董贝父子中董贝的形象 双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第8章 Part 18

双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第8章 Part 18  

'Floy
' he said one day
'where's India
where that boy's friends live?'
'Oh
it's a long
long distance off
' said Florence
raising her eyes from her work.
'Weeks off?' asked Paul.
“要走好几个星期吗？”保罗问道。
'Yes dear. Many weeks' journey
night and day.'
'If you were in India
Floy
' said Paul
after being silent for a minute
'I should - what is it that Mama did? I fet.'
'Loved me!' answered Florence.
'No
no. Don't I love you now
Floy? What is it? - Died. in you were in India
I should die
Floy.'
She hurriedly put her work aside
and laid her head down on his pillow
caressing him. And so would she
she said
if he were there. He would be better soon.
'Oh! I am a great deal better now!' he answered. 'I don't mean that. I mean that I should die of being so sorry and so lonely
Floy!'
Another time
in the same place
he fell asleep
and slept quietly for a long time. Awaking suddenly
he listened
started up
and sat listening.
Florence asked him what he thought he heard.'I want to know what it says
' he answered
looking steadily in her face. 'The sea' Floy
what is it that it keeps on saying?'She told him that it was only the noise of the rolling waves.
'Yes
yes
' he said. 'But I know that they are always saying something. Always the same thing. What place is over there?' He rose up
looking eagerly at the horizon.
She told him that there was another country opposite
but he said he didn't mean that: he meant further away - farther away!
Very often afterwards
in the midst of their talk
he would break off
to try to understand what it was that the waves were always saying; and would rise up in his couch to look towards that invisible region
far away.
注释：raise vt. 提高；筹集；养育；升起
vi. 上升
n. 高地；上升；加薪
[ 过去式raised 过去分词raised 现在分词raising ]
词组：
raise oneself 长高，发迹
raise money 集资；筹款；募捐
get a raise 得到加薪
raise capital 筹集资本，集资
raise up 举起，擡起
raise fund 筹集资金
raise the temperature 加剧敌对情绪;加剧紧张气氛:
pay raise 加薪；涨薪
raise price 提价
raise the roof v. 喧闹；大声抱怨
raise the bar [美俚]提高横竿；更上一层楼
raise doubts 引起怀疑
raise the management level 提高管理水平
raise the devil 兴风作浪
salary raise 加薪
raise cain 大吵大闹；引起骚乱
raise question 提问
raise the alarm 发警报，引起警觉
raise a claim 提出要求
例句：
(1) The chairman's speech raised the temperature of the meeting.
主席的发言使会议的气氛顿时紧张起来。
(2) This will help them raise capital.
这将有助于他们筹集资金。
(3) Mr. Bob
I need a raise.
鲍勃先生。我需要加薪。
(4) Please raise the box gently
not yank it up.
请把箱子轻轻地搬起来，不要猛地一拽。
(5) A decision to raise taxes has roused few cheers.
提高税收的决定并未收到多少赞同。
(6) They may have to raise prices or sacrifice profits.
他们可能不得不提高价钱或牺牲利润。
(7) In doing so
they are bound to raise energy prices.
要达到此项目的，政府必须提高能源价格。
(8) Corporations can sell stock as a way to raise money.
公司可以通过出售股票进行集资。
break off 1. 突然住口，突然停止(讲话等)，中断，中止：
to break off a conversation
中止谈话
2. 断绝(关系)，断绝友好关系，断交，绝交；解除(婚约等)：
to break off relations with the neighbouring countries
与邻国断绝关系
3. (使)折断，(使)断开：
The branches broke off.
树枝断了。
4. 暂停工作，暂时歇手，休息一下：
Let's break off for lunch.
我们暂停工作去吃午饭吧。