《简·爱》 Chapter 35 第三十五章（11）

"And yet St. John is a good man," said Diana.

“而圣·约翰是个好人，”黛安娜说。

"He is a good and a great man; but he forgets, pitilessly, the feelings and claims of little people, in pursuing his own large views.

“他是一个好人，也是个伟人。可惜他在追求大目标时，忘掉了小人物的情感和要求。

It is better, therefore, for the insignificant¹ to keep out of his way, lest, in his progress, he should trample² them down.

因此，微不足道的人还是离他远一点好，免得他在前进时把他们踩倒了。

Here he comes! I will leave you, Diana."

他来了，我得走了，黛安娜。”

And I hastened upstairs as I saw him entering the garden.

我见他进了园子，便匆匆上楼去了。

But I was forced to meet him again at supper.

但是吃晚饭时我不得不再次与他相遇。

During that meal he appeared just as composed as usual.

用餐时他完全像平常那样显得很平静，

I had thought he would hardly speak to me, and I was certain he had given up the pursuit of his matrimonial scheme:

我本以为他不会同我说话了，而且确信他已经放弃了自己的婚姻计划，但后来的情况表明，

the sequel showed I was mistaken on both points.

在这两点上我都错了。

He addressed me precisely³ in his ordinary manner, or what had, of late, been his ordinary manner -- one scrupulously⁴ polite.

他完全以平常的态度，或者说最近已习以为常的态度同我说话。

No doubt he had invoked⁵ the help of the Holy Spirit to subdue⁶ the anger I had roused in him, and now believed he had forgiven me once more.

无疑他求助于圣灵来克制我在他心里所激起的愤怒，现在他相信已再次宽恕了我。

For the evening reading before prayers, he selected the twenty-first chapter of Revelation.

祷告前的晚读，他选了《启示录》的第二十一章。

It was at all times pleasant to listen while from his lips fell the words of the Bible:

倾听《圣经》中的话从他嘴里吐出来始终是一种享受。

never did his fine voice sound at once so sweet and full --

他优美的嗓子是最洪亮又最动听的，

never did his manner become so impressive in its noble simplicity⁷, as when he delivered the oracles⁸ of God:

他的态度之高尚纯朴也最令人难忘,他在发表上帝的圣谕时.

1 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

2 trample   

vt.踩，践踏；无视，伤害，侵犯

参考例句：

• Don't trample on the grass. 勿踏草地。
• Don't trample on the flowers when you play in the garden. 在花园里玩耍时,不要踩坏花。

3 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

4 scrupulously   

adv.一丝不苟地；小心翼翼地，多顾虑地

参考例句：

• She toed scrupulously into the room. 她小心翼翼地踮着脚走进房间。 来自辞典例句
• To others he would be scrupulously fair. 对待别人，他力求公正。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

5 invoked   

v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求

参考例句：

• It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
• She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 subdue   

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

参考例句：

• She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

7 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。

8 oracles   

神示所( oracle的名词复数 )； 神谕； 圣贤； 哲人

参考例句：

• Do all oracles tell the truth? 是否所有的神谕都揭示真理？ 来自哲学部分
• The ancient oracles were often vague and equivocal. 古代的神谕常是意义模糊和模棱两可的。