🔊 On the following day, at nightfall, Jean Valjean knocked at the carriage gate of the Gillenormand house. It was Basque who received him. Basque was in the courtyard at the appointed hour, as though he had received his orders. It sometimes happens that one says to a servant: "You will watch for Mr. So-and-So, when he arrives."

次日黄昏时分,冉阿让敲响了吉诺曼宅邸的马车大门。前来应门的是巴斯克。巴斯克已按时守候在院子里,仿佛事先接到了吩咐。有时人们会对仆人说:"某某先生来了,你留心看着。"

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nightfall /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/

n. 黄昏,傍晚➕

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carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/

n. 马车；（铁路）客车车厢➕

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gate /ɡeɪt/

n. 大门,栅栏门➕

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courtyard /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/

n. 庭院,院子➕

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appointed /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

adj. 约定的,指定的➕

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servant /ˈsɜːrvənt/

n. 仆人,佣人➕

🔊 Basque addressed Jean Valjean without waiting for the latter to approach him:

巴斯克不等冉阿让走近,便向他招呼道:

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addressed /əˈdrest/

v. 对……讲话,称呼➕

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latter /ˈlætər/

pron. 后者（刚刚提及的两者中的第二个）➕

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approach /əˈproʊtʃ/

v. 接近,靠近➕

🔊 "Monsieur le Baron has charged me to inquire whether monsieur desires to go upstairs or to remain below?"

"男爵先生命我询问,先生是愿意上楼,还是留在楼下？"

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charged /tʃɑːrdʒd/

v. 指示,命令；控告➕

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inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪər/

v. 询问,打听➕

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desires /dɪˈzaɪərz/

v. 渴望,希望➕

🔊 "I will remain below," replied Jean Valjean.

"我留在楼下。"冉阿让回答。

🔊 Basque, who was perfectly respectful, opened the door of the waiting-room and said:

巴斯克毕恭毕敬地推开通往候见室的门,说道:

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perfectly /ˈpɜːrfɪktli/

adv. 完美地,完全地➕

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respectful /rɪˈspektfl/

adj. 尊敬的,恭敬的➕

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waiting-room /ˈweɪtɪŋ ruːm/

n. 等待室,候诊室➕

🔊 "I will go and inform Madame."

"我这就去通报夫人。"

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inform /ɪnˈfɔːrm/

v. 通知,告知➕

🔊 The room which Jean Valjean entered was a damp, vaulted room on the ground floor, which served as a cellar on occasion, which opened on the street, was paved with red squares and was badly lighted by a grated window.

冉阿让走进的房间是一间潮湿的拱顶底层,有时用作地窖,临街开着门,地上铺着红色方砖,一扇带栅栏的窗户透进微弱的光线。

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damp /dæmp/

adj. 潮湿的➕

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vaulted /ˈvɔːltɪd/

adj. 拱形的,拱顶的➕

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cellar /ˈselər/

n. 地窖,地下室➕

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occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/

n. 场合,时机➕

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paved /peɪvd/

adj. 铺砌的,铺有路面的➕

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grated /ˈɡreɪtɪd/

adj. 有格栅的,带栅栏的➕

🔊 This chamber was not one of those which are harassed by the feather-duster, the pope's head brush, and the broom. The dust rested tranquilly there. Persecution of the spiders was not organized there. A fine web, which spread far and wide, and was very black and ornamented with dead flies, formed a wheel on one of the windowpanes.

这间屋子并非那种时常受到鸡毛掸、蛛网刷和扫帚折磨的地方。灰尘悠然自得地栖息着。蜘蛛也没有遭到迫害。一面巨大的蛛网--黑乎乎的,缀着许多死苍蝇--像轮子般铺在窗玻璃上。

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chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

n. 房间,室（尤指卧室或议会厅）➕

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harassed /həˈræst/

v. 骚扰,困扰➕

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persecution /ˌpɜːrsɪˈkjuːʃn/

n. 迫害,困扰➕

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ornamented /ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/

adj. 装饰的,点缀的➕

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windowpanes /ˈwɪndoʊpeɪnz/

n. 窗玻璃（复数）➕

🔊 The room, which was small and low-ceiled, was furnished with a heap of empty bottles piled up in one corner.

