《远大前程》第4章 一份从陌生人那里来的礼品(2)

When the drinks arrived，the stranger did something that he wanted nobody to see except me. He mixed his hot rum and water，not with a spoon，

当酒上来时，那个陌生人要的东西除了我没有人看见。搅拌着他的热朗姆酒和水，不是用勺子，

but with a file，which he put back in his pocket when he had finished．

而是用一把锉。搅拌好后，他把锉放进口袋。

As soon as I saw the file，I knew it was the one I had stolen from Joe，and I knew that this man knew my convict¹.

我一看到这把锉，就知道是我从乔那儿偷的那一把；就知道这个人了解我那个囚犯，

I stared at him in horror².

我用恐慌的目光盯着他。

The men continued their conversation in a friendly way until Joe stood up to leave，and took my hand．

直到乔站起来，拉着我的手要离开，他们才终止友好的谈话。

Wait a moment，'I said the stranger．I'd like to give the boy something，'and wrapping³ a coin in some old paper from his pocket，handed it to me.

等一会儿，陌生人说，我想给这孩子点东西，并从他的口袋里拿出一枚用旧报纸裹着的硬币递给我，

That' s yours！he told me，giving me a look full of meaning .

这是你的！他告诉我，并使了个意味深长的眼神。

Thank you，sir，'I said，still staring at him．

谢谢你，先生，我说，仍然盯着他。

Together Joe and I walked home，Joe with his mouth open all the way so that my sister would not notice the smell of rum on his breath⁴ .

我和乔一起往家走，乔一路上张着嘴，以便我姐姐不会在他呼吸时发现朗姆酒味。

But when we arrived home，we found the stranger had giv-en me two Pound notes as well as the coin．

当我到达家里时，我发现那个陌生人给我的相当两镑钞票的硬币。

My sister thought it must have been a mistake，and kept the pound notes in case he came back for them．

当我到达家里时，我发现那个陌生人给我的相当两镑钞票的硬币。

But I knew they came from my con－vict，and I felt that having criminal⁵ friends made me more common than ever.

可是，我知道它们来自我那个囚犯，这使我感觉到有犯罪的朋友比以前更低贱。

The next time I went to Miss Havisham's，I was shown in－to a different room to wait.

第二次我拜访郝薇香小姐的家，我被领进另一间屋子等候。

Several ladies and gentlemen，relations of hers，were there.

有几个太太和先生在那儿，都是她的亲戚。

They all turned and looked at me in disgust⁶ when I was the first to be called by Estella．

当艾丝黛拉第一次喊我的时候，他们都转过身，用一种厌恶的目光看着我。

As Estella was leading me along the dark passages，she stopped suddenly and put her face close to mine．

当艾丝黛拉带我沿着那个黑过道走时，她突然停住脚步，她的脸紧靠近我的脸。

1 convict   

n.囚犯，罪犯；v.使...确信自己犯错，宣告...有罪，使...知罪

参考例句：

• I have all the evidence necessary to convict this young criminal now.我掌握一切必要的证据来给这个年轻犯人定罪。
• It was difficult to convict him of the falsity of his beliefs.难以使他认识到他信仰的虚假性。

2 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。

3 wrapping   

n.包装材料；包装纸v.包，裹住(wrap的现在分词)adj.包装用的

参考例句：

• He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents. 他花了一个晚上的时间把圣诞礼物都包了起来。
• She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. 她把包装盒子的玻璃纸撕了下来。

4 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

5 criminal   

n.罪犯，犯人，刑事；adj.犯了罪的，罪的，有罪的

参考例句：

• He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
• We captured the criminal.我们捕获了那个犯人。

6 disgust   

n.使厌恶，使反感；vt.恶，反感

参考例句：

• The food at the hotel filled him with disgust.旅馆的食物使他作呕。
• My immediate reaction was just disgust.我当时的第一反应就是反感。