🔊 It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted. Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.

冉阿让正是在这座戈博屋前停下的。如同野鸟一般,他选择了这片荒僻之地来筑巢。

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halted /ˈhɔːltɪd/

v. 停止；停下➕

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construct /kənˈstrʌkt/

v. 建造；构建➕

🔊 He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of passkey, opened the door, entered, shut it again carefully, and mounted the staircase, still carrying Cosette.

他在背心口袋里摸索了一阵,掏出一把特制的万能钥匙,打开了门,走了进去,又仔细地把门关好,随后抱着珂赛特上了楼梯。

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fumbled /ˈfʌmbld/

v. 摸索；笨拙地寻找➕

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waistcoat /ˈweɪskəʊt/

n. 马甲；背心➕

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passkey /ˈpɑːskiː/

n. 万能钥匙；总钥匙➕

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mounted /ˈmaʊntɪd/

v. 登上；爬上➕

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staircase /ˈsteəkeɪs/

n. 楼梯；楼梯间➕

🔊 At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door. The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner. A lantern on the boulevard cast a vague light into this poor room. At the extreme end there was a dressing-room with a folding bed; Jean Valjean carried the child to this bed and laid her down there without waking her.

到了楼梯顶端,他从口袋里又掏出一把钥匙,打开了另一扇门。他走进的那个房间,并立即重新关好,是一间中等大小的阁楼,地上铺着一张床垫,还有一张桌子和几把椅子；角落里生着一只炉子,炉火正燃着,余烬可见。林荫大道上的一盏灯笼给这间寒碜的房间投下朦胧的光线。最里头还有一间带折叠床的梳妆室；冉阿让把孩子抱到这张床上,轻轻放下,没有惊醒她。

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chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

n. 房间；室（尤指卧室或会议厅）➕

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moderately /ˈmɒdərətli/

adv. 适度地；适中地➕

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spacious /ˈspeɪʃəs/

adj. 宽敞的；广阔的➕

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attic /ˈætɪk/

n. 阁楼；顶楼➕

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furnished /ˈfɜːnɪʃt/

adj. 配备家具的➕

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mattress /ˈmætrəs/

n. 床垫；褥子➕

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stove /stəʊv/

n. 炉子；火炉➕

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embers /ˈembərz/

n. 余烬；未燃尽的木炭➕

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visible /ˈvɪzəbl/

adj. 可见的；明显的➕

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lantern /ˈlæntən/

n. 灯笼；提灯➕

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boulevard /ˈbuːlɪvɑːrd/

n. 林荫大道；大街➕

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cast /kɑːst/

v. 投射（光、影等）；投掷➕

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vague /veɪɡ/

adj. 模糊的；不明确的➕

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extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/

adj. 极端的；极度的➕

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dressing-room /ˈdreɪsɪŋ rʊm/

n. 更衣室；化妆室➕

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folding /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/

adj. 可折叠的；折叠式的➕

🔊 He struck a match and lighted a candle. All this was prepared beforehand on the table, and, as he had done on the previous evening, he began to scrutinize Cosette's face with a gaze full of ecstasy, in which the expression of kindness and tenderness almost amounted to aberration. The little girl, with that tranquil confidence which belongs only to extreme strength and extreme weakness, had fallen asleep without knowing with whom she was, and continued to sleep without knowing where she was.

他擦亮一根火柴,点燃了一支蜡烛。这一切都是事先在桌上准备好的；像前一天晚上一样,他开始以充满狂喜的目光审视珂赛特的脸庞,那目光中的慈爱与温柔几乎到了失神的地步。小女孩带着那种只有极度坚强和极度脆弱才拥有的安然信赖,在不知和谁在一起的情况下睡着了,又继续在不知身在何处的情况下沉睡着。

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scrutinize /ˈskruːtɪnaɪz/

v. 仔细检查；细看➕

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ecstasy /ˈekstəsi/

n. 狂喜；入迷➕

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tenderness /ˈtendərnəs/

n. 温柔；亲切➕

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aberration /ˌæbəˈreɪʃn/

n. 失常；偏离常规➕

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tranquil /ˈtræŋkwɪl/

adj. 宁静的；平静的➕

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gaze /ɡeɪz/

n. 凝视；注视➕

🔊 Jean Valjean bent down and kissed that child's hand. Nine months before he had kissed the hand of the mother, who had also just fallen asleep.

