Love-in-the-Time-of-Cholera-霍亂時期的愛情

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morethanhalfacentury?53years7monthsand11daysElAmorEnLosTiemposDelColeraLoveintheTimeofCholerawrittenbyGarciaMarquezThisishisfirstnovelafterhewontheNobelPrizeinLiterature.TheinformationabouttheautherHisWorksPlotSummaryThenovelbeganwithDrJuvenalUrbino,whocametoexaminehisbestfriendJeremiahSaint-Amour’sbody.Amourcommittedsuicidewhenhewas60yearoldinordernottogrowolder.WhenDrUrbinowentbackhome,hefoundhisbelovedpetparrotescapedtothetopofamangotree.Whenhetiredtosaveit,hefellfromtheladderanddied.FlorentinoArizachosetoconfesshislovetoUrbino’swife,FerminaDazaatthattime.ButFerminarefusedbecauseofhisabruptnessandherfeelingsinthebottomoftheheart.WhenFlorentinoandFerminawasyoung,theyexchangedalotoflovelettersfor3yearsandevendecidedtogetmarried.ButherfatherdidnotagreehertomarryapoormansohebroughtFerminabacktocountrysideforoneyearinordertoletherforgetFlorentino.WhenFerminareturnedbacktothecityandmetFlorentinoagain,shetoldFlorentinothatheshouldforgetherandsherealizedthatwhatbetweenthemwasnothingmorethananillusion.However,Florentinodecidedtokeepthedesireonherandkeepvirginityuntiltheyeventuallygottogether.ButinordertodecreasehismisstoFermina,hebegantofindwomenandhadaself-indulgencelife.Butheneverforgotherevenforaminute.FinallyFerminamarriedDrUrbinoandbecameanobleladyasherfatherwishedhertobe.Butaftertheirmarriage,thedoctoralsohadloveaffairwithanotherwoman.OnlyafterUrbino’sdeath,didFlorentinore-examinehislovetoFermina,thenhegraduallyusehiswordsintheloveletterstoregaintheirlove.Inajourneyonaship,boththeoldmanandwomanfoundthemselvesfallinginlovewitheachotheragain.Ferminawasafraidthatitwouldcausescandals,sothecaptainraisedayellowflag,whichstoodforcholera.

Andthentheyhadajourneyoftheirlovewithoutdisturbing.Itisconsideredasanon-traditionallovestoryasloversfindloveintheirseventies,whendeathisallaroundthem.LoveintheTimeofCholeraisbasedonthestoriesoftwocouples.TheyoungloveofFerminaDazaandFlorentinoArizaisbasedontheloveaffairofGarcíaMárquez'sparents.However,asheexplainsinaninterview:“Theonlydifferenceismyparentsmarried.Andassoonastheyweremarried,theywerenolongerinterestingasliteraryfigures.”

TheloveofoldpeopleisbasedonanewspaperstoryaboutthedeathoftwoAmericans,whowerealmost80yearsoldandwereeachmarriedtootherpeoplebuttheymeteveryyearinthesameplace.Theywereoutinaboatonedayandweremurderedbytheboatman.GarcíaMárqueznotes,“Throughtheirdeath,thestoryoftheirsecretromancebecameknowntoothers.Iwasfascinatedbythem.”AboutthenovelTherearemanykindsofloveshowninthenovelthathumanbeingswillexperience:fallinginloveatthefirstsight(一見鐘情),beingpassionatelyinlove(熱戀),bitterlove(苦戀),carryingatorchforsomeone(暗戀),lovetriangle(三角戀),spirituallove(精神戀愛),physicallove(物欲之愛),noblelove,meniallove(卑微的愛)andsoon.AboutLOVE"Thereisnothingmoredifficultthanlove."--GarciaMarquez"TheonlyregretIhaveindyingisthatIdonotdieforlove."--FlorentinoAriza"Thecruxofsociallifeistolearntocontrolfear,thecruxofcouples'lifeistolearntocontrolallergy."(社會生活的癥結(jié)在于學會控制害怕，夫妻生活的癥結(jié)在于學會控制反感。)--DrJuvenalUrbinoSpiritualLove

VSPhysicalLoveWhichonewillyouchoose?Whentalkingaboutlove,thiskindofquestionsareoftenasked.HereIwouldliketosaythatnomatterwhichoneyouwillchoose,thehappinessofloveisthemostimportantthing.JustlikethewomancharacterFermina,shefinallychosetomarryDrUrbinotobecomeafairyladywithhighsocialstatusandshegaveupthelovetoFlorentino.Butshewasnothappy.Shewasregretfulforherchoice,forhermarriagewasjustprosaiclikewaterandshehopedtohavealovewithlotsofpassion.Soafterherhusband'sdeath,shedecidedtobetogetherwithFlorentino.Somaketherightchocie,behappy.Whenfacedwithtruelove,thedeathisnotdreadfulatall.ThisiswhatFerminaandFlorentinoshowingtous.Thetwoloversareoldanddeathisaroundthem.Buttheystillchoosetogettogethernomatterhowthesocietythinksaboutthem."Wewillbetogetheruntilthedeathseparatesus."ThiskindofsentencecanbeseeninmanyTVshows,especiallyinthesceneofwedding.LoveandDeathMarriageVowEntreatmenottoleaveyou,ortoreturnfromfollowingafteryou,ForwhereyougoIwillgo,andwhereyoustayIwillstayYourpeoplewillbemypeople,andyourGodwillbemyGod.Andwhereyoudie,IwilldieandthereIwillbeburied.MaytheLorddowithmeandmoreifanythingbutdeathpartsyoufromme.

我懇求上帝不要讓我離開你，讓我永遠跟隨你的腳步。因為你到哪里我便去到哪里，你在哪里停留我也在哪里停留。你的親友就是我的親友，你的主也將成為我的主。你在哪里死去，我就同你一起埋葬在那里。就讓主降罰于我，因為除了死亡，再多的災(zāi)難也不能將你我分開。