🔊 The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken. But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.

这位无辜者的悲惨妻子,被判处死刑后,仿佛遭受了致命一击般倒下了。但她没有发出任何声音；内心有个声音如此强烈地告诉她,在这世上,唯有她必须在苦难中支撑他,而不是加重他的痛苦,这声音迅速将她从那打击中唤醒。

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wretched /ˈretʃɪd/

adj. 可怜的；悲惨的；令人不快的➕

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doomed /duːmd/

adj. 注定要失败的,注定遭遇厄运的➕

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mortally /ˈmɔːrtəli/

adv. 致命地；极度地,非常➕

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stricken /ˈstrɪkən/

adj. 受煎熬的,遭受（打击、痛苦等）的➕

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uttered /ˈʌtərd/

v. （uttered）发出（声音）,说,讲➕

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augment /ɔːɡˈment/

v. 增加,增大,加强➕

🔊 The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the tribunal adjourned. The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.

法官们因需参加户外公开示威,法庭休庭。法庭通过多条通道迅速清空的嘈杂声和动静尚未停歇,露西便已站起身,向丈夫伸出双臂,脸上唯有爱与慰藉。

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Judges /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/

n. （Judges）法官们（集体）；审判官➕

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tribunal /traɪˈbjuːnəl/

n. 法庭,特别法庭；裁决机构➕

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adjourned /əˈdʒɜːrnd/

v. （adjourned）休庭,延期,中止➕

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consolation /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn/

n. 安慰,慰藉➕

🔊 ‘If I might touch him! If I might embrace him once! O, good citizens, if you would have so much compassion for us!’

“若能触碰他一次！若能拥抱他一次！哦,善良的公民们,若你们能对我们怀有这般怜悯！”

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compassion /kəmˈpæʃən/

n. 同情；怜悯➕

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embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/

v. 拥抱；接受➕

🔊 There was but a gaoler left, along with two of the four men who had taken him last night, and Barsad. The people had all poured out to the show in the streets. Barsad proposed to the rest, ‘Let her embrace him then; it is but a moment.’ It was silently acquiesced in, and they passed her over the seats in the hall to a raised place, where he, by leaning over the dock, could fold her in his arms.

只留下一个狱卒,以及昨晚逮捕他的四人中的两个,还有巴萨德。人们都已涌向街头的表演。巴萨德向其他人提议,“那就让她拥抱他吧；不过片刻功夫。”众人默许了,他们将她从大厅的座位上传到一个高处,在那里,他俯身于被告席上,可以将她拥入怀中。

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gaoler /ˈdʒeɪlə(r)/

n. （旧式拼法）监狱看守,狱卒➕

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acquiesced /ˌækwiˈest/

v. （acquiesced）默许,默认,顺从➕

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dock /dɒk/

n. （法庭的）被告席➕

🔊 ‘Farewell, dear darling of my soul. My parting blessing on my love. We shall meet again, where the weary are at rest!’

“别了,我灵魂的挚爱。临别的祝福予我的爱人。我们将在疲乏者得享安息之地重逢！”

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Farewell /ˌfeəˈwel/

n. 告别；再见➕

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parting /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/

adj. 离别的；分别的➕

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blessing /ˈblesɪŋ/

n. 祝福；幸事➕

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weary /ˈwɪəri/

adj. 疲倦的；厌烦的➕

🔊 They were her husband’s words, as he held her to his bosom.

这是她丈夫拥她入怀时所说的话。

🔊 ‘I can bear it, dear Charles. I am supported from above: don’t suffer for me. A parting blessing for our child.’

“我能承受,亲爱的查尔斯。我有上天支撑:不要为我受苦。给我们的孩子一个临别的祝福。”

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bear /beə(r)/

v. 忍受；承受➕

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suffer /ˈsʌfə(r)/

v. 受苦；遭受➕

🔊 ‘I send it to her by you. I kiss her by you. I say farewell to her by you.’

