美国语文第六册 第135期:哲学家(6)

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which was banging the shutters² and doors of the house so as to keep up a continual uproar³, 当时百叶窗和门被风雪刮得啪啪作响。

that Ned, having waited in the parlor⁴ for the philosophers until midnight, 奈德在客厅等着哲学家一直到午夜时分，

set out to invade their retreat — not doubting that he should find them deep in study. 打算打扰他们的静修——毫无疑问他本来注意到了他们在入迷地读书。

When he entered the library, both candles were burning in their sockets⁵, with long, untrimmed wicks; 当他闯进图书馆时，只见他们旁边的烛台插着的两根蜡烛已经燃了很久了，蜡花没有修剪；

the fire was reduced to its last embers, and, in an armchair on one side of the table, 火苗已经奄奄一息，在书桌一侧的扶手椅上，

the parson was discovered in a sound sleep over Jeremy Taylor's "Ductor Dubitantium," 教区长头埋在杰里米·泰勒的那本《半信半疑的医生》上呼呼大睡，

whilst Frank, in another chair on the opposite side, was snoring over a folio edition of Montaigne. 而弗兰克坐在对面的另一把椅子上，正冲着一本对开的蒙田选集打呼噜呢。

And upon the table stood a small stone pitcher⁶, containing a residuum of whisky punch, now grown cold. 在桌上摆着一个很小的石头制成的水罐，里面盛着的威士忌已经冰凉了。

Frank started up in great consternation⁷ upon hearing Ned's footstep beside him, and, from that time, almost entirely⁸ deserted⁹ the library. 弗兰克开始聚精会神地谛听身旁奈德脚步声，从那一时刻起，几乎完全忘记了自己是在图书馆里。

Mr. Chub, however, was not so easily drawn¹⁰ away from the career of his humor, and still shows his hankering after his leather-coated friends. 然而，查伯先生并不会如此轻易地从他一贯的幽默摆脱出来，渴望马上找到他坐在皮椅子上的朋友。

 

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