Jane Eyre · chapter 16 of 30
The Veil
面纱
Mrs. Fairfax is worried, and Jane wants no costly gifts. Then, on the windy night before the wedding, Jane has something strange to tell Mr. Rochester.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 那天早上，费尔法克斯太太在楼下等简。
Nà tiān zǎoshang, Fèi'ěrfǎkèsī tàitai zài lóuxià děng Jiǎn.
That morning, Mrs. Fairfax was waiting downstairs for Jane.
- Mrs. Fairfax 亲爱的，先生说，你们一个月以后要结婚了。是真的吗？
Qīn'ài de, xiānsheng shuō, nǐmen yí gè yuè yǐhòu yào jiéhūn le. Shì zhēn de ma?
My dear, Mr. Rochester says you two are to be married in a month. Is it true?
- Jane Eyre 是真的。您好像不太高兴？
Shì zhēn de. Nín hǎoxiàng bú tài gāoxìng?
It's true. You don't seem very happy?
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- Mrs. Fairfax 爱小姐，我很担心你。有钱的先生，很少跟家庭教师结婚。
Ài xiǎojie, wǒ hěn dānxīn nǐ. Yǒu qián de xiānsheng, hěn shǎo gēn jiātíng jiàoshī jiéhūn.
Miss Eyre, I'm worried for you. Rich gentlemen seldom marry their governesses.
- Mrs. Fairfax 亲爱的，你要好好想一想。别离他太近。
Qīn'ài de, nǐ yào hǎohǎo xiǎng yi xiǎng. Bié lí tā tài jìn.
My dear, think it over carefully. Don't get too close to him.
- Mr. Rochester 小简，我要给你买很贵的东西，还有最漂亮的衣服！
Xiǎo Jiǎn, wǒ yào gěi nǐ mǎi hěn guì de dōngxi, háiyǒu zuì piàoliang de yīfu!
Janet, I'm going to buy you the costliest things, and the most beautiful dresses!
- Jane Eyre 先生，我不要。两件衣服就够了。
Xiānsheng, wǒ bú yào. Liǎng jiàn yīfu jiù gòu le.
Sir, I don't want them. Two dresses will be enough.
- Mr. Rochester 两件！你要穿得像个管家吗？
Liǎng jiàn! Nǐ yào chuān de xiàng gè guǎnjiā ma?
Two! Do you want to dress like a housekeeper?
- Jane Eyre 我还是阿黛尔的家庭教师，先生。一年三十英镑，一英镑也不能少。
Wǒ hái shì Ādài'ěr de jiātíng jiàoshī, xiānsheng. Yì nián sānshí yīngbàng, yì yīngbàng yě bù néng shǎo.
I'm still Adele's governess, sir. Thirty pounds a year, and not one pound less.
- Mr. Rochester 好吧，我的家庭教师。现在过来，亲我一下。
Hǎo ba, wǒ de jiātíng jiàoshī. Xiànzài guòlai, qīn wǒ yíxià.
Very well, my governess. Now come here and give me a kiss.
- Jane Eyre 不行，先生。家庭教师不亲主人。
Bù xíng, xiānsheng. Jiātíng jiàoshī bù qīn zhǔrén.
No, sir. Governesses don't kiss their masters.
- Jane Eyre 叔叔，我是简·爱。我要和罗切斯特先生结婚了……
Shūshu, wǒ shì Jiǎn Ài. Wǒ yào hé Luóqièsītè xiānsheng jiéhūn le…
Uncle, this is Jane Eyre. I am going to marry Mr. Rochester...
- Jane Eyre 如果我也有一点儿自己的钱，那该多好。
Rúguǒ wǒ yě yǒu yìdiǎnr zìjǐ de qián, nà gāi duō hǎo.
If only I had a little money of my own.
- Narrator 四个星期过去了。明天，他们就要结婚了。
Sì gè xīngqī guòqù le. Míngtiān, tāmen jiù yào jiéhūn le.
Four weeks went by. Tomorrow, they would be married.
- Jane Eyre 风这么大……他晚上才回来。我去看看那棵栗子树。
Fēng zhème dà… tā wǎnshang cái huílai. Wǒ qù kànkan nà kē lìzi shù.
