《简·爱》 Chapter 36 第三十六章（13）

he never was a wild man, but he got dangerous after he lost her.

他从来就不是一个性性情温和的人，而失去她以后，简直就危险了。

He would be alone, too.

他还喜欢孤身独处，

He sent Mrs. Fairfax, the housekeeper¹, away to her friends at a distance;

把管家费尔法克斯太太送到她远方的朋友那儿去了。

but he did it handsomely, for he settled an annuity² on her for life: and she deserved it -- she was a very good woman.

不过他做得很慷慨，付给她一笔终身年金，而她也是受之无愧的——她是一个很好的女人。

Miss Adèle, a ward³ he had, was put to school.

他把他监护的阿黛勒小姐，送进了学校。

He broke off acquaintance with all the gentry⁴, and shut himself up like a hermit⁵ at the Hall."

与所有的绅士们断绝了往来，自己像隐士那样住在府上，闭门不出。”

"What! did he not leave England?"

“什么！他没有离开英国？”

"Leave England? Bless you, no!

“离开英国？哎哟，没有！

He would not cross the door-stones of the house, except at night,

他连门槛都不跨出去。除了夜里，

when he walked just like a ghost about the grounds and in the orchard⁶ as if he had lost his senses -- which it is my opinion he had;

他会像一个幽灵那样在庭院和果园里游荡——仿佛神经错乱似的——依我看是这么回事。

for a more spirited, bolder, keener gentleman than he was before that midge of a governess crossed him,you never saw, ma'am.

他败在那位小个子女教师手里之前，小姐，你从来没见过哪位先生像他那么活跃，那么大胆、那么勇敢。

He was not a man given to wine, or cards, or racing⁷, as some are, and he was not so very handsome;

他不是像有些人那样热衷于饮酒、玩牌和赛马，他也不怎么漂亮，

but he had a courage and a will of his own, if ever man had.

但他有着男人特有的勇气和意志力。

I knew him from a boy, you see: and for my part,

你瞧，他还是一个孩子的时候我就认识他了，

I have often wished that Miss Eyre had been sunk in the sea before she came to Thornfield Hall."

至于我，但愿那位爱小姐，还没到桑菲尔德府就给沉到海底去了。”

1 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 annuity   

n.年金；养老金

参考例句：

• The personal contribution ratio is voluntary in the annuity program.企业年金中个人缴费比例是自愿的。
• He lives on his annuity after retirement.他退休后靠退休金维生。

3 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

4 gentry   

n.绅士阶级，上层阶级

参考例句：

• Landed income was the true measure of the gentry.来自土地的收入是衡量是否士绅阶层的真正标准。
• Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.宁做自由民之首，不居贵族之末。

5 hermit   

n.隐士，修道者；隐居

参考例句：

• He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
• Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。

6 orchard   

n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场

参考例句：

• My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。
• Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。

7 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。