Chapter5-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER 5 In a few moments our poet found himself in a small room with a vaulted ceiling,very snug and very warm. The girl appeared to take no notice of him;she moved backward and forward,setting things to right,talking to her goat,and now and then pouting her lip.At length she sat down near the table,and Gringoire had a good opportunity to scrutinize her. He became more and more absorbed in his reverie."This,then," thought he,while his eye vaguely followed her motions,"is La Esmeralda!A celestial creature!-A streetdancer!I know not exactly how it has come to pass,but I am her husband." With this idea in his head and in his eyes he approached the girl with such ardent impetuousity that she drew back."What do you want with me?"Inquired she. "What!"replied Gringoire,warming more and more,and thinking that after all it was but a virtue of the Cour des Miracles that he had to do with;"Am I not thine,my sweet friend?Art thou not mine?"With these words he fondly threw his arm round her waist. The drapery of the Bohemian glided through his hands like the ·040· 第五章 过了一阵，我们的诗人就发现自己在 ①snug/snAg/a舒适的 一间很舒适温暖的、带着尖拱顶的房间里 了。 那少女看起来好像没有注意他，她走过 来走过去，把东西挪到合适的位置，或是 ②scrutinize'skrut(a)naIz/v.端 与小山羊说说话；还不时地鳜噘嘴。最后， 详，细看 她坐到桌子跟前了，甘果瓦有了仔细端详 她的好机会了。 他越来越沉迷于自己的幻想中。“难 ③celestial/sr'lestjal/a.天上的 道这就是拉·爱斯美拉达吗？一个天上的精 灵！一个大街上的舞蹈家！”他睡眼蒙胧地 望着她的一举一动，一边想着。“我不大 impetuousity /im'pet Juasiti/n. 清楚这是怎么回事，我成了她的丈夫！” 冲动 他心里和眼里装着这个念头，满怀热 情和冲动地走向那少女，这让她后退了些。 “你要对我做什么？”她问。 “什么！”甘果瓦答道，一想到他要做 的在这神迹区里都能被称作一项高尚行为， ⑤drapery /'dreipar/n.打褶子的 他变得越来越热情，“我不是属于你的？ 服装 可爱的人儿，你不是属于我的吗？”说着， ·041· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame skin of an eel.Bounding from one end of the cell to the other,she stooped,and raised herself again,with a little dagger in her hand “Pardon me,”replied Gringoirc,smiling.“but why did you take me for your husband?” "Ought I to have let you be hanged?" "Then,"rejoined the poet,somewhat disappointed in his amorous hopes,"you had no other intention in marrying me but to save me from the gallows?" "What other intention do you suppose I could have had?" "Then you will not have me for your husband?"said he. The damsel looked at him intently for a moment,and then replied,“No.” “For your lover?”asked Gringoire. She pouted her lip,and again replied,“No.” “For your friend?”continued Gringoire. She again fixed her eyes steadfastly⑤upon him.“Perhaps,”said she,after a moment's reflection. Gringoire nevertheless⑦proceeded..“And what should one be,” said he,"to please you?" “Aman.” “What am I,then?” "A man has a helmet on his head,a sword in his fist,and gold spurs at his heels.” “Do you love anyone??" She remained pensive for a moment,and then said with a peculiar kind of expression,"I shall soon know that." ·042· 巴黎圣母院 ①eel /i:l/n.鳗鱼，鳝鱼 他深情地用手搂住了她的腰。 ②dagger /'daega/n.匕首 那波希米亚姑娘的衣服像鳗鱼的皮一样 从甘果瓦的手里滑过。她从小屋的这一头 跳到另一头，她弯下腰，接着又挺直了，手 握一把匕首。 “请原谅，”甘果瓦微笑着说道，“那 ③amorous"em3r3s/a表示爱情 的 你为什么要我当你的丈夫呢？” “难道我让你去死吗？” “那么，”诗人补充道，他对爱情的希 望有些受挫了，“你同我结婚只是要把我 从绞刑架上救下来？” ④damsel'damzal/n年轻女人 “你想我还能有什么别的想法？” “那么你不愿我作你的丈夫了？”他说。 少女紧紧地盯了他一会，然后回答说： “不” “当你的情人呢？”甘果瓦问。 少女鳜了噘嘴唇道：“不愿意”。 steadfastly"stedfastl/ad.坚定 “做你的朋友呢？”甘果瓦继续问。 