Jane Eyre · chapter 9 of 30
A Visitor from Jamaica
牙买加来的客人
Rain, a bored house party and no Mr. Rochester. Then a pale stranger comes to the door, and an old woman offers to tell the young ladies' fortunes.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 客人们在桑菲尔德住了好几天。
Kèrénmen zài Sāngfēi'ěrdé zhù le hǎo jǐ tiān.
The guests had been staying at Thornfield for several days.
- Jane Eyre 天天晚上，我都坐在客厅里，看着他们两个。
Tiāntiān wǎnshang, wǒ dōu zuò zài kètīng li, kànzhe tāmen liǎng gè.
Every evening I sit in the drawing room and watch the two of them.
- Jane Eyre 大家都说，罗切斯特先生要跟英格拉姆小姐结婚了。
Dàjiā dōu shuō, Luóqièsītè xiānsheng yào gēn Yīnggélāmǔ xiǎojie jiéhūn le.
Everyone says Mr. Rochester is going to marry Miss Ingram.
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- Jane Eyre 他要跟她结婚，是因为她家很有名。他不爱她，我看得出来。
Tā yào gēn tā jiéhūn, shì yīnwèi tā jiā hěn yǒumíng. Tā bú ài tā, wǒ kàn de chūlai.
He wants to marry her because her family is famous. He doesn't love her. I can tell.
- Jane Eyre 她很美丽，可是她的心很冷，也不会对人好。
Tā hěn měilì, kěshì tā de xīn hěn lěng, yě bú huì duì rén hǎo.
She's beautiful, but her heart is cold, and she doesn't know how to be kind.
- Blanche Ingram 又下雨了！罗切斯特先生去了米尔科特，真没意思！
Yòu xià yǔ le! Luóqièsītè xiānsheng qù le Mǐ'ěrkētè, zhēn méi yìsi!
Raining again! Mr. Rochester has gone to Millcote. How dull!
- Blanche Ingram 你们听，有马车来了！是他回来了吗？
Nǐmen tīng, yǒu mǎchē lái le! Shì tā huílai le ma?
Listen, a carriage! Is he back?
- Mr. Mason 对不起，我找罗切斯特。我叫梅森，是他的老朋友。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ zhǎo Luóqièsītè. Wǒ jiào Méisēn, shì tā de lǎo péngyou.
Excuse me, I'm looking for Rochester. My name is Mason. I'm an old friend of his.
- Blanche Ingram 罗切斯特先生不在家。您从哪儿来？
Luóqièsītè xiānsheng bú zài jiā. Nín cóng nǎr lái?
Mr. Rochester isn't at home. Where have you come from?
- Mr. Mason 从牙买加来。很多年以前，我在那儿认识了他。
Cóng Yámǎijiā lái. Hěn duō nián yǐqián, wǒ zài nàr rènshi le tā.
From Jamaica. I met him there many years ago.
- Mr. Mason 这儿真冷！我可以坐在火旁边吗？
Zhèr zhēn lěng! Wǒ kěyǐ zuò zài huǒ pángbiān ma?
It's so cold here! May I sit by the fire?
- Blanche Ingram 冷？现在是春天啊！
Lěng? Xiànzài shì chūntiān a!
Cold? It's spring!
- Mr. Mason 在牙买加，天天都像夏天。
Zài Yámǎijiā, tiāntiān dōu xiàng xiàtiān.
In Jamaica, every day is like summer.
- Jane Eyre 他的脸很白，说话很轻。他跟先生一点儿也不像。
Tā de liǎn hěn bái, shuōhuà hěn qīng. Tā gēn xiānsheng yìdiǎnr yě bú xiàng.
His face is pale and he speaks so softly. He's nothing like Mr. Rochester.
- Blanche Ingram 你，家庭教师！去给梅森先生拿杯热茶来。
Nǐ, jiātíng jiàoshī! Qù gěi Méisēn xiānsheng ná bēi rè chá lái.
You, governess! Go and fetch Mr. Mason a cup of hot tea.
- Jane Eyre 好的，英格拉姆小姐。我马上去。
Hǎo de, Yīnggélāmǔ xiǎojie. Wǒ mǎshàng qù.
Very well, Miss Ingram. I'll go at once.
- Narrator 晚饭以后，用人萨姆走进了客厅。
Wǎnfàn yǐhòu, yòngrén Sàmǔ zǒu jìn le kètīng.
After dinner, Sam the footman came into the drawing room.
- Sam 对不起，小姐们。外边来了一个老太太，她说她会算命。
Duìbuqǐ, xiǎojiemen. Wàibian lái le yí gè lǎotàitai, tā shuō tā huì suànmìng.
Excuse me, ladies. An old woman has come to the house. She says she can tell fortunes.
- Blanche Ingram 算命？太好玩了！萨姆，快叫她进来！
Suànmìng? Tài hǎowán le! Sàmǔ, kuài jiào tā jìnlai!
Fortunes? What fun! Sam, bring her in at once!
- Sam 她不进客厅。她只给没结婚的年轻小姐算命，一次一位。
Tā bú jìn kètīng. Tā zhǐ gěi méi jiéhūn de niánqīng xiǎojie suànmìng, yí cì yí wèi.
She won't come into the drawing room. She'll only tell fortunes for young ladies who aren't married, one at a time.
- Blanche Ingram 那我第一个去！
Nà wǒ dì yī gè qù!
Then I'll go first!
- Narrator 过了一会儿，英格拉姆小姐回来了。她坐下来，一句话也不说。
Guò le yíhuìr, Yīnggélāmǔ xiǎojie huílai le. Tā zuò xiàlai, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.
A while later, Miss Ingram came back. She sat down and didn't say a word.
- Jane Eyre 她不笑了，也不说话了。那个老太太到底跟她说了什么？
Tā bú xiào le, yě bù shuōhuà le. Nàge lǎotàitai dàodǐ gēn tā shuō le shénme?
She's stopped smiling, and she won't talk. What on earth did that old woman tell her?
- Sam 小姐们，老太太说，还有一位年轻小姐没去。
Xiǎojiemen, lǎotàitai shuō, hái yǒu yí wèi niánqīng xiǎojie méi qù.
Ladies, the old woman says one more young lady hasn't been in to see her.
- Jane Eyre 还有一位？是谁？
Hái yǒu yí wèi? Shì shéi?
One more? Who?
- Sam 是您，小姐。
Shì nín, xiǎojie.
You, Miss.
- Jane Eyre 好，我去。我不怕。
Hǎo, wǒ qù. Wǒ bú pà.
All right, I'll go. I'm not afraid.
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What changed in the story?
- Why does Jane think Mr. Rochester wants to marry Miss Ingram?
“他要跟她结婚，是因为她家很有名”
- Where does Mr. Mason say he has come from?
“从牙买加来”
- What does Miss Ingram say when Mr. Mason complains of the cold?
“冷？现在是春天啊！”
- Who will the old woman tell fortunes for, according to Sam?
“她只给没结婚的年轻小姐算命”
- How is Miss Ingram when she comes back from the old woman?
“一句话也不说……她不笑了”