《简·爱》 Chapter 15 第十五章（6）

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The more you and I converse¹, the better;

你与我谈得越多越好。

For while I cannot blight² you, you may refresh me.

因为我不可能腐蚀你。而你却可以使我重新振作起来。

After this digression he proceeded.

讲了这番离题的话后，他又往下说。

I remained in the balcony.

我仍旧呆在阳台上。

'They will come to her boudoir, no doubt,' thought I.

‘他们肯定会到她闺房里来，’我想。

Let me prepare an ambush³.

让我来一个伏击。

So putting my hand in through the open window, I drew the curtain over it,

于是把手缩回开着的窗子、将窗帘拉拢，

leaving only an opening through which I could take observations.

只剩下一条便于观察的开口。

Then I closed the casement⁴, all but a chink just wide enough to furnish an outlet⁵ to lovers' whispered vows⁶.

随后我关上窗子，只留下一条缝，刚好可以让‘情人们的喃喃耳语和山盟海誓。

Then I stole back to my chair.

透出来，接着我偷偷地回到了椅子上。

And as I resumed it the pair came in.

刚落座，这一对进来了。

My eye was quickly at the aperture⁷.

我的目光很快射向缝隙。

Celine's chamber-maid entered, lit a lamp, left it on the table, and withdrew.

塞莉纳的侍女走进房间，点上灯，把它留在桌子上，退了出去。

The couple were thus revealed to me clearly:

于是这一对便清清楚楚地暴露在我面前了。

Both removed their cloaks, and there was 'the Varens,' shining in satin and jewels, my gifts of course.

两人都脱去了斗篷，这位‘名人瓦伦’一身绸缎、珠光宝气 — 当然是我的馈赠

And there was her companion in an officer's uniform.

她的陪伴却一身戎装。

And I knew him for a young roue of a vicomte.

我知道他是一个子爵，一个年青的轮。

A brainless and vicious youth whom I had sometimes met in society,

一个没有头脑的恶少，有时在社交场中见过面，

and had never thought of hating because I despised him so absolutely.

我却从来没有想到去憎恨他，因为我绝对地鄙视他。

On recognising him, the fang⁸ of the snake — Jealousy⁹ was instantly broken.

一认出他来，那蛇的毒牙 — 嫉妒，立即被折断了。

Because at the same moment my love for Celine sank under an extinguisher.

因为与此同时，我对塞莉纳的爱火也被灭火器浇灭了。

A woman who could betray me for such a rival was not worth contending for.

一个女人为了这样一个情敌而背弃我，是不值得一争的。

She deserved only scorn; less, however, than I, who had been her dupe.

她只配让人蔑视，然而我更该如此，因为我己经被她所愚弄。

1 converse   

vi.谈话，谈天，闲聊；adv.相反的，相反

参考例句：

• He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
• I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。

2 blight   

n.枯萎病；造成破坏的因素；vt.破坏，摧残

参考例句：

• The apple crop was wiped out by blight.枯萎病使苹果全无收成。
• There is a blight on all his efforts.他的一切努力都遭到挫折。

3 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。

4 casement   

n.竖铰链窗；窗扉

参考例句：

• A casement is a window that opens by means of hinges at the side.竖铰链窗是一种用边上的铰链开启的窗户。
• With the casement half open,a cold breeze rushed inside.窗扉半开，凉风袭来。

5 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

6 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

7 aperture   

n.孔，隙，窄的缺口

参考例句：

• The only light came through a narrow aperture.仅有的光亮来自一个小孔。
• We saw light through a small aperture in the wall.我们透过墙上的小孔看到了亮光。

8 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

9 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。