Chapter4-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER 4 Gringoire,stunned by his fall,was extended on the pavement before the good Virgin at the corner of the street.By degrees he came to himself. Presently he has surrounded by halt and lame and blind,by one- armed and one-eyes,and lepess with hideous sores.Some issuing from house,others from adjoining,courts,cellars,howling2,yelping 3 hobbling,rushing,toward the light,bedraggled with mire4 like snails after a shower. "Onde vas hombre5?"cried the cripple upon crutches,throwing them down.At the same moment the other cripple,standing bolt uptight upon his feet,clapped his heavy bowl cased with iron upon Gringoire's head,by way of cap,and the blind man stared him in the face with flaming eyes. “Where am I?”cried the affrighted poet.. “in the Cour des Miracles⑦，”replied a fourth spectre,who had joined them. “Miracles,upon my soul!”rejoined Gringoire,“For here are blind ·032· 第四 章 被加西莫多摔昏过去的甘果瓦，躺在 街角圣母像的跟前。他慢慢地恢复了知觉。 他现在被瘸子、瞎子、跛子、独臂人、 独眼人和有着令人恶心的伤口的麻风病人 ①adjoining/'d3omnin/a.雕邻的 围住了，一些来自房舍里，另一些人来自 2 howling /haoltg/a咆哮的 3 yelp /jelp/.叫喊 附近的小巷和地窖里。他们号着，吼着， ④mire/mata/n.泥沼，泥泞 5 Onde vas hombre？(法语)人到 喊着，一瘸一拐或快步走向灯光，满身泥 哪里去啦？ 污，像雨后的蜗牛。 @crutch /krAtf/n.拐杖 “人跑到哪去啦？”那个跛子一边丢了 拐杖，一边喊道。同时，另一个跛子也突 然把脚站直了，把他那沉重的、有铁皮包 边的饭钵扣在甘果瓦的头上，瞎子则用他 Cour des Miracles(法语神迹 区，指这些吉卜赛人装成瞎子跛 亮晶晶的眼睛盯着他的脸。 子等残疾人，回到该区后就完全 成了正常人，好像是有奇迹 “我这是在哪儿呀？”吓坏了的诗人问。 样。这里是讽刺语。 8 spectre /spektar/n.幽灵，鬼 “在神迹区。”与那三人一伙的第四个 幽灵回答道。 ·033· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame who see,and lame who run." A sinister laugh was their only answer. The poor poet cast his eyes round him.He was actually in that dreaded Cour des Miracles,into which no honest man had ever penetrated at such an hour,a magic circle. At this moment a distinct shout arose from amid the buzzing crowd by which he was surrounded:"Lead him to the King!Lead him to the King!" "To the King!To the King!"Repeated every voice. The Cour des Miracles was in fact nothing but a tavern2,but a tavern for ruffians,quite as much stained with blood as with wine. “What varlet④have we here?”asked the King.Gringoire shuddered.This voice,though it now had a tone of menace,reminded him of another which had that very morning given the first blow to his mystery,by drawling out amid the audience,"Charity.If you please!" He raised his eyes.It was Clopin Trouillefou himself. "My name is Pierre Gringoire;I am the poet,whose morality was represented this morning in the great hall of the Palace." Clopin interrupted 5 him,"I verily believe thou thinkest to bamboozle us with thy palaver.As thou must be hanged,make no more ado." “Pardon me,.most illustrious⑦King of Thunes,.”replied Gringoire,disputing the ground inch by inch:"is it worth while-only one moment-you will not condemn me unheard-" His voice was absolutely drowned by the uproar which prevailed around him. ·034· 巴黎圣母院 “神迹区！真是的”甘果瓦答道。“我 在这看见了睁眼的瞎子、跑步的跛子。” 他们用可怕的笑声回答他。 可怜的诗人向四周看去，他的确是在 可怕的神迹区里，诚实的人在这种时候是 不敢进来的，这是个魔法圈子。 ①buzzing /bAZI0/a喘崂响的 正在这时，在包围他的乱哄哄的人群 中发出了一声清楚的呼喊：“带他见大王 去！带他见大王去” “去见大王！”所有的声音重复着喊。 tavern /taevan/.酒店，客栈 神迹区其实只不过是一个酒店而已， ruffian /'rAfjan/m恶棍 但是，它却是一个恶棍们的酒店，里面染 满了血和酒。 ④varlet/'va:lit/n.无赖 “这家伙是什么人？”大王问道。甘果 瓦吓得发抖了。尽管此刻这声音带着点威 吓的意味，却还是使他想起了今天中午给 他的神秘剧头一个打击的那个人的声音， 当时那人在观众中喊叫：“请行行好吧！” 甘果瓦抬头一看，此人正是克洛宾·图意弗 本人。 分interrupt/,inta'rApt/r.打断 “我叫甘果瓦，我是那个诗人，今天早 6bamboozle /baem'bu:zal/ 上在司法宫大厅里上演的神秘剧就是我写 骗，隐蹒 的。” 克洛宾打断了他。“我相信你是在用空 ⑦illustrious/'lAstr13s/a著名的 谈来糊弄我们。不用再喝唆，我们必须绞死 dispute/dis'pju:t/r.争论 你。” “请饶了我，高贵的土恩国大王。”甘 condemn/kn'dem/.判刑，处 刑 果瓦回答道，一步一步地争夺阵地，“这 0 prevail/p'veil.