🔊 Five o’clock had hardly struck on the morning of the 19th of January, when Bessie brought a candle into my closet and found me already up and nearly dressed. I had risen half-an-hour before her entrance, and had washed my face, and put on my clothes by the light of a half-moon just setting, whose rays streamed through the narrow window near my crib. I was to leave Gateshead that day by a coach which passed the lodge gates at six A.M. Bessie was the only person yet risen; she had lit a fire in the nursery, where she now proceeded to make my breakfast. Few children can eat when excited with the thoughts of a journey; nor could I. Bessie, having pressed me in vain to take a few spoonfuls of the boiled milk and bread she had prepared for me, wrapped up some biscuits in a paper and put them into my bag; then she helped me on with my pelisse and bonnet, and wrapping herself in a shawl, she and I left the nursery. As we passed Mrs. Reed’s bedroom, she said, "Will you go in and bid Missis good-bye?"

一月十九日清晨,钟刚敲过五下,贝茜便擎着烛走进我的小房间,发现我已起身,衣裳也差不多穿戴齐整了。在她进来之前半小时我就已下床,借着将沉的半轮残月梳洗穿戴,月光正从我床边窄窗流泻而入。那天,我要搭乘清晨六点经过大门的马车离开盖茨黑德。贝茜是唯一已起床的人；她在育儿室生了火,此刻正着手为我张罗早餐。孩子们念及旅途,心里一激动,便少有能吃得下东西的；我也是一样。贝茜劝我吃几勺她备好的牛奶面包,见我不肯,只好用纸包了几块饼干塞进我的提袋；然后她帮我穿上皮外衣,戴上软帽,自己也裹好披肩,我们便一同离开了育儿室。经过里德太太的卧室门口时,她问:“你要进去跟太太道个别吗？”

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closet /ˈklɒzɪt/

n. 小房间；储藏室➕

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crib /krɪb/

n. 儿童床；有围栏的小床➕

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proceeded /prəˈsiːdɪd/

v. 继续进行；接着做➕

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in vain /ɪn veɪn/

phrase. 徒劳地；白费力气地➕

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pelisse /pəˈliːs/

n. （旧时女式）皮长外套➕

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bonnet /ˈbɒnɪt/

n. （旧时系带子的）女帽；童帽➕

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shawl /ʃɔːl/

n. 披肩；围巾➕

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bid /bɪd/

v. 说（问候、告别的话）➕

🔊 "No, Bessie: she came to my crib last night when you were gone down to supper, and said I need not disturb her in the morning, or my cousins either; and she told me to remember that she had always been my best friend, and to speak of her and be grateful to her accordingly."

“不,贝茜:昨晚你下楼吃晚饭那会儿,她到我床边来过,说我早上不必去打扰她,也不必去打扰表哥表姐；她还嘱咐我要记住,她向来是我最好的朋友,因此要感念她的恩情,对她心存感激。”

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accordingly /əˈkɔːdɪŋli/

adv. 相应地；因此➕

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disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/

v. 打扰；扰乱➕

🔊 "What did you say, Miss?"

“您当时怎么回话的,小姐？”

🔊 "Nothing: I covered my face with the bedclothes, and turned from her to the wall."

“什么也没说:我用被单蒙住脸,转身朝着墙壁,背对着她。”

🔊 "That was wrong, Miss Jane."

“这可不对,简小姐。”

🔊 "It was quite right, Bessie. Your Missis has not been my friend: she has been my foe."

“这再对不过了,贝茜。你的太太不是我的朋友:她是我的仇敌。”

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foe /fəʊ/

n. 敌人；仇敌➕

🔊 "O Miss Jane! don’t say so!"

“哎呀,简小姐！快别这么说！”

🔊 "Good-bye to Gateshead!" cried I, as we passed through the hall and went out at the front door.

“别了,盖茨黑德！”我们穿过大厅、步出前门时,我大声喊道。

🔊 The moon was set, and it was very dark; Bessie carried a lantern, whose light glanced on wet steps and gravel road sodden by a recent thaw. Raw and chill was the winter morning: my teeth chattered as I hastened down the drive. There was a light in the porter’s lodge: when we reached it, we found the porter’s wife just kindling her fire: my trunk, which had been carried down the evening before, stood corded at the door. It wanted but a few minutes of six, and shortly after that hour had struck, the distant roll of wheels announced the coming coach; I went to the door and watched its lamps approach rapidly through the gloom.

月已沉落,四周一片漆黑；贝茜提着一盏灯,灯光映在湿漉漉的台阶和因新近解冻而泥泞的碎石路上。冬日的清晨寒冷刺骨:我匆匆跑下车道,冻得牙齿格格打颤。门房里亮着灯:我们走到那儿,守门人的妻子刚生起炉火；我的衣箱前晚就搬了下来,此刻已捆扎好放在门口。六点只差几分钟了,钟声刚响过不久,远处便传来车轮滚动的声响,宣告马车将至；我走到门口,望着车灯迅疾地穿透黑暗驶近。

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lantern /ˈlæntən/

n. 灯笼；提灯➕

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glanced /ɡlɑːnst/

v. 闪烁；反射（光线）；瞥一眼➕

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sodden /ˈsɒdn/

adj. 湿透的；浸透的➕

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thaw /θɔː/

n. 融化；解冻（期）➕

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Raw /rɔː/

adj. 阴冷的；湿冷的；生的；未经处理的➕

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chattered /ˈtʃætəd/

v. （牙齿因寒冷或恐惧而）打颤➕

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hastened /ˈheɪsnd/

v. 急忙赶往；赶紧做➕

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trunk /trʌŋk/

n. 大衣箱；树干➕

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corded /ˈkɔːdɪd/

adj. 用绳子捆好的➕

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roll /rəʊl/

n. 轰鸣声；隆隆声（此处指车轮声）➕

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gloom /ɡluːm/

n. 昏暗；阴暗；忧郁➕

🔊 "Is she going by herself?" asked the porter’s wife.

“就她一个人去？”守门人的妻子问道。

🔊 "Yes."

“是啊。”

🔊 "And how far is it?"

“有多远？”

🔊 "Fifty miles."

“五十英里。”

🔊 "What a long way! I wonder Mrs. Reed is not afraid to trust her so far alone."

“这么远的路！我真奇怪里德太太竟敢放心让她独自去。”

🔊 The coach drew up; there it was at the gates with its four horses and its top laden with passengers: the guard and coachman loudly urged haste; my trunk was hoisted up; I was taken from Bessie’s neck, to which I clung with kisses.

马车停住了；它就在大门口,四匹马拉着,车顶坐满了乘客:护卫和车夫大声催促着快些；我的衣箱被吊了上去；我被从紧搂着的贝茜脖子上拉开,我方才还不住地亲吻她。

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hoisted /ˈhɔɪstɪd/

v. 吊起；升起➕

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clung /klʌŋ/

v. 紧紧抱住；黏着➕

🔊 "Be sure and take good care of her," cried she to the guard, as he lifted me into the inside.

“千万好好照看她,”贝茜朝护卫喊道,他正把我抱进车厢。

🔊 "Ay, ay!" was the answer: the door was slapped to, a voice exclaimed "All right," and on we drove. Thus was I severed from Bessie and Gateshead; thus whirled away to unknown, and, as I then deemed, remote and mysterious regions.

“好嘞,好嘞！”对方答道；车门砰地关上,一个声音嚷道“齐了”,我们便驱车上路了。就这样,我与贝茜和盖茨黑德生生分离；就这样,我被载往未知的、当时在我看来既遥远又神秘的异域。

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severed /ˈsevərd/

v. 切断,分离➕

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whirled /wɜːrld/

v. 使旋转,使回旋；快速带走➕

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deemed /diːmd/

v. 认为,视为➕

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remote /rɪˈmoʊt/

adj. 遥远的,偏僻的➕

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mysterious /mɪˈstɪriəs/

adj. 神秘的,难以理解的➕

🔊 I remember but little of the journey; I only know that the day seemed to me of a preternatural length, and that we appeared to travel over hundreds of miles of road. We passed through several towns, and in one, a very large one, the coach stopped; the horses were taken out, and the passengers alighted to dine. I was carried into an inn, where the guard wanted me to have some dinner; but, as I had no appetite, he left me in an immense room with a fireplace at each end, a chandelier pendent from the ceiling, and a little red gallery high up against the wall filled with musical instruments. Here I walked about for a long time, feeling very strange, and mortally apprehensive of some one coming in and kidnapping me; for I believed in kidnappers, their exploits having frequently figured in Bessie’s fireside chronicles. At last the guard returned; once more I was stowed away in the coach, my protector mounted his own seat, sounded his hollow horn, and away we rattled over the "stony street" of L--.

