🔊 Uncertainty was at an end for Jean Valjean: fortunately it still lasted for the men. He took advantage of their hesitation. It was time lost for them, but gained for him. He slipped from under the gate where he had concealed himself, and went down the Rue des Postes, towards the region of the Jardin des Plantes. Cosette was beginning to be tired. He took her in his arms and carried her. There were no passersby, and the street lanterns had not been lighted on account of there being a moon.

对于冉阿让来说,不确定性终于结束了:但好在对于那些人而言,这种不确定性依然持续着。他利用了他们的犹豫。他们失去的时间,正是他获得的。他从藏身的门洞下滑了出来,顺着驿站街向植物园方向走去。珂赛特开始感到疲倦。他把她抱在怀里,继续前行。街上没有行人,路灯因为月光而没有点亮。

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Uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜːrtənti/

n. 不确定性；不确定的事物➕

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fortunately /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/

adv. 幸运地➕

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hesitation /ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/

n. 犹豫；踌躇➕

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concealed /kənˈsiːld/

v. 隐藏（过去分词）➕

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passersby /ˈpæsərzbaɪ/

n. 路人；过路人（复数）➕

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lanterns /ˈlæntərnz/

n. 灯笼（复数）➕

🔊 He redoubled his pace.

他加快了脚步。

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redoubled /riːˈdʌbld/

v. 加倍；加强（过去式）➕

🔊 In a few strides he had reached the Goblet potteries, on the front of which the moonlight rendered distinctly legible the ancient inscription:--

几步之后,他来到了戈布莱陶器厂,月光清晰地照亮了厂房正面的古老铭文:--

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strides /straɪdz/

n. 大步；步幅（复数）➕

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potteries /ˈpɒtəriz/

n. 陶器厂；陶器（复数）➕

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moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/

n. 月光➕

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rendered /ˈrendərd/

v. 使成为；提供（过去分词）➕

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distinctly /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

adv. 清晰地；明显地➕

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legible /ˈledʒəbl/

adj. 清晰的；易读的➕

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ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/

adj. 古代的；古老的➕

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inscription /ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/

n. 铭文；题字➕

🔊 De Goblet fils c'est ici la fabrique; Venez choisir des cruches et des brocs, Des pots à fleurs, des tuyaux, de la brique. A tout venant le Coeur vend des Carreaux.

戈布莱之子,工厂在此；请来挑选水罐和酒壶,花盆、水管和砖头。无论谁来,勒克尔卖瓷砖。

🔊 He left behind him the Rue de la Clef, then the Fountain Saint-Victor, skirted the Jardin des Plantes by the lower streets, and reached the quay. There he turned round. The quay was deserted. The streets were deserted. There was no one behind him. He drew a long breath.

他走过了钥匙街,然后是圣维克托喷泉,沿着植物园下方的街道绕行,来到了码头。他转过身。码头空无一人。街道空无一人。身后也没有人跟着。他长长地舒了一口气。

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skirted /ˈskɜːrtɪd/

v. 沿着……的边缘走；绕过（过去式）➕

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quay /kiː/

n. 码头➕

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deserted /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

adj. 荒芜的；无人居住的➕

🔊 He gained the Pont d'Austerlitz.

他走上了奥斯特利茨桥。

🔊 Tolls were still collected there at that epoch.

在那个时代,这座桥仍然收费。

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Tolls /təʊlz/

n. 通行费；（复数）过路费➕

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epoch /ˈiːpɒk/

n. 时代；纪元➕

🔊 He presented himself at the toll office and handed over a sou. "It is two sous," said the old soldier in charge of the bridge. "You are carrying a child who can walk. Pay for two." He paid, vexed that his passage should have aroused remark. Every flight should be an imperceptible slipping away.

他来到收费处,交了一个苏。“是两个苏,”守桥的老兵说,“你抱着的孩子能走路了。付两个人的钱。”他付了钱,心里很恼火,因为他的经过引起了注意。每一次逃亡都应该是不动声色的溜走。

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vexed /vekst/

adj. 恼怒的；伤脑筋的➕

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aroused /əˈraʊzd/

v. 激起；引起（过去分词）➕

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imperceptible /ˌɪmpərˈseptəbl/

adj. 察觉不到的；微小的➕

🔊 A heavy cart was crossing the Seine at the same time as himself, and on its way, like him, to the right bank. This was of use to him. He could traverse the bridge in the shadow of the cart.

一辆沉重的马车同时和他一起过塞纳河,和他一样,也是驶向右岸。这对他很有用。他可以在马车的阴影里过桥。

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traverse /ˈtrævɜːrs/

v. 穿越；横跨➕

🔊 Towards the middle of the Bridge, Cosette, whose feet were benumbed, wanted to walk. He set her on the ground and took her hand again.

