Jane Eyre · chapter 11 of 30
A Cry in the Night
半夜的叫声
A cry from the third floor brings every guest out of bed. Mr. Rochester has an easy answer for them, and a much harder job for Jane.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 半夜里，客人们都从房间里跑了出来。
Bànyè li, kèrénmen dōu cóng fángjiān li pǎo le chūlai.
In the middle of the night, the guests all came running out of their rooms.
- Mr. Rochester 大家别怕，没什么事！一个用人做梦了，叫了起来。
Dàjiā bié pà, méi shénme shì! Yí gè yòngrén zuòmèng le, jiào le qǐlai.
Don't be afraid, everyone. It's nothing! A servant was dreaming and cried out.
- Mr. Rochester 天这么冷，都回去睡觉吧。
Tiān zhème lěng, dōu huíqu shuìjiào ba.
It's so cold. Go back to bed, all of you.
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- Mr. Rochester 英格拉姆小姐，你也回去吧，别着凉了。
Yīnggélāmǔ xiǎojie, nǐ yě huíqu ba, bié zháoliáng le.
Miss Ingram, you go back too. Don't catch cold.
- Jane Eyre 用人做梦？可是那个声音是从三楼来的……
Yòngrén zuòmèng? Kěshì nàge shēngyīn shì cóng sān lóu lái de…
A servant dreaming? But that voice came from the third floor...
- Mr. Rochester 简，你醒着吗？
Jiǎn, nǐ xǐngzhe ma?
Jane, are you awake?
- Jane Eyre 我没睡，先生。我一直在听。
Wǒ méi shuì, xiānsheng. Wǒ yìzhí zài tīng.
I haven't slept, sir. I've been listening.
- Mr. Rochester 穿好衣服，拿上蜡烛，跟我来。别说话。
Chuān hǎo yīfu, ná shàng làzhú, gēn wǒ lái. Bié shuōhuà.
Get dressed, bring your candle and come with me. Not a word.
- Mr. Rochester 简，你看见血，会不会害怕？
Jiǎn, nǐ kànjiàn xuè, huì bu huì hàipà?
Jane, does the sight of blood frighten you?
- Jane Eyre 我想不会，先生。
Wǒ xiǎng bú huì, xiānsheng.
I don't think so, sir.
- Narrator 他们走上三楼，走进一个黑黑的房间。
Tāmen zǒu shàng sān lóu, zǒu jìn yí gè hēihēi de fángjiān.
They climbed to the third floor and went into a dark room.
- Mr. Rochester 在这儿等着，一会儿就好。
Zài zhèr děngzhe, yíhuìr jiù hǎo.
Wait here. I won't be long.
- Jane Eyre 里边有声音……那是格蕾丝的笑声吗？
Lǐbian yǒu shēngyīn… nà shì Gélěisī de xiàoshēng ma?
There are sounds in there... Is that Grace's laugh?
- Mr. Rochester 好了，门关上了。简，拿着蜡烛，过来。
Hǎo le, mén guān shàng le. Jiǎn, názhe làzhú, guòlai.
There. The door is shut. Jane, bring the candle over here.
- Jane Eyre 梅森先生！他坐在椅子上，脸好白，衣服上、手上都是血！
Méisēn xiānsheng! Tā zuò zài yǐzi shang, liǎn hǎo bái, yīfu shang, shǒu shang dōu shì xuè!
Mr. Mason! He's sitting in a chair, so pale, with blood all over his clothes and hands!
- Mr. Mason 罗切斯特……我是不是要死了？
Luóqièsītè… wǒ shì bu shì yào sǐ le?
Rochester... am I going to die?
- Mr. Rochester 别说这样的话，理查德。一个小伤口，你不会死的。
Bié shuō zhèyàng de huà, Lǐchádé. Yí gè xiǎo shāngkǒu, nǐ bú huì sǐ de.
Don't talk like that, Richard. It's a small wound. You won't die.
- Mr. Rochester 简，我去找医生。这儿有水，你给他洗伤口，他渴了，就给他喝。
Jiǎn, wǒ qù zhǎo yīshēng. Zhèr yǒu shuǐ, nǐ gěi tā xǐ shāngkǒu, tā kě le, jiù gěi tā hē.
Jane, I'm going for the doctor. Here's water. Wash his wound, and if he's thirsty, give him a drink.
- Jane Eyre 我会的，先生。
Wǒ huì de, xiānsheng.
I will, sir.
- Mr. Rochester 你们两个都不要说话。理查德，你一句话也别跟她说！
Nǐmen liǎng gè dōu bú yào shuōhuà. Lǐchádé, nǐ yí jù huà yě bié gēn tā shuō!
Neither of you is to talk. Richard, not one word to her!
- Mr. Rochester 别担心，简。两个小时以后，我就回来。
Bié dānxīn, Jiǎn. Liǎng gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ jiù huílai.
Don't worry, Jane. I'll be back in two hours.
- Jane Eyre 他锁了门。这儿只有我和他，我们出不去了。
Tā suǒ le mén. Zhèr zhǐ yǒu wǒ hé tā, wǒmen chū bu qù le.
He's locked the door. There's only him and me in here, and we can't get out.
- Narrator 房间里只有蜡烛的光，还有一个流血的人。
Fángjiān li zhǐ yǒu làzhú de guāng, hái yǒu yí gè liúxiě de rén.
In the room there was only the candlelight, and a bleeding man.
- Jane Eyre 我们不能说话。他的眼睛一直看着里边的门，好像很害怕。
Wǒmen bù néng shuōhuà. Tā de yǎnjing yìzhí kànzhe lǐbian de mén, hǎoxiàng hěn hàipà.
We mustn't speak. His eyes never leave the inner door. He looks frightened.
- Jane Eyre 里边又有声音了！有什么东西在动……
Lǐbian yòu yǒu shēngyīn le! Yǒu shénme dōngxi zài dòng…
There are sounds in there again! Something is moving...
- Narrator 两个小时过去了。
Liǎng gè xiǎoshí guòqù le.
Two hours went by.
- Jane Eyre 他的伤口还在流血。蜡烛快没了……先生，您快回来吧。
Tā de shāngkǒu hái zài liúxiě. Làzhú kuài méi le… xiānsheng, nín kuài huílai ba.
His wound is still bleeding. The candle is almost gone... Sir, please come back soon.
- Jane Eyre 别哭，简·爱。眼泪没有用。
Bié kū, Jiǎn Ài. Yǎnlèi méiyǒu yòng.
Don't cry, Jane Eyre. Tears won't help.
- Jane Eyre 是格蕾丝做的吗？她在里边做什么？
Shì Gélěisī zuò de ma? Tā zài lǐbian zuò shénme?
Did Grace do this? What is she doing in there?
- Jane Eyre 门后边……到底是谁？
Mén hòubian… dàodǐ shì shéi?
Behind that door... who is it?
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What changed in the story?
- What does Mr. Rochester tell the frightened guests?
“一个用人做梦了，叫了起来”
- What does Mr. Rochester ask Jane before they go upstairs?
“你看见血，会不会害怕？”
- What does Jane wonder when she hears sounds behind the inner door?
“那是格蕾丝的笑声吗？”
- What must Jane do for Mr. Mason while Mr. Rochester is gone?
“你给他洗伤口，他渴了，就给他喝”
- What does Mr. Rochester forbid Jane and Mr. Mason to do?
“你们两个都不要说话”