这房间又小又矮,角落里堆着一堆空瓶子。

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low-ceiled /ˈloʊsiːld/

adj. 天花板低的➕

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heap /hiːp/

n. 堆,大量➕

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piled /paɪld/

v. 堆积,堆放➕

🔊 The wall, which was daubed with an ochre yellow wash, was scaling off in large flakes. At one end there was a chimneypiece painted in black with a narrow shelf. A fire was burning there; which indicated that Jean Valjean's reply: "I will remain below," had been foreseen. Two armchairs were placed at the two corners of the fireplace. Between the chairs an old bedside rug, which displayed more foundation thread than wool, had been spread by way of a carpet.

墙上刷着赭黄色的涂料,大片大片地剥落下来。一头有个漆成黑色的壁炉,上边架着窄窄的搁板。壁炉里燃着火,这表明冉阿让那句"我留在楼下"的回答是早有预料的。壁炉两边各放着一把扶手椅。两把椅子之间铺着一块旧床前地毯,毛已磨光,露出底纱,算是地毯了。

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daubed /dɔːbd/

v. 涂抹,胡乱涂上➕

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ochre /ˈoʊkər/

n. 赭石,赭色➕

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scaling /ˈskeɪlɪŋ/

v. 剥落,脱落➕

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flakes /fleɪks/

n. 薄片,碎片➕

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chimneypiece /ˈtʃɪmniːpiːs/

n. 壁炉台,壁炉架➕

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foreseen /fɔːrˈsiːn/

v. 预见,预知（foresee的过去分词）➕

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rug /rʌɡ/

n. 小地毯,垫子➕

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foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃn/

n. 基础,地基；基底➕

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thread /θred/

n. 线,细丝➕

🔊 The chamber was lighted by the fire on the hearth and the twilight falling through the window.

房间里只有炉火和透过窗户洒进的暮色照明。

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hearth /hɑːrθ/

n. 壁炉炉床,壁炉地面➕

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twilight /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

n. 黄昏,暮色➕

🔊 Jean Valjean was fatigued. For days he had neither eaten nor slept. He threw himself into one of the armchairs.

冉阿让疲惫不堪。他已有数日不曾进食,也不曾合眼。他倒在一张扶手椅里。

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fatigued /fəˈtiːɡd/

adj. 疲劳的,疲惫的➕

🔊 Basque returned, set a lighted candle on the chimneypiece and retired. Jean Valjean, his head drooping and his chin resting on his breast, perceived neither Basque nor the candle.

巴斯克回来,在壁炉台上放了一支点燃的蜡烛,便退了出去。冉阿让低着头,下巴抵着胸口,既没看见巴斯克,也没看见蜡烛。

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retired /rɪˈtaɪərd/

v. 撤退,离开；退休➕

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drooping /ˈdruːpɪŋ/

adj. 下垂的,低垂的➕

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perceived /pərˈsiːvd/

v. 感知,察觉➕

🔊 All at once, he drew himself up with a start. Cosette was standing beside him. He had not seen her enter, but he had felt that she was there.

他猛然一惊,直起身来。珂赛特已经站在他身边。他没看到她进来,却已感觉到她在那里。

🔊 He turned round. He gazed at her. She was adorably lovely. But what he was contemplating with that profound gaze was not her beauty but her soul.

