🔊 Reader, I married him. A quiet wedding we had: he and I, the parson and clerk, were alone present. When we got back from church, I went into the kitchen of the manor-house, where Mary was cooking the dinner and John cleaning the knives, and I said-

读者啊,我嫁给了他。我们的婚礼十分安静:只有他和我,牧师和执事在场。从教堂回来后,我走进庄园宅邸的厨房,玛丽正在准备晚餐,约翰在擦拭刀具,我说道--

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manor-house /ˈmænər haʊs/

n. 庄园宅邸➕

🔊 "Mary, I have been married to Mr. Rochester this morning." The housekeeper and her husband were both of that decent phlegmatic order of people, to whom one may at any time safely communicate a remarkable piece of news without incurring the danger of having one’s ears pierced by some shrill ejaculation, and subsequently stunned by a torrent of wordy wonderment. Mary did look up, and she did stare at me: the ladle with which she was basting a pair of chickens roasting at the fire, did for some three minutes hang suspended in air; and for the same space of time John’s knives also had rest from the polishing process: but Mary, bending again over the roast, said only-

“玛丽,我今天早上嫁给了罗切斯特先生。”管家和她的丈夫都属于那种稳重冷静的人,任何时候向他们透露惊人的消息,都不会招致尖声惊叫刺破耳膜,也不会被滔滔不绝的惊叹震得头晕。玛丽确实抬起了头,确实盯着我看:她用来浇烤鸡的勺子在空中悬停了大约三分钟；同样长的时间里,约翰的刀具也停止了擦拭；但玛丽又弯身对着烤肉,只说道--

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phlegmatic /fleɡˈmætɪk/

adj. 冷静的,沉着的；迟钝的➕

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remarkable /rɪˈmɑːrkəbl/

adj. 非凡的；引人注目的➕

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incurring /ɪnˈkɜːrɪŋ/

v. 招致,引起（风险、费用等）（incur的现在分词形式）➕

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ejaculation /ɪˌdʒækjʊˈleɪʃn/

n. 突然的叫喊；射出➕

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torrent /ˈtɒrənt/

n. 急流,洪流；迸发➕

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wonderment /ˈwʌndəmənt/

n. 惊奇,惊叹➕

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basting /ˈbeɪstɪŋ/

v. （在烤肉上）浇汁（baste的现在分词形式）➕

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suspended /səˈspendɪd/

adj. 悬空的,悬浮的；暂停的➕

🔊 "Have you, Miss? Well, for sure!"

“真的吗,小姐？哎呀,可不是嘛！”

🔊 A short time after she pursued-"I seed you go out with the master, but I didn’t know you were gone to church to be wed;" and she basted away. John, when I turned to him, was grinning from ear to ear.

过了一会儿,她接着说--“我瞧见您和主人一起出去,可不知道您是去教堂成亲的；”说着又浇起肉汁来。我转向约翰时,他正笑得合不拢嘴。

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pursued /pəˈsjuːd/

v. 继续（做或说）；追求（pursue的过去式）➕

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wed /wed/

v. 结婚,娶,嫁➕

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grinning /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/

v. 咧嘴笑,露齿而笑（grin的现在分词形式）➕

🔊 "I telled Mary how it would be," he said: "I knew what Mr. Edward" (John was an old servant, and had known his master when he was the cadet of the house, therefore, he often gave him his Christian name)-"I knew what Mr. Edward would do; and I was certain he would not wait long neither: and he’s done right, for aught I know. I wish you joy, Miss!" and he politely pulled his forelock.

