美國語文第六冊(cè) 第52期:我的演說經(jīng)歷(1)

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在我讀書的學(xué)院，演說術(shù)的傳授方式我一輩子也忘不了——永生難忘!

We had a yearly exhibition, and the favorites of the preceptor were allowed to speak a piece; and a pretty time they had of it.

我們每年都要公開示范，老師讓自己喜愛的學(xué)生讀一段文字，經(jīng)過一段時(shí)間他們就能掌握演講的要領(lǐng)。

Somehow I was never a favorite with any of my teachers after the first two or three days;

不知怎么地，從上兩三天課后我就不再為任何老師所喜歡;

and, as I went barefooted, I dare say it was thought unseemly, or perhaps cruel, to expose me upon the platform.

當(dāng)我赤足走上講臺(tái)時(shí)，我敢說沒有誰認(rèn)為這很得體，讓我出現(xiàn)在講臺(tái)上本身就有點(diǎn)殘酷。

And then, as I had no particular aptitude for public speaking,

因此，我在當(dāng)眾演講方面沒有什么天資，

and no relish for what was called oratory, it was never my luck to be called up.

對(duì)于所謂的演說術(shù)也不抱什么樂趣。對(duì)我而言，被叫起來演講從來就不是什么幸運(yùn)的事情。

Among my schoolmates, however, was one—a very amiable, shy boy—to whom was assigned, at the first exhibition I attended,

然而在我的同學(xué)中，有一位非常和藹、害羞的男生，在我第一次參加公開示范時(shí)，指定他來示范演講，

that passage in Pope's Homer beginning with, "Aurora, now, fair daughter of the dawn!"

那篇選段是蒲伯的《荷馬》，該文開頭是這樣的：“現(xiàn)在，曙光女神奧羅拉，黎明女神那位漂亮的女兒!”

This the poor boy gave with so much emphasis and discretion, that, to me, it sounded like "O roarer!"

這可憐的孩子太過強(qiáng)調(diào)和謹(jǐn)慎，以至于在我聽起來，就像是“啊，奧羅雷!”

and I was wicked enough, out of sheer envy, I dare say, to call him "O roarer!"

出于純粹的嫉妒，我感到頗不耐煩，直接想叫他“啊，奧羅雷!”

a nickname which clung to him for a long while, though no human being ever deserved it less;

這個(gè)綽號(hào)伴他很長時(shí)間，盡管沒有別人配得上這個(gè)綽號(hào)。

for in speech and action both, he was quiet, reserved, and sensitive.

就說話和舉止兩者來說，他過于內(nèi)斂、含蓄和敏感了。