他转过身,凝视着她。她可爱极了。然而,他用那深邃的目光所注视的,并非她的美貌,而是她的灵魂。

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gazed /ɡeɪzd/

v. 凝视,注视➕

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adorably /əˈdɔːrəbli/

adv. 可爱地,令人崇拜地➕

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contemplating /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/

v. 沉思,默想➕

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profound /prəˈfaʊnd/

adj. 深刻的,深邃的➕

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gaze /ɡeɪz/

n. 凝视,注视➕

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soul /soʊl/

n. 灵魂,心灵➕

🔊 "Well," exclaimed Cosette, "father, I knew that you were peculiar, but I never should have expected this. What an idea! Marius told me that you wish me to receive you here."

"喂,"珂赛特叫道,"父亲,我知道您古怪,可万万没想到您会这样。这是什么主意！马吕斯告诉我,您希望我在这儿见您。"

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exclaimed /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

v. 惊呼；大声说➕

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peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliər/

adj. 奇怪的；独特的➕

🔊 "Yes, it is my wish."

"是的,这是我的愿望。"

🔊 "I expected that reply. Good. I warn you that I am going to make a scene for you. Let us begin at the beginning. Embrace me, father."

"我料到您会这么回答。好吧。我警告您,我可要跟您闹一场了。咱们从头说起。亲亲我吧,父亲。"

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warn /wɔːrn/

v. 警告；提醒➕

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scene /siːn/

n. 场景；场面；景象➕

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embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/

v. 拥抱；欣然接受➕

🔊 And she offered him her cheek.

她向他递过面颊。

🔊 Jean Valjean remained motionless.

冉阿让一动不动。

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motionless /ˈmoʊʃənləs/

adj. 不动的；静止的➕

🔊 "You do not stir. I take note of it. Attitude of guilt. But never mind, I pardon you. Jesus Christ said: Offer the other cheek. Here it is."

"您不动弹。我记下了。这是认罪的态度。不过没关系,我原谅您。耶稣基督说:转过另一边脸来。喏,这边。"

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stir /stɜːr/

v. 搅动；移动；激起➕

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attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/

n. 态度；看法➕

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guilt /ɡɪlt/

n. 内疚；罪行➕

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pardon /ˈpɑːrdn/

v. 原谅；赦免➕

🔊 And she presented her other cheek.

她伸过另一面颊。

🔊 Jean Valjean did not move. It seemed as though his feet were nailed to the pavement.

冉阿让依然不动。仿佛双脚钉在了地面上。

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nailed /neɪld/

v. 钉住；固定➕

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pavement /ˈpeɪvmənt/

n. 人行道；路面➕

🔊 "This is becoming serious," said Cosette. "What have I done to you? I declare that I am perplexed. You owe me reparation. You will dine with us."

"这可严重了,"珂赛特说,"我做了什么对不起您的事？我承认,我糊涂了。您得补偿我。您要和我们一起用晚餐。"

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declare /dɪˈkler/

v. 宣布；声明➕

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perplexed /pərˈplekst/

adj. 困惑的；茫然的➕

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owe /oʊ/

v. 欠（钱）；归功于➕

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reparation /ˌrepəˈreɪʃn/

n. 补偿；赔偿➕

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dine /daɪn/

v. 进餐；用餐➕

🔊 "I have dined."

"我已用过晚餐了。"

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dined /daɪnd/

v. 用餐（过去式）➕

🔊 "That is not true. I will get M. Gillenormand to scold you. Grandfathers are made to reprimand fathers. Come. Go upstairs with me to the drawing-room. Immediately."

"这不是真的。我要让吉诺曼先生教训您。外公生来就是训斥父亲的。来吧。跟我上楼到客厅去。马上。"

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scold /skoʊld/

v. 责骂；训斥➕

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reprimand /ˈreprɪmænd/

v. 训斥；严厉批评➕

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drawing-room /ˈdrɔːɪŋ ruːm/

n. 客厅；起居室➕

🔊 "Impossible."

"不行。"

🔊 Here Cosette lost ground a little. She ceased to command and passed to questioning.