“我告诉过玛丽会这样,”他说,“我知道爱德华先生”--约翰是个老仆人,从小看着主人长大,因此常直呼其教名--“我知道爱德华先生会怎么做；我也肯定他不会等太久:他做得对,要我说。祝您快乐,小姐！”他礼貌地扯了扯额发。

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cadet /kəˈdet/

n. 幼子；军校学员,警官学员➕

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forelock /ˈfɔːlɒk/

n. 额发,前发（尤指垂在前额的）➕

🔊 "Thank you, John. Mr. Rochester told me to give you and Mary this." I put into his hand a five-pound note. Without waiting to hear more, I left the kitchen. In passing the door of that sanctum some time after, I caught the words-

“谢谢你,约翰。罗切斯特先生让我把这个给你和玛丽。”我将一张五英镑的钞票放入他手中。没等再听什么,我就离开了厨房。过了一会儿,经过厨房门口时,我听到里面说--

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sanctum /ˈsæŋktəm/

n. 圣所,密室；私室➕

🔊 "She’ll happen do better for him nor ony o’ t’ grand ladies." And again, "If she ben’t one o’ th’ handsomest, she’s noan faâl and varry good-natured; and i’ his een she’s fair beautiful, onybody may see that."

“她说不定比那些贵夫人更适合他。”接着又说,“就算她不是顶漂亮的,可一点也不丑,脾气又好；在他眼里,她简直美极了,谁都看得出来。”

🔊 I wrote to Moor House and to Cambridge immediately, to say what I had done: fully explaining also why I had thus acted. Diana and Mary approved the step unreservedly. Diana announced that she would just give me time to get over the honeymoon, and then she would come and see me.

我立即写信给荒原庄和剑桥,告知我所做的事,并充分解释了我为何如此行动。黛安娜和玛丽毫无保留地赞同这一步。黛安娜宣称,她会给我时间度过蜜月,然后来看我。

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unreservedly /ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvɪdli/

adv. 毫无保留地,完全地➕

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honeymoon /ˈhʌnimuːn/

n. 蜜月；和谐愉快的初期➕

🔊 "She had better not wait till then, Jane," said Mr. Rochester, when I read her letter to him; "if she does, she will be too late, for our honeymoon will shine our life long: its beams will only fade over your grave or mine."

“她最好别等到那时,简,”罗切斯特先生听我读完信后说道,“如果她等,就太迟了,因为我们的蜜月将照耀我们一生:它的光芒只会在你或我的坟墓上暗淡。”

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beams /biːmz/

n. 光线,光束；梁（beam的复数形式）➕

🔊 How St. John received the news, I don’t know: he never answered the letter in which I communicated it: yet six months after he wrote to me, without, however, mentioning Mr. Rochester’s name or alluding to my marriage. His letter was then calm, and, though very serious, kind. He has maintained a regular, though not frequent, correspondence ever since: he hopes I am happy, and trusts I am not of those who live without God in the world, and only mind earthly things.

圣约翰如何接受这个消息,我不得而知:他从未回复我告知此事的信；然而六个月后他写信给我,却只字未提罗切斯特先生的名字或暗示我的婚姻。他的信那时很平静,虽然严肃,却很亲切。自那以后,他保持着规律但不频繁的通信:他希望我幸福,并相信我不是那种活在世上没有上帝、只关心俗事的人。

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communicated /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd/

v. 传达,传递（信息）；交流（communicate的过去式）➕

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alluding /əˈluːdɪŋ/

v. 暗指,影射（allude的现在分词形式）➕

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correspondence /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns/

n. 通信；信件；相符➕

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earthly /ˈɜːθli/

adj. 尘世的,世俗的；人间的➕

🔊 You have not quite forgotten little Adèle, have you, reader? I had not; I soon asked and obtained leave of Mr. Rochester, to go and see her at the school where he had placed her. Her frantic joy at beholding me again moved me much. She looked pale and thin: she said she was not happy. I found the rules of the establishment were too strict, its course of study too severe for a child of her age: I took her home with me. I meant to become her governess once more, but I soon found this impracticable; my time and cares were now required by another-my husband needed them all. So I sought out a school conducted on a more indulgent system, and near enough to permit of my visiting her often, and bringing her home sometimes. I took care she should never want for anything that could contribute to her comfort: she soon settled in her new abode, became very happy there, and made fair progress in her studies. As she grew up, a sound English education corrected in a great measure her French defects; and when she left school, I found in her a pleasing and obliging companion: docile, good-tempered, and well-principled. By her grateful attention to me and mine, she has long since well repaid any little kindness I ever had it in my power to offer her.

