《远大前程》第17章 匹普死里逃生(1)

Chapter 17 Pip is close to death

第17章 匹普死里逃生

I paid Clarrikers Miss Havisham's nine hundred pounds，and felt glad that Herbert's future，at least，was safe．

我支付给克拉雷克斯，郝薇香小姐的900英镑，感到高兴的是，最终，赫伯特的前程是平安无事。

Clarrikers were going to send Herbert to India，to open a new office there．

克拉雷克斯打算派赫伯特去印度，在那儿办一个新的事务所。

So while helping¹ my old friend，I would be losing him at the same time．

因此，在帮助我的老朋友同时，我将失去他。

Wemmick advised us to move Magwitch out of the country in the middle of the week.

文米克劝我们在本周中期把马格韦契转移到国外。

So we decided² to row the boat down to Clara's house on Wednesday，collect Magwitch，and continue right down the river to Essex.

因此，我们决定在星期三，划船到克莱拉的家，带上马格韦契，继续沿着河走到艾西克斯。

where we could stop one of the foreign ships sailing from the port of London to Ger many or Holland．

在那儿，我们能够停靠在从伦敦港口航行到德国或荷兰去的其中一艘外国船上。

With luck，nobody would notice us or sus pect us．Our friend Startop agreed to row instead of me，as my hands were still too painful．

带给我们好运，没有人会发现和怀疑我们。我们的朋友史达多蒲同意代替我划船，因为我的手仍然很痛。

However，when I went back to our rooms on Monday，my head full of arrangements for the journey，I found a letter，ad dressed to me and delivered by hand．

然而，当我星期一回到我们的住处时，为了这次旅行安排，我的头都胀大了，我发现一封写给我的信，并是亲手递送的。

It said：If you want information about your guest，you should come tonight or tomorrow night to the old house near the lime³ kiln⁴ on the marshes⁵．

内容如下：如果想知道你的客人消息，你在今天晚上或明天晚上到沼泽地石灰窑附近那间旧屋来。

Tell no one．You must come alone．

勿让别人知道，你必须独自一人来。

I did not have time to consider.I rushed out again and was just in time to catch the afternoon coach．

我没有时间思考，我又冲了出去，正好赶上下午的马车。

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 lime   

n.石灰，酸橙，酸橙树，粘鸟胶，钙；vt.施石灰，涂上粘性物质，沾上粘鸟胶

参考例句：

• Lime exists in many soils.许多土壤中都含有石灰。
• A broad avenue of lime trees led up to a grand entrance with huge oak doors.一条栽有酸橙树的宽阔林阴道通向巨大的橡木门的雄伟入口。

4 kiln   

n.（砖、石灰等）窑，炉；v.烧窑

参考例句：

• That morning we fired our first kiln of charcoal.那天上午，我们烧了我们的第一窑木炭。
• Bricks are baked in a kiln.砖是在窑里烧成的。

5 marshes   

n.沼泽，湿地( marsh的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cows were grazing on the marshes. 牛群在湿地上吃草。
• We had to cross the marshes. 我们不得不穿过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》