🔊 Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.

正如我们所说,珂赛特并不害怕。

🔊 The man accosted her. He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.

那个男人向她搭话。他说话的声音低沉而几乎像男低音。

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accosted /əˈkɒstɪd/

v. 走上前去与（某人）搭话或攀谈（尤指唐突地）➕

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grave /ɡreɪv/

adj. 严肃的,沉重的；重大的➕

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bass /beɪs/

adj. 低音的；声音低沉的➕

🔊 "My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you."

“孩子,你提的东西对你来说太重了。”

🔊 Cosette raised her head and replied:--

珂赛特抬起头回答:--

🔊 "Yes, sir."

“是的,先生。”

🔊 "Give it to me," said the man; "I will carry it for you."

“把它给我,”男人说,“我来帮你提。”

🔊 Cosette let go of the bucket-handle. The man walked along beside her.

珂赛特松开了水桶把。男人走在她旁边。

🔊 "It really is very heavy," he muttered between his teeth. Then he added:--

“确实很重,”他低声咕哝道。接着他又说:--

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muttered /ˈmʌtəd/

v. 低声咕哝；喃喃自语（通常表达不满或抱怨）➕

🔊 "How old are you, little one?"

“你几岁了,小家伙？”

🔊 "Eight, sir."

“八岁,先生。”

🔊 "And have you come from far like this?"

“你是从很远的地方这样走来的吗？”

🔊 "From the spring in the forest."

“从森林里的泉水边。”

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spring /sprɪŋ/

n. 泉水；泉➕

🔊 "Are you going far?"

“你要走很远吗？”

🔊 "A good quarter of an hour's walk from here."

“从这里走还要一刻多钟。”

🔊 The man said nothing for a moment; then he remarked abruptly:--

男人沉默了一会儿,然后突然说道:--

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remarked /rɪˈmɑːkt/

v. 评论；说起➕

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abruptly /əˈbrʌptli/

adv. 突然地；唐突地➕

🔊 "So you have no mother."

“这么说你没有母亲。”

🔊 "I don't know," answered the child.

“我不知道,”孩子回答。

🔊 Before the man had time to speak again, she added:--

在男人再次开口之前,她又说:--

🔊 "I don't think so. Other people have mothers. I have none."

“我不认为有。别人有母亲,我没有。”

🔊 And after a silence she went on:--

一阵沉默后,她继续说:--

🔊 "I think that I never had any."

“我想我从来就没有过。”

🔊 The man halted; he set the bucket on the ground, bent down and placed both hands on the child's shoulders, making an effort to look at her and to see her face in the dark. Cosette's thin and sickly face was vaguely outlined by the livid light in the sky.

男人停下脚步,把水桶放在地上,弯下腰,双手搭在孩子的肩上,努力在黑暗中端详她的脸庞。珂赛特瘦削而病弱的面孔在天空苍白的光线中隐约可见。

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halted /hɔːltɪd/

v. 停止,暂停➕

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effort /ˈefərt/

n. 努力,尝试➕

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vaguely /ˈveɪɡli/

adv. 模糊地,大致地➕

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outlined /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/

v. 画出轮廓,概述➕

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livid /ˈlɪvɪd/

adj. 青灰色的；非常生气的➕

🔊 "What is your name?" said the man.

“你叫什么名字？”男人问。

🔊 "Cosette."

“珂赛特。”

🔊 The man seemed to have received an electric shock. He looked at her once more; then he removed his hands from Cosette's shoulders, seized the bucket, and set out again. After a moment he inquired:--

男人似乎被电了一下。他又看了她一眼,然后从珂赛特肩上抽回手,提起水桶,继续往前走。过了一会儿,他问道:--

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electric shock /ɪˈlektrɪk ʃɒk/

n. 触电,电击➕

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seized /siːzd/

v. 抓住,夺取➕

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inquired /ɪnˈkwaɪərd/

v. 询问,打听➕

🔊 "Where do you live, little one?"

“你住在哪里,小家伙？”

🔊 "At Montfermeil, if you know where that is."

“在蒙费梅伊,你要是知道那地方的话。”

🔊 "That is where we are going?"

“我们正要去那里？”

🔊 "Yes, sir."

“是的,先生。”

🔊 He paused; then began again:--

他停顿了一下,然后又开口:--

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paused /pɔːzd/

v. 暂停,停顿➕

🔊 "Who sent you at such an hour to get water in the forest?"

“谁让你在这个时辰去森林里打水的？”

🔊 "It was Madame Thénardier."

