最新大学英语泛读第三版《Shame》中英文双译Word格式.docx

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大学英语泛读第三版《Shame》中英文双译

Shame

Whofeltashamed?

Andashamedofwhat?

Whydidthenarratorwriteabouthiscalfloveforthelittlegirl?

What’stherelationshipbetweenloveandshame?

Havingunderstoodthese,youwillhavegotthekeytothisstory.（48）

Ineverlearnedhateathome,orshame.Ihadtogotoschoolforthat.IwasaboutsevenyearsoldwhenIgotmyfirstbiglesson.IwasinlovewithalittlegirlnamedHeleneTucker,alight-complexionedlittlegirlwithpigtailsandnicemanners.Shewasalwayscleanandshewassmartinschool.IthinkIwenttoschoolthenmostlytolookather.Ibrushedmyhairandevengotmealittleoldhandkerchief.Itwasalady’shandkerchief,butIdidn’twantHelenetoseemewipemynoseonmyhand.Thepipeswerefrozenagain,therewasnowaterinthehouse,butIwashedmysocksandshirteverynight.I’dgetapot,andgoovertoMisterBen’sgrocerystore,andstickmypotdownintohissodamachine.Scoopoutsomechoppedice.Byeveningtheicemeltedtowaterforwashing.Igotstickalotthatwinterbecausethefirewouldgooutatnightbeforetheclothesweredry.InthemorningI’dputthemon,wetordry,becausetheyweretheonlyclothesIhad.

Everybody’sgotaHeleneTucker,asymbolofeverythingyouwant.Ilovedherforhergoodness,hercleanness,herpopularity.She’dwalkdownmystreetandmybrothersandsisterswouldyell,“HerecomesHelene,”andI’drubmytennissneakersonthebackofmypantsandwishmyhairwasn’tsonappyandthewhitefolks’shirtfitmebetter.I’drunoutonthestreet.IfIknewmyplaceanddidn’tcometooclose,she’dwinkatmeandsayhello.Thatwasagoodfeeling.SometimesI’dfollowherallthewayhome,andshovelthesnowoffherwalkandtrytomakefriendswithherMommaandheraunts.I’ddropmymoneyonherstooplateatnightonmywaybackfromshiningshoesinthetaverns.AndshehadaDaddy,andhehadagoodjob.Hewasapaperhanger.（47）

IguessIwouldhavegottenoverHelenebysummertime,butsomethinghappenedinthatclassroomthatmadeherfacehanginfrontofmeforthenexttwenty-twoyears.WhenIplayedthedrumsinhighschoolitwasforHeleneandwhenIbroketrackrecordsincollegeitwasforHeleneandwhenIstartedstandingbehindmicrophonesandheardapplauseIwishedHelenecouldhearit,too.Itwasn’tuntilIwastwenty-nineyearsoldandmarriedandmakingmoneythatIfinallygotheroutofmysystem.HelenewassittinginthatclassroomwhenIlearnedtobeashamedofmyself.

ItwasonaThursday.Iwassittinginthebackoftheroom,inaseatwithachalkcircledrawnaroundit.Theidiot’sseat,thetrouble-maker’sseat.

TheteacherthoughtIwasstupid.Couldn’tspell,couldn’tread,couldn’tdoarithmetic.Juststupid.Teacherswereneverinterestedinfindingoutthatyoucouldn’tconcentratebecauseyouweresohungry,becauseyouhadn’thadanybreakfast.Allyoucouldthinkaboutwasnoontime,woulditevercome?

Maybeyoucouldsneakintothecloakroomandstealabiteofsomekid’slunchoutofacoatpocket.Abiteofsomething.Paste.Youcan’treallymakeamealofpaste,orputitonbreadforasandwich,butsometimesI’dscoopafewspoonfulsoutofthepastejarinthebackoftheroom.Pregnantpeoplegetstrangetastes.Iwaspregnantwithpoverty.Pregnantwithdirtandpregnantwithsmellsthatmadepeopleturnaway,pregnantwithcoldandpregnantwithshoesthatwereneverboughtforme,pregnantwithfiveotherpeopleinmybedandnoDaddyinthenextroom,andpregnantwithhunger.Pastedoesn’ttastetoobadwhenyouarehungry.（43）

TheteacherthoughtIwasatroublemaker.Allshesawfromthefrontoftheroomwasalittleblackboywhosquirmedinhisidiot’sseatandmadenoisesandpokedthekidsaroundhim.Iguessshecouldnotseeakidwhomadenoisesbecausehewantedsomeonetoknowhewasthere.

ItwasonaThursday,ThedaybeforetheNegropayday.TheeaglealwaysflewonFriday.TheteacherwasaskingeachstudenthowmuchhisfatherwouldgivetotheCommunityChest.OnFridaynight,eachkidwouldgetthemoneyfromhisfather,andonMondayhewouldbringittotheschool.IdecidedIwasgoingtobuymeaDaddyrightthen.Ihadmoneyinmypocketfromshiningshoesandsellingpapers,andwhateverHeleneTuckerpledgedforherDaddyIwasgoingtotopit.AndI’dhandthemoneyrightin.Iwasn'

tgoingtowaituntilMondaytobuymeaDaddy.

Iwasshaking,scaredtodeath.Theteacheropenedherbookandstartedcallingoutnamesalphabetically.

“HeleneTucker？

”

“Mydaddysaidhe’dgivetwodollarsandfiftycents.”

“That'

sverynice,Helene.Very,veryniceindeed.”

Thatmademefeelprettygood.Iwouldn'

ttaketoomuchtotopthat.Ihadalmostthreedollarsindimesandquartersinmypocket.Istuckmyhandinmypocketandheldontothemoney,waiting