🔊 He went towards the portrait, and with a sudden gesture seized it. Then he looked round for something to destroy it with. He caught sight of the knife that had stabbed Basil Hallward. He had cleaned it many times, till there was no stain left upon it. It was bright, and glistened. As it had killed the painter, so it would kill the painter's work, and all that that meant. It would kill the past, and when that was dead, he would be free. It would kill this monstrous soul-life, and without its hideous warnings, he would be at peace. He seized the knife, and stabbed the picture with it.

他朝肖像走去,猛地一下将它攫住。接着四下环顾,想找个什么东西来毁了它。他看见了那把刺死了巴兹尔·霍尔沃德的刀。他擦拭过多次,刀刃上已了无污痕。它亮闪闪的,泛着寒光。既然它曾杀死画家,那就让它也杀死画家的作品,杀死这幅画所意味的一切。它将了结过去,一旦过去死去,他就自由了。它将斩断这狰狞的灵命,没有了它那可怖的警诫,他便能获得安宁。他一把抓起刀,朝那画像捅去。

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glistened /ˈɡlɪsənd/

v. 闪闪发光,闪烁➕

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monstrous /ˈmɒnstrəs/

adj. 怪异的,巨大的；极其丑恶的➕

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hideous /ˈhɪdiəs/

adj. 极其丑陋的,可怕的➕

🔊 There was a cry heard, and a crash. The cry was so horrible in its agony that the frightened servants woke and crept out of their rooms. Two gentlemen, who were passing in the square below, stopped and looked up at the great house. They walked on till they met a policeman, and brought him back. The man rang the bell several times, but there was no answer. Except for a light in one of the top windows, the house was all dark. After a time, he went away and stood in the portico of the next house and watched.

一声尖叫传来,接着是撞击的巨响。那叫声痛苦至极,骇人听闻,惊醒了吓坏的仆人们,他们惊恐地溜出房间。两位绅士正从下面的广场经过,停下脚步,抬头望向那座大宅。他们继续前行,直到遇见一名警察,便带他回来。那人按了几次门铃,但无人应答。除了顶楼一扇窗户透出灯光,整栋房子一片漆黑。片刻之后,他走开,站在隔壁房子的门廊下观望。

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agony /ˈæɡəni/

n. （身心的）极度痛苦➕

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portico /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/

n. （有圆柱的）门廊,柱廊➕

🔊 'Whose house is that?' asked the elder of the two gentlemen. 'Mr. Dorian Gray's, sir,' answered the policeman. They looked at each other, as they walked away, and sneered. One of them was Sir Henry Ashton's uncle.

“那是谁的房子？”年长的那位绅士问道。“是道林·格雷先生的,先生。”警察回答。他们走开时,相互对视,冷笑了一声。其中一人是亨利·阿什顿爵士的叔叔。

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sneered /snɪəd/

v. 讥笑,冷笑➕

🔊 Inside, in the servants' part of the house, the half-clad domestics were talking in low whispers to each other. Old Mrs. Leaf was crying and wringing her hands. Francis was as pale as death.

屋内,在仆人们居住的区域,衣衫不整的仆人们正低声交谈。老叶太太哭泣着,绞着双手。弗朗西斯面色死白。

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half-clad /ˌhɑːf ˈklæd/

adj. 衣衫不整的,半裸的➕

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domestics /dəˈmestɪks/

n. 家仆,佣人（复数形式）➕

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wringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

v. （因痛苦而）扭绞（双手）➕

🔊 After about a quarter of an hour, he got the coachman and one of the footmen and crept upstairs. They knocked, but there was no reply. They called out. Everything was still. Finally, after vainly trying to force the door, they got on the roof and dropped down on to the balcony. The windows yielded easily; their bolts were old.

大约一刻钟后,他找来马车夫和一个男仆,蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。他们敲门,但无人应答。他们呼喊。一切寂静无声。最后,试图强行破门未果后,他们爬上屋顶,跳落到阳台上。窗户轻易就被打开；插销早已朽坏。

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vainly /ˈveɪnli/

adv. 徒劳地,白费力气地➕

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yielded /ˈjiːldɪd/

v. 让步,屈服；被推开（或打开）➕

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bolts /bəʊlts/

n. 门闩,插销（复数形式）➕

🔊 When they entered, they found hanging upon the wall a splendid portrait of their master as they had last seen him, in all the wonder of his exquisite youth and beauty. Lying on the floor was a dead man, in evening dress, with a knife in his heart. He was withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage. It was not until they had examined the rings that they recognized who it was.

进去之后,他们发现墙上挂着主人一幅光彩照人的肖像,同他们最后一次见到他时一样,凝聚着令人惊叹的、精致的青春与美。地板上则躺着一个死人,身着晚礼服,心口插着一把刀。他形容枯槁,满脸皱纹,面目可憎。直到他们查看了他手上的戒指,才认出此人是谁。

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exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/

adj. 精致的,精美的；敏锐的➕

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withered /ˈwɪðəd/

adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的；衰弱的➕

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wrinkled /ˈrɪŋkəld/

adj. 有皱纹的,起皱的➕

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loathsome /ˈləʊðsəm/

adj. 可憎的,令人恶心的➕

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visage /ˈvɪzɪdʒ/

n. 脸,面容（尤指表情）➕

Chapter nineteen (第十九章)

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