《简·爱》 Chapter 13 第十三章（2）

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At dark I allowed Adèle to put away books and work, and to run downstairs.

天黑时我允许阿黛勒放下书和作业，奔到楼下去。

for, from the comparative silence below, and from the cessation of appeals to the door-bell,

因为下面已比较安静，门铃声也已消停，

I conjectured¹ that Mr. Rochester was now at liberty.

想必罗切斯特先生此刻有空了。

Left alone, I walked to the window, but nothing was to be seen thence.

房间里只剩下了我一个人，我便走到窗子跟前，但那儿什么也看不见。

Twilight² and snowflakes together thickened the air, and hid the very shrubs³ on the lawn.

暮色和雪片使空气混混沌沌，连草坪上的灌木也看不清楚了。

I let down the curtain and went back to the fireside.

我放下窗帘，回到了火炉边。

In the clear embers I was tracing a view,

在明亮的余烬中，我仿佛看到了一种景象，

not unlike a picture I remembered to have seen of the castle of Heidelberg, on the Rhine,

颇似我记得曾见过的莱茵河上海德堡城堡的风景画。

when Mrs. Fairfax came in, breaking up by her entrance the fiery⁴ mosaic⁵ I had been piercing together,

这时费尔法克斯太太闯了进来，打碎了我还在拼凑的火红镶嵌画，

and scattering⁶ too some heavy unwelcome thoughts that were beginning to throng⁷ on my solitude⁸.

也驱散了我孤寂中开始凝聚起来的沉闷而不受欢迎的念头。

"Mr. Rochester would be glad if you and your pupil would take tea with him in the drawing-room this evening,"

"罗切斯特先生请你和你的学生，今晚一起同他在休息室里用茶点，"

said she: "he has been so much engaged all day that he could not ask to see you before."

她说，"他忙了一天。没能早点见你。"

"When is his tea-time?" I inquired.

"他什么时候用茶点？"我问。

"Oh, at six o' clock. He keeps early hours in the country.

"呃，六点钟。在乡下他总是早起早睡。

You had better change your frock now.

现在你最好把外衣换掉。

I will go with you and fasten it. Here is a candle.

我陪你去，帮你扣上扣子。拿着这支蜡烛。

Is it necessary to change my frock?

有必要换外衣吗？

Yes, you had better. I always dress for the evening when Mr. Rochester is here.

是的，最好还是换一下。罗切斯特先生在这里的时候，我总是穿上夜礼服的。

This additional ceremony seemed somewhat stately.

这额外的礼节似乎有些庄重。

However, I repaired to my room, and, with Mrs. Fairfax's aid, replaced my black stuff dress by one of black silk.

不过我还是上自己的房间去了。在费尔法克斯太太的帮助下，把黑色呢衣换成了一件黑丝绸衣服，

The best and the only additional one I had, except one of light grey, which, in my Lowood notions of the toilette,

这是除了一套淡灰色衣服外，我最好的，也是唯一一套额外的衣装。以我的罗沃德服饰观念而言，

I thought too fine to be worn, except on first-rate occasions.

我想除了头等重要的场合，这套服装是过于讲究而不宜穿的。

"You want a brooch," said Mrs. Fairfax.

"你需要一枚饰针，"费尔法克斯太太说。

I had a single little pearl ornament⁹ which Miss Temple gave me as a parting keepsake.

我只有一件珍珠小饰品，是坦普尔小姐作为临别礼物送给我的.

I put it on, and then we went downstairs.

我把它戴上了。随后我们下了楼梯。

Unused as I was to strangers, it was rather a trial to appear thus formally summoned in Mr. Rochester's presence.

我由于怕生，觉得这么一本正经被罗切斯特先生召见，实在是活受罪。

I let Mrs. Fairfax precede me into the dining-room, and kept in her shade as we crossed that apartment.

去餐室时，我让费尔法克斯太太走在我前面，自己躲在她暗影里。

And, passing the arch, whose curtain was now dropped, entered the elegant recess¹⁰ beyond.

穿过房间，路过此刻放下了窗帘的拱门，进了另一头高雅精致的内室。

1 conjectured   

推测，猜测，猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter. 那老汉推测冬天将会异常地寒冷。
• The general conjectured that the enemy only had about five days' supply of food left. 将军推测敌人只剩下五天的粮食给养。

2 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

3 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

4 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

5 mosaic   

n./adj.镶嵌细工的，镶嵌工艺品的，嵌花式的

参考例句：

• The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
• The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。

6 scattering   

n.[物]散射；散乱，分散；在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的；分散在不同范围的；广泛扩散的；（选票）数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式)；散布；驱散

参考例句：

• The child felle into a rage and began scattering its toys about. 这孩子突发狂怒，把玩具扔得满地都是。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The farmers are scattering seed. 农夫们在播种。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

8 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。

9 ornament   

v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
• She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。

10 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。