新标准大学英语2 UNIT5课文与译文.docx

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新标准大学英语2UNIT5课文与译文

新标准大学英语2UNIT5课文与译文Catch-22

        Catch-22isoneofthemostfamousnovelsofthelastcentury.ItissetinanAmericanmilitarybaseonasmallislandintheMediterraneanduringtheSecondWorldWar.Althoughthestoryrevealssomeofthehorrorsofwarthroughepisodesofbloodshedanddestruction,itisnotatraditionalwarnovel.Therearenoheroesorheroicacts,andtheenemyisnotreallytheGermans（whodonotappearinthestory）,butanyonewhocangetyoukilled—andthatincludesyourowncommander.Catch-22isprimarilyacomicnovel,whosemaincharacter,anairmancalledYossarian,hasonlyoneaim—tosurvivethewarandgobackhome.Hethinkshecandothisbypretendingtobeinsane.

1     Itwasahorriblejoke,butDocDaneekadidn'tlaughuntilYossariancametohimonemissionlaterandpleadedagain,withoutanyrealexpectationofsuccess,tobegrounded.DocDaneekasnickeredonceandwassoonimmersedinproblemsofhisown,whichincludedChiefWhiteHalfoat,whohadbeenchallenginghimallthatmorningtoIndianwrestle,andYossarian,whodecidedrightthenandtheretogocrazy.

2     "You'rewastingyourtime,"DocDaneekawasforcedtotellhim.

3     "Can'tyougroundsomeonewho'scrazy?

"

4     "Oh,sure.Ihaveto.There'sarulesayingIhavetogroundanyonewho'scrazy."

5     "Thenwhydon'tyougroundme?

I'mcrazy.AskClevinger."

6     "Clevinger?

WhereisClevinger?

YoufindClevingerandI'llaskhim."

7     "Thenaskanyoftheothers.They'lltellyouhowcrazyIam."

8     "They'recrazy."

9     "Thenwhydon'tyougroundthem?

"

10    "Whydon'ttheyaskmetogroundthem?

"

11    "Becausethey'recrazy,that'swhy."

12    "Ofcoursethey'recrazy,"DocDaneekareplied."Ijusttoldyouthey'recrazy,didn'tI?

Andyoucan'tletcrazypeopledecidewhetheryou'recrazyornot,canyou?

"

13    Yossarianlookedathimsoberlyandtriedanotherapproach."IsOrrcrazy?

"

14    "Hesureis,"DocDaneekasaid.

15    "Canyougroundhim?

"

16    "Isurecan.Butfirsthehastoaskmeto.That'spartoftherule."

17    "Thenwhydoesn'theaskyouto?

"

18    "Becausehe'scrazy,"DocDaneekasaid."Hehastobecrazytokeepflyingcombatmissionsafteralltheclosecallshe'shad.Sure,IcangroundOrr.Butfirsthehastoaskmeto."

19    "That'sallhehastodotobegrounded?

"

20    "That'sall.Lethimaskme."

21    "Andthenyoucangroundhim?

"Yossarianasked.

22    "No.ThenIcan'tgroundhim."

23    "Youmeanthere'sacatch?

"

24    "Surethere'sacatch,"DocDaneekareplied."Catch-22.Anyonewhowantstogetoutofcombatdutyisn'treallycrazy."

25    Therewasonlyonecatchandthatwascatch-22,whichspecifiedthataconcernforone'sownsafetyinthefaceofdangersthatwererealandimmediatewastheprocessofarationalmind.Orrwascrazyandcouldbegrounded.Allhehadtodowasask;andassoonashedid,hewouldnolongerbecrazyandwouldhavetoflymoremissions.Orrwouldbecrazytoflymoremissionsandsaneifhedidn't,butifhewassanehehadtoflythem.Ifheflewthemhewascrazyanddidn'thaveto;butifhedidn'twanttohewassaneandhadto.Yossarianwasmovedverydeeplybytheabsolutesimplicityofthisclauseofcatch-22andletoutarespectfulwhistle.

26    "That'ssomecatch,thatcatch-22,"heobserved.

27    "It'sthebestthereis,"DocDaneekaagreed.

