187.英文正文（187）

no，thatparticularthoughthadneveroccurredtowinston。nor，inthecircumstances，diditstrikehimasveryimportantorinteresting。

“doyouknowwhattimeofdayitis？”hesaid。

ampleforthlookedstartledagain。“ihadhardlythoughtaboutit。theyarrestedme—itcouldbetwodaysago—perhapsthree。”hiseyesflittedroundthewalls，asthoughhehalfexpectedtofindawindowsomewhere。“thereisnodifferencebetweennightanddayinthisplace。idonotseehowonecancalculatethetime。”

theytalkeddesultorilyforsomeminutes，then，withoutapparentreason，ayellfromthetelescreenbadethembesilent。winstonsatquietly，hishandscrossed。ampleforth，toolargetositincomfortonthenarrowbench，fidgetedfromsidetoside，claspinghislankhandsfirstroundoneknee，thenroundtheother。thetelescreenbarkedathimtokeepstill。timepassed。twentyminutes，anhour—itwasdifficulttojudge。oncemoretherewasasoundofbootsoutside。winston’sentrailscontracted。soon，verysoon，perhapsinfiveminutes，perhapsnow，thetrampofbootswouldmeanthathisownturnhadcome。

thedooropened。thecold-facedyoungofficersteppedintothecell。withabriefmovementofthehandheindicatedampleforth。

“room101，”hesaid。

ampleforthmarchedclumsilyoutbetweentheguards，hisfacevaguelyperturbed，butuncomprehending。

whatseemedlikealongtimepassed。thepaininwinston’sbellyhadrevived。hismindsaggedroundandroundonthesametrick，likeaballfallingagainandagainintothesameseriesofslots。hehadonlysixthoughts。thepaininhisbelly；apieceofbread；thebloodandthescreaming；o’brien；julia；therazorblade。therewasanotherspasminhisentrails，theheavybootswereapproaching。asthedooropened，thewaveofairthatitcreatedbroughtinapowerfulsmellofcoldsweat。parsonswalkedintothecell。hewaswearingkhakishortsandasports-shirt。