“是德纳第太太。”

🔊 The man resumed, in a voice which he strove to render indifferent, but in which there was, nevertheless, a singular tremor:--

男人努力装作若无其事,但声音中仍带着一丝奇特的颤抖,他继续说道:--

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resumed /rɪˈzjuːmd/

v. 继续；重新开始➕

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strove /stroʊv/

v. 努力；奋斗（strive的过去式）➕

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render /ˈrendər/

v. 使变得；提供；给予➕

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indifferent /ɪnˈdɪfərənt/

adj. 漠不关心的；不感兴趣的；平庸的➕

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nevertheless /ˌnevərðəˈles/

adv. 尽管如此；然而➕

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singular /ˈsɪŋɡjələr/

adj. 异常的；单数的；突出的➕

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tremor /ˈtremər/

n. 颤抖；震颤；轻微地震➕

🔊 "What does your Madame Thénardier do?"

“你的那位德纳第太太是做什么的？”

🔊 "She is my mistress," said the child. "She keeps the inn."

“她是我的女主人,”孩子说,“她经营着那家客栈。”

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mistress /ˈmɪstrɪs/

n. 女主人；情人；主妇➕

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inn /ɪn/

n. 小旅馆；客栈➕

🔊 "The inn?" said the man. "Well, I am going to lodge there tonight. Show me the way."

“客栈？”男人说,“好,我今晚就住在那儿。给我带路。”

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lodge /lɒdʒ/

v. 投宿；寄宿；正式提出（投诉等）➕

🔊 "We are on the way there," said the child.

“我们已经在去那儿的路上,”孩子说。

🔊 The man walked tolerably fast. Cosette followed him without difficulty. She no longer felt any fatigue. From time to time she raised her eyes towards the man, with a sort of tranquillity and an indescribable confidence. She had never been taught to turn to Providence and to pray; nevertheless, she felt within her something which resembled hope and joy, and which mounted towards heaven.

男人走得相当快。珂赛特毫不费力地跟在他身后。她不再感到疲倦。她不时抬起眼睛看着那男人,带着一种平静和无法描述的信任。从来没有人教过她向天意祈祷,但此刻她心中有一种类似希望和喜悦的东西,在向天空升腾。

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tolerably /ˈtɑːlərəbli/

adv. 相当地；可容忍地；还算不错地➕

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fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/

n. 疲劳；疲倦➕

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tranquillity /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/

n. 宁静；平静➕

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indescribable /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl/

adj. 难以形容的；无法描述的➕

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confidence /ˈkɑːnfɪdəns/

n. 信心；信任；自信➕

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Providence /ˈprɑːvɪdəns/

n. 天意；上帝；眷顾➕

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resembled /rɪˈzembld/

v. 类似于；像（resemble的过去式）➕

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mounted /ˈmaʊntɪd/

v. 上升；登上；增加（mount的过去式）➕

🔊 Several minutes elapsed. The man resumed:--

几分钟过去了。男人又说:--

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elapsed /ɪˈlæpst/

v. （时间）流逝；过去（elapse的过去式）➕

🔊 "Is there no servant in Madame Thénardier's house?"

“德纳第太太家里没有仆人吗？”

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servant /ˈsɜːrvənt/

n. 仆人；佣人；雇员➕

🔊 "No, sir."

“没有,先生。”

🔊 "Are you alone there?"

“你一个人在那里？”

🔊 "Yes, sir."

“是的,先生。”

🔊 Another pause ensued. Cosette lifted up her voice:--

又是一阵沉默。珂赛特提高声音说:--

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ensued /ɪnˈsuːd/

v. 随后发生；接着发生（ensue的过去式）➕

🔊 "That is to say, there are two little girls."

“也就是说,还有两个小女孩。”

🔊 "What little girls?"

“什么小女孩？”

🔊 "Ponine and Zelma."

“波尼娜和泽尔玛。”

🔊 This was the way the child simplified the romantic names so dear to the female Thénardier.

这就是孩子对那位德纳第太太所钟爱的浪漫名字的简化。

🔊 "Who are Ponine and Zelma?"

“波尼娜和泽尔玛是谁？”

🔊 "They are Madame Thénardier's young ladies; her daughters, as you would say."

“她们是德纳第太太的小姐；她的女儿,就像你会说的那样。”

🔊 "And what do those girls do?"

“那些女孩做些什么？”

🔊 "Oh!" said the child, "they have beautiful dolls; things with gold in them, all full of affairs. They play; they amuse themselves."

