🔊 Opinions were exchanged in the barricade. The firing from the gun was about to begin again. Against that grapeshot, they could not hold out a quarter of an hour longer. It was absolutely necessary to deaden the blows.

在街垒内,众人交换了意见。炮火即将再次发射。面对那葡萄弹,他们连一刻钟也撑不住了。必须设法减轻炮击的冲击。

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Opinions /əˈpɪnjənz/

n. 意见；看法➕

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exchanged /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/

v. 交换；交流➕

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barricade /ˈbærɪkeɪd/

n. 路障；街垒➕

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firing /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/

n. 射击；开火➕

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grapeshot /ˈɡreɪpʃɒt/

n. 葡萄弹（一种散弹）➕

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absolutely /ˈæbsəluːtli/

adv. 绝对地；完全地➕

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necessary /ˈnesəsəri/

adj. 必要的；必需的➕

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deaden /ˈdedən/

v. 减弱；消除（声音、效果等）➕

🔊 Enjolras issued this command:

安灼拉下达了命令:

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issued /ˈɪʃuːd/

v. 发布；发出➕

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command /kəˈmɑːnd/

n. 命令；指挥➕

🔊 "We must place a mattress there."

“我们必须在那儿放一个床垫。”

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mattress /ˈmætrəs/

n. 床垫➕

🔊 "We have none," said Combeferre, "the wounded are lying on them."

“我们没有,”公白飞说,“伤员们都躺在上面了。”

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wounded /ˈwuːndɪd/

adj. 受伤的➕

🔊 Jean Valjean, who was seated apart on a stone post, at the corner of the tavern, with his gun between his knees, had, up to that moment, taken no part in anything that was going on. He did not appear to hear the combatants saying around him: "Here is a gun that is doing nothing."

冉阿让独自坐在酒馆角落的一个石墩上,枪夹在两膝之间,直到此刻尚未参与任何行动。他似乎没有听见身边的战士们在说:“这里有支枪在闲着。”

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tavern /ˈtævərn/

n. 酒馆；客栈➕

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combatants /ˈkɒmbətənts/

n. 战斗人员；参战者➕

🔊 At the order issued by Enjolras, he rose.

听到安灼拉的命令,他站了起来。

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order /ˈɔːrdər/

n. 命令；指令➕

🔊 It will be remembered that, on the arrival of the rabble in the Rue de la Chanvrerie, an old woman, foreseeing the bullets, had placed her mattress in front of her window. This window, an attic window, was on the roof of a six-story house situated a little beyond the barricade.

记得当那群人来到麻厂街时,一位老妇人预见到会有子弹飞来,便将自己的床垫放在了窗前。这扇窗是阁楼窗户,位于一座六层楼的屋顶上,房子就在街垒稍远一点的地方。

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arrival /əˈraɪvəl/

n. 到达；到来➕

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rabble /ˈræbəl/

n. 乌合之众；暴民➕

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foreseeing /fɔːrˈsiːɪŋ/

v. 预见；预知➕

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bullets /ˈbʊlɪts/

n. 子弹➕

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attic /ˈætɪk/

n. 阁楼；顶楼➕

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story /ˈstɔːri/

n. 楼层➕

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situated /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/

adj. 位于；坐落于➕

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beyond /bɪˈjɒnd/

prep. 在...之外；超出➕

🔊 The mattress, placed crosswise, supported at the bottom on two poles for drying linen, was upheld at the top by two ropes, which, at that distance, looked like two threads, and which were attached to two nails planted in the window frames. These ropes were distinctly visible, like hairs, against the sky.

床垫横着放置,底部由两根晾衣竿支撑,顶部由两根绳子吊着,从远处看去,那绳子就像两根细线,系在钉入窗框的两颗钉子上。这些绳子在天空映衬下清晰可见,如同发丝一般。

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crosswise /ˈkrɒswaɪz/

adv. 十字交叉地；横斜地➕

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linen /ˈlɪnɪn/

n. 亚麻布；亚麻制品➕

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upheld /ʌpˈheld/

v. 支撑；支持；维持➕

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threads /θredz/

n. 线；细丝➕

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attached /əˈtætʃt/

v. 附上；连接➕

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distinctly /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

adv. 清楚地；明显地➕

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visible /ˈvɪzəbəl/

adj. 看得见的；明显的➕

🔊 "Can someone lend me a double-barrelled rifle?" said Jean Valjean.

“有人能借我一支双管步枪吗？”冉阿让说。

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double-barrelled rifle /ˈdʌbəl ˈbærəld ˈraɪfəl/

n. 双管步枪➕

🔊 Enjolras, who had just reloaded his, handed it to him.

安灼拉刚给自己的枪装好弹药,便把枪递给了他。

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reloaded /ˌriːˈloʊdɪd/

v. 重新装填（弹药等）➕

🔊 Jean Valjean took aim at the attic window and fired.

冉阿让瞄准阁楼窗户,开了枪。

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took aim /tʊk eɪm/

v. 瞄准➕

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fired /ˈfaɪərd/

v. 开火；射击➕

🔊 One of the mattress ropes was cut.

床垫的一根绳子被打断了。

🔊 The mattress now hung by one thread only.

现在床垫仅靠一根绳子悬着。

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hung /hʌŋ/

v. 悬挂（hang的过去式）➕

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thread /θred/

n. 线；细线➕

🔊 Jean Valjean fired the second charge. The second rope lashed the panes of the attic window. The mattress slipped between the two poles and fell into the street.

