《简·爱》 Chapter 37 第三十七章（17）

All the melody on earth is concentrated in my Jane's tongue to my ear

凡我能听到的世间美妙的音乐，都集中在简的舌头上，

(I am glad it is not naturally a silent one):

我很高兴它不是天生的沉默

all the sunshine I can feel is in her presence."

凡我能感开到的阳光，都全聚在她身上。”

The water stood in my eyes to hear this avowal¹ of his dependence²;

听完他表示对别人的依赖，我不禁热泪盈眶。

just as if a royal eagle, chained to a perch³, should be forced to entreat⁴ a sparrow to become its purveyor⁵.

他仿佛是被链条锁在栖木上的一头巨鹰，竟不得不企求一只麻雀为它觅食。

But I would not be lachrymose⁶: I dashed off the salt drops, and busied myself with preparing breakfast.

不过，我不喜欢哭哭啼啼，抹掉带咸味的眼泪，便忙着去准备早餐了。

Most of the morning was spent in the open air.

大半个早上是在户外度过的。

I led him out of the wet and wild wood into some cheerful fields:

我领着他走出潮湿荒凉的林子，到了令人心旷怡艳的田野。

I described to him how brilliantly green they were;

我向他描绘田野多么苍翠耀眼，

how the flowers and hedges looked refreshed; how sparklingly blue was the sky.

花朵和树篱多么生气盎然，天空又多么湛蓝闪亮。

I sought a seat for him in a hidden and lovely spot, a dry stump⁷ of a tree;

我在一个隐蔽可爱的地方，替他找了个座位，那是一个干枯的树桩。

nor did I refuse to let him, when seated, place me on his knee.

坐定以后，我没有拒绝他把我放到他膝头上。

Why should I, when both he and I were happier near than apart?

既然他和我都觉得紧挨着比分开更愉快，那我又何必要拒绝呢？

Pilot lay beside us: all was quiet.

派洛特躺在我们旁边，四周一片寂静。

He broke out suddenly while clasping me in his arms: --

他正把我紧紧地楼在怀里时突然嚷道：

"Cruel, cruel deserter!

“狠心呀，狠心的逃跑者！

Oh, Jane, what did I feel when I discovered you had fled from Thornfield, and when I could nowhere find you;

呵，简，我发现你出走桑菲尔德，而又到处找不着你，

and, after examining your apartment, ascertained⁸ that you had taken no money, nor anything which could serve as an equivalent!

细看了你的房间，断定你没有带钱，或者当钱派用处的东西，我心里是多么难受呀！

A pearl necklace I had given you lay untouched in its little casket;

我送你的一根珍珠项链，原封不动地留在小盒子里。

your trunks were left corded and locked as they had been prepared for the bridal tour.

你的箱子捆好了上了锁，像原先准备结婚旅行时一样。

What could my darling do, I asked, left destitute⁹ and penniless?

我自问，我的宝贝成了穷光蛋，身边一个子儿也没有，她该怎么办呢？

And what did she do? Let me hear now."

她干了些什么呀？现在讲给我听听吧。”

Thus urged, I began the narrative¹⁰ of my experience for the last year.

于是在他的敦促之下，我开始叙述去年的经历了。

1 avowal   

n.公开宣称，坦白承认

参考例句：

• The press carried his avowal throughout the country.全国的报纸登载了他承认的消息。
• This was not a mere empty vaunt,but a deliberate avowal of his real sentiments.这倒不是一个空洞的吹牛，而是他真实感情的供状。

2 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

3 perch   

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

• The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
• Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。

4 entreat   

v.恳求，恳请

参考例句：

• Charles Darnay felt it hopeless entreat him further,and his pride was touched besides.查尔斯-达尔内感到再恳求他已是枉然，自尊心也受到了伤害。
• I entreat you to contribute generously to the building fund.我恳求您慷慨捐助建设基金。

5 purveyor   

n.承办商，伙食承办商

参考例句：

• Silence, purveyor of gossip, do not spread that report. 快别那样说，新闻记者阁下，别散布那个消息。 来自互联网
• Teaching purpose: To comprehensively understand the role function and consciousness composition of a news purveyor. 教学目的：全面深入的理解新闻传播者的角色功能和意识构成。 来自互联网

6 lachrymose   

adj.好流泪的，引人落泪的；adv.眼泪地，哭泣地

参考例句：

• She waxed lachrymose.她伤心起来了。
• Maybe if you moved away from Lake Lachrymose you might feel better.也许搬离这悲哀之湖会让你好受一些。

7 stump   

n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走

参考例句：

• He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
• He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。

8 ascertained   

v.弄清，确定，查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 destitute   

adj.缺乏的；穷困的

参考例句：

• They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
• They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。

10 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。