🔊 Doctor Manette did not return until the morning of the fourth day of his absence. So much of what had happened in that dreadful time as could be kept from the knowledge of Lucie was so well concealed from her, that not until long afterwards, when France and she were far apart, did she know that eleven hundred defenceless prisoners of both sexes and all ages had been killed by the populace; that four days and nights had been darkened by this deed of horror; and that the air around her had been tainted by the slain. She only knew that there had been an attack upon the prisons, that all political prisoners had been in danger, and that some had been dragged out by the crowd and murdered.

马内特医生直至失踪第四日清晨方归。那段恐怖岁月里发生的事,凡能瞒过露西的,皆对她隐瞒得滴水不漏,以至于许久之后,当她与法兰西远隔重洋时,才得知有一千一百名手无寸铁、不分男女老幼的囚犯惨遭民众屠戮；这桩骇人暴行笼罩了四天四夜；她周遭的空气都浸透了亡者的气息。她仅知监狱遭袭,所有政治犯岌岌可危,其中一些人被群众拖出杀害。

🔊

dreadful /ˈdredfl/

adj. 可怕的,令人恐惧的➕

🔊

concealed /kənˈsiːld/

v. 隐藏,隐瞒➕

🔊

defenceless /dɪˈfensləs/

adj. 无防御的,无助的➕

🔊

populace /ˈpɒpjʊləs/

n. 民众,大众➕

🔊

horror /ˈhɒrər/

n. 恐怖,震惊➕

🔊

tainted /ˈteɪntɪd/

v. 污染,玷污➕

🔊

slain /sleɪn/

n. 被杀者,死者➕

🔊 To Mr. Lorry, the Doctor communicated under an injunction of secrecy on which he had no need to dwell, that the crowd had taken him through a scene of carnage to the prison of La Force. That, in the prison he had found a self-appointed Tribunal sitting, before which the prisoners were brought singly, and by which they were rapidly ordered to be put forth to be massacred, or to be released, or (in a few cases) to be sent back to their cells. That, presented by his conductors to this Tribunal, he had announced himself by name and profession as having been for eighteen years a secret and unaccused prisoner in the Bastille; that, one of the body so sitting in judgment had risen and identified him, and that this man was Defarge.

医生向洛里先生透露此事时,嘱咐务必保密--此点他无需赘言--群众曾带他穿越一片屠杀场,来到拉福斯监狱。狱中,他见一个自行设立的法庭正在开庭,囚犯被逐一押至庭前,法庭迅即下令:或拖出屠戮,或当场释放,或（少数情形）押回牢房。他被引路人带到这法庭前,自报姓名与职业,称自己曾在巴士底狱被秘密囚禁十八年而未受指控；庭上一名审判者起身相认,此人正是德法尔热。

