Chapter10-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER 10 Several weeks had elapsed It was now the beginning of March. In a rich armchair of crimson velvet2,sat the Dame de Gondelaurier. By her side stood a young man,of a bold but somewhat vain and swaggering look-one of those handsome fellows to whom all the women take a liking,though the grave man and the physiognomist 3 shrug their shoulders at them. Now and then the old lady spoke to him in a very low tone,and he answered as well as he could,with a sort of awkwardness and forced politeness.It was easy to see that he was an accepted lover,and that a match was on foot and would no doubt be speedily concluded between the young officer and Fleur-de-Lys.It was easy too to see from his coldness and embarrassment that,on his side at least,it was anything but a love-match. At this moment Berangere de Champchewier,a little girl of seven years,cried:"Oh!Look,Godmother Fleur-de-Lys!Look at that pretty dancer dancing on the pavement and playing on the tambourine among the people down yonder!" "Let's see!Let's see!"cried her lively companions,running to the ·110· 第十章 ①clapse /'laeps/r.逝去，过去 转眼又是几星期过去了。现在已经是 ②velvet /velvit/n.天鹅蛾 三月初了。 在一张铺着红丝绒的豪华扶手椅上， 坐着德·费德洛里耶夫人。在她旁边站着一 个神情骄傲轻浮、自负的青年—那种女 physiognomist /,fiz'ngnamist/ n.相面师 人们一见倾心、而严肃的男人和相面师见 ④shg小rwg,耸肩 了则会耸肩的美男子之一。 老太太不时地用极小的声音跟他讲几 句话，他也尽量礼貌地回答她，但是不免 笨拙和勉强。不难看出，这青年是已被接 受的恋人，而且喜期临近，这当然是在青 年军官与季勒尔·德·丽丝之间。但从军官 的冷淡与尴尬来看，至少就他而言，这是 场与爱情无关的游戏。 这时，七岁的小天使一般的姑娘贝朗 热·德·香舍弗里埃喊道：“哦！季勒尔· 德·丽丝教母，过来看啦！瞧，有个美丽的 姑娘在石板路上打着鼓跳舞，围着一大堆 5 yonder /jonda/al那边的，远 人在看呢！” 处的 “去看看！去看看”她的几位活泼的女伴 ·111 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame front of the balcony,while Fleur-de-Lys,thinking of the coldness of her lover,slowly followed. "Did you not tell us,cousin,of a little Bohemian whom you rescued one night,about two months ago,from the hands of a dozen robbers?” “I think I did,cousin,”replied the Captain. “I should not wonder,”she resumed,“if it was the Bohemian dancing yonder in the Parvis.Come and see whether you know her, Cousin Phoebus.” "Look,"said Fleur-de-Lys,softly grasping the Captain's arm- "Look at yon girl dancing in that circle.Is she your Bohemian?" Phocbus looked..“Yes,"said he,"“I know her by her goat..” "Godmother,"Berangere said,having all at once raised her bright eyes,which were in constant motion,to the top of the towers of Notre- Dame,"who is that man in black up yonder?" All the young ladies looked up.A man was indeed lolling upon his elbows on the topmost balustrade2 of the northern tower,overlooking the Greve.It was a priest,as might be known by his dress,which was clearly distinguishable,and his head was supported by both his hands. He was motionless as a statue.His eye was fixed on the Place as intently as that of a hawk on a starling's nest which it has discovered. "'Tis the Archdeacon of Josas,"said Fleur-de-Lys. "How he looks at the dancing-girl!"exclaimed Diane de Christeuil. "'Tis a pity that man looks at her so,"added Amelotte de Montmichel,"for she dances delightfully." ·112· 巴黎圣母院 ①balcony /baelkant/n.阳台 们嚷道，全跑到阳台前去了。而季勒尔·德· 丽丝想着恋人的冷淡，慢吞吞地跟在后面。 “表哥，你不是告诉我们，两个月前 某晚巡夜时，你从一伙强盗中救了一位波 希米亚小姑娘吗？” “是的，表妹。”队长回答道 “我猜，”她说，“也许就是这个正在 巴尔维广场上跳舞的波希米亚姑娘吧！