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"You blushed, and now you are white, Jane: what is that for?"
“你剛才還臉紅，現在臉色發白了，簡。那是為什么？”
"Because you gave me a new name -- Jane Rochester; and it seems so strange."
“因為你給了我一個新名字--簡·羅切斯特，而且聽來很奇怪。”
"Yes, Mrs. Rochester," said he; "young Mrs. Rochester -- Fairfax Rochester's girl-bride."
“是的，羅切斯特夫人，”他說，“年青的羅切斯特夫人--費爾法克斯·羅切斯特的少女新娘?！?/div>
"It can never be, sir; it does not sound likely.
“那永遠不會，先生，聽起來不大可能。
Human beings never enjoy complete happiness in this world.
在這個世界上，人類永遠不能享受絕對幸福。
I was not born for a different destiny to the rest of my species:
我并不是生來與我的同類有不同的命運。
to imagine such a lot befalling me is a fairy tale -- a day-dream."
只有在童話里，在白日夢里，才會想象這樣的命運降臨到我頭上?！?/div>
"Which I can and will realise. I shall begin to-day.
“我能夠而且也要實現這樣的夢想，我要從今天開始。
This morning I wrote to my banker in London to send me certain jewels he has in his keeping, heirlooms for the ladies of Thornfield.
今天早上我已寫信給倫敦的銀行代理人，讓他送些托他保管的珠寶來--桑菲爾德女士們的傳家寶。
In a day or two I hope to pour them into your lap:
我希望一兩天后涌進你的衣兜，
for every privilege, every attention shall be yours that I would accord a peer's daughter, if about to marry her."
我給予一個貴族姑娘--如果我要娶她的話--的一切特權和注意力，都將屬于你。”
"Oh, sir! -- never rain jewels! I don't like to hear them spoken of.
“呵，先生！別提珠寶了！我不喜歡說起珠寶。
Jewels for Jane Eyre sounds unnatural and strange: I would rather not have them."
對簡愛來說，珠寶聽來既不自然又很古怪，我寧可不要?！?/div>
"I will myself put the diamond chain round your neck, and the circlet on your forehead, which it will become:
“我會親自把鉆石項鏈套在你脖子上，把發箍戴在你額頭，看上去會非常相配，
for nature, at least, has stamped her patent of nobility on this brow, Jane;
因為大自然至少已把自己特有的高尚，烙在這個額頭上了，簡，
and I will clasp the bracelets on these fine wrists, and load these fairy-like fingers with rings."
而且我會把手鐲按在纖細的手腕上，把戒指戴在仙女般的手指上。”
| 重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| accord | [ə'kɔ:d] |
想一想再看 n. 一致，符合 |
聯想記憶 | |
| species | ['spi:ʃiz] |
想一想再看 n. （單復同）物種，種類 |
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| diamond | ['daiəmənd] |
想一想再看 n. 鉆石，像鉆石的物質，菱形，紙牌的方塊，棒球內場 |
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| peer | [piə] |
想一想再看 n. 同等的人，同輩，貴族 |
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| certain | ['sə:tn] |
想一想再看 adj. 確定的，必然的，特定的 |
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| privilege | ['privilidʒ] |
想一想再看 n. 特權，特別恩典，基本人權，榮幸 |
聯想記憶 | |
| clasp | [klɑ:sp] |
想一想再看 n. 扣子，鉤，緊握 |
聯想記憶 | |
| patent | ['peitənt, 'pætənt] |
想一想再看 n. 專利，特許 |
聯想記憶 |
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