地，不变地 她依旧紧紧地盯着他，“也许。”她想 ⑥reflection /r'flekfan/n.沉思 ⑦nevertheless/neva0a'les/ad.仍 了一阵说。 然 甘果瓦继续盘问：“要怎样的一个人 才能让你喜欢呢？” “一个男子汉。” “那么我是个什么样的人呢？” ⑧helmet/helmit/n.头盔 “应该是头戴钢盔，手握宝剑，靴跟上 有金马刺的男子汉。” “你爱上什么人了吗？” ⑨pensive /pensiv/a.沉思的 她沉思了一阵，带着奇特的表情说： 俞peculiar /pr'kju:lja/a特殊的， 独特的 “我很快就会知道的。” ·043· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame "Why are you called La Esmeralda?"inquired the poet. “Ican'ttel.” She drew from her bosom a small oblong bag. "Perhaps it is on account of this,"said she. Gringoire extended his hand to lay hold of the bag,but she held back.“Don't touch it,”said she,“'tis an amulet②.You might do an injury to the charm,or the charm to you." The curiosity of the poet was more and more excited."Who gave you that'?”he asked. She laid her finger upon her lips and replaced the amulet in her bosom. Her lip exhibited the accustomed pout."I don't even know your name,”said she. "My name,if you wish to know it,is Pierre Gringoire." “I know a much finer,”said she.. “How unkind!”replied the poet..“Never mind;you shall not make me angry.You will,perhaps,love me when you are better acquainted with me;and you have related your history to me with such candour that I cannot withhold mine from you. "At six years old I was left an orphan with no other sole to my foot but the pavement of Paris... "I met with Dom Claude Frollo,the reverend Archdeacon of Notre-Dame,who took a liking to me,and to him I owe it that I am this day a learned man.In short,I am wholly at your service,damsel, my body and soul,my science and my learning,ready to live with you in any way you please,chastely⑦or jovially⑧，as husband and wife,.if you think proper,as brother and sister,if you like it better." ·044· 巴黎圣母院 “你为什么叫拉·爱斯美拉达？”诗人 问。 ①oblong /'pblon/a长椭圆形的 “我不知道。” 她从胸前取下一个长椭圆形的小荷包。 “也许它能解释。”她说。 甘果瓦伸手去拿那小荷包，但她把手缩 ②amulet'emjulrt/n.护身符 了回去。“别碰它。”她说，“这是一个护 身符，你会破坏它的魔力的，要不然，它就 会让你着魔的。” 诗人的好奇心越来越大了。“这是谁 给你的呀？”他问。 她把一根手指放在唇上，把护身符放 在胸前。 她又习惯性地噘了鳜嘴，“我连你的 名字都不知道。”她说。 “我的名字，如果你想知道，皮埃尔· 甘果瓦。” “我知道一个更好的名字。”她说。 ③acquaint/'kweint/.熟知 ④candour /kaenda/n坦率，正直 “多么残忍啊！”诗人回答道，“不要 ⑤withhold/wio'hauld/.,抑制 紧，你不会让我生气的。在你进一步了解 我以后，也许，你还会爱上我呢。你已经 如此坦诚地把你的身世告诉了我，我呢， 也不能向你隐瞒什么。 ⑥reverend /'revorand/a.可尊敬 的，可敬畏的 “在六岁时，我成了一个孤儿，脚底下 除了巴黎的石板路外什么也没有… “我遇到了巴黎圣母院可敬的克洛德· 弗罗洛神父，他喜欢我，我是依靠他才成 ⑦chastely /tJeistl/ad.纯正地 了今天这样一个博学的人。总之，我随时 ⑧jovially'd3 ouvjol/ad愉快地， 听你吩附，小姐，我的身体和灵魂、知识 高兴地 和学问都准备和你一道过你喜欢的生活， ·045· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Gringoire paused,waiting the effect of his address on his hearer. Her eyes were fixed on the ground. "Phocbus,"said she in an undertone,and then turning to the poet-“Phoebus,what does that mean?” “It is a Latin word,”said he,“and means the sun.” “The sun!”She exclaimed. “It is the name of a certain handsome archer②，who was a god,” added Gringoire. "A god!"repeated the Egyptian,and there was in her tone something pensive and impassioned 3. ·046· 巴黎圣母院【 是圣洁的或欢快的生活，如果你觉得可以， 咱们就做夫妻；如果你觉得做兄妹更合适， ①ndertone /'Andataun//n小声 咱们就做兄妹。” 甘果瓦停下来，等着他对他的听众的 表白所生的效果。她的眼睛盯着地上。 “弗比斯，”她低声说，随后转向诗 ②archer/a:tfa/n射手 人一“弗比斯是什么意思呀？” “这是个拉丁文，”他说，“意思是太 阳。” ③impassioned/m'paJnd/a狂热 “太阳”她惊呼道。 的，热烈的 “这是一位非常英俊的弓箭手的名字， 他是一个神。”甘果瓦补充说。 “一个神！”埃及姑娘重复着这词，语 调中带着若有所思和激动。 004。 ·047·