关于旅程,我所记得的寥寥无几；只觉得那天的光阴长得异乎寻常,仿佛我们跋涉了数百英里之遥。我们途经几座城镇,在其中一座很大的城里,马车停了下来；马匹被牵走,乘客下车用餐。护卫把我领进一家客栈,想让我吃点东西；但我毫无食欲,他便把我留在一间巨大的屋子里,屋子两头各有一个壁炉,天花板上垂着一盏枝形吊灯,高处靠墙还有个红色的小廊台,摆满了乐器。我在这里踱来踱去许久,感觉十分陌生,又提心吊胆,生怕有人进来将我掳走；因为我深信绑匪确有其事,他们的行径常是贝茜炉边故事里的谈资。终于,护卫回来了；我又被塞回马车,我的保护者登上自己的座位,吹响了空荡荡的号角,我们便哐当哐当地驶过L镇的“石街”。

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preternatural /ˌpriːtərˈnætʃrəl/

adj. 超自然的,异常的,非凡的➕

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immense /ɪˈmens/

adj. 巨大的,广大的➕

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chandelier /ˌʃændəˈlɪr/

n. 枝形吊灯➕

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pendent /ˈpendənt/

adj. 悬垂的,吊着的➕

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mortally /ˈmɔːrtəli/

adv. 致命地；极度地➕

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apprehensive /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/

adj. 忧虑的,担心的➕

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kidnapping /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/

n. 绑架,诱拐➕

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exploits /ˈeksplɔɪts/

n. 英勇行为,功绩； exploits（复数）亦可指（自私的）利用➕

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chronicles /ˈkrɑːnɪklz/

n. 编年史,年代记➕

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stowed /stoʊd/

v. 装载,堆放,收藏➕

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protector /prəˈtektər/

n. 保护者,防御者➕

🔊 The afternoon came on wet and somewhat misty: as it waned into dusk, I began to feel that we were getting very far indeed from Gateshead: we ceased to pass through towns; the country changed; great grey hills heaved up round the horizon: as twilight deepened, we descended a valley, dark with wood, and long after night had overclouded the prospect, I heard a wild wind rushing amongst trees.

午后,天下起雨来,还带着迷蒙的雾气。待到暮色渐浓,我开始觉得我们离盖茨黑德确实很远了:沿途不再经过城镇,乡野的景色也变了,巨大的灰色山峦耸立在地平线上。暮色四合时,我们驶入一个山谷,那里林木森森,使夜色更显晦暗。黑夜完全笼罩了眼前的景物之后很久,我还能听到狂风在林中呼啸。

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waned /weɪnd/

v. （月）亏；减弱,衰落➕

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heaved /hiːvd/

v. （沉重地）起伏,升降；举起➕

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twilight /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

n. 暮光,黄昏；衰落时期➕

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overclouded /ˌoʊvərˈklaʊdɪd/

v. 使布满乌云；使阴郁,使黯然失色➕

🔊 Lulled by the sound, I at last dropped asleep; I had not long slumbered when the sudden cessation of motion awoke me; the coach-door was open, and a person like a servant was standing at it: I saw her face and dress by the light of the lamps.

这声响仿佛催眠,我终于沉沉睡去；睡了没多久,车骤然一停,我便惊醒了；车门开了,一个看似仆人的女子站在车旁:借着灯光,我看清了她的面容和衣着。

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Lulled /lʌld/

v. 使平静,使放松；哄骗➕

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cessation /seˈseɪʃn/

n. 停止,中断➕

🔊 "Is there a little girl called Jane Eyre here?" she asked. I answered "Yes," and was then lifted out; my trunk was handed down, and the coach instantly drove away.

“这儿有个叫简·爱的小女孩吗？”她问。我答了声“有”,便被抱下车；我的衣箱递了下来,马车旋即驶走了。

🔊 I was stiff with long sitting, and bewildered with the noise and motion of the coach: gathering my faculties, I looked about me. Rain, wind, and darkness filled the air; nevertheless, I dimly discerned a wall before me and a door open in it; through this door I passed with my new guide: she shut and locked it behind her. There was now visible a house or houses-for the building spread far-with many windows, and lights burning in some; we went up a broad pebbly path, splashing wet, and were admitted at a door; then the servant led me through a passage into a room with a fire, where she left me alone.

久坐令我四肢僵直,马车的颠簸嘈杂更使我昏昏沉沉:我定了定神,环顾四周。空中满是雨丝、寒风与黑暗；尽管如此,我还是依稀辨出面前有一堵墙,墙上开着一扇门；我随着这位新向导穿过门去:她在我身后关上门并上了锁。眼前现出一幢或一片屋舍--因为那建筑延伸颇广--窗户很多,有些亮着灯光；我们踏上一条溅着水花的宽阔卵石路,被引进一扇门；随后那仆人领我穿过走廊,进入一间生着火的屋子,将我独自留在那儿。

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bewildered /bɪˈwɪldərd/

adj. 困惑的,不知所措的➕

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faculties /ˈfækltiz/

n. 官能,能力（尤指思维、感知能力）➕

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dimly /ˈdɪmli/

adv. 模糊地,昏暗地➕

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discerned /dɪˈsɜːrnd/

v. 察觉出,识别,分辨➕

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pebbly /ˈpebli/

adj. 多卵石的,布满卵石的➕

🔊 I stood and warmed my numbed fingers over the blaze, then I looked round; there was no candle, but the uncertain light from the hearth showed, by intervals, papered walls, carpet, curtains, shining mahogany furniture: it was a parlour, not so spacious or splendid as the drawing-room at Gateshead, but comfortable enough. I was puzzling to make out the subject of a picture on the wall, when the door opened, and an individual carrying a light entered; another followed close behind.

我站着在火焰上暖了暖冻僵的手指,然后四下打量；屋里没有蜡烛,只有壁炉里摇曳不定的火光,时而映出糊着壁纸的墙、地毯、窗帘和光亮的红木家具:这是一间客厅,虽不如盖茨黑德的客厅宽敞气派,却也足够舒适。我正琢磨墙上那幅画究竟是何题材,门开了,一位擎着灯的人走了进来；另一位紧随其后。

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numbed /nʌmd/

adj. 麻木的,失去感觉的➕

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hearth /hɑːrθ/

n. 壁炉炉床；家,家庭生活➕

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mahogany /məˈhɑːɡəni/

n. 桃花心木,红木➕

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parlour /ˈpɑːrlər/

n. 客厅,起居室；（用于特定业务的）店堂➕

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spacious /ˈspeɪʃəs/

adj. 宽敞的,广阔的➕

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splendid /ˈsplendɪd/

adj. 壮丽的,华丽的；极好的➕

🔊 The first was a tall lady with dark hair, dark eyes, and a pale and large forehead; her figure was partly enveloped in a shawl, her countenance was grave, her bearing erect.

第一位是位高个子女士,乌发黑眸,前额苍白而宽阔；她身形部分裹在披肩里,面容庄重,身姿挺拔。

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enveloped /ɪnˈveləpt/

v. 包住,裹住；笼罩➕

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countenance /ˈkaʊntənəns/

n. 面容,表情；支持,赞成➕

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bearing /ˈberɪŋ/

n. 举止,姿态,风度➕

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erect /ɪˈrekt/

adj. 直立的,挺直的➕

🔊 "The child is very young to be sent alone," said she, putting her candle down on the table. She considered me attentively for a minute or two, then further added-

“这孩子年纪太小,不该独自送来,”她说着,将蜡烛放在桌上。她仔细端详了我一两分钟,又补充道--

🔊 "She had better be put to bed soon; she looks tired: are you tired?" she asked, placing her hand on my shoulder.

“还是早点送她上床吧；她看来倦了:你累吗？”她把手搭在我肩上问道。

🔊 "A little, ma’am."

“有一点,夫人。”

🔊 "And hungry too, no doubt: let her have some supper before she goes to bed, Miss Miller. Is this the first time you have left your parents to come to school, my little girl?"

“想必也饿了:睡前让她吃点晚饭,米勒小姐。小姑娘,你这是第一次离开父母来上学吗？”

🔊 I explained to her that I had no parents. She inquired how long they had been dead: then how old I was, what was my name, whether I could read, write, and sew a little: then she touched my cheek gently with her forefinger, and saying, "She hoped I should be a good child," dismissed me along with Miss Miller.

我向她说明自己并无父母。她问他们去世多久了；接着又问我多大年纪、叫什么名字、识不识字、会不会写一点、做点针线；然后用食指轻轻碰了碰我的脸颊,说了句“她希望我会是个好孩子”,便让我随米勒小姐离开了。

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forefinger /ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər/

n. 食指➕

🔊 The lady I had left might be about twenty-nine; the one who went with me appeared some years younger: the first impressed me by her voice, look, and air. Miss Miller was more ordinary; ruddy in complexion, though of a careworn countenance; hurried in gait and action, like one who had always a multiplicity of tasks on hand: she looked, indeed, what I afterwards found she really was, an under-teacher. Led by her, I passed from compartment to compartment, from passage to passage, of a large and irregular building; till, emerging from the total and somewhat dreary silence pervading that portion of the house we had traversed, we came upon the hum of many voices, and presently entered a wide, long room, with great deal tables, two at each end, on each of which burnt a pair of candles, and seated all round on benches, a congregation of girls of every age, from nine or ten to twenty. Seen by the dim light of the dips, their number to me appeared countless, though not in reality exceeding eighty; they were uniformly dressed in brown stuff frocks of quaint fashion, and long holland pinafores. It was the hour of study; they were engaged in conning over their to-morrow’s task, and the hum I had heard was the combined result of their whispered repetitions.

