🔊 The gamin--the street Arab--of Paris is the dwarf of the giant. Let us not exaggerate, this cherub of the gutter sometimes has a shirt, but, in that case, he owns but one; he sometimes has shoes, but then they have no soles; he sometimes has a lodging, and he loves it, for he finds his mother there; but he prefers the street, because there he finds liberty. He has his own games, his own bits of mischief, whose foundation consists of hatred for the bourgeois; his peculiar metaphors: to be dead is "to eat dandelions by the root;" his own occupations, calling hackney-coaches, letting down carriage-steps, establishing means of transit between the two sides of a street in heavy rains, which he calls "making the bridge of arts," crying discourses pronounced by the authorities in favor of the French people, cleaning out the cracks in the pavement; he has his own coinage, which is composed of all the little morsels of worked copper which are found on the public streets. This curious money, which receives the name of loques--rags--has an invariable and well-regulated currency in this little Bohemia of children.

巴黎的流浪儿--街头野孩子--是巨人的侏儒。不必夸大其词,这个阴沟里的小天使有时也穿衬衫,但即便如此,他也只有一件；他有时有鞋,但鞋底早已磨穿；他有时有个住处,而且他喜欢它,因为在那里能找到母亲；但他更喜欢街道,因为那里有自由。他有自己的游戏,自己的恶作剧,其根基在于对布尔乔亚的仇恨；他独特的隐喻:死了就是“啃蒲公英根”；他独有的营生:叫出租马车、放下马车踏板、在大雨中搭建街道两侧的通道--他称之为“搭艺术桥”,还有为当局鼓吹法国人民的演说呐喊助威,清理路面裂缝；他有自己的货币,由在公共街道上找到的所有小块加工过的铜片组成。这种古怪的货币,被称为“破布”,在孩子们这个小小的波希米亚王国中流通稳定、规则有序。

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gamin /ˈɡæmɪn/

n. 街头顽童,流浪儿（尤指巴黎的）➕

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exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/

v. 夸张,夸大➕

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cherub /ˈtʃerəb/

n. 小天使；天真可爱的孩子➕

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mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/

n. 恶作剧,调皮行为；损害➕

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bourgeois /ˈbʊərʒwɑː/

n./adj. 中产阶级（的）；资产阶级（的）➕

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peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliər/

adj. 独特的,奇怪的➕

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metaphors /ˈmetəfərz/

n. 隐喻（复数）➕

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occupations /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃənz/

n. 职业；占据➕

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hackney-coaches /ˈhækni ˈkoʊtʃɪz/

n. 出租马车（复数）➕

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carriage-steps /ˈkærɪdʒ stɛps/

n. 马车踏板（复数）➕

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establishing /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/

v. 建立（现在分词）➕

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transit /ˈtrænzɪt/

n. 运输,通行➕

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discourses /ˈdɪskɔːrsɪz/

n. 演讲,论述（复数）➕

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authorities /ɔːˈθɒrətiz/

n. 当局,权威机构（复数）➕

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pavement /ˈpeɪvmənt/

n. 人行道；路面➕

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coinage /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/

n. 货币制度；硬币➕

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morsels /ˈmɔːrsəlz/

n. 小块食物,碎片（复数）➕

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copper /ˈkɒpər/

n. 铜；铜币➕

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loques /lɒks/

n. 破布,碎布（法语,复数）➕

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invariable /ɪnˈveəriəbl/

adj. 不变的,恒定的➕

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well-regulated /ˈwel ˈreɡjuleɪtɪd/

adj. 管理良好的,调节良好的➕

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currency /ˈkʌrənsi/

n. 货币；流通➕

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liberty /ˈlɪbərti/

n. 自由➕

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hatred /ˈheɪtrɪd/

n. 仇恨➕

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foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/

