Chapter1-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《基督山恩仇记The Count of Monte Cristo》

Alexander Dumas, père Chapter 1 On February 24, 1815, the watch-tower at Marseilles signaled^{} the arrival of the three-master Pharaoh②. The quay③ was soon covered with the usual crowd of curious onlookers. The vague④} anxiety hovering{} over the crowd affected one man so much that he could not wait until the ship entered the harbor: he leaped into a small boat. “Ah, it's you, Dantes Edmond!" cried the man in the boat. "What's happened? Why does everything look so gloomy{} on board?" "A great misfortune, Monsieur Morrel!"replied the young man. "We lost our brave Captain Leclere off port." "What happened to him?" asked the shipowner. "He died of brain fever, in horrible agony{③}. You can talk to your purser{}, Monsieur Danglars, who's just coming out of his cabin." "Well, Monsieur Morrel," said Danglars, "I suppose you've heard about our misfortune." "Yes, yes. Poor Captain Leclere! He was a brave and honorable man." .002: 第一章 一八一五年二月二十四日,马赛港的嘹望塔发 ①simal /signl/ v. 向.... 发信号 出“法老号”三桅帆船到岸的信号 ② Pharaoh /fearou/ n. 法 老 很快,码头上便挤满了经常看热闹的好奇者 ③quay /kit/n. 码头 ④ vague /veq/ a. 不明确 弥漫在看客中的那种茫然不安终于使其中一位 的 忍耐不住了,他还没等帆船入港就跳到一只小船上 hover/hpvav. 盘旋,徘 徊 去了。 leap/li:p/v.跳跃,跃过 “呀!是你,邓蒂斯·爱德蒙!”小船里的那人喊 道。 “发生什么事了?为什么船上的每个人都显得 这么丧气?” gloomy /alu:mi/ a. “太不幸了,摩莱尔先生!”青年回答, “离港 抑沉的,忧闷的 这段时间我们失去了勇敢的黎克勒船长。” “他怎么了?”船主问。 “他患脑膜炎死了,临终时痛苦极了。您的押运 agony/aeoany n.(极度 员邓格拉斯先生刚从船舱出来,您可以和他谈谈。” 的)痛苦,创痛 “啊,摩菜尔先生,”邓格拉斯说,“我想您已 purser/'pa:so/ n.(船上 的)事务员,押运员 听说我们所遭受的不幸了吧?” “是的,我听说了,可怜的黎克勒船长!他是个 勇敢的、令人尊敬的人。” “也是一个出色的海员。”邓格拉斯说。 .003· The Count Of Monte Cristo “And an excellent seaman{①}, too."said Danglars "But," said the shipowner, watching Dantes preparing to drop anchor②, "it seems to me a man doesn't have to be old to do his work well, Danglars. Our friend Edmond there doesn't look as though he needs advice from anyone." "Yes," said Danglars, casting③ Dantes a glance④ full of hatred, "he's young and he has no doubts about anything. As soon as the captain was dead, he took command without consulting} anyone, and was the cause of our losing a day and a half off the Isle*} of Elba instead of making direct for Marseilles." "Dantes," said Morrel, turning toward the young man, "come here,please." Dantes walked over to Morrel "Dantes, I wanted to ask you why you stopped at the Isle of Elba." "It was to carry out an order from Captain Leclere. As he was dying he gave me a package to deliver^{} to Marshal^{} Bertrand there." "Did you see him, Edmond?" “Yes.” Morrel looked around and drew Dantes on one side. "How is the emperor?"he asked eagerly{}. "He's well, as far as I could tell." "You were quite right to follow Captain Leclere's instructions and stop at the Isle of Elba, although you might get into trouble if it became known that you gave the Marshal a package and spoke to the emperor." "How could it get me into trouble?" asked Dantes. "I don't even know what was in the package, and the emperor only asked me the same questions he would have asked any other newcomer. But excuse ·004. 