美丽新世界Brave New World 第18章(15)

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　　野蛮人已往隐蔽处退却，摆出一副暴虎凭河的架势，

　　stood with his back to the wall of the lighthouse, staring from face to face in speechless horror, like a man out of his senses.

　　此刻正背对着灯塔，瞪着眼前的一张张面孔，恐怖得说不出话来，像个疯子。

　　From this stupor³ he was aroused to a more immediate⁴ sense of reality by the impact on his cheek of a well-aimed packet of chewing-gum.

　　一包口香糖准确地打在他脸上，把他从茫然状态惊醒过来，让他感觉到了更为直接的现实。

　　A shock of startling pain–and he was broad awake, awake and fiercely angry.

　　一阵惊人的疼痛，他完全清醒了，清醒而且暴跳如雷。

　　"Go away!" he shouted.

　　“滚！”他大叫。

　　The ape had spoken; there was a burst of laughter and hand-clapping.

　　猴子说话了！欢笑和掌声爆发。

　　"Good old Savage! Hurrah⁵, hurrah!" And through the babel he heard cries of: "Whip, whip, the whip!"

　　“可爱的老蛮子！乌拉！乌拉！”他从杂乱的人声里听见了叫喊，“鞭子，鞭子，鞭子！”

　　Acting⁶ on the word's suggestion, he seized the bunch of knotted cords from its nail behind the door and shook it at his tormentors.

　　这话启发了他，他抓住门背后钉子上那把打了结的绳，对折磨他的人们摇晃起来。

　　There was a yell of ironical⁷ applause.

　　一阵带讽刺意味的欢呼爆出。

　　Menacingly he advanced towards them. A woman cried out in fear.

　　他气势汹汹地向他们扑去。一个妇女吓得叫了起来。

　　The line wavered at its most immediately threatened point, then stiffened⁸ again, stood firm.

　　人群里受到最直接威胁的几个人犹豫了一下，却随即稳住了，站定了。

　　The consciousness of being in overwhelming force had given these sightseers a courage which the Savage had not expected of them.

　　数量上的绝对优势给了观光者们勇气，这可是出乎野蛮人对他们的估计之外的。

　　Taken aback, he halted and looked round.

　　他倒退了一步，站住了，四面看看。

　　"Why don't you leave me alone?" There was an almost plaintive⁹ note in his anger.

　　“你们为什么就不能够让我安静安静？”他的愤怒中几乎带着悲凉。

　　"Have a few magnesium¹⁰-salted almonds!" said the man who, if the Savage were to advance, would be the first to be attacked.

　　“吃点镁盐杏仁吧！”那人递出了一包杏仁，野蛮人若是进攻他就会首当其冲。

　　He held out a packet. "They're really very good, you know," he added, with a rather nervous smile of propitation.

　　你知道，”他带着颇有些紧张的微笑，和解地说下去，

　　And the magnesium salts will help to keep you young.

　　镁盐可以让你永远年轻。

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