《远大前程》第10章 匹普和赫伯特谈论爱情(1)

Chapter¹ 10 Pip and Herbert talk about love

第10章 匹普和赫伯特谈论爱情

I returned to London，dreaming of the beautiful girl，now a woman，who had so influenced my childhood，and who，I hoped，would share my future life．

我回到伦敦，梦见那个漂亮的姑娘，一个对我童年产生重大影响的女人，我希望和这位姑娘分享我未来的生活。

I am sorry to say I did not think about dear，good Joe at all． I felt I had to express my feelings to someone，and so that evening I told Herbert my secret．

我很抱歉地说，亲爱的好人乔在我心目中早已化为泡影了，我觉得必须向别人表达我的感情。因此，那天晚上，我把秘密告诉了赫伯特。

Instead of being² surprised，as I expected，my friend replied，

当期望着我的朋友回答时，我大吃一惊。

I know that already，Handel．You never told me，but it was obvious³．You've always loved Estella．

我已经知道了，汉德尔。你从来没有告诉我，但那是显而易见的。你总是爱着艾丝黛拉，

It's very lucky that you seem to have been chosen to marry her．Does she，er，admire you？

看起来你选择她和你结婚，真是十分幸运的。是她，呃，喜欢你吗？

I shook my head sadly⁴．Not at all． And Herbert，you may think me lucky．I have great expectations，I know．But all that depends on one person！

我伤心地摇摇头，一点也不喜欢，赫伯特，你可以认为我幸运，我有一个远大前程，我知道。但是，所有一切都靠的是一个人！

And I still don't really know how much I'll receive，or when！ Nothing is certain！

我仍然搞不明白我到底会得到多少，会到什么时候！事事都拿不准！

Now，Handel，said Herbert cheerfully，don't lose hope．Mr Jaggers himself told you you would have a large fortune，didn't he？

喂，汉德尔，赫伯特高兴地说，不要丧失信心，贾格斯先生他自己告诉过你，你将有一大笔财富，是吗？

He would never make a mistake about something like that．Anyway，you'll be twenty－one soon．Perhaps you'll discover more then．

像这种事情一样，他从来没有做错过什么事儿。无论怎样，你马上21岁了，那时，或许你会看得更透。

1 chapter   

n.章，篇，重要章节

参考例句：

• I will skip the next chapter.我将略过下一章。
• Go and open a wonderful new chapter.去开启美好的新篇章。

2 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

3 obvious   

adj.明显的，明白的，显然的

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up.很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• It's obvious that a man isn't strong enough to lift an elephant.很明显，一个人是不能举起大象的。

4 sadly   

adv.悲痛地，悲惨地，悲伤地

参考例句：

• She looked at him sadly.她难过地看着他。
• Sadly the good times aren't returning any time soon.遗憾的是，好时光不会很快就回来。