🔊 On Sonia’s table lay the New Testament in the Russian translation. It was the book from which she had read the raising of Lazarus to him. He had been greatly agitated by that reading on the eve of his crime. Since then he had not opened the book. He took it up now. It was an old translation in the Slavonic tongue. On the table lay also a little copper ikon. He looked at both mechanically. At last he took up the book, opened it and began turning over the leaves. His hands trembled. "Read where you were reading that day," he said.

在索尼娅的桌上放着一本俄译新约。正是那本她曾为他朗读拉撒路复活的书。在他犯罪的前夜,那次朗读曾令他心绪极度不宁。自那时起,他便再没翻开过这本书。此刻,他拿起了它。那是一本用斯拉夫语翻译的旧版本。桌上还放着一尊小小的铜制圣像。他机械地看着这两样东西。最后,他拿起书,打开,开始翻页。他的手颤抖着。“读你那天读的地方,”他说。

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New Testament /ˌnjuː ˈtestəmənt/

n. 新约圣经➕

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translation /trænsˈleɪʃn/

n. 译本；翻译➕

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Slavonic /sləˈvɒnɪk/

adj./n. 斯拉夫语的；斯拉夫语➕

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ikon /ˈaɪkɒn/

n. 圣像,偶像（icon的另一种拼写）➕

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mechanically /məˈkænɪkli/

adv. 机械地；无意识地➕

🔊 Sonia sat down beside him on the bed. She was still trembling. She felt that something terrible was coming. He opened the book and found the place.

索尼娅在他身旁的床边坐下。她依然在颤抖。她预感到某种可怕的事情即将发生。他翻开书,找到了那个地方。

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trembling /ˈtremblɪŋ/

v. (现在分词). 颤抖➕

🔊 "Shall I read to you?" she asked.

“要我读给你听吗？”她问道。

🔊 "Yes. Read."

“是的。读吧。”

🔊 Sonia began reading. At first her voice was weak and broken, but as she went on it grew stronger and steadier. When she came to the verse: "And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth," she raised her voice involuntarily, and a strange, vibrant note of ecstasy and suffering rang in it. The lines swam before her eyes, but she knew the passage by heart. At the last verse: "Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him," she dropped her voice again, and the passionate, agonising tremor faded from it.

索尼娅开始朗读。起初,她的声音微弱、发颤,但随着诵读的继续,变得越发沉稳有力。读到“耶稣说了这话,就大声呼叫说:拉撒路,出来！”这一节时,她的声音不由自主地高昂起来,其中震颤着一种奇异、炽烈、交织着狂喜与痛苦的音调。字句在她眼前模糊了,但她早已将这段经文熟记于心。到了最后一句:“那些来看马利亚的犹太人,见了耶稣所做的事,就多有信他的,”她的声音又低沉下去,那充满激情、令人痛苦的颤音也随之消散。

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verse /vɜːs/

n. （圣经的）节；诗句➕

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involuntarily /ɪnˈvɒləntrəli/

adv. 不自觉地；无意识地➕

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vibrant /ˈvaɪbrənt/

adj. 充满活力的；振动的➕

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ecstasy /ˈekstəsi/

n. 狂喜；出神➕

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passionate /ˈpæʃənət/

adj. 热情的；激昂的➕

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agonising /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/

adj. 令人极度痛苦的➕

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tremor /ˈtremə(r)/

n. 颤抖；震动➕

🔊 Raskolnikov sat listening without changing his position, his elbows on the table, looking away. She finished reading.

拉斯柯尼科夫坐着倾听,姿势未变,双肘撑在桌上,目光望向别处。她读完了。

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elbows /ˈelbəʊz/

n. (复数). 手肘➕

🔊 "That’s all about the raising of Lazarus," she whispered suddenly, and turned away from him, as though afraid.

“关于拉撒路复活的事,就这些了,”她突然低声说,随即转过身去,仿佛害怕似的。

🔊 He remained silent.

他依然沉默着。

🔊 "About the raising of Lazarus," she repeated in a whisper, and again was silent.

