《远大前程》第17章 匹普死里逃生(2)

I stopped in town only to ask about Miss Havisham．

我在镇上停下来，只是想打听一下郝薇香小姐的情况。

She was still very ill，it seemed．Then I walked fast on to the dark lonely marshes¹．

好像是她病得仍然很重。然后，我快速向荒凉黑暗的沼泽地走去。

Soon I arrived at the lime-kiln²，which was still burning，although the workmen³ had all gone home．

很快找到了石灰窑，虽然民工都已回家，但是石灰窑仍在燃烧。

I pushed open the door of the old house，which I thought was uninhabited，but to my surprise there was a bed，a table and a candle inside Suddenly the candle was blown out.

我推开那间旧屋的门，我想没有人居住。但是，让我吃惊的是里面有一张床、一张桌子和一支蜡烛。突然蜡烛被扑灭。

I was attacked⁴ from behind and my arms were tied close to my sides with a thick rope．

有人在背后袭击了我，双臂被一条粗绳子紧紧地绑在我身体的两侧。

The pain in my injured⁵ arm was terrible．In a moment the candle was lit again，and I recognized⁶ my at-tacker．

在受伤的胳膊上，疼痛难以忍受。过了一会儿，蜡烛又点亮了，认出我的袭击者。

Orlick！I saw he had been drinking，and I knew I was in a very dangerous situation．

奥立克！我见他已经喝了酒，知道我处在十分危险的位置。

Now，he said fiercely，I've got you！

喂，他凶恶地说，我可逮住你啦！

Why have you brought me here？I asked．

你为什么把我带到这儿！我问道。

Don't yon know？ he replied，drinking straight from a bottle．Because you're my enemy．

你不知道？他回答说，直接对着瓶子喝着酒，因为你是我的敌人。

I lost that job at Miss Havisham's because of you.And what's more，Biddy would have liked me if you hadn't been there．

因为你，我失去了郝薇香小姐家的那份工作。还有，如果你不在那儿的话，毕蒂会喜欢我。

You've been in my way ever since you were a child．And now I'm going to have your life！Tonight you're going to die！

自从你是个小孩子时就一直有害于我。现在，我打算杀了你！今天晚上，你将走向末日。

I felt I was looking down into my own grave⁷． I could see no possible way of escape⁸．

我感觉到，我正走向死亡之墓。我明白，无逃生之路。

More than that，he said，I don't want anything left of you．I'll put your body in the kiln．Even your clothes will be burnt，and in the morning there'll be nothing left．

这还不够，他说，我不会让你留下任何痕迹，我将把你的身体放到石灰窑里，甚至连你的衣服都化为灰烬，到了早晨将一丝不留。

1 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》

2 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。

3 workmen   

n.技术工人，工匠( workman的名词复数 )；工人；工匠；工作者；体力劳动者

参考例句：

• The workmen sawed and hammered all day. 工人又锯又锤，干了整整一天。
• workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人

4 attacked   

v.攻击，进攻，抨击( attack的过去式和过去分词 )；非难；损害

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• When the enemy attacked, we were completely powerless against them. 敌人进攻的时候，我们毫无抵御能力。

5 injured   

adj.受伤的

参考例句：

• Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了，今天不能参加比赛。
• The injured men have been dug out of the snow.受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

6 recognized   

adj.公认的，经过验证的v.认出( recognize的过去式和过去分词 )；承认[认清]（某事物）；赏识；承认…有效[属实]

参考例句：

• I found it flattering that he still recognized me after all these years. 过了这么多年他还认得我，使我觉得荣幸。
• I recognized him as soon as he came in the room. 他一进屋我就认出了他。

7 grave   

n.墓穴，坟墓，雕刻工，抑音；adj.庄重的，严肃的，重大的，低沉的；vt.雕刻

参考例句：

• Marriage is the grave of love.婚姻是爱情的坟墓。
• This is a very grave matter indeed.这问题的确非常严重。

8 escape   

vi.逃跑，逃避；逃过..的注意；逸出；n.逃跑

参考例句：

• We had to break the door out to escape from the fire.我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾。
• He didn't allow any word to escape his lips.他守口如瓶。