內(nèi)容簡介：

《呼嘯山莊》是英國女作家勃朗特姐妹之一艾米莉·勃朗特的作品。小說描寫吉卜賽棄兒希斯克利夫被山莊老主人收養(yǎng)后，因受辱和戀愛不遂，外出致富，回來后對(duì)與其女友凱瑟琳結(jié)婚的地主林頓及其子女進(jìn)行報(bào)復(fù)的故事。全篇充滿強(qiáng)烈的反壓迫、爭幸福的斗爭精神，又始終籠罩著離奇、緊張的浪漫氣氛。它開始曾被人看做是 年青女作家脫離現(xiàn)實(shí)的天真幻想，但結(jié)合其所描寫地區(qū)激烈的階級(jí)斗爭和英國的社會(huì)現(xiàn)象，它不久便被評(píng)論界高度肯定，并受到讀者的熱烈歡迎。根據(jù)這部小說改編 的影視作品至今久演不衰。

作者簡介：

艾米莉·勃朗特（1818-1848），19世紀(jì)英國小說家、詩人，英國文學(xué)史上著名的“勃朗特三姐妹”之一。這位女作家在世界上僅僅度過了三十年便默默 無聞地離開了人間，然而她唯一的一部小說《呼嘯山莊》卻奠定了她在英國文學(xué)史以及世界文學(xué)史上的地位。此外，她還創(chuàng)作了193首詩，被認(rèn)為是英國一位天才 型的女作家。

她生性獨(dú)立、豁達(dá)、純真、剛毅、熱情而又內(nèi)向，頗有男兒氣概，酷愛自己生長其間的荒原，平素在離群索居中，除去手足情誼，最喜與大自然為友，從她的詩和一 生行為，都可見她天人合一宇宙觀與人生觀的表現(xiàn)，有人因此而將她視為神秘主義者。其實(shí)人與自然的關(guān)系，從來就是人類文明史上重要的命題，艾米莉不過是步歷 代哲人、隱者、科學(xué)家、藝術(shù)家后塵，通過生活和創(chuàng)作，身體力行地探尋人與自然的關(guān)系。

Chapter Five. Part 1

In the course of time Mr. Earnshaw began to fail. He had been active and healthy, yet his strength left him suddenly; and when he was confined to the chimney-corner he grew grievously irritable. A nothing vexed him; and suspected slights of his authority nearly threw him into fits. This was especially to be remarked if any one attempted to impose upon, or domineer over, his favourite: he was painfully jealous lest a word should be spoken amiss to him; seeming to have got into his head the notion that, because he liked Heathcliff, all hated, and longed to do him an ill-turn. It was a disadvantage to the lad; for the kinder among us did not wish to fret the master, so we humoured his partiality; and that humouring was rich nourishment to the child's pride and black tempers. Still it became in a manner necessary; twice, or thrice, Hindley's manifestation of scorn, while his father was near, roused the old man to a fury: he seized his stick to strike him, and shook with rage that he could not do it.

【譯文】

恩肖先生日益老去。他曾經(jīng)活躍，曾經(jīng)健康，然而氣力仿佛突然棄他而去。當(dāng)他只能在煙筒旁的角落活動(dòng)時(shí)，他變得極為暴躁，讓人非常擔(dān)憂。無關(guān)緊要的事也讓他感到煩心，如若稍有置疑他的權(quán)威，他就會(huì)發(fā)作一氣。尤其是在有人試圖誣陷或欺負(fù)他心愛的（希斯克利夫）時(shí)，這點(diǎn)就表現(xiàn)得特別突出。他的嫉妒心理已經(jīng)幾近扭曲，見不得別人說他（希斯克利夫）不對(duì)，仿佛有個(gè)理念已經(jīng)在他頭腦中根深蒂固，那就是因?yàn)樗矚g希斯克利夫，所以所有的人都恨他（希斯克利夫），都想哪天損上他一把。這對(duì)那孩子（希斯克利夫）是不利的。因?yàn)橄裎覀冞@樣的人不愿意惹怒主任，所以我們就順著他的意愿，而這種順從也是助長這個(gè)孩子驕傲和壞脾氣的主要養(yǎng)料。有兩三次，在父親旁邊，欣德利嘲笑（希斯克利夫），而使得老人家火冒三丈，抓起拐棍就要揍他，由于沒有打著老人氣得渾身顫抖。

【單詞、短語筆記】

be confined to 受到...限制，禁閉

be confined to bed 臥病? be confined to the house 閉門不出

【例】He was confined to bed for a week with his cold.
他由于感冒而被限制在床上躺一個(gè)星期。

impose on/upon 把...強(qiáng)加于，施加

【例】I don't want to impose on you by staying too long.
我不想打擾你,不多耽擱了。

amiss 有毛病的；不合適的；出差錯(cuò)的 adj.

【例】Be really come amiss in the favour, only want to handle affairs to send data at once.
真是忙中出錯(cuò)啊，光想著趕快去辦事送資料了。

【相關(guān)短語】come amiss
不稱心，不合適

be amiss
不恰當(dāng)?shù)?/div>

Part 2

I hoped heartily we should have peace now. It hurt me to think the master should be made uncomfortable by his own good deed. I fancied the discontent of age and disease arose from his family disagreements; as he would have it that it did: really, you know, sir, it was in his sinking frame. We might have got on tolerably, not withstanding, but for two people - Miss Cathy, and Joseph, the servant: you saw him, I dare say, up yonder. He was, and is yet most likely, the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours. By his knack of sermonising and pious discoursing, he contrived to make a great impression on Mr. Earnshaw; and the more feeble the master became, the more influence he gained.

【譯文】

我真心希望以后可以過平靜的日子。想想老主人落得個(gè)好心沒好報(bào)的下場，讓我感到難過。我猜是對(duì)年齡的不滿和家庭不合的不安；而他也得承認(rèn)就是如此。真的，先生，他那時(shí)已經(jīng)日益衰老。盡管我們的處得還算過得去，但是有兩個(gè)人——?jiǎng)P西小姐和約瑟夫，那個(gè)仆人，你見過的，我敢說要好很多。他（約瑟夫）就像是最乏味的自以為是的法利賽人，翻來覆去的查看一本圣經(jīng)，搜尋所有對(duì)自己有利的咒語，卻把詛咒丟給他的旁邊的人們，現(xiàn)在還是這副樣子。由于他精通布道，還有會(huì)虔誠的講道，他成功的給恩肖先生留下了及好的印象，而且主人越是虛弱，他的影響力也就越大。

【單詞、短語筆記】

arise from 由…引起，起因于；出身于

【例】This problem arises out of our earlier decision.
這個(gè)問題是由于我們?cè)缦鹊臎Q定而產(chǎn)生的。

Many great men have arisen from humble beginnings.
許多偉人出身低微。

it was in his sinking frame 他那時(shí)已經(jīng)日漸衰老

這一句翻譯的很有味道，生動(dòng)形象，大家不妨試著模仿一下。

ransack 洗劫，掠奪；遍尋 vt.? steal goods; take as spoils

【例】Three robbers ransacked the bank in twenty-five minutes.
三個(gè)強(qiáng)盜在二十五分鐘之內(nèi)將銀行搶劫一空。

contrive 謀劃；設(shè)法做到 vi. 設(shè)計(jì)；發(fā)明；圖謀 vt.

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; make or work out a plan for; devise

【例】He contrived to gain their votes.
他施展計(jì)謀獲得了他們的選票。

They contrived a mask against poison gas.
他們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)了一種防毒面具。