Question

The Sun Also Rises - Chapter 4-6

Answer 1

汽车爬上小山坡，穿过广场，走进黑暗，走在柏油马路上，旁边的树木与汽车一闪而过，然后转弯……这是Jacob和Brett并肩坐在车上穿梭在黑夜里的场景。作者用一连串简短的动词，营造出这种安静的感觉。前六章读完，感觉Jacob是个忧郁的角色，他深爱着Brett，一颦一笑都让他心动，所以能这样静静地并肩坐在一起，也是很满足的吧。但Brett自有她的风情万种，得不到的永远在骚动，而Jacob有抹不掉的战争的伤痛，只能在黑夜里辗转反侧一个人失眠。真不知道这样的纠葛会有怎样的终点。

突然想到陈奕迅的《全世界失眠》，来形容Jacob的心情应该恰好合适。

# tear up : to remove something from the ground by pulling or pushing it violently〔猛地〕拔起，拉起〔某物〕

e.g. the remains of trees that had been torn up by the storm 树木被狂风刮倒留下的残桩

# feel like / turn to jelly : if your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous〔腿或膝盖由于恐惧或紧张而〕开始发软

# breeding : the fact of coming from a family of high rank and having polite social behaviour

e.g. The young lieutenant had an air of wealth and good breeding. 这位年轻中尉具有富有人家受过良好教养的气度。

# mould : to influence the way someone's character or attitudes develop 影响〔某人性格或态度〕的形成，塑造:

mould sth / sb into sth

e.g. I try to take young athletes and mold them into team players. 我尽量收年纪小的运动员，把他们塑造成有团队精神的选手。

e.g. an attempt to mould public opinion影响舆论的企图

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