n. 基础；基金会➕

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consists /kənˈsɪsts/

v. 由……组成（第三人称单数）➕

🔊 Lastly, he has his own fauna, which he observes attentively in the corners; the ladybird, the death's-head plant-louse, the daddy-long-legs, "the devil," a black insect, which menaces by twisting about its tail armed with two horns. He has his fabulous monster, which has scales under its belly, but is not a lizard, which has pustules on its back, but is not a toad, which inhabits the nooks of old limekilns and wells that have run dry, which is black, hairy, sticky, which crawls sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidly, which has no cry, but which has a look, and is so terrible that no one has ever beheld it; he calls this monster "the deaf thing." The search for these "deaf things" among the stones is a joy of formidable nature. Another pleasure consists in suddenly prying up a paving-stone, and taking a look at the woodlice. Each region of Paris is celebrated for the interesting treasures which are to be found there. There are earwigs in the timber-yards of the Ursulines, there are millipedes in the Pantheon, there are tadpoles in the ditches of the Champs-de-Mars.

最后,他还有自己的动物王国,他在角落里仔细观察:瓢虫、骷髅头蚜虫、长脚蜘蛛、“魔鬼”--一种黑色昆虫,尾巴卷曲,上带两只角,令人胆寒。他有自己的魔怪:腹下有鳞但不是蜥蜴,背上有疣但不是蟾蜍,栖身于旧石灰窑和干涸水井的角落,浑身漆黑、多毛、黏糊糊的,有时缓慢爬行,有时快速移动,无声无息,但目光骇人,无人见过；他称这种怪物为“聋子”。在石头间搜寻这些“聋子”是一种惊险的乐趣。另一种乐趣是突然撬起一块铺路石,看看下面的潮虫。巴黎的每个地区都以发现有趣的宝藏而闻名:乌尔苏拉会的木材场里有蠼螋,先贤祠有千足虫,战神广场的沟里有蝌蚪。

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fauna /ˈfɔːnə/

n. 动物群➕

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attentively /əˈtentɪvli/

adv. 专注地➕

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menaces /ˈmenəsɪz/

v. 威胁➕

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fabulous /ˈfæbjələs/

adj. 极好的；神话的➕

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pustules /ˈpʌstjuːlz/

n. 脓疱➕

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inhabits /ɪnˈhæbɪts/

v. 居住➕

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nooks /nʊks/

n. 角落,隐蔽处➕

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limekilns /ˈlaɪmkɪlz/

n. 石灰窑➕

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beheld /bɪˈheld/

v. 看见（过去式）➕

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formidable /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl/

adj. 令人畏惧的,可怕的➕

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prying /ˈpraɪɪŋ/

v. 撬开（现在分词）➕

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paving-stone /ˈpeɪvɪŋ stəʊn/

n. 铺路石➕

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woodlice /ˈwʊdlaɪs/

n. 潮虫（复数）➕

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earwigs /ˈɪərwɪɡz/

n. 蠼螋➕

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timber-yards /ˈtɪmbər jɑːrdz/

n. 木材场➕

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millipedes /ˈmɪlɪpiːdz/

n. 千足虫➕

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tadpoles /ˈtædpəʊlz/

n. 蝌蚪➕

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ditches /ˈdɪtʃɪz/

n. 沟渠➕

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death's-head /ˈdeθs hed/

n. 骷髅头（尤指昆虫上的图案）➕

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plant-louse /plænt laʊs/

n. 蚜虫➕

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daddy-long-legs /ˈdædi lɒŋ leɡz/

n. 长腿蜘蛛（盲蛛）➕

🔊 As far as sayings are concerned, this child has as many of them as Talleyrand. He is no less cynical, but he is more honest. He is endowed with a certain indescribable, unexpected joviality; he upsets the composure of the shopkeeper with his wild laughter. He ranges boldly from high comedy to farce.

