美麗新世界Brave New World 第11章(11)

The Resident World Controller's Second Secretaryhad asked her to dinner and breakfast.

駐蹕總統(tǒng)的第二秘書(shū)請(qǐng)她去用過(guò)晚宴，吃過(guò)早飯。

She had spent one week-end with the Ford Chief-Justice, and another with the Arch-Community-Songster of Canterbury.

福帝大法官曾經(jīng)邀請(qǐng)她一起度過(guò)周末，還有個(gè)周末又是跟坎特伯雷社區(qū)首席歌唱家度過(guò)的。

The President of the Internal and External SecretionsCorporation was perpetually on the phone,

內(nèi)外分泌公司的董事長(zhǎng)老給她打電話。

and she had been to Deauville with the Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Europe.

她還跟歐洲銀行副主任去過(guò)一趟道維爾。

"It's wonderful, of course. And yet in a way," she had confessed to Fanny, I feel as though Iwere getting something on false presences.

“當(dāng)然很美妙，可是在一定意義上，”她對(duì)范尼承認(rèn)過(guò)，我覺(jué)得自己有點(diǎn)像在弄虛作假。

Because, of course, the first thing they all want to know is what it's like to make love to aSavage.

因?yàn)?，?dāng)然，他們首先想知道的是跟野蠻人做愛(ài)是什么滋味，而我卻只能說(shuō)我不知道。

And I have to say I don't know. She shook her head.

她搖搖頭，嘆了一口氣。

"Most of the men don't believe me, of course. But it's true.

“大多數(shù)的人不相信我,當(dāng)然可以。但這是真的。

"I wish it weren't," she added sadly and sighed.

“我希望不是,”她補(bǔ)充說(shuō)遺憾,嘆了口氣。

He's terribly good-looking; don't you think so?

他漂亮極了，你不覺(jué)得嗎?

"But doesn't he like you?" asked Fanny.

“可是他喜歡你嗎?”范尼問(wèn)。

Sometimes I think he does and sometimes I think he doesn't.

我覺(jué)得他有時(shí)喜歡，有時(shí)又不喜歡。

He always does his best to avoid me; goes out of the room when I come in; won't touch me;won't even look at me.

他總是盡量回避我。我一進(jìn)房間他就往外走。他總不肯碰我，甚至不肯看我。

But sometimes if I turn round suddenly, I catch him staring; and then–well, you know how menlook when they like you.

但是我有時(shí)突然轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身去，又會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)他在盯著我。那時(shí)候——男人愛(ài)上了你那情況你是知道的。

Yes, Fanny knew.

是的，范尼知道。

"I can't make it out," said Lenina.

“我不明白。”列寧娜說(shuō)

She couldn't make it out; and not only was bewildered; was also rather upset.

她就是不明白，不但不明白，而且相當(dāng)生氣。

Because, you see, Fanny, I like him.

因?yàn)?，你看，范尼，我喜歡他。

Liked him more and more. Well, now there'd be a real chance, she thought, as she scentedherself after her bath. Dab, dab, dab–a real chance.

她越來(lái)越喜歡他了。哎，總得有個(gè)真正的機(jī)會(huì)，她洗完澡給自己拍香水時(shí)想。啪，啪——真正的機(jī)會(huì)。

Her high spirits overflowed in a song.

她那歡樂(lè)的心情奔流洋溢，化成了歌聲。