《远大前程》第12章 匹普真相大白(3)

You helped me all those years ago，Pip！Never forgotten it！He seemed to want to put his arms around me，but I stopped him．

很多年以前，你救过我，匹普！我从来不会忘记此事！他好像要拥抱我，但是，我推开了他。

If you are grateful¹ to me for what I did in my childhood，I hope you have improved your way of life now．

如果你是感激我在童年时我所做的一切，我希望你现在改过自新，

It wasn't necessary to come here to thank me．But you must understand that．…I stopped speaking as I noticed how strangely he was staring at me．

用不着来这里感谢我。但是，你必须明白…当我发现他很奇怪地正盯着我时，我停止了说话。

What must I understand？he asked，his eyes fixed² on me．

我必须明白什么？他说，眼睛紧紧盯着我。

That I dont wish to be your friend．You and I met once in the past，but now our lives are separate³．

我不希望做你的朋友，我和你在过去相见过，但是，现在我们的生活是分开的。

Will you have a drink before you leave？As I handed him a glass of rum，I noticed that his eyes were full of tears．

你走之前，要喝点东西吗？当我递给他一杯朗姆酒时，我发现他的眼睛盈满了泪水。

I'm sorry if that sounds hard，l added⁴．I didn't mean it to be．Good luck in the future！We drank together．How have you been living recently？

如果我说得太刻薄，请原谅，我补充说，我说的没有别的意思。祝你未来好运！我们一起干杯，你现在过得怎么样啊？

I was sent to Australia，you know，because I escaped from the prison-ship．After several years I finished my punishment，

我被发落到澳大利亚，你知道，因为我从船上监狱逃跑。几年以后，我刑满释放，

and so I was allowed to work for myself．I did every kind of job there．It was a hard life，but I made a lot of money．

因此，允许我为自己干活。在那儿，我什么活都干过，生活很艰苦，但我挣了很多钱。

Im glad to hear it，I said．That reminds me，I must give you back the two pounds you sent me．

我听了真高兴，我说，这提醒了我。我必须把你送给我的两英镑钱还给你，

I don't need it now．And I handed him two new pound notes from my purse．Still watching me，he held them near the lamp until they caught fire．

我现在不需要它了。接着我从钱袋里拿出两张崭新的英镑钞票递给了他。他把钞票拿到灯的附近，直到烧着，他仍然看着我。

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 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 separate   

n.分开，抽印本；adj.分开的，各自的，单独的；v.分开，隔开，分居

参考例句：

• Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的？
• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。

4 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。