读者啊,您还没有完全忘记小阿黛勒吧？我没有忘；我很快请求并得到了罗切斯特先生的许可,去学校看她,那是他安置她的地方。她再次见到我时狂喜不已,让我十分感动。她看起来苍白消瘦:她说她不快乐。我发现那所学校的规矩太严,课程对她这个年龄的孩子来说太苛刻:我把她带回了家。我本想再次担任她的家庭教师,但很快发现这行不通；我的时间和关怀现在被另一个人所需要--我的丈夫需要全部。于是我找到一所管理更宽松的学校,距离近得可以让我常去看她,有时带她回家。我确保她从不缺少任何能增进她舒适的东西:她很快在新住所安顿下来,变得非常快乐,学业也取得了良好进步。随着她长大,扎实的英式教育在很大程度上纠正了她的法式缺陷；当她离开学校时,我发现她成了一个令人愉快、乐于助人的伴侣:温顺、脾气好、有原则。她对我及我家人的感激关怀,早已充分回报了我曾有能力给予她的任何小小善意。

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frantic /ˈfræntɪk/

adj. 狂乱的,疯狂的；极度兴奋的➕

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beholding /bɪˈhəʊldɪŋ/

v. 看见,注视（behold的现在分词形式,常用于文学）➕

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establishment /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

n. 机构,组织；建立➕

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impracticable /ɪmˈpræktɪkəbl/

adj. 不可行的,不切实际的➕

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indulgent /ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/

adj. 放纵的,宽容的；纵容的➕

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abode /əˈbəʊd/

n. 住所,住处（正式或文学用语）➕

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obliging /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

adj. 乐于助人的,有礼貌的➕

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docile /ˈdəʊsaɪl/

adj. 温顺的,驯服的；容易管教的➕

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well-principled /ˌwel ˈprɪnsəpld/

adj. 有原则的,品行端正的➕

🔊 My tale draws to its close: one word respecting my experience of married life, and one brief glance at the fortunes of those whose names have most frequently recurred in this narrative, and I have done.

我的故事临近尾声:关于我的婚姻生活体验,再说一句；对那些在本叙事中频繁出现的人物命运,再简短一瞥,我便可以搁笔了。

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recurred /rɪˈkɜːd/

v. 再发生,重现；再现于脑海（recur的过去式）➕

🔊 I have now been married ten years. I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on earth. I hold myself supremely blest-blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine. No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am: ever more absolutely bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. I know no weariness of my Edward’s society: he knows none of mine, any more than we each do of the pulsation of the heart that beats in our separate bosoms; consequently, we are ever together. To be together is for us to be at once as free as in solitude, as gay as in company. We talk, I believe, all day long: to talk to each other is but a more animated and an audible thinking. All my confidence is bestowed on him, all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character-perfect concord is the result.

如今我结婚已十年。我深知何为完全为世上最爱之人而活、与之共活。我视自己为至福--福分超越语言所能表达；因为我完全是我丈夫的生命,正如他完全是我的生命。没有女人曾比我更亲近她的伴侣:从未如此绝对地成为他的骨中骨、肉中肉。我对我的爱德华的陪伴从不厌倦:他对我的陪伴也从不厌倦,正如我们各自从不厌倦自己胸中心脏的搏动；因此,我们永远在一起。对我们而言,在一起即是既如独处般自由,又如聚会般欢愉。我相信,我们整天交谈:彼此交谈不过是一种更生动、可闻的思考。我所有的信任都给予他,他所有的信任都奉献给我；我们性格完全相合--结果是完美的和谐。

