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The Necklace (Part 1)
《項鏈》（第一部分）
B1 Read Part 1 of Guy de Maupassant's short story "The Necklace".
B1 讀居伊·德·莫泊桑的短篇故事《項鏈》的第一部分。
Mathilde was a charming girl married to a lowly clerk in the Ministry of Education.
瑪蒂爾蒂是一個漂亮動人的女子，她將就和教育部的一個小科員結了婚。
Her tastes were simple, but she was unhappy as though she had married beneath her.
她是樸素的，但是不幸得像是一個降了等的女人。
She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for luxury.
因此她不住地感到痛苦，她覺得自己本是為了一切精美、豪華的事物而生的。
She had no fine clothes, no jewels, nothing.
她沒有像樣的服裝，沒有珠寶首飾，什么都沒有。
And these were the only things she loved; she felt that she was made for them.
可是她偏偏只歡喜這一套，覺得自己是為了這一套而生的。
She had longed so eagerly to be wildly attractive and sought after. She would weep whole days, with despair.
她早就指望自己能夠有誘惑力而且被人追求。由于失望，她總是哭泣。
One evening her husband came home holding a large envelope in his hand. 'Here's something for you,' he said.
某一天傍晚，她丈夫帶著得意揚揚的神氣回來了，手里拿著一個大信封。他說：“這兒有點兒東西是專門為了你的?！?/div>
Swiftly she tore the paper and drew out a printed card on which were these words:
她趕忙拆開了信封，從里面抽了一張印著這樣語句的請帖：
'The Minister of Education requests the pleasure of the company of Monsieur and Madame Loisel at the Ministry on the evening of Monday, January the 18th.'
“教育部長榮幸地邀請駱塞爾先生和駱塞爾太太參加1月18日星期一在本部大樓舉辦的晚會。”
Instead of being delighted, as her husband hoped, she flung the invitation across the table, murmuring,
她丈夫希望她一定快活得很，誰知她竟帶著傷心而且生氣的樣子把請帖扔到桌上，冷冰冰地說：
'What do you want me to do with this?'
“你叫我拿著這東西怎么辦？”
"Why, darling, I thought you'd be pleased. You never go out, and this is a great occasion.
“不過，親愛的，我原以為你大概是滿意的。你素來不出門，并且這是一個機會，這東西，一個好機會！
I had tremendous trouble to get it. Everyone wants one. You'll see all the really big people there.'
我費了多少力才弄到手。大家都想要請帖。你將來在晚會上看得見政界的大人物。”
He stopped when he saw that his wife was beginning to cry.
瞧見他妻子流著眼淚，他不說話了。
"What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?' he faltered.
“你有點怎樣？你有點怎樣？”他支吾地說。
She replied, wiping her wet cheeks,
她擦著自己那副潤濕了的臉蛋兒，回答說：
'Nothing. Only I haven't a dress and so I can't go to this party. Give your invitation to someone else.'
“沒有什么。不過我沒有衣裳，所以我不能夠去赴這個晚會。你把這份請帖送給別人吧?！?/div>
'Look here, Mathilde,' he persisted.
他接著說道：“這么著吧，瑪蒂爾蒂?！?/div>
'What would be the cost of a suitable dress, which you could use on other occasions as well, something very simple?'
“要花多少錢，一套像樣的衣裳，以后遇著機會你還可以再穿的，簡單一些的？”
| 重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| suitable | ['sju:təbl] |
想一想再看 adj. 合適的，適宜的 |
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| luxury | ['lʌkʃəri] |
想一想再看 n. 奢侈，豪華，奢侈品 |
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| haven | ['heivn] |
想一想再看 n. 港口，避難所，安息所 v. 安置 ... 于港中， |
聯想記憶 | |
| swiftly | ['swiftli] |
想一想再看 adv. 迅速地，敏捷地 |
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| envelope | ['enviləup] |
想一想再看 n. 信封，封皮，殼層 |
聯想記憶 | |
| necklace | ['neklis] |
想一想再看 n. 項鏈 |
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| attractive | [ə'træktiv] |
想一想再看 adj. 有吸引力的，引起注意的 |
聯想記憶 | |
| charming | ['tʃɑ:miŋ] |
想一想再看 adj. 迷人的 |
聯想記憶 | |
| invitation | [.invi'teiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 邀請，招待，邀請函，引誘，招致 |
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| unhappy | [ʌn'hæpi] |
想一想再看 adj. 不快樂的，不高興的 |
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