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Now came a pause of ten minutes,
這時開始了十分鐘的停頓。
during which I, by this time in perfect possession of my wits, observed all the female Brocklehursts produce their pocket-handkerchiefs and apply them to their optics,
而此時我己經(jīng)鎮(zhèn)定自若，看到布羅克赫斯特家的三個女人都拿出了手帕，揩了揩眼鏡，
while the elderly lady swayed herself to and fro, and the two younger ones whispered, "How shocking!" Mr. Brocklehurst resumed.
年長的一位身子前后搖晃著，年輕的兩位耳語著說：“多可怕！” 布羅克赫斯特先生繼續(xù)說。
This I learned from her benefactress.
我是從她的恩人那兒知道的。
From the pious and charitable lady who adopted her in her orphan state, reared her as her own daughter, and whose kindness,
一位廉誠慈善的太太，在她成了孤兒的時候，是這位太太收養(yǎng)了她，把她作為親生女兒來養(yǎng)育。
whose generosity the unhappy girl repaid by an ingratitude so bad, so dreadful,
這位不幸的姑娘竟以忘恩負義來報答她的善良和慷慨。
that at last her excellent patroness was obliged to separate her from her own young ones, fearful lest her vicious example should contaminate their purity.
這種行為那么惡劣，那么可怕，那位出色的恩主終于不得不把她同自己幼小的孩子們分開，生怕她的壞樣子會沾污他們的純潔。
She has sent her here to be healed, even as the Jews of old sent their diseased to the troubled pool of Bethesda;
她被送到這里來治療，就像古時的猶太人把病人送往畢士大攪動著的池水中一樣。
And, teachers, superintendent, I beg of you not to allow the waters to stagnate round her.
教師們，校長們，我請求你們不要讓她周圍成為一潭死水。
With this sublime conclusion, Mr. Brocklehurst adjusted the top button of his surtout, muttered something to his family,
說了這樣精彩的結(jié)語以后，布羅克赫斯特先生整了一下長大衣最上頭的一個鈕扣，同他的家屬嘀咕了幾句，
who rose, bowed to Miss Temple, and then all the great people sailed in state from the room.
后者站起來，向坦普爾小姐鞠了一躬。
Turning at the door, my judge said: "Let her stand half-an-hour longer on that stool, and let no one speak to her during the remainder of the day."
隨后所有的大人物都堂而皇之地走出了房間。在門邊拐彎時，我的這位法官說：“讓她在那條凳子上再站半個小時，在今天的其余時間里，不要同她說話。”
There was I, then, mounted aloft.
于是我就這么高高地站著。
I, who had said I could not bear the shame of standing on my natural feet in the middle of the room, was now exposed to general view on a pedestal of infamy.
而我曾說過，我不能忍受雙腳站立于房間正中的恥辱，但此刻我卻站在恥辱臺上示眾。