我离开的那位女士年约二十九；陪我的这位看上去年轻几岁:前一位以其声音、神情与气度令我印象深刻。米勒小姐则较为寻常；面色红润,却带着忧劳的容颜；步履和动作都很匆忙,仿佛手头总有千头万绪的事务:她看上去,确实如我后来所知,是位助理教师。由她领着,我穿过一栋庞大而不规整的建筑,从一个隔间到另一个隔间,从一条走廊到另一条走廊；直到我们走出所经区域那全然且略显阴郁的寂静,迎面传来嗡嗡的人语声,随即踏入一间宽敞的长形屋子,里面摆着几张宽大的长桌,两头各两张,每张桌上燃着一对蜡烛,长凳上围坐着从九、十岁到二十岁不等的女孩。借着幽暗的烛光,她们的人数在我看来似乎不计其数,其实不过八十来人；她们一律穿着式样古板的棕色布长袍,系着长长的荷兰布围裙。此时正是学习时间；她们正埋头温习次日的功课,我方才听到的嗡嗡声便是她们低声诵读汇成的合音。

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careworn /ˈkerwɔːrn/

adj. 忧心忡忡的,饱经忧患的（面容）➕

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multiplicity /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsəti/

n. 大量,多种多样➕

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pervading /pərˈveɪdɪŋ/

adj. 弥漫的,遍布的➕

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traversed /trəˈvɜːrst/

v. 横穿,穿过➕

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congregation /ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/

n. 聚集的人群；（教堂的）会众➕

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uniformly /ˈjuːnɪfɔːrmli/

adv. 一致地,相同地➕

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quaint /kweɪnt/

adj. 古色古香的,奇特而有趣的➕

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conning /ˈkɑːnɪŋ/

v. （此处指）熟读,精读（古义或方言）➕

🔊 Miss Miller signed to me to sit on a bench near the door, then walking up to the top of the long room she cried out-

米勒小姐示意我在门边的长凳上坐下,然后走到长屋的尽头喊道--

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signed /saɪnd/

v. 示意,打手势➕

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bench /bentʃ/

n. 长凳,长椅➕

🔊 "Monitors, collect the lesson-books and put them away!"

“班长们,收齐课本放好！”

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Monitors /ˈmɒnɪtəz/

n. （学校）班长；监督员➕

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lesson-books /ˈlesn bʊks/

n. 课本,教科书➕

🔊 Four tall girls arose from different tables, and going round, gathered the books and removed them. Miss Miller again gave the word of command-

四个高个子女孩从不同桌旁起身,四下走了一圈,将书收走。米勒小姐再次发令--

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arose /əˈrəʊz/

v. 起身,站起（arise的过去式）➕

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removed /rɪˈmuːvd/

v. 移开,拿走➕

🔊 "Monitors, fetch the supper-trays!"

“班长们,去取晚餐托盘！”

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supper-trays /ˈsʌpə treɪz/

n. 晚餐托盘➕

🔊 The tall girls went out and returned presently, each bearing a tray, with portions of something, I knew not what, arranged thereon, and a pitcher of water and mug in the middle of each tray. The portions were handed round; those who liked took a draught of the water, the mug being common to all. When it came to my turn, I drank, for I was thirsty, but did not touch the food, excitement and fatigue rendering me incapable of eating: I now saw, however, that it was a thin oaten cake shared into fragments.

高个子女孩们出去了,很快又回来,每人端着一个托盘,上面放着几份吃食--我不知是什么--中央摆着一罐水和一只公用杯子。食物分发了一圈；想喝水的人便喝上一口。轮到我时,我喝了水,因为口渴,但没碰食物,兴奋与疲倦使我毫无食欲:不过此刻我看清了,那是一块掰成碎片的薄燕麦饼。

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presently /ˈprezntli/

adv. 不久,很快➕

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portions /ˈpɔːʃnz/

n. 一份,一部分➕

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pitcher /ˈpɪtʃə(r)/

n. （有柄有嘴的）大水罐➕

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draught /drɑːft/

n. （饮用的）一口的量；一饮➕

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incapable /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/

adj. 无能力的,不能的➕

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oaten /ˈəʊtn/

adj. 燕麦（制）的➕

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fragments /ˈfræɡmənts/

n. 碎片,片段➕

🔊 The meal over, prayers were read by Miss Miller, and the classes filed off, two and two, upstairs. Overpowered by this time with weariness, I scarcely noticed what sort of a place the bedroom was, except that, like the schoolroom, I saw it was very long. To-night I was to be Miss Miller’s bed-fellow; she helped me to undress: when laid down I glanced at the long rows of beds, each of which was quickly filled with two occupants; in ten minutes the single light was extinguished, and amidst silence and complete darkness I fell asleep.

晚餐过后,米勒小姐领读了祈祷文,各班便两两成行,鱼贯上楼。此时我已困乏不堪,几乎没留意卧室是什么样子,只觉和教室一样很长。今夜我要与米勒小姐同榻；她帮我脱下外衣:躺下后,我瞥见一排排长床,每张床很快便挤进了两个人；十分钟后,那唯一的烛光熄灭了,在万籁俱寂与一片漆黑之中,我沉沉睡去。

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prayers /preəz/

n. 祷告,祈祷（常用复数）➕

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filed off /faɪld ɒf/

v. 排队离开,列队出发➕

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Overpowered /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəd/

adj. 被压倒的,被制服的➕

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weariness /ˈwɪərinəs/

n. 疲倦,疲劳➕

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bed-fellow /ˈbed ˌfeləʊ/

n. 同床者,床伴➕

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undress /ʌnˈdres/

v. 脱衣服➕

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extinguished /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

adj. 熄灭的➕

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amidst /əˈmɪdst/

prep. 在…中间,在…之中➕

🔊 The night passed rapidly: I was too tired even to dream; I only once awoke to hear the wind rave in furious gusts, and the rain fall in torrents, and to be sensible that Miss Miller had taken her place by my side. When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; the girls were up and dressing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rushlight or two burned in the room. I too rose reluctantly; it was bitter cold, and I dressed as well as I could for shivering, and washed when there was a basin at liberty, which did not occur soon, as there was but one basin to six girls, on the stands down the middle of the room. Again the bell rang: all formed in file, two and two, and in that order descended the stairs and entered the cold and dimly lit schoolroom: here prayers were read by Miss Miller; afterwards she called out-

夜晚匆匆而过:我累极了,连梦也没做；只醒过一次,听见狂风怒号,暴雨如注,并觉察到米勒小姐已在我身旁躺下。再次睁开眼时,一阵响亮的铃声大作；女孩们纷纷起身穿衣；天尚未破晓,屋里点着一两支灯芯草烛。我也勉强起床；寒气砭骨,我哆嗦着尽力穿好衣裳,等脸盆空出来才洗了脸--这并不容易,因为屋子中间的架子上,每六个女孩才共用一个脸盆。铃声再次响起:众人排成两列纵队,依次走下楼梯,进入那间寒冷而昏暗的教室:米勒小姐在此领读了祈祷文；随后她喊道--

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rapidly /ˈræpɪdli/

adv. 迅速地,快速地➕

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rave /reɪv/

v. （风、海等）怒号,咆哮➕

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furious /ˈfjʊəriəs/

adj. 狂暴的,猛烈的➕

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gusts /ɡʌsts/

n. 一阵强风（gust的复数）➕

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torrents /ˈtɒrənts/

n. 急流,洪流；倾盆大雨（常用复数）➕

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sensible /ˈsensəbl/

adj. 察觉到的,意识到的➕

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unclosed /ʌnˈkləʊzd/

v. 睁开,打开（unclose的过去式）➕

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rushlight /ˈrʌʃlaɪt/

n. 灯芯草蜡烛（一种简陋的蜡烛）➕

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reluctantly /rɪˈlʌktəntli/

adv. 不情愿地,勉强地➕

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bitter /ˈbɪtə(r)/

adj. 严寒刺骨的；苦的➕

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shivering /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/

v. 发抖,颤抖（shiver的现在分词）➕

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basin /ˈbeɪsn/

n. （此处指）洗脸盆,水盆➕

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liberty /ˈlɪbəti/

n. （此处指）空闲,有空➕

🔊 "Form classes!"

“各班集合！”

🔊 A great tumult succeeded for some minutes, during which Miss Miller repeatedly exclaimed, "Silence!" and "Order!" When it subsided, I saw them all drawn up in four semicircles, before four chairs, placed at the four tables; all held books in their hands, and a great book, like a Bible, lay on each table, before the vacant seat. A pause of some seconds succeeded, filled up by the low, vague hum of numbers; Miss Miller walked from class to class, hushing this indefinite sound.

接着是几分钟的大骚动,其间米勒小姐反复高喊“安静！”和“守秩序！”。骚动平息后,我看见她们分成四个半圆形,站在四张桌子前的四把椅子旁；每人手捧书本,每张桌上、空座位前,都放着一本大书,状似《圣经》。短暂的停顿之后,响起一阵低沉含糊的嗡嗡声；米勒小姐从一个班走到另一个班,平息这含混的声响。

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tumult /ˈtjuːmʌlt/

n. 喧哗,骚动➕

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succeeded /səkˈsiːdɪd/

v. 继…之后,接着发生➕

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subsided /səbˈsaɪdɪd/

v. 平息,减弱➕

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drawn up /drɔːn ʌp/

v. 排好队,列队➕

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semicircles /ˈsemisɜːklz/

n. 半圆形（semicircle的复数）➕

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vacant /ˈveɪkənt/

adj. 空着的,空缺的➕

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vague /veɪɡ/

adj. 模糊的,不明确的➕

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hum /hʌm/

n. 嗡嗡声,嘈杂声➕

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hushing /ˈhʌʃɪŋ/

v. 使安静,使肃静（hush的现在分词）➕

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indefinite /ɪnˈdefɪnət/

adj. 模糊的,不明确的➕

🔊 A distant bell tinkled: immediately three ladies entered the room, each walked to a table and took her seat; Miss Miller assumed the fourth vacant chair, which was that nearest the door, and around which the smallest of the children were assembled: to this inferior class I was called, and placed at the bottom of it.

