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TheGreatGatsby
by
F.ScottFitzgerald
IIITherewasmusicfrommyneighbour’shousethroughthesummernights.Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.AthightideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraft,ortakingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotorboatsslitthewatersoftheSound,drawingaquaplanesovercataractsoffoam.OnweekendshisRolls-Roycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.AndonMondayseightservants,includinganextragardener,toiledalldaywithmopsandscrubbing-brushesandhammersandgarden-shears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.整个夏天，我的邻居家夜夜传来音乐声。在他幽蓝色调的花园里，男男女女像忙碌的飞蛾，在笑语、香槟和星光间往来穿梭。下午海水涨潮时，客人在他庭院前的海边高台上跳水，或者躺在他海滩的热沙上晒太阳。同时，他的两艘小汽艇则忙着拖曳滑水板，驶过海湾激起翻腾的浪花，向前奔去。每到周末，他的劳斯莱斯轿车就成了免费公交车，从早上九点到深更半夜在城市里来来去去，接送客人。而他的接驳用车也像蹦跳忙碌的*色小虫，疾驰去火车站接驳所有班车的旅客。每个周末结束后的星期一，八个用人，包括一个临时园丁，得用拖把、刷子、榔头、修枝叶的剪刀辛苦地忙上一天，来收拾前一晚的残局。EveryFridayfivecratesoforangesandlemonsarrivedfromafruitererinNewYork—everyMondaythesesameorangesandlemonslefthisbackdoorinapyramidofpulplesshalves.Therewasamachineinthekitchenwhichcouldextractthejuiceoftwohundredorangesinhalfanhourifalittlebuttonwaspressedtwohundredtimesbyabutler’sthumb.
每周五，五大箱橙子和柠檬从纽约一家水果店送来这里；每周一，同一批橙子和柠檬则在后院变成切半的烂果皮，堆成高高的锥塔，从他家后门运走。他的厨房里有台果汁机，用人只要用拇指按上两百下，半个小时内就能将两百多个橙子榨成汁。AtleastonceafortnightacorpsofcatererscamedownwithseveralhundredfeetofcanvasandenoughcolouredlightstomakeaChristmastreeofGatsby’senormousgarden.Onbuffettables,garnishedwithglisteninghors-d’oeuvre,spicedbakedhamscrowdedagainstsaladsofharlequindesignsandpastrypigsandturkeysbewitchedtoadarkgold.Inthemainhallabarwitharealbrassrailwassetup,andstockedwithginsandliquorsandwithcordialssolongforgottenthatmostofhisfemaleguestsweretooyoungtoknowonefromanother.
至少每周两次，大批承办宴席的人们从城里赶来，带着几百尺搭篷用的帆布和各式各样的彩灯，将盖茨比家偌大的花园装饰得像一棵圣诞树。自助餐桌上摆满各色冷盘，切片的熏香火腿周围堆满五颜六色的沙拉，还有烤得金*的乳猪和火鸡。大厅里有一个用铜制栏杆组合起来的酒吧，备有各类金酒、烈酒和罕见的甘露酒，不过来此的女客人大多数还太年轻，不懂这些酒的差别。
Byseveno’clocktheorchestrahasarrived,nothinfive-pieceaffair,butawholepitfulofoboesandtrombonesandsaxophonesandviolsandcornetsandpiccolos,andlowandhighdrums.Thelastswimmershave