英文小短文好读的（英文美文夜读The view out of window）

Two men, both in serious illness, occupied the sameward of a hospital. One man was allowed to sit up inhis bed for an hour a day to undergo therapy anddrain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next tothe room's only window .The other man had to lieflat on his back in quilt all the time. His leg wasbound on the bed for fracture.

两名患有重病的男人住在同一间病房。每天下午其中的一位都要在床头坐上一个小时以接受治疗并排空肺部的积液。他的病床临窗，那是病房里唯一的窗子。另一位却不得不整天卧在病床上。他的腿因骨折而被绑在床上。

The two men talked for hours on end. They talked about their families, their jobs, their funnyexperiences in the military service and other anecdotes. every afternoon when the man in thebed next to the window could sit up, he would act as a reporter, described all the outdoorthings he could see through the brittle window to his roommate.

两个人一聊就是数小时。他们谈各自的家庭、工作和当兵的经历，真是无所不谈。每天下午当临窗的男人从床上坐起时，他都充当记者，向自己的室友描述窗外看到的一切，以此来打发时光。

The man in the other bed would live for those onehour periods when his world would bebroadened and restored to freshness by all the mystery activities and view of the outsideworld. The window overlooked a park with a fountain, a lovely stream and a stone bridge, theman said. Ducks and geese played in the water while kids sailed their model boats, a gang oflads played volleyball on the lawn nearby the bridge .Lovers walked arm in arm amid blooms ofbrilliant colors. A range of grand oaks and some flourishing palms graced the spectacularlandscape. Sometimes there were acrobats of circus playing in the park. As the man by thewindow described all these in vivid details, the man or the other side of the room would closehis eyes and imagine the magnetic scenery, which gave him deep impression.

临床的男人开始为这一小时而活着，只有这一刻听着对有关窗外世界的一切活动和景色的描述，他的世界才变得开阔并恢复了生机。透过窗户可以看到一个公园，公园里面有条小溪和一座石桥。鸭子和鹅在水中嬉戏，小孩们玩着自己心爱的模型船。一群少年在草地上打排球。年轻的情侣携手漫步于姹紫嫣红的花丛中。一排伟案的橡树和几棵茂盛的棕榈树美化着这引人入胜的风景。有时在公园里有杂技表演。当窗外的男士娓娓道出这一切时，房里另一边的男士就会闭上眼睛想象那如画的风景。一幅幅美丽的风景给他留下了深刻的印象。

One fine afternoon the man by the window described a troop (procession) of soldiers stridingacross the square of downtown. Although the other man could not hear the band, he wascharmed by the invisible scene.

一个晴朗的下午，靠窗的人描述起外面一队士兵正大踏步的穿过市区的广场。虽然听不见乐队的奏乐声，但他还是被这看不见的场景吸引了。

Unexpectedly, a thought entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeingeverything while I never get to see anything? It seemed unfair. As the thought arose in hismind, the man felt upset and annoyed at first .But with several days passing, his inward(internal) envy turned into resentment and soon turned him sour. He turned indifferent andisolated, almost neglected all the surroundings.

出乎意料的是，不靠窗的病人突然产生了一个想法：为什么偏偏是他有幸观赏到窗外的一切？为什么自己没有机会得到这种机会的？这似乎不公平。起初，他为自己的这种想法感到不安和烦恼。几天后，他内心的妒忌变成了愤怒，脾气也变坏了。他变得冷漠孤僻，无视周围的一切。

Then, a wicked intention controlled his life, he should lie by that window. He almost couldn'twithstand the torture of his intention, and sighed from dawn to dusk. Finally, his healthbecame worse and worse, but the doctors couldn't find the cause.

然后，一个邪恶的想法形成了——他应该躲在靠窗的病床上。他整天唉声叹气，难以承受这一想法的折磨。结果，病情一天天加重了。医生们对其病因不得而知。

Later one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling, abruptly, the man by the window began tocough. He was choked by the fluid in his lungs. The other man peered his panic expression andquivering fingers in the dim room as the man by the window exerted all his strength for thebutton to call for help.

一天晚上，他照例睁着双眼盯着天花板，他的同伴突然开始咳嗽，积液已经充满了他的肺腔。在光线暗淡的房间里，他瞥了一眼同伴惊慌的表情，他两手颤抖着，在摸索电铃的按钮，只要电铃一响，值班的护士就会立即赶来。

At the critical moment, listening to his crawling (creeping)sound across the room, the otherman disguised that he had been fallen asleep, never moved, never pressed down his own handybutton which would have brought the nurse coming. It lasted about five minutes, and then thesound of cough and breath stopped. There was only silence, deathly silence.

在那关键时刻，听着病友在房间里爬行的声音，他却假装已经入睡、纹丝不动地看着，没有按下手边换来护士的按钮。大约5分钟以后，咳嗽声和呼吸声都停止了，四围死一般的寂静。

The following morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths. When she found therigid lifeless body of the man by the window, with enormous grief, she called the hospitalmaid to take it away, no words, no fuss.

第二天早上，日间护士端水到病房，却只发现了窗边那个男人僵直的躯体，他已经在睡梦中安详地死去。她十分悲痛，打电话叫医院的护工将尸体抬走。

As soon as it seemed to be an appropriate opportunity, the man asked if the could be movednext to the window. The nurse was glad to make the switch, and after making sure he wascomfortable, she left him alone.

等到一个适当的机会，病房里的另一个男人请求搬到靠窗的床铺。护士很乐意，帮他调换了床铺，把一切安排妥当，她就走了。

Slowly, with the acute ache, he sustained himself up on one elbow, and strained to turn tolook out of the window. It was incredible that he faced a blank wall.

伴着剧烈的疼痛，他缓慢而艰难地用单肘支撑起自己，挣扎着向窗外望去。令他难以置信的是，他发现自己面对的是一面空白的墙壁。