Jane Eyre · chapter 23 of 30
A Night of Snow
下雪的晚上
After a night and a day of snow, St. John comes to Jane's door. He has a story to tell her, and the strip of paper he would not explain.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 圣约翰走了以后，莫尔顿下起了大雪。雪下了一夜，又下了一天。
Shèng Yuēhàn zǒu le yǐhòu, Mò'ěrdùn xià qǐ le dàxuě. Xuě xià le yí yè, yòu xià le yì tiān.
After St. John left, a heavy snow began to fall on Morton. It snowed all night, and all the next day.
- Jane Eyre 昨天那张纸，他从边上弄下一小条，带走了。上边到底有什么？
Zuótiān nà zhāng zhǐ, tā cóng biān shang nòng xià yì xiǎo tiáo, dàizǒu le. Shàngbian dàodǐ yǒu shénme?
That sheet of paper yesterday: he tore a little strip off its edge and took it away. What on earth was on it?
- Jane Eyre 简·爱，别想了，看你的书吧。
Jiǎn Ài, bié xiǎng le, kàn nǐ de shū ba.
Jane Eyre, stop thinking about it. Read your book.
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- Jane Eyre 里弗斯先生！这么晚了，雪又这么大，出什么事了？
Lǐfúsī xiānsheng! Zhème wǎn le, xuě yòu zhème dà, chū shénme shì le?
Mr. Rivers! So late, and in all this snow? Has something happened?
- St. John 什么事也没有。我来给你讲一个故事。
Shénme shì yě méiyǒu. Wǒ lái gěi nǐ jiǎng yí gè gùshi.
Nothing has happened. I've come to tell you a story.
- St. John 二十多年前，一个没有钱的牧师，爱上了一位有钱的小姐。
Èrshí duō nián qián, yí gè méiyǒu qián de mùshī, ài shàng le yí wèi yǒu qián de xiǎojie.
More than twenty years ago, a clergyman with no money fell in love with a rich young lady.
- St. John 她家里的人都不喜欢他，她还是嫁给了他。
Tā jiā li de rén dōu bù xǐhuan tā, tā háishi jià gěi le tā.
Her family didn't like him; she married him all the same.
- St. John 没过多久，两个人都死了，留下一个小女儿。
Méi guò duō jiǔ, liǎng gè rén dōu sǐ le, liúxià yí gè xiǎo nǚ'ér.
Before long they both died, leaving a little daughter.
- St. John 她的舅妈里德太太把她带大，送她去了罗沃德。
Tā de jiùmā Lǐdé tàitai bǎ tā dài dà, sòng tā qù le Luówòdé.
Her aunt, Mrs. Reed, brought her up and sent her to Lowood.
- Jane Eyre 这个故事，我好像在哪儿听过。
Zhège gùshi, wǒ hǎoxiàng zài nǎr tīngguo.
I feel I've heard this story somewhere before.
- St. John 八年以后，她去桑菲尔德当家庭教师，差一点儿就结婚了。
Bā nián yǐhòu, tā qù Sāngfēi'ěrdé dāng jiātíng jiàoshī, chà yìdiǎnr jiù jiéhūn le.
Eight years later she went to Thornfield as a governess, and very nearly got married.
- St. John 后来，她夜里一个人离开了桑菲尔德。律师布里格斯先生到现在还在找她。
Hòulái, tā yèli yí gè rén líkāi le Sāngfēi'ěrdé. Lǜshī Bùlǐgésī xiānsheng dào xiànzài hái zài zhǎo tā.
Then one night she left Thornfield, alone. A lawyer, Mr. Briggs, is still looking for her.
- St. John 他给我写信说，她叫简·爱。你看这一小条纸。
Tā gěi wǒ xiě xìn shuō, tā jiào Jiǎn Ài. Nǐ kàn zhè yì xiǎo tiáo zhǐ.
He wrote to me that her name is Jane Eyre. Look at this little strip of paper.
- Jane Eyre 上边写着“简·爱”，是我自己写的。
Shàngbian xiězhe “Jiǎn Ài”, shì wǒ zìjǐ xiě de.
It says “Jane Eyre.” I wrote it myself.
