欧·亨利著美国短篇小说《二十年后》原文

欧·亨利简介：
欧·亨利（O.Henry，1862年9月11日—1910年6月5日），又译奥·亨利，原名威廉·西德尼·波特（William Sydney Porter），美国短篇小说家、美国现代短篇小说创始人，其主要作品有《麦琪的礼物》《警察与赞美诗》《最后一片叶子》《二十年后》等。
1862年9月11日，欧·亨利生于美国北卡罗莱纳州格林斯伯勒，曾当过银行职员、药剂师等。1896年2月，欧·亨利因受到盗用公款的指控入狱，后逃亡洪都拉斯。1898年再次入狱，期间开始发表作品。1902年，欧·亨利移居纽约，成为职业作家。1910年6月5日，欧·亨利因肝硬化在美国纽约去世。欧·亨利与契诃夫和莫泊桑并列世界三大短篇小说巨匠，曾被评论界誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父，他的作品有“美国生活的百科全书”之誉。

《二十年后》原文简介：
《二十年后》是美国作家欧·亨利的作品。两个美国青年——鲍勃和吉米·威尔斯是一对非常要好的朋友，当鲍勃要到西部去创业时，他们相约20年后在纽约大乔勃拉地饭馆相会。然而当在西部闯荡了20年并且正受芝加哥警方辑捕的鲍勃赶到纽约来践约时，在纽约已当了巡警的吉米以出人意料的手段逮捕了鲍勃。
该小说通过这两个青年20年后重逢之际所发生的意外变化，反映了美国19世纪后半期到第一次世界大战前美国社会生活各方面的深刻变迁。

欧·亨利著美国短篇小说《二十年后》原文一
After Twenty Years
二十年后
作者 欧·亨利

The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few. The time was barely 10 o'clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh depeopled the streets.

    一位巡警在马路上威风凛凛地走着。他的威武是习惯成自然，而不是摆给人看的架势，因为行人已少而又少。时间还不到夜晚十点，但眼见要下雨，冷风一阵紧似一阵，马路上就巳空空荡荡了。

    on the beat 在巡逻中
    move up 向前移动
    avenue [ˈævənuː] n.street 大街
    impressively [ɪmˈpresɪvli] adv. in an impressive manner 令人难忘地
    habitual [həˈbɪtʃuəl] adj. A habitual action, state, or way of behaving is one that someone usually does or has, especially one that is considered to be typical or characteristic of them. 习惯性的
    spectator [ˈspekteɪtər] n. someone who watches something 观众
    barely [ˈberli] adv. If you say that one thing had barely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. 刚刚
    chilly [ˈtʃɪli] adj. unpleasantly cold 阴冷的
    gust [ɡʌst] n. a short,strong, sudden rush of wind 一阵强风
    nigh [naɪ] adv. If an event is nigh, it will happen very soon. 接近
    depeople [dɪˈpiːpl] v. 减少人口

Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye adown the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The vicinity was one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed.

    他边走边一家家打量，还不时转过头，用警惕的目光向平静的通衢大道两头远望，那甩警棍的动作多姿多彩，再加上体格魁伟，却不带傲气，看起来是好一个太平天下的卫士的形象。这一带收市早。你偶尔看到还亮着灯的店或者是烟店，或者是通宵餐馆，大多数店铺却早早关了门。

    twirl [twɜːrl] v. If you twirl something or if it twirls, it turns around and around with a smooth, fast movement. 旋转
    club [klʌb] n. a thick, heavy stick that can be used as a weapon 警棍
    intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət; ˈɪntrɪkɪt] adj. You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details. 复杂精细的
    adown [əˈdaʊn] adv. 向下
    pacific [pəˈsɪfɪk] adj. A pacific person, country, or course of action is peaceful or has the aim of bringing about peace. 温和的
    thoroughfare [ˈθɜːroʊfer] n. a main road in a city or town which usually has stores along it and a lot of traffic 大道; 主要大街; 通衢
    stalwart [ˈstɔːlwərt] adj. physically strong 健壮的；强壮的
    form n.the shape of sb / sth; a person or thing of which only the shape can be seen 形状；体形
    swagger [ˈswæɡər] n. a way of walking or behaving that seems too confident 神气十足；大摇大摆
    vicinity [vəˈsɪnəti] n. If something is in the vicinity of a particular place, it is near it. (在…) 附近


When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly."It's all right, officer," he said, reassuringly. "I'm just waiting for a friend. It's an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn't it? Well, I'll explain if you'd like to make certain it's all straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands--'Big Joe' Brady's restaurant."