听到这里,珂赛特稍稍退缩了。她不再命令,转而询问。

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lost ground /lɒst ɡraʊnd/

phr. 失去优势；退步➕

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ceased /siːst/

v. 停止（过去式）➕

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command /kəˈmænd/

v. 命令；指挥➕

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questioning /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/

n. 质疑；询问➕

🔊 "But why? and you choose the ugliest chamber in the house in which to see me. It's horrible here."

"可这是为什么？您偏挑这房子里最难看的一间屋子来见我。这儿糟透了。"

🔊 "Thou knowest--"

"你知道--"

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thou /ðaʊ/

pron. 你（古英语第二人称单数主格）➕

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knowest /ˈnoʊɪst/

v. 知道（古英语第二人称单数现在时）➕

🔊 Jean Valjean caught himself up.

冉阿让刹住了话头。

🔊 "You know, madame, that I am peculiar, I have my freaks."

"您知道,夫人,我脾气古怪,有我的怪癖。"

🔊 Cosette struck her tiny hands together.

珂赛特拍起两只小手。

🔊 "Madame! -- more novelties! What is the meaning of this?"

"夫人！--又新鲜了！这是什么意思？"

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novelties /ˈnɒvəltiz/

n. 新奇的事物；新颖之处（novelty的复数）➕

🔊 Jean Valjean directed upon her that heartrending smile to which he occasionally had recourse:

冉阿让向她投去他偶尔露出的那种令人心碎的笑容:

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recourse /rɪˈkɔːrs/

n. 依靠；求助；诉诸➕

🔊 "You wished to be Madame. You are so."

"你想当夫人。你现在就是了。"

🔊 "Not for you, father."

"对您来说不是,父亲。"

🔊 "Do not call me father."

"别叫我父亲。"

🔊 "What?"

"什么？"

🔊 "Call me 'Monsieur Jean.' 'Jean,' if you like."

"叫我'让先生'吧。'让'也行,随你。"

🔊 "You are no longer my father? I am no longer Cosette? 'Monsieur Jean'? What does this mean? why, these are revolutions, aren't they? what has taken place? come, look me in the face. And you won't live with us! And you won't have my chamber! What have I done to you? Has anything happened?"

"您不再是我父亲了？我不再是珂赛特了？'让先生'？这算什么？嘿,这是革命,对吧？发生了什么事？来,看着我的脸。您不肯和我们住在一起！您不肯要我的房间！我做了什么对不起您的事？出什么事了吗？"

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revolutions /ˌrevəˈluːʃənz/

n. 革命；彻底变革（revolution的复数）➕

🔊 "Nothing."

"没事。"

🔊 "Well then?"

"那又怎么样？"

🔊 "Everything is as usual."

"一切照旧。"

🔊 "Why do you change your name?"

"那您为什么要改名字？"

🔊 "You have changed yours, surely."

"你不是也改了名字吗？"

🔊 He smiled again with the same smile as before and added:

他依旧带着刚才的笑容,又添了一句:

🔊 "Since you are Madame Pontmercy, I certainly can be Monsieur Jean."

"既然你是彭梅西夫人,我自然可以是让先生。"

🔊 "I don't understand anything about it. All this is idiotic. I shall ask permission of my husband for you to be 'Monsieur Jean.' I hope that he will not consent to it. You cause me a great deal of pain. One does have freaks, but one does not cause one's little Cosette grief. That is wrong. You have no right to be wicked, you who are so good."

"我一点也不明白。这全是胡闹。我得征求我丈夫的同意,让您当'让先生'。我希望他不会答应。您让我太伤心了。人可以古怪,但不可以让自己小小的珂赛特难过。这不对。您本来那么好,没权利这么坏。"

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idiotic /ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/

adj. 极其愚蠢的,白痴般的➕

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permission /pəˈmɪʃn/

n. 许可,允许➕

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consent /kənˈsent/

v. 同意,允许➕

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freaks /friːks/

n. 怪胎；反常现象➕

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grief /ɡriːf/

n. 悲伤,悲痛➕

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wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/

adj. 邪恶的,缺德的➕

🔊 He made no reply.