远处铃声轻响:立刻有三位女士步入教室,各自走到一张桌前坐下；米勒小姐坐上第四把空椅,那是离门最近的,周围聚着年纪最小的孩子们:我被叫到这个低年级班,排在末尾。

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tinkled /ˈtɪŋkld/

v. （使）发出叮当声➕

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assumed /əˈsjuːmd/

v. 承担；就（职、座等）➕

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inferior /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/

adj. 较低的,下级的；较差的➕

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assembled /əˈsembld/

v. 聚集,集合➕

🔊 Business now began: the day’s Collect was repeated, then certain texts of Scripture were said, and to these succeeded a protracted reading of chapters in the Bible, which lasted an hour. By the time that exercise was terminated, day had fully dawned. The indefatigable bell now sounded for the fourth time: the classes were marshalled and marched into another room to breakfast: how glad I was to behold a prospect of getting something to eat! I was now nearly sick from inanition, having taken so little the day before.

功课就此开始:先复诵当天的短祷文,接着诵读几段经文,然后是一小时冗长的《圣经》章节朗读。这项功课结束时,天已大亮。那不知疲倦的铃声第四次响起:各班整队,列队前往另一间屋子用早餐。想到总算能吃点东西,我心中是何等欣喜！此时我已饿得头晕眼花,因为昨日进食实在太少。

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Collect /ˈkɒlekt/

n. （英国国教的）短祷文➕

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Scripture /ˈskrɪptʃə(r)/

n. 圣经经文➕

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protracted /prəˈtræktɪd/

adj. 冗长的,拖延的➕

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indefatigable /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbl/

adj. 不知疲倦的,不屈不挠的➕

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marshalled /ˈmɑːʃld/

adj. 整顿好的,排列好的➕

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marched /mɑːtʃt/

v. 行进,齐步走➕

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prospect /ˈprɒspekt/

n. 希望,可能性；前景➕

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inanition /ˌɪnəˈnɪʃn/

n. （因缺乏食物引起的）虚弱,无力；空虚➕

🔊 The refectory was a great, low-ceiled, gloomy room; on two long tables smoked basins of something hot, which, however, to my dismay, sent forth an odour far from inviting. I saw a universal manifestation of discontent when the fumes of the repast met the nostrils of those destined to swallow it; from the van of the procession, the tall girls of the first class, rose the whispered words-

餐厅是一间天花板低矮、光线幽暗的大屋子；两张长桌上摆着热气腾腾的盆钵,然而令我沮丧的是,那气味毫无诱人之处。当食物的蒸汽钻进注定要吞下它的人的鼻孔时,我看到人人脸上都露出不满的神情；从队伍前头,高年级的高个子女孩中,传来低语声--

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refectory /rɪˈfektri/

n. （学校、修道院等的）食堂,餐厅➕

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low-ceiled /ləʊ siːld/

adj. 低天花板的➕

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gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/

adj. 阴暗的,沮丧的➕

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smoked /sməʊkt/

v. 冒烟,冒热气➕

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dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/

n. 沮丧,失望➕

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odour /ˈəʊdə(r)/

n. 气味,味道➕

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far from inviting /fɑː(r) frɒm ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/

phr. 一点也不诱人,令人望而却步➕

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universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/

adj. 普遍的,全体的➕

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manifestation /ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn/

n. 表现,显示➕

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discontent /ˌdɪskənˈtent/

n. 不满,不平➕

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fumes /fjuːmz/

n. （浓烈、难闻的）烟,气➕

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repast /rɪˈpɑːst/

n. 餐,食物（正式用语）➕

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nostrils /ˈnɒstrəlz/

n. 鼻孔（nostril的复数）➕

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destined /ˈdestɪnd/

adj. 注定的,命定的➕

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van /væn/

n. 先锋,前驱➕

🔊 "Disgusting! The porridge is burnt again!"

“真恶心！粥又烧糊了！”

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Disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

adj. 令人作呕的,令人厌恶的➕

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porridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/

n. 粥,麦片粥➕

🔊 "Silence!" ejaculated a voice; not that of Miss Miller, but one of the upper teachers, a little and dark personage, smartly dressed, but of somewhat morose aspect, who installed herself at the top of one table, while a more buxom lady presided at the other. I looked in vain for her I had first seen the night before; she was not visible: Miss Miller occupied the foot of the table where I sat, and a strange, foreign-looking, elderly lady, the French teacher, as I afterwards found, took the corresponding seat at the other board. A long grace was said and a hymn sung; then a servant brought in some tea for the teachers, and the meal began.

“安静！”一个声音厉声道；不是米勒小姐,而是一位高级教师,一个矮小黑瘦的人儿,衣着整洁,但神情颇为阴郁,她在一张桌子的上首坐定,另一位较丰满的女士则主持另一张桌子。我徒然寻找昨晚最先见到的那位女士；她并未出现:米勒小姐坐在我这一桌的下首,而对桌的相应位置,坐着一位模样奇特、外国长相的年长女士--我后来得知,那是法语教师。念了一段长长的感恩祷告,唱了一首赞美诗；然后仆人给教师们端来茶点,早餐便开始了。

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ejaculated /ɪˈdʒækjʊleɪtɪd/

v. 突然说出,喊出➕

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personage /ˈpɜːsənɪdʒ/

n. 人物,要人（尤指显赫或重要人物）➕

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smartly /ˈsmɑːtli/

adv. 时髦地,漂亮地➕

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morose /məˈrəʊs/

adj. 阴郁的,脾气坏的➕

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aspect /ˈæspekt/

n. 外貌,外观；方面➕

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installed /ɪnˈstɔːld/

v. 使就座；安装,安置➕

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buxom /ˈbʌksəm/

adj. （女子）丰满漂亮的,健美的➕

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presided /prɪˈzaɪdɪd/

v. 主持,负责➕

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foreign-looking /ˈfɒrən ˈlʊkɪŋ/

adj. 外国长相的➕

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corresponding /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ/

adj. 相应的,对等的➕

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board /bɔːd/

n. 餐桌➕

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grace /ɡreɪs/

n. （饭前饭后的）感恩祷告➕

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hymn /hɪm/

n. 赞美诗,圣歌➕

🔊 Ravenous, and now very faint, I devoured a spoonful or two of my portion without thinking of its taste; but the first edge of hunger blunted, I perceived I had got in hand a nauseous mess; burnt porridge is almost as bad as rotten potatoes; famine itself soon sickens over it. The spoons were moved slowly: I saw each girl taste her food and try to swallow it; but in most cases the effort was soon relinquished. Breakfast was over, and none had breakfasted. Thanks being returned for what we had not got, and a second hymn chanted, the refectory was evacuated for the schoolroom. I was one of the last to go out, and in passing the tables, I saw one teacher take a basin of the porridge and taste it; she looked at the others; all their countenances expressed displeasure, and one of them, the stout one, whispered-

我饥肠辘辘,此刻更是虚弱,囫囵吞下一两勺食物,没顾上尝味道；但最初的饥饿感稍缓后,我便发觉手里是一团令人作呕的糊状物；烧糊的粥几乎和烂土豆一样难以下咽；饥肠本身很快也对它倒了胃口。勺子动得迟缓:我看见每个女孩都尝了尝食物,试图咽下；但在多数情况下,这努力很快便放弃了。早餐结束了,却无人真正吃上早餐。为我们并未得到的东西做了感恩,又唱了一首赞美诗,餐厅里的人便清空,回到教室。我是最后出去的人之一,经过桌子时,我看见一位老师舀起一勺粥尝了尝；她望了望其他人；个个脸上都露出不悦,其中那位丰满的,低声说道--

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Ravenous /ˈrævənəs/

adj. 极饿的,贪婪的➕

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faint /feɪnt/

adj. 虚弱的,微弱的➕

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devoured /dɪˈvaʊəd/

v. 狼吞虎咽地吃；吞没➕

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spoonful /ˈspuːnfʊl/

n. 一匙的量➕

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blunted /ˈblʌntɪd/

v. 使变钝；使减弱➕

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perceived /pəˈsiːvd/

v. 察觉,意识到➕

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nauseous /ˈnɔːziəs/

adj. 令人作呕的,恶心的➕

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mess /mes/

n. 肮脏（或凌乱）的东西；困境➕

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famine /ˈfæmɪn/

n. 饥荒➕

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sickens /ˈsɪkənz/

v. 使感到恶心,使厌恶➕

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relinquished /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/

v. 放弃,放手➕

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chanted /tʃɑːntɪd/

v. 吟唱,反复呼喊➕

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evacuated /ɪˈvækjueɪtɪd/

v. 撤离,疏散➕

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countenances /ˈkaʊntənənsɪz/

n. 面容,表情（countenance的复数）➕

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stout /staʊt/

adj. 结实的,肥胖的；强壮的➕

🔊 "Abominable stuff! How shameful!"

“糟透了的东西！真不像话！”

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Abominable /əˈbɒmɪnəb(ə)l/

adj. 可憎的,令人厌恶的；糟糕透顶的➕

🔊 A quarter of an hour passed before lessons again began, during which the schoolroom was in a glorious tumult; for that space of time it seemed to be permitted to talk loud and more freely, and they used their privilege. The whole conversation ran on the breakfast, which one and all abused roundly. Poor things! it was the sole consolation they had. Miss Miller was now the only teacher in the room: a group of great girls standing about her spoke with serious and sullen gestures. I heard the name of Mr. Brocklehurst pronounced by some lips; at which Miss Miller shook her head disapprovingly; but she made no great effort to check the general wrath; doubtless she shared in it.

