🔊 Jean Valjean went into the house with Marius' letter. He groped his way up the stairs, as pleased with the darkness as an owl who grips his prey, opened and shut his door softly, listened to see whether he could hear any noise--made sure that, to all appearances, Cosette and Toussaint were asleep, and plunged three or four matches into the bottle of the Fumade lighter before he could evoke a spark, so greatly did his hand tremble. What he had just done smacked of theft. At last the candle was lighted; he leaned his elbows on the table, unfolded the paper, and read.

冉阿让拿着马吕斯的信走进屋子。他摸索着爬上楼梯,像一只抓住猎物的猫头鹰一样享受黑暗,轻轻打开又关上自己的房门,侧耳倾听是否有任何响动--确认了珂赛特和杜桑显然都已入睡,然后他划了三四根火柴才点燃富马德打火机的火绒,他的手抖得如此厉害。他刚才的行为简直像偷窃。最后蜡烛点亮了；他双肘撑在桌上,展开信纸,读了起来。

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groped /ɡroʊpt/

v. 摸索,探寻➕

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prey /preɪ/

n. 猎物➕

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evoke /ɪˈvoʊk/

v. 唤起,引起➕

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tremble /ˈtrembəl/

v. 颤抖,发抖➕

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theft /θeft/

n. 盗窃,偷窃➕

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unfolded /ʌnˈfoʊldɪd/

v. 展开,打开➕

🔊 In violent emotions, one does not read, one flings to the earth, so to speak, the paper which one holds, one clutches it like a victim, one crushes it, one digs into it the nails of one's wrath, or of one's joy; one hastens to the end, one leaps to the beginning; attention is at fever heat; it takes up in the gross, as it were, the essential points; it seizes on one point, and the rest disappears. In Marius' note to Cosette, Jean Valjean saw only these words:--

在强烈的情绪中,人不是阅读,而是将手中的纸扔到地上,就像抓住一个受害者一样,攥紧它,捏皱它,用愤怒或快乐的指甲掐进纸里；他匆匆看到结尾,又跳到开头；注意力像发高烧一样滚烫；它大体上只捕捉要点；它抓住一点,其余的就消失了。在马吕斯写给珂赛特的便条中,冉阿让只看到这些字:--

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violent /ˈvaɪələnt/

adj. 暴力的,猛烈的➕

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emotions /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/

n. 情感,情绪（复数）➕

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flings /flɪŋz/

v. 猛扔,投掷（第三人称单数）➕

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clutches /klʌtʃɪz/

v. 紧抓,抓住（第三人称单数）➕

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victim /ˈvɪktɪm/

n. 受害者,牺牲品➕

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crushes /krʌʃɪz/

v. 压碎,压垮（第三人称单数）➕

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digs /dɪɡz/

v. 挖掘,刺入（第三人称单数）➕

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wrath /ræθ/

n. 愤怒,盛怒➕

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hastens /ˈheɪsənz/

v. 匆忙,加速（第三人称单数）➕

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leaps /liːps/

v. 跳跃,跳到（第三人称单数）➕

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fever /ˈfiːvər/

n. 发烧；狂热➕

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essential /ɪˈsenʃəl/

adj. 必要的,本质的➕

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seizes /siːzɪz/

v. 抓住,夺取（第三人称单数）➕

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disappears /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz/

v. 消失（第三人称单数）➕

🔊 "I die. When thou readest this, my soul will be near thee."

“我死了。当你读到这封信时,我的灵魂将靠近你。”

🔊 In the presence of these two lines, he was horribly dazzled; he remained for a moment, crushed, as it were, by the change of emotion which was taking place within him, he stared at Marius's note with a sort of intoxicated amazement, he had before his eyes that splendor, the death of a hated individual.

面对这两行字,他感到无比炫目；他呆立了一会儿,仿佛被内心情感的骤变压垮,他以一种迷醉的惊愕盯着马吕斯的便条,眼前出现了一道光辉--一个可恨之人的死亡。

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presence /ˈprezəns/

n. 存在,出席➕

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dazzled /ˈdæzəld/

adj. 眼花缭乱的,眩目的➕

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crushed /krʌʃt/

adj. 压碎的；精神垮掉的➕

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intoxicated /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd/

adj. 陶醉的；喝醉的➕

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amazement /əˈmeɪzmənt/

n. 惊奇,惊愕➕

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splendor /ˈsplendər/

n. 光辉,壮丽➕

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hated /ˈheɪtɪd/

adj. 被憎恨的,可恨的➕

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individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