“关于拉撒路的复活,”她又低声重复了一遍,再次陷入沉默。

🔊 "That’s for you," he said suddenly, with a gloomy, set face, without raising his eyes or turning to her. "That’s for you. You are a great sinner, Sonia."

“这是说给你听的,”他突然开口,面色阴郁,板着脸,没有抬起眼睛,也没有转向她。“这是说给你听的。你是个大罪人,索尼娅。”

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gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/

adj. 阴郁的；悲观的➕

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set /set/

adj. 固定的；坚定的➕

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sinner /ˈsɪnə(r)/

n. 罪人➕

🔊 She started and looked at him.

她惊跳起来,看着他。

🔊 "You have destroyed and betrayed yourself uselessly. You have destroyed a life... your own (it’s all the same!). You might have lived in spirit and understanding, but you’ll end on the Hay Market.... But you can’t go on like that, and if you remain alone you’ll go out of your mind like me. You are like a mad creature already. So we must go together, along the same road! Let us go!"

“你毫无意义地毁灭并背叛了自己。你毁掉了一条生命……你自己的生命（这完全一样！）。你本可以在灵性与理智中活着,却要葬身于干草市场……但你不能这样下去了,如果你继续孤身一人,你会像我一样发疯的。你已经像个疯子了。所以我们必须一起走,同一条路！让我们走吧！”

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betrayed /bɪˈtreɪd/

v. (过去式). 背叛；出卖➕

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uselessly /ˈjuːsləsli/

adv. 无用地；徒劳地➕

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spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/

n. 精神➕

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understanding /ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/

n. 理解力；领悟➕

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Hay Market /ˈheɪ ˌmɑːkɪt/

n. 干草市场（小说中圣彼得堡的一个广场,暗指索尼娅沦为妓女的地方）➕

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mad /mæd/

adj. 疯狂的；精神错乱的➕

🔊 "Where?" asked Sonia, in alarm.

“去哪儿？”索尼娅惊慌地问。

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alarm /əˈlɑːm/

n. 惊慌；警报➕

🔊 "How do I know? I only know it’s the same road, I know that for certain, and nothing more. The same goal!"

“我怎么知道？我只知道是同一条路,我确信这一点,仅此而已。同一个目标！”

🔊 She looked at him and understood nothing. She knew only that he was terribly, infinitely unhappy.

她望着他,什么也不明白。她只知道他无比痛苦,不幸到了极点。

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infinitely /ˈɪnfɪnətli/

adv. 无限地；极其➕

🔊 "No one will understand you, Sonia, if you tell them, but I have understood. I needed you, that’s why I have come to you."

“没有人会理解你,索尼娅,如果你告诉他们,但我理解了。我需要你,这就是为什么我来找你。”

🔊 "I don’t understand," whispered Sonia.

“我不明白,”索尼娅低语道。

🔊 "You’ll understand later. Haven’t you done the same? You, too, have transgressed... have had the strength to transgress. You have laid hands on yourself, you have destroyed a life... your own (it’s all the same!). You might have lived in spirit and understanding, but you’ll end on the Hay Market.... But you can’t go on, and if you remain alone you’ll go out of your mind like me. You are already half mad. So we must go together, on the same road. Let us go!"

“你以后会明白的。你不也做了同样的事吗？你,也逾越了……有力量去逾越。你对自己下了手,你毁掉了一条生命……你自己的生命（这完全一样！）。你本可以在灵性与理智中活着,却要葬身于干草市场……但你不能这样下去了,如果你继续孤身一人,你会像我一样发疯的。你已经半疯了。所以我们必须一起走,同一条路。让我们走吧！”

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transgressed /trænzˈɡrɛst/

v. 违反,逾越➕

🔊 "Why? Why are you saying this?" said Sonia, strangely agitated by his words.

