Cherry老師給大家介紹一本世界名著---呼嘯山莊，通過讀這本小說大家可以學一學地道的英文表達
Chapter 1
第一章
1801.- I have just returned from a visit to my landlord--the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow! 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 farther in his waistcoat, as I announced my name.
一八○一年。我剛剛拜訪過我的房東回來——就是那個將要給我惹麻煩的孤獨的鄰居。這兒可真是一個美麗的鄉間！在整個英格蘭境內，我不相信我竟能找到這樣一個能與塵世的喧囂完全隔絕的地方，一個厭世者的理想的天堂。而希刺克厲夫和我正是分享這兒荒涼景色的如此合適的一對。一個絕妙的人！在我騎著馬走上前去時，看見他的黑眼睛縮在眉毛下猜忌地瞅著我。而在我通報自己姓名時．他把手指更深地藏到背心袋裡，完全是一副不信任我的神氣。剎那間，我對他產生了親切之感，而他卻根本未察覺到。
`Mr Heathcliff!' I said.
“希刺克厲夫先生嗎？”我說。
A nod was the answer.
回答是點一下頭。
`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--'
“先生，我是洛克烏德，您的新房客。我一到這兒就儘可能馬上來向您表示敬意，希望我堅持要租畫眉田莊沒什麼使您不方便。昨天我聽說您想——”。
`Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir,' he interrupted, wincing. `I should not allow anyone to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it--walk in!'
“畫眉田莊是我自己的，先生。”他打斷了我的話，閃避著。“只要是我能夠阻止，我總是不允許任何人給我什麼不方便的。進來吧！”
The `walk in' was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, `Go to the deuce': even the gate over which he leant manifested no sympathizing movement to the words; and I think that circumstance determined me to accept the invitation: I felt interested in a man who seemed more exaggeratedly reserved than myself.
這一聲“進來”是咬著牙說出來的，表示了這樣一種情緒，“見鬼！”甚至他靠著的那扇大門也沒有對這句許諾表現出同情而移動；我想情況決定我接受這樣的邀請：我對一個彷彿比我還更怪僻的人頗感興趣。
When he saw my horse's breast fairly pushing the barrier, he did put out his hand to unchain it, and then sullenly preceded me up the causeway, calling, as we entered the court: `Joseph, take Mr Lockwood's horse; and bring up some wine.'
他看見我的馬的胸部簡直要碰上柵欄了，竟也伸手解開了門鏈，然後陰鬱地領我走上石路，在我們到了院子裡的時候，就叫著：
`Here we have the whole establishment of domestics, I suppose,' was the reflection suggested by this compound order.
“約瑟夫，把洛克烏德先生的馬牽走。拿點酒來。”
`No wonder the grass grows up between the flags, and cattle are the only hedge-cutters.
“我想他全家只有這一個人吧，”那句雙重命令引起了這種想法。“怪不得石板縫間長滿了草，而且只有牛替他們修剪籬笆哩。”
Joseph was an elderly, nay, an old man: very old, perhaps, though hale and sinewy. `The Lord help us!' he soliloquized in an undertone of peevish displeasure, while relieving me of my horse: looking, meantime, in my face so sourly that I charitably conjectured he must have need of divine aid to digest his dinner, and his pious ejaculation had no reference to my unexpected advent.
約瑟夫是個上年紀的人，不，簡直是個老頭——也許很老了，雖然還很健壯結實。“求主保佑我們！”他接過我的馬時，彆彆扭扭地不高興地低聲自言自語著，同時又那麼憤怒地盯著我的臉，使我善意地揣度他一定需要神來幫助才能消化他的飯食，而他那虔誠的突然喊叫跟我這突然來訪是毫無關係的。
Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr Heathcliff's dwelling. `Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather. Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed; one may guess the power of the north wind blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving alms of the sun. Happily, the architect had foresight to build it strong: the narrow windows are deeply set in the wall, and the corners defended with large jutting stones.
