《简·爱》 Chapter 15 第十五章（15）

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I was surprised at this circumstance.

见此情景，我心里一惊。

But still more was I amazed to perceive the air quite dim, as if filled with smoke.

但更使我吃惊的是，我发觉空气十分混浊，仿佛充满了烟雾，

And, while looking to the right hand and left,

正当我左顾右盼，寻找蓝色烟圈的出处时，

to find whence these blue wreaths issued, I became further aware of a strong smell of burning.

我进一步闻到了一股强烈的焦臭味。

Something creaked. It was a door ajar,

什么东西吱咯一声。那是一扇半掩的门，

and that door was Mr. Rochester's, and the smoke rushed in a cloud from thence.

罗切斯特先生的房门，团团烟雾从里面冒出来。

I thought no more of Mrs. Fairfax;

我不再去想费尔法克斯太太。

I thought no more of Grace Poole, or the laugh:

也不再去想格雷斯·普尔，或者那笑声。

In an instant, I was within the chamber¹.

一瞬间，我到了他房间里。

Tongues of flame darted² round the bed.

火舌从床和四周窜出。

The curtains were on fire.

帐幔己经起火。

In the midst of blaze and vapour, Mr. Rochester lay stretched motionless, in deep sleep.

在火光与烟雾的包围中，罗切斯特先生伸长了身子，一动不动地躺着，睡得很熟。

“Wake! wake!” I cried. I shook him, but he only murmured and turned.

“快醒醒！快醒醒！”我一面推他。一面大叫，可是他只是咕哝了一下，翻了一个身。

The smoke had stupefied him.

他已被烟雾薰得麻木了。

Not a moment could be lost.

一刻也不能耽搁了。

The very sheets were kindling³.

连床单也已经了火。

I rushed to his basin and ewer⁴.

我冲向他的脸盆和水罐。

Fortunately, one was wide and the other deep, and both were filled with water.

幸好一个很大，另一个很深，都灌满了水。

I heaved them up, deluged⁵ the bed and its occupant,

我举起脸盆和水罐，用水冲了床和睡在床上的人，

flew back to my own room, brought my own water-jug, baptized the couch afresh,

随之飞跑回我自己的房间、取了我的水罐，重新把床榻弄湿。

and, by God's aid, succeeded in extinguishing the flames which were devouring⁶ it.

由于上帝的帮助，我终于扑灭了正要吞没床榻的火焰。

1 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

2 darted   

v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 kindling   

n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall. 墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴。
• "Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard." “煤，劈柴，都在后院小屋里。” 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

4 ewer   

n.大口水罐

参考例句：

• The ewer is in very good condition with spout restored.喷口修复后，水罐还能用。
• She filled the ewer with fresh water.她将水罐注满了清水。

5 deluged   

v.使淹没( deluge的过去式和过去分词 )；淹没；被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没；穷于应付

参考例句：

• The minister was deluged with questions. 部长穷于应付像洪水般涌来的问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They deluged me with questions. 他们向我连珠发问。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 devouring   

吞没( devour的现在分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光

参考例句：

• The hungry boy was devouring his dinner. 那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
• He is devouring novel after novel. 他一味贪看小说。