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牛津书虫系列《曾达的囚徒》Chapter1 附中英双语文本

2013-05-11来源:和谐英语

他在此地停留期间,与伯利斯顿勋爵美丽的妻子阿米莉亚夫人结识,事实上,他俩成了十分亲密的好友,这当然不会让伯利斯顿勋爵愉快。因此,在一个寒冷潮湿的早晨,两位男士决斗了。王子负了伤,但很快好转并且匆匆返回卢里塔尼亚。在那里他结了婚,成了国王鲁道夫三世。但是伯利斯顿勋爵病了,六个月以后去世。他辞世之后两个月,阿米莉亚夫人生了一个儿子,这个男孩即成为新的伯利斯顿勋爵以及拉森狄尔家族的首领。他成人以后有着蓝色的眼睛,长而挺直的鼻子和深红色的头发。
These things can happen in the best of families,and among the many pictures of the Rassendylls at home,you can see that five or six of them have the same blue eyes,the same nose,and the same red hair.
这一类的事情可能在最上流的家庭发生。在拉森狄尔府上的许多画像中,你能看见五六个人长着同样的蓝眼睛,同样的鼻子,同样的红头发。
So,because my hair was red and I had the Elphberg nose,Rose worried about me.In the end,to please her,I promised to get a job in six months time.This gave me six free months to enjoy myself first.
因此,由于我的头发是红的,而且我长着艾尔弗伯格家的鼻子,罗丝为我发愁。结果,为了让她高兴,我保证六个月以内找到一份工作。这样起码我能在六个月的时间里过得快快乐乐的。
And an idea came to me.I would visit Ruritania.None of my family had ever been there.They preferred to forget all about the Lady Amelia.But I saw in the newspaper that,in three weeks,the new young King,Rudolf the Fifth,would have his coronation.It would be an interesting time to visit the country.
我有了一个主意——我要去卢里塔尼亚。我的家族从来没有一个人去过那里。他们更愿意忘记跟阿米莉亚夫人有关的事情。可是我看到报纸上说,在三周之内,卢里塔尼亚的年轻的新国王,鲁道夫五世,将会举行加冕典礼。这时候去这个国家看看一定很有意思。
I knew my family would not like my going,so I told them I was going walking in Austria.
我知道家里的人一定不喜欢让我去,所以我告诉他们我要去奥地利走走。