古大叔小木屋（22）——瓦尔登湖中英文情感朗读

2021年6月19日直播录制 晚9:00——10：00 Walden (22)朗读稿 Before winter I built a chimney, and shingled the sides of my house, which were already impervious [imˈpəːvjəs] to rain, with imperfect and sappy shingles made of the first slice of the log, whose edges[edʒ] I was obliged to straighten with a plane. I have thus a tight shingled and plastered house, ten feet wide by fifteen long, and eight-feet posts, with a garret and a closet [ˈklɔzit], a large window on each side, two trap doors, one door at the end, and a brick fireplace opposite. The exact cost [kɔst] of my house, paying the usual price for such materials as I used, but not counting the work, all of which was done by myself, was as follows; and I give the details because very few are able to tell exactly what their houses cost, and fewer still, if any, the separate cost of the various materials which compose them: - Boards, .............................. $8.03½, mostly shanty boards. Refuse shingles for roof and sides, ... 4.00 Laths [lɑːθ] , ................................ 1.25 Two second-hand windows with glass, ... 2.43 One thousand old brick, ............... 4.00 Two casks [kæsk] of lime [laim], .................... 2.40 That was high. Hair, ................................. 0.31 More than I needed. Mantle-tree iron, ..................... 0.15 Nails, ................................ 3.90 Hinges and screws, .................... 0.14 Latch [lætʃ], ................................ 0.10 Chalk, ................................ 0.01 Transportation, ....................... 1.40 I carried good part on my back. In all, ........................ $28.12½ These are all the materials, excepting the timber, stones, and sand, which I claimed by squatter's right. I have also a small woodshed [ˈwudʃed] adjoining, made chiefly of the stuff which was left after building the house. I intend to build me a house which will surpass any on the main street in Concord in grandeur and luxury, as soon as it pleases me as much and will cost me no more than my present one. 冬天来临前我建好了一个烟囱，并贴了我房子四边的面板，下雨已经不受影响了，用的是不太完美和树汁饱满的木板，是直接从圆木上切下来的头一片，我不得不用刨子刨平直它的边沿儿。 于是我就有了一个紧凑的贴了木板和抹了灰泥的房子，十英尺宽十五英尺长，和八英尺的标高，有一个阁楼和一个储藏室，两边都开有一个大窗子，两扇内陷门，一扇在房间的一端，砖砌的火炉子在另一端。支付我使用材料准确的花销按通常价格，不算工钱，因为所有的活儿都是我自己完成的，如下；我之所以给的这样详细是因为很少有人知道他们的房子到底花了多少；更少有人知道，如果还有的话，组成建房形形色色原材料的各项支出： 木板.......................................8.035美元, 大多是棚屋拆下来的。 用来盖房顶的旧料...........................4.00美元 木板条.....................................1.25美元 两扇二手窗户连带玻璃.......................2.43美元 一千块儿旧砖...............................4.00美元 两桶石灰...................................2.40 美元，贵了。 毛发 ......................................0.31 美元，多了。 壁炉架铁片.................................0.15 美元 钉子.......................................3.90 美元 铰链和螺丝钉...............................0.14 美元 门栓.......................................0.10 美元 滑石粉.....................................0.01 美元 运费.......................................1.40 美元，我自己亲自用背扛了大部分。 ------------ 合计...................................... 28.125美元 这就是所有的原材料，除了木头、石头和沙子，那些我作为居住者是有权免费得到的。我还连带有间小柴房，主要是用来堆放建房剩余的杂物的。 我打算给自己建幢房子，它会超过康科德大街上任何一幢的堂皇和豪华，不光自己满意，花费也不会比我眼下建好的这幢更多。