《远大前程》第6章 远大前程(7)

Well， Pip？said Miss Havisham to me when she saw me．

喂，匹普？当郝薇香小姐看到我时说。

I'm going to London tomorrow， Miss Havisham，I said，choosing my words carefully，and I wanted to say goodbye．

我准备明天去伦敦，郝薇香小姐。我仔细地挑了几句话说，我想说告别了，

I've been so lucky since I saw you last，and I'm so grateful¹ for it！

自从上次见到你，我就交上好运啦。为此，我很感激！

Good， good！ she replied， looking delightedly at her cousin who was staring at my new clothes．I know about it．I've seen Mr Jaggers．So，a rich person has adopted you？

很好，很好，她回答说，显得很高兴地看着她的表妹，她正在盯着我的新衣服，这件事我知道，我见过贾格斯先生啦。那么，一个富有的人收养你啦？

Yes， Miss Havisham．

是的，郝薇香小姐。

She smiled cruelly at her cousin， who was looking rather ill．

她冷冷地对她的表妹付之一笑，她的表妹看上去，气色相当不好。

Remember to do what Mr Jaggers tells you．And you will always keep the name of Pip，won't you？Goodbye，Pip．

记住按照贾格斯先生告诉你的去做，你将永远保留匹普的名字，对吗？再见，匹普。

She gave me her hand and I kissed it．It seemed the natural thing to do．

她向我伸出手来，我吻了她的手，这样做似乎是很自然的事情。

And so I left the old lady in her bride's dress in the candle-light， with the dusty² furniture around her．

这样，我离开了在烛光下穿着新娘礼服、周围是尘封的家具的这位老夫人。

On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family，before setting³ out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach．

星期天的早晨，要走几英里到镇上乘去伦敦的马车，出发之前，我急急忙忙地要走，以便赶快和家里的人说再见。

As I left the peaceful sleeping village， the mist⁴ over the marshes⁵ was rising，to show me the great unknown world I was entering．

当我离开这个宁静沉睡的村庄时，笼罩着沼泽地的迷雾正在升起，它向我显示，我正进入这神秘的大千世界。

Suddenly I realized what I was leaving behind－my childhood，my home，and Joe．

突然我意识到，我正在离开已成为过去的—我的童年，我的家和乔。

Then I wished I had asked him to walk with me to the coach，and I could not stop crying．

这时，我希望我要求他和我一起走去坐马车，我不能停止喊叫。

Whenever the horses were changed on the journey，I wondered with an aching⁶ heart whether to get down and go back to say goodbye properly．

在旅途中，无论什么时候换乘马车，我良心上在想能不能让我下车，回过头来礼貌地说声再见。

But the mist had completely⁷ risen now， and my new world lay ahead of me．

但是，现在大雾已经完全升起来了，并笼罩着前面给我铺设的新世界。

1 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。

2 dusty   

adj.积满灰尘的；无聊的，含糊的，粉末状的

参考例句：

• He was pulling dead roots from the dusty earth.他正在从土中拔出枯死的根茎。
• One spring it was very windy and dusty here.有一年春天这里风沙很大。

3 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

4 mist   

n.雾，迷蒙，朦胧不清；vt.使...模糊，蒙上雾；vi.使...模糊，下雾

参考例句：

• She saw his face through a mist of tears.她泪眼朦胧地望着他的脸。
• There is a film of mist over the land.大地上笼罩着一层薄雾。

5 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》

6 aching   

adj.痛的，疼痛的，心痛的v.渴望( ache的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I'm aching all over. 我周身疼痛。
• There was an aching emptiness in her heart. 她的内心有一种隐隐作痛的空虚感。

7 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。