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supremely /suːˈpriːmli/

adv. 极度地,至高无上地➕

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blest /blest/

adj. 有福的,幸运的；神圣的（blessed的古体或诗体）➕

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pulsation /pʌlˈseɪʃn/

n. 搏动,跳动；律动➕

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bosoms /ˈbʊzəmz/

n. 胸部；胸怀（bosom的复数形式）➕

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solitude /ˈsɒlɪtjuːd/

n. 独处,孤独；僻静处➕

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concord /ˈkɒŋkɔːd/

n. 和谐,一致；协定➕

🔊 Mr. Rochester continued blind the first two years of our union: perhaps it was that circumstance that drew us so very near-that knit us so very close: for I was then his vision, as I am still his right hand. Literally, I was (what he often called me) the apple of his eye. He saw nature-he saw books through me; and never did I weary of gazing for his behalf, and of putting into words the effect of field, tree, town, river, cloud, sunbeam-of the landscape before us; of the weather round us-and impressing by sound on his ear what light could no longer stamp on his eye. Never did I weary of reading to him; never did I weary of conducting him where he wished to go: of doing for him what he wished to be done. And there was a pleasure in my services, most full, most exquisite, even though sad-because he claimed these services without painful shame or damping humiliation. He loved me so truly, that he knew no reluctance in profiting by my attendance: he felt I loved him so fondly, that to yield that attendance was to indulge my sweetest wishes.

罗切斯特先生在我们结合后的头两年仍然失明:或许正是这境况使我们如此亲近--将我们如此紧密地编织在一起:因为那时我是他的眼睛,正如我仍是他的右手。确切地说,我（如他常称呼我的）是他眼中的瞳仁。他通过我看自然--看书；而我从不厌倦为他凝视,并用语言描述田野、树木、城镇、河流、云彩、阳光--我们面前的风景；我们周围的天气--并通过声音在他耳中铭刻光线已无法在他眼中留下的印记。我从不厌倦为他朗读；从不厌倦带他去他想去的地方:做他希望做的事。而我的服侍中有一种快乐,最充实、最微妙,尽管带着忧伤--因为他要求这些服侍时没有痛苦的羞愧或沮丧的屈辱。他如此真心爱我,以至于在受我照料时毫无勉强:他觉得我如此深情爱他,给予这种照料正是纵容我最甜蜜的愿望。

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union /ˈjuːniən/

n. 结合,联合；婚姻➕

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circumstance /ˈsɜːkəmstəns/

n. 环境,情况；境遇➕

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apple of his eye /ˈæpl əv hɪz aɪ/

phr. 掌上明珠,珍爱的人（习语）➕

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exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/

adj. 精致的,优美的；强烈的➕

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reluctance /rɪˈlʌktəns/

n. 不情愿,勉强➕

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profiting /ˈprɒfɪtɪŋ/

v. 获益,获利（profit的现在分词形式）➕

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fondly /ˈfɒndli/

adv. 深情地；天真地,轻信地➕

🔊 One morning at the end of the two years, as I was writing a letter to his dictation, he came and bent over me, and said-"Jane, have you a glittering ornament round your neck?"

两年结束后的一个早晨,当我正按他的口述写信时,他走过来俯身对我说--“简,你脖子上戴着闪亮的饰物吗？”

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dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃn/

n. 口述,听写➕

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glittering /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

adj. 闪闪发光的,闪耀的➕

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ornament /ˈɔːnəmənt/

n. 装饰品,饰物➕

🔊 I had a gold watch-chain: I answered "Yes."

我戴了一条金表链:我回答“是的。”

🔊 "And have you a pale blue dress on?"

“你穿着淡蓝色的裙子吗？”

🔊 I had. He informed me then, that for some time he had fancied the obscurity clouding one eye was becoming less dense; and that now he was sure of it.

我穿着。他然后告诉我,有一段时间他感觉遮蔽一只眼睛的黑暗变得不那么浓密了；现在他确信如此。

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obscurity /əbˈskjʊərəti/

n. 模糊不清；晦涩；默默无闻➕

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clouding /ˈklaʊdɪŋ/

v. -ing. 使模糊；使暗淡；使蒙上阴影➕

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dense /dens/

adj. 浓密的；稠密的；愚钝的➕

🔊 He and I went up to London. He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye. He cannot now see very distinctly: he cannot read or write much; but he can find his way without being led by the hand: the sky is no longer a blank to him-the earth no longer a void. When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were-large, brilliant, and black. On that occasion, he again, with a full heart, acknowledged that God had tempered judgment with mercy.

