Unit-6-Love-Story课文翻译大学英语五

Unit6LoveStoryCHAPTER13Mr.AndMrs.OliverBarrettIIIrequestthepleasureofyourcompanyatadinnerincelebrationofMr.Barrett'ssixtiethbirthdaySaturday,thesixthofMarchatseveno'clockDoverHouse,Ipswich,MassachusettsR.S.V.P.Well?askedJennifer.Doyouevenhavetoask?Ireplied.IwasinthemidstofabstractingTheStatev.Percival,averyimportantprecedentincriminallaw.Jennywassortofwavingtheinvitationtobugme.Ithinkit'sabouttime,Oliver,shesaid.Forwhat?Foryouknowverywellthat,sheanswered.Doeshehavetocrawlhereonhishandsandknees?Ikeptworkingassheworkedmeover.Ollie--he'sreachingouttoyou!Bullshit,Jenny.Mymotheraddressedtheenvelope.Ithoughtyousaidyoudidn'tlookatit!shesortofyelled.Okay,soIdidglanceatitearlier.Maybeithadslippedmymind.Iwas,afterall,inthemidstofabstractingTheStatev.Percival,andinthevirtualshadowofexams.Thepointwassheshouldhavestoppedharanguingme.Ollie,think,shesaid,hertonekindofpleadingnow.Sixtygoddamnyearsold.Nothingsayshe'llstillbearoundwhenyou'refinallyreadyforthereconciliation.IinformedJennyinthesimplestpossibletermsthattherewouldneverbeareconciliationandwouldshepleaseletmecontinuemystudying.Shesatdownquietly,squeezingherselfontoacornerofthesofawhereIhadmyfeet.Althoughshedidn'tmakeasound,Iquicklybecameawarethatshewaslookingatmeveryhard.Iglancedup.Someday,shesaid,whenyou'rebeingbuggedbyOliverV--Hewon'tbecalledOliver,besureofthat!Isnappedather.Shedidn'traisehervoice,thoughsheusuallydidwhenIdid.Listen,Ol,evenifwenamehimBozotheClownthatkid'sstillgoingtoresentyoubecauseyouwereabigHarvardathlete.Andbythetimehe'safreshman,you'llprobablybeintheSupremeCourt!Itoldherthatoursonwoulddefinitelynotresentme.ShetheninquiredhowIcouldbesocertainofthat.Icouldn'tproduceevidence.Imean,Isimplyknewoursonwouldnotresentme,Icouldn'tsaypreciselywhy.Jennythenremarked:Yourfatherlovesyoutoo,Oliver.Herlovesyoujustthewayyou'llloveBozo.ButyouBarrettsaresodamnproudandcompetitive,you'llgothroughlifethinkingyouhateeachother.Ifitweren'tforyou,Isaidjokingly.Yes,shesaid.Thecaseisclosed,Isaid,being,afterall,thehusbandandheadofhousehold.MyeyesreturnedtoTheStatev.PerivalandJennygotup.Butthensheremembered.There'sstillthematteroftheRSVP.IsaidthataRadcliffemusicmajorcouldprobablycomposeanicelittlenegativeRSVPwithoutprofessionalguidance.Listen,Oliver,shesaid,I'veprobablyliedorcheatedinmylife.ButI'veneverdeliberatelyhurtanyone.Idon'tthinkIcould.Really,atthatmomentshewasonlyhurtingme,soIaskedherpolitelytohandletheRSVPinwhatevermannershewished,aslongastheessenceofthemessagewasthatwewouldn'tshowunlesshellfrozeover.IreturnedonceagaintoTheStatev.Percival.What'sthenumber?Iheardhersayverysoftly.Shewasatthetelephone.Can'tyoujustwriteanote?InaminuteI'lllosemynerve.What'sthenumber?ItoldherandwasinstantlyimmersedinPercival'sappealtotheSupremeCourt.IwasnotlisteningtoJenny.Thatis,Itriednotto.Shewasinthesameroom,afterall.Oh--goodevening,sir,Iheardhersay.Shehadherhandoverthemouthpiece.Ollie,doesithavetobenegative?Thenodofmyheadindicatedthatithadtobe,thewaveofmyhandindicatedthatsheshouldhurryup.I'mterriblysorry,shesaidintothephone.Imean,we'reterriblysorry,sir…We're!Didshehavetoinvolvemeinthis?Andwhycan'tshegettothepointandhangup?Oliver!Shehadherhandonthemouthpieceagainandwastalkingveryloud.He'swounded,Oliver!Canyoujustsitthereandletyoufatherbleed?Hadshenotbeeninsuchanemotionalstate,Icouldhaveexplainedonceagainthatstonesdonotbleed.Butshewasveryupset.Anditwasupsettingmetoo.Oliver,shepleaded,couldyoujustsayaword?Tohim?Shemustbegoingoutofhermind!Imean,likejustmaybe'hello'?Shewasofferingthephonetome.Andtryingnottocry.Iwillnevertalktohim.Ever,Isaidwithperfectcalm.Andnowshewascrying.Nothingaudible,buttearspouringdownherface.Andthenshe--shebegged.Forme,Oliver.I'veneveraskedyouforanything.Please.Threeofus.Thereofusjuststanding(Isomehowimaginedmyfatherbeingthereaswell)waitingforsomething.What?Forme?Icouldn'tdoit.Didn'tJennyunderstandshewasaskingtheimpossible?ThatIwouldhavedoneabsolutelyanythingelse?AsIlookedatthefloor,shakingmyheadinadamantrefusalandextremediscomfort,JennyaddressedmewithakindofwhisperedfuryIhadneverheardfromher:Youareaheartlessbastard,'shesaid.Andthensheendedthetelephoneconversationwithmyfathersaying:Mr.Barrett,Oliverdoeswantyoutoknowthatinhisownspecialway…Shepausedforbreath.Shehadbeensobbing,soitwasn'teasy.Iwasmuchtooastonishedtodoanythingbutawaittheendofmyallegedmessage.Oliverlovesyouverymuch,shesaid,andhungupveryquickly.Thereisnorationalexplanationformyactionsinthenextsplitsecond.ImustneverbeforgivenforwhatIdid.Irippedthephonefromherhand,thenfromthesocket--andhurleditacrosstheroom.Goddamnyou,Jenny!Whydon'tyougetthehelloutofmylife!Istoodstill,pantingliketheanimalIhadsuddenlybecome.JesusChrist!Whatthehellhadhappenedtome?IturnedtolookatJen.Butshewasgone.Imeanabsolutelygone,becauseIdidn'tevenhearfootstepsonthestairs.Christ,shemusthavedashedouttheinstantIgrabbedthephone.Evenhercoatandscarfwerestillthere.ThepainofnotknowingwhattodowasexceededonlybythatofknowingwhatIhaddone.Isearchedeverywhere.IntheLawSchoollibrary,Iprowledtherowsofgrindingstudents,lookingandlooking.Upandback,atleasthalf