- St. John 所以那天你说自己叫简·艾略特的时候，停了一下。
Suǒyǐ nà tiān nǐ shuō zìjǐ jiào Jiǎn Àilüètè de shíhou, tíng le yíxià.
So that's why you paused that day, when you said your name was Jane Elliott.
- Jane Eyre 对，我就是简·爱。罗切斯特先生呢？他还好吗？
Duì, wǒ jiù shì Jiǎn Ài. Luóqièsītè xiānsheng ne? Tā hái hǎo ma?
Yes, I am Jane Eyre. And Mr. Rochester? Is he all right?
- St. John 信里一句也没说到他。你应该问的是，律师为什么找你。
Xìn li yí jù yě méi shuō dào tā. Nǐ yīnggāi wèn de shì, lǜshī wèishénme zhǎo nǐ.
The letter says not one word about him. You should be asking why the lawyer is looking for you.
- St. John 你的叔叔，马德拉的约翰·爱，死了。他的遗产都给了你。
Nǐ de shūshu, Mǎdélā de Yuēhàn Ài, sǐ le. Tā de yíchǎn dōu gěi le nǐ.
Your uncle, John Eyre of Madeira, has died. He has left everything he had to you.
- Jane Eyre 叔叔死了？我一次也没见过他。
Shūshu sǐ le? Wǒ yí cì yě méi jiànguo tā.
My uncle is dead? I never met him, not even once.
- St. John 他给你留下了两万英镑。
Tā gěi nǐ liúxià le liǎng wàn yīngbàng.
He has left you twenty thousand pounds.
- Jane Eyre 两万？您是不是说错了？是两百吧？
Liǎng wàn? Nín shì bu shì shuō cuò le? Shì liǎng bǎi ba?
Twenty thousand? Did you misspeak? Surely it's two hundred?
- St. John 两万英镑。律师不会写错，我也不会说错。
Liǎng wàn yīngbàng. Lǜshī bú huì xiě cuò, wǒ yě bú huì shuō cuò.
Twenty thousand pounds. Lawyers don't get these things wrong, and neither do I.
- Jane Eyre 可是，布里格斯先生为什么给您写信呢？
Kěshì, Bùlǐgésī xiānsheng wèishénme gěi nín xiě xìn ne?
But why did Mr. Briggs write to you?
- St. John 因为我们的约翰舅舅，就是你的约翰叔叔。
Yīnwèi wǒmen de Yuēhàn jiùjiu, jiù shì nǐ de Yuēhàn shūshu.
Because our Uncle John is your Uncle John.
- St. John 简，我是你的表哥，黛安娜和玛丽是你的表姐。
Jiǎn, wǒ shì nǐ de biǎogē, Dài'ānnà hé Mǎlì shì nǐ de biǎojiě.
Jane, I am your cousin, and Diana and Mary are your cousins.
- Jane Eyre 我有表哥，还有两个表姐！我不是一个人了！
Wǒ yǒu biǎogē, hái yǒu liǎng gè biǎojiě! Wǒ bú shì yí gè rén le!
I have a cousin, and two more cousins! I'm not alone anymore!
- St. John 简，你哭什么？你现在有钱了。
Jiǎn, nǐ kū shénme? Nǐ xiànzài yǒu qián le.
Jane, why are you crying? You're rich now.
- Jane Eyre 我有家了！一个人五千英镑！叫黛安娜和玛丽回家！
Wǒ yǒu jiā le! Yí gè rén wǔqiān yīngbàng! Jiào Dài'ānnà hé Mǎlì huí jiā!
I have a family! Five thousand pounds each! Tell Diana and Mary to come home!
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What changed in the story?
- Why does St. John walk to Jane's house in the snow?
“我来给你讲一个故事”
- What is on the strip of paper St. John took?
“她叫简·爱。你看这一小条纸……是我自己写的”
- What does St. John say about Mr. Rochester?
“信里一句也没说到他”
- Why did Mr. Briggs write to St. John?
“因为我们的约翰舅舅，就是你的约翰叔叔”
- What does Jane want to do with her uncle's money?
“一个人五千英镑”