewastwistingonitself.Wewentroundthegallowstoinspecttheprisoner'sbody.Hewasdanglingwithhistoespointingstraightdownward.Veryslowlyrevolving,asdeadasastone.14.Thesuperintendentreachedoutwithhisstickandpokedthebarebrownbody;itoscillatedslightly.He'sallright,saidthesuperintendent.Hebackedoutfromunderthegallows,andblewoutadeepbreath.Themoodylookhadgoneoutofhisfacequitesuddenly.Heglancedathiswristwatch.Eightminutespasteight.Well,that'sallforthismorning,thankGod.15.Thewardersunfixedbayonetsandmarchedaway.Wewalkedoutofthegallowsyard,pastthecondemnedcellswiththeirwaitingprisoners,intothebigcentralyardoftheprison.Theconvictswerealreadyreceivingtheirbreakfast.Theysquattedinlongrows,eachmanholdingatinpannikin,whiletwowarderswithbucketsmarchroundladlingoutrice;itseemedquiteahomely,jollyscene,afterthehanging.Anenormousreliefhadcomeuponusnowthatthejobwasdone.Onefeltanimpulsetosing,tob