呼嘯山莊是希刺克厲夫先生的住宅名稱。“呼嘯”是一個意味深長的內地形容詞，形容這地方在風暴的天氣裡所受的氣壓騷動。的確，他們這兒一定是隨時都流通著振奮精神的純潔空氣。從房屋那頭有幾棵矮小的樅樹過度傾斜，還有那一排瘦削的荊棘都向著一個方向伸展枝條，彷彿在向太陽乞討溫暖，就可以猜想到北風吹過的威力了。幸虧建築師有先見把房子蓋得很結實：窄小的窗子深深地嵌在牆裡，牆角有大塊的凸出的石頭防護著。
Before passing the threshold, I paused to admire a quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front, and especially about the principal door; above which, among a wilderness of crumbling griffins and shameless little boys, I detected the date `1500', and the name `Hareton Earnshaw'. I would have made a few comments, and requested a short history of the place from the surly owner; but his attitude at the door appeared to demand my speedy entrance, or complete departure, and I had no desire to aggravate his impatience previous to inspecting the penetralium.
在跨進門檻之前，我停步觀賞房屋前面大量的稀奇古怪的雕刻，特別是正門附近，那上面除了許多殘破的怪獸和不知羞的小男孩外，我還發現“一五○○”年代和“哈里頓·恩蕭”的名字。我本想說一兩句話，向這倨傲無禮的主人請教這地方的簡短歷史，但是從他站在門口的姿勢看來，是要我趕快進去，要不就乾脆離開，而我在參觀內部之前也並不想增加他的不耐煩。
One step brought us into the family sitting-room, without any introductory lobby or passage: they call it here `the house' preeminently. It includes kitchen and parlour, generally; but I believe at Wuthering Heights the kitchen is forced to retreat altogether into another quarter: at least I distinguished a chatter of tongues, and a clatter of culinary utensils, deep within; and I observed no signs of roasting, boiling, or baking, about the huge fireplace; nor any glitter of copper saucepans and tin cullenders on the walls. One end, indeed, reflected splendidly both light and heat from ranks of immense pewter dishes, interspersed with silver jugs and tankards, towering row after row, on a vast oak dresser, to the very roof. The latter had never been underdrawn: its entire anatomy lay bare to an inquiring eye, except where a frame of wood laden with oatcakes and clusters of legs of beef, mutton, and ham, concealed it. Above the chimney were sundry villainous ; old guns, and a couple of horse-pistols: and, by way of ornament, three gaudily painted canisters disposed along its ledge. The floor was of smooth, white stone; the chairs, high-backed, primitive structures, painted green: one or two heavy black ones lurking in the shade. In an arch under the dresser, reposed a huge, liver-coloured bitch pointer, surrounded by a swarm of squealing puppies; and other dogs haunted other recesses.
