《简·爱》 Chapter 36 第三十六章（1）

CHAPTER XXXVI

第三十六章

THE daylight came. I rose at dawn.

白昼来临，拂晓时我便起身了。

I busied myself for an hour or two with arranging my things in my chamber¹, drawers, and wardrobe,

我忙了一两个小时，把房间、抽屉和衣橱里的东西作了安排。

in the order wherein I should wish to leave them during a brief absence.

根据短期外出的需要，

Meantime, I heard St. John quit his room.

与此同时，我听到圣·约翰离开了房间，

He stopped at my door: I feared he would knock -- no, but a slip of paper was passed under the door.

在我房门外停了一下，我担心他会敲门——不，他没有敲，却从门底下塞进来一个纸条，

I took it up. It bore these words --

我拿起来一看，只见上面写着：

"You left me too suddenly last night.

“咋晚你离开我太突然了。

Had you stayed but a little longer, you would have laid your hand on the Christian's cross and the angel's crown.

要是你再呆一会儿，你就会把手放在基督的十字架和天使的皇冠上了。

I shall expect your clear decision when I return this day fortnight.

二周后的今天我回来时盼你已作出明确的决定。

Meantime, watch and pray that you enter not into temptation: the spirit, I trust, is willing, but the flesh, I see, is weak.

同时，你要留心并祈祷，愿自己不受诱惑。我相信，灵是愿意的；但我也看到，肉是软弱的。

I shall pray for you hourly. -- Yours, ST. JOHN."

我会时时为你祈祷——你的，圣·约翰。”

"My spirit," I answered mentally,

“我的灵，”我心里回答，

"is willing to do what is right; and my flesh, I hope, is strong enough to accomplish the will of Heaven,

“乐意做一切对的事情，我希望我的肉也很坚强，一旦明确上帝的意志、便有力量去实现它。

when once that will is distinctly known to me.

让我可以去探求——询问——

At any rate, it shall be strong enough to search -- inquire --

无论如何，我的肉体是够坚强的，摸索出路，

to grope an outlet² from this cloud of doubt, and find the open day of certainty."

驱散疑云，找到确然无疑的晴空。”

It was the first of June; yet the morning was overcast³ and chilly⁴: rain beat fast on my casement⁵.

这是六月一日。早晨，满天阴云，凉气袭人，骤雨敲窗。

I heard the front-door open, and St. John pass out.

我听见前门开了，圣·约翰走了出去。

Looking through the window, I saw him traverse the garden.

透过窗子，我看到他走过花园，

He took the way over the misty⁶ moors⁷ in the direction of Whitcross -- there he would meet the coach.

踏上雾蒙蒙的荒原，朝惠特克劳斯方向走去，——那儿他将搭上马车。

1 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

2 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

3 overcast   

adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天

参考例句：

• The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。

4 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

5 casement   

n.竖铰链窗；窗扉

参考例句：

• A casement is a window that opens by means of hinges at the side.竖铰链窗是一种用边上的铰链开启的窗户。
• With the casement half open,a cold breeze rushed inside.窗扉半开，凉风袭来。

6 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

7 moors   

v.停泊，系泊（船只）( moor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
• They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》