《简·爱》 Chapter 37 第三十七章（28）

"I was in my own room, and sitting by the window, which was open: it soothed¹ me to feel the balmy night-air;

“我在自己的房间，坐在敞开着的窗边，清香的夜风沁人心脾。

though I could see no stars and only by a vague, luminous² haze³, knew the presence of a moon.

尽管我看不见星星，只是凭着一团模糊发亮的雾气，才知道有月亮。

I longed for thee, Janet! Oh, I longed for thee both with soul and flesh!

我盼着你，珍妮特！呵，无论是肉体还是灵魂，我都盼着你。

I asked of God, at once in anguish⁴ and humility⁵, if I had not been long enough desolate⁶, afflicted⁷, tormented⁸;

我既痛苦而又谦卑地问上帝，我那么凄凉、痛苦、备受折磨，

and might not soon taste bliss⁹ and peace once more.

是不是已经够久了，会不会很快就再能尝到幸福与平静。

That I merited all I endured, I acknowledged -- that I could scarcely endure more, I pleaded;

我承认我所忍受的一切是应该的——我恳求，我实在不堪忍受了。

and the alpha and omega of my heart's wishes broke involuntarily from my lips in the words -- 'Jane! Jane! Jane!'"

我内心的全部愿望不由自主地崩出了我的嘴巴，化作这样几个字——“简！简！筒！”

"Did you speak these words aloud?"

“你大声说了这几个字吗？”

"I did, Jane. If any listener had heard me, he would have thought me mad: I pronounced them with such frantic¹⁰ energy."

“我说了，简。谁要是听见了，一定会以为我在发疯，我疯也似地使劲叫着那几个字。”

"And it was last Monday night, somewhere near midnight?"

“而那是星期一晚上，半夜时分！”

"Yes; but the time is of no consequence: what followed is the strange point.

“不错，时间倒并不重要，随后发生的事儿才怪呢。

You will think me superstitious¹¹, -- some superstition¹² I have in my blood, and always had: nevertheless,

你会认为我相信迷信吧——从气质来看，我是有些迷信，而且一直如此。

this is true -- true at least it is that I heard what I now relate.

不过，这回倒是真的——我现在说的都是我听到的，至少这一点是真的。”

"As I exclaimed 'Jane! Jane! Jane!' a voice -- I cannot tell whence the voice came,

“我大叫着‘筒！简！简！’的时候，不知道哪儿传来了一个声音，

but I know whose voice it was -- replied, 'I am coming: wait for me;'

但听得出是谁的，这个声音回答道，‘我来了，请等一等我！’

and a moment after, went whispering on the wind the words -- 'Where are you?'

过了一会儿，清风送来了悄声细语——‘你在哪儿呀？”

1 soothed   

v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 )；抚慰；使舒服；减轻痛苦

参考例句：

• The music soothed her for a while. 音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
• The soft modulation of her voice soothed the infant. 她柔和的声调使婴儿安静了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

3 haze   

n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊

参考例句：

• I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。
• He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。

4 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

5 humility   

n.谦逊，谦恭

参考例句：

• Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
• His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。

6 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

7 afflicted   

使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
• A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。

8 tormented   

饱受折磨的

参考例句：

• The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
• He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。

9 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

10 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

11 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

12 superstition   

n.迷信，迷信行为

参考例句：

• It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
• Superstition results from ignorance.迷信产生于无知。