“为什么？你为什么说这些？”索尼娅说道,被他的话奇怪地搅动了心神。

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agitated /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/

adj. 激动的,不安的➕

🔊 "Why? Because you can’t remain like this-that’s why! You must look things straight in the face at last, and not weep like a child and cry that God won’t allow it. What will happen, if you should really be taken to the hospital to-morrow? She is mad and in consumption, she’ll soon die, and the children? Do you mean to tell me Polenka won’t come to grief? Haven’t you seen the children here in the streets, sent out by their mothers to beg? I’ve found out where those mothers live and in what surroundings. Children can’t remain children there. At seven the child is vicious and a thief. Yet children are the image of Christ: 'theirs is the kingdom of heaven.' He bade us honour and love them, they are the humanity of the future...."

“为什么？因为你不能再这样下去了--这就是为什么！你必须终于正视现实,而不是像孩子一样哭泣,嚷嚷着上帝不允许。万一明天你真的被送进医院,那会怎样？她疯了,还害着肺痨,很快就要死了,那孩子们呢？难道你说波莲卡不会遭殃吗？你没见过街上的那些孩子,被母亲打发出来乞讨吗？我已经查明了那些母亲住在哪里,生活在怎样的环境里。在那里,孩子没法保持童真。七岁的孩子就变得邪恶,成了小偷。然而孩子是基督的形象:‘天国是他们的。’他吩咐我们尊重并爱他们,他们是未来的人类……”

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consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃən/

n. 消费；肺结核（旧称）➕

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vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/

adj. 恶毒的,凶猛的➕

🔊 "What’s to be done, what’s to be done?" repeated Sonia, weeping hysterically and wringing her hands.

“该怎么办,该怎么办？”索尼娅歇斯底里地重复着,哭泣着,绞着双手。

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hysterically /hɪˈsterɪkli/

adv. 歇斯底里地➕

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wringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

v. 拧,扭➕

🔊 "What’s to be done? Break what must be broken, once for all, that’s all, and take the suffering on oneself. What, you don’t understand? You’ll understand later.... Freedom and power, but above all, power! Over all trembling creation and all the ant-heap!... That’s the goal, remember that! That’s my farewell message. Perhaps it’s the last time I shall speak to you. If I don’t come to-morrow, you’ll hear of it all, and then remember these words. And some day later on, in years to come, you’ll understand perhaps what they meant. If I come to-morrow, I’ll tell you who killed Lizaveta.... Good-bye."

“该怎么办？打破那必须打破的东西,一劳永逸,仅此而已,并承担起苦难。什么,你不明白？你以后会明白的……自由与权力,但最重要的是,权力！凌驾于一切颤栗的造物和整个蚁穴之上！……这就是目标,记住这一点！这是我告别的话。也许这是我最后一次和你说话。如果我明天不来,你会听到一切,那时就记住这些话。日后,再过些年,你或许会明白它们的意思。如果我明天来,我会告诉你谁杀了丽莎维塔……再见。”

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farewell /ˌfeərˈwel/

n. 告别➕

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ant-heap /ˈænt hiːp/

n. 蚁丘➕

🔊 Sonia started with terror.

索尼娅惊恐地一震。

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terror /ˈterər/

n. 恐怖➕

🔊 "Do you know who killed her?" she asked, freezing with horror and looking wildly at him.

“你知道谁杀了她？”她问道,因恐惧而浑身冰凉,狂乱地望着他。

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freezing /ˈfriːzɪŋ/

v. 冻结,冻僵➕

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horror /ˈhɔːrər/

n. 恐怖➕

🔊 "I know and I’ll tell... you, only you! I have chosen you. I’m not coming to you to ask forgiveness, but simply to tell you. I chose you long ago to tell this to, when your father talked of you and when Lizaveta was alive, I thought of it. Good-bye. Don’t shake hands. To-morrow!"

“我知道,我会告诉……你,只告诉你！我选定了你。我来找你并非请求宽恕,而只是要告诉你。我早就选定了你,要告诉你这件事,当你父亲谈起你、当丽莎维塔还活着的时候,我就想到了。再见。不用握手。明天见！”

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forgiveness /fərˈɡɪvnəs/

n. 原谅➕

🔊 He went out. Sonia gazed at him as at a madman. But she herself was like one insane and felt it. Her head was going round.