一刻钟后,课程才重新开始,其间教室里一片欢腾的喧闹；这段时间似乎允许高声自由交谈,她们也尽情行使了这特权。所有的谈话都围绕着早餐,你一言我一语,痛加斥责。可怜的孩子们！这是她们唯一的慰藉了。米勒小姐此刻是教室里唯一的教师:一群大女孩围着她站着,神情严肃而愤懑地说着什么,还打着手势。我听见有几人提到了布罗克赫斯特先生的名字；米勒小姐听了,不以为然地摇摇头；但她并未着力制止这普遍的怨愤；无疑,她也心有同感。

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quarter /ˈkwɔːtə(r)/

n. 四分之一；一刻钟➕

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roundly /ˈraʊndli/

adv. 严厉地；彻底地；全面地➕

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consolation /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

n. 安慰,慰藉➕

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sullen /ˈsʌlən/

adj. 闷闷不乐的；阴沉的➕

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disapprovingly /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋli/

adv. 不以为然地；表示反对地➕

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wrath /rɒθ/

n. 愤怒,盛怒➕

🔊 A clock in the schoolroom struck nine; Miss Miller left her circle, and standing in the middle of the room, cried-

教室里的钟敲了九下；米勒小姐离开她的圈子,站到屋子中央喊道--

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struck /strʌk/

v. (strike的过去式) 敲响；打击；给…以印象➕

🔊 "Silence! To your seats!"

“安静！各回各位！”

🔊 Discipline prevailed: in five minutes the confused throng was resolved into order, and comparative silence quelled the Babel clamour of tongues. The upper teachers now punctually resumed their posts: but still, all seemed to wait. Ranged on benches down the sides of the room, the eighty girls sat motionless and erect; a quaint assemblage they appeared, all with plain locks combed from their faces, not a curl visible; in brown dresses, made high and surrounded by a narrow tucker about the throat, with little pockets of holland (shaped something like a Highlander’s purse) tied in front of their frocks, and destined to serve the purpose of a work-bag: all, too, wearing woollen stockings and country-made shoes, fastened with brass buckles. Above twenty of those clad in this costume were full-grown girls, or rather young women; it suited them ill, and gave an air of oddity even to the prettiest.

纪律占了上风:不出五分钟,混乱的人群便恢复了秩序,相对的寂静取代了巴别塔般的喧哗。高级教师们此刻准时各就各位；然而,一切似乎仍在等待。八十个女孩坐在屋子两侧的长凳上,身姿笔直,一动不动；她们看上去是古怪的一群,头发都从脸上平平梳向脑后,不见一丝卷曲；穿着高领、颈围窄饰边的棕色长袍,身前系着荷兰布小口袋（形状有点像苏格兰高地人的钱包）,权充针线袋之用:此外,全都穿着羊毛长袜和乡下做的鞋子,用铜扣系紧。这身打扮的人中,有二十多个已是成年少女,甚或可称年轻女子了；这装束与她们极不相称,即便最漂亮的也平添了几分怪异。

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Discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/

n. 纪律；学科➕

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prevailed /prɪˈveɪld/

v. (prevail的过去式) 占上风；盛行➕

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confused /kənˈfjuːzd/

adj. 困惑的；混乱的➕

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throng /θrɒŋ/

n. 一大群人➕

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resolved /rɪˈzɒlvd/

v. (resolve的过去式) 分解；解决；决心➕

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quelled /kweld/

v. (quell的过去式) 平息；压制➕

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Babel clamour /ˈbeɪb(ə)l ˈklæmə(r)/

n. phrase. 混乱的喧嚷声（源自圣经《巴别塔》）➕

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punctually /ˈpʌŋktʃuəli/

adv. 准时地➕

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Ranged /reɪndʒd/

v. (range的过去式) 排列；使成行➕

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assemblage /əˈsemblɪdʒ/

n. 聚集；集合；聚集的人群➕

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tucker /ˈtʌkə(r)/

n. (旧时女服或童装领口、胸前的) 褶裥饰边；围嘴➕

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holland /ˈhɒlənd/

n. 荷兰亚麻布（一种结实的棉或亚麻织物）➕

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Highlander’s purse /ˈhaɪləndəz pɜːs/

n. phrase. 高地人的钱包（形状类似,此处指口袋形状）➕

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frocks /frɒks/

n. (尤指女式或童装) 连衣裙➕

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woollen /ˈwʊlən/

adj. 羊毛的；毛织的➕

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clad /klæd/

adj. 穿着…衣服的➕

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costume /ˈkɒstjuːm/

n. 服装；戏装；特定场合的装束➕

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oddity /ˈɒdəti/

n. 古怪；怪异；怪人/事➕

🔊 I was still looking at them, and also at intervals examining the teachers-none of whom precisely pleased me; for the stout one was a little coarse, the dark one not a little fierce, the foreigner harsh and grotesque, and Miss Miller, poor thing! looked purple, weather-beaten, and over-worked-when, as my eye wandered from face to face, the whole school rose simultaneously, as if moved by a common spring.

我仍在打量她们,同时不时审视那些老师--没有一位能完全合我心意；因为丰满的那位略显粗俗,黑瘦的那位颇为严厉,外国老师生硬怪异,而米勒小姐,可怜的人儿！面色发紫,饱经风霜,一副操劳过度的模样--正当我的目光在张张脸上游移时,全校学生突然同时起立,仿佛被同一根弹簧驱动。

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intervals /ˈɪntəv(ə)lz/

n. 间隔；幕间休息➕

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examining /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/

v. (examine的现在分词) 检查；审视➕

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coarse /kɔːs/

adj. 粗糙的；粗俗的；粗劣的➕

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fierce /fɪəs/

adj. 凶猛的；激烈的；强烈的➕

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foreigner /ˈfɒrənə(r)/

n. 外国人➕

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harsh /hɑːʃ/

adj. 刺耳的；严厉的；严酷的➕

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grotesque /ɡrəʊˈtesk/

adj. 怪诞的；奇形怪状的➕

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weather-beaten /ˈweðə biːt(ə)n/

adj. 饱经风霜的；风吹日晒的➕

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over-worked /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkt/

adj. 过度劳累的；工作过度的➕

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wandered /ˈwɒndəd/

v. (wander的过去式) 漫游；闲逛；走神➕

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simultaneously /ˌsɪm(ə)lˈteɪniəsli/

adv. 同时地➕

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common spring /ˈkɒmən sprɪŋ/

n. phrase. 共同的发条/弹簧（比喻像被同一个机关驱动）➕

🔊 What was the matter? I had heard no order given: I was puzzled. Ere I had gathered my wits, the classes were again seated: but as all eyes were now turned to one point, mine followed the general direction, and encountered the personage who had received me last night. She stood at the bottom of the long room, on the hearth; for there was a fire at each end; she surveyed the two rows of girls silently and gravely. Miss Miller approaching, seemed to ask her a question, and having received her answer, went back to her place, and said aloud-

出了什么事？我没听到任何命令:心中好生困惑。还没等我回过神来,各班又已坐定:但见所有的目光都转向一点,我也顺着那方向望去,迎上了昨晚接待我的那位女士。她站在长屋的尽头,壁炉旁--因为屋子两头都生了火；她正默默而庄重地审视着两排女孩。米勒小姐走上前去,似乎请示了一句,得到答复后,便回到自己的位置,朗声说道--

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puzzled /ˈpʌz(ə)ld/

adj. 困惑的,迷惑不解的➕

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Ere /eə(r)/

prep./conj. (古语或诗歌) 在…之前➕

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wits /wɪts/

n. 才智,机智➕

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surveyed /səˈveɪd/

v. (survey的过去式) 审视；调查；勘测➕

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gravely /ˈɡreɪvli/

adv. 严肃地；严重地➕

🔊 "Monitor of the first class, fetch the globes!"

“一年级班长,去取地球仪！”

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Monitor /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/

n. 班长；监视器➕

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fetch /fetʃ/

v. 取来；拿来➕

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globes /ɡləʊbz/

n. 地球仪；球体➕

🔊 While the direction was being executed, the lady consulted moved slowly up the room. I suppose I have a considerable organ of veneration, for I retain yet the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps. Seen now, in broad daylight, she looked tall, fair, and shapely; brown eyes with a benignant light in their irids, and a fine pencilling of long lashes round, relieved the whiteness of her large front; on each of her temples her hair, of a very dark brown, was clustered in round curls, according to the fashion of those times, when neither smooth bands nor long ringlets were in vogue; her dress, also in the mode of the day, was of purple cloth, relieved by a sort of Spanish trimming of black velvet; a gold watch (watches were not so common then as now) shone at her girdle. Let the reader add, to complete the picture, refined features; a complexion, if pale, clear; and a stately air and carriage, and he will have, at least, as clearly as words can give it, a correct idea of the exterior of Miss Temple-Maria Temple, as I afterwards saw the name written in a prayer-book intrusted to me to carry to church.