    走到一个路段的正中时，警察突然放慢了脚步。一家灭了灯的五金店门口，有个男子斜靠门站着，嘴里叼根烟，并没点着。看到警察走过来他抢先说话了。 “没事，警官，我在等一位朋友，”他镇定自若地说，“二十年前约好现在相见。你听了觉得奇怪，是吗？你要是不放心呢，我可以把事情说给你听听。二十年前，这家店是一家餐馆，叫大乔·布雷迪餐馆。”

    lean [liːn] n. If you lean an objecton or against something, you place the object so that it is partly supported by that thing. 靠 (在…上)
    reassuringly [ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋli] adv. in a reassuring manner 安慰地；鼓励地
    funny adj.difficult to explain or understand 奇怪的；难以解释的；难理解的


"Until five years ago," said the policeman. "It was torn down then."

    “餐馆早五年就没有了。”警察说。

    tear down 拆除；拆毁


The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set.

    站在店门边的人划着根火柴点烟。火柴光一照,只见这人长着个方下巴，脸色发白，目光倒炯炯有神，右边眉毛附近留着个小白伤疤。领带扣针歪别着，上面镶着颗大钻石。

    strike [straɪk] v. When you strike a match, you make it produce a flame by moving it quickly against something rough. 擦(火柴)
    square-jawed ['skwεədʒɔ:d] adj. having a relatively square jaw 方下巴的
    scar [skɑːr] n. a mark on the skin which is left after a wound has healed 伤疤
    eyebrow [ˈaɪbraʊ] n. the lines of hair that grow above one’s eyes 眉
    scarfpin ['skɑ:fpin] n. a pin used to hold the tie in place 领带针
    oddly [ˈɑːdli] adv. in a strange manner 奇怪地


"Twenty years ago to-night," said the man, "I dined here at 'Big Joe' Brady's with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be."

    那人说：“二十年前，我跟吉米·韦尔斯在这儿的餐馆吃饭。他是我最要好的哥儿们，世界上顶呱呱的小子。我俩是在纽约长大的，亲亲热热像兄弟俩。我十八岁,吉米二十岁。第二天我要去西部闯荡。在吉米看来天下似乎只有一个纽约。你就是拽也无法把他拽出纽约，那天晚上，我们约定，就从那一天那一刻算起，整整二十年后在这地方再会面，不论我们的处境如何，也不论要走多远的路。我想,过了这二十年，好歹各人也该知道了自己的命运，混出了点名堂。”

    chum [tʃʌm] n. friend 朋友 [非正式，老式]
    chap [tʃæp] n. a man or boy 男人; 小伙 [非正式]
    make one's fortune 发财；发迹
    drag [dræɡ] v. If someone drags you somewhere, they pull you there, or force you to go there by physically threatening you. 硬拉; 硬拽
    ought to  应该
    destiny [ˈdestəni] n. A person's destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else. 命运

"It sounds pretty interesting," said the policeman. "Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven't you heard from your friend since you left?"

    “这事倒挺新鲜。时隔二十年才又见上一面，未免太久了点。分手以后你知道你朋友的消息吗？“警察问。


"Well, yes, for a time we corresponded," said the other. "But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, stanchest old chap in the world. He'll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door to-night, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up."

    那人答道：“说起来我们也有过一段书信往来，但过了一两年便断了联系。你知道西部那边地方有多大，而我来来往往又行踪无定。但是我知道要是吉米还活着，准会上这儿来找我。要说忠诚可靠，这老兄天底下数第一，他绝不会忘。今天晚上我千里迢迢跑到这家店门口等着，如果老朋友当真来，跑这一趟值得。”

    correspond [ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd] v. If you correspond with someone, you write letters to them.通信
    lost track of 失去与……的联系
    proposition [ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃn] n. a thing that you intend to do; a problem or task to be dealt with 欲做的事；待处理的问题；任务
    hustle [ˈhʌsl] v. If you hustle, you go somewhere or do something as quickly as you can. 快速行进; 赶快做
    stanch [stɑːntʃ] adj. strong and loyal in your opinions and attitude 忠实的；坚定的


The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with small diamonds.

    等朋友的人掏出块漂亮的表，表面上镶着小宝石。


"Three minutes to ten," he announced. "It was exactly ten o'clock when we parted here at the restaurant door."

    “十点差三分，”他说，“我们在餐馆分手的时间是十点整。”


"Did pretty well out West, didn't you?" asked the policeman.

    “你在西部混得还不错吧?”警察问。


"You bet! I hope Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New York. It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him."

