《简·爱》 Chapter 15 第十五章（19）（在线收听）

"What!" he exclaimed, "Are you quitting me already, and in that way?"

"什么！"他大叫道，"你已经要离开了，就那么走了？"

You said I might go, sir.

你说我可以走了，先生。

But not without taking leave, not without a word or two of acknowledgment and good-will,

可不能不告而别，不能连一两句表示感谢和善意的活都没有，

not, in short, in that brief, dry fashion.

总之不能那么简简单单，干干巴巴。

Why, you have saved my life, snatched me from a horrible and excruciating death,

嗨，你救了我的命呀？把我从可怕和痛苦的死亡中拯救出来！

and you walk past me as if we were mutual strangers!

而你就这么从我面前走过，仿佛我们彼此都是陌路人！

At least shake hands.

至少也得握握手吧。

He held out his hand; I gave him mine.

他伸出手来，我也向他伸出手去。

He took it first in one, then in both his own.

他先是用一只手，随后用双手把我的手握住。

You have saved my life.

你救了我的命。

I have a pleasure in owing you so immense a debt.

我很高兴，欠了你那么大一笔人情债。

I cannot say more. Nothing else that has being would have been tolerable to me in the character of creditor for such an obligation,

我无法再说别的话了，要是别的债主，我欠了那么大情，我准会难以容忍，

but you, it is different.

可是你却不同。

I feel your benefits no burden, Jane.

我并不觉得欠你的恩情是一种负担，简。

He paused, gazed at me.

他停顿了一下，眼睛盯着我。

Words almost visible trembled on his lips, but his voice was checked.

话几乎已到了颤动着的嘴边，但他控制住了自己的嗓音。

Good-night again, sir. There is no debt, benefit, burden, obligation, in the case.

再次祝你晚安，先生，那件事没有负债，没有恩情，没有负担，也没有义务。

"I knew," he continued, "you would do me good in some way, at some time.

"我早就知道，"他继续说："你会在某一时候，以某种方式为我做好事的

I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld you.

我初次见你的时候，就从你眼睛里看到了这一点，

Their expression and smile did not" (again he stopped)

那表情，那笑容不会（他再次打住），

"did not" (he proceeded hastily) "strike delight to my very inmost heart so for nothing.

不会（他匆忙地继续说）无缘无故地在我心底里激起愉悦之情。