《远大前程》第5章 匹普的姐姐被袭击(1)

Chapter 5 Pip's sister is attacked

第5章 匹普的姐姐被袭击

In a single year everything had changed．Before I went to Miss Havisham 's and met Estella，I had always wanted to be apprenticed¹ to Joe，

在仅有的一年中，每一件事情都发生了变化。我去郝薇香小姐家，遇见艾丝黛拉之前，我总是想做乔的徒弟，

and I had always been happy at home，in spite² of my sister's scolding．

不管我姐姐的训斥，在家里总是很愉快。

Now I was ashamed of my home and my work．I was very miserable³．

现在，我对我的家和工作感到苦恼，我很悲伤。

Because of Joe，however，I stayed at the forge⁴ and did my best to work hard.I'm glad that I never told him how unhappy I was then.

然而，为了乔，我呆在铁匠铺并拼命地工作。使我欣慰的是没有把这些烦恼告诉他，

I tried to follow his example and become an honest，happy，hardworking man．But all the time I thought of Estella．

我尽可能地以他为榜样，成为一个诚实的、幸福的实干家。

My worst fear was that one day she would come to the forge and see me working as a common blacksmith，with black face and hands．She would certainly turn away in disgust．

但是，我每时每刻忘不了艾丝黛拉，我最怕的是有一天她会来到铁匠铺，看一个黑脸黑手粗俗的铁匠在干活，她自然会厌恶地当场离去。

In the evenings I studied as hard as I could，educating my-self for Estella．

晚上，我拼命地学习，为艾丝黛拉而自修。

Whatever I learnt，I shared with Joe，not，I'm afraid，so that he would be more educated，but so that I would be less ashamed of him in front of Estella．

无论怎样，我学到的要与乔分享。不，我是担心，以便他受到更多的教育，好让我在艾丝黛拉面前少为他丢丑。

One Sunday Joe and I went out on the marshes，as usual，to study together．

一个星期天，乔和我出门到了沼泽地，照常一起学习。

I don't think he ever remembered anything from one week to the next，but he smoked his pipe comfortably，looking as intelli－gent as he could.

我相信他不会把这周学到的东西记到下一周。不过，他舒适地吸着烟斗，看上去倒挺自信，

I had a question I had been intending to ask him．

我有一个问题打算问他。

1 apprenticed   

学徒，徒弟( apprentice的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I was apprenticed to a builder when I was fourteen. 14岁时，我拜一个建筑工人为师当学徒。
• Lucius got apprenticed to a stonemason. 卢修斯成了石匠的学徒。

2 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

3 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

4 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。