牛津書蟲系列 多里安·格雷的畫像 08

8

8

As they waited for Dorian Gray the next night，Lord Henry and Basil Hallward discussed Sybil Vane.Basil had not been happy at the news of Dorian's marriage plans.

第二天晚上，在等多里安·格雷時，亨利勛爵和巴茲爾·霍爾沃德談論著西比爾·文。巴茲爾對多里安要結(jié)婚的打算并不感到高興。

'An actress!'he had cried.'But Dorian is a gentleman，the grandson of Lord Kelso.He can't marry an actress.'

“一個演員!”他叫道，“可多里安是一位紳士，是凱爾索勛爵的外孫子。他不能娶一個演員。”

'Why not?'Lord Henry had said coolly.'He'll love her wildly for six months，and then suddenly he'll be in love with another woman.It will be very amusing to watch.'

“為什么不能?”亨利勛爵冷談地說，“他會瘋狂地愛她6個月，然后會突然愛上另一個女人，觀察這些多有趣。”

But when Dorian arrived and told the story of his love，Basil became a little happier.'You're right，'he told Dorian.'The woman that you love must be wonderful.I can see already that she's changed you.'

多里安來了，他講述了他的戀愛故事，巴茲爾高興了一點兒。“你是對的。”他告訴多里安。“你愛上的女人一定非常出色。我已經(jīng)能看出她改變了你。”

'Yes，'said Dorian happily，'yes，Sybil has changed me.From this moment I shall be good.I'll never listen again，Harry，to your dangerous ideas about life and pleasure.'

“是的，”多里安高興地說，“西比爾改變了我。從現(xiàn)在開始我要好好做人，再不聽哈里關(guān)于人生和享受的危險的思想。”

Lord Henry smiled.'Ah，'he said，'when we are happy，we are always good，but when we are good，we are not always happy.'

亨利勛爵一笑，“啊，”他說，“當我們幸福時，我們總是好人，可當我們是好人時，我們不總是幸福。”

Basil Hallward shook his head at this，but Dorian laughed.'You cut life to pieces with your clever words，Harry.'

巴茲爾·霍爾沃德對此話搖搖頭，而多里安笑道：“你聰明的言辭把生活切成了碎片，哈里。”

The theatre was crowded and noisy，but when Sybil Vane appeared，everyone became silent.She was one of the most beautiful girds that Lord Henry had ever seen.'Lovely!Lovely!'he said softly.

劇院里又擁擠又嘈雜，可是當西比爾·文一出現(xiàn)，每個人都安靜了下來。她是亨利勛爵見過的最漂亮的姑娘之一。“漂亮!真漂亮!”他輕聲地說。

But although Sybil looked beautiful，her voice sounded unnatural.She spoke Juliet's words，but there was no feeling in them.Her voice was lovely，but it took away all the life from the words People in the theatre began talking loudly，and after half an hour Lord Henry stood up and put on his coat.

雖然西比爾看起來非常美麗，但是她的嗓音聽著不自然。她念著朱麗葉的臺詞，但是絲毫沒有感情。她的嗓音很動聽，可話語里全無生活氣息。劇院里的人開始大聲談話。半小時后亨利勛爵站起身穿上了外套。

'She's very beautiful，Dorian，but she's not an actress，'he said.'Let's go.'

“她非常漂亮，多里安。但是她算不上一名演員。”他說道，“咱們走吧。”

'I think that Miss Vane must be ill，'added Basil.'We'll come another night.'

“我想文小姐一定是病了。”巴茲爾說，“我們改天晚上再來。”

Dorian did not look at them.'Go away.I want to be alone，'he said miserably，and as his friends left， he covered his face with his hands.

多里安沒有看他們。“走吧，我想一個人呆會兒。”他痛苦地說。朋友離開時，他用手捂住了臉。

When the play came to its painful end，Dorian went to see Sybil.

戲終于痛苦地結(jié)束了，多里安去看望西比爾。

'I wasn't a very good Juliet tonight，'she said，and looked at him with love in her eyes.

“今晚我沒演好朱麗葉。”她說，用充滿愛意的眼神看著多里安。

'You were terrible，'said Dorian coldly.'My friends were bored.I was bored.I suppose you were ill.'

“你真糟糕。”多里安冷酷地說，“我的朋友覺得乏味，我也覺得乏味，我想你可能病了。”

She did not seem to hear him.'Dorian，'she cried，'before I knew you，the theatre was my only life.I thought that it was all true.I knew nothing but shadows，and I thought that they were real.But you've taught me the difference between art and life.How can I pretend to be Juliet—to feel Juliet's love，when I know now what true love is?'

