The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 5
他是个二十五六岁的男人，相貌平平，对上司卑躬屈膝，对下属却傲慢无礼；加之他在船上担任责任代理人的职位——这一职位向来令水手们反感——使他在船员中的风评之差，恰如爱德蒙·唐泰斯之深受爱戴。
He was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, of unprepossessing countenance, obsequious to his superiors, insolent to his subordinates; and this, in addition to his position as responsible agent on board, which is always obnoxious to the sailors, made him as much disliked by the crew as Edmond Dantès was beloved by them.
唐格拉斯说道："莫雷尔先生，您听说我们遭遇不幸的消息了吗？"
"Well, M. Morrel," said Danglars, "you have heard of the misfortune that has befallen us?"
"是的，是的：可怜的勒克莱尔船长！他是个勇敢而正直的人。"
"Yes—yes: poor Captain Leclere! He was a brave and an honest man."
唐格拉斯答道："他还是一位出类拔萃的航海家，有着漫长而光荣的服役经历，这正与他所担负的职责相称——他代表的是莫雷尔父子公司这样举足轻重的商号的利益。"
"And a first-rate seaman, one who had seen long and honorable service, as became a man charged with the interests of a house so important as that of Morrel & Son," replied Danglars.
船主一边回答，一边目光追随着正在监看船只抛锚的唐泰斯，说道："但在我看来，一个水手未必要像您说的那般老到才能精通本行，因为我们的朋友爱德蒙似乎对此了如指掌，根本无需任何人指点。"
"But," replied the owner, glancing after Dantès, who was watching the anchoring of his vessel, "it seems to me that a sailor needs not be so old as you say, Danglars, to understand his business, for our friend Edmond seems to understand it thoroughly, and not to require instruction from anyone."
唐格拉斯说道，眼中射出一道充满仇恨的目光，直刺爱德蒙："是的，他年轻，而年轻人总是自以为是。船长尸骨未寒，他便不与任何人商量，径自接掌了指挥权，还让我们在厄尔巴岛白白耽误了一天半，而没有直接驶向马赛。"
"Yes," said Danglars, darting at Edmond a look gleaming with hate. "Yes, he is young, and youth is invariably self-confident. Scarcely was the captain's breath out of his body when he assumed the command without consulting anyone, and he caused us to lose a day and a half at the Island of Elba, instead of making for Marseilles direct.
Vocabulary
- unprepossessing
- 外貌不吸引人，相貌平平甚至令人不快
- countenance
- 面容，脸色；一个人的面部表情
- obsequious
- 对上级过分顺从讨好，卑躬屈膝
- superiors
- 上级，职位或地位高于自己的人
- insolent
- 傲慢无礼的，对人粗鲁蛮横
- subordinates
- 下属，职位低于自己的人
- addition
- 补充，额外加上；in addition意为"此外"
- position
- 职位，岗位；所处的位置
- responsible
- 负有责任的，需对某事负责的
- agent
- 代理人，代表某方处理事务者
- board
- 船上；on board指在船或飞机上
- obnoxious
- 令人讨厌的，非常使人反感的
- sailors
- 水手，船员，在船上工作的人
- crew
- 全体船员，一艘船上的工作人员
- beloved
- 深受喜爱的，被大家爱戴的
- M.
- 法语先生（Monsieur）的缩写，相当于Mr.
- misfortune
- 不幸，灾祸，倒霉的遭遇
- befallen
- 降临（于），（不幸）发生在……身上
- Captain
- 船长，舰长；军队中的上尉军衔
- brave
- 勇敢的，无所畏惧的
- honest
- 诚实的，正直的，不欺骗人的
- first-rate
- 一流的，最好的，质量极高的
- seaman
- 海员，水手，有经验的航海人员
- honorable
- 光荣的，值得尊敬的，体面的
- service
- 服务，任职；在某职位上的工作经历
- charged
- 被委以……任务；charge的过去分词
- interests
- 利益，利害关系；利息
- owner
- 所有者，老板，船主
- glancing
- 瞥视，快速地看一眼
- anchoring
- 抛锚，使船固定停泊
- vessel
- 船只，舰船；也指容器
- sailor
- 水手，海员，驾船的人
- business
- 业务，商务，生意
- thoroughly
- 彻底地，完全地，非常充分地
- require
- 需要，要求，必须有
- instruction
- 指导，教导，教授；指示
- darting
- （目光）迅速投向，飞快地瞥
- gleaming
- 闪烁的，发出亮光的
- hate
- 仇恨，强烈的厌恶之情
- youth
- 年轻人；青春，年轻的状态
- invariably
- 总是，始终如一地，无一例外地
- self-confident
- 自信的，对自己的能力充满信心
- Scarcely
- 几乎不，刚刚……就……
- breath
- 呼吸，气息；out of body指刚死去
- assumed
- 承担，接手；assume的过去式
- command
- 指挥权，控制权；命令
- consulting
- 征求意见，咨询；向……请教
- Elba
- 厄尔巴岛，意大利岛屿，拿破仑流亡地
- instead
- 代替，而不是，反而
- Marseilles
- 马赛，法国南部港口城市
- direct
- 直接地，径直地，不绕道
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