《简·爱》 Chapter 11 第十一章（14）

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I liked the hush¹, the gloom, the quaintness² of these retreats in the day;

白天我喜欢这些去处的静谧、幽暗和古雅。

But I by no means coveted³ a night's repose⁴ on one of those wide and heavy beds.

不过晚上我决不羡慕在那些笨重的大床上睡觉。

Shut in, some of them, with doors of oak; shaded, others,

有些床装着橡木门，可以关闭；

with wrought⁵ old English hangings crusted with thick work,

有的挂着古老的英国绣花帐幔，上面满布各类绣花，

portraying⁶ effigies⁷ of strange flowers, and stranger birds, and strangest human beings,

有奇怪的花，更奇怪的乌和最奇怪的人。

all which would have looked strange, indeed, by the pallid⁸ gleam of moonlight.

总之是些在苍白的月光下会显得十分古怪的东西。

"Do the servants sleep in these rooms?" I asked.

“仆人们睡在这些房间里吗？”我问。

No. They occupy a range of smaller apartments to the back. No one ever sleeps here.

不，他们睡在后面一排小房间里，这里从来没有人睡。

One would almost say that, if there were a ghost at Thornfield Hall, this would be its haunt.

你几乎可以说，要是桑菲尔德府闹鬼，这里会是鬼魂游荡的地方。

So I think. You have no ghost, then?

我也有同样想法。那你们这儿没有鬼了？

"None that I ever heard of," returned Mrs. Fairfax, smiling.

“反正我从没听说过，”费尔法克斯太太笑着说。

Nor any traditions of one? no legends or ghost stories?

鬼的传说也没有？没有传奇或者鬼故事？

I believe not. And yet it is said the Rochesters have been rather a violent than a quiet race in their time.

我相信没有。不过据说，罗切斯特家人在世时性格暴烈，而不是文文静静的，

Perhaps, though, that is the reason they rest tranquilly¹⁰ in their graves now.

也许那正是他们如今平静地安息在坟墓中的原因吧。

"Yes, after life's fitful fever they sleep well," I muttered.

“是呀，经过了一场人生的热病，他们现在睡得好好的，”我喃喃地说，

"Where are you going now, Mrs. Fairfax?" for she was moving away.

“你现在上哪儿去呀，费尔法克斯太太？”因为她正要走开。

On to the leads; will you come and see the view from thence?

上铅皮屋顶去走走，你高兴一起去，从那儿眺望一下景致吗？

I followed still, up a very narrow staircase to the attics¹¹,

我默默地跟随着她上了一道狭窄的楼梯，来到顶楼，

and thence by a ladder and through a trap-door to the roof of the hall.

在那里爬上一架扶梯，穿过活动天窗，到了桑菲尔德府的房顶。

I was now on a level with the crow colony, and could see into their nests.

这时我与白嘴鸦的领地已处于同一高度，可以窥见他们的巢穴。

Leaning over the battlements and looking far down, I surveyed the grounds laid out like a map.

我倚在城垛上，往下眺望，只见地面恰似一幅地图般展开。

The bright and velvet¹² lawn closely girdling the grey base of the mansion¹³.

鲜嫩的天鹅绒草坪，紧紧围绕着大厦灰色的宅基。

The field, wide as a park, dotted with its ancient timber.

与公园差不多大的田野上，古老的树木星罗棋布。

The wood, dun and sere¹⁴, divided by a path visibly overgrown,

深褐色枯萎的树林，被一条小径明显分割开来，小径长满了青苔，

greener with moss¹⁵ than the trees were with foliage¹⁶.

看上去比带叶子的树木还绿。

The church at the gates, the road, the tranquil⁹ hills, all reposing¹⁷ in the autumn day's sun.

门口的教堂、道路和寂静的小山都安卧在秋阳里。

The horizon bounded by a propitious¹⁸ sky, azure¹⁹, marbled with pearly white.

地平线上祥和的天空，蔚蓝中夹杂着大理石般的珠白色。

1 hush   

int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静

参考例句：

• A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
• Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

2 quaintness   

n.离奇有趣，古怪的事物

参考例句：

• The shops had still a pleasant quaintness. 店铺里依然弥漫着一种亲切的古雅气氛。 来自辞典例句
• She liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing. 她喜欢那个老旧的小屋，其奇巧的风格很吸引人。 来自互联网

3 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 repose   

v.(使)休息；n.安息

参考例句：

• Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
• Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

5 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

6 portraying   

v.画像( portray的现在分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

7 effigies   

n.（人的）雕像，模拟像，肖像( effigy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• stone effigies in the church 教堂里的石雕像
• On 5 November British children burn effigies of Guy Fawkes. 每逢11月5日英国儿童都焚烧盖伊．福克斯的模拟像。 来自辞典例句

8 pallid   

adj.苍白的，呆板的

参考例句：

• The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
• His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。

9 tranquil   

adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的

参考例句：

• The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
• The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。

10 tranquilly   

adv. 宁静地

参考例句：

• He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. 他拿起刷子，一声不响地干了起来。
• The evening was closing down tranquilly. 暮色正在静悄悄地笼罩下来。

11 attics   

n. 阁楼

参考例句：

• They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics. 他们把暂时不需要的东西放在抽屉里、壁橱中和搁楼上。
• He rummaged busily in the attics of European literature, bringing to light much of interest. 他在欧洲文学的阁楼里忙着翻箱倒笼，找到了不少有趣的东西。

12 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

13 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

14 sere   

adj.干枯的；n.演替系列

参考例句：

• The desert was edged with sere vegetation.沙漠周围零星地长着一些干枯的植被。
• A sere on uncovered rock is a lithosere.在光秃岩石上的演替系列是岩生演替系列。

15 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

16 foliage   

n.叶子，树叶，簇叶

参考例句：

• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。

17 reposing   

v.将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上( repose的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His parents were now reposing in the local churchyard. 他的双亲现在长眠于本地教堂墓地。 来自辞典例句
• The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身体躺在长沙发上。 来自辞典例句

18 propitious   

adj.吉利的；顺利的

参考例句：

• The circumstances were not propitious for further expansion of the company.这些情况不利于公司的进一步发展。
• The cool days during this week are propitious for out trip.这种凉爽的天气对我们的行程很有好处。

19 azure   

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

• His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
• The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。