Sons and Lovers - Chapter 5
儿子与情人 - 第五章
Miriam Leivers lived on a farm near the village. She was a quiet, serious girl, deeply religious, with a love of nature and poetry that made her seem different from the other young women of the area.
米里亚姆·利弗斯住在村庄附近的农场。她是一个安静、严肃的女孩,深深宗教,有对自然和诗歌的爱,使她似乎与该地区的其他年轻女性不同。
Paul met Miriam when he was walking in the countryside. She was sitting under a tree, reading a book. Something in her face, her stillness, her concentration, caught his attention.
保罗在乡村散步时遇见米里亚姆。她坐在树下读书。她脸上的东西,她的静止,她的专注,抓住了他的注意。
They began to talk, and Paul was surprised to find how much they had in common. She understood his artistic interests, his love of beauty, his sensitive nature.
他们开始谈话,保罗惊讶发现他们有多少共同点。她理解他的艺术兴趣,他对美的热爱,他敏感的本性。
"I have never met anyone like you," he said to her.
"我从未遇见像你的人,"他对她说。
Miriam was drawn to Paul as well. She saw in him a kindred spirit, someone who could understand her thoughts and feelings.
米里亚姆也被保罗吸引。她在他身上看到志同道合的精神,一个能理解她的思想和感情的人。
But their relationship was not simple. Miriam's mother did not approve of Paul. She thought the Morel family was beneath them, that her daughter deserved better.
但他们的关系不简单。米里亚姆的母亲不赞成保罗。她认为莫雷尔家庭低于他们,她的女儿值得更好。
And Gertrude, Paul's mother, had her own concerns. She saw how Paul looked at Miriam, how he spoke of her with a strange intensity.
而格特鲁德,保罗的母亲,有她自己的担忧。她看到保罗如何看米里亚姆,他如何以奇怪的强度谈论她。
"She is not good enough for him," Gertrude decided. "She will hold him back."
"她对他不够好,"格特鲁德决定,"她会阻止他。"
Both mothers tried to separate them, but Paul and Miriam were drawn together by something stronger than their families' opinions. They met secretly, walking in the countryside, talking about their hopes and dreams.
两个母亲试图分开他们,但保罗和米里亚姆被比家庭意见更强的东西吸引在一起。他们秘密见面,在乡村散步,谈论他们的希望和梦想。
For the first time, Paul felt free from his mother's intense love. In Miriam's company, he could be himself, not just his mother's son.
第一次,保罗感觉从母亲的强烈爱自由。在米里亚姆的陪伴下,他可以是他自己,不止是他母亲的儿子。
But this freedom was fragile. The shadows of family disapproval hung over them, and Paul could feel his mother's displeasure even when he was far from home.
但这种自由脆弱。家庭不赞成的阴影悬挂在他们上面,保罗能感觉母亲的不满即使当他离家很远。