冉阿让开了第二枪。第二根绳子抽打着阁楼的窗玻璃。床垫从两根晾衣竿之间滑落,掉到了街上。

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charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/

n. （一次）装药；弹药量➕

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lashed /læʃt/

v. 猛击；抽打➕

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panes /peɪnz/

n. 窗玻璃（复数）➕

🔊 The barricade applauded.

街垒响起了一阵欢呼。

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applauded /əˈplɔːdɪd/

v. 鼓掌；欢呼➕

🔊 All voices cried:

众人喊道:

🔊 "Here is a mattress!"

“床垫来了！”

🔊 "Yes," said Combeferre, "but who will go and fetch it?"

“是的,”公白飞说,“但谁去拿呢？”

🔊 The mattress had, in fact, fallen outside the barricade, between besiegers and besieged. Now, the death of the sergeant of artillery having exasperated the troop, the soldiers had, for several minutes, been lying flat on their stomachs behind the line of paving-stones which they had erected, and, in order to supply the forced silence of the piece, which was quiet while its service was in course of reorganization, they had opened fire on the barricade. The insurgents did not reply to this musketry, in order to spare their ammunition. The fusillade broke against the barricade; but the street, which it filled, was terrible.

事实上,床垫掉到了街垒外面,介于围攻者与被围者之间。此时,那名炮兵中士的死激怒了部队,士兵们已有几分钟趴在他们堆起的铺路石后面,同时为了弥补那门大炮因重新装填而被迫沉默的空档,他们开始向街垒开火。起义者为了节省弹药,没有还击。齐射打在街垒上；但子弹充满了街道,场面十分骇人。

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besiegers /bɪˈsiːdʒərz/

n. 围攻者➕

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besieged /bɪˈsiːdʒd/

adj. 被围攻的,被包围的➕

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sergeant /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

n. 中士,军士➕

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artillery /ɑːrˈtɪləri/

n. 炮兵；火炮➕

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exasperated /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/

adj. 被激怒的,恼怒的➕

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troop /truːp/

n. 部队,军队➕

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paving-stones /ˈpeɪvɪŋ ˌstoʊnz/

n. 铺路石➕

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erected /ɪˈrektɪd/

v. 建立,竖立➕

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reorganization /riːˌɔːrɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

n. 重组,改组➕

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opened fire /ˈoʊpənd ˈfaɪər/

v. 开火,射击➕

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insurgents /ɪnˈsɜːrdʒənts/

n. 起义者,叛乱分子➕

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musketry /ˈmʌskɪtri/

n. 步枪射击；步枪火➕

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ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/

n. 弹药,军火➕

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fusillade /ˈfjuːsɪleɪd/

n. 齐射,连续射击➕

🔊 Jean Valjean stepped out of the cut, entered the street, traversed the storm of bullets, walked up to the mattress, hoisted it upon his back, and returned to the barricade.

冉阿让走出缺口,进入街道,穿过弹雨,走到床垫前,将其扛在背上,返回了街垒。

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traversed /trəˈvɜːrst/

v. 穿越,横跨➕

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hoisted /hɔɪstɪd/

v. 举起,吊起➕

🔊 He placed the mattress in the cut with his own hands. He fixed it there against the wall in such a manner that the artillerymen should not see it.

他亲手将床垫放在缺口处。他把它靠着墙固定好,使得炮兵们看不见它。

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artillerymen /ɑːrˈtɪlərimən/

n. 炮兵➕

🔊 That done, they awaited the next discharge of grapeshot.

做完之后,他们等待着下一轮葡萄弹的发射。

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discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/

n. 发射；释放➕

🔊 It was not long in coming.

没过多久就来了。

🔊 The cannon vomited forth its package of buckshot with a roar. But there was no rebound. The effect which they had foreseen had been attained. The barricade was saved.

大炮咆哮着喷出它的霰弹包。但这次没有反弹。他们预想的效果达到了。街垒得救了。

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vomited /ˈvɒmɪtɪd/

v. 吐出,喷出➕

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buckshot /ˈbʌkʃɒt/

n. 大号铅弹➕

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rebound /rɪˈbaʊnd/

n. 反弹,回弹➕

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foreseen /fɔːrˈsiːn/

v. 预见,预知➕

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attained /əˈteɪnd/

v. 达到,获得➕

🔊 "Citizen," said Enjolras to Jean Valjean, "the Republic thanks you."

“公民,”安灼拉对冉阿让说,“共和国感谢你。”

🔊 Bossuet admired and laughed. He exclaimed:

波舒哀赞叹着笑了起来。他喊道:

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admired /ədˈmaɪərd/

v. 钦佩,赞赏➕

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exclaimed /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

v. 呼喊,惊叫➕

🔊 "It is immoral that a mattress should have so much power. Triumph of that which yields over that which strikes with lightning. But never mind, glory to the mattress which annuls a cannon!"

“一个床垫居然有这么大的威力,这真是不合常理。柔弱的战胜了雷霆万钧的。不过没关系,光荣属于这个抵消了大炮的床垫！”

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immoral /ɪˈmɔːrəl/

adj. 不道德的➕

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Triumph /ˈtraɪəmf/

n. 胜利,成功➕

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yields /jiːldz/

v. 屈服,让步➕

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glory /ˈɡlɔːri/

n. 荣誉,光荣➕

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annuls /əˈnʌlz/

v. 废除,取消➕

Book I. The War Between Four Walls – Chapter nine (第九章)

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