“我通过你传递给她。我通过你亲吻她。我通过你向她道别。”

🔊 ‘My husband. No! A moment!’ He was tearing himself apart from her. ‘We shall not be separated long. I feel that this will break my heart by-and-by; but I will do my duty while I can, and when I leave her, God will raise up friends for her, as He did for me.’

“我的丈夫。不！等一会儿！”他正奋力从她身边挣脱。“我们不会分离太久。我感到这终究会让我心碎；但我会尽我所能履行职责,当我离开她时,上帝会为她兴起朋友,正如他曾为我所做。”

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by-and-by /ˌbaɪ ən ˈbaɪ/

n. （名词化短语）不久以后,未来➕

🔊 Her father had followed her, and would have fallen on his knees to both of them, but that Darnay put out a hand and seized him, crying:

她的父亲跟随着她,本要向两人下跪,但达内伸出手抓住他,喊道:

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seized /siːzd/

v. 抓住；夺取➕

🔊 ‘No, no! What have you done, what have you done, that you should kneel to us! We know now, what a struggle you made of old. We know, now what you underwent when you suspected my descent, and when you knew it. We know now, the natural antipathy you strove against, and conquered, for her dear sake. We thank you with all our hearts, and all our love and duty. Heaven be with you!’

“不,不！您做了什么,您做了什么,竟要向我们下跪！我们现在知道了,您昔日经历了怎样的挣扎。我们现在知道了,当您怀疑我的出身并最终知晓时,您承受了什么。我们现在知道了,您为了她亲爱的缘故,努力克服并战胜了那种天然的憎恶。我们全心全意感谢您,以我们全部的爱与敬意。上天与您同在！”

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antipathy /ænˈtɪpəθi/

n. 反感,厌恶➕

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strove /stroʊv/

v. （strove）努力,奋斗,力争（strive 的过去式）➕

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conquered /ˈkɒŋkərd/

v. （conquered）征服,克服,战胜➕

🔊 Her father’s only answer was to draw his hands through his white hair, and wring them with a shriek of anguish.

她父亲唯一的回答是将双手插入白发中,痛苦地尖叫着扭绞双手。

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wring /rɪŋ/

v. 扭绞,拧；紧握（尤指双手）➕

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anguish /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

n. （身心的）极度痛苦,剧痛➕

🔊 ‘It could not be otherwise,’ said the prisoner. ‘All things have worked together as they have fallen out. It was the always-vain endeavour to discharge my poor mother’s trust that first brought my fatal presence near you. Good could never come of such evil, a happier end was not in nature to so unhappy a beginning. Be comforted, and forgive me. Heaven bless you!’

“别无他法,”囚犯说道。“万事件件相因,终成此局。正是为了履行我可怜母亲的托付那始终徒劳的努力,才让我这致命的存在初次靠近你们。善果绝不会从这样的恶因中生出,如此不幸的开端,本就不可能有更幸福的结局。请得安慰,并原谅我。上天保佑您！”

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endeavour /ɪnˈdevə(r)/

n. （endeavour）努力,尝试,事业➕

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discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/

v. 履行（职责）,执行；释放；解雇➕

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fatal /ˈfeɪtəl/

adj. 致命的；灾难性的➕

🔊 As he was drawn away, his wife released him, and stood looking after him with her hands touching one another in the attitude of prayer, and with a radiant look upon her face, in which there was even a comforting smile. As he went out at the prisoners’ door, she turned, laid her head lovingly on her father’s breast, tried to speak to him, and fell at his feet.

当他被拖走时,他的妻子放开了他,站着目送他,双手合十作祈祷状,脸上焕发着光彩,甚至带着一丝慰藉的微笑。当他走出囚犯的门时,她转过身,将头依偎在父亲胸前,试图对他说话,却倒在了他脚下。

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radiant /ˈreɪdiənt/

adj. 容光焕发的,喜气洋洋的；明亮的➕

🔊 Then, issuing from the obscure corner from which he had never moved, Sydney Carton came and took her up. Only her father and Mr. Lorry were with her. His arm trembled as it raised her, and supported her head. Yet, there was an air about him that was not all of pity-that had a flush of pride in it.

