🔊 Some days after the scene of violent emotion which we have described, the news of the landing of Napoleon in France and of his triumphal march to Paris was confirmed in the prison of the Château d'If. Edmond heard this news in his dungeon; he had then been a prisoner for four years.

描述完那场激烈的情感风暴后没几天,拿破仑在法国登陆并凯旋进军巴黎的消息便在伊夫堡的监狱里得到了证实。爱德蒙在他的地牢里听到了这个消息；那时他已被囚禁了四年。

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violent /ˈvaɪələnt/

adj. 暴力的,猛烈的➕

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emotion /ɪˈməʊʃn/

n. 情感,情绪➕

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triumphal /traɪˈʌmfl/

adj. 凯旋的,庆祝胜利的➕

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dungeon /ˈdʌndʒən/

n. 地牢,土牢➕

🔊 What passed in his mind during these four years it would be impossible to describe. He had at first been sustained by that pride of conscious innocence which is the sequence to a hope of speedy justice; then he saw that his imprisonment might be prolonged indefinitely; then came despair, and with despair the conviction of his own innocence, and the resolution to revenge himself on his enemies. He had thought of suicide, but the idea was repugnant to him; he had thought of flight, but it seemed impossible.

这四年间他心中所思所想,实在难以言表。起初,他凭着一份清白的傲气支撑着,那是源于对公正速判的期盼；然而,眼见监禁之日遥遥无期,绝望便悄然降临。伴随绝望而来的,是对自身清白的确信,以及向仇敌复仇的决心。他曾想过自杀,但此念令他厌恶；他也曾谋划越狱,却又似乎无从下手。

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innocence /ˈɪnəsns/

n. 清白,无罪；天真➕

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indefinitely /ɪnˈdefɪnətli/

adv. 无限期地➕

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despair /dɪˈspeə(r)/

n. 绝望➕

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repugnant /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/

adj. 令人厌恶的,讨厌的➕

🔊 At the end of four years, he heard for the first time a sound that attracted his attention; it was a slight scratching, as if made by some instrument, on the wall opposite to that against which he was leaning. Edmond listened; the sound continued at intervals. He rose and groped about his dungeon, seeking to discover whence it proceeded. After some time, he found that the sound came from the direction of the wall which separated his dungeon from the next. He placed his ear against the wall, and distinctly heard the sound of a tool scraping against the stone.

四年之后,他终于第一次听到一个引起他注意的声音；那是一种轻微的刮擦声,仿佛某种工具在对面墙上划动,而他正倚靠在那堵墙上。爱德蒙侧耳倾听；那声音断断续续地持续着。他站起身,在地牢中摸索着,试图找出声音的来源。过了一段时间,他发现声音来自隔开他与邻室的那堵墙。他将耳朵贴在墙上,清晰地听到工具刮擦石头的声响。

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scratching /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/

n./adj. 刮擦（声）的➕

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groped /ɡrəʊpt/

v. (过去式). 摸索,探索➕

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whence /wens/

adv. 从何处,从哪里➕

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distinctly /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

adv. 清楚地,明显地➕

🔊 "It must be a prisoner attempting to escape," thought Dantès. And hope, that divine sentiment, revived in his heart. He determined to assist the worker, if worker there was. He moved his bed, and with a fragment of his jug, which he had broken, he began to scrape the wall at the same spot from whence the sound proceeded. After two hours of labor, he had succeeded in removing a piece of plaster, and exposed a stone. The sound on the other side had ceased; he waited, but it was not resumed. The next day, at the same hour, he again heard the sound, and recommenced his work. After another period of labor, he had loosened the stone, so that it could be moved.

“准是哪个囚犯想越狱,”唐泰斯思忖道。希望--那神圣的情感--在他心中复苏了。他决定要协助这位劳动者,如果确实有人在工作的话。他挪开床铺,用他打破的水壶碎片,开始在声音传来的同一位置刮擦墙壁。经过两小时的劳作,他成功剥落了一块灰泥,露出底下的石头。另一边的声音却停止了；他等待着,但那声音再未响起。第二天,同一时刻,他又听到了声音,于是重新开始工作。又劳作了一段时间后,他松动了那块石头,使得它可以移动。

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sentiment /ˈsentɪmənt/

n. 感情,情绪；观点➕

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revived /rɪˈvaɪvd/

v. (过去式). 复苏,恢复➕

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fragment /ˈfræɡmənt/

n. 碎片,片段➕

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plaster /ˈplɑːstə(r)/

n. 灰泥,石膏➕

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loosened /ˈluːsnd/

v. (过去分词). 使变松,松开➕

🔊 He then heard a voice from the other side, which said in a low tone, "Who is there?" Edmond's heart beat violently; he hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "A friend." "What is your name?" asked the voice. "Edmond Dantès," replied the prisoner. "You are a prisoner?" inquired the voice. "Yes; and you?" "I am the Abbé Faria," said the voice. "I have been imprisoned here for eleven years." Thus began the acquaintance between Dantès and the Abbé Faria, which was to have such an influence on the future life of the former.

随后,他听到墙的另一边传来一个声音,低声问道:“谁在那儿？” 爱德蒙的心怦怦直跳；他迟疑了片刻,然后答道:“一个朋友。”“你叫什么名字？”那声音问道。“爱德蒙·唐泰斯,”囚犯回答。“你也是囚犯吗？”声音询问。“是的；你呢？”“我是法利亚神父,”声音说,“我被关在这里已经十一年了。”就这样,唐泰斯与法利亚神父相识了,这段相识将对前者未来的生活产生深远影响。

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acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/

n. 相识,了解；熟人➕

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influence /ˈɪnfluəns/

n. 影响,作用➕

Chapter fourteen: The Two Prisoners (第十四章:两个囚犯)

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