她似乎沒聽見他說的話。“多里安，”她高聲說，“在我認識你以前，劇院是我唯一的生活。我認為劇院演的都是真的。除了扮演的影子似的人物外我一無所知，我認為這些影子是真實的?？墒悄阋呀?jīng)教會我如何區(qū)分藝術(shù)和生活的不同，當我現(xiàn)在知道什么是真正的愛的時候，我怎么能裝成是朱麗葉——感受朱麗葉的愛?”

Dorian turned his face away from her.'But I loved you for your art—because you were a wonderful actress，'he said.His voice was hard You have killed my love.Without your art，you are nothing.I never want to see you again.'

多里安轉(zhuǎn)過臉，不再看她。“可是我愛你是因為你的藝術(shù)——因為你曾是名出色的演員，”他說，他的話很嚴厲。“你扼殺了我的愛。沒有你的藝術(shù)，你就變得毫無價值。我再不想見到你。”

Sybil's face was white with fear.'You're not serious，are you，Dorian?'she asked.She touched his arm with her small，gentle hand.

西比爾的臉因恐懼變得蒼白。“你不是當真的，是嗎，多里安?”她問。她用小巧、柔軟的手按著他的胳膊。

'Don't touch me!'he shouted angrily.He pushed her away，and she fell to the floor and lay there like a broken bird.

“別碰我!”他生氣地喊。他一把推開她，她跌倒在地，像一只衰弱的小鳥倒在那里。

'Dorian，please don't leave me，'she cried.'I love you better than anything in the world.Don't leave me!'

“多里安，請別離開我。”她哭喊道，“我愛你甚過世界上的任何東西，別離開我!”

Dorian Gray looked down at her with his beautiful eyes.There was no love or gentleness in his face.'I'm going，'he said at last.'I don't wish to be unkind，but I don't want to see you again.'Without another word he left her.

多里安·格雷用漂亮的雙眼俯視著她。他的臉上沒有愛或者溫柔。“我要走了。”他最后說，“我不想對你不好，但我不想再見到你。”他沒有多說一句話就離她而去。

All night he walked through the streets of London.When morning came，he went home.When he entered his house，he saw the portrait of himself that Basil Hallward had painted.There was something different about it，he thought.The face had changed—there was something unkind，and cruel about the mouth.It was very strange.

他在倫敦的街道上走了一夜，清晨才回家。進屋后，他看見了巴茲爾·霍爾沃德給他畫的肖像。畫像有點不一樣了，他想。臉變了——嘴顯得不和善，而且有點殘酷。真奇怪。

He picked up a mirror and looked at his own face，and then looked again at the face in the portrait.Yes，it was different.What did this change mean?

他拿起一個鏡子看著自己的臉，然后又看著畫像中的臉。是不同了，這種改變意味著什么呢?

Suddenly he remembered his wish in Basil Hallward's house…his wish that he could stay young，but the picture could grow old.The idea was impossible，of course.But why did the face in the picture have that cruel，unkind mouth?

突然他記起了在巴茲爾·霍爾沃德家許的愿……他希望自己永遠年輕，只是畫像會變老。這種想法當然是不可能的。可是為什么畫像中的臉有那么一張殘酷不仁慈的嘴呢?

Cruel!Had he been cruel to Sybil Vane?He remembered her white，unhappy face as she lay at his feet.But she had hurt him，too.No，Sybil Vane was nothing to him now.

殘酷!他對西比爾·文殘酷了嗎?他想起了西比爾倒在他腳下時的那張蒼白、痛苦的臉。但是她也傷害了他呀。不，西比爾·文現(xiàn)在對他毫無價值了。

But the picture watched him，with its beautiful face and its cruel smile.It had taught him to love his own beauty.Would it also teach him to hate his own heart，his own soul?No，he would go back to Sybil Vane.He would marry her，try to love her again.Poor child!How cruel he had been to her!They would be happy together.

但是畫像在注視他，面孔漂亮，笑容卻很冷酷。畫像教會了他去愛自己的美貌，它也將教他恨自己的心、自己的靈魂嗎?不，他要回到西比爾·文那里。他要娶她，要努力再去愛她?？蓱z的孩子!他曾對她是多么的殘酷!他們在一起會幸福的。

He covered the picture and quickly left the room.

他遮上畫像迅速離開了那個房間。