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Very well! very well! I'll pledge my word on it. You go tomorrow, then?
好呀！好呀！我答應(yīng)。那你明天動(dòng)身？
Yes, sir, early.
是的，先生，一大早。
Shall you come down to the drawing-room after dinner?
晚飯后你下樓來客廳嗎？
No, sir, I must prepare for the journey.
不來了，先生，我還得收拾行裝呢。
Then you and I must bid good-bye for a little while?
那你我得暫時(shí)告別了？
I suppose so, sir.
我想是這樣，先生。
And how do people perform that ceremony of parting, Jane?
一般人采用怎樣的儀式來告別，簡(jiǎn)？
Teach me. I'm not quite up to it.
教一教我吧，我不大在行。
They say, farewell, or any other form they prefer. Then say it.
他們說再見，或者其他喜歡的方式。那就說吧。
Farewell, Mr. Rochester, for the present.
再見，羅切斯特先生，暫時(shí)告別了。
What must I say?
我該說什么呢？
The same, if you like, sir.
一樣說法，要是你高興，先生。
Farewell, Miss Eyre, for the present; is that all? Yes.
再見了。簡(jiǎn)·愛，暫時(shí)告別了，就是這些嗎？是的。
It seems stingy, to my notions, and dry, and unfriendly.
在我看來，你好像有點(diǎn)太吝嗇、干巴巴、不友好。
I should like something else, a little addition to the rite.
我還想要點(diǎn)別的，一點(diǎn)禮儀之外的東西。
If one shook hands, for instance, but no -- that would not content me either.
比如，握握手，不，那也不能使我滿意。
So you'll do no more than say Farewell, Jane?
那你就只說‘再見’了，簡(jiǎn)？
It is enough, sir. As much good-will may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many.
這夠了，先生，這兩個(gè)親切的字眼所表達(dá)的友好情意，跟許多字里一樣多。
Very likely. But it is blank and cool -- 'Farewell.'
很可能是這樣，但這既空洞又冷淡--‘再見’。
"How long is he going to stand with his back against that door?" I asked myself.
“他背靠著門會(huì)站多久呢？”我暗自問道。
