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那是我的丈夫,他用秘密的残忍——

That is my husband who, by secret cruelty

永远无法言说的残忍,夺走了我的青春与美貌;

Never to be told, robbed me of my youth and my beauty;

直到最后,我满脸皱纹,牙齿泛黄,

Till at last, wrinkled and with yellow teeth,

自尊破碎,蒙受着可耻的屈辱,

And with broken pride and shameful humility,

我沉入了坟墓。

I sank into the grave.

但你可知道,什么在啃噬我丈夫的心?

But what think you gnaws at my husband's heart?

是我曾经的面容,是他亲手毁掉的我的面容!

The face of what I was, the face of what he made me!

这些正驱使他走向我长眠之处。

These are driving him to the place where I lie.

因此,在死亡中,我得到了报偿。

In death, therefore, I am avenged.

弗莱彻·麦吉

Fletcher McGee

她一分一分地夺走我的力气,

She took my strength by minutes,

她一时一时地夺走我的生命,

She took my life by hours,

她像发热的月亮榨干了我,

She drained me like a fevered moon

那月亮吸尽了旋转大地的精华。

That saps the spinning world.

岁月如影子般流逝,

The days went by like shadows,

分分秒秒像繁星般旋转。

The minutes wheeled like stars.

她夺走了我心中的怜悯,

She took the pity from my heart,

将它化作了笑容。

And made it into smiles.

她是一块雕塑用的泥土,

She was a hunk of sculptor's clay,

我内心秘密的思绪是那双手指:

My secret thoughts were fingers:

它们飞入她沉思的额头之后,

They flew behind her pensive brow

将它深深地刻上了痛苦。

And lined it deep with pain.

它们定住了那双嘴唇,使双颊下垂,

They set the lips, and sagged the cheeks,

让那双眼因悲伤而低垂。

And drooped the eye with sorrow.

我的灵魂已进入那泥土之中,

My soul had entered in the clay,

像七个恶魔般挣扎搏斗。

Fighting like seven devils.

它既不属于我,也不属于她;

It was not mine, it was not hers;

她握住了它,但它的挣扎

She held it, but its struggles

塑造出一张她憎恨的面孔,

Modeled a face she hated,

也是一张我不敢直视的面孔。

And a face I feared to see.

我敲打窗户,摇撼门闩,

I beat the windows, shook the bolts.

我躲进一个角落,

I hid me in a corner

然而她死去了,却来缠绕我,

And then she died and haunted me,

追逐我,直至终生。

And hunted me for life.

Vocabulary

husband
丈夫,女性的合法配偶
secret
秘密的,不为他人所知的
cruelty
残忍,对他人造成痛苦的行为
robbed
rob的过去式,强行夺走某人的东西
youth
青春,人生年轻充满活力的阶段
beauty
美丽,令人赏心悦目的外貌或品质
Till
直到,表示某事持续到某一时间点
wrinkled
布满皱纹的,皮肤因老化而起皱
broken
破碎的,被摧毁或损坏的
pride
自尊,对自己或成就感到满足的情感
shameful
可耻的,令人感到羞耻或丢脸的
humility
谦卑,不骄傲、承认自身不足的态度
sank
sink的过去式,缓慢下沉或陷落
grave
坟墓,埋葬死者的地方
gnaws
啃咬,持续折磨或侵蚀内心
driving
驱使,强迫某人进入某种状态
death
死亡,生命终结的状态
therefore
因此,表示由此得出的结论
avenged
被报仇,为所受伤害得到了复仇
strength
力气,身体或精神上的强大能量
drained
耗尽,使精力或资源完全流失
fevered
发烧的,处于高度兴奋或病态状态
saps
逐渐消耗,慢慢削弱某人的精力
spinning
旋转的,不停地转动
shadows
阴影,光线被遮挡时形成的暗区
wheeled
旋转移动,像轮子一样转动或推进
pity
怜悯,对他人痛苦产生的同情之心
hunk
大块,指一大块物质或肌肉发达的人
sculptor
雕塑家,用材料雕刻作品的艺术家
clay
黏土,用于塑造雕像的软质材料
thoughts
想法,脑中形成的念头或观点
pensive
沉思的,陷入深刻而忧郁的思考中
brow
眉毛或额头,脸部眼睛上方的部位
lined
布满皱纹的,表面刻有线条或纹路
pain
痛苦,身体或内心感受到的苦楚
lips
嘴唇,口腔外围的肉质部分
sagged
下垂,因重力或疲惫而向下弯曲
cheeks
脸颊,面部两侧丰满的部分
drooped
低垂,无力地向下弯或倾斜
sorrow
悲伤,因失去或不幸而产生的忧愁
soul
灵魂,人的精神或内在本质
Fighting
战斗,努力抗争或与某物搏斗
devils
魔鬼,邪恶的超自然存在或恶念
struggles
挣扎,费力抗拒或克服困难的努力
Modeled
塑造,用材料或想象力创造出形态
hated
憎恨,对某人或某事有强烈厌恶感
feared
害怕,对某物感到恐惧或担忧
beat
敲打,反复击打某物表面
shook
shake的过去式,剧烈震动或摇晃
bolts
门闩,用于锁住门窗的金属插销
hid
hide的过去式,藏匿于某处避免被发现
haunted
被鬼魂出没的,或被痛苦记忆萦绕的
hunted
被追捕的,遭到追踪或迫害的
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