不用經過任何穿堂過道，我們徑直進了這家的起坐間：他們頗有見地索性把這裡叫作“屋子”。一般所謂屋子是把廚房和大廳都包括在內的；但是我認為在呼嘯山莊裡，廚房是被迫撤退到另一個角落裡去了；至少我辨別出在頂裡面有喋喋的說話聲和廚房用具的磕碰聲；而且在大壁爐裡我並沒看出燒煮或烘烤食物的痕跡，牆上也沒有銅鍋和錫濾鍋之類在閃閃發光。倒是在屋子的一頭，在一個大橡木櫥櫃上擺著一疊疊的白鑞盤子；以及一些銀壺和銀盃散置著，一排排，壘得高高的直到屋頂，的確它們射出的光線和熱氣映照得燦爛奪目。櫥櫃從未上過漆；它的整個構造任憑人去研究。只是有一處，被擺滿了麥餅、牛羊腿和火腿之類的木架遮蓋住了。壁爐臺上有雜七雜八的老式難看的槍，還有一對馬槍；並且，為了裝飾起見，還有三個畫得俗氣的茶葉罐靠邊排列著。地是平滑的白石鋪砌的；椅子是高背的，老式的結構，塗著綠色；一兩把笨重的黑椅子藏在暗處。櫥櫃下面的圓拱裡，躺著一條好大的、豬肝色的母獵狗，一窩唧唧叫著的小狗圍著它，還有些狗在別的空地走動。
The apartment and furniture would have been nothing extraordinary as belonging to a homely, northern farmer, with a stubborn countenance, and stalwart limbs set out to advantage in knee breeches and gaiters. Such an individual seated in his armchair, his mug of ale frothing on the round table before him, is to be seen in any circuit of five or six miles among these hills, if you go at the right time after dinner. But Mr Heathcliff forms a singular contrast to his abode and style of living. He is a dark-skinned gipsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman: that is, as much a gentleman as many a country squire: rather slovenly, perhaps, yet not looking amiss with his negligence, because he has an erect and handsome figure; and rather morose. Possibly, some people might suspect him of a degree of under-bred pride; I have a sympathetic chord within that tells me it is nothing of the sort: I know, by instinct, his reserve springs from an aversion to showy displays of feeling--to manifestations of mutual kindliness. He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to be loved or hated again. No, I'm running on too fast: I bestow my own attributes over liberally on him. Mr Heathcliff may have entirely dissimilar reasons for keeping his hand out of the way when he meets a would-be acquaintance, to those which actuate me. Let me hope my constitution is almost peculiar: my dear mother used to say I should never have a comfortable home; and only last summer I proved myself perfectly unworthy of one.
要是這屋子和傢俱屬於一個質樸的北方農民，他有著頑強的面貌，以及穿短褲和綁腿套挺方便的粗壯的腿，那倒沒有什麼稀奇。這樣的人，坐在他的扶手椅上，一大杯啤酒在面前的圓桌上冒著白沫，只要你在飯後適當的時間，在這山中方圓五六英里區域內走一趟，總可以看得到的。但是希刺克厲夫先生和他的住宅，以及生活方式，卻形成一種古怪的對比。在外貌上他像一個黑皮膚的吉普賽人，在衣著和風度上他又像個紳士——也就是，像鄉紳那樣的紳士：也許有點邋遢，可是懶拖拖的並不難看，因為他有一個挺拔、漂亮的身材；而且有點鬱鬱不樂的樣子。可能有人會懷疑，他因某種程度的缺乏教養而傲慢無禮；我內心深處卻產生了同情之感，認為他並不是這類人。我直覺地知道他的冷淡是由於對矯揉造作——對互相表示親熱感到厭惡。他把愛和恨都掩蓋起來，至於被人愛或恨，他又認為是一種魯莽的事。不，我這樣下判斷可太早了：我把自己的特性慷慨地施與他了。希刺克厲夫先生遇見一個算是熟人時，便把手藏起來，也許另有和我所想的完全不同的原因。但願我這天性可稱得上是特別的吧。我親愛的母親總說我永遠不會有個舒服的家。直到去年夏天我自己才證實了真是完全不配有那樣一個家。
While enjoying a month of fine weather at the sea coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature: a real goddess in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me. I `never told my love' vocally; still, if looks have language, the merest idiot might have guessed I was over head and ears: she understood me at last, and looked a return--the sweetest of all imaginable looks. And what did I do? I confess it with shame--shrunk icily into myself, like a snail; at every glance retired colder and further; till finally the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp. By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.
