《简·爱》 Chapter 36 第三十六章（4）

I left Moor¹ House at three o'clock P.M., and soon after four I stood at the foot of the sign-post of Whitcross,

下午三点我离开了沼泽居，四点后不久，我便已站在惠特克劳斯的路牌下，

waiting the arrival of the coach which was to take me to distant Thornfield.

等待着马车把我带到遥远的桑菲尔德去。

Amidst the silence of those solitary² roads and desert hills, I heard it approach from a great distance.

在荒山野路的寂静之中，我很远就听到了马车靠近了。

It was the same vehicle whence, a year ago, I had alighted one summer evening on this very spot --

一年前的一个夏夜，我就是从这辆马车上走下来，就在这个地方——

how desolate³, and hopeless, and objectless!

那么凄凉，那么无望，那么毫无目的！

It stopped as I beckoned⁴.

我一招手马车便停了下来。

I entered -- not now obliged to part with my who le fortune as the price of its accommodation.

我上了车——现在已不必为一个座位而倾囊所有了。

Once more on the road to Thornfield, I felt like the messenger-pigeon flying home.

我再次踏上去桑菲尔德的路途，真有信鸽飞回家园之感。

It was a journey of six-and-thirty hours.

这是一段三十六小时的旅程。

I had set out from Whitcross on a Tuesday afternoon,

星期二下午从惠特克劳斯出发，

and early on the succeeding Thursday morning the coach stopped to water the horses at a wayside inn,

星期四一早，马车在路边的一家旅店停下，让马饮水。

situated⁵ in the midst of scenery whose green hedges and large fields and low pastoral hills

旅店座落在绿色的树篱、宽阔的田野和低矮的放牧小山之中

(how mild of feature and verdant⁶ of hue⁷ compared with the stern North-Midland moors⁸ of Morton!)

（与中北部莫尔顿严峻的荒原相比，这里的地形多么柔和，颜色何等苍翠！），

met my eye like the lineaments of a once familiar face.

这番景色映入我眼帘，犹如一位一度熟悉的人的面容。

Yes, I knew the character of this landscape: I was sure we were near my bourne.

不错，我了解这里景物的特点，我确信已接近目的地了。

1 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。

2 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

3 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

4 beckoned   

v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. 他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
• The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

6 verdant   

adj.翠绿的，青翠的，生疏的，不老练的

参考例句：

• Children are playing on the verdant lawn.孩子们在绿茵茵的草坪上嬉戏玩耍。
• The verdant mountain forest turns red gradually in the autumn wind.苍翠的山林在秋风中渐渐变红了。

7 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

8 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》