Chapter11-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER 11 The Bohemian was dancing,and not aware of the weight of that formidable look which fell straight upon her head. The crowd thronged about her;from time to time a man habited in a yellow and red loose coat went round the circle of spectators to keep them back. From the moment that the Archdeacon perceived this stranger,he started up,and a thrill shook his whole frame,"Who can that man be?" he muttered-Till now I have always seen her alone!" He then darted beneath the winding vault of the spiral staircase and descended.In passing the door of the belfry which was ajar,he beheld an object which struck him:it was Quasimodo,intently looking down at the Place.So entirely was he engrossed5 by the scene that he was not aware of the passing of his foster-father."Strange!"murmured Claude. "By Our Lady!"exclaimed the Archdeacon,at the moment when the mountebank passed him with his pyramid of chair and cat,"What is Pierre Gringoire about here?" ·122· 第十一章 波希米亚姑娘正在跳舞，丝毫没有感 觉到头顶上那可怕的目光直落下来的分量。 ①formidable'fo:midabl/a.可怕 人们围绕着她；时不时地有个身着红色 的，令人散畏的 和黄色相间的宽松外衣的男人走出来，挡住 ②throng/BrDg/.拥挤，挤满 ③habited /habitid/a穿着衣服 人群。 的 从副主教看见这陌生人的那一刻起， 他就直起身子，周身一阵发抖：“这男的 是谁？”他低声道，“我一直见她是单独一 个人的呀” ④dart/da:t/.疾走 于是，他从那弯弯曲曲的螺旋楼梯拱 顶匆匆走下去。在经过敲钟楼半开的门时， 他看见了一件令他震惊的事：加西莫多正 分engross /in'grau/.使全神贯 朝下看着广场，他看得那样专心致志，以 注，吸引 至于没有注意到养父从身边经过。“怪 事！”克洛德嘀咕道。 “圣母啊！”副主教喊道，当那卖艺人 6 mountebank /'mauntibank/n. 顶着椅子和猫搭成的金字塔走到他面前时， 江湖郎中，骗子 “皮埃尔·甘果瓦先生在干什么呀？” ·123· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Pierre Gringoire went to the church after the Archdeacon,who had motioned him to follow. "Come hither,Master Pierre.There are many things which I want you to explain.” “Phoebus!”exclaimed the priest,.“Why Phoebus'?” “God knows,”replied Gringoire.“Possibly she may imagine that this word possesses some secret magic virtue.She frequently repeats it in an undertone when she thinks she is alone." “Are you sure,”inquired Claude,with his piercing①look,“that it is only a word,and not a name?" “Name!Whose name?”said the poet.. "Swear to me,by the soul of thy mother,"cried the Archdeacon, with vehemence,"that thou hast not touched this creature with the tip of thy finger.” ·124· 巴黎圣母院【 皮埃尔·甘果瓦跟着示意他过来的副主 教进了教堂。 “到这儿来，皮埃尔先生，你得给我解 释很多事情。” 4 “弗比斯，”神父喊道，“为什么？” “鬼才知道呢，”甘果瓦回答道，“可 能是她认为这个词具有某种神秘的魔力吧。 当她一个人的时候，她常常轻声地反复念 这个词。” ①piercing /pis/a.敏锐的，尖 刻的 “你敢肯定，”克洛德的目光咄咄逼人， “这不是一个人名，只是一个咒语？” “名字！谁的名字呀？”诗人问。 “凭你母亲的灵魂对我发誓，”副主教 ②vehemence'vi:Imans/n.激烈， 粗暴地说，“你的确连这个女人的手指尖 热烈 都没有碰过。” 4t ·125·