🔊 After bidding his sister good night, Monseigneur Bienvenu took one of the two silver candlesticks from the table, handed the other to his guest, and said to him-- "Monsieur, I will conduct you to your room."

向妹妹道过晚安后,卞福汝主教从桌上拿起两座银烛台中的一座,将另一座递给客人,对他说:“先生,我带您去您的房间。”

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conduct /kənˈdʌkt/

v. 引导；带领➕

🔊 The man followed him.

那人跟着他。

🔊 As might have been observed from what has been said above, the house was so arranged that in order to pass into the oratory where the alcove was situated, or to get out of it, it was necessary to traverse the Bishop's bedroom.

从以上描述可以看出,房子的布局是:要进入设有壁龛的祈祷室,或者从里面出来,都必须穿过主教的卧室。

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observed /əbˈzɜːrvd/

v. 观察；注意到➕

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arranged /əˈreɪndʒd/

v. 安排；布置➕

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oratory /ˈɔːrətɔːri/

n. 小礼拜堂；祷告室➕

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alcove /ˈælkoʊv/

n. 壁龛；凹室➕

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situated /ˈsɪtʃueɪtɪd/

adj. 位于；坐落于➕

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traverse /trəˈvɜːrs/

v. 横穿；穿越➕

🔊 At the moment when he was crossing this apartment, Madame Magloire was putting away the silverware in the cupboard near the head of the bed. This was her last care every evening before she went to bed.

当他穿过这间屋子时,马格洛大娘正在床头的橱柜里收拾银器。这是她每晚睡前做的最后一件家务。

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silverware /ˈsɪlvəweə/

n. 银器,银制餐具➕

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cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/

n. 橱柜,碗柜➕

🔊 The Bishop installed his guest in the alcove. A fresh white bed had been prepared there. The man set the candle down on a small table.

主教安排客人住进壁龛。那里已备好一张洁净的白床。那人将蜡烛放在一张小桌上。

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installed /ɪnˈstɔːld/

v. 安装；安置➕

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prepared /prɪˈperd/

v. 准备；准备好➕

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Bishop /ˈbɪʃəp/

n. 主教➕

🔊 "Well," said the Bishop, "may you pass a good night. Tomorrow morning, before you set out, you shall drink a cup of warm milk from our cows."

“好了,”主教说道,“祝您晚安。明天早晨出发前,您要喝一杯我们奶牛产的温牛奶。”

🔊 "Thanks, Monsieur l'Abbe," said the man.

“谢谢,神父先生。”那人说。

🔊 Hardly had he pronounced these words full of peace, when all of a sudden, and without transition, he made a strange movement, which would have frozen the two sainted women with horror, had they witnessed it. Even at this day it is difficult for us to explain what inspired him at that moment. Did he intend to convey a warning or to throw out a menace? Was he simply obeying a sort of instinctive impulse which was obscure even to himself? He turned abruptly to the old man, folded his arms, and bending upon his host a savage gaze, he exclaimed in a hoarse voice:-- "Ah! really! You lodge me in your house, close to yourself like this?"

他刚说出这些充满平静的话语,突然之间,毫无过渡地,他做出了一个奇怪的动作--要是两位圣洁的妇人看见了,准会吓得呆若木鸡。即使在今天,我们也难以解释那一刻是什么促使了他。他是想发出警告,还是表示威胁？抑或只是听从一种连他自己也说不清的本能冲动？他猛地转向老人,双臂交叉,用野蛮的目光盯着他的主人,用粗哑的嗓音喊道:“啊！真的吗！你就这样把我安顿在你家里,离你这么近？”

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pronounced /prəˈnaʊnst/

v. 说出；宣称➕

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transition /trænˈzɪʃn/

n. 过渡；转变➕

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frozen /ˈfroʊzən/

adj. 冻结的；呆住的➕

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witnessed /ˈwɪtnɪst/

v. 目睹；见证➕

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inspired /ɪnˈspaɪərd/

v. 激发；鼓舞➕

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intend /ɪnˈtend/

v. 打算；意图➕

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convey /kənˈveɪ/

v. 传达；运送➕

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menace /ˈmenɪs/

n. 威胁；恐吓➕

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obeying /əˈbeɪɪŋ/

v. 服从；遵守➕

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instinctive /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/

adj. 本能的；直觉的➕

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impulse /ˈɪmpʌls/

n. 冲动；推动力➕

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obscure /əbˈskjʊr/

adj. 模糊的；晦涩的➕

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abruptly /əˈbrʌptli/

adv. 突然地；唐突地➕

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savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/

adj. 野蛮的；凶猛的➕

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exclaimed /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

v. 呼喊；惊叫➕

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hoarse /hɔːrs/

adj. 嘶哑的➕

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lodge /lɑːdʒ/

v. 提供住宿；寄宿➕

🔊 He broke off, and added with a laugh in which there lurked something monstrous:-- "Have you really reflected well? How do you know that I have not been an assassin?"