接着,从那个他从未移动过的阴暗角落,西德尼·卡顿走出来,将她抱起。只有她的父亲和洛里先生陪在她身边。他抬起她的手臂颤抖着,支撑着她的头。然而,他周身有一种气质,不全是怜悯--其中还闪耀着一丝自豪。

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obscure /əbˈskjʊə(r)/

adj. 昏暗的,阴暗的；不出名的,无名的；难以理解的➕

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flush /flʌʃ/

n. （脸）红晕,红光；一阵强烈的感情；冲水➕

🔊 ‘Shall I take her to a coach? I shall never feel her weight.’

“要我送她上马车吗？我绝不会感到她的重量。”

🔊 He carried her lightly to the door, and laid her tenderly down in a coach. Her father and their old friend got into it, and he took his seat beside the driver.

他轻轻将她抱到门口,温柔地放入马车。她的父亲和他们的老朋友上了车,他在车夫旁坐下。

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tenderly /ˈtendərli/

adv. 温柔地,体贴地➕

🔊 When they arrived at the gateway where he had paused in the dark not many hours before, to picture to himself on which of the rough stones of the street her head had lain, he lifted her again, and carried her up the staircase to their rooms. There, he laid her down on a couch, where her child and Miss Pross wept over her.

当他们到达那个门口,几小时前他曾在黑暗中驻足,想象她的头曾躺在街上哪块粗糙的石头上时,他再次抱起她,走上楼梯到他们的房间。在那里,他将她放在长沙发上,她的孩子和普罗斯小姐在她身旁哭泣。

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gateway /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/

n. 入口,网关➕

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staircase /ˈsteəkeɪs/

n. 楼梯➕

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couch /kaʊtʃ/

n. 长沙发,睡椅➕

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wept /wept/

v. 哭泣,流泪（weep的过去式）➕

🔊 ‘Don’t recall her to herself,’ he said, softly, to the latter, ‘she is better so. Don’t revive her to consciousness, while she only faints.’

“别唤醒她,”他轻声对后者说,“她这样更好。不要让她恢复意识,她只是晕过去了。”

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revive /rɪˈvaɪv/

v. 使苏醒,复兴➕

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consciousness /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/

n. 意识,知觉➕

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faints /feɪnts/

v. 晕倒,昏厥➕

🔊 ‘Oh, Carton, Carton, dear Carton!’ cried little Lucie, springing up and throwing her arms passionately round him, in a burst of grief. ‘Now that you have come, I think you will do something to help mamma, something to save papa! O, look at her, dear Carton! Can you, of all the people who love her, bear to see her so?’

“哦,卡顿,卡顿,亲爱的卡顿！”小露西哭喊着,一跃而起,悲痛中热情地张开双臂抱住他。“既然你来了,我想你会做些什么来帮助妈妈,拯救爸爸！哦,看看她,亲爱的卡顿！在所有爱她的人中,你能忍心看到她这样吗？”

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passionately /ˈpæʃənətli/

adv. 热情地,激烈地➕

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grief /ɡriːf/

n. 悲伤,悲痛➕

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burst /bɜːrst/

n. 爆发,突发➕

🔊 He bent over the child, and laid her blooming cheek against his face. He put her gently from him, and looked at her unconscious mother.

他弯下腰,将她红润的脸颊贴在自己脸上。他轻轻推开她,看向她昏迷的母亲。

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blooming /ˈbluːmɪŋ/

adj. 盛开的,健康的➕

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unconscious /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

adj. 无意识的,失去知觉的➕

🔊 ‘Before I go,’ he said, and paused-‘I may kiss her?’

