Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 38

At the end of the year there was a great deal to do. Philip went to various places with a clerk named Thompson and spent the day monotonously ¹ calling out items of expenditure ², which the other checked; and sometimes he was given long pages of figures to add up. He had never had a head for figures, and he could only do this slowly. Thompson grew irritated at his mistakes. His fellow-clerk was a long, lean man of forty, sallow, with black hair and a ragged ³ moustache; he had hollow cheeks and deep lines on each side of his nose. He took a dislike to Philip because he was an articled clerk. Because he could put down three hundred guineas and keep himself for five years Philip had the chance of a career; while he, with his experience and ability, had no possibility of ever being more than a clerk at thirty-five shillings a week. He was a cross-grained man, oppressed by a large family, and he resented the superciliousness ⁴ which he fancied he saw in Philip. He sneered ⁵ at Philip because he was better educated than himself, and he mocked at Philip's pronunciation; he could not forgive him because he spoke ⁶ without a cockney accent, and when he talked to him sarcastically ⁷ exaggerated his aitches. At first his manner was merely gruff and repellent, but as he discovered that Philip had no gift for accountancy he took pleasure in humiliating him; his attacks were gross and silly, but they wounded Philip, and in self-defence he assumed an attitude of superiority which he did not feel., ,'Had a bath this morning?' Thompson said when Philip came to the office late, for his early punctuality had not lasted., ,'Yes, haven't you?', , ,'I suppose that's why you're more than usually disagreeable on Monday.', ,'Will you condescend ⁸ to do a few sums in simple addition today? I'm afraid it's asking a great deal from a gentleman who knows Latin and Greek.', ,The maid, still in tears, sniffed monotonously. 侍女还在哭，发出单调的抽泣声。 来自辞典例句,The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账 。