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In the village where the Marquis had lived, and where Gaspard had died, life was hard.
在侯爵生活和加斯珀死去的那個村莊，生活很艱難。
Everything was old and tired and broken down---
一切東西都是衰老、疲憊和殘缺的，
the people, the land, the houses, the animals.
包括村民、土地、房屋、牲畜。
In the past everything and everybody had had to work for the Marquis,
過去，所有的人力和物力都得為侯爵效勞，
and he had given nothing in return.
而且得不到任何回報。
But now, strangers were travelling about the country,
但是現(xiàn)在，陌生的人們在全國巡游。
strangers who were poor, like the people,
這些陌生人像當(dāng)?shù)厝艘粯痈F，
but who talked about new ideas---ideas which had started in Paris
但是他們談?wù)撝滤枷搿切┰从诎屠璧乃枷氍F(xiàn)在,
and were now running like fire across the country.
正像烈火一樣燃遍全國。
The road－mender, who had brought the news of Gaspard to Paris, still worked repairing the roads.
那個把加斯珀的消息帶到巴黎的修路人，仍舊在修著道路。
One day a stranger came to him as he worked on the road outside the village.
一天，當(dāng)他在村子外面的路上干著活兒時，一個陌生人朝他走來。
'Jacques, ' said the stranger.
“雅克，”那個陌生人說。
He shook the road－mender's hand,
他握著修路人的手，
and turned to look at the Marquis's castle on the hill.
并轉(zhuǎn)身看著山上侯爵的城堡。
'It's tonight, Jacques, ' he went on quietly.
“就是今晚，雅克，”他接著平靜地說道。
'The others will meet me here.'
“另外的人將要在這兒和我見面。”
It was very dark that night and the wind was strong.
那天晚上天很黑，而且風(fēng)刮得很猛。
No one saw the four men who came quietly to the castle and said nothing.
沒有人看見有4個人悄無聲息地走向城堡。
But soon the castle itself could be seen in the dark sky.
但是很快城堡就顯露在黑暗的夜幕中。
The windows became bright；smoke and yellow flames climbed into the sky.
窗戶明亮，煙霧和黃色的火焰直沖云天。
Monsieur Gabelle called loudly for help,
加貝爾先生大聲地喊著救命，
but the people in the village watched
但村子里的人們只是袖手旁觀，
and did nothing to save the castle where the Marquis had lived.
沒有采取任何行動去營救這座侯爵住過的城堡。
人物形象分析:
他并不停留在言辭的譴責(zé)，而且有實際行動: 主動放棄爵位、官銜、財產(chǎn)、隱名換姓，到英國當(dāng)教師，成為一個自食其力的人。顯然，在他的心目中，人的價值不是由權(quán)力、地位、金錢之類來解決的，更不能因自己的享樂而傷害別人的尊嚴(yán)，甚至危害別人的生命。這無疑是資產(chǎn)階級的人道主義思想。