指令执行之际,那位被请示的女士缓缓走上屋子。我想我天性里颇有几分敬畏之心,因为我至今仍能忆起自己当时怀着何等钦佩的敬畏注视着她的步履。此刻在光天化日下细看,她显得高挑、白皙、身段匀称；褐色的眼眸虹膜中透着仁慈的光,长长的睫毛精致地勾勒在周围,更衬出她宽阔前额的白皙；她两鬓的深褐色头发卷成圆环,那是当时的时尚,平滑的发辫与长卷发皆已过时；她的衣着也是时新款式,紫色布料,饰以黑色天鹅绒的西班牙式镶边；一只金表（那时表尚不如今日普及）在她腰间熠熠生辉。若读者能再想象出一副清秀的容貌、苍白却明净的肤色,以及端庄的仪态风范,那么他至少便能如言语所能描绘一般,清晰地了解坦普尔小姐的外貌了--玛丽亚·坦普尔,这是我后来在一本她托我带去教堂的祈祷书上看到的签名。

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executed /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/

v. (execute的过去式) 执行；处决➕

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consulted /kənˈsʌltɪd/

v. (consult的过去式) 咨询；商议；查阅➕

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considerable /kənˈsɪd(ə)rəb(ə)l/

adj. 相当大的；相当多的；值得考虑的➕

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organ /ˈɔːɡən/

n. 器官；机构；风琴➕

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veneration /ˌvenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

n. 崇敬,尊敬➕

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retain /rɪˈteɪn/

v. 保留；保持➕

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admiring awe /ədˈmaɪərɪŋ ɔː/

n. phrase. 钦佩的敬畏➕

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traced /treɪst/

v. (trace的过去式) 追踪；追溯；描绘➕

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shapely /ˈʃeɪpli/

adj. 匀称的；形状美观的➕

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benignant /bɪˈnɪɡnənt/

adj. 仁慈的；和蔼的；有益的➕

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irids /ˈaɪrɪdz/

n. 虹膜 (iris的复数或古语变体)➕

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pencilling /ˈpens(ə)lɪŋ/

n. 用铅笔画线；细描；（此处指）精细的线条➕

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lashes /ˈlæʃɪz/

n. 睫毛➕

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relieved /rɪˈliːvd/

v. (relieve的过去式) 缓解；衬托；使突出➕

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temples /ˈtemp(ə)lz/

n. 太阳穴；鬓角➕

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clustered /ˈklʌstəd/

v. (cluster的过去式) 群集；聚集➕

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ringlets /ˈrɪŋlɪts/

n. (尤指长而垂下的) 卷发➕

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vogue /vəʊɡ/

n. 流行,时尚➕

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trimming /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/

n. 装饰边；点缀物➕

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velvet /ˈvelvɪt/

n. 天鹅绒➕

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girdle /ˈɡɜːd(ə)l/

n. 腰带；束腰带➕

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refined /rɪˈfaɪnd/

adj. 精致的；优雅的；精炼的➕

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complexion /kəmˈplekʃ(ə)n/

n. 肤色；面色；局面➕

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stately /ˈsteɪtli/

adj. 庄严的；雄伟的；高贵的➕

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carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/

n. 仪态；姿态；马车➕

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exterior /ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/

n. 外部,外表➕

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prayer-book /ˈpreə bʊk/

n. 祈祷书➕

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intrusted /ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/

v. (古语,同 entrusted) 委托,托付➕

🔊 The superintendent of Lowood (for such was this lady) having taken her seat before a pair of globes placed on one of the tables, summoned the first class round her, and commenced giving a lesson on geography; the lower classes were called by the teachers: repetitions in history, grammar, &c., went on for an hour; writing and arithmetic succeeded, and music lessons were given by Miss Temple to some of the elder girls. The duration of each lesson was measured by the clock, which at last struck twelve. The superintendent rose-

洛伍德的学监（这位女士正是）在一张桌上的地球仪前坐定,召集一年级围拢过来,开始讲授地理课；低年级则由各位教师负责:历史、语法等的背诵持续了一小时；接着是写字和算术,坦普尔小姐还给一些年长的女孩上了音乐课。每节课的时长皆由钟声衡量,终于,钟敲了十二下。学监起身--

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superintendent /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend(ə)nt/

n. 主管,负责人；警司➕

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summoned /ˈsʌmənd/

v. (summon的过去式) 召唤；召集➕

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commenced /kəˈmenst/

v. (commence的过去式) 开始,着手➕

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repetitions /ˌrepəˈtɪʃ(ə)nz/

n. 重复；背诵；副本➕

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grammar /ˈɡræmə(r)/

n. 语法➕

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duration /djʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

n. 持续时间➕

🔊 "I have a word to address to the pupils," said she.

“我有句话要对学生们说。”她道。

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address /əˈdres/

v. 向…讲话；处理➕

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pupils /ˈpjuːp(ə)lz/

n. 学生；瞳孔➕

🔊 The tumult of cessation from lessons was already breaking forth, but it sank at her voice. She went on-

下课时的喧闹本已爆发,却因她的声音而平息。她继续说道--

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sank /sæŋk/

v. (sink的过去式) 下沉；下降；消沉➕

🔊 "You had this morning a breakfast which you could not eat; you must be hungry:-I have ordered that a lunch of bread and cheese shall be served to all."

“你们今早的早餐无法下咽；想必都饿了:我已吩咐给大家准备面包和奶酪作午餐。”

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lunch /lʌntʃ/

n. 午餐；便餐➕

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cheese /tʃiːz/

n. 奶酪➕

🔊 The teachers looked at her with a sort of surprise.

老师们有些惊讶地望着她。

🔊 "It is to be done on my responsibility," she added, in an explanatory tone to them, and immediately afterwards left the room.

“此事由我负责。”她用解释的口吻对她们补充道,随即离开了房间。

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explanatory /ɪkˈsplænət(ə)ri/

adj. 解释性的,说明的➕

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responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

n. 责任；职责➕

🔊 The bread and cheese was presently brought in and distributed, to the high delight and refreshment of the whole school. The order was now given "To the garden!" Each put on a coarse straw bonnet, with strings of coloured calico, and a cloak of grey frieze. I was similarly equipped, and, following the stream, I made my way into the open air.

面包和奶酪很快便端进来分发,全校师生欢欣鼓舞,精神为之一振。接着命令下达:“去花园！”每人戴上一顶系着印花布带的粗草帽,披上一件灰色粗呢斗篷。我也同样装束,随着人流走到户外。

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distributed /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd/

v. 分发,分配➕

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refreshment /rɪˈfreʃmənt/

n. 提神,精神恢复；茶点➕

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calico /ˈkælɪkəʊ/

n. 印花棉布,白棉布➕

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frieze /friːz/

n. 起绒粗呢（一种厚羊毛织物）➕

🔊 The garden was a wide inclosure, surrounded with walls so high as to exclude every glimpse of prospect; a covered verandah ran down one side, and broad walks bordered a middle space divided into scores of little beds: these beds were assigned as gardens for the pupils to cultivate, and each bed had an owner. When full of flowers they would doubtless look pretty; but now, at the latter end of January, all was wintry blight and brown decay. I shuddered as I stood and looked round me: it was an inclement day for outdoor exercise; not positively rainy, but darkened by a drizzling yellow fog; all under foot was still soaking wet with the floods of yesterday. The stronger among the girls ran about and engaged in active games, but sundry pale and thin ones herded together for shelter and warmth in the verandah; and amongst these, as the dense mist penetrated to their shivering frames, I heard frequently the sound of a hollow cough.

花园是一片宽阔的围场,围墙高耸,遮断了所有外界的风景；一侧有条带顶的游廊,宽阔的小径环绕着中间被分成几十个小花圃的区域:这些花圃分给学生们各自侍弄,每圃皆有主。待到繁花盛开时,想必会很美；但此刻时值一月末,满目皆是冬日的凋零与褐色的衰败。我站着环顾四周,不禁打了个寒噤:这天气实在不宜户外活动；虽未下雨,但天色被蒙蒙黄雾笼罩得昏沉；脚下仍因昨日的雨水而湿漉漉的。身强体健的女孩们跑跑跳跳,玩着活泼的游戏,而那些苍白瘦弱的则三五成群,挤在游廊里避寒取暖；在她们中间,当浓雾渗入她们瑟瑟发抖的身体时,我频频听到空洞的咳嗽声。

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inclosure /ɪnˈkləʊʒə(r)/

n. 围地,围场（旧式拼法,同 enclosure）➕

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verandah /vəˈrændə/

n. 游廊,阳台➕

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wintry /ˈwɪntri/

adj. 冬天的；寒冷的,荒凉的➕

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blight /blaɪt/

n. 枯萎病；破坏因素➕

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inclement /ɪnˈklemənt/

adj. （天气）恶劣的,严寒的,狂风暴雨的➕

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drizzling /ˈdrɪzlɪŋ/

adj. 下毛毛雨的➕

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sundry /ˈsʌndri/

adj. 各式各样的,杂项的➕

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herded /hɜːdɪd/

v. 聚集,群集➕

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penetrated /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/

v. 渗透,穿透➕

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hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/

adj. 空洞的,沉重的（指声音）；空心的➕

🔊 As yet I had spoken to no one, nor did anybody seem to take notice of me; I stood lonely enough: but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed; it did not oppress me much. I leant against a pillar of the verandah, drew my grey mantle close about me, and, trying to forget the cold which nipped me without, and the unsatisfied hunger which gnawed me within, delivered myself up to the employment of watching and thinking. My reflections were too undefined and fragmentary to merit record: I hardly yet knew where I was; Gateshead and my past life seemed floated away to an immeasurable distance; the present was vague and strange, and of the future I could form no conjecture. I looked round the convent-like garden, and then up at the house-a large building, half of which seemed grey and old, the other half quite new. The new part, containing the schoolroom and dormitory, was lit by mullioned and latticed windows, which gave it a church-like aspect; a stone tablet over the door bore this inscription:- LOWOOD INSTITUTION. This portion was rebuilt A.D. --, by Naomi Brocklehurst, of Brocklehurst Hall, in this county. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."-St. Matt. v. 16.

