Wuthering Heights — Page 1

1801年——我刚从拜访房东那里回来——他是我唯一需要打交道的邻居。

1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

这里的风景确实美不胜收！

This is certainly a beautiful country!

在整个英格兰，我相信再也找不到一个如此远离世俗纷扰的地方了。

In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

这里简直是厌世者的天堂——希斯克利夫先生和我，正是共同分享这片荒寂之地的绝配。

A perfect misanthropist's Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

真是个了不起的人！

A capital fellow!

当我骑马而来，看见他那双黑眸从眉宇间疑惧地缩回，以及当我通报姓名时，他的手指带着一种戒备的执拗，更深地缩进了马甲口袋里——他大概做梦也没想到，我的心竟在那一刻悄然向他涌起一股暖意。

He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name.

「希斯克利夫先生？」我问道。

"Mr. Heathcliff?" I said.

回答只是一个点头。

A nod was the answer.

「洛克伍德先生，您的新租户，先生。我尽可能在抵达后第一时间前来拜访，希望向您表明：我一再恳请租用画眉山庄，若因此给您带来了不便，还望见谅——我昨天听说您曾有过一些想法——」

"Mr. Lockwood, your new tenant, sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange: I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts—"

「画眉山庄是我自己的，先生，」他打断了我，神色一阵不自然，「只要我能阻止，我不会让任何人给我添麻烦——请进！」

"Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir," he interrupted, wincing. "I should not allow any one to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it—walk in!"

这句「请进」是从紧咬的牙关间迸出的，分明传达着这样的意思：「你给我滚！」

The "walk in" was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, "Go to the Deuce!"