【荆棘鸟】第七章 08

For some reason that hurt, hurt right down to his soul as Mary Carsons cruel taunts had not. No, Meggie, youre right. It isnt in me. He sprang up, smiling wryly. Would you think it strange if I said I wished it was? He put a hand to his head. No, I

【荆棘鸟】第七章 07

Outside it was not yet dawn, or the lightening before it. Darkness lay soft, thick and very hot over Drogheda. The revels were becoming extremely noisy; if the homestead had possessed next-door neighbors the police would have been called long since.

【荆棘鸟】第七章 05

随着晚宴的进程，舞蹈越来越不受拘束，香槟酒和威士忌换成了兰姆酒和啤酒，晚宴的活动变得更象一次剪毛棚的舞会了。凌晨两点的时候，就连牧场工人和女工也完全看不出它和基里地区那

【荆棘鸟】第七章 04

She had money in steel, money in silver-lead-zinc, money in copper and gold, money in a hundred different things, mostly the sort of things that literally and metaphorically made money. Drogheda had long since ceased to be the main source of her inc

【荆棘鸟】第七章 03

有从比班-比班来的多米尼克奥罗克；从比尔-比尔来的霍里霍伯顿，以及其他几十位来宾。 他们之中大都是当地信奉天主教的新兴家族，能够以盎格鲁-撒克逊姓氏炫耀一番的家族是很少的。来

【荆棘鸟】第七章 02

She had got very fat of late, which didn't improve matters. But Paddy seemed to see nothing amiss; he strode forward to take his sister's hands, beaming. What a dear fellow he was, thought Father Ralph as he watched the little scene, half amused, hal

【荆棘鸟】第七章 01

（但是众所瞩目的地是梅吉。也许是因为基里的女裁缝依然对自己的少女时代萦怀难忘，并且对其他受到邀请的年轻女郎全都在悉尼定制自己的长袍恨恨不已，）她把自己的全部心思都投进梅

【荆棘鸟】第六章 30

she would continue. It seemed she had a lot to say, for her words were cramped, her lines very close together, and still she required a second sheet. At the end she read what she had put down, placed all the sheets together, folded them and slid them

【荆棘鸟】第七章 06

No. But belief doesn't rest on proof of existence, Mary. It rests on faith, and faith is the touchstone of the Church. Without faith, there is nothing. A very No. But belief doesn't rest on proof of existence, Mary. It rests on faith, and faith is th

【荆棘鸟】第六章 20

There was no way she could come to terms with death; she lay night after night in a confused terror, trying to imagine if death was perpetual night, or an abyss of flames she had to jump over to reach the golden fields on the far side, or a sphere li

【荆棘鸟】第六章 15

她深知自己的儿子，确信她说一句话就会把他召回来，所以她决不能说那句话。假如因感到生活失败而觉得时日悠悠、痛苦辛酸的话，她一定要默默地忍受下去。帕迪不是她所要选择的男人，

【荆棘鸟】第六章 16

And drenching: the administration of medicine through huge syringes rammed down the throat, to rid the sheep of intestinal parasites. For work with the sheep never, never ended; as one job finished it became time for another. They were mustered and g

【荆棘鸟】第六章 17

晚上，他们在厨房里轮流高声朗读班卓帕特森和CJ丹尼斯的诗。节奏轻松自由的《从斯诺依河来的人》使他们激动颤栗；《多愁善感的家伙》使他们纵声大笑；约翰奥哈拉的《欢笑的玛丽》使他

【荆棘鸟】第六章 18

现在，由于游牧官道已经从地图上消失，浪游者和本地居民的关系就和睦多了。 偶尔骑马而来，求一口啤酒，聊聊天，吃一顿家常便饭的牲口商是受欢迎的。有时，他们带着妇女，赶着由擦破

【荆棘鸟】第六章 19

这是一头又野又凶的牲口，它的圈棚被严格地建在圈地之外。梅吉对它怕得要命，从不到它附近的地方去。狗都关在窝里，拴着链子。在帕迪或鲍勃的监视下，狗的交配是以科学方法进行的，

【荆棘鸟】第六章 21

这使他焦躁不安，辗转反侧。同时，他承认还有另一个孤独的人与梅吉同时存在着：那就是这个被他击败的冷酷残忍的母老虎，这个被他愚弄的傲慢专横的女人。哦，他一直就打算这样干的！

【荆棘鸟】第六章 22

That's what I'm here for, that's why I'm a priest. I am Our Lord's chosen representative here on earth, I listen on His behalf, I even forgive on His behalf. And, wee Meggie, there is nothing in God's universe He and I cannot find it in our hearts to

【荆棘鸟】第六章 23

因为他受过神学院的严格教育，这套特殊把戏，他根本不放在眼里。但是，那些姑娘们决不会讲述那些会使她们降低身份的秘事。 拉尔夫德布里克萨特神父竭力想阻止一股热潮在自己的皮肤下

【荆棘鸟】第六章 24

But it continues every month until you're about fifty, and in some women it's as regular as the phases of the moon, in others it's not so predictable. Some women have no pain with it, others suffer a lot of pain. No one knows why it's so different fr

【荆棘鸟】第六章 25

It took all the fear and anguish away. Yet she was young, full of curiosity, eager now to know all there was to know, and not troubled by the perplexing philosophies of those who constantly question not the who of themselves but the why. He was her f