世界著名短篇小說《窗》泰格特(中英文)(共7頁(yè))

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上世界著名短篇小說窗泰格特（中英文） 世界著名短篇小說 窗泰格特窗在一家醫(yī)院的病房里，曾住過兩位病人，他們的病情都很嚴(yán)重。這間病房十分窄小，僅能容下他們倆人。病房設(shè)有一扇門和一個(gè)窗戶，門通向走廊，透過窗戶可以看到外面的世界。其中一位病人經(jīng)允許，可以分別在每天上午和下午起身坐上一個(gè)小時(shí)。這位病人的病床靠近窗口。而另一位病人則不得不日夜躺在床上。當(dāng)然，兩位病人都需要靜養(yǎng)治療。使他們感到痛苦的是，兩人的病情不允許他們做任何事情借以消遣，只有靜靜的躺著。而且只有他們兩個(gè)人。兩人經(jīng)常談天，一談就是幾個(gè)小時(shí)。他們談起各自的家庭，各自的工作，各自在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中做過什么，等等。每天上午和下午

2、，時(shí)間一到，靠近窗的病人就被扶起身來，開始一小時(shí)的仰坐。每當(dāng)這時(shí)，他就開始為同伴描述起他所見到的窗外的一切。漸漸地，每天的這兩個(gè)小時(shí)，幾乎就成了他和同伴生活中的全部?jī)?nèi)容了。很顯然，這個(gè)窗戶俯瞰著一座公園，公園里面有一泓湖水，湖面上照例漫游著一群群野鴨、天鵝。公園里的孩子們有的在扔面包喂這些水禽，有的在擺弄游艇模型。一對(duì)對(duì)年輕的情侶手挽著手在樹陰下散步。公園里鮮花盛開，主要有玫瑰花，但四周還有五彩斑斕、爭(zhēng)相斗艷的牡丹花和金盞草。在公園那端的一角，有一塊網(wǎng)球場(chǎng)，有時(shí)那兒進(jìn)行的比賽確實(shí)精彩，不時(shí)也有幾場(chǎng)板球賽，雖然球藝夠不上正式?jīng)Q賽的水平，但有的看總比沒有強(qiáng)。那邊還有一塊用于玩滾木球的草坪。公園的盡

3、頭是一排商店，在這些商店的后邊鬧市區(qū)隱約可見。躺著的病人津津有味地聽這一切。這個(gè)時(shí)刻的每一分鐘對(duì)他來說都是一種享受。 描述仍在繼續(xù)：一個(gè)孩童怎樣差一點(diǎn)跌如湖中，身著夏裝的姑娘是多么美麗、動(dòng)人。接著又是一場(chǎng)扣人心弦的網(wǎng)球賽。他聽著這栩栩如生的描述，仿佛親眼看到了窗外所發(fā)生的一切。一天下午，當(dāng)他聽到靠窗的病人說到一名板球隊(duì)員正慢悠悠地把球擊得四處皆是時(shí)，不靠窗的病人突然產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)想法：為什么偏是他有幸能觀賞到窗外的一切？為什么自己不應(yīng)得到這種機(jī)會(huì)的？他為自己會(huì)有這種想法而感到慚愧，竭力不再這么想?？墒?，他愈加克制，這種想法卻變得愈加強(qiáng)烈，直至幾天以后，這個(gè)想法已經(jīng)進(jìn)一步變?yōu)榫o挨著窗口的為什么不該是

4、我呢？他白晝無(wú)時(shí)不為這一想法所困擾，晚上，又徹夜難眠。結(jié)果，病情一天天加重了，醫(yī)生們對(duì)其病困不得而知。一天晚上，他照例睜著雙眼盯著天花板，這里，他的同伴突然醒來，開始大聲咳嗽，呼吸急促，時(shí)斷時(shí)續(xù)，液體已經(jīng)充塞了他的肺腔，他兩手摸索著，在找電鈴的按鈕，只要電鈴一響，值班的護(hù)士就立即趕來。但是，另一位病人卻紋絲不動(dòng)地看著。心想，他憑什么要占據(jù)窗口那張床位呢？痛苦的咳嗽聲打破了黑夜的沉靜。一聲又一聲···卡住了···停止了···直至最后呼吸聲也停止了。另一位病人仍然繼續(xù)盯著天花板。第二天早晨，醫(yī)護(hù)人員送來了漱洗

5、水，發(fā)現(xiàn)那個(gè)病人早已咽氣了，他們靜悄悄地將尸體抬了出去，絲毫沒有大驚小怪。稍過幾天，似乎這時(shí)開口已經(jīng)正當(dāng)?shù)皿w。剩下的這位病人就立刻提出是否能讓他挪到窗口的那張床上去。醫(yī)護(hù)人員把他抬了過去，將他舒舒服服地安頓在那張病床上。接著他們離開了病房，剩下他一個(gè)靜靜地躺在那兒。醫(yī)生剛一離開，這位病人就十分痛苦地掙扎著，用一支胳膊支起了身子，口中氣喘吁吁。他探頭朝窗口望去。他看到的只是光禿禿的一堵墻。 The hospital windowTwo men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to

6、sit up in his bed foran hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window.Theother man had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, theirinvolvemen

7、t in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon when the man in the bedby the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could seeoutside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where h

8、is world would bebroadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailedtheir model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the

9、 city skylinecould be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the otherside of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man coul

10、dn'thear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while Inever get to see anything ? It didn't seem fair. As t

11、he thought fermented the man felt ashamed at first. But as thedays passed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy eroded into resentment and soon turned him sour. Hebegan to brood and he found himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window - that thought now controlled his life.Late one nig

12、ht as he lay staring at the ceiling, the man by the window began to cough. He was choking on thefluid in his lungs. The other man watched in the dimly lit room as the struggling man by the window groped for thebutton to call for help. Listening from across the room he never moved, never pushed his o

13、wn button which wouldhave brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes the coughing and choking stopped, along with the soundof breathing. Now there was only silence - deathly silence.The following morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths. When she found the lifeless body

14、 ofthe man by the window, she was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take it away - no works, no fuss.As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse washappy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left h

15、im alone.Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy ofseeing it all himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.It faced a blank wall. 也許被動(dòng)孤獨(dú)的人都有強(qiáng)烈的與外界接觸的愿望，如此，（豐富的）想象力是多么的重要，可以填充蒼白空虛的心靈，哪怕面對(duì)的只是“光禿禿的一堵墻”也能祭出五彩斑斕的景象來娛己娛人，盡管那不過是自欺欺人的把戲，只要能讓自己舒心解悶并