When the drinks arrived,the stranger did something that he wanted nobody to see except me. He mixed his hot rum and water,not with a spoon,
当酒上来时,那个陌生人要的东西除了我没有人看见。搅拌着他的热朗姆酒和水,不是用勺子,
but with a file,which he put back in his pocket when he had finished.
而是用一把锉。搅拌好后,他把锉放进口袋。
As soon as I saw the file,I knew it was the one I had stolen from Joe,and I knew that this man knew my convict.
我一看到这把锉,就知道是我从乔那儿偷的那一把;就知道这个人了解我那个囚犯,
I stared at him in horror.
我用恐慌的目光盯着他。
The men continued their conversation in a friendly way until Joe stood up to leave,and took my hand.
直到乔站起来,拉着我的手要离开,他们才终止友好的谈话。
Wait a moment,'I said the stranger.I'd like to give the boy something,'and wrapping a coin in some old paper from his pocket,handed it to me.
等一会儿,陌生人说,我想给这孩子点东西,并从他的口袋里拿出一枚用旧报纸裹着的硬币递给我,
That' s yours!he told me,giving me a look full of meaning .
这是你的!他告诉我,并使了个意味深长的眼神。
Thank you,sir,'I said,still staring at him.
谢谢你,先生,我说,仍然盯着他。
Together Joe and I walked home,Joe with his mouth open all the way so that my sister would not notice the smell of rum on his breath .
我和乔一起往家走,乔一路上张着嘴,以便我姐姐不会在他呼吸时发现朗姆酒味。
But when we arrived home,we found the stranger had giv-en me two Pound notes as well as the coin.
当我到达家里时,我发现那个陌生人给我的相当两镑钞票的硬币。
My sister thought it must have been a mistake,and kept the pound notes in case he came back for them.
当我到达家里时,我发现那个陌生人给我的相当两镑钞票的硬币。
But I knew they came from my con-vict,and I felt that having criminal friends made me more common than ever.
可是,我知道它们来自我那个囚犯,这使我感觉到有犯罪的朋友比以前更低贱。
The next time I went to Miss Havisham's,I was shown in-to a different room to wait.
第二次我拜访郝薇香小姐的家,我被领进另一间屋子等候。
Several ladies and gentlemen,relations of hers,were there.
有几个太太和先生在那儿,都是她的亲戚。
They all turned and looked at me in disgust when I was the first to be called by Estella.
当艾丝黛拉第一次喊我的时候,他们都转过身,用一种厌恶的目光看着我。
As Estella was leading me along the dark passages,she stopped suddenly and put her face close to mine.
当艾丝黛拉带我沿着那个黑过道走时,她突然停住脚步,她的脸紧靠近我的脸。
关于《远大前程》
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