跟着名著学续写之家人历险
作者: 俞伟玲
人生是一场探索和历险的过程。在各种各样的险境中,我们必须克服恐惧,想尽办法学会自救和寻求帮助才能摆脱困境,渡过难关。本次读后续写之家人历险类专题将以《雾都孤儿》的主角奥利弗为例,讲述他的历险故事。
主题微语境
狄更斯的作品《雾都孤儿》是一部反映生活悲惨的现实小说。在伦敦狭小、肮脏的偏僻街道上,在恐怖与暴力中艰难生存的小说主人公奥利弗是一个孤儿,他在孤儿院长大,经历学徒生涯、艰苦逃难、误入贼窝、被迫与狠毒的凶徒为伍等。历尽辛酸,奥利弗最终在养父和姨妈的帮助下,查明身世并获得了幸福。
一、遇险境
△ 奥利弗被当作小偷被捕
1. Oliver, his eyes wide with horror and alarm, watched asthe Dodger put his hand in the old gentleman's pocket, took out ahandkerchief, and handed it to Charley Bates. Then the two of themran round the corner as fast as they could. 奥利弗惊恐地睁大眼睛,看着小偷将手伸进了老先生的兜里,抽出了一条手帕,递给了查理·贝茨,然后两人绕过拐角尽快地跑开了。
2. Oliver stood for a moment in terror, blood rushing throughhim until he felt he was on fire. Then, confused and frightened, he started to run. At thesame time, the old gentleman, putting his hand in his pocket and realizing his handkerchiefwas missing, turned round. He saw Oliver running away, so he naturally thought Oliver wasthe thief. With loud cries of“ Stop thief!”, he ran after Oliver with the book still in hishand. 奥利弗害怕地站了一会儿,感到浑身的血液加快流动,直到他觉得自己像着了火。然后,他困惑又害怕,开始跑起来。就在这时,老先生把手伸进了裤兜里,发现手帕不见了,便转过身来。他看见奥利弗在逃跑,所以,理所当然地,他认为奥利弗是小偷。他大声地喊着“抓贼!”并追赶着奥利弗,手里仍然拿着那本书。
3. Oliver lay on the ground, covered with mud and dust and bleeding from the mouth,and looked wildly at all the faces surrounding him. At that moment, a policeman arrivedand took Oliver by the collar“. Come on and get up,” he said roughly.
“Don't hurt him,” said the old gentleman.
“I won't,” said the policeman, tearing Oliver's jacket half off his back as he lifted him up.
奥利弗躺在地上,浑身上下沾满了泥土和灰尘,嘴里往外流着血,惊慌失措地看着围着他的一张张面孔。就在这时,警察赶来了,抓住奥利弗的领子。“来吧,起来。”他粗暴地说。
“别伤害他。”老先生说。
“我不会的。”警察说着,将奥利弗从地上拉起来,差点儿把他的上衣从身上扯下来一半。
4. Oliver was locked in a small stone cell, which was disgustingly dirty and smelly. 奥利弗被锁进了一个石砌的小牢房,牢房里脏极了,气味令人作呕。
下表是奥利弗被当作小偷被捕的一些详细描写分析。
△奥利弗被迫入屋行窃时被枪打伤
1. Oliver, stupid with terror, was lifted through the window into the house. Desper⁃ately, he decided to try to run upstairs and warn the family. He began to creep forward.
Oliver stood still, frozen with fear. A light appeared, then two men on the stairs, thena sudden bright flash, and a loud bang. Oliver staggered back. Sikes seized the boy's collar through the window and pulled him back out into the garden.
“They've hit him!” shouted Sikes“. Hes bleeding.”
A bell rang loudly, above the noise of more gunshots and the shouts of men.Oliver felt himself being carried across rough ground, and then he saw and heard nomore.
奥利弗被吓傻了。他被举起来,从窗户进到房里。绝望之下,他决定试着跑上楼提醒这家人。他开始蹑手蹑脚地朝前走。
奥利弗站在那儿一动不动,吓呆了。一盏灯亮了起来,两个男人出现在楼梯上,接着是一道闪光和一声巨响。奥利弗踉踉跄跄地退了几步。赛克斯将手伸进窗户,抓住男孩的衣领,将他拉回花园里。
“他们打中他了!”赛克斯喊道。“他在流血。”
一阵响亮的铃声盖过了枪声和人的呐喊声。奥利弗觉得自己被人扛着跑过高低不平的地面,然后他什么也看不见,什么也听不见了。
2. Morning came, but Oliver still lay in the field as if dead. It began to rain heavily,and after a while Oliver opened his eyes. His left arm was covered in blood and hurtingbadly. He felt so weak that he could hardly stand, but he knew that if he stayed where hewas, he would die. Gasping with pain, he forced himself to his feet and with slow,shaky steps, began to walk. He had no idea where he was going, and moved forward me⁃chanically, as though in a dream.
He decided he would rather die near human beings than in a cold field, so he turnedhis steps towards the house. As he came nearer, he realized that the house was familiar andhe felt faint with terror. But where else could he go? With a last effort, he crawled upthe path, knocked on the door and then fell exhausted on the step.
天亮了,但奥利弗仍像死了一样躺在荒郊野地里。天下起了大雨,过了一会儿,奥利弗睁开了眼睛。他的左臂上全是血,而且痛得厉害。他虚弱得几乎站不起来,但他明白,他如果就待在这里,会死的。由于疼痛,他倒吸着凉气,强迫自己站了起来,迈着缓慢而颤抖的步子开始走。他不知道自己是在走向哪里,只是机械地向前移动着脚步,好像在梦境中一样。
他下定决心,就是死也要死在有人的地方,决不能死在这冰冷荒凉的野地里,于是他转过身朝房子走去。当他走近时,他竟发觉这房子很眼熟,他恐惧得一阵眩晕。可他还能去哪儿呢?他使尽了最后一点力气,爬过小径,敲了敲门,便筋疲力尽地瘫倒在台阶上。
下表是奥利弗被迫入屋行窃时被枪打伤的一些详细描写分析。
二、解险境
△书店老板作证救下奥利弗
Oliver tried to reply, but he was too weak to speak. He was deadly pale, and he feltthe room spinning round him. At last he managed to whisper a request for water, but themagistrate refused angrily. Suddenly, Oliver fainted and fell to the floor.
At that moment, a man in an old black coat rushed in.“ Stop!” he shouted“. Don't take the boy away. I saw it all. I'm the book shop owner.”
Mr Fang's face was black with anger at this unexpected interruption, but the bookshop owner demanded to be heard. He described exactly what had really happened. Hehad seen two boys steal the handkerchief and then run away, leaving Oliver to be arrested.
In a final burst of bad temper, Mr Fang said that his time had been wasted. He an⁃ nounced that Oliver was innocent, and ordered everybody out of the court.
The order was obeyed, and as Mr Brownlow turned to go down the street, he saw Oliverlying on the pavement, shaking, his face as white as death.
The order was obeyed, and as Mr Brownlow turned to go down the street, he saw Oliverlying on the pavement, shaking, his face as white as death.