    “你猜对了！吉米要是比得上我一半就算他不赖。他是个大好人，就是迟钝了点。我发财可也不容易，非多长几个心眼不可。在纽约什么都守着老套套。人要开窍得到西部去。”

    plodder [ˈplɑːdər] n. a person who works slowly and steadily but without imagination 沉闷苦干者
    wits [wɪts] n. You can refer to your ability to think quickly and effectively in adifficult situation as your wits. 机智
    get one's pile 赚大钱
    get in a groove 墨守成规；按老一套的方式办事
    put a razor-edge on 使某人处于危险境地


The policeman twirled his club and took a step or two.

    警察甩着警棍，又开步了。


"I'll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going to call time on him sharp?"

    “我得走啦！希望你的朋友真能来。到时候没来你就走吗?”

    call time on sb / sth 宣布暂停


"I should say not!" said the other. "I'll give him half an hour at least. If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time. So long, officer."

    “不会。”他说。“至少我等他半个钟头。如果吉米还活在这世上，等半小时他准来。再见，警官。”


"Good-night, sir," said the policeman, passing on along his beat, trying doors as he went.

    “再见，先生。”警官说着又继续巡逻，边走边一家家打量。


There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited.

    这时冷飕飕的毛毛雨降了下来，原来风一阵阵吹，现在是不停地吹。这一带为数很少的几个行人把大衣领翻上来，手插进口袋里，加快脚步，默默赶路，自认倒霉没赶上好天气。五金店门口的那个人抽着烟还在等。他千里迢迢来赴年轻时朋友的约会，干这种完全没准的事可说是荒唐。

    drizzle [ˈdrɪzl] n. light rain falling in fine drops 毛毛雨
    puff [pʌf] n. A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere. 一股
    astir [ə'stə:] adj. awake and out of bed 醒了并离床的
    dismally [ˈdɪzməli] adv. in a cheerless manner 沉闷地


About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.

    他等了约莫二十分钟后，一位高个子大步流星穿过马路径直朝他走来。这人穿着长外套,衣领翻上来盖住了耳朵。


"Is that you, Bob?" he asked, doubtfully.

    “鲍勃,真是你吗？”来者不敢相信地问道。


"Is that you, Jimmy Wells?" cried the man in the door.

    “吉米·韦尔斯,你来了呀!”站在门边的人高声叫起来。


"Bless my heart!" exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the other's hands with his own. "It's Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I'd find you here if you were still in existence. Well, well, well! --twenty years is a long time. The old gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old man?"

    “哎呀呀!” 刚来的人也高声叫，一把抓起对方的两只手。“果然是鲍勃。我知道只要你还活着，一定会上这儿来。哟，哟，哟，二十年，可不算短呀！鲍勃，原来的餐馆已经没有了，要是还在就好，我们可以到里面再吃上一顿。在西部混得怎么样，老弟?”

    exclaim [ɪkˈskleɪm] v. Writers sometimes use exclaim to show that someone is speaking suddenly, loudly, or emphatically, often because they are excited, shocked, or angry. (因兴奋、震惊、愤怒等) 突然呼喊; 惊叫
    grasp [ɡræsp] v. If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. 抓牢


"Bully; it has given me everything I asked it for. You've changed lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches."

    “好极啦！我想到手的都到手了。吉米，你变了很多。奇怪，你怎么又长了两三寸呢?”

    bully [ˈbʊli] interj. well done! bravo! 真棒


"Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty."
"Doing well in New York, Jimmy?"

    “是呀，满二十后我又长了些。”
    “你在纽约怎么样，吉米?”


"Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come on, Bob; we'll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times."

    “还过得去。我在市里的一个部门谋了个位置。鲍勃，走吧，我们到一个熟悉的地方去畅谈往日的事情。”

    moderately [ˈmɑːdərətli] adv. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree 适度地，中庸地

The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career. The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with interest.

    两人手挽手沿马路走着。从西部归来的那个志得意满，讲起这些年的作为。另一个把头缩在大衣领里，津津有味地听。

    egotism [ˈiːɡətɪzəm] n. the quality of being egotistic 利己主义; 自我中心
    submerge [səbˈmɜːrdʒ] v. If something submerges or if you submerge it, it goes below the surface of some water or another liquid. 使浸没; 淹没

At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon the other's face.

    十字路口有家药房，仍灯火辉煌。到了灯光下，两人同时转身瞪大眼看着对方的脸。

    simultaneously [ˌsaɪmlˈteɪniəsli] adv. at the same instant 同时地


The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.

    从西部来的那个突然站住了，松开手臂。


"You're not Jimmy Wells," he snapped. "Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man's nose from a Roman to a pug."

