英语短篇小说选读

Burnt Norton 烧毁的诺顿I Time present and time past 现在和过去的时光Are both perhaps present in time future, 也许都存在于未来之中，And time future contained in time past.且未来的时光包含于过往。If all time is eternally present假如所有时间都永恒存在All time is unredeemable.所有时间都无法履行。What might have been is an abstraction本该如此的是一种抽象Remaining a perpetual possibility维持着永久的可能性，Only in a world of speculation.仅仅在思索的世界里。What might have been and what has been 本该如此的和已经如此的Point to one end, which is always present.指向同一端点，那始终是现在。Footfalls echo in the memory 脚步声回响在记忆里Down the passage which we did not take沿着那条我们没有选择的走廊Towards the door we never opened向着那扇我们从没有开启的门Into the rose-garden. My words echo进入这玫瑰花园。我的话语Thus, in your mind.就这样，回响于你心中。 But to what purpose但是为了何种目的Disturbing the dust on a bowl of rose-leaves扰乱了一钵玫瑰叶上的尘埃？I do not know. 我不知道。 Other echoes其他的回音Inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?栖息于这花园。我们应该跟上吗？Quick, said the bird, find them, find them,快点，鸟儿说，找到他们，找到他们，Round the corner. Through the first gate,转过墙角。穿过那第一道门，Into our first world, shall we follow 进入我们第一个世界，我们是否应该The deception of the thrush? Into our first world.听从那鸫鸟的欺骗？进入我们第一个世界。There they were, dignified, invisible, 他们在那里，高贵威严，无影无形，Moving without pressure, over the dead leaves, 轻飘飘的移动，于枯死的叶子之上，In the autumn heat, through the vibrant air,在秋日的闷热里，穿过蒸腾的空气，And the bird called, in response to 并且鸟儿鸣叫着，回应The unheard music hidden in the shrubbery,那藏在灌木丛中无声的音乐，And the unseen eyebeam crossed, for the roses无形的眼神扫过，为着玫瑰们Had the look of flowers that are looked at.曾有过现在眼前的花容。There they were as our guests, accepted and accepting.他们在那里，作为客人，被我们接待也接待我们。So we moved, and they, in a formal pattern, 所以我们走动着，他们也是，以拘谨的队列，Along the empty alley, into the box circle, 沿着空寂的小巷，进入天井（what does box circle mean?)，To look down into the drained pool.俯视枯竭了的池塘。Dry the pool, dry concrete, brown edged, 干涸的池塘，硬结的水泥，烘焦了的池沿，And the pool was filled with water out of sunlight,池塘里却被从阳光流出的水充满，And the lotos rose, quietly, quietly,莲花升起来，静静的，静静的，The surface glittered out of heart of light,池面从光明的心灵中闪烁着，And they were behind us, reflected in the pool.他们在我们身后，倒映在池中。Then a cloud passed, and the pool was empty.然后一朵云彩飘过，池子空空如也。Go, said the bird, for the leaves were full of children,去吧，鸟儿说，因树叶丛中满是孩子们，Hidden excitedly, containing laughter.兴奋地隐藏着，有着克制的笑声。Go, go, go, said the bird: human kind去吧，去，去，鸟儿说：人类Cannot bear very much reality.无法忍受太多的真实。Time past and time future过去和未来的时光What might have been and what has been本该如此的和已经如此的Point to one end, which is always present.指向同一端点，那始终是现在。

《英国短篇小说精选2:英文》不仅编选英国已故作家的短篇小说最佳代表，而且力求向读者介绍更多的仍活跃在英国当今文坛上的名作家，包括格雷夫斯，普里特切特，格林，威尔逊等人。《英国短篇小说精选2:英文》包括的15个短篇小说可代表这一文学品种的黄金时代。

个人推荐下英国著名小说家狄更斯的《信号员》吧，也是英国十大名著之一吧。这个小说读完特别让人深思，主要是讲小镇一个信号员总能预测灾难的东西成为现实。他成了唯一一个灾难的预测者。知道最后一次预测他也成为牺牲者。也表现了作者对底层人民悲惨命运不能改变的悲悯。看完之后我觉得引用波波的话吧：人生中%99的时间可能都是不幸的但是我们要善于发现其中%1的万幸，好好珍惜现在的每一天吧。

经典短篇小说好多呢！用词比较简单，但意义深刻！更重要的是每一篇都短小精悍！（符合你的要求哦）1.《生火》杰克.伦敦 To Build a Fire (Jack LondonP2.《厄谢尔府的倒塌》 爱伦.坡 The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)3.《项链》莫泊桑 The Necklace (Guy de Maupassant)4.《警察与赞美诗》欧.亨利 The Cop and the Anthem(O Henry)5.《麦琪的礼物》欧.亨利 Magi's gift (O Henry)6.《最后一片藤叶》欧.亨利 The Last Leaf (O Henry)7.《加利维拉县有名的跳蛙》马克.吐温 The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County （Mark Twain)8.《人生的五种恩赐》马克.吐温The Five Boons of Life （Mark Twain)9.《三生客》 托马斯.哈代 The Three Strangers(Thomas Hardy)10.《敞开的落地窗》萨基 The Open Window (Saki)11.《末代佳人》菲茨杰拉德 The Last of the Belles(F.S.Fitzgerald)12.《手》舍伍德.安德森 Hands13.《伊芙琳》詹姆斯.乔伊斯 Eveline14.《教长的黑色面纱》纳撒尼尔.霍桑