n. 个人,个体➕

🔊 He uttered a frightful cry of inward joy. So it was all over. The catastrophe had arrived sooner than he had dared to hope. The being who obstructed his destiny was disappearing. That man had taken himself of his own accord, freely, willingly. This man was going to his death, and he, Jean Valjean, had had no hand in the matter, and it was through no fault of his. Perhaps, even, he is already dead. Here his fever entered into calculations. No, he is not dead yet. The letter had evidently been intended for Cosette to read on the following morning; after the two discharges that were heard between eleven o'clock and midnight, nothing more has taken place; the barricade will not be attacked seriously until daybreak; but that makes no difference, from the moment when "that man" is concerned in this war, he is lost; he is caught in the gearing. Jean Valjean felt himself delivered. So he was about to find himself alone with Cosette once more. The rivalry would cease; the future was beginning again. He had but to keep this note in his pocket. Cosette would never know what had become of that man. All that there is to be done is to let things take their own course. This man cannot escape. If he is not already dead, it is certain that he is about to die. What good fortune!

他发出了一声可怕的内心喜悦的呼喊。一切都结束了。灾难比他敢期望的来得更快。那个阻碍他命运的人正在消失。那人是自愿的、自由地、心甘情愿地走上这条路。这个人是在走向死亡,而他,冉阿让,与此事毫无关系,也绝非他的过错。也许,他甚至已经死了。此时他发热的头脑开始算计。不,他还没死。那封信显然是为了让珂赛特第二天早上阅读的；在十一点到午夜之间听到两声枪响后,再也没有发生什么；街垒要到天亮才会遭到猛烈进攻；但这无关紧要,从“那个人”卷入这场战争的那一刻起,他就完蛋了；他被卷入了齿轮之中。冉阿让感觉自己得到了解脱。他将再次与珂赛特单独相处。竞争将停止；未来重新开始。他只需把这封信藏在口袋里。珂赛特永远不会知道那个人怎么样了。他只需顺其自然。这个人逃不掉了。如果他还没死,那也必死无疑。多么幸运！

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uttered /ˈʌtərd/

v. 发出（声音）,说出➕

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frightful /ˈfraɪtfəl/

adj. 可怕的,令人惊恐的➕

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inward /ˈɪnwərd/

adj. 内心的,内部的➕

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catastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfi/

n. 灾难,大祸➕

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obstructed /əbˈstrʌktɪd/

v. 阻碍,妨碍➕

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destiny /ˈdestɪni/

n. 命运,宿命➕

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accord /əˈkɔːrd/

n. 一致；自愿（of one's own accord 意为自愿地）➕

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fault /fɔːlt/

n. 过错,缺点➕

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evidently /ˈevɪdəntli/

adv. 显然地,明显地➕

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intended /ɪnˈtendɪd/

adj. 打算的,预期的➕

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discharges /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz/

n. 发射；释放（复数）➕

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barricade /ˌbærɪˈkeɪd/

n. 路障,街垒➕

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attacked /əˈtækt/

v. 攻击（过去分词）➕

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daybreak /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

n. 黎明,破晓➕

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concerned /kənˈsɜːrnd/

adj. 担心的；有关联的➕

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gearing /ˈɡɪrɪŋ/

n. 齿轮装置；传动装置➕

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delivered /dɪˈlɪvərd/

adj. 被解救的；被交付的➕

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rivalry /ˈraɪvəlri/

n. 竞争,对抗➕

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cease /siːs/

v. 停止,终止➕

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fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

n. 运气；财富➕

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disappearing /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/

v. 消失（现在分词）➕

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calculations /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃənz/

n. 计算（复数）➕

🔊 Having said this to himself, he became gloomy.

他对自己说完这些后,脸色变得阴沉。

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gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/

adj. 阴沉的,忧郁的➕

🔊 Then he went downstairs and waked up the porter.

然后他下楼叫醒了门房。

🔊 About an hour later, Jean Valjean went out in the complete costume of a National Guard, and with his arms. The porter had easily found in the neighborhood the wherewithal to complete his equipment. He had a loaded gun and a cartridge-box filled with cartridges.

大约一小时后,冉阿让穿着全套国民自卫军制服,带着武器出门了。门房很容易就在附近找齐了他装备所需的东西。他有一把子弹上膛的枪和一个装满弹匣的弹盒。

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costume /ˈkɑːstuːm/

n. 服装,装束➕

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neighborhood /ˈneɪbərhʊd/

n. 附近,街区➕

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wherewithal /ˈwɛr wɪð ɔːl/

n. 所需资金或资源➕

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equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

n. 装备,设备➕

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cartridge-box /ˈkɑːrtrɪdʒ bɑːks/

n. 弹药盒➕

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cartridges /ˈkɑːrtrɪdʒɪz/

n. 子弹,弹药筒（复数）➕

🔊 He strode off in the direction of the markets.

他大步朝市场方向走去。

Book XV. The Rue de l'Homme Armé – Chapter three: WHILE COSETTE AND TOUSSAINT ARE ASLEEP (第三章:当珂赛特和杜桑沉睡时)

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