他没有回答。

🔊 She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness.

她活泼地抓住他的双手,用一种不可抗拒的动作举到自己的脸上,紧紧贴在下巴下面的脖颈上--这是极其温柔亲昵的姿势。

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vivacity /vɪˈvæsəti/

n. 活泼,生气勃勃➕

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irresistible /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl/

adj. 不可抗拒的,无法抵抗的➕

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tenderness /ˈtendənəs/

n. 温柔,柔情➕

🔊 "Oh!" she said to him, "be good!"

"哦！"她对他说,"求您发发善心吧！"

🔊 And she went on:

她继续说道:

🔊 "This is what I call being good: being nice and coming and living here--there are birds here as there are in the Rue Plumet--living with us, quitting that hole of a Rue de l'Homme Armé, not giving us riddles to guess, being like all the rest of the world, dining with us, breakfasting with us, being my father."

"我所说的发善心就是:乖乖地搬来和我们一起住--这儿有鸟,就像普吕梅街一样--和我们一起生活,离开那个该死的武装人街,别让我们猜谜语,像普通人一样,和我们一起吃饭,一起用早餐,做我的父亲。"

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riddles /ˈrɪdlz/

n. 谜语,谜题➕

🔊 He loosed her hands.

他松开了她的手。

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loosed /luːst/

v. 松开,放开（loose的过去式）➕

🔊 "You no longer need a father, you have a husband."

"你不再需要父亲了,你有了丈夫。"

🔊 Cosette became angry.

珂赛特生气了。

🔊 "I no longer need a father! One really does not know what to say to things like that, which are not common sense!"

"我不再需要父亲了！这种胡话真叫人不知如何回答,简直是胡说八道！"

🔊 "If Toussaint were here," resumed Jean Valjean, like a person who is driven to seek authorities, and who clutches at every branch, "she would be the first to agree that it is true that I have always had ways of my own. There is nothing new in this. I always have loved my black corner."

"要是杜桑在这儿,"冉阿让像是一个被逼得找救星、见枝条就抓的人那样接着说,"她准会第一个承认,我确实一向有我自己的习惯。这没什么新鲜的。我一向喜欢我那黑角落。"

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resumed /rɪˈzjuːmd/

v. 重新开始,继续说（resume的过去式）➕

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authorities /ɔːˈθɒrətiz/

n. 当局,权威人士（authority的复数）➕

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clutches /ˈklʌtʃɪz/

v. 抓住,紧握（clutch的第三人称单数）➕

🔊 "But it is cold here. One cannot see distinctly. It is abominable, that it is, to wish to be Monsieur Jean! I will not have you say 'you' to me."

"可这儿冷。什么都看不清。真可恶,居然想当让先生！我不许您对我用'您'。"

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distinctly /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

adv. 清晰地,明显地➕

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abominable /əˈbɒmɪnəbl/

adj. 令人憎恶的,糟糕透顶的➕

🔊 "Just now, as I was coming hither," replied Jean Valjean, "I saw a piece of furniture in the Rue Saint Louis. It was at a cabinetmaker's. If I were a pretty woman, I would treat myself to that bit of furniture. A very neat toilet table in the reigning style. What you call rosewood, I think. It is inlaid. The mirror is quite large. There are drawers. It is pretty."

"刚才我来的时候,"冉阿让回答,"我在圣路易街看见一件家具。是在一个细木工铺子里。如果我是个漂亮女人,我就把这件家具买下来犒赏自己。是时下流行的那种很精致的梳妆台。我想,你们管它叫玫瑰木。嵌着花饰。镜子挺大。还有抽屉。挺漂亮。"

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hither /ˈhɪð.ər/

adv. 到此处；向这里（古语或正式用语）➕

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cabinetmaker's /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪtˌmeɪ.kərz/

n. 细木工匠的（店铺或住所）➕

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reigning /ˈreɪ.nɪŋ/

adj. 流行的；占统治地位的➕

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rosewood /ˈroʊz.wʊd/

n. 红木（一种硬木）➕

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inlaid /ˌɪnˈleɪd/

adj. 镶嵌的；嵌入的➕

🔊 "Hou! the villainous bear!" replied Cosette.