🔊

injunction /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn/

n. 禁令,命令➕

🔊

secrecy /ˈsiːkrəsi/

n. 保密,秘密➕

🔊

dwell /dwel/

v. 详述,居住➕

🔊

carnage /ˈkɑːrnɪdʒ/

n. 大屠杀,残杀➕

🔊

self-appointed /ˌself əˈpɔɪntɪd/

adj. 自封的,自命的➕

🔊

Tribunal /traɪˈbjuːnl/

n. 法庭,特别法庭➕

🔊

singly /ˈsɪŋɡli/

adv. 单独地,逐个地➕

🔊

massacred /ˈmæsəkərd/

v. 屠杀,残杀➕

🔊

unaccused /ˌʌnəˈkjuːzd/

adj. 未被指控的➕

🔊 That, hereupon he had ascertained, through the registers on the table, that his son-in-law was among the living prisoners, and had pleaded hard to the Tribunal-of whom some members were asleep and some awake, some dirty with murder and some clean, some sober and some not-for his life and liberty. That, in the first frantic greetings lavished on himself as a notable sufferer under the overthrown system, it had been accorded to him to have Charles Darnay brought before the lawless Court, and examined. That, he seemed on the point of being at once released, when the tide in his favour met with some unexplained check (not intelligible to the Doctor), which led to a few words of secret conference. That, the man sitting as President had then informed Doctor Manette that the prisoner must remain in custody, but should, for his sake, be held inviolate in safe custody. That, immediately, on a signal, the prisoner was removed to the interior of the prison again; but, that he, the Doctor, had then so strongly pleaded for permission to remain and assure himself that his son-in-law was, through no malice or mischance, delivered to the concourse whose murderous yells outside the gate had often drowned the proceedings, that he had obtained the permission, and had remained until that hour.

随即,他凭桌上登记簿查明女婿尚在活囚之列,便向法庭苦苦哀恳--庭上成员有的酣眠,有的清醒,有的血污满身,有的衣冠齐整,有的神志清明,有的醉意醺醺--求饶性命、赐予自由。起初,众人狂喜致意,将他奉为旧制度下著名的受难者,因而允他将查尔斯·达奈带到这无法无天的庭前受审。眼看达奈即刻获释在望,顺遂之势却突遭莫名阻滞,医生对此亦感困惑,遂有几句秘议。随后,那担任庭长之人告知马内特医生:囚犯须继续羁押,但看其情面,必受保护,妥为看守。信号一发,囚犯立被押回牢狱深处；然医生竭力恳请留驻,以确证女婿不至因恶意或意外交予门外暴民--那群人的嗜血嚎叫常淹没庭审--终获准允,一直守候至彼时。

🔊

ascertained /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/

v. 查明,确定➕

🔊

registers /ˈredʒɪstərz/

n. 登记簿,记录➕

🔊

frantic /ˈfræntɪk/

adj. 疯狂的,狂乱的➕

🔊

lavished /ˈlævɪʃt/

v. 慷慨给予,挥霍➕

🔊

notable /ˈnəʊtəbl/

adj. 显著的,著名的➕

🔊

overthrown /ˌəʊvərˈθrəʊn/

v. 推翻,颠覆➕

🔊

accorded /əˈkɔːrdɪd/

v. 授予,给予➕

🔊

lawless /ˈlɔːləs/

adj. 无法无天的,不法的➕

🔊

unexplained /ˌʌnɪkˈspleɪnd/

adj. 未解释的,不明原因的➕

🔊

intelligible /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/

adj. 可理解的,清晰的➕

🔊

conference /ˈkɒnfərəns/

n. 会议,协商➕

🔊

custody /ˈkʌstədi/

n. 拘留,监护➕

🔊

inviolate /ɪnˈvaɪələt/

adj. 未受侵犯的,神圣不可侵犯的➕

🔊

interior /ɪnˈtɪəriər/

n. 内部,内地➕

🔊

malice /ˈmælɪs/

n. 恶意,怨恨➕

🔊

mischance /mɪsˈtʃɑːns/

n. 不幸,厄运➕

🔊

concourse /ˈkɒŋkɔːs/

n. 人群,聚集➕

🔊

murderous /ˈmɜːrdərəs/

adj. 凶残的,杀人的➕

🔊

yells /jelz/

n. 叫喊,呐喊➕

🔊

drowned /draʊnd/

v. 淹没,盖过➕

🔊

proceedings /prəˈsiːdɪŋz/

n. 程序,进程➕

🔊 That, he had been employed in this way from about two in the afternoon until dark, when the Tribunal ceased to sit. That, the mob had by that time begun to gather in the most furious numbers, and to hoot and howl, and the judges had retired for safety. But, that then, as now, he besought his son-in-law not to hesitate-to take advantage of the night to escape. That, the gates would be opened at any time to his order; that, he, the Doctor, would provide him with a passport; that, he, the Doctor, would go with him; that, he, the Doctor, would share his fate, whatever it might be. But, that he had not been able to prevail upon him to go; no, nor yet to let his wife and father know his situation; that, he had said, his life was forfeited, and he would wait for it where he was. That, for the love of Heaven, of justice, of generosity, of the honour of his noble name, he conjured him, the Doctor, not to make this sacrifice, which he deprecated in words, and which he knew to be-as it must be-vain.

