《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter IX》第13节
He seemed reluctant to put away the picture, held it for another minute, lingeringly, before my eyes. Then he returned the wallet and pulled from his pocket a ragged old copy of a book called Hopalong Cassidy. “Look here, this is a book he had when he was a boy. It just shows you.” He opened it at the back cover and turned it around for me to see. On the last flyleaf was printed the word schedule, and the date September 12, 1906. And underneath: Rise from bed 6:00 a.m. Dumbell exercise and wall-scaling 6:15-6:30 ” Study electricity, etc. 7:15-8:15 ” Work 8:30-4:30 p.m. Baseball and sports 4:30-5:00 ” Practise elocution, poise and how to attain it 5:00-6:00 ” Study needed inventions 7:00-9:00 ” General Resolves * No wasting time at Shafters or [a name, indecipherable] * No more smokeing or chewing. * Bath every other day * Read one improving book or magazine per week * Save $5.00 [crossed out] $3.00 per week * Be better to parents “I came across this book by accident,” said the old man. “It just shows you, don’t it?” “It just shows you.” “Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something. Do you notice what he’s got about improving his mind? He was always great for that. He told me I et like a hog once, and I beat him for it.”
注释摘要
老盖茨舍不得把那张豪宅的照片收起来。他把它在我眼前又多举了一分钟，恋恋不舍，然后才放回皮夹。紧接着，他又从口袋里掏出一本破旧的书——一本叫《霍帕隆·卡西迪》的廉价西部小说。这是一件具体的物证，一个父亲所能拿出的、关于儿子童年最珍贵的档案。他翻到封底，上面印着“SCHEDULE（时间表）”这个词和日期“1906年9月12日”。那时盖茨比还叫吉米·盖茨，大概十…