2015考研英语阅读天鹅之歌
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="song">song</span></p><p> 天鹅之歌</p><p> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Carey">Carey</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="delightful">delightful</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="story">story</span>: <span word="TheChemistry">TheChemistry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tears">Tears</span>，<span word="by">by</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Carey">Carey</span>.</p><p> 彼得凯里悦人的双线故事:《泪水制剂》,彼得凯里著。</p><p> <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="anddelightfully">anddelightfully</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Carey">Carey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conjure">conjure</span> <span word="wondrousscenes">wondrousscenes</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="idiosyncratic">idiosyncratic</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="crediblecharacters">crediblecharacters</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chemistry">Chemistry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tears">Tears</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Carey">Carey</span> <span word="s">s</span>12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="disappoint">disappoint</span>.</p><p> 鲜少有文墨之人能像彼得凯里那样执着又讨喜，将一个个角色塑造得如此独特又不失真实感，再将其一并投入完美的场景中，共同构造出一幕幕戏法般的情节。凯里的第十二部小说《泪水制剂》，再一次没让我们失望。</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="opens">opens</span>, <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Gehrig">Gehrig</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservator">conservator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hercolleague">hercolleague</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="lover">lover</span> <span word="of">of</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="assigneda">assigneda</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="project">project</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconstruct">reconstruct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastical">fantastical</span> 19<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="clockwork">clockwork</span> <span word="swan">swan</span>.</p><p> 故事从一家伦敦博物馆的钟表管理员凯瑟琳格里克身上开始说起。凯瑟琳得知了她的同事的死讯，为了抚平悲痛，她接受了一项新任务修复一个十九世纪精美的天鹅钟表。</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Carey">Carey</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intricate">intricate</span> <span word="crafts">crafts</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lucinda">Lucinda</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="downriver">downriver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="finaldestination">finaldestination</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forgery">forgery</span> <span word="pervades">pervades</span> <span word="Parrot">Parrot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olivier">Olivier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chemistryof">Chemistryof</span> <span word="Tears">Tears</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="workings">workings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="tick">tick</span>-<span word="tock">tock</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimatebetrayal">ultimatebetrayal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span>.</p>
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