灰尘

With the point made for the visible body, the parallel result for the wider world may become a little easier to swallow.

在可见身体的概念上，更广阔世界(城市，汽车，天空和灰尘)的平行结果就会变得容易理解。

The lamp smells, as it heats, of smouldering dust: a curious smell—I shall grow to hate it!—the smell of the parching of my own youth.

灯发热，散发闷烧灰尘的气味：一种奇怪的、我以后将痛恨的，灼烧青春的气味。

"There was at least five inches of this gray, pasty, dusty drywall soot on the ground as well as a thickness of it in the air."

地面上足足有五英寸厚的墙灰，灰色的、糊状的灰尘，在空气中也有这么厚的一层。

Therefore I reprehend myself, and do penance in dust and ashes.

为此，我收回我所说过的话，坐在灰尘中忏悔。

It is rether a relief and disburthening of the mind; it seems to have been a holiday time with us then; we were not called to appear upon the stage of life, to wear robes or tatters, to laugh or cry, be hooted or applauded; we had lain perdu all this while, snug out of harm's way; and had slept out our thousands of centuries without wanting to be waked up; at peace and free from care, in a long nonage, in a sleep deeper and calmer than that of infancy, wrapped in the softest and finest dust.

我们仿佛在度假一般：我们没有被传唤至人生的舞台上，穿着华丽的衣服或破旧的衣衫，大笑不止或痛哭流涕，被人训斥或者赞美；然而对此，我们却隐藏了许久，安详悠闲，而远离伤害；我们仿佛沉睡了千百个世纪而不愿被人唤醒；安逸而无忧虑，总处于孩童时期；而且比婴儿睡得还要深沉，还要平静，被裹挟于最轻柔、最细密的灰尘之中。

It is rather a relief and disburdening of the mind; it seems to have been a holiday time with us then: we were not called to appear upon the stage of life, to wear robes or tatters, to laugh or cry, be hooted or applauded; we had lain perdu all this while, sung out of harm's way; and had slept out our thousands of centuries without wanting to be waked up; at peace and free from care, in a long nonage, in a sleep deeper and calmer than that of infancy, wrapped in the softest and finest dust.

我们仿佛在度假一般：我们没有被传唤至人生的舞台上，穿着华丽的衣服或破旧的衣衫，大笑不止或痛哭流涕，被人训斥或者赞美；然而对此，我们却隐藏了好久，安闲悠闲，而远离伤害；我们仿佛沉睡了千百个世纪而不愿被人唤醒；安逸而无忧虑，总处于孩童时期；而且比婴儿睡得还要深沉，还要平静，被裹挟与最轻柔、最细密的灰尘之中。

The evening's musical highlights were anything but ordinary: Bruce Springsteen delivered a chilling solo performance of his Grammy-winning song "Devils And Dust"; an all-star lineup paid tribute to hurricane-damaged New Orleans; and in the telecast's strangest moment, Sly Stone tottered onstage to perform "I Wanna Take You Higher."

今晚的明星荟萃没有什么特别之处，布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀表演了获得格莱美奖项的独奏歌曲《魔鬼与灰尘》。所有的明星都排队向受飓风破坏的新奥尔良灾区捐助。颁奖仪式最奇特的时刻是，史来·史通踉跄地来到台上表演了一首《我想让你更快乐》。

Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head, the proper branches of this reasoning vegetable, till the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk, he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle of hairs, all covered with powder, that never grew on his head; but now should this our broomstick pretend to enter the scene, proud of those birchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, through the sweeping of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity.

刚来到这个世界上时，它是多么的遒劲有力，多么的活力十足，欣欣向荣。头上长着与生俱来的嫩枝，枝叶繁茂，然而，人类的斧头无节制地将它的枝干砍掉，直到留给它一个枯萎的树干。然后，它只得求助艺术，戴上一丛自己看来并不自然的"假发"，而且那假发永远也不会生长。自己则完全掩埋在灰尘中。但是，我们的扫柄也应这样登场——把桦木的枝条安在自己身上，并且为之洋洋自得吗？它们身上覆盖了尘土，尽管还是最尊贵的夫人房里的尘土。即便这样，它的虚荣心，也应该受到我们的嘲笑与鄙视。

Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thrivingcondition, wearing his own hair on his head, the proper brandches of this reasoning vegetable, till the axe of intemperance has lopped off his greenboughs, and left him a withered trunk; he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle of hairs, all covered withpower, that never grew on his head; but now should this our broomstick pretend to enter the scene, proud of those birchen spoils it never bore, and all dust, through the sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vantiy. Partial judges that we are of

当我握着它时不由得叹息，自语道，"如今之士都是这样的扫帚啊"他们生而强劲，活力充沛，头发自然的在头上，犹如树的枝叶，直到干涉的斧子砍掉他绿色的力量，空余的孤独的枝干；然后他倾心于艺术，戴着饰品，用非自然的方式绑扎头发，并扑了粉，这些绝非头上的自然之物；如今我们的扫帚，为自己不应有的特质而骄傲，粘名媛闺房的灰尘，尽管虚荣我们却总是追求荒唐。

As a result, you might think American homes of the 90s are less than spotless. Witness the fact that sales of household cleaning products have declined in recent years. Besides that, Americans seem to be less persnickety about their housecleaning--especially in areas that nobody sees.

因此 你可能会认为九○年代的美国家庭大概不一尘不染由家用清洁产品的销售量在近几年下降便可见一般此外美国人似乎对于家庭的清洁比较不那么吹毛求疵了--特别对那些没有人看到的地方吸沙发下的灰尘？

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！