《远大前程》泥泞与尘封――狄更斯笔下两个世界.docVIP

《远大前程》泥泞与尘封――狄更斯笔下的两个世界 　　潘波趣舅舅给乔一家带来了一个好消息――镇里的上等人赫薇香小姐要找个男孩上她家作客…… 　　Mrs. Joe: Did you see her yourself, uncle? 　　Pumblechook: Not in person, she is a lady, but the message was from her. 　　Mrs. Joe: As is the quality way. 　　Joe: I don’t understand what Miss Havisham wants a boy for. 　　Mrs. Joe: That’s not for us to ask what a lady wants from a boy. She wants a boy, and dear Uncle Pumblechook has spoken for us! (slapping Pip) My food not good enough for you? 　　Joe: It’s Christmas, missus. 　　Pumblechook: If you can’t beat a boy at Christmas, when can you beat him? 　　Mrs. Joe: That’s right, uncle. And you make a better show of yourself when you go up to the house! Don’t you go shaming me! 　　Joe: Us ain’t decided if he’s going yet. 　　Mrs. Joe: Of course he’s going! It’s Satis House! Mr. Gargery, Satis House! Think of what she could do for him! For us! 　　Pumblechook: For me! It could change this family’s fortunes. Mrs. Joe: Raise up! Mr. Gargery, all of us! And who’s to say where we could be raised up to? 　　Joe: She ain’t been seen for years. Who’s to say what she’s like? 　　Mrs. Joe: Well, he can tell us, can’t he? I’d dearly[非常地] like to see inside that house. 　　Joe: Do you want to go, Pip? 　　Mrs. Joe: What are you asking him for? What he wants don’t come into it! He’s going for me! To make up for the mud, and the dirt, and the cleaning of wet clothes, and the toil[辛苦工作], and the care, and the drudgery[繁重乏味的工作] that goes with raising a boy by hand in these freezing godforsaken[凄凉的] flatlands with thieves and villains[坏人] running wild as would murder us all in our beds! He’s going and there’s an end to it!! 　　乔大嫂：你亲眼见过她了吗，舅舅？ 　　潘波趣：我没看见她本人，她毕竟是位淑女，不过这是她的意思。 　　乔大嫂：那一定没错儿。 　　乔：我不明白赫薇香小姐找一个男孩有啥事儿。 　　乔大嫂：一位淑女要找个男孩干什么不是我们该过问的。她想找个男孩，亲爱的潘波趣舅舅便为我们费尽口舌！（抽打匹普）我做的饭你还嫌不好吃吗？ 　　乔：今天是圣诞节呢，老婆。 　　潘波趣：如果圣诞节不能打孩子，还有什么时候能打呢？ 　　???大嫂：说得好啊，舅舅。你到了宅子可得表现好一点！别给我丢脸！ 　　乔：窝（我）们还没决定让不让他去呢。乔大嫂：他当然得去！那可是沙堤斯庄屋！葛吉瑞先生，沙堤斯庄屋呢！你想想她能为他带来什么！为我们带来什么！ 　　潘波趣：还有我呢！这能改变这个家的命运。 　　乔大嫂