【正文】 de his machine. He greeted us with a servile crouch as we entered. At a word from Francis the two warders, gripping the prisoner more closely than ever, half led half pushed him to the gallows and helped him clumsily up the ladder. Then the hangman climbed up and fixed the rope around the prisoner39。這些都是死囚，在一兩周以內(nèi)將被處以絞刑。”5. “行，聽(tīng)好了，齊步走。然而，兩分鐘后，突然咔嗒一聲，我們當(dāng)中有一個(gè)將死去——少了一個(gè)頭腦，少了一個(gè)世界。那幾個(gè)印度人的臉色像壞了的咖啡，發(fā)灰，而且有一兩把刺刀搖晃了起來(lái)。”15. 獄卒們?nèi)∠麓痰?，邁步走開(kāi)?！?9. “哦，抽動(dòng)著？太糟糕了，”監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)說(shuō)道。那個(gè)死人就在一百碼之外。18. 法朗西斯走在監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)身邊，喋喋不休地說(shuō)：“嗯，長(zhǎng)官，事情全辦完了，十分滿意。他那副陰沉沉的臉色突然消失了。死囚發(fā)出的那一聲接一聲呼喊還在繼續(xù)。他身體里的所有器官還在運(yùn)作——腸子在消化食品、皮膚在自我更新、指甲在生長(zhǎng)、細(xì)胞組織在形成——全在一本正經(jīng)地、愚蠢地忙碌著?！昂昧?，好了，監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)，”他反反復(fù)復(fù)地說(shuō)道。 anecdote seemed extraordinarily funny. We all had a drink together, native and European alike, quite amicably. The dead man was a hundred yards away. 1. 那是發(fā)生在緬甸的事情。t you ready yet?4. Francis, the head jailer, a fat Dravidian in a white drill suit and gold spectacles, waved his black hand. Yes sir, yes sir, he bubbled. All is satisfactorily prepared. The hangman is waiting. We shall proceed. 5. Well, quick march, then. The prisoners can39。s all right, said the superintendent. He backed out from under the gallows, and blew out a deep breath. The moody look had gone out of his face quite suddenly. He glanced at his wrist watch. Eight minutes past eight. Well, that39。獄卒們團(tuán)團(tuán)站在他周圍，手都小心地緊握住他，似乎在撫摸他，時(shí)刻確信人就在那兒。7. 在離絞刑架大約40碼的地方，我眼望著那死囚光著膀子的棕顏色脊背，走在我的前面。然后，絞刑手也爬上去，將絞索套在死囚的脖子上。死囚不見(jiàn)了，就那根繩索在打轉(zhuǎn)。既然活兒干完了，我們大大地松了一口氣。連監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)也寬容地露出牙齒笑了?！?2. 我們穿過(guò)雙鐵條的監(jiān)獄大門，走到大路上。大家開(kāi)始開(kāi)心地聊起天來(lái)。他懸著，左右晃來(lái)晃去的，腳趾直指下方。獄卒們圍著絞刑架一圈站開(kāi)。身上的肌肉與邁出的步伐很協(xié)調(diào)，腦袋上的那簇頭發(fā)上下跳躍，雙腳在潮濕的沙礫地面上留下腳印。3. 八點(diǎn)鐘的鐘聲響起，從遠(yuǎn)處的軍營(yíng)傳來(lái)一陣軍號(hào)聲。 it seemed quite a homely, jolly scene, after the hanging. An enormous relief had e upon us now that the job was done. One felt an impulse to sing, to break into a run, to snigger. All at once everyone began chattering gaily.16. The Eurasian boy walking beside me nodded toward the way we had e, with a knowing smile, Do you know sir, our friend (he meant the dead man) when he heard his appeal had been dismissed, he pissed on the floor of his cell. From fright. Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir