unit 6 The Last Leaf When Johnsy fell seriously ill, she seemed to lose the will to hang on to life
The doctor held out little hope for her
Her friends seemed helpless
Was there nothing to be done
约翰西病情严重,她似乎失去了活下去的意志
医生对她不抱什么希望
朋友们看来也爱莫能助
难道真的就无可奈何了吗
1 At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio
"Johnsy" was familiar for Joanna
One was from Maine; the other from California
They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted
在一幢三层砖楼的顶层,苏和约翰西辟了个画室
“约翰西”是乔安娜的昵称
她们一位来自缅因州,一位来自加利福尼亚
两人相遇在第八大街的一个咖啡馆,发现各自在艺术品味、菊苣色拉,以及灯笼袖等方面趣味相投,于是就有了这个两人画室
2 That was in May
In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district,