小说原文

'Don't tell Florence what, my little Paul?' said Mrs Pipchin, coming round to the bedside, and sitting down in the chair.
“别告诉弗洛伦斯什么，我的小保罗？”皮普钦太太走到床边，在椅子上坐下来，说道。
'About me,' said Paul.
“我的情形，”保罗说道。
'No, no,' said Mrs Pipchin.
“不会告诉，不会告诉，”皮普钦太太说道。
'What do you think I mean to do when I grow up, Mrs Pipchin?' inquired Paul, turning his face towards her on his pillow, and resting his chin wistfully on his folded hands.
“皮普钦太太，您想我长大以后，我想做什么？”保罗在枕头上转过脸来对着他，并沉思地把下巴搁在他交叉的双手上。
Mrs Pipchin couldn't guess.
皮普钦太太无法猜测。
'I mean,' said Paul, 'to put my money all together in one Bank, never try to get any more, go away into the country with my darling Florence, have a beautiful garden, fields, and woods, and live there with her all my life!'
“我想，”保罗说道，“把我所有的钱都存在一个银行里，永远不想再赚更多的钱，然后跟我亲爱的弗洛伦斯离开城市到乡下去，那里有一个美丽的花园，还有田野和森林，跟她在那里住一辈子！”
'Indeed!' cried Mrs Pipchin.
“真的吗？”皮普钦太太喊道。
'Yes,' said Paul. 'That's what I mean to do, when I - ' He stopped, and pondered for a moment.
“是的，”保罗说道。“这就是我想做的，在我——”他停住了，然后沉思了一会儿。
Mrs Pipchin's grey eye scanned his thoughtful face.
皮普钦太太的灰色眼睛细看着他的若有所思的脸孔。
'If I grow up,' said Paul. Then he went on immediately to tell Mrs Pipchin all about the party, about Florence's invitation, about the pride he would have in the admiration that would be felt for her by all the boys, about their being so kind to him and fond of him, about his being so fond of them, and about his being so glad of it. Then he told Mrs Pipchin about the analysis, and about his being certainly old-fashioned, and took Mrs Pipchin's opinion on that point, and whether she knew why it was, and what it meant. Mrs Pipchin denied the fact altogether, as the shortest way of getting out of the difficulty; but Paul was far from satisfied with that reply, and looked so searchingly at Mrs Pipchin for a truer answer, that she was obliged to get up and look out of the window to avoid his eyes.
“如果我长大了，”保罗说道。然后他立刻接下去向皮普钦太太谈到晚会的一切情形，谈到邀请弗洛伦斯参加，谈到他会由于所有的男孩子都会爱慕她而感到自豪，谈到他们对他都很友善亲切和都喜欢他，谈到他很喜欢他们以及他为此而感到高兴。然后他向皮普钦太太谈到他的分析评语，谈到他确实老气，并想听听皮普钦太太对这一点的意见，和她是否知道为什么会这样以及这意味着什么。皮普钦太太完全否认这一事实，以此作为她摆脱困境的捷径。但是保罗对这一回答很不满意，寻根究底地望着皮普钦太太，期待着她给一个真实一些的回答，因此她不得不站起来，望着窗外，来避开他的眼睛。

重点解释

注释：scanvt. 扫描；浏览；细看；详细调查；标出格律
vi. 扫描；扫掠
n. 扫描；浏览；审视；细看
[ 过去式scanned 过去分词scanned 现在分词scanning
短语
scan mode扫描方式；扫描模式；仿真模式；扫瞄模式
Interlace scan隔行扫描；隔行电子扫描；交错式扫描；交错扫描
interlacing scan隔行扫描
table scan表扫描；全表扫描；资料表扫描；表格扫瞄
Scan Code扫描码；扫描代码；扫描模式；扫瞄码
Auto Scan自动扫描；自动扫描系统；自动搜索；初级解码仪
Local scan局部扫查
Parallel scan平行扫查；并联扫描；并行扫描
mark scan标记扫描；标示扫瞄；卷标扫描；光学点扫描
line scan [计]行扫描
scan rate 扫描速率；扫描率
scan line 扫描线
brain scan 脑部扫描
scan conversion 扫描转换
full scan 全扫描
scan code n. 扫描码
progressive scan 逐行扫描
例句：
(1) My fingers scan a book in braille.
我的手指扫描着一本盲文书。
(2) Can I scan this document?
我能扫描这份文件吗？
(3) Do you read it, scan it or skip over it to something shorter?
还是只是浏览一下？ 亦或跳过它去读些更短小的内容？
(4) That can be good — if the scan detects an actual problem.
如果扫描能够发现实际的问题，那将真的不错。
(5) This makes the list easy to scan.
这使得这个列表非常容易被扫描。
(6) I need a scan because I need to e-mail a copy.
我需要一份扫描的，因为我需要用电子邮件发送。
(7) This report query requires a full table scan of the fact table.
这个报表查询需要该事实表的一个全表扫描。
(8) If I can scan my consciousness into a computer, am I still me?
如果将自己的意识扫描到电脑中，那我还是我吗？
(9) Someone might mail it and scan it.
有些人可能会把它收发，扫描。
(10) Now you can construct your own on demand scan server with a portal interface.
现在您可以使用门户接口构建自己的按需扫描服务器了。

shortadj. 短的；不足的；矮的，低的
n. 短；缺乏；短路；短裤
adv. 不足；突然；唐突地
词组短语
short of 缺乏；不足；除…以外
in short 总之；简言之
for short 简称；缩写
short time 短时间；不足的工时
short term [经]短期
short period adj. 短周期的；短过期的
short supply 供不应求
short circuit 短路；漏电
short for 是…的略称
short on 缺乏；欠缺
cut short v. 缩短；打断；缩减
short message 短讯；短报文
short distance 短距离；短程
fall short 不符合标准
short story 短篇小说（指一万字以内的小说）
fall short of 达不到；缺乏
short life 短使用期限；短寿命；不耐久的
for a short time 临时的
short hair 短头发
short in 缩短；在…方面短（缺）的
short trousers短裤；裤衩；服装类型英语；中裤
short position空头；短仓；空仓；空头头寸
short ton短吨；英吨；缺吨；短吨短吨美吨
Short stay短暂停留；短支索；近锚泊；短暂逗留
run short用完；快用完；将耗尽；耗尽
short story短篇小说；短故事；短篇故事；小故事
short cut快捷方式；捷径；缩短球路；短路
例句：
(1) The barber cut his hair very short.
理发师把他的头发剪得很短。
(2) This rifle can chamber short or long cartridges.
这种来复枪的枪膛可以装短弹或长弹。
(3) This short novel was stuffed out with silly conversation.
这部短篇小说用无聊的对话拉得很长。
(4) Somebody said that my short novels could stand up to Mark Twain's.
有人说我的短篇小说可以和马克吐温的媲美。
(5) The short answer is that they do.
简短的答案是他们会这么做。
(6) It begin with three short note and one long one.
这乐曲以三个短音符和一人长音符开始。