Tense

时间：2014-05-19 05:27:22

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Tense
Benjamin S. Grossberg
 
 
My species has one for nouns 
 in the process of passing: say, 
 a planet you no longer stand on 
 but which still exerts on（施加于） you its 
 considerable tug1, the fist 
 of its massy core reaching 
 up through groin（腹股沟） and torso（躯干）. 
 A way, then, to say, not I am 
 on this world or I was, but 
 that other state, the one 
 between. We use it to discuss 
 the dying -- though usually not 
 to their faces -- and dinner --
 as plates are cleared -- also love 
 in its last phases, the sharp 
 jerk before it, too, falls back 
 lifeless on the bed. Therefore 
 we listen especially carefully 
 to a soured beloved for 
 the inflection of ending: 
 that inflected ending (the slip 
 like a sheet of paper torn 
 lengthwise) added to a verb, 
 a susurrant（喃喃低语的） gut2 punch. 
 Once, a planet dweller3 and I 
 shared years in this tense 
 reality as if his couch were set 
 on a cliff edge: moonless 
 planet in the sparsely4 starred 
 rim of the galaxy5. We spoke 
 of ourselves, our common life 
 this way: never we are, we were --
 but drawn6 out years 
 in a liminal mood. I started 
 to get used to it -- and to him --
 and imagined an entire 
 existence like that, hunched（缩成一团的） 
 under afghans in dark night, 
 feet over the edge, dangling7.

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1 tug 5KBzo     
v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船
参考例句：
  • We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
  • The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
2 gut MezzP     
n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏
参考例句：
  • It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
  • My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。
3 dweller cuLzQz     
n.居住者，住客
参考例句：
  • Both city and town dweller should pay tax.城镇居民都需要纳税。
  • The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.城市居民从未经历过这种担忧。
4 sparsely 9hyzxF     
adv.稀疏地；稀少地；不足地；贫乏地
参考例句：
  • Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated. 与其面积相比，这个城市的人口是稀少的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The ground was sparsely covered with grass. 地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 galaxy OhoxB     
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句：
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
6 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
7 dangling 4930128e58930768b1c1c75026ebc649     
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
参考例句：
  • The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
  • The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

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