牛津书虫系列《亡灵岛》Chapter1 附中英双语文本

‘ They're bad people，Carol，'she told me．‘They do dangerous things．’
“他们不是正经人，卡罗尔。”她告诉我，“他们在干一些危险的事情。”
‘They're exciting，’I said．‘And I like them．’
“他们令人感到兴奋。”我说，“而且我喜欢他们。”
I knew she was angry but I didn't care． But then I learned my new friends took drugs，and I began to take drugs，too．It was wrong and stupid，I know that now， but I was unhappy and angry．
我知道她生气了，可我不在乎。后来我得知我新结识的朋友们在吸毒，我也开始吸毒了。我现在知道那样做既错又蠢，可那时候我心情郁闷。
The police came to the college to arrest some of the students．They didn't arrest me， but I had to leave the college．It was a bad time．
警察来到大学抓了一些学生。他们没抓我，可我不得不离开那个大学。那段日子可真糟糕。
My mother was very unhappy with me．‘What am I going to do with you，Carol？ she said．
我妈妈对我很不高兴。“我拿你可怎么办呢，卡罗尔？”她说。
‘I'm sorry，’I told her．
“对不起，”我告诉她说。
‘We'll go back to England，'she said．‘You can find a college there．Perhaps you can be happier in England．’
“我们回英格兰吧。”她说，“在那儿你可以找所大学上。在英格兰也许你会高兴些。”
‘All right，’I said．‘I want to forget what's happened．I want to forget what I've done and begin a new life， be a new person．’
“好吧。”我说，“我想把过去发生的事忘掉。我想把我所干的事忘掉，开始新生活，成为一个新人。”
A month later， we came back to England．We lived in London，in a hotel．It was strange，at first， with all the red buses and everybody speaking English．It was the beginning of the summer，three months before college began in the autumn．London was full of tourists．
一个月后，我们回到了英格兰。我们住在伦敦，呆在一家饭店里。起初，一切都很新奇：公共汽车是红色的，人人都说英语。时值初夏，离秋季开学还有三个月。伦敦到处都是观光客。
We looked at all the famous buildings—Buckingham Palace，the Tower of London．And we went to restaurants and theatres in the evenings．It was interesting and exciting and I began to forget the bad times in Hong Kong．
我们参观了所有著名的建筑物——白金汉宫、伦敦塔。而且晚上我们去餐馆和剧院。这令人感兴趣、令人激动，我开始忘掉在香港的那些令人难受的时光。
‘I'm pleased we came to London，’I told my mother．
“我真为我们来到了伦敦而高兴，”我对妈妈说。
But after a few weeks，she said，‘You need to find a college，Carol．You must go on studying． And I need a job．’
但是过了几周之后，她说：“你得找所大学上，卡罗尔。你必须继续你的学业。我也需要个工作。”
That evening， we looked in the newspapers．
那天傍晚，我们翻看了一下报纸。
‘What about this？’I said．I showed my mother a job in the newspaper．
“这工作怎么样？”我说。我给妈妈看了看报上登的一条招工的消息。
SECRETARY
招聘秘书启事
for the summer months
苏格兰一私人小岛上
on a small private island in Scotland．
夏季招聘秘书一名。
Live with the family in a big house．
可与本家共享宽裕住所。
interseting work and good pay
若人选合适，
for the right person．
工作有趣，薪金丰厚。
Phone Greta Poss．Telephone number 071…
有意者请与格里塔·罗斯联系。电话：071……
‘Well， that sounds interesting，'said my mother．‘I'd like to work as a secretary on an island in Scotland．It's a beautiful country， Carol， and you can go to a college there in the autumn．’
“嗯，听起来挺有意思的。”我妈妈说，“我愿意在苏格兰的一个岛上干秘书工作。它是个很美丽的地方，卡罗尔，而且你秋季可以在那儿上大学。”
‘And it's a place to live for the summer，’I said．‘Hotels are expensive．’
“夏季也可以在那儿过。”我说，“饭店很费钱。”
My mother telephoned Greta Ross．
我妈妈打电话给格里塔·罗斯。
Come and see me tomorrow， Greta Ross told her．‘Come to Savoy Hotel at eleven o'clock．’
“明天来见我吧。”格里塔·罗斯告诉她，“11点请到萨沃伊饭店来。”
I went to Savoy Hotel with my mother．It was big and ex pensive，bigger than our hotel，and in the centre of London．
我和妈妈一起去了萨沃伊饭店。这个饭店既大又贵，比我们住的饭店大，并位于伦敦的中心地带。
‘Mum needs this job，I thought．‘And a private island in Scotland is a nice place to live．Perhaps I can forget what's happened if I go there．’