Jane Eyre · chapter 8 of 30
Blanche Ingram
布兰奇·英格拉姆
The guests ride in at last, and one of them is the lady everyone talks about. In the drawing room, Jane hears what fine ladies think of governesses.
Read what you hear
- Adele 小姐，我们忙了三天，客人怎么还不来？
Xiǎojie, wǒmen máng le sān tiān, kèrén zěnme hái bù lái?
Miss, we've been busy for three days. Why aren't the guests here yet?
- Jane Eyre 快了，阿黛尔。今天下午就到。
Kuài le, Ādài'ěr. Jīntiān xiàwǔ jiù dào.
Soon, Adele. They'll be here this afternoon.
- Adele 他们来了！我看见先生了！
Tāmen lái le! Wǒ kànjiàn xiānsheng le!
They're here! I can see Mr. Rochester!
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- Adele 他旁边是谁？骑着黑马，好漂亮啊！
Tā pángbiān shì shéi? Qízhe hēi mǎ, hǎo piàoliang a!
Who's that beside him? On a black horse, and so beautiful!
- Jane Eyre 又高又漂亮……她一定是英格拉姆小姐。
Yòu gāo yòu piàoliang… tā yídìng shì Yīnggélāmǔ xiǎojie.
Tall and beautiful... She must be Miss Ingram.
- Adele 小姐，先生会跟她结婚吗？
Xiǎojie, xiānsheng huì gēn tā jiéhūn ma?
Miss, is Mr. Rochester going to marry her?
- Jane Eyre 这是先生的事，阿黛尔。快去穿你的新衣服吧。
Zhè shì xiānsheng de shì, Ādài'ěr. Kuài qù chuān nǐ de xīn yīfu ba.
That's Mr. Rochester's business, Adele. Hurry and put on your new dress.
- Narrator 那天晚上，客厅里坐满了客人。简静静地坐在窗户旁边。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, kètīng li zuò mǎn le kèrén. Jiǎn jìngjìng de zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān.
That evening the drawing room was full of guests. Jane sat quietly by the window.
- Adele 大家看我的新衣服！今天晚上有舞会吗？我要跳舞！
Dàjiā kàn wǒ de xīn yīfu! Jīntiān wǎnshang yǒu wǔhuì ma? Wǒ yào tiàowǔ!
Everyone, look at my new dress! Is there a ball tonight? I want to dance!
- Blanche Ingram 罗切斯特先生，你为什么不送她去学校？
Luóqièsītè xiānsheng, nǐ wèishénme bú sòng tā qù xuéxiào?
Mr. Rochester, why don't you send her to school?
- Mr. Rochester 学校太贵了，我送不起。她有家庭教师。
Xuéxiào tài guì le, wǒ sòng bu qǐ. Tā yǒu jiātíng jiàoshī.
School costs too much. I can't afford it. She has a governess.
- Blanche Ingram 家庭教师？是窗户旁边那个人吗？
Jiātíng jiàoshī? Shì chuānghu pángbiān nàge rén ma?
A governess? Is that the person by the window?
- Blanche Ingram 我最不喜欢家庭教师了！我小时候有过好几个，又丑又笨。
Wǒ zuì bù xǐhuan jiātíng jiàoshī le! Wǒ xiǎo shíhou yǒuguo hǎo jǐ gè, yòu chǒu yòu bèn.
I can't stand governesses! I had several when I was little, and they were all ugly and stupid.
- Blanche Ingram 妈妈，你还记得吗？我们天天让她们哭！
Māma, nǐ hái jìde ma? Wǒmen tiāntiān ràng tāmen kū!
Mother, do you remember? We made them cry every day!
- Mr. Rochester 英格拉姆夫人，你的女儿真会说话。
Yīnggélāmǔ fūrén, nǐ de nǚ'ér zhēn huì shuōhuà.
Lady Ingram, your daughter certainly has a way with words.
- Adele 您看英格拉姆夫人的衣服，真好看！
Nín kàn Yīnggélāmǔ fūrén de yīfu, zhēn hǎokàn!
Look at Lady Ingram's dress. It's so lovely!
- Jane Eyre 她们说得那么大声，是想让我听见吧。
Tāmen shuō de nàme dàshēng, shì xiǎng ràng wǒ tīngjiàn ba.
They talk so loudly. They must want me to hear.
- Blanche Ingram 不说她们了。罗切斯特先生，来，唱歌！我要听你唱。
Bù shuō tāmen le. Luóqièsītè xiānsheng, lái, chàng gē! Wǒ yào tīng nǐ chàng.
Enough about them. Mr. Rochester, come and sing! I want to hear you.
- Jane Eyre 他唱得真好听。可是他是唱给她听的。
Tā chàng de zhēn hǎotīng. Kěshì tā shì chàng gěi tā tīng de.
He sings beautifully. But he's singing for her.
- Jane Eyre 我还是走吧。没有人会看见我。
Wǒ háishi zǒu ba. Méiyǒu rén huì kànjiàn wǒ.
I'd better go. No one will see me.
- Narrator 简走出客厅。在楼梯口，有人叫住了她。
Jiǎn zǒu chū kètīng. Zài lóutī kǒu, yǒu rén jiàozhù le tā.
Jane slipped out of the drawing room. At the foot of the stairs, someone stopped her.
- Mr. Rochester 简！你为什么不过来跟我说话？
Jiǎn! Nǐ wèishénme bú guòlai gēn wǒ shuōhuà?
Jane! Why didn't you come over and talk to me?
- Jane Eyre 您在跟客人说话，先生。
Nín zài gēn kèrén shuōhuà, xiānsheng.
You were talking with your guests, sir.
- Mr. Rochester 你的脸怎么这么白？是不是那天夜里水太冷，你生病了？
Nǐ de liǎn zěnme zhème bái? Shì bu shì nà tiān yèli shuǐ tài lěng, nǐ shēngbìng le?
Why are you so pale? Was the water too cold that night? Did it make you ill?
- Jane Eyre 没有，先生。我很好。
Méiyǒu, xiānsheng. Wǒ hěn hǎo.
No, sir. I'm fine.
- Mr. Rochester 你不好。你的眼睛里有眼泪。
Nǐ bù hǎo. Nǐ de yǎnjing li yǒu yǎnlèi.
You're not fine. There are tears in your eyes.
- Jane Eyre 那不是眼泪，先生。客厅里太热了。
Nà bú shì yǎnlèi, xiānsheng. Kètīng li tài rè le.
Those aren't tears, sir. The drawing room is too warm.
- Mr. Rochester 好吧。可是客人在的这些天，你晚上都要来客厅。
Hǎo ba. Kěshì kèrén zài de zhèxiē tiān, nǐ wǎnshang dōu yào lái kètīng.
All right. But while the guests are here, you're to come to the drawing room every evening.
- Mr. Rochester 去吧。晚安，我的……
Qù ba. Wǎn'ān, wǒ de…
Go on. Good night, my...
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What changed in the story?
- Who rides beside Mr. Rochester when the guests arrive?
“他旁边是谁？骑着黑马”
- What does Mr. Rochester say Adele has instead of school?
“她有家庭教师”
- What does Blanche say about the governesses she had as a child?
“又丑又笨”
- Why does Jane say she didn't come to speak to Mr. Rochester?
“您在跟客人说话，先生”
- What does Mr. Rochester tell Jane to do while the guests are there?
“你晚上都要来客厅”