董贝父子中董贝的形象 双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第9章 Part 8

双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第9章 Part 8  

'I should go away
Captain Cuttle
' said Walter.'Dursn't do it
Wal'r
' returned the Captain. 'She'd find me out
wherever I went. Sit down. How's Gills?'
The Captain was dining (in his hat) off cold loin of mutton
porter
and some smoking hot potatoes
which he had cooked himself
and took out of a little saucepan before the fire as he wanted them. He unscrewed his hook at dinner-time
and screwed a knife into its wooden socket instead
with which he had already begun to peel one of these potatoes for Walter. His rooms were very small
and strongly impregnated with tobacco-smoke
but snug enough: everything being stowed away
as if there were an earthquake regularly every half-hour.
'How's Gills?' inquired the Captain.
“吉尔斯好吗？”船长问道。
Walter
who had by this time recovered his breath
and lost his spirits - or such temporary spirits as his rapid journey had given him - looked at his questioner for a moment
said 'Oh
Captain Cuttle!' and burst into tears.
No words can describe the Captain's consternation at this sight Mrs MacStinger faded into nothing before it. He dropped the potato and the fork - and would have dropped the knife too if he could - and sat gazing at the boy
as if he expected to hear next moment that a gulf had opened in the City
which had swallowed up his old friend
coffee-coloured suit
buttons
chronometer
spectacles
and all.
But when Walter told him what was really the matter
Captain Cuttle
after a moment's reflection
started up into full activity. He emptied out of a little tin canister on the top shelf of the cupboard
his whole stock of ready money (amounting to thirteen pounds and half-a-crown)
which he transferred to one of the pockets of his square blue coat; further enriched that repository with the contents of his plate chest
consisting of o withered atomies of tea-spoons
and an obsolete pair of knock-knee'd sugar-tongs; pulled up his immense double-cased silver watch from the depths in which it reposed
to assure himself that that valuable was sound and whole; re-attached the hook to his right wrist; and seizing the stick covered over with knobs
bade Walter e along.
--------①克朗：旧时英国的硬币，一克朗等于五先令。Remembering
however
in the midst of his virtuous excitement
that Mrs MacStinger might be lying in wait below
Captain Cuttle hesitated at last
not without glancing at the window
as if he had some thoughts of escaping by that unusual means of egress
rather than encounter his terrible enemy. He decided
however
in favour of stratagem.
valuable adj. 有价值的；贵重的；可估价的
n. 贵重物品
[ 比较级more valuable 最高级most valuable ]
词组：
valuable experience 宝贵的经验
valuable information 有价值的情报
most valuable player 最有价值球员；最优秀选手
valuable consideration n. 与受益价值相等的回报
例句：
(1) Remember
time is valuable.
记住，时间很宝贵。
(2) This saying means that time is very valuable.
这句谚语讲的是时间很宝贵。
(3) Goats are valuable
not just for their milk and meat
or .
山羊不仅是羊奶和羊肉有利用价值。
(4) I hope this trip can be a valuable experience in your life.
我希望这次旅行能给你带来宝贵的经历。
(5) The basic idea was right: bigger neorks are more valuable.
基本原理是正确的：规模更大的网络，价值越高。
(6) Hence we should use our valuable time properly to do our work.
所以我们应该好好利用我们的宝贵时间，做我们的事。
(7) Good health is the most valuable possession a person can have.
健康是一个人所能拥有的最大财富。