《简·爱》 Chapter 10 第十章（2）

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Miss Temple, through all changes, had thus far continued superintendent¹ of the seminary.

坦普尔小姐历经种种变迁，一直担任着校长的职位。

To her instruction I owed the best part of my acquirements.

我所取得的最好成绩归功于她的教诲。

Her friendship and society had been my continual solace².

同她的友谊和交往始终是对我的慰藉。

She had stood me in the stead of mother, governess, and, latterly, companion.

她担当了我的母亲和家庭教师的角色，后来成了我的伙伴。

At this period she married, removed with her husband (a clergyman, an excellent man, almost worthy³ of such a wife)

这时候，她结了婚，随她的丈夫（一位牧师、一个出色的男人，几乎与这样一位妻子相般配）

to a distant county, and consequently was lost to me.

迁往一个遥远的郡，结果同我失去了联系。

From the day she left I was no longer the same.

打从她离开的那天起，我已不再同原来一样了。

With her was gone every settled feeling, every association that had made Lowood in some degree a home to me.

她一走，那种己经确立了的使罗沃德有几分像家的感情和联系，都随之消失。

I had imbibed⁴ from her something of her nature and much of her habits.

我从她那儿吸收了某些个性和很多习惯。

More harmonious⁵ thoughts. What seemed better regulated feelings had become the inmates⁶ of my mind.

比较和谐的思想，比较有节制的感情，已经在我的头脑里生根。

I had given in allegiance to duty and order.

我决意忠于职守，服从命令。

I was quiet. I believed I was content.

我很文静，相信自己十分满足。

To the eyes of others, usually even to my own, I appeared a disciplined and subdued⁷ character.

在别人的眼中，甚至在我自己看来，我似乎是一位懂规矩守本份的人。

But destiny, in the shape of the Rev⁸. Mr. Nasmyth, came between me and Miss Temple.

但是命运化作牧师内史密斯把我和坦普尔小组分开了。

I saw her in her travelling dress step into a post-chaise, shortly after the marriage ceremony.

我见她身着行装在婚礼后不久跨进一辆驿站马车。

I watched the chaise mount the hill and disappear beyond its brow,

我凝视着马车爬上小山，消失在陡坡后面。

and then retired⁹ to my own room,

随后我回到了自己的房间，

and there spent in solitude¹⁰ the greatest part of the half-holiday granted in honour of the occasion.

在孤寂中度过了为庆祝这一时刻而放的半假日的绝大部分时间。

I walked about the chamber¹¹ most of the time.

大部分时候我在房间里踯躅。

I imagined myself only to be regretting my loss, and thinking how to repair it.

我本以为自己只对损失感到遗憾，并考虑如何加以补救。

But when my reflections were concluded, and I looked up and found that the afternoon was gone,

但当我结束了思考，抬头看到下午已经逝去，

and evening far advanced, another discovery dawned on me, namely, that in the interval¹² I had undergone a transforming process.

夜色正浓时，蓦地我有了新的发现。那就是在这一间隙，我经历了一个变化的过程。

That my mind had put off all it had borrowed of Miss Temple,

我的心灵丢弃了我从坦普尔小姐那儿学来的东西，

or rather that she had taken with her the serene¹³ atmosphere I had been breathing in her vicinity,

或者不如说她带走了我在她身边所感受到的宁静气息，

and that now I was left in my natural element, and beginning to feel the stirring of old emotions.

现在我又恢复了自己的天性，感到原有的情绪开始萌动了。

It did not seem as if a prop¹⁴ were withdrawn¹⁵, but rather as if a motive¹⁶ were gone.

我并不是失去了支柱，而是失去了动机。

It was not the power to be tranquil¹⁷ which had failed me, but the reason for tranquillity¹⁸ was no more.

并不是无力保持平静，而是需要保持平静的理由己不复存在。

My world had for some years been in Lowood.

几年来，我的世界就在罗沃德。

My experience had been of its rules and systems.

我的经历就是学校的规章制度。

Now I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied¹⁹ field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitements,

而现在我记起来了，真正的世界无限广阔，一个变满着希望与忧烦，

awaited those who had courage to go forth²⁰ into its expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst its perils²¹.

刺激与兴奋的天地等待着那些有胆识的人，去冒各种风险，追求人生的真谛。

1 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

2 solace   

n.安慰；v.使快乐；vt.安慰(物)，缓和

参考例句：

• They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.他们日常生活很艰难，就在宗教中寻求安慰。
• His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace.演艺事业突然一落千丈，他便借酒浇愁。

3 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

4 imbibed   

v.吸收( imbibe的过去式和过去分词 )；喝；吸取；吸气

参考例句：

• They imbibed the local cider before walking home to dinner. 他们在走回家吃饭之前喝了本地的苹果酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hester Prynne imbibed this spirit. 海丝特 - 白兰汲取了这一精神。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

5 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

6 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

8 rev   

v.发动机旋转，加快速度

参考例句：

• It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
• Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。

9 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

10 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

11 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

12 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

13 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

14 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

15 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

16 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

17 tranquil   

adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的

参考例句：

• The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
• The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。

18 tranquillity   

n. 平静, 安静

参考例句：

• The phenomenon was so striking and disturbing that his philosophical tranquillity vanished. 这个令人惶惑不安的现象，扰乱了他的旷达宁静的心境。
• My value for domestic tranquillity should much exceed theirs. 我应该远比他们重视家庭的平静生活。

19 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

20 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

21 perils   

极大危险( peril的名词复数 )； 危险的事（或环境）

参考例句：

• The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。
• With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难？