我尚未与任何人交谈,似乎也无人留意到我；我孤零零地站着:但这种孤立感我已习以为常,并未使我十分压抑。我倚着游廊的一根柱子,将灰色斗篷紧紧裹在身上,试图忘却外间砭骨的严寒与体内啃噬的饥饿,全心沉浸于观察与思索。我的思绪过于模糊零碎,不值一记:我几乎还不知自己身在何处；盖茨黑德与过往的生活仿佛已飘向遥不可及的远方；现在的一切朦胧而陌生,至于未来,我则无从揣测。我环顾这修道院般的花园,然后抬头仰望屋舍--那是一幢庞大的建筑,一半看来灰旧,另一半则簇新。新的部分包括教室与宿舍,装有直棂与格子窗,赋予它一种教堂似的外观；门上方有块石匾,刻着这样的字句:洛伍德义塾。此部分重建于公元某某年,由本郡布罗克赫斯特府之娜奥米·布罗克赫斯特捐助。“你们的光也当这样照在人前,叫他们看见你们的好行为,便将荣耀归给你们在天上的父。”--《马太福音》第5章第16节。

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convent-like /ˈkɒnvənt laɪk/

adj. 修道院似的➕

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mullioned /ˈmʌliənd/

adj. 有竖框的（窗户）➕

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latticed /ˈlætɪst/

adj. 装有格子的,格子状的➕

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tablet /ˈtæblət/

n. 碑,牌匾➕

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inscription /ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/

n. 铭文,题词➕

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LOWOOD INSTITUTION /ˈləʊwʊd ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/

n. 洛伍德义塾（专有名词）➕

🔊 I read these words over and over again: I felt that an explanation belonged to them, and was unable fully to penetrate their import. I was still pondering the signification of "Institution," and endeavouring to make out a connection between the first words and the verse of Scripture, when the sound of a cough close behind me made me turn my head. I saw a girl sitting on a stone bench near; she was bent over a book, on the perusal of which she seemed intent: from where I stood I could see the title-it was "Rasselas;" a name that struck me as strange, and consequently attractive. In turning a leaf she happened to look up, and I said to her directly-

我将这些话读了一遍又一遍:觉得其中定有深意,却无法完全参透。我正琢磨着“义塾”的含义,并试图将开头的词句与那段经文联系起来,这时身后近处的一声咳嗽使我转过头去。我看见一个女孩坐在近旁的石凳上；她正俯身看书,似乎读得入神:从我站立处,我能看见书名--是“《拉塞拉斯》”；这名字让我觉得古怪,因而也引人好奇。她翻页时恰巧抬起头,我便径直对她说道--

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penetrate /ˈpenətreɪt/

v. 理解,洞察；穿透➕

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import /ɪmˈpɔːt/

n. 意义,重要性➕

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pondering /ˈpɒndərɪŋ/

v. 深思,考虑➕

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signification /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

n. 含义,意义➕

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endeavouring /ɪnˈdevərɪŋ/

v. 努力,尽力➕

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perusal /pəˈruːzl/

n. 仔细阅读,研读➕

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intent /ɪnˈtent/

adj. 专心的,专注的➕

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Rasselas /ˈræsɪləs/

n. 《拉塞拉斯》（塞缪尔·约翰逊所著小说名,此处为书名）➕

🔊 "Is your book interesting?" I had already formed the intention of asking her to lend it to me some day.

“你这书有趣吗？”我已暗自打算日后向她借来看看。

🔊 "I like it," she answered, after a pause of a second or two, during which she examined me.

“我喜欢它。”她停了片刻答道,其间打量着我。

🔊 "What is it about?" I continued. I hardly know where I found the hardihood thus to open a conversation with a stranger; the step was contrary to my nature and habits: but I think her occupation touched a chord of sympathy somewhere; for I too liked reading, though of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial.

“讲什么的？”我继续问。我几乎不知自己哪来的勇气,竟这样与一个陌生人攀谈；这举动有违我的天性与习惯:但我想,她专心阅读的模样触动了我某处同情的弦；因为我也爱读书,尽管读的都是些浅薄幼稚的玩意儿；严肃或深奥的内容,我既消化不了,也理解不来。

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hardihood /ˈhɑːdihʊd/

n. 大胆,鲁莽；刚毅➕

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frivolous /ˈfrɪvələs/

adj. 轻浮的；琐碎的,不重要的➕

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digest /daɪˈdʒest/

v. 消化；理解,领会➕

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substantial /səbˈstænʃl/

adj. 重大的；大量的；内容充实的,有分量的➕

🔊 "You may look at it," replied the girl, offering me the book.

“你可以看看。”女孩答道,把书递给了我。

🔊 I did so; a brief examination convinced me that the contents were less taking than the title: "Rasselas" looked dull to my trifling taste; I saw nothing about fairies, nothing about genii; no bright variety seemed spread over the closely-printed pages. I returned it to her; she received it quietly, and without saying anything she was about to relapse into her former studious mood: again I ventured to disturb her-

我接了过来；略一翻阅,便确信内容不如书名引人:以我肤浅的品味看来,“《拉塞拉斯》”显得沉闷乏味；既无仙女,也无精灵；密密麻麻的印刷页上,似乎不见缤纷的变幻。我把书还给她；她平静地接过,一言不发,正要恢复先前专注的学习状态:我又冒昧打扰她--

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trifling /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/

adj. 微不足道的,不重要的➕

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genii /ˈdʒiːniaɪ/

n. （复数）神灵,妖怪（单数为 genius 或 genie）➕

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relapse /rɪˈlæps/

v. 恢复原状,故态复萌；旧病复发➕

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studious /ˈstjuːdiəs/

adj. 勤学的,用功的；专心的➕

🔊 "Can you tell me what the writing on that stone over the door means? What is Lowood Institution?"

“你能告诉我门上那块石匾刻的字是什么意思吗？什么是洛伍德义塾？”

🔊 "This house where you are come to live."

“就是你如今来住的这幢房子。”

🔊 "And why do they call it Institution? Is it in any way different from other schools?"

“那为什么叫它义塾？它和别的学校有什么不同吗？”

🔊 "It is partly a charity-school: you and I, and all the rest of us, are charity-children. I suppose you are an orphan: are not either your father or your mother dead?"

“它部分是所慈善学校:你、我,还有我们大家,都是慈善儿童。我猜你是个孤儿:你父亲或母亲不在了吧？”

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charity-school /ˈtʃærəti skuːl/

n. 慈善学校,免费学校➕

🔊 "Both died before I can remember."

“在我记事之前,他们就都已过世了。”

🔊 "Well, all the girls here have lost either one or both parents, and this is called an institution for educating orphans."

“嗯,这里的女孩都失去了单亲或双亲,这地方就叫作教育孤儿的义塾。”

🔊 "Do we pay no money? Do they keep us for nothing?"

“我们不付钱吗？他们白白养着我们？”

🔊 "We pay, or our friends pay, fifteen pounds a year for each."

“我们付,或者我们的亲友付,每人每年十五英镑。”

🔊 "Then why do they call us charity-children?"

“那为什么叫我们慈善儿童？”

🔊 "Because fifteen pounds is not enough for board and teaching, and the deficiency is supplied by subscription."

“因为十五英镑不够食宿和教学的费用,不足之数由捐款补足。”

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deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

n. 缺乏,不足➕

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subscription /səbˈskrɪpʃn/

n. 订阅；捐款；会费➕

🔊 "Who subscribes?"

“谁捐款呢？”

🔊 "Different benevolent-minded ladies and gentlemen in this neighbourhood and in London."

“这附近和伦敦的各位善心女士与先生。”

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benevolent-minded /bəˈnevələnt ˈmaɪndɪd/

adj. 仁慈的,善心的➕

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neighbourhood /ˈneɪbəhʊd/

n. 邻近地区,街坊➕

🔊 "Who was Naomi Brocklehurst?"

“娜奥米·布罗克赫斯特是谁？”

🔊 "The lady who built the new part of this house as that tablet records, and whose son overlooks and directs everything here."

“就是石匾上记载的捐助这房子新部分的那位女士,她的儿子监管并掌管这里的一切。”

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overlooks /ˌəʊvəˈlʊks/

v. 监督,俯瞰；忽视➕

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directs /dəˈrekts/

v. 指导,指挥,管理➕

🔊 "Why?"

“为什么？”

🔊 "Because he is treasurer and manager of the establishment."

“因为他是这机构的司库兼经理。”

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treasurer /ˈtreʒərə(r)/

n. 司库,财务主管➕

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establishment /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

n. 机构,建立➕

🔊 "Then this house does not belong to that tall lady who wears a watch, and who said we were to have some bread and cheese?"

“那这房子不属于那位戴表的高个子女士吧？就是吩咐给我们面包和奶酪的那位？”

🔊 "To Miss Temple? Oh, no! I wish it did: she has to answer to Mr. Brocklehurst for all she does. Mr. Brocklehurst buys all our food and all our clothes."

“属于坦普尔小姐？噢,不！我倒希望是呢:她所做的一切都得向布罗克赫斯特先生负责。布罗克赫斯特先生购买我们所有的食物和衣物。”

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answer to /ˈɑːnsə tuː/

phr. v. 对…负责,向…汇报➕

🔊 "Does he live here?"