“在我离开之前,”他说,停顿了一下--“我可以吻她吗？”

🔊 It was remembered afterwards that when he bent down and touched her face with his lips, he murmured some words. The child, who was nearest to him, told them afterwards, and told her grandchildren when she was a handsome old lady, that she heard him say, ‘A life you love.’

后来人们记得,当他弯下腰用嘴唇触碰她的脸时,他低语了几句。那个离他最近的孩子后来告诉他们,并在她成为一位美丽的老妇人时告诉她的孙辈,她听到他说:“一个你所爱的生命。”

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murmured /ˈmɜːrmərd/

v. 低声说,嘟囔➕

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handsome /ˈhænsəm/

adj. 英俊的,可观的➕

🔊 When he had gone out into the next room, he turned suddenly on Mr. Lorry and her father, who were following, and said to the latter:

当他走进隔壁房间时,他突然转向跟随着的洛里先生和她的父亲,对后者说:

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latter /ˈlætə(r)/

adj. 后者的；后面的➕

🔊 ‘You had great influence but yesterday, Doctor Manette; let it at least be tried. These judges, and all the men in power, are very friendly to you, and very recognisant of your services; are they not?’

“您昨天还有很大影响力,马内特医生；至少试试看。这些法官,以及所有当权者,都对您非常友好,非常认可您的贡献；不是吗？”

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recognisant /rɪˈkɒɡnɪzənt/

adj. 认识到的,认可的➕

🔊 ‘Nothing connected with Charles was concealed from me. I had the strongest assurances that I should save him; and I did.’ He returned the answer in great trouble, and very slowly.

“与查尔斯有关的事无一对我隐瞒。我曾得到最坚定的保证,我会救他；而且我做到了。”他非常痛苦且缓慢地回答。

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concealed /kənˈsiːld/

v. 隐藏,隐瞒➕

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assurances /əˈʃʊərənsɪz/

n. 保证,担保➕

🔊 ‘Try them again. The hours between this and to-morrow afternoon are few and short, but try.’

“再试试他们。从现在到明天下午的时间不多且短暂,但试试吧。”

🔊 ‘I intend to try. I will not rest a moment.’

“我打算尝试。我一刻也不会休息。”

🔊 ‘That’s well. I have known such energy as yours do great things before now-though never,’ he added, with a smile and a sigh together, ‘such great things as this. But try! Of little worth as life is when we misuse it, it is worth that effort. It would cost nothing to lay down if it were not.’

“那很好。我曾见过如您这般精力的人成就伟业--尽管从未,”他微笑着同时叹息道,“成就如此伟大的事。但试试吧！生命虽在我们滥用时价值甚微,但值得为之努力。若非如此,放弃它便毫无代价。”

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misuse /ˌmɪsˈjuːs/

v. 滥用,误用➕

🔊 ‘I will go,’ said Doctor Manette, ‘to the Prosecutor and the President straight, and I will go to others whom it is better not to name. I will write too, and-But stay! There is a celebration in the streets, and no one will be accessible until dark.’

“我会去,”马内特医生说,“直接去见检察官和庭长,我还会去见其他最好不提姓名的人。我也会写信,但是等等！街上有庆祝活动,天黑前没人能见到。”

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Prosecutor /ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə(r)/

n. 检察官,公诉人➕

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accessible /əkˈsesəbl/

adj. 可接近的,可进入的➕

🔊 ‘That’s true. Well! It is a forlorn hope at the best, and not much the forlorner for being delayed till dark. I should like to know how you speed; though, mind! I expect nothing! When are you likely to have seen these dread powers, Doctor Manette?’

“确实。唉！这最多不过是个渺茫的希望,延迟到天黑也不会更渺茫。我想知道您进展如何；不过,记住！我什么也不指望！您大概什么时候能见到这些可畏的权贵,马内特医生？”

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forlorn /fərˈlɔːrn/

adj. 孤苦伶仃的,凄凉的,被遗弃的➕

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dread /dred/

adj. 令人畏惧的,可怕的➕

🔊 ‘Immediately after dark, I should hope. Within an hour or two from this.’