基督山思仇记 ① seaman /'si:man/ n “但是,”船主看着正在指挥下错的邓蒂斯说 海员,水手 ② anchor /aenka/ n.铁 “在我看来,一个水手干得好,不一定非得上了年 纪才行,邓格拉斯。我们这位朋友爱德蒙,似乎已 经不用听别人的建议了。” “是的,”邓格拉斯向爱德蒙扫了一眼,露出愤 恨的目光,“他很年轻,对什么事都不怀疑。船长 ③cast /koist.投.巡. ④glance /gla:ns/ n.-警 刚死,他和谁都不商量一下就发号施令起来,并在 consult /kon'salt/ t. 爱尔巴岛使我们耽搁了一天半而不是直驶马赛。” 商讨,向.....请教 isle/arln. 岛,群虚 “邓蒂斯!”船主转过身去喊那青年, “请到这 儿来一下。” 邓蒂斯向摩莱尔走了过来。 “邓蒂斯,我想问问你为什么要在爱尔巴岛停 泊?” “那只是在执行黎克勒船长的命令。他在临终前 交给我一包东西,要我把它转交给在爱尔巴岛的伯 deliver /d'lv/ v. 递 送,交付 托兰元帅。” ⑧marshal/ma:fol/ n. 陆、 “你见到他了吗,爱德蒙?” 空军元帅 “是的。” 摩菜尔四周看了一下,然后把邓蒂斯拉到一边 “皇帝怎么样?”他急切地问。 “就我看来,身体健康极了。” eagerly /i:goly/ ad.渴望 地 “你执行黎克勒船长的命令,在爱尔巴岛靠岸是 非常正确的,不过如果有人知道你曾带一包东西给 元帅并和他说了话,你就会有麻烦了。” “那怎么会给我带来麻烦呢?”邓蒂斯问。 “我 甚至根本不知道那包里有什么东西,而皇帝也不过 是问了我一些他会向任何一个陌生人问的问题。不 过先生,我得失陪一会,我看到卫生官和海关官员 上船了。” .005· The Count Of Monte Cristo me for a moment, sir; I see the medical and customs^{①} officers coming on board." Danglars stepped up as the young man walked away. “Well,”he said, "he seems to have given you some good reasons for his stopover②." "He gave me excellent reasons. Monsieur Danglars. It was Captain Leclere, who ordered the stopover." "Speaking of Captain Leclere, didn't Dantes give you a letter from him?" "No. Was there one?" "I thought Captain Leclere gave him a letter along with the package." "What package, Danglars?" "Why, the oneDantes delivered to the Isle of Elba." "How do you know he delivered a package there?" Danglars flushed③. "The captain's door was ajar④ when I was passing by," he said, "and I saw him give Dantes the package and the letter." Just then Dantes returned and Danglars walked away. "Dantes, didn't Captain Leclere give you a letter for me before he died?" asked Morrel. “He was unable to write, sir. But that reminds me that I must ask you for two weeks' leave." "To get married?" "First of all, and then to go to Paris." "Very well, But in three months you'll have to be here. The Pharaoh can't leave without her captain{." "Without her captain!" cried Dantes, his eyes flashing{}with joy. .. ·006. 基督山思仇记 ① customs /kAstamz/ n. 年轻人一离开,邓格拉斯便走了过来。“哦,” 海关 他说,“看来他对停留的事已给了您充分的理由。” “他给了我极充分的理由,邓格拉斯先生。是黎 ② stopover /'stppoova(r)/ 克勒船长命令做的停留。” n.中途停留 “说到黎克勒船长,邓蒂斯没有转交一封黎克勒 船长给您的信吗?” “没有。有这么一封信吗?” “我认为黎克勒船长在给他包裹的同时给了他一 封信。” “什么包裹,邓格拉斯?” “哦,就是邓蒂斯送到爱尔巴岛的。” “你怎么知道他送了个包裹呢?” 邓格拉斯脸红了。“我经过船长室时门正好开 着,”他说,“我看到他给邓蒂斯一个包裹和一封 信。” ③flush/flAf/.脸发红 ④ajar /o'd3a:/ a. 微开,半 这时邓蒂斯回来,邓格拉斯走开了。 开 “邓蒂斯,黎克勒船长在临终前,没有让你托交 一封信给我吗?”摩菜尔问。 “他那时已经不能写字了,先生。但那倒使我想 起,我得向您请两星期的假。” “为结婚吗?” “首先是结婚,然后去巴黎。” leave/li:yn离开,告 “好。但是三个月以后,你必须回到这儿。 ,法 老号'没有船长是不能航海的呀。” “没有船长!”邓蒂斯喊道,眼里闪着兴奋的光 芒。 eaptain /kaepti:n/ n. 船 长 ...... 7 flash/flaef. 闪光 ·007·