《简·爱》 Chapter 37 第三十七章（12）

"I thought you would be revolted, Jane, when you saw my arm, and my cicatrised visage."

“我想你看到我的胳膊和疤痕累累的面孔时会觉得厌恶的。”

"Did you? Don't tell me so -- lest I should say something disparaging¹ to your judgment².

“你这样想的吗？别同我说这话——不然我会对你的判断说出不恭的话来。

Now, let me leave you an instant, to make a better fire, and have the hearth³ swept up.

好吧，让我走开一会儿，把火生得旺些，把壁炉清扫一下。

Can you tell when there is a good fire?"

火旺的时候，你能辨得出来吗？”

"Yes; with the right eye I see a glow -- a ruddy haze⁴."

“能，右眼能看到红光——一阵红红的烟雾。”

"And you see the candles?"

“你看得见蜡烛光吗？”

"Very dimly -- each is a luminous⁵ cloud."

“非常模糊——每根蜡烛只是一团发亮的雾。”

"Can you see me?"

“你能看见我吗？”

"No, my fairy: but I am only too thankful to hear and feel you."

“不行，我的天使。能够听见你，摸到你已经是够幸运了。”

"When do you take supper?"

“你什么时候吃晚饭？”

"I never take supper."

“我从来不吃晚饭。”

"But you shall have some to-night.

“不过今晚你得吃一点。

I am hungry: so are you, I daresay, only you forget."

我饿了，我想你也一样，不过是忘了罢了。”

Summoning Mary, I soon had the room in more cheerful order: I prepared him, likewise, a comfortable repast.

我把玛丽叫了进来，让她很快把房间收拾得更加令人振奋，同时也为他准备了一顿舒心的晚宴。

My spirits were excited, and with pleasure and ease I talked to him during supper, and for a long time after.

我的心情也激动起来，晚餐时及晚餐后同他愉快而自在地谈了很久。

There was no harassing⁶ restraint, no repressing of glee and vivacity⁷ with him;

跟他在一起，不存在那种折磨人的自我克制，不需要把欢快活跃的情绪压下去。

for with him I was at perfect ease, because I knew I suited him;

同他相处，我无拘无束，因为我知道自己与他很相称。

all I said or did seemed either to console or revive him.

我的一切言行似乎都抚慰着他，给他以新的生命。

Delightful⁸ consciousness!

多么愉快的感觉呀！

It brought to life and light my whole nature: in his presence I thoroughly⁹ lived; and he lived in mine.

它唤醒了我全部天性，使它灼灼生辉。在他面前我才尽情地生活着，同样，在我面前，他才尽情地生活着。

Blind as he was, smiles played over his face, joy dawned on his forehead: his lineaments softened¹⁰ and warmed.

尽管他瞎了，他脸上还是浮起了笑容，额头映出了欢快，面部表情温柔而激动。

1 disparaging   

adj.轻蔑的，毁谤的v.轻视( disparage的现在分词 )；贬低；批评；非难

参考例句：

• Halliday's comments grew daily more and more sparklingly disagreeable and disparaging. 一天天过去，哈里代的评论越来越肆无忌惮，越来越讨人嫌，越来越阴损了。 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
• Even with favorable items they would usually add some disparaging comments. 即使对好消息，他们也往往要加上几句诋毁的评语。 来自互联网

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
• She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。

4 haze   

n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊

参考例句：

• I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。
• He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。

5 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

6 harassing   

v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的现在分词 )；不断攻击（敌人）

参考例句：

• The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近，不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句

7 vivacity   

n.快活，活泼，精神充沛

参考例句：

• Her charm resides in her vivacity.她的魅力存在于她的活泼。
• He was charmed by her vivacity and high spirits.她的活泼与兴高采烈的情绪把他迷住了。

8 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

9 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

10 softened   

（使）变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 )； 缓解打击； 缓和； 安慰

参考例句：

• His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
• The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。