“省叙”是热拉尔.热奈特提出的概念,指叙事文本中由叙事者提供的信息量比原则上需要的要少。省叙涉及到对叙事内容的处理,因此也是呈现叙述者价值判断和文本意义的重要途径。麦克尤恩的短篇小说《床笫之间》使用了故事外的全知叙事者,这一叙事者通过视点的自由转换将情节并置,暗示主题所在,又通过视点的限制规避话语禁忌,不正面说破读者已了然于心的故事症结所在,最终以“省叙”的特殊方式呈现了小说的主题。小说中的“省叙”本身展现了话语禁忌的力量,同时又使文本中禁忌性的主题得以凸显,成为重要的修辞手段。 “Provincial Symphony ” is a concept set forth by Gerard Reynolds, in which the amount of information provided by narrators in narrative texts is less than what is required in principle. The provincial narrative deals with the handling of the narrative content and is therefore also an important way to present narrator’s value judgments and textual meanings. McEwan’s short story “Between Bed” uses a omniscient narrator outside the story. This narrator juxtaposes the episode through a free transition of viewpoint, suggesting the subject matter, but also avoids taboo or misconduct by limiting the viewpoint That the reader has been clear in the heart of the crux of the story, the ultimate “” provincial Symphony “a special way presents the theme of the novel. The novel ”Provincial Symphony" in the novel itself shows the power of discourse taboo while at the same time highlighting the taboo nature of the text and becoming an important rhetorical device.