    “你不是吉米·韦尔斯！”他惊叫起来。“20年的时间的确长，但再长的时间也不会把鹰钩鼻变成扁鼻。”

    snap [snæp] v. If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way. 声色俱厉地说


"It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one, said the tall man. "You've been under arrest for ten minutes, 'Silky' Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That's sensible. Now, before we go on to the station here's a note I was asked to hand you. You may read it here at the window. It's from Patrolman Wells."

    “二十年足可以把一些好人变成坏人。”高个子说。“鲍勃，你已被捕十分钟了。芝加哥警局认为你可能上我们这儿来，打了电报说想与你谈谈。放老实点，知道吗？老实才聪明。有人叫我带张条子给你，看完了我们再去局里。你到那儿窗子下看，是巡警韦尔斯写的。”

    under arrest 被捕
    drop over 顺便来访
    wire [ˈwaɪər] v. to send sb a message by telegram 给（某人）打电报
    sensible [ˈsensəbl] adj. Sensible actions or decisions are good because they are based on reasons rather than emotions. 明智的
    patrolman [pəˈtroʊlmən] n. a policeman who patrols a particular area 巡警

The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper handed him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by the time he had finished. The note was rather short.

    从西部来的人打开交给他的小纸条。开始看的时候他的手还正常，但到看完时却抖得厉害。条子上只写了几句话：

    unfold [ʌnˈfoʊld] v. If someone unfolds something which has been folded or if it unfolds, it is opened out and becomes flat. 展开
    tremble [ˈtrembl] v. If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold. 颤抖


"Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job.
JIMMY."

    鲍勃：
    我准时到了约定地点。你划着火柴点烟时我发现你原来是芝加哥通缉的罪犯。我不便自己动手，便找了位便衣代劳。

欧·亨利著美国短篇小说《二十年后》原文二
二十年后
作者 欧·亨利
纽约的一条大街上，一位值勤的警察正沿街走着。

一阵冷飕飕的风向他迎面吹来。

已近夜间10点，街上的行人寥寥无几了。

在一家小店铺的门口，昏暗的灯光下站着一个男子。

他的嘴里叼着一支没有点燃的雪茄烟。

警察放慢了脚步，认真地看了他一眼，然后，向那个男子走了过去。
店铺起名店铺名称能否和自己的生辰八字匹配？起什么名字能催旺财运？

“这儿没有出什么事，警官先生。

”看见警察向自己走来，那个男子很快地说，“我只是在这儿等一位朋友罢了。

这是20年前定下的一个约会。

你听了觉得稀奇，是吗？好吧，如果有兴致听的话，我来给你讲讲。

大约20年前，这儿，这个店铺现在所占的地方，原来是一家餐馆……”

“那餐馆5年前就被拆除了。

”警察接上去说。

男子划了根火柴，点燃了叼在嘴上的雪茄。

借着火柴的亮光，警察发现这个男子脸色苍白，右眼角附近有一块小小的白色的伤疤。

“20年前的今天晚上，”男子继续说，“我和吉米·维尔斯在这儿的餐馆共进晚餐。
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哦，吉米是我最要好的朋友。

我们俩都是在纽约这个城市里长大的。

从孩提时候起，我们就亲密无间，情同手足。

当时，我正准备第二天早上就动身到西部去谋生。

那天夜晚临分手的时候，我们俩约定：20年后的同一日期、同一时间，我们俩将来到这里再次相会。”

“这听起来倒挺有意思的。

”警察说，“你们分手以后，你就没有收到过你那位朋友的信吗？”

“哦，收到过他的信。

有一段时间我们曾相互通信。

”那男子说，“可是一两年之后，我们就失去了联系。
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你知道，西部是个很大的地方。

而我呢，又总是不断地东奔西跑。

可我相信，吉米只要还活着，就一定会来这儿和我相会的。

他是我最信得过的朋友啦。”

说完，男子从口袋里掏出一块小巧玲球的金表。

表上的宝石在黑暗中闪闪发光。

“九点五十七分了。”

他说，“我们上一次是十点整在这儿的餐馆分手的。”

“你在西部混得不错吧？”警察问道。

“当然罗！吉米的光景要是能赶上我的一半就好了。

啊，实在不容易啊！这些年来，我一直不得不东奔西跑……”
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又是一阵冷赠飕的风穿街而过。

接着，一片沉寂。

他们俩谁也没有说话。

过了一会儿，警察准备离开这里。

“我得走了，”他对那个男子说，“我希望你的朋友很快就会到来。

假如他不准时赶来，你会离开这儿吗？”

“不会的。

我起码要再等他半个小时。

如果吉米他还活在人间，他到时候一定会来到这儿的。

就说这些吧，再见，警官先生。”

“再见，先生。

”警察一边说着，一边沿街走去，街上已经没有行人了，空荡荡的。
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