我正在海邊享受著一個月的好天氣的當兒，一下子認識了一個迷人的人兒——在她還沒注意到我的時候，在我眼中她就是一個真正的女神。我從來沒有把我的愛情說出口；可是，如果神色可以傳情的話，連傻子也猜得出我在沒命地愛她。後來她懂得我的意思了，就回送我一個秋波——一切可以想象得到的顧盼中最甜蜜的秋波。我怎麼辦呢？我羞愧地懺悔了——冷冰冰地退縮，像個蝸牛似的；她越看我，我就縮得越冷越遠。直到最後這可憐的天真的孩子不得不懷疑她自己的感覺，她自以為猜錯了，感到非常惶惑，便說服她母親撤營而去。由於我古怪的舉止，我得了個冷酷無情的名聲;多麼冤枉啊，那只有我自己才能體會。
I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord advanced, and filled up an interval of silence by attempting to caress the canine mother, who had left her nursery, and was sneaking wolfishly to the back of my legs, her lip curled up, and her white teeth watering for a snatch. My caress provoked a long, guttural gnarl.
我在爐邊的椅子上坐下，我的房東就去坐對面的一把。為了消磨這一刻的沉默，我想去摩弄那隻母狗。它才離開那窩崽子，正在兇狠地偷偷溜到我的腿後面，呲牙咧嘴地，白牙上饞涎欲滴。我的愛撫卻使它從喉頭裡發出一聲長長的狺聲。
`You'd better let the dog alone,' growled Mr Heathcliff in unison, checking fiercer demonstrations with a punch of his foot. `She's not accustomed to be spoiled--not kept for a pet.' Then, striding to a side door, he shouted again, `Joseph!'
“你最好別理這隻狗，”希刺克厲夫先生以同樣的音調咆哮著，跺一下腳來警告它。“它是不習慣受人嬌慣的——它不是當作玩意兒養的。”接著，他大步走到一個邊門，又大叫：約瑟夫！”
Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending; so his master dived down to him, leaving me vis-à-vis the ruffianly bitch and a pair of grim shaggy sheep-dogs, who shared with her a jealous guardianship over all my movements. Not anxious to come in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in winking and making faces at the trio, and some turn of my physiognomy so irritated madam, that she suddenly broke into a fury and leapt on my knees. I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us. This proceeding roused the whole hive: half a dozen four-footed fiends, of various sizes and ages, issued from hidden dens to the common centre. I felt my heels and coat-laps peculiar subjects of assault; and parrying off the larger combatants as effectually as I could with the poker, I was constrained to demand, aloud, assistance from some of the household in re-establishing peace.
約瑟夫在地窖的深處咕噥著，可是並不打算上來。因此他的主人就下地窖去找他，留下我和那兇暴的母狗和一對猙獰的蓬毛守羊狗面面相覷。這對狗同那母狗一起對我的一舉一動都提防著，監視著。我並不想和犬牙打交道，就靜坐著不動；然而，我以為它們不會理解沉默的蔑視，不幸我又對這三隻狗擠擠眼，作作鬼臉，我臉上的某種變化如此激怒了狗夫人，它忽然暴怒，跳上我的膝蓋。我把它推開，趕忙拉過一張桌子作擋箭牌。這舉動惹起了公憤；六隻大小不同、年齡不一的四腳惡魔，從暗處一齊竄到屋中。我覺得我的腳跟和衣邊尤其是攻擊的目標，就一面儘可能有效地用火鉗來擋開較大的鬥士，一面又不得不大聲求援，請這家裡的什麼人來重建和平。
Mr Heathcliff and his man climbed the cellar steps with vexatious phlegm: I don't think they moved one second faster than usual, though the hearth was an absolute tempest of worrying and yelping. Happily, an inhabitant of the kitchen made more dispatch: a lusty dame, with tucked-up gown, bare arms, and fire-flushed cheeks, rushed into the midst of us flourishing a frying-pan: and used that weapon, and her tongue, to such purpose, that the storm subsided magically, and she only remained, heaving like a sea after a high wind, when her master entered on the scene.
