🔊 Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their "regalia." He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member. Now he found out a new thing-namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing. Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order. The Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up-gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours-and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official. During three days Tom was deeply concerned about the Judge's condition and hungry for news of it. Sometimes his hopes ran high-so high that he would venture to get out his regalia and practice before the looking-glass. But the Judge had a most discouraging way of fluctuating. At last he was pronounced upon the mend-and then convalescent. Tom was disgusted; and felt a sense of injury, too. He handed in his resignation at once-and that night the Judge suffered a relapse and died. Tom resolved that he would never trust a man like that again.

汤姆加入了新成立的节制少年团,被他们那身行头的炫目派头所吸引。他承诺只要还是团员,就戒除吸烟、嚼烟和说脏话。可现在他发现了一个新道理--那就是,发誓不去干某件事,恰恰是世界上最能让人偏偏想去干那件事的法子。汤姆很快就发现自己被想喝酒、想骂人的欲望折磨着；这欲望变得如此强烈,要不是还指望有机会系上红绶带炫耀一番,他早就要退团了。独立日快到了；但他很快就放弃了这个指望--还没戴满四十八小时的枷锁就放弃了--转而把希望寄托在老弗雷泽法官身上,这位治安法官显然已病入膏肓,会有一场盛大的公共葬礼,因为他官阶那么高。整整三天,汤姆都深深挂念着法官的病情,渴望着消息。有时他的希望高涨--高涨到他敢拿出行头,在镜子前练习起来。但法官的病情起伏不定,最让人泄气。最后听说他好转了--接着就康复了。汤姆感到厌恶；还觉得受了委屈。他立刻递交了退团申请--而那天晚上法官旧病复发,死了。汤姆发誓再也不信任这种人了。

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regalia /rɪˈɡeɪliə/

n. 华服,盛装；官服；徽章➕

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abstain /əbˈsteɪn/

v. 戒除；放弃；弃权➕

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profanity /prəˈfænəti/

n. 亵渎的语言；脏话➕

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tormented /tɔːrˈmentɪd/

adj. 受折磨的,痛苦的➕

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shackles /ˈʃæk(ə)lz/

n. 镣铐；束缚,桎梏➕

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convalescent /ˌkɒnvəˈles(ə)nt/

adj. 康复期的,恢复期的➕

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disgusted /dɪsˈɡʌstɪd/

adj. 感到厌恶的,反感的➕

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relapse /ˈriːlæps/

n. （疾病）复发；故态复萌➕

🔊 The funeral was a fine thing. The Cadets paraded in a style calculated to kill the late member with envy. Tom was a free boy again, however-there was something in that. He could drink and swear, now-but found to his surprise that he did not want to. The simple fact that he could, took the desire away, and the charm of it.

葬礼倒是办得挺风光。少年团列队游行,那派头足以叫死去的团员嫉妒死。不过,汤姆又成了自由身--这倒有点意思。他现在可以喝酒骂人了--却惊讶地发现自己并不想。单单是能这么做,就把那欲望连同它的魔力一起带走了。

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paraded /pəˈreɪdɪd/

v. 游行,列队行进；展示➕

🔊 Tom was puzzled. He could not account for this. He thought it over, and then concluded that he must be a born hero; for he could not discover any other explanation. He was obliged to admit that he was rather proud of his abstinence, and he did not fail to let the opportunity slip to impress the fact upon Huck. Huck’s comment was:

汤姆困惑不解。他无法解释这事。他琢磨了一番,然后断定自己准是个天生的英雄；因为他想不出别的解释。他不得不承认,自己对这份克制还挺得意的,而且他没放过机会向哈克炫耀这一点。哈克的评论是:

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abstinence /ˈæbstɪnəns/

n. 戒绝；节制；禁欲➕

🔊 "Tom, it ain't no use. I ain't made like you. I've tried it, and it didn't work. I ain't got the sand, I reckon. I'd like to, but I can't."

“汤姆,没用的。我跟你不是一路人。我试过,不管用。我估摸着,我没那骨气。我是想,可做不到。”

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the sand /ðə sænd/

n. phrase. （俚语）勇气,胆量➕

🔊 Tom was more puzzled than ever. He could not understand it.

汤姆比以往更困惑了。他无法理解。

Chapter twenty-two (第二十二章)

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