了不起的盖茨比

二十世纪二十年代的美国，纸醉金迷。富豪盖茨比的家中每晚盛宴流觞，极尽奢靡。偶然的机会下尼克闯入了盖茨比隐秘的世界，惊讶地是奢华的生活并没有让这个神秘起家的男人舒颜；相反他深深牵挂着早年因贫寒而分手的女友黛西。盖茨比原以为如今的财富可以抢回黛西。然而，残酷现实粉碎了盖茨比的理想，葬送了他的性命。

1. Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

每当你觉得想要批评什么人的时候，你切要记着，这个世界上的人并非都具备你禀有的条件。

2.There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.

世界上只有被追求者和追求者，忙碌者和疲惫者。

3.I couldn't sleep all night; a fog-horn was groaning incessantly on the Sound, and I tossed half-sick between grotesque reality and savage, frightening dreams.

我整夜没睡；雾笛声一个劲儿在桑德海湾上凄恻地鸣响，我辗转反侧，像生了病一样，理不清哪些是狰狞的现实，哪些是可怕的梦魇。

4.She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby—nothing.

她消逝在了她那奢华的房子里，消逝在了她那富裕充实的生活之中，留给盖茨比的——只是一无所有。

5.So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

为此，我们将顶住那不停地退回到过去的潮头奋力向前。