我所追求的生活

By+Willian+Somerset+Maugham

作者简介：威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆（1874年1月25日- 1965年12月16日）英国小说家、戏剧家，生于律师家庭。原来学医，后转而致力写作。他的作品常以冷静、客观乃至挑剔的态度审视人生，基调超然，带讽刺和怜悯意味。代表作有戏剧《圈子》，长篇小说《人生的枷锁》《月亮和六便士》，短篇小说集《叶的震颤》《卡苏里那树》《阿金》等。

That must be the story of innumerable couples， and the pattern of life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid rivulet， meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees， till at last it falls into the vast sea； but the sea is so calm， so silent， so indifferent， that you are troubled suddenly by a vague uneasiness. Perhaps it is only by a kink in my nature， strong in me even in those days， that I felt in such an existence， the share of the great majority， something amiss. I recognized its social value. I saw its ordered happiness， but a fever in my blood asked for a wilder course. There seemed to me something alarming in such easy delights. In my heart was desire to live more dangerously. I was not unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous shoals if I could only have change-change and the excitement of unforeseen.

這一定是世间无数对夫妻的生活写照，这种生活模式呈现一种天伦之美的画面。它使人想起一条平静的溪流，蜿蜒畅游过绿茵的草场，浓荫遮蔽，最后注入烟波浩渺的汪洋大海；但是大海太过平静，太过沉默，太过不动声色，你会突然感到莫名的不安。也许这只是我自己的一种怪诞想法。在那样的时代，这想法对我影响很深：我觉得这同大多数人一样的生活，似乎欠缺了点儿什么。我承认这种生活有社会价值，我也看到了它那井然有序的幸福，但我沸腾的血液却渴望一种更桀骜不驯的旅程。这样的安逸中似乎有一种叫我惊惧不安的东西。我的心渴望一种更加惊险的生活。只要生活中还存在变数以及不可预知的刺激，我愿意踏上怪石嶙峋的山崖，奔赴暗礁满布的海滩。

Word Study

innumerable /?'nju?m?r?bl/ adj. 无数的；数不清的

Innumerable books have been written on the subject.

placid /'pl?s?d/ adj. 平静的；宁静的

Juggling business with child care does not， of course， make for a placid life.

amiss /?'m?s/ adj. 出差错的；有缺陷的

She sensed something was amiss and called the police.

unforeseen /，?nf?：'si：n/ adj. 未预见的；不可预料的

Unfortunately， due to unforeseen circumstances， this years show has been cancelled.endprint