【讀書(shū)筆記】德波頓 - 《愛(ài)情筆記》25
《愛(ài)情筆記》是一部細(xì)膩生動(dòng)的戀愛(ài)過(guò)程全記錄。 其間,才子德波頓細(xì)述一段情緣中的邂逅、迷戀、平凡中的幸福、熟悉后的倦怠、女友移情別戀、挽回?zé)o望、自殺、醒悟,以至一段情完全成為過(guò)去。他認(rèn)真思辯自己的感覺(jué),忠實(shí)記下與女友交往中的各個(gè)細(xì)節(jié),特別是心理和哲學(xué)層面的思考,文字生動(dòng)、處處機(jī)鋒,不僅有極大的閱讀樂(lè)趣,閱畢更令人回味無(wú)窮。
作者簡(jiǎn)介:阿蘭·德波頓(Alain de Botton),英倫才子型作家,生于1969年,畢業(yè)于劍橋大學(xué),現(xiàn)住倫敦。著有小說(shuō)《愛(ài)情筆記》(1993)、《愛(ài)上浪漫》(1994)、《親吻與訴說(shuō)》(1995)及散文作品《擁抱逝水年華》(1997)、《哲學(xué)的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的藝術(shù)》(2002)。他的作品已被譯成二十幾種文字。(以上介紹轉(zhuǎn)自一舟博客)
?1,It was therefore fortunate that Chloe was not so easily persuaded, arresting my flight by the ends of my scarf.
處于這種情形中,幸運(yùn)的是克洛艾不是那么容易被說(shuō)服,她抓住我領(lǐng)帶的末梢,阻止了我的離去。
小Car筆記:
arrest:逮捕,阻止 ?【短語(yǔ)詞組】①u(mài)nder arrest:被捕,在押 ②house arrest:[律](本宅)軟禁
?2,She drew me back into the apartment, placed both arms around me and, looking me firmly in the eye with a grin she had previously reserved for the idea of chocolate, whispered, 'We're not children, you know.'
她把我拉回房間,雙手環(huán)擁著我,定定的看著我的眼睛,先前說(shuō)起巧克力時(shí)忍住的笑這時(shí)方才露出。她咧開(kāi)嘴笑著,輕聲呢喃:“你知道,我們都不是小孩?!?/p>
小Car筆記:
grin:露齒笑,(以咧嘴笑)表示 ?【短語(yǔ)詞組】①grin and bear it:無(wú)怨言地接受或承受 ②grin from ear to ear:咧著嘴大笑
?3,And with these words, she placed her lips on mine and we embarked on one of the longer and more beautiful kisses mankind has ever known.
隨著這句話,她的唇落在我的唇上,我們開(kāi)始了人類(lèi)歷史上最長(zhǎng)久最美好的親吻。
小Car筆記:
embark:從事,著手 【短語(yǔ)詞組】①embark upon:從事,著,開(kāi)始工作 ?②embark in an enterprise:[經(jīng)] 舉辦企業(yè)
?4,Few things are as antithetical to sex as thought. Sex is instinctive, unreflexive and spontaneous, while thought is careful, uninvolved, and judgemental.
很少有什么像思索那樣與性愛(ài)對(duì)立。性愛(ài)是肉體的產(chǎn)物,它無(wú)須思索,只求狂歡,直截了當(dāng),從理智的束縛中解脫出來(lái),讓肉體的欲望得到徹底的滿足。
小Car筆記:
unreflexive:非條件反射,即無(wú)須思索
uninvoved:未受累的
?5,To think during sex is to violate a fundamental?law of intercourse. But did I have a choice?
對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō),做愛(ài)時(shí)還在思索,這違背了交合的基本原則。然而,我還有別的選擇嗎?
小Car筆記:
fundamental law:基本定律,基本法