“哦！”孩子说,“她们有漂亮的娃娃；上面有金闪闪的东西,全是些玩意儿。她们玩,她们寻开心。”

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affairs /əˈfeəz/

n. 事务；事情；私事➕

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amuse /əˈmjuːz/

v. 逗乐；使开心；给…提供娱乐➕

🔊 "All day long?"

“整天都这样？”

🔊 "Yes, sir."

“是的,先生。”

🔊 "And you?"

“那你呢？”

🔊 "I? I work."

“我？我干活。”

🔊 "All day long?"

“整天都干活？”

🔊 The child raised her great eyes, in which hung a tear, which was not visible because of the darkness, and replied gently:--

孩子抬起她的大眼睛,眼中噙着一滴泪,在黑暗中看不见,她轻声回答:--

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visible /ˈvɪzəbəl/

adj. 可见的；明显的➕

🔊 "Yes, sir."

“是的,先生。”

🔊 After an interval of silence she went on:--

沉默片刻后,她又继续说:--

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interval /ˈɪntəvəl/

n. 间隔；休息时间；(时间上的)间歇➕

🔊 "Sometimes, when I have finished my work and they let me, I amuse myself, too."

“有时候,等我干完了活,她们允许的话,我也会自己玩。”

🔊 "How do you amuse yourself?"

“你怎么玩的？”

🔊 "In the best way I can. They let me alone; but I have not many playthings. Ponine and Zelma will not let me play with their dolls. I have only a little lead sword, no longer than that."

“我尽量自己玩。她们不管我,但我没什么玩具。波尼娜和泽尔玛不让我玩她们的娃娃。我只有一把小铅剑,就这么长。”

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playthings /ˈpleɪθɪŋz/

n. 玩具（复数形式）➕

🔊 The child held up her tiny finger.

孩子伸出了她的小手指。

🔊 "And it will not cut?"

“那剑不锋利吗？”

🔊 "Yes, sir," said the child; "it cuts salad and the heads of flies."

“是的,先生,”孩子说,“它能切生菜和苍蝇的脑袋。”

🔊 They reached the village. Cosette guided the stranger through the streets. They passed the bakeshop, but Cosette did not think of the bread which she had been ordered to fetch. The man had ceased to ply her with questions, and now preserved a gloomy silence.

他们到了村子。珂赛特领着陌生人穿过街道。他们路过面包店,但珂赛特没想起要买的那个面包。男人不再向她提问,陷入了阴郁的沉默。

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ceased /siːst/

v. 停止,终止（cease的过去式）➕

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ply /plaɪ/

v. 不断供给；不断提问➕

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gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/

adj. 阴沉的,忧郁的,昏暗的➕

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preserved /prɪˈzɜːrvd/

v. 保存,保持,维护（preserve的过去式）➕

🔊 When they had left the church behind them, the man, on perceiving all the open-air booths, asked Cosette:--

过了教堂之后,男人看到那些露天摊位,问珂赛特:--

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perceiving /pərˈsiːvɪŋ/

v. 察觉,理解,意识到（perceive的现在分词）➕

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booths /buːðz/

n. 货摊,小亭,隔间（booth的复数）➕

🔊 "So there is a fair going on here?"

“这里在赶集？”

🔊 "No, sir; it is Christmas."

“不是,先生；是圣诞节。”

🔊 As they approached the tavern, Cosette timidly touched his arm:--

走近客栈时,珂赛特怯生生地碰了一下他的胳膊:--

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approached /əˈproʊtʃt/

v. 靠近,接近（approach的过去式）➕

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tavern /ˈtævərn/

n. 酒馆,小旅馆➕

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timidly /ˈtɪmɪdli/

adv. 胆怯地,羞怯地➕

🔊 "Monsieur?"

“先生？”

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Monsieur /məˈsjɜːr/

n. 先生（法语借词,相当于英语的Mr.或sir）➕

🔊 "What, my child?"

“什么事,孩子？”

🔊 "We are quite near the house."

“我们快到那房子了。”

🔊 "Well?"

“嗯？”

🔊 "Will you let me take my bucket now?"

“您能让我自己提水桶吗？”

🔊 "Why?"

“为什么？”

🔊 "If Madame sees that someone has carried it for me, she will beat me."

“要是太太看见有人帮我提,她会打我的。”

🔊 The man handed her the bucket. An instant later they were at the tavern door.

男人把水桶递给了她。片刻之后,他们到了客栈门口。

Book III. Accomplishment of the Promise Made to the Dead Woman – Chapter seven: Cosette Side by Side with the Stranger in the Dark (第七章:珂赛特与陌生人在黑暗中并肩而行)

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