第二十二条军规

       《第二十二条军规》是上个世纪最著名的小说之一。

故事发生在第二次世界大战期间地中海一座小岛上的美军基地里。

虽然流血和破坏的场景揭示了一些战争的恐怖，但它并非传统意义上的战争小说。

没有英雄或英雄行为，敌人并不真是德国人（在故事中并未出现），而是能置你于死地的任何人——包括你自己的长官。

《第二十二条军规》主要是一部滑稽小说，其主要人物，一名叫约萨里安的飞行员，只有一个目标——活到战争结束，然后回家。

他以为通过装疯就能做到这一点。

       那是个粗鲁的玩笑，可是达尼卡大夫并没有笑，直到约萨里安又执行了一次任务之后，再次来求他要求停飞——尽管这没有任何指望。

达尼卡大夫窃笑了一下，很快又沉浸到他自己的麻烦中去了，这包括怀特•哈夫特指挥官那天早上一直在向他挑战，要和他比印度式摔跤，而约萨里安则恰恰在彼时彼地决定要发疯。

       “你这是在浪费时间，”达尼卡大夫不得不告诉他。

       “你难道不能让疯子停飞吗？

”

       “哦，当然。

我必须。

有一条军规说我必须让疯子停飞。

”

       “那你为什么不让我停飞？

我疯了。

问问克莱温格去。

”

       “克莱温格？

克莱温格在哪儿？

你把克莱温格找来我就问他。

”

       “那就随便问谁吧。

他们会告诉你我有多疯。

”

       “他们疯了。

”

       “那你为什么不让他们停飞？

”

       “他们为什么不要求我让他们停飞？

”

       “因为他们疯了，这就是为什么。

”

       “他们当然疯了，”达尼卡大夫回答。

“我刚才告诉你他们疯了，不是吗？

你不能让疯子来断定你是否疯了，对吧？

”

       约萨里安冷静地看着他，换一种方法说。

“奥尔疯了吗？

”

       “他肯定疯了，”达尼卡大夫说。

       “你能让他停飞吗？

”

       “我当然能。

不过他得先请求我。

这是军规的一部分。

”

       “那他为什么不请求你？

”

       “因为他疯了，”达尼卡大夫说。

“要在无数次死里逃生之后还坚持执行战斗飞行任务，他一定是疯了。

当然，我能让奥尔停飞。

不过他得先请求我。

”

       “他要想停飞就只需做这些吗？

”

       “就这些。

让他请求我吧。

”

       “那你就可以让他停飞了？

”约萨里安问。

       “不。

那我就不能让他停飞了。

”

       “你是说有诡局？

”

       “当然有诡局，”达尼卡大夫回答。

“第二十二条军规。

任何想要逃避作战任务的人都不是真疯。

”

       只有一个诡局，那就是第二十二条军规，它规定：

在面对真正的、紧迫的危险时考虑到自身安全是理智的思维过程。

奥尔疯了，因此可以停飞。

他只须提出请求；而一旦他提出请求，他就不再是疯子，就得去执行更多的飞行任务。

如果去执行更多的飞行任务，奥尔就是疯了，如果不去他就不疯，但如果不疯，他就得去执行飞行任务。

假如他去飞，他就是疯子，就无需飞；但假如他不想飞，他就是正常的，就不得不飞。

约萨里安被这第二十二条军规的绝对简单深深地感动了，不由得充满敬意地吹了声口哨。

       “第二十二条军规，可真是个诡局，”他说。

       “它是所有军规中最好的一条，”达尼卡大夫表示同意。

ThestoryofAnneFrank'sDiary

1     "13June1944.AnotherbirthdayhasgonebysonowI'm15.I'vereceivedquiteafewpresents,anarthistorybook,asetofunderwear,twobelts,andahandkerchief,twopotsofyogurt,apotofjamandtwosmallhoneybiscuits...PeterandIhavebothspentyearsintheannexe—weoftendiscussthefuture,thepastandthepresent,but...Imisstherealthing,andyetIknowitexists.

2     AnneFrankwrotethesewordsinhernowfamousdiarywhilesheandherfamilywereinhidingin"thesecretannexe",afewroomsinthebackofherfather'sofficeinAmsterdam,Holland.

3     TheFrankswereinfactrefugees,JewsfromGermanywhohademigratedtoHolland,settlinginAmsterdamtoescapefromNazipersecution.Butwhen,inMay1940theGermanarmyinvadedandoccupiedHolland,thepersecutionoftheDutchJewsveryquicklybegantheretoo.