至于俏皮话,这孩子跟塔列朗一样多。他同样玩世不恭,但更诚实。他有一种难以言喻、出其不意的快乐气质；他用狂野的笑声让店主乱了方寸。他从高级喜剧到闹剧无所不演。

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cynical /ˈsɪnɪkl/

adj. 愤世嫉俗的➕

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endowed /ɪnˈdaʊd/

v. 赋予（过去分词）➕

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indescribable /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl/

adj. 难以形容的➕

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joviality /ˌdʒoʊviˈæləti/

n. 愉快,快乐➕

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composure /kəmˈpoʊʒər/

n. 镇定,沉着➕

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farce /fɑːrs/

n. 闹剧,滑稽剧➕

🔊 A funeral passes by. Among those who accompany the dead there is a doctor. "Hey there!" shouts some street Arab, "how long has it been customary for doctors to carry home their own work?"

一支送葬队伍经过。在送葬人群中有一名医生。“喂！”一个街头野孩子喊道,“医生什么时候有把自个儿的活儿带回家的习惯了？”

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accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/

v. 陪伴➕

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customary /ˈkʌstəmeri/

adj. 习惯的,惯例的➕

🔊 Another is in a crowd. A grave man, adorned with spectacles and trinkets, turns round indignantly: "You good-for-nothing, you have seized my wife's waist!"--"I, sir? Search me!"

另一个野孩子混在人群中。一位戴着眼镜、挂着饰品的严肃男子愤然转身:“你这个废物,你刚才搂了我老婆的腰！”--“我,先生？搜我身啊！”

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grave /ɡreɪv/

adj. 严肃的➕

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adorned /əˈdɔːrnd/

v. 装饰（过去分词）➕

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spectacles /ˈspektəklz/

n. 眼镜➕

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trinkets /ˈtrɪŋkɪts/

n. 小饰品➕

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indignantly /ɪnˈdɪɡnəntli/

adv. 愤怒地➕

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good-for-nothing /ˈɡʊd fər ˈnʌθɪŋ/

n./adj. 废物,无用的人➕

🔊 The gamin is a little bit of a man, and a little bit of a child. He creates for himself a sort of small Paris; he has his own slang, his own resources, his own industry. He goes on errands, he sells newspapers, he runs after carriages, he blackens boots. He has his own police, with its own code; he knows how to put his hand on the rascal who troubles the peace. He has his own pleasures, which consist in tormenting the bourgeois, in making the policeman run, in imitating the organ-grinder. He has his own loves, which are the street girls of twelve years. He has his own education, which he gets from the street and from the public squares. He has his own religion, which consists in believing in the devil and in not believing in God. He has his own morality, which is that of the strong. He is at once a child and a man, a coward and a hero, a thief and an honest man.

流浪儿既有一分大人样,又有一分孩子气。他为自己创造了一个小小的巴黎；他有自己的俚语、自己的资源、自己的行当。他跑腿、卖报纸、追马车、擦皮鞋。他有自己的警察和法典；他知道如何揪出扰乱治安的坏蛋。他有自己的乐趣:折磨布尔乔亚、让警察追着跑、模仿街头艺人。他有自己的爱情对象:十二岁的街头女孩。他有自己的教育,来自街头和广场。他有自己的信仰:相信魔鬼,不信上帝。他有自己的道德:强者的道德。他既是孩子又是大人,既是懦夫又是英雄,既是小偷又是诚实的人。

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slang /slæŋ/

n. 俚语➕

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resources /rɪˈsɔːrsɪz/

n. 资源➕

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industry /ˈɪndəstri/

n. 勤奋；工业➕

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errands /ˈerəndz/

n. 差事➕

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rascal /ˈræskl/

n. 流氓,淘气鬼➕

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tormenting /tɔːrˈmentɪŋ/

v. 折磨（现在分词）➕

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imitating /ˈɪmɪteɪtɪŋ/

v. 模仿➕

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organ-grinder /ˈɔːrɡən ˌɡraɪndər/

n. 手摇风琴师➕

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morality /məˈræləti/

n. 道德➕

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coward /ˈkaʊərd/

n. 懦夫➕

🔊 Such is the gamin of Paris. He is the dwarf of the giant.

这就是巴黎的流浪儿。他是巨人的侏儒。

Book I. Paris Studied in Its Atom – CHAPTER II--SOME OF HIS PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS (第二章--他的若干独特之处)

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