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拉瓦亚克的审判中就不会有任何文件存放在司法宫书记官室,

, there would have been no documents in the trial of Ravaillac deposited in the clerk's office of the Palais de Justice,

也不会有任何同谋者企图销毁上述文件;

no accomplices interested in causing the said documents to disappear;

因此,也就不会有纵火犯不得不以焚烧书记官室来销毁文件,

hence, no incendiaries obliged, for lack of better means, to burn the clerk's office in order to burn the documents,

也不会有人为了焚毁书记官室而放火烧掉整个司法宫;

and to burn the Palais de Justice in order to burn the clerk's office;

因此,简而言之,1618年的那场大火也就不会发生了。

consequently, in short, no conflagration in 1618.

古老的司法宫将依然矗立,连同它那宏伟的古老大厅;

The old Palais would be standing still, with its ancient grand hall;

我就能对读者说:"去亲眼看看吧",

I should be able to say to the reader, "Go and look at it,"

我们也就都能免去这番麻烦——我无需描述它,读者也无需阅读这段描述,就像它现在这个样子。

and we should thus both escape the necessity,—I of making, and he of reading, a description of it, such as it is.

这说明了一个新的真理:重大事件会产生难以估量的后果。

Which demonstrates a new truth: that great events have incalculable results.

诚然,首先,拉瓦亚克很可能根本没有同谋;

It is true that it may be quite possible, in the first place, that Ravaillac had no accomplices;

其次,即便他有同谋,那些人也与1618年的火灾毫无关联。

and in the second, that if he had any, they were in no way connected with the fire of 1618.

另有两种颇为可信的解释:其一,一颗巨大的燃烧星,宽约一尺,高约一肘,

Two other very plausible explanations exist: First, the great flaming star, a foot broad, and a cubit high,

众所周知,它在三月七日午夜过后从天而降,落在了法庭之上;

which fell from heaven, as every one knows, upon the law courts, after midnight on the seventh of March;

其二,泰奥菲尔的那首四行诗——

second, Théophile's quatrain,—

"确实,这不过是场可悲的闹剧,在巴黎,司法女神大人,因为吃了太多辛辣之物,将宫殿付之一炬。"

"Sure, 'twas but a sorry game / When at Paris, Dame Justice, / Through having eaten too much spice, / Set the palace all aflame.

Vocabulary

there
那里;存在
would
将会;表示过去的习惯或倾向
have
拥有;具有;已经
been
是;曾经是
no
不;没有
documents
文件;证件;记录
in
在...内;在...期间
the
定冠词,表示特定的人或物
trial
审判;试验;考验
of
的;属于
deposited
存放;沉积;放置
clerk
职员;书记员;办事员
office
办公室;职位;政府机构
Justice
正义;司法;法院
accomplices
同谋者;帮凶;共犯
interested
感兴趣的;有利益关系的
causing
引起;造成;导致
said
说;所谓的;上述的
to
到;向;表示不定式
disappear
消失;失踪;消散
hence
因此;所以;从此
incendiaries
纵火犯;纵火装置;煽动者
obliged
被迫的;感谢的;被强制的
for
为了;因为;对于
lack
缺乏;没有;不足
better
更好的;改善;较好
means
方法;手段;财富;意思
burn
燃烧;烧伤;灼烧
order
顺序;命令;秩序
and
和;与;以及
consequently
因此;所以;相应地
short
短的;矮的;不足的
conflagration
大火;大规模火灾;纷争
The
定冠词,表示特定的人或物
old
老的;旧的;年长的
be
是;存在;保持
standing
站立;竖起;现存的
still
仍然;静止;安静
with
和;用;具有
its
它的;其
ancient
古代的;古老的;远古的
grand
宏大的;壮观的;重要的
hall
大厅;走廊;礼堂
should
应该;应当;表示条件
able
能够;有能力的;有才能的
say
说;讲;表达
reader
读者;阅读器;朗读者
Go
去;离开;发生
look
看;外观;出现
at
在;向;对于
it
它;这件事;那个
we
我们;咱们
thus
因此;这样;如此
both
两个;双方;既...又...
escape
逃脱;避免;逃离
necessity
必需;必要性;必然
making
制造;制作;生成
he
他;男性代词
reading
阅读;读书;读物
description
描述;描写;说明
such
这样的;如此的;那样
as
作为;如同;当...时
is
是;存在
Which
哪个;关系代词
demonstrates
证明;演示;表明
new
新的;新颖的;现代的
truth
真理;事实;真实
that
那个;那些;事实
great
伟大的;重大的;很好的
events
事件;事情;发生的事
incalculable
无法计算的;不可估量的
results
结果;成果;结论
It
它;这件事;那个
true
真的;真实的;正确的
may
可能;也许;能够
quite
相当;很;完全
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