英语名篇诵读菁华 1-11 On Getting Off to Sleep 论入睡
What a bundle of contradictions is a man！ Surety， humour is the saving grace of us， for without it we should die of vexation.
人真是充满矛盾啊！ 毫无疑问，幽默是惟一帮助我们摆脱矛盾的办法，要是没有它，我们就会死于烦恼。
With me， nothing illustrates the contrariness of things better than the matter of sleep.
在我看来，没有什么比睡眠更能说明事物间的矛盾。
If， for example， my intention is to write an essay， and 1 have before me ink and pens and several sheets of virgin paper， you may depend upon it that before I have gone very far I feel an overpowering desire for sleep， no matter what time of the day it is.
比如，我打算写一篇文章，面前放好了笔、墨和几张白纸，准保没写几个字我就会困得要命，无论当时是几点都会那样。
I stare at the reproachfully blank paper until sights and sounds become dim and confused， and it is only by an effort of will that I can continue at all.
我瞪着那似乎在谴责我的白纸，直到眼前一片模糊，声音也难以辨清，只有靠意志力才能勉强坚持。
Even then， I proceed half-heartedly， in a kind of dream.
即使这时，我也会迷迷糊糊地像在做梦一样继续坚持工作。
But let me be between the sheets at a late hour， and I can do any-thing but sleep.
但是当深夜躺在床上，我什么事都能干，只有睡觉无法做到。
Between chime and chime of the clock I can write essays by the score.
随着时钟一遍一遍的报时，我可以完成大量的文章。
Fascinating subjects and noble ideas come pell-mell， each with its appropriate imagery and expression.
极有吸引力的主题和崇高的思想纷纷出现在脑海，随之而来的还有恰如其分的意象和措辞。
Nothing stands between me and half-a-dozen imperishable masterpieces but pens， ink， and paper.
除了笔、墨和纸，什么也不能阻止我写出半打不朽的杰作。
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