《简·爱》 Chapter 02 第二章（6）（在线收听）

A singular notion dawned upon me.

我忽然闪过一个古怪的念头。

I doubted not- never doubted-that if Mr. Reed had been alive he would have treated me kindly.

我不怀疑—一也从来没有怀疑过 — 里德先生要是在世，一定会待我很好。

And now, as I sat looking at the white bed and overshadowed walls-occasionally also turning a fascinated eye towards the dimly gleaming mirror,

此刻，我坐着，一面打量着白白的床和影影绰绰的墙，不时还用经不住诱惑的目光，瞟一眼泛着微光的镜子，

I began to recall what I had heard of dead men, troubled in their graves by the violation of their last wishes,

不由得忆起了关于死人的种种传闻。据说由于人们违背了他们临终的嘱托，他们在坟墓里非常不安，

revisiting the earth to punish the perjured and avenge the oppressed.

于是便重访人间，严惩发假誓的人，并为受压者报仇。

And I thought Mr. Reed's spirit, harassed by the wrongs of his sister's child,

我思忖，里德先生的幽灵为外甥女的冤屈所动，

might quit its abode- whether in the church vault or in the unknown world of the departed, and rise before me in this chamber.

会走出居所，不管那是教堂的墓穴，还是死者无人知晓的世界，来到这间房子，站在我面前。

I wiped my tears and hushed my sobs, fearful lest any sign of violent grief might waken a preternatural voice to comfort me,

我抹去眼泪，忍住哭泣，担心嚎啕大哭会惊动什么不可知的声音来抚慰我，

or elicit from the gloom some haloed face, bending over me with strange pity.

或者在昏暗中召来某些带光环的面孔，露出奇异怜悯的神色，俯身对着我。

This idea, consolatory in theory, I felt would be terrible if realised.

这念头听起来很令人欣慰，不过要是真的做起来，想必会非常可怕。

With all my might I endeavoured to stifle it-I endeavoured to be firm.

我使劲不去想它，抬起头来，大着胆子环顾了一下暗洞洞的房间。

Shaking my hair from my eyes, I lifted my head and tried to look boldly round the dark room.

抬起头来，大着胆子环顾了一下暗洞洞的房间。

At this moment a light gleamed on the wall.

就在这时，墙上闪过一道亮光。

Was it, I asked myself, a ray from the moon penetrating some aperture in the blind?

我问自己，会不会是一缕月光，透过百叶窗的缝隙照了进来？

No, moonlight was still, and this stirred.

不，月光是静止的，而这透光却是流动的。

While I gazed, it glided up to the ceiling and quivered over my head.

停晴一看，这光线滑到了天花板上，在我头顶上抖动起来。

I can now conjecture readily that this streak of light was, in all likelihood, a gleam from a lantern carried by some one across the lawn.

现在我会很自然地联想到，那很可能是有人提着灯笼穿过草地时射进来的光。

But then, prepared as my mind was for horror, shaken as my nerves were by agitation,

但那会儿，我脑子里尽往恐怖处去想，我的神经也由于激动而非常紧张，

I thought the swift darting beam was a herald of some coming vision from another world.

我认为那道飞快掠过的光，是某个幽灵从另一个世界到来的先兆。

My heart beat thick, my head grew hot.

我的心怦怦乱跳，头脑又热又胀

A sound filled my ears, which I deemed the rushing of wings.

耳朵里呼呼作响，以为那是翅膀拍击声

Something seemed near me.

好像什么东西已经逼近我了。

I was oppressed, suffocated, endurance broke down;

我感到压抑，感到窒息，我的忍耐力崩溃了。

I rushed to the door and shook the lock in desperate effort.

禁不住发疯似地大叫了一声，冲向大门，拼命摇着门锁。

Steps came running along the outer passage; the key turned, Bessie and Abbot entered.

外面们廊上响起了飞跑而来的脚步声，钥匙转动了，贝茜和艾博特走进房间。

'Miss Eyre, are you ill?' said Bessie.

"爱小姐，你病了吗？"贝茜说。

'What a dreadful noise! It went quite through me!' exclaimed Abbot.

“发出那么恐怖的喊叫声！好似要穿透我了！”艾博特惊叹到。