《远大前程》第3章 给匹普的一次机会(9)

 

Miss Havisham smiled．You can go home．Come again in six days'time．Estella，give him some food．GO，Pip．

郝薇香小姐笑着说：你会很快回家的，6天以后再来。艾丝黛拉，给他些吃的。去吧，匹普。

And so I found myself back in the overgrown garden in the bright daylight．

我发现自己在强烈的阳光下回到了那个长满藤蔓的花园里。

Estella put some bread and meat down on the ground for me，like a dog．

艾丝黛拉给我拿了些面包和肉食，放在地上，像喂狗一样。

I was so offended¹ by her behaviour towards me that tears came to my eyes．

我被她的行为触怒了，我的眼泪夺眶而出。

As soon as she saw this，She gave a delighted laugh，and pushed me out of the gate．

一看到这一切，她得意地一笑，就把我推出了门外。

I walked the four miles home to the forge，thinking about all I had seen．

我走了4英里的路回到铁匠铺，想起我所看到的一切。

As I looked sadly at my hands and boots，I remembered that I was only a common working boy，and wished I could be different．

当我伤心地看着我的双手和靴子，我记住了，我只是一个普通家庭的孩子，我希望我能改变这一切。

My sister was curious to know all the details of my visit，and kept asking me question after question．

我姐姐好奇地想知道我出访的细节，一个问题接着一个问题地问我。

Somehow I felt I could not，or did not want to，explain about Miss Havisham and her strange house．

不晓得什么缘故，我感到不可能，确实不能解释郝薇香小姐和她那奇怪的住宅，

I knew my sister would not understand．

我知道我姐姐不会明白的。

And the worst of it was，that old fool Pumblechook arrived at tea-time，to ask more questions．

更糟糕的是老傻瓜潘波趣在喝茶的时间倒会来问更多的问题。

Just looking at his fishy² staring eyes and open mouth made me want to keep silent³．

看着他瞪着那鱼眼，张着嘴巴，这使我保持了沉默。

Leave this boy to me，madam，he told Mrs Joe．I'll make him concentrate⁴．Now，boy，what's forty-three and seventy-two？

把这孩子交给我，夫人，他告诉乔夫人，我会让他聚精会神。喂，孩子，43加72等于几？

I don't know，I said．I didn't care，either．

不知道，我说，我什么也不在乎。

Is it eighty-five，for example？he joked．

举个例子，是85吗？他开玩笑说。

1 offended   

v.触怒( offend的过去式和过去分词 )；得罪；冒犯；使反感令人不适

参考例句：

• They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding. 你若不参加他们的婚礼，他们会生气的。
• She was offended by the vulgarity of their jokes. 他们那些粗俗的笑话使她大为不快。

2 fishy   

adj. 值得怀疑的

参考例句：

• It all sounds very fishy to me.所有这些在我听起来都很可疑。
• There was definitely something fishy going on.肯定当时有可疑的事情在进行中。

3 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

4 concentrate   

vt.集中；聚集；浓缩；vi.集中；全神贯注

参考例句：

• You should concentrate on the road when you're driving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
• Concentrate your mind on study,Don't look around.专心学习，别东张西望的。