他停顿了一下,又用一种藏着某种可怕东西的笑着补充道:“你真的好好想过吗？你怎么知道我不是个杀人犯？”

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lurked /lɜːrkt/

v. 潜伏；潜藏➕

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monstrous /ˈmɑːnstrəs/

adj. 巨大的；可怕的➕

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reflected /rɪˈflektɪd/

v. 反映；反思➕

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assassin /əˈsæsɪn/

n. 刺客；暗杀者➕

🔊 The Bishop replied:-- "That is the concern of the good God."

主教回答说:“那是仁慈的上帝操心的事。”

🔊 Then gravely, and moving his lips like one who is praying or talking to himself, he raised two fingers of his right hand and bestowed his benediction on the man, who did not bow, and without turning his head or looking behind him, he returned to his bedroom.

然后,他神情严肃,嘴唇翕动,像是在祈祷或自言自语,他抬起右手的两个手指,向那人祝福--那人并没有鞠躬--然后,他头也不回,径直回到了自己的卧室。

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gravely /ˈɡreɪvli/

adv. 严肃地；严重地➕

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bestowed /bɪˈstoʊd/

v. 授予；给予➕

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benediction /ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn/

n. 祝福；祈祷➕

🔊 When the alcove was in use, a large serge curtain drawn from wall to wall concealed the altar. The Bishop knelt before this curtain as he passed and said a brief prayer. A moment later he was in his garden, walking, meditating, contemplating, his heart and soul wholly absorbed in those grand and mysterious things which God shows at night to the eyes which remain open.

当壁龛被使用时,一道从墙到墙拉开的宽大的哔叽帘子遮住了祭坛。主教经过时,跪在这道帘子前,做了一次简短的祈祷。片刻之后,他来到了花园里,一边散步,一边沉思冥想,他的心和灵魂完全沉浸于上帝在夜间向那些睁着的眼睛展示的庄严而神秘的事物之中。

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concealed /kənˈsiːld/

v. 隐藏；隐瞒➕

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altar /ˈɔːltər/

n. 祭坛；圣坛➕

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knelt /nelt/

v. 跪下（kneel的过去式）➕

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prayer /prer/

n. 祈祷；祷文➕

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meditating /ˈmedɪteɪtɪŋ/

v. 冥想；沉思➕

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contemplating /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/

v. 沉思；考虑➕

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wholly /ˈhoʊlli/

adv. 完全地；全部地➕

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absorbed /əbˈzɔːrbd/

adj. 全神贯注的；被吸收的➕

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grand /ɡrænd/

adj. 宏伟的；壮丽的➕

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mysterious /mɪˈstɪriəs/

adj. 神秘的；难以理解的➕

🔊 As for the man, he was actually so fatigued that he did not even profit by the nice white sheets. Snuffing out his candle with his nostrils after the manner of convicts, he dropped, all dressed as he was, upon the bed, where he immediately fell into a profound sleep.

至于那人,他确实疲惫不堪,甚至没有享用那干净的白床单。他像囚犯一样用鼻孔吹熄了蜡烛,穿着衣服就倒在了床上,立刻沉入了酣睡。

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fatigued /fəˈtiːɡd/

adj. 疲劳的；疲惫的➕

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nostrils /ˈnɑːstrəlz/

n. 鼻孔➕

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convicts /ˈkɑːnvɪkts/

n. 囚犯；罪犯➕

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profound /prəˈfaʊnd/

adj. 深沉的；深刻的➕

🔊 Midnight struck as the Bishop returned from his garden to his apartment.

主教从花园回到房间时,午夜钟声敲响了。

🔊 A few minutes later all were asleep in the little house.

几分钟后,小屋里所有人都进入了梦乡。

Book II. The Fall – Chapter five: Tranquillity (第五章:宁静)

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