《马贩子的女儿》:一个关于诱惑的故事(英文)

The Horse Dealer's Daughter:A Story about Seduction

人们从劳伦斯的短篇小说《马贩子的女儿》中通常都能解读出爱情具有一种拯救性的力量。然而这种理解忽略了这篇小说的标题。它也是一个关于诱惑的故事。梅布尔,这个马贩子的女儿,发掘了自已作为女性的一种力量并且很好的使用了它,从而让自己得到了一个丈夫。该文首先从小说的标题入手,继而谈论梅布尔所面临的困境来一步步地揭示她使用的计谋。她按照自己的意愿选择了自杀,而后被弗雷格医生所救。她挑选了他,认为她是自己丈夫的合适人选,然后施展了浑身解数去诱惑他与她结婚。最终弗雷格医生爱上了她并承诺与她结婚。事实上他们彼此需要对方。他们两人都作了一桩不错的买卖。

'The Horse Dealer's Daughter' is usually interpreted as being about love's redeeming power.If the title is taken into consideration,we will find that it is also about seduction.Mabel,the daughter of the horse dealer,discovers and uses her sexual power to get her a husband.To make her tricks revealed,firstly the title is discussed,and then her predicament.She follows her own mind to choose her fate,committing suicide and being rescued by Dr.Fergusson.She picks out him,whom she thinks eligible for a husband,and exerts all her forces to marry him.Dr.Fergusson falls in love with her and promises marriage to her at last.In fact the two in romance both need each other.They both have made a good deal for themselves.