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就在大约六个月前,在这里——他或来回踱步于角落之间,或懒散地倚坐在那高脚凳上,手肘搁在桌上,双眼漫无目的地游走于晨报的各个栏目之间——亲爱的读者,您或许能认出这同一个人,正是他曾在那间温馨的小书房里迎接您的到来,彼时阳光透过柳枝,在古老牧师寓所西侧的窗前洒下一片柔和的光影。

And here, some six months ago,—pacing from corner to corner, or lounging on the long-legged stool, with his elbow on the desk, and his eyes wandering up and down the columns of the morning newspaper,—you might have recognized, honored reader, the same individual who welcomed you into his cheery little study, where the sunshine glimmered so pleasantly through the willow branches, on the western side of the Old Manse.

然而如今,若您前往那里寻访他,恐怕再也打听不到那位洛科福科派的税务官了。

But now, should you go thither to seek him, you would inquire in vain for the Locofoco Surveyor.

改革的扫帚已将他扫出了官位,一位更为称职的继任者如今承载着他的尊荣,收取着他的俸禄。

The besom of reform has swept him out of office; and a worthier successor wears his dignity, and pockets his emoluments.

塞勒姆这座古老的小城——我的故乡,尽管我在童年时代和成年之后都有很长时间旅居在外——曾经拥有,或者说至今仍拥有对我情感的一种牵系,而其力量之深,我在真正居住于此的岁月里却从未真切地感受到。

This old town of Salem—my native place, though I have dwelt much away from it, both in boyhood and maturer years—possesses, or did possess, a hold on my affections, the force of which I have never realized during my seasons of actual residence here.

事实上,就其外貌而言,这里地势平坦单调,放眼皆是木质房屋,几乎没有哪一栋称得上具有建筑之美;街道布局杂乱无章,却既无画意,也无古趣,不过是一片死气沉沉;那条漫长而慵懒的街道,沿着整个半岛懒洋洋地延伸,一端是绞刑山与新几内亚,另一端则是救济院的景象——我故乡的面貌不过如此,倒不如说对一块摆放凌乱的跳棋盘产生情感依恋,也算情有可原。

Indeed, so far as its physical aspect is concerned, with its flat, unvaried surface, covered chiefly with wooden houses, few or none of which pretend to architectural beauty,—its irregularity, which is neither picturesque nor quaint, but only tame,—its long and lazy street, lounging wearisomely through the whole extent of the peninsula, with Gallows Hill and New Guinea at one end, and a view of the almshouse at the other,—such being the features of my native town, it would be quite as reasonable to form a sentimental attachment to a disarranged checker-board.

Vocabulary

pacing
来回踱步,反复走动的动作
lounging
懒洋洋地靠着或闲坐休息
long-legged
形容腿很长的,高脚的
stool
没有靠背的小凳子
wandering
漫无目的地游荡或移动
columns
报纸或文章的竖排版面栏目
recognized
认出,辨认出某人或某物
honored
受尊敬的,表示敬意的
individual
个人,某一特定的人
cheery
愉快的,充满欢乐气氛的
study
书房,用于读书写作的房间
glimmered
微光闪烁,发出微弱而摇曳的光
pleasantly
令人愉快地,以舒适宜人的方式
willow
柳树,一种枝条细长下垂的树
Manse
牧师住宅,尤指宽大的老式住所
thither
古语,表示去那里、向那个方向
seek
寻找,试图找到某人或某物
inquire
询问,打听某事或某人的情况
vain
徒劳的,没有结果的
Locofoco
19世纪美国民主党激进派的称呼
Surveyor
测量员或海关检查官,负责检查货物
besom
扫帚,尤指用树枝捆成的扫把
reform
改革,对制度或行为进行改变
swept
扫除,用扫帚清扫干净
worthier
更有价值的,更值得尊重的
successor
继任者,接替某人职位的人
dignity
尊严,体面,令人尊敬的气质
pockets
此处指中饱私囊,获取薪酬利益
emoluments
薪酬,报酬,任职所得的利益
native
出生地的,本地的
dwelt
居住,在某地生活一段时间
boyhood
童年时期,男孩成长的阶段
maturer
更成熟的,比较成熟的
possesses
拥有,持有某种特质或事物
possess
拥有,持有某种特质或事物
affections
感情,情感,对某人或某处的爱
realized
意识到,真正理解或感受到
actual
实际的,真实存在的
residence
居住,在某地居住的状态或时期
Indeed
确实,用于加强语气或强调
physical
物质的,与实体外观有关的
aspect
方面,某事物的某个特定面貌
concerned
涉及,与某事有关
unvaried
单调的,缺乏变化的
surface
表面,外部的层面
chiefly
主要地,大部分地
pretend
此处指宣称或声称具有某种特质
architectural
建筑上的,与建筑设计有关的
irregularity
不规则性,缺乏规律或整齐的特点
neither
两者都不,表示两种情况都不成立
picturesque
风景如画的,视觉上令人愉悦的
nor
也不,与neither连用表示两者皆否
quaint
古朴有趣的,奇特而令人喜爱的
tame
平淡无奇的,缺乏活力或趣味的
wearisomely
令人厌倦地,以枯燥乏味的方式
extent
范围,延伸的程度或长度
peninsula
半岛,三面环水的陆地
Gallows
绞刑架,用于执行绞刑的装置
almshouse
救济院,供贫困者居住的慈善机构
features
特征,某地或某物的显著特点
reasonable
合理的,有道理的
sentimental
多愁善感的,充满情感的
attachment
依恋,对某人或某地的情感联系
disarranged
凌乱的,被打乱秩序的
checker-board
棋盘,黑白方格交替的图案
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