Chapter9-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《基督山恩仇记The Count of Monte Cristo》

Chapter 9 When Dantes entered Faria's cell the next morning, ,he showed Dantes a piece of paper without a word. "The paper, my friend," said Faria,"is my treasure, half of which belongs to you from this day on." “Read this paper now." Dantes took it and read: "This 25th day of April, 1498, having been invited to dinner by His Holiness Alexander VI, and fearing that, not content to make me pay for my cardinal'^{①} hat, he may wish to have my inheritance{②}as well and therefore reserve③ for me the fate of Cardinals Crapara and Bentiviglio, who were poisoned, I declare to my nephew, Guido Spada, my sole④} heir}, that I have buried in a place which he has visited with me, namely, in the caves of the little island of Monte Cristo, everything I possess in ingot^{, gold, money and jewels, that I alone know of the existence of this treasure, and that he will find it by lifting the twentieth rock in a straight line from the small caves; the treasure is in the furthest corner of the second one. I bequeath^{} this .048. 第九章 当邓蒂斯第二天早晨去法利亚的房间时, 他不 说话,只是把一张纸拿给邓蒂斯看 “这张纸,我的朋友,”法利亚说。 “是我的宝 藏。从今天起,有一半属于你了。” “现在,读读这张纸。” 邓蒂斯拿过来读道 ① cardinal /ka:dnal/ n. “今为一四九八年四月二十五日,余应教皇圣下 枢机主教 亚历山大六世之邀赴宴,恐彼不满余捐献之款,而 ② inheritance /n'heritans/n. 遗传,遗 期为余之继承人,使余与红衣主教克拉普勒及本特 产 伏格里奥归于被毒死之同一命运,今向余之唯一继 ③ reserve /r1za:v v. 保 留,预订 承人,余侄葛陀·斯巴达,宣布:余曾在偕彼同游 ④sole /sool/a 唯一的 heir /e/n. 继承人 览之地,即基督山小岛之洞窟中,埋藏余所有金 ingot /ngat/n. 锭,铸 块 锭,金块,货币及宝石。此宝藏仅余一人知其存 在,彼仅须打开岛东小港右手第二十块岩石,即可 bequeath /br'kwi:o/ 获得。此窟开洞口二处:宝藏系在第二洞口最深之 1. 遗赠,遗留 一角;余将此项宝藏全部遗赠予余侄儿,余之唯一 ·049· The Count Of Monte Cristo entire treasure to my nephew, as my sole heir CAESAR SPADA April 25,1498 ._ "That treasure belongs to you, my friend," said Dantes, "and I have no right to it:I'm not even related to you." "You're my son! "cried the old man. ... .050. 基督山思仇记 继承人。 凯撒·斯巴达 一四九八年四月二十五日” ...... “这个宝藏属于你,我的朋友。”邓蒂斯答道 “我无权得到它:我又不是你的亲戚。” “你是我的儿子呀!”老人喊道。 ...... ·051·