《远大前程》第17章 匹普死里逃生(3)

I realized I had not told anybody where I was going．No-body would know where to look for me．

我知道没有告诉任何人我去哪了，没有人会知道到这儿找我。

Another thing，he said，smiling cruelly，it was your fault your ugly sister was attacked．

还有另一件事情，他残忍地笑着说，你那讨厌的姐姐被击倒是你的过错。

I did it，I hit her with the iron¹ chain your convict² left on the marshes，but I did it be cause I hated you！

那是我干的，我击倒了她，用的是在沼泽地你那个罪犯留下的铁链。不过，都是因为恨你我才干的！

He drank again．I watched the level of the liquid go down．I knew that when he finished the bottle，my life would end．

他又喝了酒，我看到酒的液面在下降。我知道，当他喝完这瓶酒，我的生命即将结束。

And I know all about that convict you re hiding． I've waited and watched outside your rooms and on the stairs．

我对你藏的那个罪犯了如指掌，我已经在你的屋子外面和楼梯等候监视着。

You fell over me once．I've got a friend who's going to inform the police about him．Yes，Compeyson'll make sure he's hanged，when you're dead！

你一旦落在我手上，我有一个朋友，这个朋友打算把他的情况通知警察。对了，康培生确信他将被绞死。那时，你也归天了！

The last of the rum went down his throat，and picking up his hammer he came towards me．Determined³ to fight，I shouted as loudly as I could．

他最后一滴朗姆酒下肚，拿起锤子向我走来，决定去战斗，我拼命地大声呼喊。

Suddenly the door was thrown open and Herbert and Startop rushed in．

突然，门被撞开，赫伯特和史达多蒲冲了进来。

With a violent⁴ shout Orlick jumped over the table and escaped into the night．

伴随着一阵猛烈的嘈杂声，奥立克跳上桌子，逃窜到黑夜之中。

My two friends had found Orlick's letter to me，which，in my hurry，I had dropped in my room in London．

我的两个朋友发现了奥立克给我的信，由于慌忙，把信掉在伦敦我的屋子里。

They had suspected some wicked⁵ plot，and come straight to the town，and then to the marshes，to find me．

他们猜到一些不好的兆头，直接到了镇上，然后去了沼泽地找我。

Luckily they had arrived just in time．

真幸运，他们到得正是时候。

They took me back to London that night，and looked after me carefully all the next day.

他们连夜把我带回伦敦，第二天一整天都细心地照料我。

so that，although my arm was still aching，and I felt very weak，I was fit enough for the planned journey on Wednesday．

虽然，我的手臂仍然疼痛，感觉很虚弱，我还是能胜任星期三的旅行计划。

1 iron   

n.铁，熨斗，坚强，烙铁，镣铐；vt.烫平，熨，用铁包；vi. 烫衣服

参考例句：

• The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
• We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。

2 convict   

n.囚犯，罪犯；v.使...确信自己犯错，宣告...有罪，使...知罪

参考例句：

• I have all the evidence necessary to convict this young criminal now.我掌握一切必要的证据来给这个年轻犯人定罪。
• It was difficult to convict him of the falsity of his beliefs.难以使他认识到他信仰的虚假性。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 violent   

adj.暴力的，猛烈的，激烈的，极端的，凶暴的，歪曲的

参考例句：

• The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴，不得不把他锁起来。
• They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他，把他狠狠打了一顿。

5 wicked   

adj.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；淘气的

参考例句：

• Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
• The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。