“他住在这里吗？”

🔊 "No-two miles off, at a large hall."

“不--住在两英里外,有座大宅。”

🔊 "Is he a good man?"

“他是个好人吗？”

🔊 "He is a clergyman, and is said to do a great deal of good."

“他是位牧师,据说做了不少善事。”

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clergyman /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/

n. 牧师,教士➕

🔊 "Did you say that tall lady was called Miss Temple?"

“你刚说那位高个子女士叫坦普尔小姐？”

🔊 "Yes."

“是的。”

🔊 "And what are the other teachers called?"

“其他老师怎么称呼？”

🔊 "The one with red cheeks is called Miss Smith; she attends to the work, and cuts out-for we make our own clothes, our frocks, and pelisses, and everything; the little one with black hair is Miss Scatcherd; she teaches history and grammar, and hears the second class repetitions; and the one who wears a shawl, and has a pocket-handkerchief tied to her side with a yellow ribband, is Madame Pierrot: she comes from Lisle, in France, and teaches French."

“红脸颊的那位叫史密斯小姐；她管针线活,负责裁剪--因为我们自己缝制衣服,长袍、外套,什么都做；黑头发的小个子是斯凯丘小姐；她教历史和语法,还听二年级的背诵课；那位披披肩、腰间用黄丝带系着手帕的,是皮埃罗夫人:她来自法国的里尔,教法语。”

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pelisses /pəˈliːsɪz/

n. （旧时女式或儿童穿的）皮饰轻便大衣,皮制长外套➕

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ribband /ˈrɪbənd/

n. 丝带,饰带（ribbon 的古语或变体）➕

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Madame /məˈdɑːm/

n. 夫人,太太（法语中对女士的尊称,常用于英语中称呼外国女性或特定职业女性）➕

🔊 "Do you like the teachers?"

“你喜欢这些老师吗？”

🔊 "Well enough."

“还过得去。”

🔊 "Do you like the little black one, and the Madame --?-I cannot pronounce her name as you do."

“你喜欢那个小黑个子和那位夫人--？我发不好你说的那个名字。”

🔊 "Miss Scatcherd is hasty-you must take care not to offend her; Madame Pierrot is not a bad sort of person."

“斯凯丘小姐性子急--你得当心别得罪她；皮埃罗夫人人不坏。”

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hasty /ˈheɪsti/

adj. 仓促的,性急的,草率的➕

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offend /əˈfend/

v. 冒犯,得罪➕

🔊 "But Miss Temple is the best-isn’t she?"

“但坦普尔小姐是最好的--不是吗？”

🔊 "Miss Temple is very good and very clever; she is above the rest, because she knows far more than they do."

“坦普尔小姐人很好,也很聪明；她比其余人都强,因为她懂得多得多。”

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clever /ˈklevər/

adj. 聪明的,机敏的➕

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above /əˈbʌv/

prep. 在…之上；高于,优于➕

🔊 "Have you been long here?"

“你在这儿很久了吗？”

🔊 "Two years."

“两年了。”

🔊 "Are you an orphan?"

“你是个孤儿吗？”

🔊 "My mother is dead."

“我母亲去世了。”

🔊 "Are you happy here?"

“你在这儿快乐吗？”

🔊 "You ask rather too many questions. I have given you answers enough for the present: now I want to read."

“你问得有点太多了。眼下我已答得够多；现在我想看书了。”

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rather /ˈrɑːðə(r)/

adv. 相当,在某种程度上；宁可,宁愿➕

🔊 But at that moment the summons sounded for dinner; all re-entered the house. The odour which now filled the refectory was scarcely more appetising than that which had regaled our nostrils at breakfast: the dinner was served in two huge tin-plated vessels, whence rose a strong steam redolent of rancid fat. I found the mess to consist of indifferent potatoes and strange shreds of rusty meat, mixed and cooked together. Of this preparation a tolerably abundant plateful was apportioned to each pupil. I ate what I could, and wondered within myself whether every day’s fare would be like this.

但就在这时,晚餐的召唤响了；所有人都重新进屋。此刻餐厅里弥漫的气味,几乎不比早餐时更令人开胃:晚餐装在两个巨大的镀锡器皿里端上来,冒出浓重的蒸汽,带着腐油的臭味。我发现这食物是些平淡的土豆和奇怪的锈红色肉丝混煮而成。每人分到颇满的一盘。我尽力吃了些,心里暗自思忖:难道每天的伙食都是这般模样？

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summons /ˈsʌmənz/

n. 召唤,传唤；传票➕

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appetising /ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/

adj. 开胃的,促进食欲的；诱人的➕

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regaled /rɪˈɡeɪld/

v. （以故事、食物等）使享受,款待；宴请➕

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tin-plated /ˈtɪn pleɪtɪd/

adj. 镀锡的➕

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redolent /ˈredələnt/

adj. 散发出...气味的,弥漫着...气息的；使人联想起...的➕

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rancid /ˈrænsɪd/

adj. （油脂、黄油等食物因变质而）腐臭的,哈喇味的➕

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indifferent /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/

adj. 一般的,平庸的,质量不高的；漠不关心的➕

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shreds /ʃredz/

n. 细条,碎片➕

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rusty /ˈrʌsti/

adj. 生锈的；（肉等因不新鲜而）变色的,褐色的；荒疏的➕

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tolerably /ˈtɒlərəbli/

adv. 尚可地,过得去地➕

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apportioned /əˈpɔːʃnd/

v. 分配,分摊➕

🔊 After dinner, we immediately adjourned to the schoolroom: lessons recommenced, and were continued till five o’clock.

餐后,我们即刻回到教室:课程重新开始,一直持续到五点。

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adjourned /əˈdʒɜːnd/

v. （使）休会,中止；移到（另一个地方）➕

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recommenced /ˌriːkəˈmenst/

v. 重新开始➕

🔊 The only marked event of the afternoon was, that I saw the girl with whom I had conversed in the verandah dismissed in disgrace by Miss Scatcherd from a history class, and sent to stand in the middle of the large schoolroom. The punishment seemed to me in a high degree ignominious, especially for so great a girl-she looked thirteen or upwards. I expected she would show signs of great distress and shame; but to my surprise she neither wept nor blushed: composed, though grave, she stood, the central mark of all eyes. "How can she bear it so quietly-so firmly?" I asked of myself. "Were I in her place, it seems to me I should wish the earth to open and swallow me up. She looks as if she were thinking of something beyond her punishment-beyond her situation: of something not round her nor before her. I have heard of day-dreams-is she in a day-dream now? Her eyes are fixed on the floor, but I am sure they do not see it-her sight seems turned in, gone down into her heart: she is looking at what she can remember, I believe; not at what is really present. I wonder what sort of a girl she is-whether good or naughty."

下午唯一引人注目的事件是,我看见在游廊与我交谈过的那个女孩,被斯凯丘小姐不光彩地逐出历史课堂,罚她站在大教室中央。这惩罚在我看来极为屈辱,尤其是对这样一位大女孩而言--她看来有十三岁或更大了。我料想她会显出极度的痛苦与羞愧；但令我惊讶的是,她既没哭泣,也没脸红；她镇定而庄重地伫立着,成为众目睽睽的焦点。“她怎么能如此平静--如此坚定地忍受着呢？”我暗自思忖。“要是我处在她的位置,我觉得自己会巴不得地上裂个缝钻进去。她看上去仿佛在思索着什么超越了她的惩罚,超越了她的处境--思索着某种不在她周围、不在她眼前的东西。我听说过白日梦--她现在是在做白日梦吗？她的眼睛盯着地板,但我肯定她视而不见--她的目光似乎是内向的,沉入了自己的心底:我想她是在看着她所能记忆的东西,而不是眼前实际存在的东西。我好奇她究竟是怎样的一个女孩--是好还是淘气。”

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marked /mɑːkt/

adj. 显著的,明显的➕

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dismissed /dɪsˈmɪst/

v. 开除,解雇；让...离开；不予考虑➕

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disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

n. 耻辱,丢脸；失宠➕

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ignominious /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/

adj. 耻辱的,不光彩的➕

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composed /kəmˈpəʊzd/

adj. 镇静的,沉着的➕

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grave /ɡreɪv/

adj. 严肃的,严重的➕

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swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/

v. 吞下,咽下；吞没➕

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day-dreams /ˈdeɪ driːmz/

n. 白日梦,幻想➕

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naughty /ˈnɔːti/

adj. 顽皮的,淘气的；不听话的➕

🔊 Soon after five P.M. we had another meal, consisting of a small mug of coffee, and half-a-slice of brown bread. I devoured my bread and drank my coffee with relish; but I should have been glad of as much more-I was still hungry. Half-an-hour’s recreation succeeded, then study; then the glass of water and the piece of oat-cake, prayers, and bed. Such was my first day at Lowood.

下午五点过后不久,我们又吃了一餐,包括一小杯咖啡和半片黑面包。我津津有味地吞下面包、喝光咖啡；但若能再多一些就好了--我仍旧感到饥饿。接着是半小时的娱乐时间,然后是学习；随后是一杯水、一块燕麦饼,祈祷,就寝。这便是我在洛伍德度过的第一天。

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relish /ˈrelɪʃ/

n. 享受,乐趣；调味品➕

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recreation /ˌriːkriˈeɪʃn/

n. 娱乐,消遣➕

Chapter five: The Journey to Lowood (第五章 奔赴洛伍德)

Chapter five: The Journey to Lowood (第五章奔赴洛伍德)