《简·爱》 Chapter 12 第十二章（2）

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Anybody may blame me who likes, when I add further, that, now and then, when I took a walk by myself in the grounds;

我想再说几句，谁要是高兴都可以责备我，因为当我独个儿在庭园里散步时，

when I went down to the gates and looked through them along the road;

当我走到大门口并透过它往大路望去时，

or when, while Adèle played with her nurse, and Mrs. Fairfax made jellies in the storeroom,

或者当阿黛勒同保姆做着游戏，费尔法克斯太太在储藏室制作果子冻时，

I climbed the three staircases, raised the trap-door of the attic¹, and having reached the leads,

我爬上三道楼梯，推开顶楼的活动天窗，来到铅皮屋顶，

looked out afar over sequestered² field and hill, and along dim sky-line.

极目远望与世隔绝的田野和小山，以及暗淡的地平线。

That then I longed for a power of vision which might overpass³ that limit;

随后，我渴望自己具有超越那极限的视力，

which might reach the busy world, towns, regions full of life I had heard of but never seen.

以便使我的目光抵达繁华的世界，抵达那些我曾有所闻，却从未目睹过的生气勃勃的城镇和地区。

That then I desired more of practical experience than I possessed⁴.

随后我渴望掌握比现在更多的实际经验。

More of intercourse⁵ with my kind, of acquaintance with variety of character, than was here within my reach.

接触比现在范围内更多与我意气相投的人，熟悉更多类型的个性。

I valued what was good in Mrs. Fairfax, and what was good in Adèle,

我珍重费尔法克斯太太身上的德性，也珍重阿黛勒身上的德性，

but I believed in the existence of other and more vivid kinds of goodness, and what I believed in I wished to behold⁶.

但我相信还存在着其他更显著的德性，而凡我所信奉的，我都希望看一看。

Who blames me? Many, no doubt; and I shall be called discontented.

谁责备我呢？无疑会有很多人，而且我会被说成贪心不知足。

I could not help it.

我没有办法。

The restlessness was in my nature.

我的个性中有一种骚动不安的东西。

It agitated⁷ me to pain sometimes.

有时它搅得我很痛苦。

Then my sole relief was to walk along the corridor of the third storey, backwards⁸ and forwards,

而我唯一的解脱办法是，在三层楼过道上来回踱步。

safe in the silence and solitude⁹ of the spot, and allow my mind's eye to dwell on whatever bright visions rose before it.

这里悄无声息，孤寂冷落，十分安全，可以任心灵的目光观察浮现在眼前的任何光明的景象。

And, certainly, they were many and glowing.

当然这些景象很多，而且都光辉灿烂。

To let my heart be heaved by the exultant¹⁰ movement, which, while it swelled¹¹ it in trouble, expanded it with life.

可以让心脏随着欢快的跳动而起伏，这种跳动在烦恼中使心脏膨胀，同时又以生命来使它扩展。

And, best of all, to open my inward ear to a tale that was never ended.

最理想的是，敞开我心灵的耳朵，来倾听一个永远不会结束的故事。

A tale my imagination created, and narrated¹² continuously;

这个故事由我的想象所创造，并被继续不断地讲下去。

quickened with all of incident, life, fire, feeling, that I desired and had not in my actual existence.

这个故事还由于那些我朝思暮想，却在我实际生活中所没有的事件、生活、激情和感觉，而显得更加生动。

1 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

2 sequestered   

adj.扣押的；隐退的；幽静的；偏僻的v.使隔绝，使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 )；扣押

参考例句：

• The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. 陪审团渴望被隔离至少两个月。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Everything he owned was sequestered. 他的一切都被扣押了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 overpass   

n.天桥，立交桥

参考例句：

• I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
• We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

4 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

5 intercourse   

n.性交；交流，交往，交际

参考例句：

• The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples.该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。
• There was close intercourse between them.他们过往很密。

6 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

7 agitated   

adj.被鼓动的，不安的

参考例句：

• His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
• She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

8 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

9 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。

10 exultant   

adj.欢腾的，狂欢的，大喜的

参考例句：

• The exultant crowds were dancing in the streets.欢欣的人群在大街上跳起了舞。
• He was exultant that she was still so much in his power.他仍然能轻而易举地摆布她，对此他欣喜若狂。

11 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

12 narrated   

v.故事( narrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Some of the story was narrated in the film. 该电影叙述了这个故事的部分情节。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Defoe skilfully narrated the adventures of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island. 笛福生动地叙述了鲁滨逊·克鲁索在荒岛上的冒险故事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》