《远大前程》第6章 远大前程(4)

Pip can go freely¹ to fortune and happiness，he knows that．

匹普，你能自由自在地享受富贵和幸福，他知道这一点。

But if you think that money can ever pay me back for losing the little child－who came to the forge－and always the best of friends！He could not continue.

不过，你认为用金钱就能买回我失去的——来铁匠铺的这个小孩子——永远是最知心的朋友！他再也说不下去了。

Dear good Joe！I was so ready to leave you，and so ungrateful to you！

亲爱的好人乔！我竟会这样地准备离开你，甚至来不及感谢你！

I can see you now，with your strong blacksmith's arm in front of your eyes，and your shoulders shaking，and tears on your cheeks.

现在，我能看到在你眼前用那强壮的铁匠手臂捂着双眼，你的肩膀颤抖着，脸颊挂着泪水。

But at the time I was so excited by my good luck that I forgot what I owed² to Joe.

但是，我的好运使我如此兴奋，我忘记要感谢乔。

Mr Jaggers clearly thought Joe was a fool for refusing money，and left the house，reminding me to go straight to his office in London in a week's time.

贾格斯先生虽然认为乔拒绝要钱是一个大傻瓜，并提醒我在一周内直接到他的办公室那里，接着离开了我们。

Joe told Biddy what had happened，and both congratulated me.

乔告诉了毕蒂所发生的一切，两人祝贺我。

They were very quiet and sad at first，because I would be leaving them，but I promised I would never forget them and would often return to visit them.

因为我将离开他们，开始，他们很平静。很伤心，而我许愿永远不会忘记他们，会经常回来看望他们。

Biddy tried to explain the good news to my sister，but the poor woman could not under-stand．

毕蒂设法告诉我姐姐这条好消息，但是，这个可怜的女人不能理解。

As Joe and Biddy became a little more cheerful，discussing my possible plans for the future，I became more miserable³.

当乔和毕蒂变得高兴一点儿时，开始讨论我未来可能的计划，我变得更悲惨了。

Now that I could be a gentleman，as I had always wished，I was not sure if I wanted to leave my home，which was full of happy memories.

现在，我能够做一个绅士，像我永远希望的那样，我不能肯定，我要离开家时是否是充满着幸福的回忆。

That week passed slowly. I took a last walk through the churchyard to the marshes⁴．

那一周过得很慢，我穿过教堂墓地去了沼泽地做最后一次散步。

At least I need never think about my convict⁵ again. No doubt he was dead by now.

至少再也不用想我那个囚犯了，无疑他现在已经归天了。

1 freely   

adv.自由地，随便地，无拘无束地

参考例句：

• She was unable to keep back her tears,and wept freely.她抑制不住泪水，痛痛快快地哭了起来。
• A liquid flows freely and has no fixed shape.液体能自由流动，无固定形态。

2 owed   

v.感激( owe的过去式和过去分词 )；应把…归功于；欠…债；（对位高权重者）忠诚

参考例句：

• I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. 我完全记不得他欠我的钱了。
• He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him. 他给我许多帮助，我非常感激他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

4 marshes   

n.沼泽，湿地( marsh的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cows were grazing on the marshes. 牛群在湿地上吃草。
• We had to cross the marshes. 我们不得不穿过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。