《简·爱》 Chapter 11 第十一章（2）

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He vanished, but reappeared instantly: "Is your name Eyre, Miss?"

他走了，但立刻又回来了：“你的名字叫爱吗，小姐？"

Yes.

是的。

Person here waiting for you.

这儿有人在等你。

I jumped up, took my muff and umbrella, and hastened into the inn-passage.

我跳了起来，拿了皮手筒和伞急忙踏进旅店过道。

A man was standing¹ by the open door, and in the lamp-lit street I dimly saw a one-horse conveyance².

敞开着的门边，一个男人在等候着，在点着路灯的街上，我依稀看到了一辆马车。

"This will be your luggage, I suppose?" said the man rather abruptly³ when he saw me, pointing to my trunk in the passage.

“我想这就是你的行李了？”这人见了我，指着过道上我的箱子唐突地说。”

"Yes." He hoisted⁴ it on to the vehicle, which was a sort of car, and then I got in.

“是的，”他把箱子举起来放到了车上，那是一辆马车。随后我坐了进去。

Before he shut me up, I asked him how far it was to Thornfield.

不等他关门就问到桑菲尔德有多远。

A matter of six miles.

六英里左右。

How long shall we be before we get there?

我们要多久才到得了那里？

Happen an hour and a half.

大概一个半小时。

He fastened the car door, climbed to his own seat outside, and we set off.

他关了车门，爬到车外自己的位置上，我们便上路了。

Our progress was leisurely⁵, and gave me ample time to reflect.

马车款款向前，使我有充裕的时间来思考。

I was content to be at length so near the end of my journey.

我很高兴终于接近了旅程的终点。

And as I leaned back in the comfortable though not elegant conveyance, I meditated⁶ much at my ease.

身子靠在虽不精致却很舒适的马车上，一时浮想联翩。

"I suppose," thought I, judging from the plainness of the servant and carriage, Mrs. Fairfax is not a very dashing person.

“我估计，”我想道，从朴实的仆人和马车来判断，费尔法克斯太太不是一个衣着华丽的女人，

So much the better.

这样倒更好。

I never lived amongst fine people but once, and I was very miserable⁷ with them.

我跟上等人只生活过一回，同他们相处真是受罪。

I wonder if she lives alone except this little girl;

不知道除了那位站娘之外，她是不是一个人过日子。

If so, and if she is in any degree amiable⁸, I shall surely be able to get on with her.

如果是这样，而且她还算得上有点和气，我肯定能同她好好相处。

I will do my best.

我会尽力而为。

It is a pity that doing one's best does not always answer.

可惜竭尽全力并不总能得到好报。

At Lowood, indeed, I took that resolution, kept it, and succeeded in pleasing.

其实在罗沃德，我打定了主意，并坚持不懈地去实行，而且也赢得了别人的好感。

But with Mrs. Reed, I remember my best was always spurned⁹ with scorn.

但与里德太太相处，我记得我的好心总遭到鄙弃。

I pray God Mrs. Fairfax may not turn out a second Mrs. Reed.

我祈求上帝，但愿费尔法克斯太太不要到头来成了第二个里德太太。

But if she does, I am not bound to stay with her!

可要是她果真如此，我也并不是非与她相处下去不可。

Let the worst come to the worst, I can advertise again.

就是发生了最坏的情况，我还可以再登广告。

How far are we on our road now, I wonder?

不知道我们现在已走了多远了？”

I let down the window and looked out.

我放下窗子，往外盼望。

Millcote was behind us.

米尔科特已落在我们身后。

Judging by the number of its lights, it seemed a place of considerable magnitude, much larger than Lowton.

从灯光的数量来看，这似乎是一个相当大的城市，比洛顿要大得多。

We were now, as far as I could see, on a sort of common; but there were houses scattered¹⁰ all over the district.

就我所知，我们此刻像是在一块公地上，不过屋宇遍布整个地区。

I felt we were in a different region to Lowood, more populous¹¹, less picturesque¹²; more stirring, less romantic.

我觉得我们所在的地区与罗沃德不同。人口更为稠密，却并不那么景色如画；更加熙熙攘攘，却不那么浪漫。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 conveyance   

n.(不动产等的)转让，让与；转让证书；传送；运送；表达；（正）运输工具

参考例句：

• Bicycles have become the most popular conveyance for Chinese people.自行车已成为中国人最流行的代步工具。
• Its another,older,usage is a synonym for conveyance.它的另一个更古老的习惯用法是作为财产转让的同义词使用。

3 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

4 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

5 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

6 meditated   

深思，沉思，冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 )； 内心策划，考虑

参考例句：

• He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。
• She meditated for 2 days before giving her answer. 她考虑了两天才答复。

7 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

8 amiable   

adj.和蔼可亲的，友善的，亲切的

参考例句：

• She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
• We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。

9 spurned   

v.一脚踢开，拒绝接受( spurn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Eve spurned Mark's invitation. 伊夫一口回绝了马克的邀请。
• With Mrs. Reed, I remember my best was always spurned with scorn. 对里德太太呢，我记得我的最大努力总是遭到唾弃。 来自辞典例句

10 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

11 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

12 picturesque   

adj.美丽如画的，（语言）生动的，绘声绘色的

参考例句：

• You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
• That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。