Such a wind... and he won't be back till tonight. I'll go and see the chestnut tree.
- Jane Eyre 栗子树断成了两半……可是下边还连在一起。
Lìzi shù duàn chéng le liǎng bàn… kěshì xiàbian hái lián zài yìqǐ.
The chestnut tree is split in two... but down at the bottom, the halves are still joined.
- Mr. Rochester 小简！这么晚了，你还在外边？
Xiǎo Jiǎn! Zhème wǎn le, nǐ hái zài wàibian?
Janet! This late, and you're still outside?
- Jane Eyre 先生，我要告诉您一件事。昨天夜里，我醒了。
Xiānsheng, wǒ yào gàosu nín yí jiàn shì. Zuótiān yèli, wǒ xǐng le.
Sir, I must tell you something. Last night, I woke up.
- Jane Eyre 房间里有蜡烛的光，还有一个很高的女人站在那儿。
Fángjiān li yǒu làzhú de guāng, hái yǒu yí gè hěn gāo de nǚrén zhàn zài nàr.
There was candlelight in my room, and a very tall woman was standing there.
- Mr. Rochester 一个女人？什么样的女人？
Yí gè nǚrén? Shénmeyàng de nǚrén?
A woman? What sort of woman?
- Jane Eyre 她的头发很长，很黑。她拿起您给我的面纱，放在头上。
Tā de tóufa hěn cháng, hěn hēi. Tā ná qǐ nín gěi wǒ de miànshā, fàng zài tóu shang.
Her hair was long and dark. She took the veil you gave me and put it on her head.
- Jane Eyre 她在镜子前看了很久。然后，她把面纱拉成了两半！
Tā zài jìngzi qián kàn le hěn jiǔ. Ránhòu, tā bǎ miànshā lā chéng le liǎng bàn!
She looked in the mirror for a long time. Then she tore the veil in two!
- Mr. Rochester 镜子里……你看见她的脸了吗？
Jìngzi li… nǐ kànjiàn tā de liǎn le ma?
In the mirror... did you see her face?
- Jane Eyre 看见了。那样的脸，我以前没见过。
Kànjiàn le. Nàyàng de liǎn, wǒ yǐqián méi jiànguo.
I did. I had never seen a face like that before.
- Jane Eyre 她拿着蜡烛，离我的脸很近。后来，我就什么都不知道了。
Tā názhe làzhú, lí wǒ de liǎn hěn jìn. Hòulái, wǒ jiù shénme dōu bù zhīdào le.
She held the candle close to my face. After that, I knew nothing more.
- Jane Eyre 先生，那不是格蕾丝。
Xiānsheng, nà bú shì Gélěisī.
Sir, it was not Grace.
- Mr. Rochester 一半是梦，一半是真的。那一定是格蕾丝·普尔。
Yíbàn shì mèng, yíbàn shì zhēn de. Nà yídìng shì Gélěisī Pǔ'ěr.
Half a dream, half real. It must have been Grace Poole.
- Mr. Rochester 今天夜里，你去阿黛尔的房间睡。
Jīntiān yèli, nǐ qù Ādài'ěr de fángjiān shuì.
Tonight, you'll sleep in Adele's room.
- Jane Eyre 为什么，先生？您到底在怕什么？
Wèishénme, xiānsheng? Nín dàodǐ zài pà shénme?
Why, sir? What are you really afraid of?
- Mr. Rochester 等我们结婚一年零一天以后，我再告诉你为什么。现在不行。
Děng wǒmen jiéhūn yì nián líng yì tiān yǐhòu, wǒ zài gàosu nǐ wèishénme. Xiànzài bù xíng.
When we've been married a year and a day, I'll tell you why. Not now.
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What changed in the story?
- What worries Mrs. Fairfax about the wedding?
“有钱的先生，很少跟家庭教师结婚”
- What does Jane want Mr. Rochester to buy her?
“两件衣服就够了”
- What did the tall woman do to the veil?
“她把面纱拉成了两半”
- Who does Mr. Rochester say the woman was?
“那一定是格蕾丝·普尔”
- Where must Jane sleep tonight, says Mr. Rochester?
“你去阿黛尔的房间睡”