Bleak House — Page 10
坦格尔的那些饱学之士，每人手持一份多达一千八百页的摘要，像钢琴里的十八根琴槌一样此起彼伏，各鞠一躬，随即退回各自那不起眼的位置。
Tangle's learned friends, each armed with a little summary of eighteen hundred sheets, bob up like eighteen hammers in a pianoforte, make eighteen bows, and drop into their eighteen places of obscurity.
大法官说道："我们将于两周后的星期三继续进行听审。"因为这桩争议不过是一个关于诉讼费用的问题，只是这场母案这棵参天大树上的一粒小芽，总有一天是会了结的。
"We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight," says the Chancellor. For the question at issue is only a question of costs, a mere bud on the forest tree of the parent suit, and really will come to a settlement one of these days.
大法官起身；律师席众人起身；囚犯被匆忙带上前来；来自什罗普郡的男人高喊道："大人！"权杖、文书袋和钱袋义正辞严地示意肃静，并对那位什罗普郡男人投以严厉的目光。
The Chancellor rises; the bar rises; the prisoner is brought forward in a hurry; the man from Shropshire cries, "My lord!" Maces, bags, and purses indignantly proclaim silence and frown at the man from Shropshire.
大法官继续就贾恩戴斯诉贾恩戴斯一案说道："关于那位年轻女子——"
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor, still on Jarndyce and Jarndyce, "to the young girl—"
坦格尔先生抢先开口道："请大人恕罪——是男孩。"大法官以格外清晰的语调继续说道："关于那位年轻女子和男孩，那两个年轻人"——坦格尔先生顿时蔫了——"我已命他们今日到庭，他们现在就在我的私室里，我将亲自接见他们，就是否下令让他们随叔父同住一事，作出自己的判断。"
"Begludship's pardon—boy," says Mr. Tangle prematurely. "In reference," proceeds the Chancellor with extra distinctness, "to the young girl and boy, the two young people"—Mr. Tangle crushed—"whom I directed to be in attendance to-day and who are now in my private room, I will see them and satisfy myself as to the expediency of making the order for their residing with their uncle."
坦格尔先生再度站起身来。"请大人恕罪——已经过世了。"
Mr. Tangle on his legs again. "Begludship's pardon—dead."
大法官透过他的双筒眼镜审视桌上的文件，说道："随他们的……祖父。"
"With their"—Chancellor looking through his double eye-glass at the papers on his desk—"grandfather."
"请大人恕罪——鲁莽行事的牺牲品——脑子出了问题。"
"Begludship's pardon—victim of rash action—brains."
突然间，一位身形极为矮小、却有着惊人低沉嗓音的律师，从迷雾深处昂然站起，中气十足地说道："请允许大人，容我代为陈述。我是他的代理人。
Suddenly a very little counsel with a terrific bass voice arises, fully inflated, in the back settlements of the fog, and says, "Will your lordship allow me? I appear for him.
Vocabulary
- Tangle
- 缠结、混乱的状态或情况
- learned
- 有学问的、博学的、通过学习获得的
- friends
- 朋友、友人
- each
- 每个、各个
- armed
- 武装的、装备好的
- with
- 用、和、伴随
- little
- 小的、少量的
- summary
- 摘要、总结、概括性的
- of
- 的、属于
- eighteen
- 十八、数字18
- hundred
- 百、一百
- sheets
- 纸张、床单
- up
- 向上、上升
- like
- 喜欢、像、似乎
- hammers
- 锤子、敲打工具
- in
- 在...里、进入
- make
- 制造、做、使得
- bows
- 鞠躬、船头
- and
- 和、以及
- drop
- 下降、掉落、降低
- into
- 进入、陷入
- their
- 他们的、她们的
- places
- 地方、位置
- We
- 我们
- will
- 将要、愿意
- proceed
- 继续、进行、开始
- the
- 定冠词
- hearing
- 听力、听证会
- on
- 在...上、关于
- Wednesday
- 星期三、周三
- says
- 说、表示
- For
- 为了、因为
- question
- 问题、疑问
- at
- 在、在...处
- issue
- 问题、问题的关键
- is
- 是、存在
- only
- 仅仅、只有
- costs
- 费用、成本、代价
- bud
- 芽、花蕾
- forest
- 森林、林地
- tree
- 树、树木
- parent
- 父母、亲本
- suit
- 套装、诉讼、适合
- really
- 真正地、确实、实际上
- come
- 来、到达
- settlement
- 定居点、和解、解决
- one
- 一、某个
- these
- 这些
- days
- 天、日子
- The
- 定冠词
- rises
- 上升、升起
- bar
- 酒吧、栏杆、法庭
- prisoner
- 囚犯、被监禁者
- brought
- 带来、引起
- forward
- 向前、前进
- hurry
- 匆忙、急忙
- man
- 人、男人
- from
- 从、来自
- cries
- 哭喊、呼喊
- My
- 我的
- lord
- 主人、贵族、阁下
- bags
- 袋子、包
- purses
- 钱包、皮夹
- proclaim
- 宣布、声明
- silence
- 沉默、安静
- frown
- 皱眉、蹙眉
- In
- 在...里、在...中
- reference
- 参考、提及、涉及
- proceeds
- 收益、所得款项
- still
- 仍然、依然、安静
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