Chapter3-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《基督山恩仇记The Count of Monte Cristo》

Chapter 3 One day a mysterious group of people set out from Spain and settled on the narrow strip of land which they still inhabit today. In one of the houses on the only street of this little village,a beautiful young girl,was standing leaning against the wall.Before her sat a young man of about twenty. “"Listen,Mercedes,.”said the young man,“it's almost Easter again-a good time for a wedding.Give me an answer! "I've already answered you a hundred times,Fernand;you must be your own enemy to keep on asking me.I love you like a brother." Fernand bowed his head in despair and heaved a sigh which sounded like a groan⑦. Then,suddenly looking up,he hissed between his teeth,"What if he dies?" “If he dies,so will I.” "Mercedes!"shouted a joyful voice outside the house. “Ahl”cried the girl,blushing9 with happiness and love.“You see, he hasn't forgotten me!There he is now!She ran to the door, opened it and called out;"Here I am,Edmond!"Fernand recoiled as ·012· 第三章 mysterious /mis'trarias/ 曾有一天，一群不为人知的移民从西班牙出发， a神秘的，不为人知的 ②strip/strp/n带，条状 他们就在这块狭长的地带定居下来并一直生活至今。 ③inhabit /m'hebt/粒.居 在这小庄子的唯一街道上的一所房子里，一个 住于 ④lean /li:n/.倚靠，倾斜 年轻美丽的姑娘正倚靠在墙上。在她面前坐着一位 年约二十岁的青年。 “听着，美茜蒂丝，”年轻人说，“复活节马上 ⑤Easter /i:st/n.复活节 又到了，这是一个适合结婚的好日子，给我一个答 复好吗？” “我已经答复过你一百次了，弗南；你这样不断 地问下去是在自寻烦恼。我对你的爱只是对兄长的 @heave /hi:vl.(沉重 地)发出叹息 爱。” ⑦goan/graun/n.呻吟 弗南绝望地低下了头，呻吟般地叹了口气。 ⑧hiss /his/".(表示反对) 发出嘘声 不一会儿，他突然拾起头，咬紧牙关说：“如 果他死了，会怎样呢？” “假如他死了，我也跟着死。” “美茜蒂丝！”一个欢快的声音在屋外喊道。 ⑨blush /blA./.脸红 “啊！”姑娘喊道，因为快乐和爱情而涨红了脸， “你瞧，他没忘掉我！现在他已回来了。”她冲到门 0 recoil /r'ko/.退却，畏 缩 口，一把把门打开，喊道：“我在这儿，爱德蒙！” ·013· The Count Of Monte Cristo though he had seen a snake,and sank down again into his chair. “Oh,Excuse me,”Dantes asked Mercedes,“Who is this gentleman?” "He's my cousin Fernand,the man I love most in the world after you.Don't you recognize him?" “Ah,yes！”said Edmond.Keeping Mercedes'hand clasped①in his,he held out his other hand to Fernand. But as soon as Fernand touched Edmond's hand he knew he had done everything that was within his power.He turned abruptly and rushed out of the house."Oh!he cried,running like a madman and clutching his head between his hands."How can I get rid of him? What can I do?What can I do?" "Where are you going in such a hurry,Fernand?"called out a voice.Fernand stopped short,looked around and saw Danglars sitting at a table with Caderousse in an arbor5 of a tavern. “Hello,”he said.“You called me,didn't you?”He sat down, slumped forward on the table. “You know what,.Fernand?”said Caderousse..“You look like a rejected lover!"He accompanied this little jest with a coarse laugh. "Poor fellow!"exclaimed Danglars,pretending to pity the young man from the bottom of his heart."He didn't expect Dantes to come back like this without warning.He thought he might be dead,or unfaithful.When will the wedding be?" "Oh,it hasn't taken place yet!muttered Fernand. "No,but it will be,"said Caderousse,"just as surely as Dantes will be captain of the Pharaoh.Isn't that right,Danglars?" Danglars started at this unexpected thrust “Well,wel!”exclaimed Caderousse.