"哼！这头可恶的狗熊！"珂赛特回答。

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villainous /ˈvɪl.ən.əs/

adj. 邪恶的；恶毒的➕

🔊 And with supreme grace, setting her teeth and drawing back her lips, she blew at Jean Valjean. She was a Grace copying a cat.

她做出无比优雅的姿势,咬着嘴唇,撅起嘴巴,朝冉阿让吹了一口气。她是一个模仿猫的优雅女子。

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supreme /suːˈpriːm/

adj. 最高的；至高无上的➕

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grace /ɡreɪs/

n. 优雅；优美➕

🔊 "I am furious," she resumed. "Ever since yesterday, you have made me rage, all of you. I am greatly vexed. I don't understand. You do not defend me against Marius. Marius will not uphold me against you. I am all alone. I arrange a chamber prettily. If I could have put the good God there I would have done it. My chamber is left on my hands. My lodger sends me into bankruptcy. I order a nice little dinner of Nicolette. We will have nothing to do with your dinner, Madame. And my father Fauchelevent wants me to call him 'Monsieur Jean,' and to receive him in a frightful, old, ugly cellar, where the walls have beards, and where the crystal consists of empty bottles, and the curtains are of spiders' webs! You are singular, I admit, that is your style, but people who get married are granted a truce. You ought not to have begun being singular again instantly. So you are going to be perfectly contented in your abominable Rue de l'Homme Armé. I was very desperate indeed there, that I was. What have you against me? You cause me a great deal of grief. Fi!"

"我气极了,"她又说,"从昨天起,你们所有人都让我恼火。我非常伤心。我不明白。您不为我辩护,不跟马吕斯顶。马吕斯又不帮我对付您。我孤零零一个人。我精心布置了一个房间。要是我能把仁慈的上帝请进去,我也会做的。我的房间白准备了。我的房客害我破产。我让妮可莱特准备了一顿可口的小晚餐。我们用不着您的晚餐了,夫人。还有,我父亲割风要我管他叫'让先生',还要我在一个可怕、古老、丑陋的地窖里接待他,那儿的墙壁长了胡子,水晶是空瓶子,窗帘是蜘蛛网！您确实古怪,这是您的风格,但刚结婚的人应该得到一段休战期。您不该立刻又开始古怪起来。这么说,您就准备在那可恶的武装人街心满意足了。我在那儿可真要绝望死了。您对我有什么不满？您让我太伤心了。哼！"

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furious /ˈfjʊr.i.əs/

adj. 狂怒的；暴怒的➕

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vexed /vekst/

adj. 烦恼的；恼怒的➕

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uphold /ʌpˈhoʊld/

v. 支持；维护➕

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lodger /ˈlɒdʒ.ər/

n. 房客；寄宿者➕

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bankruptcy /ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/

n. 破产➕

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frightful /ˈfraɪt.fəl/

adj. 可怕的；令人恐惧的➕

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crystal /ˈkrɪst.l/

n. 水晶；结晶玻璃➕

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singular /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lər/

adj. 独特的；奇怪的；单数的➕

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truce /truːs/

n. 休战；停战➕

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contented /kənˈten.tɪd/

adj. 满足的；满意的➕

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desperate /ˈdes.pər.ɪt/

adj. 绝望的；拼命的➕

🔊 And, becoming suddenly serious, she gazed intently at Jean Valjean and added:

接着,她突然严肃起来,定睛看着冉阿让,又添了一句:

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intently /ɪnˈtent.li/

adv. 专注地；急切地➕

🔊 "Are you angry with me because I am happy?"

