中英文本

111.Between Men
111.男人之间
Doug hadn't even seen it coming! Now he had one foot in the grave and certain trouble with trying to keep the other one out!
道格甚至都没有意识到它的来临！现在他一脚已踏进了坟墓，要想另外一只脚不踏进去怕是不那么容易。
Big Bad Tom would not have pity on him-he wanted Doug's woman!
大坏蛋汤姆才不会同情他呢——他要定了道格的女人！
As Doug stood there in the middle of town waiting for Big Bad Tom to show up and have a shootout with him, he found that he had time on his hands to think about what went wrong!
道格站在城镇中央等着大坏蛋汤姆的到来并与他幵枪决斗，这时他发现他有时间可以自由支配，想想到底出了什么差错！
It was all because Doug had his hands full with work at the ranch.
一切都是因为道格在牧场里忙得不可开交。
He just never noticed Big Bad Tom always having a look at his woman.
他根本没有注意到大坏蛋汤姆总是偷看他的女人。

The other cowboys thought Doug must have had his head in the clouds. It was so obvious! But Doug was just plain busy!
其他牛仔认为道格一定是有些心不在焉，因为这太明显啦！可道格真的只是太忙！
Then yesterday, when Doug had a day off, he finally figured it all out!
到了昨天，当道格休息一天的时候，他终于明白了一切！
His heart was in his mouth when he challenged Big Bad Tom, who was head and shoulders aboved all of them, but he had to do it!
向大坏蛋汤姆挑战的时候他非常紧张，因为汤姆比他们都高了许多，可是他得豁出去！
His heart was set on keeping his woman and no bully was going to take her away! Then Big Bad Tom showed up!
他决心要留住他的女人，哪个恶霸也甭想把她抢走！这时大坏蛋汤姆出现了！
They faced each other and Tom said, "I think you might have trouble doing this, Doug. I've never been beat in a shootout!"
他们相互看着对方，汤姆说："我想你干这事儿费点儿劲，道格。决斗我可是从来没输过！"
Bang! A shot rang out and Tom fell to the ground. Doug hadn't fired and looked up to isee his woman beside a building.
砰！枪声响起，汤姆应声倒地。道格根本没有开枪，他抬头一看，一座建筑旁边站着他的女人。
"Love doesn't have anything to do with a gunfight!" she said.
"爱情跟枪战没有关系！"她说。
"And you men always think you can have things your own way. Well I don't accept that, I don't want either of you!"
"你们这些男人总是认为可以自行其是。可我不吃这一套，你们俩我谁都不要！"
As she turned her gun on Doug, his heart was in his boots. This wasn't his fault. It was Tom's.
她把枪指向道格，他吓得要命。这不是他的错，是汤姆的错。
No matter. Boom!
谁错都没有关系。隆隆声响！

重点讲解

1.have (或 with) one foot in the grave 一脚已踏进坟墓，命不长了
例句：That's too exciting for such an old man as me! I already have one foot in the grave!
那对我这老人家来说太刺激了吧！我已经是一只脚踏进棺材的人了！
2.have one's hands full 忙得不可开交，手头事情应接不暇
例句：Leave me alone! I really have my hands full.
别烦我！我真是忙得不可开交。
3.have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉,想入非非
例句：Your discoveries have confounded and delighted me, because of you I constantly have my head in the clouds.
您的发明使我既困惑又高兴，因为你，我经常一头云雾。
4.have one's heart in one's boots (或 mouth) 吓得要命,焦急万分,非常紧张
例句：Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say: "I had my heart in my mouth."
或者某人有一段非常可怕的经历，例如被一只疯狗追赶，他可能会说，“我的心都快跳到嗓子眼了。”
5.have one's heart set on 一心想,决意要
例句：I have my heart set on a new guitar.
我一心想要一把新吉他。
6.have pity on sb. 同情某人,怜悯某人
例句：I earnestly beseech you to have pity on me.
我真诚地恳求你怜悯我。