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Chapter4
第四章
In the house Basil Hallward stood in front of the portrait of Dorian Gray．'It's finished，'he said．He wrote his name in the corner of the picture．
在房子里，巴兹尔·霍尔沃德站在多里安·格雷的画像前面。"完成了。"他说。他在画像的一角写上了自己的名字。
Lord Henry studied the picture carefully．'Yes，'he said．It's your best work．It's excellent．Mr Gray，come and look at yourself．'
亨利勋爵仔细研究着这幅画。"是的，"他说，"这是你最好的作品，妙极了。格雷先生，来看看你自己。"
Dorian looked at the picture for a long time．He smiled as he saw the beautiful face in front of him，and for a moment he felt happy．But then he remembered Lord Henry's words．'How long，'he thought，'will I look like the picture？Time will steal my beauty from me．I will grow old，but the picture will always be young．'And his heart grew cold with fear．
多里安长时间看着这幅画。当他看见前面这张漂亮的面孔时，他笑了，有那么一阵儿他感到高兴。然而他想起了亨利勋爵的话。他想："我会像画像多久？时间会偷走我的美貌，我会变老，可画像会永远年轻。"因此他的心一冷，充满了恐惧。
'Don't you like it，Dorian？'asked Basil at last．
"你不喜欢它吗，多里安？"巴兹尔终于问道。
'Of course he likes it，'said Lord Henry．'It's a very fine work of art．I'd like to buy it myself．'
"他当然喜欢。"亨利勋爵说。"这是一件艺术精品，我想买下它。"
'It's not mine to sell，Harry．The picture is Dorian's．'
"它不属于我，我不能卖，哈里。这幅画属于多里安。"
'I wish，'cried Dorian suddenly，'I wish that I could always stay young and that the picture could grow old．'
"我希望，"多里安突然喊道，"我希望我会永远年轻，而这幅画像会变老。"
Lord Henry laughed．'I don't think you would like that，Basil，would you？'
亨利勋爵笑道："我认为你不喜欢那样，巴兹尔，你呢？"
'No，I wouldn't like it at all，'agreed Basil with a smile．
"不，我一点也不喜欢那样。"巴兹尔赞同地笑着。
Dorian turned，his face red and angry．'Yes，you like your art better than your friends，'he said to Basil．'How long will you like me？Only while I'm beautiful，I suppose．Lord Henry is right．Youth is the most important thing in the world．Oh，why did you paint this picture？Why should it stay young while I grow old？I wish the picture could change，and I could stay as I am．I would give anything，yes，anything，for that．'He hid his face in his hands．
多里安转过身，因生气涨红了脸。"是的，你喜欢你的艺术甚过喜欢你的朋友。"他对巴兹尔说。"你会喜欢我多久？只有当我漂亮时，我想。亨利勋爵是对的，青春是世界上最重要的东西。哦，你为什么要画这幅画？为什么我变老时它仍保持年轻？我希望画像会变，而我仍是现在这样。我会用一切，是的，一切，去换取它。"他用双手捂住了脸。
