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1、Tess of the dUrbervillesby Thomas Hardy德伯家的苔丝/ 托马斯哈代 著 简介小说问世于1891年，至今依然是刻画女性内心情感的最为细腻动人的小说之一。这是一本忧伤的书：一位少女的生命被慢慢地、但确确实实地毁了不是被她的敌人，而是被那些自称爱她的人。这是怎样的爱，何以摧毁自己所爱？悲哀总是在眼睁睁地目睹错误发生却又无力阻拦之时产生。苔丝是一个快乐的姑娘，她的生活本该十分幸福但合适的人儿犹豫着，不当的人却捷足先登。“别让她走！”我们不禁要大喊，或者“现在就告诉他，以免悔之太晚？”然而还是太晚了：故事发生在一百年前其实每天都在重演。我们无能为力，只有眼看着世界在
2、变幻运转着，毁掉了苔丝，又继续变幻运转仿佛根本未曾有过她。托马斯哈代（1840-1928）是英国最伟大的作家之一。他的大部分作品，包括德伯家的苔丝，都是以他的故乡，英国南海岸的多尔塞特为背景的。 The Maiden 1One evening at the end of May a middle-aged man was walking home from Shaston to the village of Marlott in the Vale of BlackmoorHis legs were thin and weak，and he could not walk in a straigh
3、t lineHe had an empty egg-basket on his arm， and his hat was old and wornAfter a while he passed an elderly parson riding a grey horseGood night，said the man with the basketGood night，Sir John，said the parsonAfter another step or two the man stopped and turned round to speak to the parsonNow，sir，las
4、t market-day we met on this road at the same time，and I said “Good night”and you answered“Good night，Sir John，”as you did just nowI did，said the parsonAnd once before that，almost a month agoI may haveSo why do you call me Sir John，when I am only John Durbeyfield？The parson rode nearer，and after a mo
5、ments hesitation，explained：It was because Ive discovered something of historical interestI am Parson Tringham，the historianDo you really not know，Durbeyfield，that you are a direct descendant of the ancient and noble family of the dUrbervilles？They descended from Sir Pagan dUrberville，who came from N
6、ormandy with William the Conqueror in 1066Never heard that before，sir！Well，its trueLet me see your faceYes， you have the dUrberville nose and chinDUrbervilles have owned land and served their King for hundreds of yearsThere have been many Sir Johns，and you could have been Sir John yourselfWell！excla
7、imed the manAnd how long has this news about me been known，Parson Tringham？Nobody knows about it at all，said the parsonI just happened to discover it last spring，when I was trying to find out more about the dUrbervilles and noticed your name in the villageIve got an old silver spoon，and an old seal
8、too at home，said the man，wonderingSo where do we d”Urbervilles live now，Parson？You dont live anywhereYou have died，as a noble familyThats badSo where do we lie？In the churchyard at Kingsbere-sub-GreenhillAnd where are our family lands？You havent anyJohn Durbeyfield pausedAnd what should I do about i
9、t，sir？Oh，nothingIts a fact of historical interest，nothing moreGood nightBut youll come and have some beer with me，Parson Tringham？No，thank you，not this evening，DurbeyfieldYouve had enough alreadyThe parson rode away，half regretting that he had told Durbeyfield of his discoveryDurbeyfield walked on a
10、 few steps in a dream，then sat down with his basketIn a few minutes a boy appearedDurbeyfield called to himBoy！Take this basket！I want you to go and do something for meThe boy frownedWho are you，John Durbeyfield，to order me about and call me“boy”？You know my name as well as I know yours！Do you，do yo
11、u？Thats the secret！Well，Fred，I dont mind telling you that the secret is that Im one of a noble familyAnd Durbeyfield lay back comfortably on the grassSir John dUrberville，thats who I amAnd Ive got the family seal to prove it！Oh？Now take up the basket，and tell them in the village to send a horse and
12、carriage to me immediatelyHeres a shilling for youThis made a difference to the boys view of the situationYes，Sir JohnThank you，Sir JohnAs they spoke，sounds of music came through the evening air from the villageWhats that？said DurbeyfieldHave they heard my news already？Its the women dancing，Sir John
13、The boy went on his way and Durbeyfield lay waiting in the evening sunNobody passed by for a long time，and he could just hear the faint music in the distanceThe village of Marlott lies in the beautiful Vale of BlackmoorAlthough this valley is only four hours away from London，it has not yet been disc
14、overed by tourists and artistsThe best view of the vale is from the hills surrounding it；it looks like a map spread outIt is a quiet，sheltered part of the countryside，where the fields are always green and the rivers never dry upTo the south lies the great dividing line of hillsFrom here to the coast
15、 the hills are open，the sun pours down on the huge dry fields，the atmosphere is colourlessBut here in the valley lies a completely different countryside，smaller and more delicateThe fields are tiny，the air makes you sleepy，the sky is of the deepest blueEverywhere you can see a rich greenery of grass and trees，covering smaller hills and valleysThis is the Vale of BlackmoorAnd in the village of Marlott，following ancient custom，t
