Jane Eyre · chapter 5 of 30
Thornfield
桑菲尔德
Jane reaches Thornfield after dark, and the next day brings a surprise about who owns the house, and a sound on the third floor that she can't explain.
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- Jane Eyre 读者，十月的一天，我的新生活开始了。
Dúzhě, shíyuè de yì tiān, wǒ de xīn shēnghuó kāishǐ le.
Reader, on a day in October, my new life began.
- Narrator 夜里，马车到了桑菲尔德。那是一座很大的老房子。
Yèli, mǎchē dào le Sāngfēi'ěrdé. Nà shì yí zuò hěn dà de lǎo fángzi.
That night, the carriage reached Thornfield. It was a big old house.
- Mrs. Fairfax 你是爱小姐吧？快进来，坐到火边来！路上冷不冷？
Nǐ shì Ài xiǎojie ba? Kuài jìnlai, zuò dào huǒ biān lái! Lù shang lěng bu lěng?
You must be Miss Eyre! Come in, come and sit by the fire! Was it cold on the road?
- Jane Eyre 早上好！费尔法克斯太太，您的房子又大又漂亮。
Zǎoshang hǎo! Fèi'ěrfǎkèsī tàitai, nín de fángzi yòu dà yòu piàoliang.
Good morning! Mrs. Fairfax, your house is so big and beautiful.
- Mrs. Fairfax 我的房子？不是的，爱小姐！我是这里的管家。房子是罗切斯特先生的，他很少回家。
Wǒ de fángzi? Bú shì de, Ài xiǎojie! Wǒ shì zhèlǐ de guǎnjiā. Fángzi shì Luóqièsītè xiānsheng de, tā hěn shǎo huí jiā.
My house? Oh no, Miss Eyre! I'm the housekeeper here. The house belongs to Mr. Rochester, and he's hardly ever home.
- Jane Eyre 罗切斯特先生？那我的学生是他的女儿吗？
Luóqièsītè xiānsheng? Nà wǒ de xuésheng shì tā de nǚ'ér ma?
Mr. Rochester? Then is my pupil his daughter?
- Mrs. Fairfax 不是，那个孩子是他照顾的。阿黛尔，快来见你的新老师！
Bú shì, nàge háizi shì tā zhàogù de. Ādài'ěr, kuài lái jiàn nǐ de xīn lǎoshī!
No, she's a child in his care. Adele, come and meet your new teacher!
- Adele 小姐，您好！我八岁了！我会唱歌，还会跳舞！
Xiǎojie, nín hǎo! Wǒ bā suì le! Wǒ huì chàng gē, hái huì tiàowǔ!
Hello, Miss! I'm eight! I can sing, and I can dance too!
- Narrator 阿黛尔是从法国来的，她说的是法国话。
Ādài'ěr shì cóng Fǎguó lái de, tā shuō de shì Fǎguó huà.
Adele had come from France, and she spoke French.
- Jane Eyre 阿黛尔，我们开始上课吧。上完课，你再跳舞给我看。
Ādài'ěr, wǒmen kāishǐ shàngkè ba. Shàng wán kè, nǐ zài tiàowǔ gěi wǒ kàn.
Adele, let's start our lesson. After the lesson, you can dance for me.
- Mrs. Fairfax 爱小姐，这是三楼，小心楼梯。这些房间都没有人住。
Ài xiǎojie, zhè shì sān lóu, xiǎoxīn lóutī. Zhèxiē fángjiān dōu méiyǒu rén zhù.
Miss Eyre, this is the third floor. Mind the stairs. Nobody lives in these rooms.
- Jane Eyre 这么黑，这么安静……这里有鬼吗？
Zhème hēi, zhème ānjìng… zhèlǐ yǒu guǐ ma?
So dark, so quiet... Is there a ghost up here?
- Mrs. Fairfax 鬼？我没听说过。
Guǐ? Wǒ méi tīngshuōguo.
A ghost? None that I've ever heard of.
- Jane Eyre 那是什么？有人在笑……好奇怪的笑声！
Nà shì shénme? Yǒu rén zài xiào… hǎo qíguài de xiàoshēng!
What was that? Someone is laughing... What a strange laugh!
- Mrs. Fairfax 可能是格蕾丝·普尔。格蕾丝！小声一点儿！
Kěnéng shì Gélěisī Pǔ'ěr. Gélěisī! Xiǎoshēng yìdiǎnr!
