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1、国外文学 奔月THE FLIGHT TO THE MOONIIt is a fact that intelligent beasts can divine the wishes of men. As soon as their gate came in sight the horse slowed down and, hanging its head at the same moment as its rider, let it jog with each step like a pestle pounding rice.The great house was overhung with ev
2、ening mist, while thick black smoke rose from the neighbours chimneys. It was time for supper. At the sound of hoofs, retainers had come out and were standing erect with their arms at their sides before the entrance. As Yi dismounted listlessly beside the rubbish heap, they stepped forward to reliev
3、e him of his reins and whip. At the moment of crossing the threshold, he looked down at the quiverful of brand-new arrows at his waist and the three crows and one shattered sparrow in his bag, and his heart sank within him. But he strode in, putting a bold face on things, the arrows rattling in his
4、quiver.Reaching the inner courtyard, he saw Chang-ngo looking out from the round window. He knew her sharp eyes must have seen the crows, and in dismay he came to a sudden stop-but he had to go on in. Serving-maids came out to greet him, unfastened his bow and quiver and took his game bag. He notice
5、d that their smiles were rather forced.After wiping his face and hands he entered the inner apartment, calling: Madam. . . .Chang-ngo had been watching the sunset from the round window. She turned slowly and threw him an indifferent glance without returning his greeting.He had been used to this trea
6、tment for some time, for over a year at least. But as usual he went on in and sat down on the old, worn leopard skin over the wooden couch opposite. Scratching his head, he muttered:I was out of luck again today. Nothing but crows. . . . .Pah!Raising her willowy eyebrows, Chang-ngo sprang up and swe
7、pt from the room, grumbling as she went: Noodles with crow sauce again! Noodles with crow sauce again! Id like to know who else eats nothing but noodles with crow sauce from one year to the next? How ill-fated I was to marry you and eat noodles with crow sauce the whole year round!Madam! Yi leaped t
8、o his feet and followed her. It wasnt so bad today, he continued softly. I shot a sparrow too, which can be dressed for you. . . . Nu-hsin! he called to the maid. Bring that sparrow to show your mistress.The game had been taken to the kitchen, but Nu-hsin ran to fetch the sparrow and held it out in
9、both hands to Chang-ngo.That! With a disdainful glance she reached slowly out to touch it. How disgusting! she said crossly. Youve smashed it to pieces! Wheres the meat?I know, admitted Yi, discomfited. My bow is too powerful, my arrow-heads are too large.Cant you use smaller arrows?I havent any. Wh
10、en I shot the giant boar and the huge python. . . .Is this a giant boar or a huge python? She turned to Nu-hsin and ordered: Use it for soup! Then she went back to her room.Left alone at a loss, Yi sat down with his back to the wall to listen to the crackling of firewood in the kitchen. He remembere
11、d the bulk of the giant boar which had loomed like a small hillock in the distance. If he hadnt shot it then but left it till now, it would have kept them in meat for half a year and spared them this daily worry about food. And the huge python! What soups it could have made!Nu-yi lit the lamp. The v
12、ermilion bow and arrows, the black bow and arrows, the crossbow, the sword and the dagger glimmered on the opposite wall in its faint rays. After one look, Yi lowered his head and sighed. Nu-hsin brought supper in and set it on the table in the middle: five large bowls of noodles on the left, two la
13、rge bowls of noodles and one of soup on the right, in the centre one large bowl of crow sauce.While eating, Yi had to admit that this was not an appetizing meal. He stole a glance at Chang-ngo. Without so much as looking at the crow sauce, she had steeped her noodles in soup, and she set down her bo
14、wl half finished. Her face struck him as paler and thinner than before-suppose she were to fall ill?By the second watch, in a slightly better mood, she sat without a word on the edge of the bed to drink some water. Yi sat on the wooden couch next to her, stroking the old leopard skin which was losin
15、g its fur.Ah, he said in a conciliatory tone. I bagged this spotted leopard on the Western Hill before we married. It was a beauty-one glossy mass of gold.That reminded him of how they had lived in the old days. Of bears they ate nothing but the paws, of camels nothing but the hump, giving all the r
16、est to the serving-maids and retainers. When the big game was finished they ate wild boars, rabbits and pheasants. He was such a fine archer, he could shoot as much as he pleased.A sigh escaped him.The fact is Im too good a shot, he said. Thats why the whole place is cleaned out. Who could have gues
17、sed wed be left with nothing but crows?Chang-ngo gave the ghost of a smile.Today I was luckier than usual. Yis spirits were rising. At least I caught a sparrow. I had to go an extra thirty li to find it.Cant you go a little further still?Yes, madam. Thats what I mean to do. Ill get up earlier tomorr
18、ow morning. If you wake first, call me. I mean to go fifty li further to see if I cant find some roebucks or rabbits. . . . It wont be easy, though. Remember all the game there was when I shot the giant boar and the huge python? Black bears used to pass in front of your mothers door, and she asked m
19、e several times to shoot them. . . .Really? It seemed to have slipped Chang-ngos memory.Who could have foreseen they would all disappear like this? Come to think of it, I dont know how were going to manage. Im all right. Ive only to eat that elixir the priest gave me, and I can fly up to heaven. But
20、 first I must think of you . . . thats why Ive decided to go a little further tomorrow. . . .Um.Chang-ngo finished the water. She lay down slowly and closed her eyes.The lamp, burning low, lit up her fading make-up. Much of her powder had rubbed off, there were dark circles beneath her eyes and one
21、of her eyebrows was blacker than the other; yet her mouth was as red as fire, and though she wasnt smiling you could see faint dimples on her cheeks.Ah, no! How can I feed a woman like this on nothing but noodles and crow sauce!Overcome by shame, Yi flushed up to his ears._Note: Yi Yi or Hon Yi was
22、a heroic archer in ancient Chinese legends.Note: Chang Ngo A goddess in ancient Chinese mythology, supposed to be Yis wife. She took some drug of immortality and flew to the moon to become a goddess there.IINight passed, a new day dawned.In a flash Yi opened his eyes. A sunbeam aslant the western wa
23、ll told him it could not be early. He looked at Chang-ngo, who was lying stretched out fast asleep. Without a sound he threw on his clothes, slipped down from his leopard skin couch and tiptoed into the hall. As he washed his face he told Nu-keng to order Wang Sheng to saddle his horse.Having so muc
24、h to do, he had long since given up breakfast. Nu-yi put five baked cakes, five stalks of leek and a package of paprika in his game bag, fastening this firmly to his waist with his bow and arrows. He tightened his belt and strode lightly out of the hall, telling Nu-keng whom he met:I mean to go furt
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