🔊 I have paid a visit to the Heights, but I have not seen her since she left: Joseph held the door in his hand when I called to ask after her, and wouldn't let me pass. He said Mrs. Linton was "thrang," and the master was not in. Zillah has told me something of the way they go on, otherwise I should hardly know who was dead and who living.

我去过山庄, 但自她离开后便再未见到她:我去探问时,约瑟夫把着门,不让我进去。他说林顿太太“不得空”,主人也不在家。若不是齐拉告诉我些许他们的近况,我简直无从得知谁已作古,谁尚在世。

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thrang /θræŋ/

adj. （方言）忙碌的,脱不开身的➕

🔊 She says Catherine is very haughty, and does not condescend to notice any of the servants except Joseph, with whom she sometimes holds long conversations. She sits in her room most of the time, reading, or looking out of the window. Heathcliff has forbidden any communication between her and Hareton, though the latter has several times attempted to make peace. He is not allowed to speak to her, and if he tries, she is ordered to leave the room.

她说凯瑟琳心高气傲,除了约瑟夫,对哪个仆人都懒得屈尊理会,有时倒会同他长谈。她多半时间待在房里,读书,或是凝望窗外。希斯克利夫禁止她和哈里顿有任何往来,尽管后者几番试图求和。他不许哈里顿同她说话,哈里顿若尝试,她就得奉命离开房间。

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haughty /ˈhɔːti/

adj. 傲慢的,目中无人的➕

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condescend /ˌkɒndɪˈsend/

v. 屈尊；俯就➕

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forbidden /fəˈbɪdn/

v. （forbid的过去分词）禁止,不许➕

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latter /ˈlætə(r)/

adj. （两者中）后者的➕

🔊 Heathcliff himself is more reserved than ever. He eats alone, and spends his nights out of doors. He looks ill, and his countenance has a wild, lost expression. Zillah says he often talks to himself, and she has heard him call out Catherine's name in his sleep.

希斯克利夫本人比以往更加阴郁孤僻。他独自用餐,整夜在户外游荡。他气色很差,面容带着一种狂乱迷离的神情。齐拉说他常常自言自语,还听见他在睡梦中呼喊凯瑟琳的名字。

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reserved /rɪˈzɜːvd/

adj. 矜持的；寡言的➕

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countenance /ˈkaʊntənəns/

n. 面容,表情➕

🔊 One evening, I met him near the Grange. He stopped and stared at me, but did not speak. I ventured to ask after his health. He answered, "As well as can be expected," and then walked on.

一天傍晚,我在画眉田庄附近遇见他。他停下来瞪着我,却一言不发。我鼓起勇气问候他身体如何。他答道:“还能指望怎样。”说罢便继续前行。

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ventured /ˈventʃəd/

v. （venture的过去式）冒险；敢于➕

🔊 I have little doubt that his mind is disordered. His treatment of young Catherine is inexplicable, except as an act of vengeance on the dead and the living. He seems to take a pleasure in seeing her unhappy, and in keeping her a prisoner in her own home.

我毫不怀疑他心智已然失常。他对待小凯瑟琳的方式,除了视作对死者与生者的泄愤之举,实在匪夷所思。他似乎以目睹她的不幸为乐,乐于将她囚禁在她自己的家中。

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disordered /dɪsˈɔːdəd/

adj. 混乱的；失调的➕

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inexplicable /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl/

adj. 无法解释的,费解的➕

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vengeance /ˈvendʒəns/

n. 复仇,报仇➕

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prisoner /ˈprɪznə(r)/

n. 囚犯；受困者➕

🔊 As for Hareton, he is as rough and uncouth as ever, but there are moments when I think I see a gleam of intelligence in his eyes, especially when he looks at Catherine. But he is too much under Heathcliff's thumb to show any independence.

至于哈里顿, 他仍是那般粗野如故,但有时我似乎能从他眼中窥见一丝灵光乍现,尤其是当他望向凯瑟琳的时候。然而他太受制于希斯克利夫, 唯命是从,不敢显露半点主见。

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uncouth /ʌnˈkuːθ/

adj. 粗鲁的；笨拙的；不雅的➕

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gleam /ɡliːm/

n. 微光；闪现➕

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intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/

n. 智力；情报➕

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thumb /θʌm/

n. 拇指➕

🔊 Thus things go on, and I fear there will be no change for the better. The shadow of the past hangs heavily over Wuthering Heights, and all its inhabitants are suffering under it.

事情便如此继续下去,我恐怕也难有转机。往昔的阴霾沉沉笼罩着呼啸山庄, 其中的所有住客都在这愁云惨雾下饱受煎熬。

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inhabitants /ɪnˈhæbɪtənts/

n. 居民,住户➕

Chapter Thirty (第三十章)

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