《远大前程》第11章 匹普出席一个葬礼(1)

Chapter 11 Pip attends a burial¹

第11章 匹普出席一个葬礼

One evening a blackedged envelope was delivered to me at Herbert's rooms．

一天晚上，在赫伯特的屋里，一封贴着黑边的信件递给了我。

The letter inside informed me that Mrs J．Gargery had died the previous Monday，and that the burial would be next Monday，at 3 p．m．

这封信给我带来了乔·葛吉瑞夫人上星期一去世的消息，订于在下星期一下午3点钟安葬。

This news came as a shock to me．

这个消息来得突然，让我十分震惊。

It was the first time that someone close to me had died，and I could not imagine life without my sister，even if I had never loved her，or even thought about her recently．

对我来讲，这是第一次亲近的人死了，我不能想像生活里没有了我姐姐，即使我从来也没爱过她，甚至最近也没想起她。

I arrived at the forge² early on Monday afternoon． Joe was sitting in the front room，wrapped in a black cloak³．

星期一下午，我早早地到达了铁匠铺，乔卷着黑色的斗篷，正在屋子前面坐着。

Dear Joe，how are you？I asked．

亲爱的乔，你好吗？我问道。

Pip，dear old boy，you knew her when she was a fine woman…and he could say no more．

匹普，亲爱的老伙计，你知道她，当她是一个很好的女人时……他不能再说下去了。

Biddy，in her neat little black dress，was busy serving food．Old friends from the village were talking quietly among them-selves，

毕蒂，穿着她那整洁的小黑衣服，正忙着准备饭菜。村里来的老朋友，他们之间正在心平气和地交谈着。

and I noticed the awful Pumblechook trying to catch my eye，as he drank brandy⁴ and swallowed large pieces of cake．

我注意到当可怕的潘波趣喝着白兰地、吞食着大块的蛋糕时，他企图捕捉我的眼神。

May I，my dear sir？ May I？he asked，his mouth full，and shook my hand enthusiastically．

可以吗？我亲爱的先生？可以吗？他不停地问，热切地摇着我的手。

1 burial   

n.埋葬，埋藏，掩埋

参考例句：

• The priest prepared the body for burial.牧师给死者作安葬准备。
• The Premier's burial was a solemn occasion.总理的葬礼是个庄严的场面。

2 forge   

v.使形成，与...建立密切联系，伪造，假冒

参考例句：

• Everything new comes from the forge of hard and bitter struggle.一切新东西都是从艰苦斗争中锻炼出来的。
• Difficulties help to forge people into able folk.困难有助于把人们锻炼成能干的人。

3 cloak   

n.斗蓬，披风，掩饰，幌子；vt.掩盖，掩饰

参考例句：

• The snow covered up the fields with a white cloak.积雪给田野盖上了一件白色的外衣。
• She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.她把一件厚重的羊毛斗篷披在肩上。

4 brandy   

n.白兰地酒

参考例句：

• I took another drink of brandy and moved forward. 我又喝了一口白兰地，向前走去。
• The barman uses a small silver measure for brandy.酒吧招待员用一个小银制量器量白兰地。