"您是因为我幸福而生气吗？"

🔊 Ingenuousness sometimes unconsciously penetrates deep. This question, which was simple for Cosette, was profound for Jean Valjean. Cosette had meant to scratch, and she lacerated.

天真有时会无意中触及深处。这个对珂赛特来说简单的问题,对冉阿让却十分深刻。珂赛特本想搔一下,却戳痛了。

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Ingenuousness /ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs.nəs/

n. 天真；单纯➕

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unconsciously /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃəs.li/

adv. 无意识地；不知不觉地➕

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penetrates /ˈpen.ɪ.treɪts/

v. 穿透；深入➕

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lacerated /ˈlæs.ə.reɪ.tɪd/

v. 撕裂；伤害（感情）➕

🔊 Jean Valjean turned pale.

冉阿让脸色苍白。

🔊 He remained for a moment without replying, then, with an inexpressible intonation, and speaking to himself, he murmured:

他沉默片刻,没有回答,随后用一种难以言传的语调,自言自语般低语道:

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inexpressible /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspres.ə.bəl/

adj. 难以言表的；无法表达的➕

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intonation /ˌɪn.təˈneɪ.ʃən/

n. 语调；声调➕

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murmured /ˈmɜː.mərd/

v. 低语；喃喃自语➕

🔊 "Her happiness was the object of my life. Now God may sign my dismissal. Cosette, thou art happy; my day is over."

"她的幸福是我生命的目标。现在上帝可以让我退场了。珂赛特,你幸福了；我的日子到头了。"

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dismissal /dɪsˈmɪs.əl/

n. 解雇；开除；打发➕

🔊 "Ah, you have said 'thou' to me!" exclaimed Cosette.

"啊！您对我说了'你'！"珂赛特叫道。

🔊 And she sprang to his neck.

她扑过去搂住他的脖子。

🔊 Jean Valjean, in bewilderment, strained her wildly to his breast. It almost seemed to him as though he were taking her back.

冉阿让茫然地把她紧紧抱在怀里。他几乎觉得,自己正把她夺回来。

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bewilderment /bɪˈwɪl.də.mənt/

n. 困惑；迷惘➕

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strained /streɪnd/

v. 用力拉/抱；紧张➕

🔊 "Thanks, father!" said Cosette.

"谢谢,父亲！"珂赛特说。

🔊 This enthusiastic impulse was on the point of becoming poignant for Jean Valjean. He gently removed Cosette's arms, and took his hat.

这热情的冲动对冉阿让而言几乎变得痛苦。他轻轻拨开珂赛特的双臂,拿起了帽子。

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enthusiastic /ɪnˌθuː.ziˈæs.tɪk/

adj. 热情的；热心的➕

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impulse /ˈɪm.pʌls/

n. 冲动；推动➕

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poignant /ˈpɔɪ.njənt/

adj. 令人心碎的；尖锐的；辛酸的➕

🔊 "Well?" said Cosette.

"怎么？"珂赛特说。

🔊 "I leave you, Madame; they are waiting for you."

"我走了,夫人；他们在等您。"

🔊 And, from the threshold, he added:

说着,他在门口又加了一句:

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threshold /ˈθreʃhəʊld/

n. 门槛；阈；入口；起点➕

🔊 "I have said 'thou' to you. Tell your husband that this shall not happen again. Pardon me."

"我方才对你说了'你'。告诉你丈夫,这样的事不会再发生了。原谅我。"

🔊 Jean Valjean quitted the room, leaving Cosette stupefied at this enigmatical farewell.

冉阿让出了房间,留下珂赛特对这谜一般的告别目瞪口呆。

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stupefied /ˈstjuːpɪfaɪd/

adj. 惊呆的；目瞪口呆的➕

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enigmatical /ˌenɪɡˈmætɪkl/

adj. 谜一般的；费解的➕

Book VIII. Fading Away of the Twilight – Chapter one: THE LOWER CHAMBER (第一章:下厅)