🔊 When the hour came for him to take his departure from the galleys, when Jean Valjean heard in his ear the strange words, "Thou art free!" the moment seemed improbable and unprecedented; a ray of vivid light, a ray of the true light of the living, suddenly penetrated within him. But it was not long before this ray paled. Jean Valjean had been dazzled by the idea of liberty. He had believed in a new life. He very speedily perceived what sort of liberty it is to which a yellow passport is provided.

当他离开苦役犯监狱的时刻到来,当冉阿让耳边响起“你自由了！”这句陌生的话语时,这一刻显得不可思议、前所未有；一道灿烂的光芒,一道属于活人的真实光芒,突然照进他内心。但这道光很快便暗淡了。冉阿让被自由的念头眩惑了。他相信了新生活。他很快就明白了,持有黄色通行证的人所享受的是怎样的“自由”。

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departure /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

n. 离开,出发➕

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galleys /ˈɡæliz/

n. 划桨的囚船；苦役船➕

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improbable /ɪmˈprɒbəbəl/

adj. 不大可能的,未必发生的➕

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unprecedented /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/

adj. 前所未有的,史无前例的➕

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vivid /ˈvɪvɪd/

adj. 生动的,鲜明的➕

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penetrated /ˈpenɪtreɪtɪd/

v. 穿透,渗入➕

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paled /peɪld/

v. 变得苍白,变暗淡➕

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dazzled /ˈdæzəld/

adj. 目眩的,眼花缭乱的➕

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perceived /pərˈsiːvd/

v. 察觉,意识到➕

🔊 And this was encompassed with much bitterness. He had calculated that his earnings, during his sojourn in the galleys, ought to amount to a hundred and seventy-one francs. It is but just to add that he had forgotten to include in his calculations the forced repose of Sundays and festival days during nineteen years, which entailed a diminution of about eighty francs. At all events, his hoard had been reduced by various local levies to the sum of one hundred and nine francs fifteen sous, which had been counted out to him on his departure. He had understood nothing of this, and had thought himself wronged. Let us say the word--robbed.

这之中充满了苦涩。他计算过,在苦役犯监狱期间,他的劳动所得应有一百七十一法郎。但必须补充说明,他忘了将十九年中星期天和节假日的强制休息扣除,这一项大约减少了八十法郎。无论如何,他的积蓄被各种地方性扣缴削减到只剩一百零九法郎十五苏,这笔钱在他离开时被交付给他。他对此一无所知,以为自己受了亏待。说白了--是被抢劫了。

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encompassed /ɪnˈkʌmpəst/

v. 包含,包围➕

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bitterness /ˈbɪtərnəs/

n. 苦味,辛酸,痛苦➕

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sojourn /ˈsoʊdʒɜːrn/

n. 逗留,旅居➕

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repose /rɪˈpoʊz/

n. 休息,静止,睡眠➕

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entailed /ɪnˈteɪld/

v. 需要,使必要,导致➕

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diminution /ˌdɪmɪˈnuːʃən/

n. 减少,缩小➕

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hoard /hɔːrd/

n. 储藏,积攒的财物➕

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levies /ˈlɛviz/

n. 征收额,税款➕

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wronged /rɔːŋd/

v. 被冤枉,被亏待➕

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robbed /rɑːbd/

v. 被抢劫,被掠夺➕

🔊 On the day following his liberation, he saw at Grasse, in front of an orange-flower distillery, some men engaged in unloading bales. He offered his services. Business was pressing; they were accepted. He set to work. He was intelligent, robust, adroit; he did his best; the master seemed pleased. While he was at work, a gendarme passed, observed him, and demanded his papers. It was necessary to show him the yellow passport. That done, Jean Valjean resumed his labor. A little while before, he had questioned one of the workmen as to the amount which they earned each day at this occupation; he had been told "thirty sous." When evening arrived, as he was forced to set out again on the following day, he presented himself to the owner of the distillery and requested to be paid. The owner did not utter a word, but handed him fifteen sous. He objected. He was told, "That is enough for thee." He persisted. The master looked him straight between the eyes, and said to him, "Beware of the prison."

获释后的第二天,他在格拉斯一家橙花香料厂门前,看到一些人在卸货。他主动提出帮忙。生意繁忙,他们接受了。他干了起来。他聪明、强壮、灵巧,竭尽全力；老板似乎很满意。他正干着活,一个宪兵路过,看见他,要求他出示证件。他不得不出示黄色通行证。之后,冉阿让继续干活。之前他曾问过一个工人干这活儿每天能挣多少,那人告诉他“三十苏”。傍晚时分,他因第二天不得不继续赶路,便去找到工厂主,要求付工钱。工厂主一言不发,递给他十五苏。他表示异议。对方说:“对你来说这就够了。”他坚持。老板直视他的眼睛,对他说:“当心监狱。”

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liberation /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/

n. 解放,释放➕

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distillery /dɪˈstɪləri/

n. 酿酒厂,蒸馏厂➕

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bales /beɪlz/

n. 大包,大捆（货物）➕

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pressing /ˈpresɪŋ/

adj. 紧迫的,紧急的➕

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robust /roʊˈbʌst/

adj. 强壮的,结实的➕

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adroit /əˈdrɔɪt/

adj. 灵巧的,机敏的➕

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gendarme /ʒɑːnˈdɑːrm/

n. （法国）宪兵,警察➕

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resumed /rɪˈzuːmd/

v. 重新开始,恢复➕

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utter /ˈʌtər/

v. 说出,发出（声音）➕

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Beware /bɪˈwer/

v. 当心,小心➕

🔊 There, again, he considered that he had been robbed. Society, the State, by diminishing his hoard, had robbed him wholesale. Now it was the individual who was robbing him at retail.

在这里,他又一次认为自己被抢劫了。社会、国家,通过克扣他的积蓄,对他进行了大规模抢劫。现在,则是个人对他进行零售式的抢劫。

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diminishing /dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/

v. 减少,缩小➕

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wholesale /ˈhoʊlseɪl/

adv. 批发地,大规模地➕

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retail /ˈriːteɪl/

n. 零售➕

🔊 Liberation is not deliverance. One gets free from the galleys, but not from the sentence. That is what happened to him at Grasse. We have seen in what manner he was received at D--.

解放不等于获救。人能够离开苦役犯监狱,却无法摆脱判决。这就是他在格拉斯遭遇的情形。我们已经看到他在D城受到了怎样的接待。

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deliverance /dɪˈlɪvərəns/

n. 解救,释放➕

🔊 He was a stranger; he had come from afar; where should he sleep? He went to the inn; he was turned away. He went to the jail; the jailer would not admit him. He sought a dog's bed; the dog drove him away. At last he reached the bishop's house. He knocked; the door was opened. The bishop received him kindly.

他是个陌生人,来自远方。他该在哪里过夜？他去了客栈,被赶了出来。他去了监狱,狱卒不让他进去。他去找狗窝,狗把他赶走了。最后他来到主教家里。他敲了门,门开了。主教和善地接待了他。

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jailer /ˈdʒeɪlər/

n. 狱卒,看守➕

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bishop's /ˈbɪʃəps/

n. 主教的（所有格形式）➕

Book II. The Fall – Chapter nine: NEW TROUBLES (第九章:新的烦恼)

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