美国语文第六册 第14期:大扫除(3)

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　　Tremble, thou wretch¹, That hast within thee undivulged crimes Unwhipp'd of justice. 战栗吧，你这无耻之徒，尽管你的罪恶尚未被人察觉没有受到正义的惩罚。

　　Close pent-up guilts, Rive your concealing² continents, and cry These dreadful summoners grace." 停止那些被压抑的罪行，撕下你们包藏祸心的伪装，揭露你们可怕的面目。”

　　This ceremony completed, and the house thoroughly³ evacuated⁴, 这个仪式终于告一段落了，整幢屋子被彻底清空，

　　the next operation is to smear⁵ the walls and ceilings with brushes dipped into a solution of lime, called whitewash⁶; 接下里的行动就是用毛刷往墙和天花板上刷石灰水，就是所谓的白涂料。

　　to pour buckets of water over every floor; and scratch all the partitions and wainscots with hard brushes, charged with soft soap and stonecutters' sand. 朝每块地板上泼几桶水，涂上肥皂和石匠用的沙子，用硬刷子刷掉所有隔墙和墙裙上的污物。

　　The windows by no means escape the general deluge⁷. 窗户绝不会逃过大扫除的。

　　A servant scrambles⁸ out upon the penthouse, at the risk of her neck, and, with a mug in her hand and a bucket within reach, 仆人冒着扭脖子的危险，从阁楼爬了出来，手里拿着一只带把儿的大杯，伸手可及之处有一只水桶，

　　dashes innumerable gallons of water against the glass panes⁹, to the great annoyance¹⁰ of passengers in the street. 朝玻璃窗棂泼了很多水，这引起街上过路的行人很大的不满。

　　I have been told that an action at law was once brought against one of these water nymphs, by a person who had a new suit of clothes spoiled by this operation: 我听说，曾经有一人他的新西装被泼上了水，这属于违法行为。

　　but after long argument, it was determined¹¹ that no damages could be awarded; 但是经过长时间争论后，认定没有造成损失就无需赔偿。

　　inasmuch as the defendant¹² was in the exercise of a legal right, and not answerable for the consequences. 由于被告可以行使法律规定的权利，对后果不负有责任。

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