1、【导读】在狄更斯的远大前程中，一个慷慨的陌生人给了皮普一笔可观的财富。作为交换条件，皮普必须迁往伦敦开始一个阔佬的绅士生活，皮普对此有什么样的感受呢？Great Expectations(excerpt)As we drank our wine，Pumblechook reminded me of the happy times he and I had spent together during my childhood.I did not remember it quite like that，but I began to feel he was a goodhearted，sincere
2、 man.He wanted to ask my advice on a business matter.He said he was hoping to find a young gentleman who would put money into his business，and seemed very interested in my opinion.“And may I？May I？”He shook hands with me again.“You know，I always used to say，That boy will make his fortune.Hes no ordi
3、nary boy.”He had certainly kept his opinion very secret，I thought.There was one person I really wanted to visit before going to London.Dressed in my new clothes I went to miss Havishams house，where her cousin opened the gate to me again.“Well，Pip？”said Miss Havisham to me when she saw me.“Im going t
4、o London tomorrow，Miss Havisham，”I said，choosing my words carefully，“and I wanted to say goodbye.Ive been so lucky since I saw you last，and Im so grateful for it！”“Good，good！”she replied，looking delightedly at her cousin who was staring at my new clothes.“I know about it.Ive seen Mr Jaggers.So，a ric
5、h person has adopted you？”“Yes，Miss Havisham.”She smiled cruelly at her cousin，who was looking rather ill.“Remember to do what Mr.Jaggers tells you.And you will always keep the name of Pip，wont you？Goodbye，Pip.”she gave me her hand and I kissed it.It seemed the natural thing to do.And so I left the
6、old lady in her brides dress in the candlelight，with the dusty furniture around her.On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family，before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach.As I left the peaceful sleeping village，the mist over th
7、e marshes was rising，to show me the great unknown world I was entering.Suddenly I realized what I was leaving behindmy childhood，my home，and Joe.Then I wished I had asked him to walk with me to the coach，and I could not stop crying.Whenever the horses were changed on the journey，I wondered with an a
8、ching heart whether to get down and go back to say goodbye properly.But the mist had completely risen now，and my new world lay ahead of me.远大前程节选当我们喝了葡萄酒，潘波趣想起我快乐的时代，他和我一起度过我的童年。我记得不完全是这样，不过，我开始觉得他是一个好心肠、诚实的人。在生意上，他想问我的意见。他说，他正希望找一个会把资金投入到他的生意中的年轻人，好像对我的看法很感兴趣。“可以吗？可以吗？”他再一次摇晃着我的手。“你知道，我过去常说：那孩子会走运的
9、，他不是一个普通的孩子”我想，他的看法确实很神秘。去伦敦之前，有一个人我的确要去拜访。我穿上新衣服，去了郝薇香小姐府上，给我开大门的又是她的表妹。“喂，匹普？”当郝薇香小姐看到我时说。“我准备明天去伦敦，郝薇香小姐。”我仔细地挑了几句话说，“我想说告别了，自从上次见到你，我就交上好运啦。为此，我很感激！”“很好，很好，”她回答说，显得很高兴地看着她的表妹，她正在盯着我的新衣服，“这件事我知道，我见过贾格斯先生啦。那么，一个富有的人收养你啦？”“是的，郝薇香小姐。”她冷冷地对她的表妹付之一笑，她的表妹看上去，气色相当不好。“记住按照贾格斯先生告诉你的去做，你将永远保留匹普的名字，对吗？再见，匹普
10、。”她向我伸出手来，我吻了她的手，这样做似乎是很自然的事情。这样，我离开了在烛光下穿着新娘礼服、周围是尘封的家具的这位老夫人。星期天的早晨，要走几英里到镇上乘去伦敦的马车，出发之前，我急急忙忙地要走，以便赶快和家里的人说再见。当我离开这个宁静沉睡的村庄时，笼罩着沼泽地的迷雾正在升起，它向我显示，我正进入这神秘的大千世界。突然我意识到，我正在离开已成为过去的我的童年，我的家和乔。这时，我希望我要求他和我一起走去坐马车，我不能停止喊叫。在旅途中，无论什么时候换乘马车，我良心上在想能不能让我下车，回过头来礼貌地说声再见。但是，现在大雾已经完全升起来了，并笼罩着前面给我铺设的新世界。知识积累1remind sb. of. 就提醒某人；使某人想起2shake hands with 和握手3stare at 盯着4cruelly adv. 残忍地，残酷地5mist n. 薄雾文化链接远大前程之解读在远大前程这部小说中，狄更斯用独特的方式描写了19世纪文学中具有普遍意义的有关青年人的成长的主题，深刻批判了罪恶与贪婪、资本主义以及金钱对人性的腐蚀。狄更斯通过叙述匹普对生活和爱情所怀抱着的“伟大的期望”的一一破灭，说明了现实生活中不存在任何侥幸的机会。