l 他把脸转过去了一会儿,我看到他紧闭的眼皮下涌出一颗泪珠,沿着他那男子气概的脸颊滚下,我的心一阵难受。
“我如今不必桑菲尔德果园里那棵遭受过雷劈的老七叶树强了。”过了一会后,他说,“那个残柱,有什么权力要求一棵正在绽放新芽的忍冬,用青翠来掩盖它的腐朽呢?”
“你并不是残柱朽木,先生----也不是棵遭过雷劈的树,你长的青翠茁壮。不管你愿不愿意,花草树木都会在你的根部周围生产,因为它们喜欢你的浓阴。它们生长的时候,喜欢依偎着你,围绕着你,因为你的强大使它们有了安全的保障”。 (查看原文)
l 我一看到那位美人儿这样由一个殷勤的男人陪着进来,就马上好像听到咝的一声,一条嫉妒的青蛇从月光照耀下的阳台盘旋而进,钻进我的背心,一路咬啮着,只一两分钟就钻进我的心里。……我在社交场合见过他几次,从来没有想到过要憎恨他,因为我压根儿就瞧不起他。我一认出他,那条嫉妒之蛇的毒牙就一下子折断了,因为在这同一瞬间,我对塞丽娜的爱情之火也给浇灭了。一个为了这么个情敌就背叛我的女人,是不值得去争夺的,她只配受到鄙视----不过我受了她的玩弄,更该受到鄙视。 (查看原文)
And although I knew I must hide my feelings, must never allow myself to hope, I also knew that while there was breath in my body, I would always love him. (查看原文)
St Johns face looked stemer than usual and his lip curled in disapproval, as he lifted his handsome head and looked straight into Miss Olivers laughing eyes. He breathed deeply and his chest rose, as if his heart wanted to fly out of its cage,but he said nothing, and after a pause Miss Oliver continued。 (查看原文)
Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask of the Pharisee, is not to lift an impious hand of the crown of Thorns. (查看原文)