“我希望天黑后立即。从现在起一两个小时内。”

🔊 ‘It will be dark soon after four. Let us stretch the hour or two. If I go to Mr. Lorry’s at nine, shall I hear what you have done, either from our friend or from yourself?’

“四点后天很快就会黑。让我们把这一两个小时放宽些。如果我在九点去洛里先生那里,能听到您所做的吗？无论是从我们的朋友还是您自己那里？”

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stretch /stretʃ/

v. 拉长,延长,使充分利用➕

🔊 ‘Yes.’

“是的。”

🔊 ‘May you prosper!’

“愿您成功！”

🔊 Mr. Lorry followed Sydney to the outer door, and, touching him on the shoulder as he was going away, caused him to turn.

洛里先生跟随西德尼到外门,在他离开时碰了碰他的肩膀,让他转过身。

🔊 ‘I have no hope,’ said Mr. Lorry, in a low and sorrowful whisper.

“我不抱希望,”洛里先生低声悲伤地耳语道。

🔊 ‘Nor have I.’

“我也是。”

🔊 ‘If any one of these men, or all of these men, were disposed to spare him-which is a large supposition; for what is his life, or any man’s to them!-I doubt if they durst spare him after the demonstration in the court.’

“如果这些人中的任何一个,或所有人,有意饶恕他--这是个很大的假设；因为他的生命,或任何人的生命,对他们来说算什么！--我怀疑在法庭上的示威之后,他们是否敢饶恕他。”

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disposed /dɪˈspoʊzd/

adj. 有意向的,倾向于…的➕

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spare /sper/

v. 饶恕,赦免；不伤害➕

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durst /dɜːrst/

v. (古语) dare的过去式,胆敢,敢于➕

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demonstration /ˌdemənˈstreɪʃn/

n. 示威；演示；证明➕

🔊 ‘And so do I. I heard the fall of the axe in that sound.’

“我也是。我在那声音中听到了斧头落下的声音。”

🔊 Mr. Lorry leaned his arm upon the door-post, and bowed his face upon it.

洛里先生将手臂靠在门柱上,把脸埋在上面。

🔊 ‘Don’t despond,’ said Carton, very gently; ‘don’t grieve. I encouraged Doctor Manette in this idea, because I felt that it might one day be consolatory to her. Otherwise, she might think "his life was wantonly thrown away or wasted," and that might trouble her.’

“不要沮丧,”卡顿非常轻柔地说；“不要悲伤。我鼓励马内特医生抱有这个想法,因为我觉得这可能有一天会安慰她。否则,她可能会认为‘他的生命被轻率地抛弃或浪费了’,那可能会困扰她。”

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despond /dɪˈspɒnd/

v. 感到沮丧,失去希望➕

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grieve /ɡriːv/

v. (使)悲伤,悲痛➕

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consolatory /kənˈsəʊlətəri/

adj. 安慰的,慰藉的➕

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wantonly /ˈwɒntənli/

adv. 肆意地,蛮横地；放纵地➕

🔊 ‘Yes, yes, yes,’ returned Mr. Lorry, drying his eyes, ‘you are right. But he will perish; there is no real hope.’

“是,是,是,”洛里先生擦干眼睛回答道,“你说得对。但他会死；没有真正的希望。”

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perish /ˈperɪʃ/

v. 死亡,毁灭；腐烂➕

🔊 ‘Yes. He will perish: there is no real hope,’ echoed Carton. He walked with a settled step, down-stairs.

“是的。他会死:没有真正的希望,”卡顿附和道。他迈着坚定的步伐,走下楼梯。

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settled /ˈsetld/

adj. 稳定的,固定的；已决定的；安定的➕

Chapter forty-two: Darkness (第四十二章:黑暗)

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