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它曾经看起来像月亮旁边的星星那样近。如今它又变成了码头上的一盏绿灯。他那些令人着迷的事物清单又减少了一件。

It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.

我开始在房间里踱步,在昏暗中打量着各种模糊的物件。墙上他书桌正上方挂着一张大照片,照片里是一位身着游艇服装的老人,引起了我的注意。

I began to walk about the room, examining various indefinite objects in the half darkness. A large photograph of an elderly man in yachting costume attracted me, hung on the wall over his desk.

「这是谁?」

"Who's this?"

「这个?这是丹·科迪先生,老伙计。」

"That? That's Mr. Dan Cody, old sport."

这个名字听起来隐约有些耳熟。

The name sounded faintly familiar.

「他现在已经去世了。多年前他曾是我最好的朋友。」

"He's dead now. He used to be my best friend years ago."

梳妆台上还有一张盖茨比的小照片,他同样身着游艇服装——头高傲地向后仰着——看起来是他大约十八岁时拍的。

There was a small picture of Gatsby, also in yachting costume, on the bureau—Gatsby with his head thrown back defiantly—taken apparently when he was about eighteen.

「我好喜欢,」黛西惊呼道。「那个大背头!你从来没告诉我你留过大背头——或者有过游艇。」

"I adore it," exclaimed Daisy. "The pompadour! You never told me you had a pompadour—or a yacht."

「来看这个,」盖茨比急忙说道。「这里有很多剪报——都是关于你的。」

"Look at this," said Gatsby quickly. "Here's a lot of clippings—about you."

他们肩并肩站着翻看那些剪报。我正打算开口要看那些红宝石,这时电话响了,盖茨比拿起了听筒。

They stood side by side examining it. I was going to ask to see the rubies when the phone rang, and Gatsby took up the receiver.

「是的……我现在不能说话……我现在不能说话,老伙计……我说的是一个小镇……他应该知道什么是小镇……好吧,如果底特律在他看来算是小镇,那他对我们就没什么用了……」

"Yes … Well, I can't talk now … I can't talk now, old sport … I said a small town … He must know what a small town is … Well, he's no use to us if Detroit is his idea of a small town …"

他挂断了电话。

He rang off.

「快过来!」黛西在窗边喊道。

"Come here quick!" cried Daisy at the window.

Vocabulary

seemed
seem的过去式,表示看起来、似乎
close
近的;接近的;关闭
star
星星;明星;天上发光的天体
moon
月亮;地球的天然卫星
again
再次;又一次;重新
green
绿色的;环保的;未成熟的
light
光;光线;灯;轻的
dock
码头;船坞;停靠船只的地方
count
数量;计数;统计总数
enchanted
被魔法迷住的;着迷的;神奇的
objects
物体;物品;事物的复数形式
diminished
减少;缩小;变得更少
began
begin的过去式,开始做某事
walk
走路;步行;散步
room
房间;空间;室内空间
examining
检查;仔细观察;审视某物
various
各种各样的;不同种类的
indefinite
不明确的;模糊的;不确定的
half
一半;半个;部分
darkness
黑暗;昏暗;没有光线的状态
large
大的;巨大的;尺寸很大
photograph
照片;相片;用相机拍摄的图像
elderly
年长的;上了年纪的;老年人
yachting
驾驶游艇的;与游艇运动相关
costume
服装;特定场合穿的衣服
attracted
吸引;引起注意或兴趣
hung
hang的过去式,悬挂;吊着
wall
墙;墙壁;建筑物的垂直面
desk
书桌;办公桌;写字台
sport
运动;体育;也可作昵称用语
name
名字;名称;姓名
sounded
听起来;sound的过去式
faintly
模糊地;微弱地;隐约地
familiar
熟悉的;常见的;认识的
dead
死的;已去世的;无生命的
used
used to表示过去习惯做某事
best
最好的;最优秀的;最佳的
friend
朋友;好友;关系亲密的人
ago
以前;……前;表示过去时间
small
小的;细小的;尺寸不大
picture
图片;照片;画;图像
also
也;同样;此外
bureau
梳妆台;办公桌;抽屉柜
head
头;头部;脑袋
thrown
throw的过去分词,抛;甩;扔
back
向后;背部;回到原处
defiantly
挑衅地;反抗地;无所畏惧地
apparently
显然;看来;表面上看起来
eighteen
十八;数字18;十八岁
adore
崇拜;喜爱;非常喜欢某人某物
exclaimed
惊叫;大声说;感叹地说出
pompadour
蓬巴杜发型,头发向后梳高的发式
never
从不;从来没有;绝不
told
tell的过去式,告诉;讲述
yacht
游艇;私人豪华帆船或机动船
quickly
快速地;迅速地;很快地
lot
许多;大量;a lot of很多
clippings
剪报;剪下来的报纸或杂志文章
stood
stand的过去式,站立;站着
side
旁边;侧面;一侧
ask
问;询问;请求;要求
rubies
红宝石;深红色宝石的复数
phone
电话;打电话;通话设备
rang
ring的过去式,响铃;电话响起
receiver
听筒;电话接收器;接听装置
talk
说话;交谈;讨论
town
城镇;市区;小城市
must
必须;一定;表示强烈义务
use
用途;使用;利用某物
idea
主意;想法;概念;思路
off
离开;关掉;停止;脱离
quick
快;迅速;快点
cried
cry的过去式,喊叫;哭泣;呼喊
window
窗户;窗口;房间的采光开口
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