他和我去了伦敦。他咨询了一位杰出的眼科医生；最终恢复了那只眼睛的视力。他现在不能看得很清楚:不能多读或多写；但他可以不用牵手自己找路:天空对他不再是空白--大地不再是虚空。当他的长子被放入他怀中时,他能看到男孩继承了他自己曾经的眼睛--大而明亮、乌黑。在那一刻,他再次满怀感激地承认,上帝以仁慈调和了审判。

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eminent /ˈemɪnənt/

adj. 著名的；杰出的；卓越的➕

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oculist /ˈɒkjʊlɪst/

n. 眼科医生➕

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recovered /rɪˈkʌvəd/

v. (过去式). 恢复；康复；重新获得➕

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distinctly /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

adv. 清楚地；明显地；无疑地➕

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inherited /ɪnˈherɪtɪd/

v. (过去式). 继承；遗传➕

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acknowledged /əkˈnɒlɪdʒd/

v. (过去式). 承认；确认；答谢➕

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tempered /ˈtempəd/

v. (过去分词). 使缓和；调和；锻炼（金属）➕

🔊 My Edward and I, then, are happy: and the more so, because those we most love are happy likewise. Diana and Mary Rivers are both married: alternately, once every year, they come to see us, and we go to see them. Diana’s husband is a captain in the navy, a gallant officer and a good man. Mary’s is a clergyman, a college friend of her brother’s, and, from his attainments and principles, worthy of the connection. Both Captain Fitzjames and Mr. Wharton love their wives, and are loved by them.

那么,我的爱德华和我很幸福:更因我们最爱的人同样幸福而倍感欣慰。黛安娜和玛丽·里弗斯都结婚了:每年一次,她们轮流来看我们,我们也去看她们。黛安娜的丈夫是海军上尉,一位英勇的军官和好人。玛丽的丈夫是牧师,她哥哥的大学朋友,凭其学识和原则,配得上这门亲事。菲茨詹姆斯上校和沃顿先生都爱他们的妻子,也被她们所爱。

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alternately /ˈɔːltəneɪtli/

adv. 交替地；轮流地➕

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gallant /ˈɡælənt/

adj. 英勇的；勇敢的；（对女子）殷勤的➕

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clergyman /ˈklɜːdʒimən/

n. 牧师；教士➕

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attainments /əˈteɪnmənts/

n. (复数). 成就；造诣；学识➕

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principles /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/

n. (复数). 原则；原理；道德准则➕

🔊 As to St. John Rivers, he left England: he went to India. He entered on the path he had marked for himself; he pursues it still. A more resolute, indefatigable pioneer never wrought amidst rocks and dangers. Firm, faithful, and devoted, full of energy, and zeal, and truth, he labours for his race; he clears their painful way to improvement; he hews down like a giant the prejudices of creed and caste that encumber it. He may be stern; he may be exacting; he may be ambitious yet; but his is the sternness of the warrior Greatheart, who guards his pilgrim convoy from the onslaught of Apollyon. His is the exaction of the apostle, who speaks but for Christ, when he says-"Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me." His is the ambition of the high master-spirit, which aims to fill a place in the first rank of those who are redeemed from the earth-who stand without fault before the throne of God, who share the last mighty victories of the Lamb, who are called, and chosen, and faithful.