他就这般忙碌,自午后二时直至天黑,法庭方休。那时,暴民已聚作狂怒之众,呼啸嘶吼,法官们为保安全退避。但当时,一如此刻,他恳求女婿切莫犹豫--当借夜色遁逃。牢门随时可为其令而启；他,医生,将备好护照；他,医生,将相伴同行；他,医生,愿共命运,无论生死。然他未能劝动女婿离去；不,甚至未能让女婿告知妻父其境；女婿言,己命已丧,惟愿原地待死。为上天之爱、正义、慷慨与其高贵姓氏之荣光,他祈求医生莫作此牺牲--此牺牲他出言反对,且明知必是徒劳。

🔊

besought /bɪˈsɔːt/

v. 恳求,哀求➕

🔊

hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/

v. 犹豫,踌躇➕

🔊

prevail /prɪˈveɪl/

v. 说服,盛行➕

🔊

forfeited /ˈfɔːrfɪtɪd/

v. 丧失,没收➕

🔊

conjured /ˈkʌndʒərd/

v. 恳求,祈求➕

🔊

sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

n. 牺牲,祭品➕

🔊

deprecated /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪd/

v. 反对,不赞成➕

🔊

vain /veɪn/

adj. 徒劳的,虚荣的➕

🔊 Thus, had the day come and gone, and other days had come and gone, and a week had come and gone. The fierce populace had turned their furies on the officers of the King's revenue, and had hanged them on the street-lamps; but, the prisoner was still in safe custody, and nobody molested the Doctor. In the horror of his mind, he now began to believe that his presence was a protection to the prisoner, and he resolved to stay by him to the last. He stayed through the second day, and the third, and the fourth; and so into the fifth, and the sixth, and the seventh.

如此,一日逝去,又一日逝去,周亦逝去。暴戾民众转将怒火泄向王家税吏,吊之于街灯；然囚犯仍受安保,无人扰医生。惊怖之中,他始信自身存在乃囚犯之护盾,遂决意相伴至终。他留驻二日、三日、四日；乃至五日、六日、七日。

🔊

furies /ˈfjʊəriz/

n. 愤怒,狂暴➕

🔊

revenue /ˈrevənjuː/

n. 税收,收入➕

🔊

molested /məˈlestɪd/

v. 骚扰,干扰➕

🔊

resolved /rɪˈzɒlvd/

v. 决定,决心➕

🔊 The situation of the prisoner in the condemned cell, and his ignorance of his doom, and the fact that the prison was full, and that he might remain there for a long time, weighed upon the Doctor day and night. But, he was watchful, steady, patient; and he hoped, through his unremitting exertions, to save him yet.

死牢中囚犯之处境,其对命运之懵然,狱中人满为患,其或长陷囹圄--此种种日日夜夜压于医生心头。然他警醒、坚定、忍耐；惟望借不懈努力,终能救之。

🔊

condemned /kənˈdemd/

adj. 被判刑的, condemned➕

🔊

doom /duːm/

n. 厄运,毁灭➕

🔊

watchful /ˈwɒtʃfl/

adj. 警惕的,注意的➕

🔊

steady /ˈstedi/

adj. 稳定的,稳固的➕

🔊

unremitting /ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ/

adj. 不懈的,持续的➕

🔊

exertions /ɪɡˈzɜːʃnz/

n. 努力,尽力➕

🔊 At last, on the seventh day, he was summoned to appear at a certain barrack before a military commission. He went, and found that Charles Darnay was alone in a large room, and that two men in uniform were with him. One of them handed to the Doctor a paper, and said, 'Charles Darnay, you are free!'