过 来看看你认识她不，弗比斯表哥。” “看啊，”季勒尔·德·丽丝温柔地扶着 队长的胳膊说，“看那边人群里跳舞的那 个小姑娘，她就是你救的那个波希米亚姑 娘吗？” “是的，”弗比斯看了看说，“我看见 她的羊就认出她了。” “教母，”贝朗热明亮的眼睛不停地转 动着，忽然抬头看见圣母院的塔顶说： “上面穿黑衣服的那男人是谁啊？” 所有的年轻姑娘都抬头望去。果然， ②balustrade/belb'streid/n.栏 在那面朝格雷沃广场的北钟楼的最顶层， 杆 一个男人双肘放在栏杆上，手撑头站在那 里。那是个神父，这从他的衣着上就能够 看出来，因为他的衣服很扎眼。他用双手 撑着头，一动不动，像一个雕塑一样。他 的眼睛死死地盯着广场，就像一只老鹰在 盯着它刚刚发现的椋鸟的巢一般。 “若扎斯的副主教。”季勒尔·德·丽丝说。 “瞧他是怎样盯着那跳舞的姑娘的！” 狄安娜·德·克利斯丹伊说。 “真遗憾他那样看她，”阿梅洛特·德蒙 米歇补充道，“她的舞跳得是那么好！” ·113· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame “Good Cousin Phoebus,”abruptly cried Fleur-de-Lys,“since you know this Bohemian,just call her up.It will amuse us." “Where is the use of it'?”rejoined Phocbus.“She has no doubt forgotten me,and I know not even her name.However,as you wish it,ladies,I will try."Leaning over the balustrade of the balcony,he called out,“Child" The dancer had paused for a moment.She turned her head in the direction from which the voice proceeded;her sparkling eye fell upon Phoebus,and she stood motionless. Berangere clapped her hands. Meanwhile the dancer stood motionless at the door of the room. Her appearance had produced a singular effect upon the party of young ladies.Her beauty was so surpassing that at the moment when she appeared at the entrance of the room,she seemed to shed over it a sort of light peculiar to herself.Each felt wounded,as it were,in her beauty. The reception of the Bohemian was of course marvellously cold. The Captain was the first to break silence."A charming creature, by my fay21"cried he. “My pretty girl,”said Phoebus,taking a few steps toward her,“T know not whether you recollect 3 me-" "Oh,yes!"said she,interrupting him,with a smile and look of inexpressible kindness. "He is only talking to that creature in her own language,said Fleur-de-Lys. “But very uncouthly④dressed,”said Diane de Christeuil,smiling to show her beautiful teeth. ·114· 巴黎圣母院 ①abruptly/'brAptl/ad.突然地 “好表哥弗比斯，”季勒尔·德·丽丝突 然嚷道，“既然你认识这个波希米亚姑娘， 那就叫她上来吧。那会让我们开心的。” “这有何用呢？”弗比斯回答说，“她 可能早把我忘了，我也不知道她的名字， 但既然你们愿意，女士们，我就叫她上 来。”他说着就从阳台栏杆上探出身子喊： “小孩” 跳舞的姑娘停了一下，听见人喊就 着喊声的方向把头转过来了。她亮晶晶的 眼光落在弗比斯身上，就站着不动了。 贝朗热拍起手来。 这时，那个跳舞姑娘立在门槛边，一 动不动。她的出现对姑娘们产生了奇特的 影响。她是如此之美，以至于当她出现在 门口时，她仿佛发出了唯独她才有的一片 光芒。每个人都觉得好像在她的美貌里受 到了伤害。 对波希米亚姑娘的接待自然就十分冷 淡了。 2 fay/fer/m.小仙子 队长首先打破了沉默。“说真的，她 是个迷人的精灵。”他嚷道。 ③recollect /reka'lekt/.回忆，忆 “可爱的姑娘，”弗比斯朝她走了几步， 起 说，“不知道你是否会记起我 一” “噢，当然啦！”她目光中充满难言的 温情，笑着打断了他的话。 “他在与那女人用她的语言说话呢！” 季勒尔·德·丽丝说。 ④ncouthly /An'ku:l/ad粗俗 “穿得够粗俗的。”狄安娜·德·克利斯 地，怪异地 丹伊露出她那漂亮的牙齿笑着说。 ·115· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame This remark was a new light to her companions.It showed them the assailable side of the Egyptian;as they could not carp at her beauty,they fell foul of her dress. "That's an alarmingly short skirt,"exclaimed Gaillefontaine. What after all was a poor street-dancer to these scions of distinguished families!They seemed to take no account of her presence, and talked of her before her face,and even to herself,as of an object at once very disgusting,very mean,and very pretty. The Bohemian was not insensible to their stinging remarks.From time to time the glow of shame or the flash of anger flushed her cheek or lit up her eye;a disdainful word seemed to hover upon her lips; her contempt expressed itself in that pout with which the reader is already acquainted;but she stood motionless,fixing upon