冉阿让俯下身,吻了吻那孩子的手。九个月前,他曾吻过她母亲的手,那时母亲也刚刚入睡。

🔊 The same sad, piercing, religious sentiment filled his heart. He knelt beside Cosette's bed.

同样悲伤、痛切、虔诚的情感充满他的心。他跪在珂赛特的床前。

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piercing /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/

adj. 尖锐的；刺骨的➕

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sentiment /ˈsentɪmənt/

n. 情感；情绪➕

🔊 It was broad daylight, and the child still slept. A wan ray of the December sun penetrated the window of the attic and lay upon the ceiling in long threads of light and shade. All at once a heavily laden carrier's cart, which was passing along the boulevard, shook the frail bed, like a clap of thunder, and made it quiver from top to bottom.

天已大亮,孩子还在睡。十二月惨淡的阳光透进阁楼的窗户,在天花板上投下长长短短的光影。突然,一辆载重货车从林荫道上驶过,震得那张单薄的床像打雷一样摇晃起来,从上到下颤动着。

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wan /wɒn/

adj. 暗淡的；苍白的➕

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penetrated /ˈpenɪtreɪtɪd/

v. 穿透；进入➕

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frail /freɪl/

adj. 脆弱的；虚弱的➕

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quiver /ˈkwɪvər/

v. 颤抖；抖动➕

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laden /ˈleɪdn/

adj. 装载的；充满的➕

🔊 "Yes, madame!" cried Cosette, waking with a start, "here I am! here I am!"

“来了,夫人！”珂赛特猛地惊醒,喊道,“我来了！我来了！”

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madame /ˈmædəm/

n. 夫人；女士（法语借词,用于称呼）➕

🔊 And she sprang out of bed, her eyes still half shut with the heaviness of sleep, extending her arms towards the corner of the wall.

她跳下床,眼睛还因睡意沉重而半闭着,双臂向墙角伸去。

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heaviness /ˈhevɪnəs/

n. 沉重；沉重感➕

🔊 "Ah! mon Dieu, my broom!" said she.

“啊！我的上帝,我的扫帚！”她说。

🔊 She opened her eyes wide now, and beheld the smiling countenance of Jean Valjean.

她这回睁大了眼睛,看到了冉阿让微笑的面容。

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countenance /ˈkaʊntɪnəns/

n. 面容；表情➕

🔊 "Ah! so it is true!" said the child. "Good morning, Monsieur." Children accept joy and happiness instantly and familiarly, being themselves by nature joy and happiness.

“啊！原来是真的！”孩子说,“早上好,先生。”孩子们天生就是欢乐和幸福,她们能立即而自然地接受快乐和幸福。

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Monsieur /məˈsjɜːr/

n. 先生（法语借词,用于称呼）➕

🔊 Cosette caught sight of Catherine at the foot of her bed, and took possession of her, and, as she played, she put a hundred questions to Jean Valjean. Where was she? Was Paris very large? Was Madame Thénardier very far away? Was she to go back? etc., etc. All at once she exclaimed, "How pretty it is here!" It was a frightful hole, but she felt free.

珂赛特看到床脚的卡特琳,便把它拿过来,一边玩着,一边向冉阿让提了上百个问题:她在哪儿？巴黎很大吗？德纳第太太离得很远吗？她还要回去吗？等等等等。突然她叫道:“这儿真漂亮！”其实这是个可怕的地方,但她感到自由。

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possession /pəˈzeʃn/

n. 拥有；占有➕

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exclaimed /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

v. 呼喊；惊叫➕

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frightful /ˈfraɪtfl/

adj. 可怕的；令人惊恐的➕

🔊 "Must I sweep?" she resumed at last.

“我要扫地吗？”她最后又问道。

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resumed /rɪˈzjuːmd/

v. 重新开始；继续➕

🔊 "Play!" said Jean Valjean.

“去玩吧！”冉阿让说。

🔊 The day passed thus. Cosette, without troubling herself to understand anything, was inexpressibly happy with that doll and that kind man.

这一天就这样过去了。珂赛特什么也不想去弄明白,却因那个娃娃和那个善良的人而感到难以言喻的幸福。

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inexpressibly /ˌɪnɪkˈspresəbli/

adv. 无法表达地；难以言表地➕

Book IV. The Gorbeau Hovel – Chapter two: A Nest for Owl and a Warbler (第二章:猫头鹰和莺的巢)

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