至于圣约翰·里弗斯,他离开了英格兰:去了印度。他踏上了自己标定的道路；至今仍在追求。没有更坚定、不知疲倦的先锋曾在岩石和危险中劳作。坚定、忠诚、奉献,充满精力、热忱和真理,他为他的族类劳作；他为他们清除通往进步的痛苦之路；他像巨人般砍倒阻碍这条路的教义和种姓偏见。他可能严厉；他可能苛刻；他可能仍有野心；但他的严厉是战士大心王的严厉,守护他的朝圣队伍免受亚玻伦的袭击。他的苛刻是使徒的苛刻,只为基督代言,当他说--“若有人要跟从我,就当舍己,背起他的十字架来跟从我。”他的野心是崇高主宰精神的野心,旨在跻身那些从地上被赎回者的前列--他们在上帝宝座前毫无瑕疵,分享羔羊最后的大能胜利,他们是蒙召、被选、忠信的人。

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resolute /ˈrezəluːt/

adj. 坚决的；有决心的➕

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indefatigable /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbl/

adj. 不知疲倦的；不屈不挠的➕

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pioneer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/

n. 先驱；拓荒者；先锋➕

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prejudices /ˈpredʒədɪsɪz/

n. (复数). 偏见；成见➕

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creed /kriːd/

n. 信条；教义➕

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caste /kɑːst/

n. （印度社会的）种姓；社会等级➕

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encumber /ɪnˈkʌmbə(r)/

v. 妨碍；阻碍；拖累➕

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stern /stɜːn/

adj. 严厉的；严格的；严峻的➕

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exacting /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/

adj. 苛求的；要求严格的；费力的➕

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ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/

adj. 有野心的；有抱负的；费力的➕

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onslaught /ˈɒnslɔːt/

n. 猛攻；袭击；（批评等的）大量倾泻➕

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apostle /əˈpɒsl/

n. （基督教的）使徒；倡导者➕

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redeemed /rɪˈdiːmd/

v. (过去分词). 被救赎的；被赎回的；弥补过的➕

🔊 St. John is unmarried: he never will marry now. Himself has hitherto sufficed to the toil, and the toil draws near its close: his glorious sun hastens to its setting. The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown. I know that a stranger’s hand will write to me next, to say that the good and faithful servant has been called at length into the joy of his Lord. And why weep for this? No fear of death will darken St. John’s last hour: his mind will be unclouded, his heart will be undaunted, his hope will be sure, his faith steadfast. His own words are a pledge of this-

圣约翰未婚:他现在永远不会结婚了。他自己至今足以承担劳苦,而劳苦即将结束:他辉煌的太阳正加速沉落。我收到他的最后一封信让我流下凡人的泪水,却又充满我心中神圣的喜悦:他期待着他确切的奖赏,他不朽的冠冕。我知道下一个将是一个陌生人的手写信给我,说那良善忠心的仆人终于被召进入他主的喜乐。为何为此哭泣？死亡的恐惧不会使圣约翰的最后时刻暗淡:他的心智将清澈,他的心灵将无畏,他的希望将确切,他的信仰坚定。他自己的话就是此事的保证--

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hitherto /ˌhɪðəˈtuː/

adv. 迄今为止；到目前为止➕

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sufficed /səˈfaɪst/

v. (过去式). 足够；满足需要➕

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incorruptible /ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbl/

adj. 不易腐蚀的；廉洁的；不朽的➕

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undaunted /ˌʌnˈdɔːntɪd/

adj. 无畏的；勇敢的；不气馁的➕

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steadfast /ˈstedfɑːst/

adj. 坚定的；忠诚的；固定的➕

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pledge /pledʒ/

n. 誓言；保证；抵押品➕

🔊 "My Master," he says, "has forewarned me. Daily He announces more distinctly,-'Surely I come quickly!' and hourly I more eagerly respond,-'Amen; even so come, Lord Jesus!'"

“我的主,”他说,“已预先警告我。每日他更清晰地宣告--‘我必快来！’每时我更热切地回应--‘阿们；主耶稣啊,我愿你来！’”

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forewarned /fɔːˈwɔːnd/

v. (过去分词). 预先警告➕

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announces /əˈnaʊnsɪz/

v. (第三人称单数). 宣布；通知➕

Chapter thirty-eight: Conclusion (第三十八章:结局)