Phoebus a troubled and yet gentle look.In that look there was also an expression of tenderness and anxiety.You would have said that she restrained her feelings for fear of being turned out. Meanwhile Phoebus laughed and began to take the part of the Bohemian,with a mixture of impertinence and pity,"Let them talk as they like,my dear."said he. “Child,”said they,“make your goat perform a miracle for us..” “I know not what you mean,”replied the dancer. At this moment Fleur-de-Lys remarked a small embroidered 5 leather bag hung round the neck of the goat."What is that?"She asked the Egyptian. The girl raised her large eyes toward her,and gravely answered, “That is my secret.” ·116· 巴黎圣母院 这句话给她的同伴一线光明。它表明 ①carp /ka:p/,吹毛求疵 埃及姑娘可被攻击的一面。既然不能挑剔 她的美，她们就攻击她的装束。 “那裙子真是短得可怕。”加耶披丹喊道。 站在这些名门闺秀面前的人，只不过 ②scion/sa13n/h.后裔，子孙 是一个街头舞女罢了！她们似乎当她不在 场，甚至当着她的面议论着她，就像在议 论着一个相当令人作呕、相当下流，却又 相当漂亮的东西一样。 波希米亚姑娘对这些刻薄的议论并非 ③disdainful/drs'demnfol/a.轻蔑 麻木不仁，她脸上不时浮现出羞耻的红晕， 的，郡视的 或者是愤怒使她涨红了脸，使她的眼亮了。 ④hover/'hova/,徘徊 一句蔑视的话似乎已挂在了嘴角，她蔑视 地做出了一个读者已经熟悉的噘嘴动作， 但她始终一动不动，用烦恼而温柔的眼光 看着弗比斯。在那日光中包含着无限的温 柔和忧虑。可以说她是怕被赶走才努力克 制着。 至于弗比斯，他一边笑着，一边开始 祖护波希米亚姑娘，夹杂着怜悯和鲁莽。 “让她们说去吧，亲爱的”他说。 “小孩，”她们说，“让你的羊表演个 奇迹吧” 5 embroidered /im'broidad/a. “我不知道你们想要什么。”舞女答道。 花的 正在这时，季勒尔·德·丽丝发现山羊 脖子上有个绣花的皮荷包，“这是什么玩 意？”她问埃及姑娘。 姑娘抬起她的大眼睛，郑重其事地说： “那是我的秘密。” ·117· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame "I should like to know what your secret is,"thought Fleur-de-Lys. The good lady had meanwhile risen.“Girl,”said she sharply,“"if neither you nor your goat have any dance to show us,why do you stay here?" The Bohemian,without making any reply,drew leisurely toward the door.The nearer she approached it the more slowly she moved.An invincible loadstone seemed to detain her.All at once she turned her eyes glistening with tears toward Phoebus and stood still. “By my fay！”cried the Captain,.“You shan't get off thus.Come back and give us a dance.By the by,what is your name,my pretty dear?” "La Esmeralda,"said the dancing-girl,whose eyes were still fixed upon him. “A terrible name that for a girl!”'said Diane. While this scene was passing,Berangere had enticed the goat into a corner of the room with a marchpane2.They were at once the best friends in the world.The inquisitive girl loosed the little bag from the neck of the animal,opened it,and emptied its contents upon the mat3: they consisted of an alphabet,the goat-one of whose miracles this no doubt was-sorted out certain letters with her golden foot,arranged them and shuffled them gently together,in a particular order,so as to make a word.Berangere,clapping her hands in admiration,suddenly exclaimed,"Godmother Fleur-de-Lys,come and see what the goat has done!” ·118· 巴黎圣母院【 “我想知道你的秘密是什么。”季勒尔· 德·丽丝想。 这时那好妇人发起脾气来了：“姑娘， 如果你或你的羊不给我们跳舞，你待在这 儿干什么？” 那个波希米亚姑娘并没有回答，而是 缓缓地走向门口，但是她的步子却越来越 ①loadstone /'laudstaon/m吸3引 人的东西 慢，好像有一块看不见的磁石挡住了她。 忽然，她停住了脚步，站在那里用含泪的 眼光看着弗比斯。 “老天有眼！”卫队长喊道，“你不能这 样走掉啊！回来为我们跳个舞吧！先问问， 你叫什么名字，可爱的小姑娘？” “拉·爱斯美拉达。”跳舞姑娘仍盯着 他说。 “一个姑娘取这名字真可怕！”狄安 娜说。 2 marchpane'ma:tJpein/n.碎杏 仁制成的饼 这时，贝朗热用一块杏仁饼把小羊引 到房间的一角。她们立刻成了世界上最好 ③mat /met/n.垫 的朋友。好奇的小姑娘从小羊脖子上解开 ④alphabet/alfabet/n.字母表 小包，然后，打开，把里面的东西倒在地 板上。那是一组字母表。每个字母都单独 刻在一小块黄杨木板上。那山羊用金色的 蹄子从中抽取出一些字母，然后把字母摆 开，轻轻挪动，按一种特定的顺序排列起 来，以组成一个单词。贝朗热赞叹地拍着 手，突然喊道：“季勒尔·德·丽丝教母， 来看看小羊刚才干了些什么！” ·119·