Chapter18-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《基督山恩仇记The Count of Monte Cristo》

Chapter 18 In the house at 27 Rue du Helder in Paris to which Albert de Morcerf had invited the Count of Monte Cristo, preparations were being made on the morning of May 21, 1838 to receive the guest. "Good morning, Lucicn!" said Albert. "Your punctuality^{①} is almost frightening. I expected you to be the last to arrive, but you're the first one and you're even ahead of time. It's miraculous②! Has the ministry③been overthrown{}, by any chance?" "No, don't worry; we're always tottering{, but we never fall." "Monsieur Beauchamp! " announced the valet{. "Come in, come in! "said Albert, standing up and stepping forward to meet the young man. "Look, here's Debray, who detests{ you without reading what you write, or at least so he says." "He's quite right," said Beauchamp. "He's like me: I criticize him without knowing what he's doing. Good morning."The minister's secretary and the journalist exchanged a handshake and a smile. "We're waiting for only two more people now," said Albert. "What sort of people are they?" asked Beauchamp. ·094. 第十章 一八三八年五月二十一日早晨,在阿尔培·马瑟夫 激请基督山伯爵光临的位于巴黎海尔达街廿七号的那 座大厦里,一切都已准备齐全,只等待客人的到来。 “早安,吕西安!”阿尔培说,“你这样守时真 ① punctuality /.panktjo'aelrtw/ n. 准时 太使我吃惊了。我还以为你要最后一个来呢,但没 想到你是第一个来,而且甚至还是提前来到!真是 ② miraculou /mi'raekjolas/a. 奇迹 怪事!内阁有可能要倒台了吗?” 的,不可思议的 ③ ministry /ministri/ n. 内 “不会,别担心;我们一直处于动荡状态,但我 阁 们绝不会倒。” ④ overthrow /oova'rao/ t.打倒,推翻 “波香先生到。”仆人通报道。 by any chance可能,万 “进来,进来!”阿尔培一边站起来走过去迎接 totter /tpta r. 动h招 他的朋友,一边说,“看,狄布雷也在这儿。他不 valet /velt/n. 仆从 detest /dtest/ .. 厌恶 先读读你的文章就诋毁你,或者至少他自已这么 说。” “他很对,”波香答道, “他就像我一样:因为我 批评他的时候也并不知道他在干些什么事。早上好!” 部长秘书和记者握了握手,相互微笑 “我们现在就等两个人了。”阿尔培说。 “他们是什么样的人?”波香说。 .095· The Count Of Monte Cristo "A gentleman and a diplomat^{." "Monsieur de Chateau Renaud and Monsieur Maximilien Morrel!" announced the valet. "Morrel..." murmured Albert, surprised. "Morrel? Who's that?" But before he had finished speaking, Monsieur de Chateau Renaud, took Albert's hand and said to him, “Allow me to introduce Captain Maximilien Morrel, my friend and, what's more, my saviour{②}." The young officer bowed with easy politeness. Chateau Renaud said again,"But for now let's fill our stomachs and not our memories. What time are we having lunch, Albert?" "At half-past ten." "Exactly?" asked Debray, taking out his watch. "Oh, you'll allow me five minutes' grace③," said Albert,"because I'm expecting a saviour too." "Whose saviour?" "Mine, of course! Did you think I couldn't be saved like anyone else, I was in Rome for the carnival{④ this year and-" "We know that," said Beauchamp. "Yes, but what you don't know is that I was seized by bandits^{}. The bandits seized me and took me off to a very gloomy place known as the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian. They announced to me that I was being held for a ransom* of four thousand piasters. I wrote a note to Franz." "And so Franz arrived with the four thousand piasters?"asked Chateau Renaud. "No, he simply came accompanied by the gentleman I'm expecting soon and whom I hope to introduce to you. He spoke a few words to .096. 基督山思仇记 ① diplomat /'drplamaet/ n. “一位绅士和一位外交家。” 外交官 “夏多·勒诺先生到!玛西米兰·摩莱尔先生到!” 仆人通报道。 “摩菜尔.....” 阿尔培很惊奇,自言自语地说, “摩莱尔?他是谁呀?” 但他的话还没有说完,夏多·勒诺先生已上前握 ② saviour /seivjo/ n. 救 住阿尔培的手对他说: “请允许我给你介绍玛西来 助者,救星 兰·摩菜尔上尉,他是我的朋友,更确切地说,还 是我的救命恩人。”这位青年军官安闲而优雅地鞠 了一躬。 夏多·勒诺又说: “但是现在让我们先来填饱肚 子,别光填饱记忆力吧。什么时候吃午餐,阿尔 培?” ③grace /gres/ n. 恩惠,慈 悲 “十点半。” “刚好十点半?”秋布雷问道,搁出表来看。 “噢!请你们宽限我五分钟,”阿尔培答道, “因为我所等的也是一位救命恩人。” ④ carnival /' ka:nrvol/ n. 狂欢节 “谁的救命恩人?” “当然是我的!你们难道以为我不能像旁人一样 bandit /baendrt/ n. 强 得救?今年狂欢节我在罗马--” 盗 “我们知道那事。”波香说。 “是,但是你不知道的是我曾被土匪绑去。土匪 ransom /raensam/ n. 赋 抓住了我,把我带到一个非常阴森的地方,那个地点 金 叫作圣·西伯斯坦的陵摹。他们要四千皮阿斯特的赎 金。我就写信给弗兰士。” “那么,弗兰土带着那四千皮阿斯特来了吗?” 夏多·勒诺说。 “不,他只是带着我正在希望很快就要来并希望 介绍给你们的那位客人同来而已。那客人对那个士 .097· The Count Of Monte Cristo the bandit chief and I was set free." "Why, it must have been Ariosto himself!" "No, he's simply the Count of Monte Cristo." "There is no Count of Monte Cristo," said Debray. "Listen, the clock just struck half past ten." But the vibrations①} of the clock had scarcely died away when the door opened and the valet announced, "His Exceellency the Count of Monte Cristo!" .: .098. 基督山思仇记 匪头儿说了两句话,我就自由了。” “啖,他一定是个再世的阿利奥斯多啦!” “不,他只是基督山伯爵。” “世上根本没有基督山伯爵!”狄布雷说。 “听!钟在敲土点半啦!” 钟摆动还没有停下来门就开了,仆人进来通 ① vibration /var'breifan 报道: n. 震动,额动 “基督山伯爵大人到!” ...... ·099·