《远大前程》第9章 乔的来访(2)

Well！What a gentleman you are now，Pip！

喂！你现在是一名绅士，匹普！

And you look wonderfully well，Joe．

你的气色好极了，乔。

Yes，thank God¹．And your poor sister is no worse．

是的，感谢上帝。你可怜的姐姐也不错，

And Biddy is as hard－working as ever．

毕蒂像以前一样努力地干活。

But Wopsle isn't our church clerk any longer！

不过，伍甫赛不像以前是我们的教堂职员啦！

He's become an actor！Acting² in one of your London theatres，he is！

他成了一名演员！他正扮演你们伦敦戏院的一个角色！

Joe's eyes rolled around the room，noticing the expensive furniture I had bught recently．

乔的眼睛扫视着屋子周围，发现了最近我买的那件昂贵的家具。

Do sit down to breakfast，Mr Gargery，said Herbert politely．

坐下吃早餐吧，葛吉瑞先生，赫伯特礼貌地说。

Joe looked round desperately³ for a place to put his hat，and finally laid it lovingly on a shelf．

乔绝望地四周寻找一个放帽子的地方。最后，他恋恋不舍地把帽子放在一个架子上。

Breakfast was a painful⁴ experience for me．

对我来说，早餐是一个痛苦的经历，

Joe waved his fork in the air so much，and dropped so much more than he ate，that I was glad when Her－bert left to go to work．

乔频繁地在空中挥舞着他的叉子，吃的还没有掉得多，当赫伯特离开去工作时，我很高兴，

I was not sensitive⁵ enough to realize that it was all my fault，and that if I hadn't considered him common，he wouldn't have been so clumsy⁶．

我不那么敏感了，认识到都是我的过错，如果我不认为他粗俗，他就不会如此笨拙的。

As we are now alone，sir——began Joe．

现在只剩下我们两个了，先生—他开始说。

Joe，I said crossly，how can you call me sir？

乔，我不高兴地说，你怎么能叫我先生呢？

He looked at me quietly for a moment．

他平静地看了我一会儿，

Wouldn't have come，you see，he said slowly and carefully．wouldn't have had the pleasure of breakfast with you gentlemen．

不打算来的，你明白，他慢吞吞地、认真地说，和你们绅士不会吃一顿愉快的早餐，

But I had to come．Got a message for you，Pip.Miss Havisham says Es-tella's come home and would be glad to see you．

但是，我必须来，让你得到一个信息，匹普。郝薇香小姐说，艾丝黛拉回来了，她很乐意见见你。

I felt the blood rush to my face as I heard her name．

当我听到她的名字时，顿时面红耳赤。

And now I've given my message，said Joe，standing up and picking up his hat．Pip，I wish you even more success．

现在我已经转达了我的信息，乔说，站起来拾起他的帽子，匹普，我祝你更加成功。

But you aren't leaving already，Joe？I protested⁷．

你要走吗？乔。我不同意地说。

1 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

4 painful   

adj.(引起)疼痛的；困难的，令人不快的

参考例句：

• He did not want to mention the painful past.他不愿意提起过去的伤心事。
• The memory came back with a painful rush.回忆起往事心里一阵难受。

5 sensitive   

adj.敏感的，灵敏的，过敏的，感光的

参考例句：

• He's very sensitive about his ugly appearance.他对自己丑陋的外貌很敏感。
• It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings.很难不伤害她脆弱的情感。

6 clumsy   

adj.笨手笨脚；不圆滑的，缺乏技巧的

参考例句：

• He is clumsy with his hands.他的一双手很笨。
• Its body looks heavy and clumsy when it has eaten its fill.它步态蹒跚，吃饱了的身体更显得笨拙可笑。

7 protested   

v.声明( protest的过去式和过去分词 )；坚决地表示；申辩

参考例句：

• He protested he was being cheated of his rightful share. 他提出抗议说他被人骗取了他依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Amy protested she was being cheated of her rightful share. 艾米提出抗议，说有人骗取了她依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》