“What do I see there at the ·014· 基督山恩仇记 弗南像看到了蛇一样后退，重新坐回他的椅子里。 “啊！对不起！”邓蒂斯问美茜蒂丝，“这位先 生是谁？” “他是我堂兄弗南。除了你之外，他是世上我最 爱的人了。你不认得他了吗？” “哦，认得！”爱德蒙说。他仍然一只手紧握着 ①clasp /kla:sp/,扣紧， 紧掘 美茜蒂丝的手，一只手伸给了弗南。 但当弗南接触到爱德蒙的手时，他知道他自己 能够做的，他都已经做了。他突然转身冲出房间。 ②abruptly /a'brAptli/ad. “啊！”他喊着，并像疯子般地狂奔，双手抱着头， 突然地 “我怎样才能除掉他？我该怎么办？我该怎么办？” ③clutch /kIAtf/.抓牢 “弗南！你这样匆匆忙忙要去哪里呀？”一个声音 喊道。弗南立刻停了下来，环顾四周，发现邓格拉斯 和卡德罗斯正坐在酒店凉棚里的一张桌子边。 ④shor/fbt/ad突然地 “你们好，”他说，“刚刚是你们叫了我，是 ⑤arbor/'atba/n.凉亭 ⑥tavern/'tev3(:)n/n.酒 吗？”他说着就跌坐在桌旁的座位上。 馆 “你遇到什么事了，弗南？”卡德罗斯说，“你 看起来好像谈恋爱遭到了拒绝！”他开的小玩笑伴随 ⑦slump/slAmp/.猛然 掉落 着一阵粗野的笑声。 ⑧jest /d3est/n说笑，玩 “可怜的人，”邓格拉斯说道，他假装真心怜悯 笑 ⑨coarse/ko:s/a粗声相 这个青年，“他想不到邓蒂斯像这样没有任何通知 气的，沙声的 就回来了，他还以为他可能已死了，或许是移情别 恋了。他们什么时候结婚？” “哦，还没有决定下来！”弗南低声说。 unfaithful /An'fereful a. 不忠实的 “不，快了，”卡德罗斯说，“这件事就像邓蒂 斯要做‘法老号’船长一样肯定。你说对不对，邓 格拉斯？” 四start/sta:t/就.惊动，惊 邓格拉斯因这个意外的打击而吃了一惊。 起 “喂，喂，”卡德罗斯喊道，“我看到的在楼顶 thrust/0rAst/n推力， 刺 上的人是谁呀？” ·015· The Count Of Monte Cristo top of the hall?” Replied Fernand dully,"it's Dantes and Mercedes." “Ahl”cried Caderousse.“Hey,Dantes!Hey,young lady!” “Hey there!”Caderousse continued to shout,half erect②and leaning on the table."Edmond!Don't you see your friends,or are you too proud to talk to them?" “Not at all,Caderousse,”replied Dantes..“T'm not proud,butI'm happy,and I think happiness makes a man even blinder than pride." "I suppose the wedding will take place very soon,won't it, Monsieur Dantes?"said Danglars,bowing to the young couple. "As soon as possible,Monsicur Danglars.Today all the preliminaries will be arranged at my father's house,and tomorrow,or day after tomorrow at the latest,we'll have the betrothal5 feast here at the tavern.All our friends will be there,which means you're invited, Monsieur Danglars,and you too,Caderousse." "And what about Fernand?"asked Caderousse with a dull laugh. "My wife's friend is my friend,"answered Dantes. "The preliminaries today and the betrothal feast tomorrow or the next day!"exclaimed Danglars."You're certainly in a hurry,captain!" "A man is always in a hurry to be happy.But in this case it's not only because of selfishness:I must go to Paris." "Oh,really?Do you have business there?" "Not on my own account.Our poor Captain Leclere asked me to do something for him there." "Yes,I understand,"said Danglars.Then he thought to himself, "He's probably going to Paris to deliver the letter the marshal gave him...My God!That letter gives me an idea,an excellent idea!" ·016· 基督山恩仇记 弗南阴沉地说：“那是邓蒂斯和美茜蒂丝。” ①dully /dAlll/ad.迟钝 地，阴郁地 “啊！”卡德罗斯喊道，“嗨，邓蒂斯！嗨，年轻的 小姐” ②erect/'rekt/a直立的， “嗨！”卡德罗斯半个身子靠在桌子上继续高声 竖立的，笔直的 喊，“爱德蒙！你是没有看见你的朋友呢，还是太 骄傲不肯跟他们讲话呢？” “不，卡德罗斯，”邓蒂斯回答，“我不是骄傲， 只是我太快乐了，而我想快乐比骄傲更易使人盲 目。” “我想婚礼很快就会举行了，是不是？邓蒂斯先 生。”邓格拉斯对这对年轻人一边鞠躬一边说。 ③bow /bau/鞠躬 “尽可能地快，邓格拉斯先生。今天先在我父亲 ④preliminary 那儿把一切准备好，明天，最迟后天，我们就在这 pm'lrmmnar/n.准备， 初步措施 个酒店举行婚礼宴会。我所有的朋友都会去那儿， 5 betrothal /bI'tro:0al/n. 也就是说，我邀请你们，邓格拉斯先生，还有你， 婚约 ⑥feast/f:st/n筵席，宴会 卡德罗斯先生。” “那么弗南呢？”卡德罗斯嘿嘿笑着问。 “我妻子的朋友就是我的朋友。”邓蒂斯说。 “今天准备，明天或后天就举行婚礼！”邓格拉 斯惊叫着，“你太着急了，船长。” ②exclaim/ik'sklerm/g. “人总是迫不急待地奔向幸福。但我这样不仅为 大声喊出 自己，我得去巴黎。” “哦，真的吗？你在那儿有事吗？” “不是关于我的事，是我们可怜的黎克勒船长让 我去那儿为他办的事。” ⑧on one's account为了 某人 “啊，我明白了。”邓格拉斯说。然后他自己在 那琢磨起来，“他去巴黎可能是要去送元帅给他的 那封信…上帝啊！这封信倒给了我一个主意，一 个绝妙的主意。” ·017·