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The.Great.Gatsby.2013-了不起的盖茨比
In my younger and more vulnerable years... 在我年纪还轻、世故不深的时候…
vulnerable:adj.易受攻击的,易受…的攻击;易受伤害的;有弱点的;
...my father gave me some advice. 我父亲曾教训我一句话
'"Always try to see the best in people," he would say. 他说“总要把人往最好的方面想”
As a consequence , I'm inclined to reserve all judgments . 由此,我一生待人接物宁可采取保留的态度
consequence:n.结果;重要性;推论; inclined:adj.有…倾向; v.(使)倾向于,有…的趋势; (incline的过去分词和过去式) reserve:n.储备,储存; vt.储备; vi.预订; judgments:判断;
But even I have a limit. 但是即便我也是有限度的
Back then, all of us drank too much. 彼时,我们所有人都沉溺于杯中物
The more in tune with the times we were... 我们越想跟着这个时代
tune:n.曲调;和谐;心情;v.调整;使一致;为…调音;调谐;
...the more we drank. 我们就越纵情沉醉
And none of us contributed anything new. 我们当中任何人也没创造出什么新的价值
contributed:v.捐献,捐赠(尤指款或物); (contribute的过去式和过去分词)
When I came back from New York, I was disgusted . 当我回到纽约时,我感到厌世
disgusted:adj.厌恶的;反感的;v.使作呕;使厌恶;使反感;(disgust的过去式和过去分词)
I see, Mr. Carraway. 我明白,卡拉威先生
Disgusted with everyone and everything. 我讨厌周围一切人和事
Disgusted with:对…感到厌恶;
Only one man was exempt from my disgust. 我的这种反应只有对于一个人例外
exempt:vt.免除;豁免;adj.被免除的;被豁免的;n.免税者;被免除义务者;
One man? 一个人？
Mr. Carraway? 卡拉威先生？
Gatsby. 他是盖茨比
Was he a friend of yours? 他是您的朋友吗？
He was... 他曾是…
...the single most hopeful person I've ever met. 我见过最有前途的人
And am ever likely to meet again. 并且我以后也不会再遇到他这样的人了
There was something about him, a sensitivity . 他对于生命前途的指望具有一种高度的敏感
sensitivity:n.敏感;敏感性;过敏;
He was like... 像是…
He was like one of those machines that register earthquakes 10,000 miles away. 像是一具精密的仪器,能够探测一万英里以外的地震
register:v.登记;注册;记录;n.登记簿;登记表;注册簿;
Where'd you meet him? 你在哪认识他的？
At a...At a party... 在一次…宴会上
...in New York. 在纽约
In the summer of 1922... 那是一九二二年的夏天
...the tempo of the city approached hysteria . 纽约的发展陷入了一种不正常的狂热
tempo:n.速度,发展速度;拍子; approached:v.走近;临近;探讨;建议;(approach的过去分词和过去式) hysteria:n.癔病,歇斯底里;不正常的兴奋;
Stocks reached record peaks . 股票业务到达了巅峰
Stocks:n.[金融]股票; v.采购; peaks:n.山顶;峰巅(peak的复数);
...and Wall Street boomed in steady golden roar . 华尔街的金融业一度繁荣稳定
Wall Street:n.华尔街(美国纽约金融中心和证券交易所所在地); boomed:vt.使兴旺;发隆隆声;vi.急速发展;发隆隆声;n.繁荣;吊杆;隆隆声; steady:adj.稳定的; v.使稳定; v.稳定地; n.关系固定的情侣; roar:吼叫,咆哮
The parties were bigger. 宴会越来越大
The shows were broader. 舞台越来越宽
The buildings were higher. 建筑越来越高
The morals were looser and the ban ... 道德约束也越来越宽松
morals:n.道德; looser:adj.未固定牢的;可分开的;未固定的;不受约束;(loose的比较级) ban:v.下令禁止;查禁;n.禁令;
...on alcohol had backfired ... 禁酒令没有取得预期效果
alcohol:n.酒精;乙醇;含酒精饮料; backfired:v.产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果; (backfire的过去式和过去分词)
...making the liquor cheaper. 酒精越来越便宜
liquor:n.液;白酒;汤;[药学]溶液;
Wall Street was luring the young and ambitious . 华尔街引诱着年轻人和野心家
luring:n.诱惑;饵;诱惑物;vt.诱惑;引诱; ambitious:adj.野心勃勃的;有雄心的;热望的;炫耀的;
And I was one of them. 我便是其中之一
I rented a house 20 miles from the city on Long Island. 我在离城里二十英里的长岛上租了一所房子
I lived at West Egg... 我住在西卵
...in a forgotten groundskeeper's cottage ... 一所被遗忘的园丁小屋里
cottage:n.小屋;村舍;(农舍式的)小别墅;
... squeezed among the mansions of the newly rich. 被挤在暴发户们的豪华别墅之间
squeezed:v.挤压;捏;榨出,挤出,拧出;挤入;(squeeze的过去分词和过去式) mansions:大厦;
To get started, I bought a dozen volumes on credit, banking and investments . 为了开始我的新事业,我买了十几本有关信贷和投资等方面的书籍
volumes:n.卷;体积;容积;大量;(volumes是volume的复数) investments:n.[经]投资,投资的财产;投资学;(investment的复数)
All new to me. 对我而言完全是全新的领域
The stock market hit another high. 股票市场又创新高
stock market:股票市场;证券市场;股票交易;
The market's moving up, up, up! 大盘在上涨,上涨,不断上涨！
Well, of course, nothing is 100 percent. I wouldn't go investing every penny. 好的,当然,没有百分百确定,我不会花一分钱投资的
investing:v.投资;投入(时间、精力等);(invest的现在分词)
At Yale I dreamed of being a writer... 在耶鲁读书的时候,我曾梦想当一名作家
...but I gave all that up. 但我全然放弃了
With the sun shining... 阳光普照
...and the bursts of leaves on the trees... 绿树成荫
bursts:[天]爆发;破裂(burst的第三人称单数);
...I planned to spend... 我本来打算
...the summer studying. 将这个夏天用来学习
And I probably would have... 我本该好好学习的
...were it not for the riotous of amusements that beckoned ... 要不是高墙那边巨大城堡里
riotous:adj.暴乱的;狂欢的;不受约束的;放荡的;茂盛的; beckoned:vt.召唤;吸引;vi.吸引;(招手或点头)示意;n.表召唤的点头;手势;