盛行 不值得一稍等一会儿…你不能没听我 说就给我定罪一” ·035· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Clopin stepped up to him,put the rope about his neck,and, patting him on the shoulder,“Farewell,my friend!”said he..“Thou canst not escape now,even with the devil's luck and thine own." The word "Mercy!"died away on the lips of Gringoire.He glanced round him,but there was no hope:they were all laughing. Gringoire shuddered. "Are ye there?"said Clopin Trouillefou to the three ruffians,ready to rush upon the unfortunate poet. He stopped short,as if a sudden thought had occurred to him. “Wait a moment!!”said he,“I forgot..It is customary with us not to hang a balde till the women have been asked whether any of them will have him.Comrade,this is the last chance." Gringoire breathed once more.It was the second time that he had come to life within the last halfhour.He durst not,therefore,place much reliance upon this reprieve3. Clopin again mounted his hogshead."This way,gentlefolks!"cried he."Is there any strumpet5 among you,who will have this knave? Come forward and see!A hushand for nothing!Who wants one?" Gringoire,in this wretched plight,looked far from tempting.The female mumpers showed no eagerness to accept the offer.The unhappy man heard them answer one after another,"No,no,hang him,and that will be a pleasure for us all." “Comrade,”said Clopin,“thou art unlucky.”Then,standing up on his hogshead,"Will nobody bid ?cried he,imitating the manner of an auctioneer,"Will nobody bid?Once,twice,three times!"and ·036· 巴黎圣母院 他的声音被周围的喧哗声给淹没了。 ①farewell/fe'wel/m.再会，别 克洛宾走到他跟前，把绳子套在他的 脖子上，拍着他的肩膀说，“永别了，朋 友！”他说，“你即使跟魔鬼一样走运，现 在也逃不了啦！” 甘果瓦嘴里轻轻叫了声：“饶命！”他 拾头看了看四周，看得出，已经毫无希望 了：人们都在笑。 甘果瓦发抖了。 “你们准备好了吗？”克洛宾·图意弗问 那三个准备扑向不幸的诗人的凶汉。 但是他忽然停了下来，好像想起了什 么。“等一等！”他说，“我忘了…依惯 例，在我们没问是否有哪个女人肯要他之 前，是不能绞死一个男人的。伙计，这是 你最后一次机会了。” ②durst /d:st/[古]dare的过去 甘果瓦又振作起来，在这半个小时里， 式 ③reprieve/r'pri:v/n.缓刑 他第二次重生的机会到了。他有些不敢把 ④hogshead /hogzhed/n.大捅 他的希望寄托于这次缓刑上。 5 strumpet/'strAmpit/n.妓女 克洛宾又爬上了他的大桶。“这边， 女士们！”他大叫道，“你们中有哪个婊子 要这个混蛋吗？过来看一看！一个不要钱 的丈夫？谁想要一个？” plight/plart/n.境况，情形 处于这种悲惨境地，甘果瓦看起来一 ⑦mumper/mAmpa/L.假乞丐 点吸引力都没有。女乞丐们对接受这个提 议都没有丝毫热情，可怜的人听见她们一 个个回答道：“不要他！不要他！把他绞 死，让大家开开心吧” “伙计，”克洛宾说，“你可真倒霉啊” 8bidb1d/.投标 随后在大桶上站了起来，“没有人要了 ⑨auctioneer/b:k∫bnla/n拍卖商 吗？”他模仿拍卖商的口气喊道，“没有人 ·037· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame then,turning to the gallows,with a nod of the head,"Gone!" At that moment cries of "La Esmeralda!La Esmeralda!"arose among the Vagabonds,Gringoire shuddered and turned the way from which the clamour proceeded.The crowd opened and made way for a bright and dazzling figure.It was the gipsy-girl. With light step she approached the sufferer.Her pretty Djali followed at her heels.Gringoire was more dead than alive.She eyed him for a moment in silence. "Are you going to hang this man?"Said she gravely to Clopin. “Yes,sister,”replied the King of Thunes,“unless thou wilt take him for thy husband.” “I will take him,”said she.. The Duke of Egypt,without uttering a word,brought an earthenware2 jug.The gipsy-girl handed it to Gringoire."Drop it on the ground,"said she to him.The jug broke into four pieces. "Brother,"said the Duke of Egypt,placing a hand upon the head of each,"she is thy wife.Sister,he is thy husband.For four years. G0.” ·038· 巴黎圣母院 ①gallows/galooz/n.绞刑架 要了吗？一遍、两遍、三遍！”接着，他转 向绞刑架，点点头说：“绞" “拉·爱斯美拉达！拉·爱斯美拉达”流 浪圈的人这时喊道。甘果瓦抖了一下，把 头转向那个欢呼声的方向。人群散开来， 给一位鲜亮迷人的人物让路。她就是那吉 卜赛姑娘。 她用轻快的脚步向犯人走来。她那只 机灵的雅里跟着她。甘果瓦已经半死不活 了，她默默地端详了他一会。 “你们要绞死这个人吗？”她严肃地问 克洛宾。 “是呀，妹妹，”克洛宾说道，“除非 你要他做丈夫。” 2 earthenware /'3:0onwe a/n. 器 “我要他。”她说。 埃及公爵一句话也没有说，他抱来一个 陶罐。吉卜赛姑娘把它递给甘果瓦。“把这 陶罐摔在地上！”她对甘果瓦说。瓦罐在地 上碎成四块。 “兄弟，”埃及公爵把双手分别放在他 们头上，“她是你的妻子。妹妹，他是你 的丈夫。期限四年，走吧。” ·039·