走到桥中间时,珂赛特的双脚冻僵了,她想自己走。他把她放在地上,重新牵起她的手。

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benumbed /bɪˈnʌmd/

adj. 麻木的；失去知觉的➕

🔊 The bridge once crossed, he perceived some timber-yards on his right. He directed his course thither. In order to reach them, it was necessary to risk himself in a tolerably large unsheltered and illuminated space. He did not hesitate. Those who were on his track had evidently lost the scent, and Jean Valjean believed himself to be out of danger. Hunted, yes; followed, no.

过了桥后,他看见右边有几个木材堆场。他朝那里走去。要到达那里,他必须冒险穿过一片相当大、毫无遮蔽且灯火通明的空地。他没有犹豫。追踪他的人显然已经失去了线索,冉阿让相信自己已经脱离了危险。被追捕,是的；被跟踪,没有。

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perceived /pərˈsiːvd/

v. 察觉；感知（过去式）➕

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timber-yards /ˈtɪmbər jɑːrdz/

n. 木材场（复数）➕

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thither /ˈðɪðər/

adv. 向那里；到那边（古语或书面语）➕

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tolerably /ˈtɒlərəbli/

adv. 相当地；可容忍地➕

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unsheltered /ʌnˈʃeltərd/

adj. 无遮蔽的；无保护的➕

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illuminated /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/

adj. 被照亮的；明亮的➕

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hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/

v. 犹豫；踌躇➕

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track /træk/

n. 踪迹；轨道；路线➕

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evidently /ˈevɪdəntli/

adv. 明显地；显然➕

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scent /sent/

n. 气味；线索➕

🔊 A little street, the Rue du Chemin-Vert-Saint-Antoine, opened out between two timber-yards enclosed in walls. This street was dark and narrow and seemed made expressly for him. Before entering it he cast a glance behind him. From the point where he stood he could see the whole extent of the Pont d'Austerlitz.

一条小街--绿径圣安托万街--在两座有围墙的木材堆场之间出现。这条街又暗又窄,仿佛专门为他而设。进入之前,他往后瞥了一眼。从他站立的地方,可以看到奥斯特利茨桥的全景。

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enclosed /ɪnˈkləʊzd/

v. 围住；封闭（过去分词）➕

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expressly /ɪkˈspresli/

adv. 特意地；明确地➕

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cast /kɑːst/

v. 投；抛（过去式）➕

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glance /ɡlæns/

n. 一瞥；扫视➕

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extent /ɪkˈstent/

n. 范围；程度➕

🔊 Four shadows were just entering on the bridge. These shadows had their backs turned to the Jardin des Plantes and were on their way to the right bank. These four shadows were the four men.

四个黑影刚刚走上桥。这些黑影背对着植物园,正朝右岸走来。这四个人影就是那四个人。

🔊 Jean Valjean shuddered like the wild beast which is recaptured.

冉阿让像被重新捕获的野兽一样颤抖起来。

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shuddered /ˈʃʌdərd/

v. 颤抖；战栗（过去式）➕

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beast /biːst/

n. 野兽➕

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recaptured /riːˈkæptʃərd/

v. 重新捕获；再次逮捕（过去分词）➕

🔊 One hope remained to him; it was, that the men had not, perhaps, stepped on the bridge, and had not caught sight of him while he was crossing the large illuminated space, holding Cosette by the hand.

他还有一线希望:也许那些人还没有上桥,没有在他拉着珂赛特的手穿过那片灯火通明的开阔地时看到他。

🔊 In that case, by plunging into the little street before him, he might escape, if he could reach the timber-yards, the marshes, the market-gardens, the uninhabited ground which was not built upon.

如果是这样,只要他能冲进面前的小街,就有可能逃脱--如果能跑到木材堆场、沼泽地、菜园和那些尚未开发的无主之地的话。

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plunging /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/

v. 跳入；投入；猛冲➕

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marshes /ˈmɑːrʃɪz/

n. 沼泽；湿地➕

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market-gardens /ˈmɑːrkɪt ɡɑːrdənz/

n. 商品菜园；果蔬农场➕

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uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

adj. 无人居住的；荒凉的➕

🔊 It seemed to him that he might commit himself to that silent little street. He entered it.

他觉得可以把自己交付给那条寂静的小街。他走了进去。

Book V. For a Black Hunt, a Mute Pack – Chapter two: IT IS LUCKY THAT THE PONT D'AUSTER (第二章:幸好有奥斯特利茨桥)

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