🔊 "Continue," said the Count of Monte Cristo.

“继续说吧,” 基督山伯爵说道。

🔊 "I will, your excellency," replied Bertuccio. "In the meantime, the storm passed away; the moon shone out, and by its light I could see a man coming from the direction of the house."

“遵命,阁下,” 贝尔图乔回答道。“此时,风暴已过；月光洒落,借着月光,我看见一个人从房子的方向走来。”

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In the meantime /ɪn ðə ˈmiːntaɪm/

phrase. 在此期间,同时➕

🔊 "He was wrapped in a cloak, and carried a lantern in his hand. I recognized him as M. de Villefort."

“他披着斗篷,手里提着一盏灯笼。我认出他是维尔福先生。”

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cloak /kləʊk/

n. 斗篷,披风；遮盖物➕

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lantern /ˈlæntən/

n. 灯笼,提灯➕

🔊 "I waited until he was within a few paces of me, and then I rushed upon him, and plunged my knife into his breast."

“我等他走到离我只有几步远的地方,然后猛扑上去,将刀子刺入他的胸膛。”

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plunged /plʌndʒd/

v. 猛插；投入；使陷入➕

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breast /brest/

n. 胸部；乳房；心情➕

🔊 "He uttered a cry and fell; I thought he was dead, and fled without taking the lantern."

“他惨叫一声倒下；我以为他死了,便仓皇逃窜,连灯笼都没拿。”

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uttered /ˈʌtəd/

v. 发出（声音）；说,讲➕

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fled /fled/

v. 逃跑,逃走➕

🔊 "But I had not gone far when I heard a noise behind me; I turned round and saw that he had risen, and was struggling to regain the house."

“但我没跑多远,就听到身后有声响；我转身一看,只见他站了起来,正挣扎着要回屋去。”

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regain /rɪˈɡeɪn/

v. 重新获得；恢复➕

🔊 "I was terrified, and ran to the border of the road, hid myself behind a tree, and saw him re-enter the house."

“我惊恐万分,跑到路边,躲在一棵树后,看着他重新进了屋子。”

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terrified /ˈterəfaɪd/

adj. 吓坏了的,感到恐惧的➕

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re-enter /ˌriː ˈentə/

v. 重新进入➕

🔊 "I then made my escape, but I knew that I had not killed him, and that he would denounce me."

“随后我便逃之夭夭,但我知道自己没有杀死他,他一定会告发我。”

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denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/

v. 谴责；揭发；告发➕

🔊 "The next day I heard that he was only wounded, and that he had related the attack to the police, but had not recognized me."

“第二天我听说他只是受了伤,并且向警方讲述了这次袭击,但没认出我来。”

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wounded /ˈwuːndɪd/

adj. 受伤的➕

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related /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

v. 叙述；讲述；使联系➕

🔊 "I was saved for the time, but I lived in constant fear of discovery."

“我暂时得救了,但终日活在怕被发现的恐惧之中。”

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constant /ˈkɒnstənt/

adj. 持续的；不变的；恒定的➕

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discovery /dɪˈskʌvəri/

n. 发现；被发现的事物➕

🔊 "This, your excellency, is the story of how I attempted to kill M. de Villefort."

“阁下,这就是我企图刺杀维尔福先生的经过。”

🔊 Monte Cristo listened with profound attention, and when Bertuccio had finished, he said, "And you call this the story of a gardener getting rid of the dormice? It seems to me more like a tragedy."

基督山聚精会神地听着,等贝尔图乔讲完,他说道:“你就把这叫做园丁除鼠的故事？在我看来,这更像一出悲剧。”

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profound /prəˈfaʊnd/

adj. 深刻的；深远的；渊博的➕

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tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi/

n. 悲剧；惨事；灾难➕

🔊 "Yes, your excellency," replied Bertuccio; "but to me it was a simple act of vengeance, and I compared myself to a gardener who destroys the vermin that eat his peaches."

“是的,阁下,” 贝尔图乔答道；“但对我来说,这只是简单的复仇行为,我把自己比作一个除掉偷吃桃子的害虫的园丁。”

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vengeance /ˈvendʒəns/

n. 复仇,报仇➕

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vermin /ˈvɜːmɪn/

n. 害虫；害兽；害鸟；歹徒➕

🔊 "Well," said the Count, "you have narrated your history; now let us return to the present."

“好吧,”伯爵说道,“你已经讲述了自己的过去；现在让我们回到当下吧。”

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narrated /nəˈreɪtɪd/

v. 叙述；讲述➕

Chapter sixty-one: How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice that Eat His Peaches (第六十一章:园丁如何清除偷食桃子的睡鼠)

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