評(píng)論
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To attain this end, are you justified in overleaping an obstacle of custom —
為了達(dá)到這個(gè)目的，你是不是有理由越過習(xí)俗的藩籬 —
a mere conventional impediment which neither your conscience sanctifies nor your judgment approves?
那種既沒有得到你良心的認(rèn)可，也不為你的識(shí)見所贊同的、純粹因襲的障礙？
He paused for an answer. And what was I to say?
他停了一下等我回答。而我該說什么呢？
Oh, for some good spirit to suggest a judicious and satisfactory response! Vain aspiration!
呵！但愿有一位善良的精靈能給我提示一個(gè)明智而滿意的答復(fù)！空想而已！
The west wind whispered in the ivy round me.西風(fēng)在我周圍的藤蔓中耳語。
But no gentle Ariel borrowed its breath as a medium of speech.
可就是沒有一位溫存的埃里厄爾把它的呼息借我一用，充當(dāng)說話的媒介。
The birds sang in the tree-tops, but their song, however sweet, was inarticulate.
鳥兒在樹梢歌唱，它們的歌聲雖然甜蜜，卻無法讓人理解。
Again Mr. Rochester propounded his query.
羅切斯特先生再次提出了他的問題。
Is the wandering and sinful, but now rest-seeking and repentant, man justified in daring the world's opinion,
這個(gè)一度浪跡天涯罪孽深重，現(xiàn)在思安悔過的人，是不是有理由無視世俗的偏見，
in order to attach to him for ever this gentle, gracious, genial stranger, thereby securing his own peace of mind and regeneration of life?
使這位和藹可親、通情達(dá)理的陌生人，與他永遠(yuǎn)相依，以獲得內(nèi)心的寧?kù)o和生命的復(fù)蘇？
"Sir," I answered, a wanderer's repose or a sinner's reformation should never depend on a fellow-creature.
“先生，”我回答，一個(gè)流浪者要安頓下來，或者一個(gè)罪人要悔改，不應(yīng)當(dāng)依賴他的同類。
Men and women die.
男人和女人都難免一死。
philosophers falter in wisdom, and Christians in goodness.
哲學(xué)家們會(huì)在智慧面前躊躇，基督教徒會(huì)在德行面前猶豫。
If any one you know has suffered and erred, let him look higher than his equals for strength to amend and solace to heal.
要是你認(rèn)識(shí)的人曾經(jīng)吃過苦頭，犯過錯(cuò)誤，就讓他從高于他的同類那兒，企求改過自新的力量，獲得治療創(chuàng)傷的撫慰。
