The Count of Monte Cristo: The Return · chapter 2 of 6

The Banker's Old Friend

银行家的朋友

The Count visits a very rich banker and says one name. The banker turns white.

Read what you hear

The Count of Monte Cristo 海黛，今天我要去见一位银行家，他是巴黎最有钱的人之一。你想一起去吗？
Hǎidài, jīntiān wǒ yào qù jiàn yí wèi yínhángjiā, tā shì Bālí zuì yǒuqián de rén zhīyī. Nǐ xiǎng yìqǐ qù ma?
Haydée, today I am going to see a banker, one of the richest men in Paris. Would you like to come along?
Haydée 银行家是做什么的，先生？我在希腊的时候，没有听说过这种人。
Yínhángjiā shì zuò shénme de, xiānsheng? Wǒ zài Xīlà de shíhou, méiyǒu tīngshuō guò zhè zhǒng rén.
What does a banker do, sir? When I lived in Greece, I never heard of such a person.
The Count of Monte Cristo 他替别人保管钱，也用别人的钱去做生意。他叫邓格拉尔，是一位很聪明的男爵。
Tā tì biérén bǎoguǎn qián, yě yòng biérén de qián qù zuòshēngyì. Tā jiào Dènggélā'ěr, shì yí wèi hěn cōngming de nánjué.
He keeps other people's money, and does business with it. His name is Danglars, and he is a very clever baron.

