Sons and Lovers - Chapter 2
儿子与情人 - 第二章
As Paul grew older, his connection with his mother became stronger. Gertrude saw in Paul a reflection of her own disappointed hopes. She had wanted to be an educated woman, to have intellectual interests, but her marriage had taken her away from all that.
当保罗长大,他与母亲的联系变得更强。格特鲁德在保罗中看到她自己失望希望的反映。她想成为受过教育的女性,有智力兴趣,但她的婚姻带她远离了所有那。
Now she lived through Paul. She encouraged his drawing, his love of nature, his sensitive understanding of the world. In return, Paul loved his mother with a deep and almost romantic intensity.
现在她通过保罗生活。她鼓励他的绘画,他对自然的热爱,他对世界敏感的理解。作为回报,保罗以深刻几乎浪漫的强度爱他的母亲。
"Mother is the only one who understands me," Paul thought.
"母亲是唯一理解我的人,"保罗想。
But this intense relationship began to worry Gertrude. She knew it was not healthy for a son to be so dependent on his mother. She tried to push him away, to make him more independent.
但这种强烈的关系开始让格特鲁德担心。她知道儿子如此依赖母亲不健康。她试图推开他,让他更独立。
"You must make friends," she told him. "You must spend time with people your own age."
"你必须交朋友,"她告诉他,"你必须花时间和同龄人在一起。"
Paul tried, but he never felt comfortable with others. He always returned to his mother, seeking the understanding and comfort he could not find anywhere else.
保罗尝试,但他从未与其他人感到舒适。他总是回到他的母亲,寻求他任何地方都找不到的理解和安慰。
Meanwhile, William, the older brother, was different. He was outgoing and confident, popular at school. He seemed to have escaped the pull of his mother's intense love.
与此同时,威廉,哥哥,不同。他外向自信,在学校受欢迎。他似乎逃脱了母亲强烈爱的吸引力。
Gertrude was proud of William's success, but she also felt a strange sadness when he left home to work in London. Her house would be empty without him.
格特鲁德为威廉的成功骄傲,但当威廉离开家在伦敦工作时她也感到奇怪的悲伤。没有他她的房子会空。
Paul watched his brother leave with mixed feelings. He admired William's independence, but he also resented how easily William could escape their mother's influence.
保罗带着混合感情看着他兄弟离开。他羡慕威廉的独立,但他也怨恨威廉如何容易能逃脱他们母亲的影响。
"I will never be free," Paul thought. "I will always be tied to Mother."
"我永远不会自由,"保罗想,"我总会被系到母亲。"
And so the years passed, with Paul growing ever closer to his mother, while his father became more and more a stranger in their own home.
就这样年过去了,保罗越来越靠近他的母亲,而他的父亲在他们自己的家变得越来越陌生。