Perhaps it's Grace Poole. Grace! Not so loud!
- Narrator 门开了，一个女用人走出来，一句话也没说。
Mén kāi le, yí gè nǚ yòngrén zǒu chūlai, yí jù huà yě méi shuō.
A door opened. A servant woman came out, and she didn't say a word.
- Mrs. Fairfax 格蕾丝在三楼做衣服。她不爱说话，你别怕。
Gélěisī zài sān lóu zuò yīfu. Tā bú ài shuōhuà, nǐ bié pà.
Grace sews up here on the third floor. She doesn't talk much. Don't be afraid.
- Jane Eyre 那么安静的一个人，会那样笑吗？
Nàme ānjìng de yí gè rén, huì nàyàng xiào ma?
Would someone so quiet laugh like that?
- Narrator 三个月过去了。一月的一个下午，简出去送一封信。
Sān gè yuè guòqù le. Yīyuè de yí gè xiàwǔ, Jiǎn chūqu sòng yì fēng xìn.
Three months passed. One January afternoon, Jane went out to post a letter.
- Jane Eyre 好冷，路上都是冰……一条大狗跑过来，后边还有一个骑马的人！
Hǎo lěng, lù shang dōu shì bīng… yì tiáo dà gǒu pǎo guòlai, hòubian hái yǒu yí gè qí mǎ de rén!
So cold, and the road is all ice... A big dog is running this way, and there's a man on a horse behind it!
- Jane Eyre 小心！啊，马滑倒了！
Xiǎoxīn! A, mǎ huádǎo le!
Look out! Oh, the horse has slipped!
- Mr. Rochester 我的脚！你别站在那儿看！
Wǒ de jiǎo! Nǐ bié zhàn zài nàr kàn!
My foot! Don't just stand there staring!
- Jane Eyre 先生，您的脚怎么样？我能帮您吗？
Xiānsheng, nín de jiǎo zěnmeyàng? Wǒ néng bāng nín ma?
Sir, how is your foot? Can I help you?
- Mr. Rochester 没事。这么晚了，你一个人在这儿干什么？
Méi shì. Zhème wǎn le, nǐ yí gè rén zài zhèr gàn shénme?
It's nothing. It's late. What are you doing out here alone?
- Jane Eyre 我是桑菲尔德的家庭教师，我出来送信。
Wǒ shì Sāngfēi'ěrdé de jiātíng jiàoshī, wǒ chūlai sòng xìn.
I'm the governess at Thornfield. I came out to post a letter.
- Mr. Rochester 家庭教师？好吧，过来，让我靠着你。我要上马。
Jiātíng jiàoshī? Hǎo ba, guòlai, ràng wǒ kàozhe nǐ. Wǒ yào shàng mǎ.
The governess? Very well. Come here and let me lean on you. I need to get back on my horse.
- Jane Eyre 他骑着马走了，也没说他叫什么名字。
Tā qízhe mǎ zǒu le, yě méi shuō tā jiào shénme míngzi.
He rode away, and he never even told me his name.
- Jane Eyre 我回来了！费尔法克斯太太，火边怎么有一条黑白的大狗？我在路上见过它！
Wǒ huílai le! Fèi'ěrfǎkèsī tàitai, huǒ biān zěnme yǒu yì tiáo hēibái de dà gǒu? Wǒ zài lù shang jiànguo tā!
I'm back! Mrs. Fairfax, why is there a big black and white dog by the fire? I saw it on the road!
- Mrs. Fairfax 爱小姐，那是派洛特！主人回来了！罗切斯特先生的马在冰上滑倒了。
Ài xiǎojie, nà shì Pàiluòtè! Zhǔrén huílai le! Luóqièsītè xiānsheng de mǎ zài bīng shang huádǎo le.
Miss Eyre, that's Pilot! The master is home! Mr. Rochester's horse slipped on the ice.
What changed in the story?
- What does Mrs. Fairfax say she is at Thornfield?
“我是这里的管家”
- What does Adele tell Jane she can do?
“我会唱歌，还会跳舞”
- Who does Mrs. Fairfax think is laughing on the third floor?
“可能是格蕾丝·普尔”
- Why is Jane out on the icy road in January?
“我出来送信”
- What does the rider ask Jane to do?
“让我靠着你。我要上马”