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Haydée 邓格拉尔……我听过这个名字。可是先生，我怕的并不是他。
Dènggélā'ěr… Wǒ tīng guò zhège míngzi. Kěshì xiānsheng, wǒ pà de bìng bú shì tā.
Danglars... I have heard that name. But sir, he is not the one I fear.
The Count of Monte Cristo 那你怕的是谁？慢慢说，我在听。
Nà nǐ pà de shì shuí? Mànmànshuō, wǒ zài tīng.
Then who do you fear? Take your time. I'm listening.
Haydée 是一个军官。我父亲是总督，最相信他的就是这个人，他却在夜里打开城门，让敌人进来。我父亲因此再也没有回来。
Shì yí gè jūnguān. Wǒ fùqīn shì zǒngdū, zuì xiāngxìn tā de jiùshì zhège rén, tā què zài yèlǐ dǎkāi chéngmén, ràng dírén jìnlái. Wǒ fùqīn yīncǐ zàiyě méiyǒu huílái.
An officer. My father trusted him most, and at night he opened the city gate and let the enemy in. Because of that, my father never came home.
The Count of Monte Cristo 我知道他是谁，海黛。你不要怕，我等的，就是那一天。
Wǒ zhīdào tā shì shuí, Hǎidài. Nǐ bú yào pà, wǒ děng de, jiùshì nà yì tiān.
I know who he is, Haydée. Don't be afraid. That day is the one I am waiting for.
Haydée 那一天什么时候才会来？
Nà yì tiān shénme shíhou cái huì lái?
When will that day come?
The Count of Monte Cristo 比你想的更近。走吧，我们先去看看这位银行家，他一定很想见我们。
Bǐ nǐ xiǎng de gèng jìn. Zǒu ba, wǒmen xiān qù kànkan zhè wèi yínhángjiā, tā yídìng hěn xiǎngjiàn wǒmen.
Sooner than you think. Come, let's go and see this banker first. I'm sure he is eager to meet us.
Baron Danglars 欢迎，欢迎，伯爵先生！我的银行整个上午都在等您，连我的太太都想见见您！
Huānyíng, huānyíng, bójué xiānsheng! Wǒ de yínháng zhěnggè shàngwǔ dōu zài děng nín, lián wǒ de tàitai dōu xiǎng jiànjiàn nín!
Welcome, welcome, Count! My bank has been waiting for you all morning, and even my wife wants to meet you!
The Count of Monte Cristo 男爵，罗马的银行给您写了一封信。请您先看一看，再决定要不要欢迎我。
Nánjué, Luómǎ de yínháng gěi nín xiě le yì fēngxìn. Qǐng nín xiān kànyíkàn, zài juédìng yào bu yào huānyíng wǒ.
Baron, a bank in Rome has written you a letter. Please read it first, then decide whether to welcome me.
Baron Danglars 六百万法郎？！这……这是一年的钱，是吗？
Liùbǎiwàn fǎláng?! Zhè… Zhè shì yì nián de qián, shì ma?
Six million francs?! This... this is for one year, isn't it?
The Count of Monte Cristo 是的。不过我不太会算钱，不知道明年够不够用。
Shì de. Búguò wǒ bú tài huì suànqián, bù zhīdào míngnián gòubugòu yòng.
Yes. But I'm not good with money, and I don't know if it will be enough next year.
Baron Danglars 您要多少，我就给多少！伯爵，您真是我最好的朋友，我们一定要常常见面！
Nín yào duōshao, wǒ jiù gěi duōshao! Bójué, nín zhēnshì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou, wǒmen yídìng yào chángcháng jiànmiàn!
Whatever you need, I will give you! Count, you are truly my best friend. We must meet often!
The Count of Monte Cristo 我们才认识五分钟，男爵。今天我只拿五万，够我买几匹好马了。
Wǒmen cái rènshi wǔfēnzhōng, nánjué. Jīntiān wǒ zhǐ ná wǔwàn, gòu wǒ mǎi jǐpǐ hǎo mǎ le.
We met five minutes ago, Baron. Today I'll take only fifty thousand, enough to buy a few good horses.
Baron Danglars 五万？太少了，太少了！伯爵真会开玩笑！
Wǔwàn? Tài shǎo le, tài shǎo le! Bójué zhēn huì kāiwánxiào!
Fifty thousand? That's far too little! The Count loves his jokes!
Baron Danglars 我在巴黎有很多朋友，国王的将军，年轻的子爵，都常常来我家做客。
Wǒ zài Bālí yǒu hěnduō péngyou, guówáng de jiāngjūn, niánqīng de zǐjué, dōu chángcháng lái wǒ jiā zuòkè.
I have many friends in Paris. The king's generals and young viscounts often come to my house.
The Count of Monte Cristo 是吗？那我一定要认识认识。比如，那位马尔塞夫将军？
Shì ma? Nà wǒ yídìng yào rènshi rènshi. Bǐrú, nàwèi Mǎ'ěrsāifū jiāngjūn?
Is that so? Then I must meet them. For example, General Morcerf?
Baron Danglars 啊，他呀，他也是一个有名的人。我们……哦，我们很熟。
A, tā ya, tā yě shì yí gè yǒumíng de rén. Wǒmen… Ó, wǒmen hěn shú.
Oh, him? He's a famous man too. We are... well, we know each other well.
The Count of Monte Cristo 钱不是最重要的东西。请告诉我，您是怎么发财的？我很想学一学。
Qián bú shì zuì zhòngyào de dōngxi. Qǐng gàosu wǒ, nín shì zěnme fācái de? Wǒ hěn xiǎng xué yì xué.
Money isn't the most important thing. Tell me, how did you get rich? I'd love to learn.
Baron Danglars 我以前很穷，年轻的时候，我在一艘商船上做账。后来我很聪明，也很努力，就有了今天。
Wǒ yǐqián hěnqióng, niánqīng de shíhou, wǒ zài yì sōu shāngchuán shàng zuòzhàng. Hòulái wǒ hěn cōngming, yě hěn nǔlì, jiù yǒu le jīntiān.
I was very poor once. When I was young, I kept the accounts on a merchant ship. Then I was clever and worked hard, and here I am today.
The Count of Monte Cristo 一艘商船。请问，那艘船是不是叫“法老号”？
Yì sōu shāngchuán. Qǐngwèn, nà sōu chuán shì bu shì jiào “Fǎlǎo Hào”?
A merchant ship. Tell me, was that ship called the Pharaon?
Baron Danglars 您……您怎么知道的？
Nín… Nín zěnme zhīdào de?
You... how do you know that?
The Count of Monte Cristo 我有一个朋友，也在那艘船上工作过。他是个年轻的水手，叫爱德蒙·唐泰斯。
Wǒ yǒu yí gè péngyou, yě zài nà sōu chuánshàng gōngzuò guò. Tā shì gè niánqīng de shuǐshǒu, jiào Àidéméng Tángtàisī.
A friend of mine also worked on that ship. He was a young sailor named Edmond Dantès.
Baron Danglars 唐泰斯？我不认识！我从来没有听过这个名字！
Tángtàisī? Wǒ bú rènshi! Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu tīng guò zhège míngzi!
Dantès? I don't know him! I have never heard that name in my life!
The Count of Monte Cristo 是吗？可是他常常说起您。他说，您是他最好的朋友。
Shì ma? Kěshì tā chángcháng shuōqǐ nín. Tā shuō, nín shì tā zuìhǎo de péngyou.
Really? But he often speaks of you. He says you are his best friend.
Baron Danglars 哈……哈哈。世界上的水手那么多，怎么会都是我的朋友？
Hā… Hāhā. Shìjiè shàng de shuǐshǒu nàme duō, zěnme huì dōu shì wǒ de péngyou?
Ha... hahaha. There are so many sailors in the world. How could they all be my friends?
The Count of Monte Cristo 男爵，我该走了。谢谢您的钱，也谢谢您的好意。我们很快会再见的。
Nánjué, wǒ gāi zǒu le. Xièxie nín de qián, yě xièxie nín de hǎoyì. Wǒmen hěnkuài huì zàijiàn de.
Baron, I must go. Thank you for the money, and for your kindness. We will meet again soon.
Baron Danglars 唐泰斯……他早就死在牢里了！可是这位伯爵，他怎么会知道？
Tángtàisī… Tā zǎojiù sǐ zài láo lǐ le! Kěshì zhè wèi bójué, tā zěnme huì zhīdào?
Dantès... he died in prison long ago! But how does this Count know?
Baron Danglars 我要查一查，这个人到底是谁。来人！马上派人去马赛，我要知道唐泰斯的一切！
Wǒ yào chá yì chá, zhège rén dàodǐ shì shuí. Lái rén! Mǎshàng pài rén qù Mǎsài, wǒ yào zhīdào Tángtàisī de yíqiè!
I must find out who this man really is. Someone! Send a man to Marseille at once. I want to know everything about Dantès!

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What changed in the story?

What does the Count take from the banker's huge credit?
“您要多少，我就给多少！伯爵，您真是我最好的朋友，我们一定要常常见面！”
What is Haydée afraid of?
“是一个军官。我父亲是总督，最相信他的就是这个人，他却在夜里打开城门，让敌人进来。我父亲因此再也没有回来。”
How does Danglars say his career began?
“我以前很穷，年轻的时候，我在一艘商船上做账。后来我很聪明，也很努力，就有了今天。”
Which name makes Danglars nervous?
“我有一个朋友，也在那艘船上工作过。他是个年轻的水手，叫爱德蒙·唐泰斯。”
What does Danglars do after the Count leaves?
“唐泰斯……他早就死在牢里了！可是这位伯爵，他怎么会知道？”

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