《简·爱》 Chapter 15 第十五章（15）

（单词翻译）

I was surprised at this circumstance.

见此情景，我心里一惊。

But still more was I amazed to perceive the air quite dim, as if filled with smoke.

但更使我吃惊的是，我发觉空气十分混浊，仿佛充满了烟雾，

And, while looking to the right hand and left,

正当我左顾右盼，寻找蓝色烟圈的出处时，

to find whence these blue wreaths issued, I became further aware of a strong smell of burning.

我进一步闻到了一股强烈的焦臭味。

Something creaked. It was a door ajar,

什么东西吱咯一声。那是一扇半掩的门，

and that door was Mr. Rochester's, and the smoke rushed in a cloud from thence.

罗切斯特先生的房门，团团烟雾从里面冒出来。

I thought no more of Mrs. Fairfax;

我不再去想费尔法克斯太太。

I thought no more of Grace Poole, or the laugh:

也不再去想格雷斯·普尔，或者那笑声。

In an instant, I was within the chamber¹.

一瞬间，我到了他房间里。

Tongues of flame darted² round the bed.

火舌从床和四周窜出。

The curtains were on fire.

帐幔己经起火。

In the midst of blaze and vapour, Mr. Rochester lay stretched motionless, in deep sleep.

在火光与烟雾的包围中，罗切斯特先生伸长了身子，一动不动地躺着，睡得很熟。

“Wake! wake!” I cried. I shook him, but he only murmured and turned.

“快醒醒！快醒醒！”我一面推他。一面大叫，可是他只是咕哝了一下，翻了一个身。

The smoke had stupefied him.

他已被烟雾薰得麻木了。

Not a moment could be lost.

一刻也不能耽搁了。

The very sheets were kindling³.

连床单也已经了火。

I rushed to his basin and ewer⁴.

我冲向他的脸盆和水罐。

Fortunately, one was wide and the other deep, and both were filled with water.

幸好一个很大，另一个很深，都灌满了水。

I heaved them up, deluged⁵ the bed and its occupant,

我举起脸盆和水罐，用水冲了床和睡在床上的人，

flew back to my own room, brought my own water-jug, baptized the couch afresh,

随之飞跑回我自己的房间、取了我的水罐，重新把床榻弄湿。

and, by God's aid, succeeded in extinguishing the flames which were devouring⁶ it.

由于上帝的帮助，我终于扑灭了正要吞没床榻的火焰。