他走了出去。索尼娅望着他,就像望着一个疯子。但她自己也像个精神失常的人,并感觉到了这一点。她的脑袋在发晕。

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gazed /ɡeɪzd/

v. 凝视➕

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insane /ɪnˈseɪn/

adj. 疯狂的➕

🔊 "Good heavens! How does he know who killed Lizaveta? What did those words mean? It’s awful!" But at the same time the idea did not enter her head. "Oh, he must be terribly unhappy!... He has abandoned his mother and sister.... What for? What has happened? And what had he in his mind? What did he say to me? He kissed my foot and said... said that without me he could not... Oh, merciful heavens!"

“天哪！他怎么知道谁杀了丽莎维塔？那些话是什么意思？太可怕了！”但与此同时,那个念头并未进入她的脑海。“哦,他一定痛苦不堪！……他抛弃了母亲和妹妹……为了什么？发生了什么事？他脑子里在想什么？他对我说了什么？他吻了我的脚,说……说没有我他不能……哦,仁慈的上帝啊！”

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awful /ˈɔːfəl/

adj. 可怕的,极坏的➕

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abandoned /əˈbændənd/

v. 抛弃➕

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merciful /ˈmɜːsɪfəl/

adj. 仁慈的➕

🔊 All night Sonia was feverish and delirious. She jumped up from time to time, wept and wrung her hands, then sank again into feverish sleep and dreamt of Polenka, Katerina Ivanovna and Lizaveta, of reading the gospel and him... him with pale face, with burning eyes... kissing her feet, weeping.

整夜,索尼娅都发着烧,神志不清。她不时跳起来,哭泣着,绞着双手,然后又陷入高烧的睡眠,梦见了波莲卡、卡捷琳娜·伊凡诺夫娜和丽莎维塔,梦见朗读福音书和他……他苍白的面容,燃烧的眼睛……吻着她的脚,哭泣。

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feverish /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/

adj. 发烧的,狂热的➕

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delirious /dɪˈlɪriəs/

adj. 神志不清的,妄想的➕

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gospel /ˈɡɒspəl/

n. 福音；真理➕

🔊 On the other side of the door on the right, which divided Sonia’s room from Madame Resslich’s flat, was a room which had long stood empty. It belonged to Madame Resslich’s flat and was to let, as was shown by the bills on the gates and the tickets in the windows fronting the canal. Sonia had long been accustomed to think of that room as unoccupied. But all that time Mr. Svidrigaïlov had been standing at the door of the empty room listening. When Raskolnikov went out he stood still, thought a moment, went on tiptoe to his own room which adjoined the empty one, brought a chair and noiselessly carried it to the door that led to Sonia’s room. The conversation had struck him as interesting and remarkable, and he had greatly enjoyed it-so much so that he brought a chair that he might not in the future, to-morrow, for instance, have to endure the inconvenience of standing a whole hour, but might listen in comfort.

在右边那扇分隔索尼娅房间与列斯莉赫太太公寓的门后,有一个房间空置已久。它属于列斯莉赫太太的公寓,准备出租,正如大门上的招租告示和面朝运河的窗户上的票签所示。索尼娅早已习惯认为那个房间无人居住。但整个这段时间里,斯维德里盖洛夫先生一直站在空房间的门后倾听着。当拉斯柯尼科夫走出去后,他站定片刻,想了想,踮起脚走到自己那间与空房相邻的屋子,搬来一把椅子,悄无声息地把它抬到通往索尼娅房间的门边。他觉得这场对话有趣而引人注目,并且非常享受--以至于他搬来椅子,以便将来,譬如明天,不必忍受站上整整一小时的不便,而能舒适地聆听。

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adjoined /əˈdʒɔɪnd/

v. 毗连,邻接➕

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noiselessly /ˈnɔɪzləsli/

adv. 无声地➕

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remarkable /rɪˈmɑːkəbəl/

adj. 显著的,非凡的➕

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endure /ɪnˈdjʊər/

v. 忍受,耐久➕

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inconvenience /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/

n. 不便➕

Chapter twenty-three (第二十三章)

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