《绳》是美国女作家凯瑟琳·安·波特的短篇小说,小说展示了一对经济拮据的夫妻如何因为生活中的一点琐事而吵得不可开交的场景,诠释了一个令人困扰的事实:平淡无奇的生活表面下其实涌动着人与人之间的敌意。这篇小说因其巧妙的人物话语安排而被公认为作者的一部力作。 The Rope is a short story by the American writer Catherine Ann Porter, a scene that shows how a couple of economically disadvantaged couples can not fight because of a trivial part of their lives explaining a troubling fact: Under the surface of bland life in fact surged in hostility between people. The novel is widely recognized as an author of the novel for its ingenious character discourse arrangements.