终于,至第七日,他被传召至某处兵营,面见军事委员会。他前往,见查尔斯·达奈独处一室,有两名身着制服之人相伴。其中一人递予医生一纸文书,言道:“查尔斯·达奈,你自由了！”

🔊

summoned /ˈsʌmənd/

v. 传唤,召唤➕

🔊

barrack /ˈbærək/

n. 营房,兵舍➕

🔊

military /ˈmɪlətri/

adj. 军事的,军用的➕

🔊

commission /kəˈmɪʃn/

n. 委员会,委托➕

🔊 The Doctor caught his son-in-law in his arms; but, the prisoner fell fainting on the floor, in the reaction from his long suspense. When he was restored, they embraced again, and the young man said, 'We must tell Lucie. She has been so anxious.'

医生将女婿拥入怀中；然囚犯因长期悬虑,骤然松懈,晕倒在地。待他苏醒,两人再度相拥,年轻人言道:“我们必须告知露西。她一直焦虑不堪。”

🔊

fainting /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/

v. 昏倒,晕厥➕

🔊

suspense /səˈspens/

n. 悬念,焦虑➕

🔊

restored /rɪˈstɔːrd/

v. 恢复,修复➕

🔊

embraced /ɪmˈbreɪst/

v. 拥抱,接受➕

🔊 'Yes, yes,' said the Doctor, 'we will go to her.'

“是,是,”医生答道,“我们这就去找她。”

🔊 They went out into the street. There was a great crowd collected, but they made way for the Doctor and his companion, and they passed on to the lodging where Lucie was. She was alone, for her father had gone to the prison at his usual hour. She was pale and agitated, but she received them with joy.

他们步上街头。虽人群聚集,却为医生及其同伴让开道路,他们径直前往露西的寓所。她独自在家,因父亲已如常前往监狱。她面色苍白、心神不宁,然见他们归来,欣喜相迎。

🔊

made way /meɪd weɪ/

phrase. 让路,前进➕

🔊

lodging /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/

n. 住所,寄宿➕

🔊

agitated /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/

adj. 焦虑的,激动的➕

🔊 'My dear husband!' she said, 'you are safe!'

“亲爱的丈夫！”她喊道,“你平安了！”

🔊 'Yes, dearest, I am safe. And you?'

“是的,最亲爱的,我平安了。你呢？”

🔊 'I am well, but oh, so anxious!'

“我无恙,但哦,心中焦虑万分！”

🔊 They sat down together, and the Doctor told her all that had happened. When he had finished, she said, 'Then we must leave Paris at once. We are not safe here.'

他们一同坐下,医生将一切经过娓娓道来。言毕,她说道:“那我们须即刻离开巴黎。此地已非安全之所。”

🔊 'Yes,' said the Doctor, 'we must go. But where?'

“是的,”医生应道,“我们必须离去。然去往何处？”

🔊 'To England,' said Lucie. 'We have friends there.'

“去英格兰,”露西言道,“我们在彼处有友人。”

🔊 'But how can we go? The gates are guarded, and we have no passports.'

“然则我们如何前往？城门有守卫把守,且我们并无护照。”

🔊

guarded /ˈɡɑːrdɪd/

adj. 被看守的,有守卫的➕

🔊 'We must get them,' said the Doctor. 'I will try.'

“我们必须设法取得,”医生说道,“我来尝试。”

🔊 He went out, and after some hours returned with the necessary papers. They made their preparations hastily, and that night they left Paris.

他外出,数小时后携必需文件归来。他们匆忙准备,当夜便离开了巴黎。

🔊

necessary /ˈnesəseri/

adj. 必要的,必需的➕

🔊

preparations /ˌprepəˈreɪʃnz/

n. 准备工作（复数形式）➕

🔊

hastily /ˈheɪstɪli/

adv. 匆忙地,仓促地➕

Chapter thirty-four: Calm In Storm (第三十四章:风暴中的宁静)

🔒 使用该功能需要授权码