Chapter14-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER 14 One man,however,kept incessantly walking to and fro before the noisy tavern.He was muffledup in a cloak At length the tavern door opened.It was this that he appeared to be waiting for.Two persons who had been drinking there came out. "Jehan,my friend,you are drunk." His companion rejoined,staggering,"That is what you are pleased to say,Phoebus.” The Captain placed Jehan's head on an inclined plane of cabbage- stalks,and the scholar instantly began snoring in a magnificent bass. The man in the cloak,who had kept following him,paused for a moment before the helpless youth,as if undecided what to do;then, heaving a deep sigh,he continued to follow the Captain. The hand of the figure was stretched from beneath the cloak,and grasped the arm of Phoebus with the force of an eagle's talons. “Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers！”said the spectre at the same moment. “What the devil!”'cried Phoebus,“You know my name" ·134· 第十四章 D incessantly /in'sesntl/awd.不间 一个男人在这喧闹的酒馆门前来回走 断地 2muf田emAf/.围裹 动，他围着一件斗篷。 cloak /klauk/.斗篷 酒馆的门终于打开了。这好像是他一 直在等待着的。两个刚喝完酒的人从里面 走了出来。 “约翰，我的朋友，你醉了。” 他的同伴摇摇晃晃地反驳说：“弗比 斯，你爱怎么说就怎么说。” ④inclined /n'klaind/a.倾向于 队长把约翰的头放在用一个菜根堆成 …的 的斜面上，学生立刻以美妙的低音打起 5stak/sto:k/n.茎 0bass/beis/n.低音 呼嚕来。 穿斗篷的男人跟着他。当他走到那无 助的学生跟前的时候，也停了一下，好像 不知如何是好，接着，他深深地叹了口气， 继续跟踪队长。 alon /'taclan/.爪 那个人影从他的斗篷下伸出一只手来， 用鹰爪一样的力气，抓住了队长的手。“弗比 斯·德·沙多贝尔队长”这个幽灵同时说道。 “见鬼！”弗比斯喊道，“你知道我的 ·135· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame "Not only your name,"replied the mysterious stranger in a sepulchral tone;"you have an assignation this evening. “I have,”answered the astounded Phoebus. “At the hour of seven." “In a quarter of seven.” "At Falourdel's at tile Pont Sain-Michel." “Precisely so.” “Whose name is.." "La Esmeralda,"said Phoebus gaily,having by degrees recovered his levity. “Thou lie!”said the spectre drily. The Captain gnashed his teeth "Go to your assignation,"repeated the unknown. "So I shall go to my assignation,which is for the hour of seven,as you know."-Here Phoebus tapped his forehead."Ah!I forgot!I must have money,and I have not a single sou③left.” “Here is money,”said the stranger.. "By heaven!"he exclaimed,"You are a good fellow!" “One condition!”said the stranger.“Prove to me that I was wrong,and that you spoke the truth.Conceal me in some corner, where I may see whether the girl is really the same whose name you mentioned.” “Ohl”replied Phoebus,“That will make no difference to me.." ·136· 巴黎圣母院 名字"” ①sepulchral /st'pAlkra/a.坟墓 “不光是你的名字，”陌生人用墓中人 的，阴森森的 般神秘的声音说，“我还知道你今晚有 约会。” “是啊。”惊呆了的弗比斯答道。 “在七点。” “在一刻钟后。” “在圣米歇尔的法卢代家。” “千真万确。” “她的名字是” “拉·爱斯美拉达。”弗比斯愉快地说， 他的轻浮又逐渐恢复了。 “你撒谎！”幽灵喊道。 队长紧咬牙关。 “赴约会去吧。”陌生人又说。 ②ptEp,轻打，轻敲 “是啊，我要去赴七点的约会，这你是 sou/sum.苏，昔日法国的一种铜 知道的。”说到这儿，弗比斯拍了一下前 分 额，“啊！我忘了，我需要钱，但是，我 一个子儿也没有了呀” “给你钱。”陌生人说。 “天哪，”他叫道，“你真是个好人。” “有个条件，”陌生人说，“为了证明 我错了，而你说得对，你就必须把我藏在 角落里，让我看看那姑娘是不是你告诉我 的那个名字。” “好，”弗比斯答道，“这对我没有什 么不同。” ·137·