希刺克厲夫和他的僕人邁著煩躁的懶洋洋的腳步，爬上了地窖的梯階：我認為他們走得並不比平常快一秒鐘，雖然爐邊已經給撕咬和狂吠鬧得大亂。幸虧廚房裡有人快步走來：一個健壯的女人，她卷著衣裙，光著胳臂，兩頰火紅，揮舞著一個煎鍋衝到我們中間——而且運用那個武器和她的舌頭頗為見效，很奇妙地平息了這場風暴。等她的主人上場時，她已如大風過後卻還在起伏的海洋一般，喘息著。
`What the devil is the matter?' he asked, eyeing me in a manner that I could ill endure after this inhospitable treatment.
“見鬼，到底是怎麼回事？”他問。就在我剛才受到那樣不禮貌的接待後，他還這樣瞅著我，可真難以忍受。
`What the devil, indeed!' I muttered. `The herd of possessed swine could have had no worse spirits in them than those animals of yours, sir. You might as well leave a stranger with a brood of tigers!'
“是啊，真是見鬼！”我咕嚕著。“先生，有鬼附體的豬群，①還沒有您那些畜生兇呢。您倒不如把一個生客丟給一群老虎的好！”①有鬼附體的豬群——見《聖經·新約·路加福音》第八章第三十一節到第三十三節：“鬼就央求耶穌，不要吩咐他們到無底坑裡去。那裡有一大群豬，在山上吃食。鬼央求耶穌，準他們進入豬裡去。耶穌準了他們。鬼就從那人身上出來，進入豬裡去。於是那群豬闖下山崖，投在湖裡淹死了。”
`They won't meddle with persons who touch nothing,' he remarked, putting the bottle before me, and restoring the displaced table. `The dogs do right to be vigilant. Take a glass of wine?'
“對於不碰它們的人，它們不會多事的。”他說，把酒瓶放在我面前，又把搬開的桌子歸回原位。“狗是應該警覺的。喝杯酒嗎？”
`No, thank you.'
“不，謝謝您。”
`Not bitten, are you?'
“沒給咬著吧？”
`If I had been, I would have set my signet on the biter.'
“我要是給咬著了，我可要在這咬人的東西上打上我的印記呢。”
Heathcliff's countenance relaxed into a grin.
希刺克厲夫的臉上現出笑容。
`Come, come,' he said, `you are flurried, Mr Lockwood. Here, take a little wine. Guests are so exceedingly rare in this house that I and my dogs, I am willing to own, hardly know how to receive them. Your health, sir!'
“好啦，好啦，”他說，“你受驚啦，洛克烏德先生。喏，喝點酒。這所房子裡客人極少，所以我願意承認，我和我的狗都不大知道該怎麼接待客人。先生，祝你健康！”
I bowed and returned the pledge; beginning to perceive that it would be foolish to sit sulking for the misbehaviour of a pack of curs: besides, I felt loath to yield the fellow further amusement at my expense; since the humour took that turn. He--probably swayed by prudential consideration of the folly of offending a good tenant--relaxed a little in the laconic style of chipping off his pronouns and auxiliary verbs, and introduced what he supposed would be a subject of interest to me--a discourse on the advantages and disadvantages of my present place of retirement. I found him very intelligent on the topics we touched; and before I went home, I was encouraged so far as to volunteer another visit tomorrow. He evidently wished no repetition of my intrusion. I shall go, notwithstanding. It is astonishing how sociable I feel myself compared with him.
我鞠躬，也回敬了他；我開始覺得為了一群狗的失禮而坐在那兒生氣，可有點傻。此外，我也討厭讓這個傢伙再取笑我，因為他的興致已經轉到取樂上來了。也許他也已察覺到，得罪一個好房客是愚蠢的，語氣便稍稍委婉些，提起了他以為我會有興趣的話頭——談到我目前住處的優點與缺點。我發現他對我們所觸及的話題，是非常有才智的；在我回家之前，我居然興致勃勃，提出明天再來拜訪。而他顯然並不願我再來打攪。但是，我還是要去。我感到我自己跟他比起來是多麼擅長交際啊，這可真是驚人。
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