《远大前程》第11章 匹普出席一个葬礼(4)

When l asked Wemmick if he could advise me on how to help a friend start up in business，his post-box mouth opened wide．

当我问文米克在如何帮助一位朋友生意开张问题上他能否为我提出建议时，他的邮箱嘴张得很大。

Choose one of the six London bridges，he said，and throw your money over it．That's better than investing² money for a friend．That's my official opinion，of course．

在六座伦敦桥中选其中的一个，他说，把你的钱扔在桥上，这样比为朋友投资更好，当然那是我正式的意见。

Ah，so you would give me a different opinion at Walworth？

噢，那么说在沃尔鄂斯你还会给我其它的建议？

You'll be welcome there，Mr Pip，on private business．

在那儿你会受到欢迎的，匹普先生，私人买卖。

Next Sunday I visited Wemmick and his aged³ parent at the Castle．This time there was a lady called Miss Skiffins，

第二个星期天，我在那座城堡拜访了文米克和他年迈的父亲。这一次，有位女士叫斯基芬小姐，

clearly a regular visitor，who made the tea，and sat next to Wemmick on the sofa．

很显然是一位常客，斯基芬小姐泡好茶，挨着文米克坐在沙发上。

When he and I were alone，Wemmick listened carefully to my request，and after thinking hard，found an answer．

当只有我和他时，文米克仔细地听着我的请求，苦心焦思后，找到了一个答案。

With his help I arranged⁴ to invest¹ some money in a shipping⁵ company called Clarrikers．

出于他的帮助，我安排在一家船业公司叫克拉雷克斯投一部分资。

Finally I signed an agreement with them，in which they promised to offer Herbert a job，and later to make him a partner．

最终，我和他们签订了合同，在合同上，他们承诺提供给赫伯特一份工作，以后让他成为股东。

At last I felt that my expectations had done some good to someone．

最后，我感到用我的前程为他人做了一些有益的事情。

1 invest   

v.投资；投入(时间等)；授予，赋予

参考例句：

• I have decided to invest in a new car.我已经决定买一辆新汽车。
• The best time to invest is now.现在是投资的最佳时机。

2 investing   

v.投资，花费( invest的现在分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）

参考例句：

• He was timid about investing money. 他不敢投资。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Europe also caught the excitement of investing in American railroads. 欧洲人对投资美国铁路也极感兴趣。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

3 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

4 arranged   

adj.安排的v.安排，准备( arrange的过去式和过去分词 )；把…（系统地）分类；整理；改编（剧本等）

参考例句：

• The party was arranged quickly. 聚会很快就安排好了。
• Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle. 椅子成排摆放不如成圈摆放便于讨论。

5 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。