【摘要】《无声告白》是美籍华裔女作家伍琦诗的首部长篇小说。“湖水”是其主要意象，在作品里反复出现。它和人物形象、故事发展、主题等息息相关。水具有象征意义，既给人物启示和再生，又带来惩罚和净化。通过“湖水”意象，完成了小说主题的深化，即找寻真正的自我。
　　【关键词】《无声告白》;湖水;原型;惩罚;再生
　　【Abstract】The image of lake water in the novel Everything I Never Told You which is Chinese-American woman writer Celeste Ng’s first masterpiece is the most important image of this book. It is closely related to character images， plots， themes， and so on. Water has symbolic meaning， which not only reveals and regenerates the characters， but also brings punishment and purification. Through the “lake water” image， the theme of the novel has been deepened， that is， to find the true self.
　　【Key words】Everything I Never Told You;