4     LikeallJews,AnneandhersisterMargotwereforbiddentoattendschool,toridetheirbikes,eventotravelinacar.Theywereonlyallowedtogointocertainshops,andatalltimestheyhadtowearayellowstarontheirclothingtoshowtheywereJewish.ThestarofDavid,animportantreligioussymbol,wastransformedintoabadgeofshamebytheNazis.

5     By1941,theNaziswerearrestinglargenumbersofJewishpeople,andsendingthemtolabourcampswhichquicklybecamedeathcamps.OttoFrank,Anne'sfather,decidedtoconcealhisfamily,andthefamilyofhisbusinesspartner.

6     TheFrankswentintohidingon6July1942,justafewweeksafterAnnestartedherdiary,andwerejoinedbythesecondfamily,theVanPelsaweeklater.Forthenexttwoyears,eightpeoplewereconfinedtojustsixsmallroomsandcouldnevergooutside.Therewasrarelyenoughtoeat,andthefamilieslivedinastateofpoverty.

7     Throughouthertimeinhiding,Annecontinuedtowriteherdiary.Shedescribedtheday-to-dayactivityintheannexebutshealsowroteaboutherdreamsandaspirations.Itwasveryhardforhertoplanafuture;sheandtheothersknewwhatwashappeningtotheJewswhohadbeencaught.

8     "OurmanyJewishfriendsandacquaintancesarebeingtakenawayindroves.TheGestapoistreatingthemveryroughlyandtransportingthemincattlecarstoWesterbork,thebigcampinDrenthetowhichthey'resendingalltheJews...Ifit'sthatbadinHolland,whatmustitbelikeinthosefarawayanduncivilizedplaceswheretheGermansaresendingthem?

Weassumethatmostofthemarebeingmurdered.TheEnglishradiosaysthey'rebeinggassed."—October9,1942

9     Despitebeinganordinaryteenagerinmanyways,curious,self-criticalandmoody,Annewasalsoanhonestwriterofconsiderabletalentwhofoughtfortherighttoliveandthisiswhatgivesthediarysuchpower:

10    "It'sawonderIhaven'tabandonedallofmyideals,theyseemsoabsurdandimpractical.Yet,IclingtothembecauseIstillbelieveinspiteofeverythingthatpeoplearetrulygoodatheart...Imustholdtomyideals.PerhapsthedaywillcomewhenIwillbeabletorealisethem.

11    It'sutterlyimpossibleformetobuildmylifeonafoundationofchaos,sufferinganddeath.Iseetheworldbeingslowlyturnedintoawilderness,Iheartheapproachingthunderthat,oneday,willdestroyustoo,Ifeelthesufferingofmillions.Andyet,whenIlookupatthesky,Isomehowfeelthateverythingwillchangeforthebetter,thatthiscrueltytooshallend,thatpeaceandtranquillitywillreturnoncemore...Imustupholdmyideals,forperhapsthetimewillcomewhenIshallbeabletocarrythemout."—July15,1944

12    Writingthesewords,Annewasnotdisplayingsimplechildishoptimism.Itwasmoreadeclarationofherprinciplesandoftherighttohumandignity.Thevoicethatcomesacrossisofasolitaryyounggirlwritingforherself,yetatthesametimeitisthecryofallthoseinnocentvictimsofevilwhosefatewastosufferintheSecondWorldWar.ThatiswhyAnneFrank'sdiaryhasachievedfameasthevoiceoftheHolocaustinwhichsixmillionJewsweremurdered:

Shespeaksforallofhumanity.

13    InAugust1944,thehidingplacewasstormed,andNaziofficersarrestedeveryone.Theyweretakentoatransitcampandforcedtodohardlabour.FromtheretheyweretakenbytraintoaconcentrationcampatAuschwitz.Amonthlater,AnneandMargotweremovedtoBergen-BelsencampinGermany.TheybothdiedoftyphusandstarvationinMarch1945.AnneFrankwas15,hersisterwas19.Outoftheeightpeopleinhiding,OttoFrankwastheonlysurvivor,andwhenhefoundhisdaughter'sdiaryafterthewar,hearrangedforitspublicationinrecognitionofhercourage.

14    WhenAnnewroteinherdiary"Ihopethatyouwillbeagreatsupportandcomforttome",shecouldn'thaveknownthatherwritingwouldalsobeasupportandcomforttothewholeworldafterherdeath.

安妮•弗兰克日记的故事

       “1944年6月13日。