董贝父子中董贝的形象 双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第六章 Part 5

双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第六章 Part 5  

She was a very ugly old woman
with red rims round her eyes
and a mouth that mumbled and chattered of itself whenshe was not speaking. She was miserably dressed
and carried some skins over her arm. She seemed to have followed Florence some little way at all events
for she had lost her breath; and this made her uglier still
as she stood trying to regain it: working her shrivelled yellow face and throat into all sorts of contortions.
Florence was afraid of her
and looked
hesitating
up the street
of which she had almost reached the bottom. It was a solitary place - more a back road than a street - and there was no one in it but her- self and the old woman.
'You needn't be frightened now
' said the old woman
still holding her tight. 'Come along with me.'
“您现在不用害怕，”老太婆仍旧紧握着她的手，说道，“跟我来。”
'I - I don't know you. What's your name?' asked Florence.
'Mrs Brown
' said the old woman. 'Good Mrs Brown.'
'Are they near here?' asked Florence
beginning to be led away.
'Susan ain't far off
' said Good Mrs Brown; 'and the others are close to her.'
'Is anybody hurt?' cried Florence.
'Not a bit of it
' said Good Mrs Brown.
The child shed tears of delight on hearing this
and acpanied the old woman willingly; though she could not help glancing at her face as they went along - particularly at that industrious mouth - and wondering whether Bad Mrs Brown
if there were such a person
was at all like her.
They had not gone far
but had gone by some very unfortable places
such as brick-fields and tile-yards
when the old woman turned down a dirty lane
where the mud lay in deep black ruts in the middle of the road. She stopped before a shabby little house
as closely shut up as a house that was full of cracks and crevices could be. Opening the door with a key she took out of her bon
she pushed the child before her into a back room
where there was a great heap of rags of different colours lying on the floor; a heap of bones
and a heap of sifted dust or cinders; but there was no furniture at all
and the walls and ceiling were quite black.
The child became so terrified the she was stricken speechless
and looked as though about to swoon.
'Now don't be a young mule
' said Good Mrs Brown
reviving her with a shake. 'I'm not a going to hurt you. Sit upon the rags.'
Florence obeyed her
holding out her folded hands
in mute supplication.
注释：1. breath n. 呼吸，气息；一口气，（呼吸的）一次；瞬间，瞬息；微风；迹象；无声音，气音例句：(1). Let's go out for a breath of fresh air.我们出去吸口新鲜空气吧。(2). There is a breath of autumn in the air today.今天的天气已露出了一丝秋天的气息。
2. all sorts of 各种各样的例句：(1). I will never do this under all sorts of names.我不会以各种各样的名义做这件事。(2). In my job
I mix with all sorts of people.我在工作中常和各种人打交道。
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