051七个可怜的旅人-查尔斯·狄更斯-吕书英汉对照.pdfVIP

《吕书英汉双语阅读理解》 Chapter I - - In the Old City of Rochester 第一章——在罗切斯特老城 Strictly speaking , there were only six Poor Travellers ; but , being a Traveller myself , 严格地说，只有六个可怜的旅行者；但是作为一名旅行者， though an idle one , and being withal as poor as I hope to be , I brought the number up to seven . 虽然是个懒汉，像我希望的那样穷，我把数字增加到七。 This word of explanation is due at once , for what says the inscription over the quaint old door ? 这句话马上就要解释了，古色古香的门上的铭文是怎么写的？ RICHARD WATTS , Esq . 理查德·瓦茨，Esq。 by his Will , dated 22 Aug . 1579 , 按照他的意愿，日期为8 月22 日。1579 , founded this Charity 创立了这个慈善机构 for Six poor Travellers , 对于六个可怜的旅行者， who not being ROGUES , or PROCTORS , 他们不是流氓，或监考人， May receive gratis for one Night , 可以免费享受一晚， Lodging , Entertainment , 住宿娱乐片 and Fourpence each . 每人四便士。 It was in the ancient little city of Rochester in Kent , of all the good days in the year upon 那是在肯特郡古老的小城市罗切斯特，在圣诞夜一年中所有美好的日子中， a Christmas - eve , that I stood reading this inscription over the quaint old door in question . I 我站在那扇古色古香的老门上读着这段文字。我一直在附近的大教堂闲逛， had been wandering about the neighbouring Cathedral , and had seen the tomb of Richard Watts , 看到了理查德·瓦茨的坟墓， with the effigy of worthy Master Richard starting out of it like a ship s figure - head ; and I 有一尊可敬的理查德大师像，像一个船头；我觉得我不能再这样做了， had felt that I could do no less , as I gave the Verger his fee , than inquire the way to Watts s 当我给维杰他的酬金时，而不是去瓦茨的慈善机构问路。 Charity . The way being very short and very plain , I had come prosperously to the inscription 这条路很短很简单，我兴高采烈地来到了碑文和那扇古色古香的旧门前。 and the quaint old door . Now , said I to myself , as I looked at the knocker , I know I am not a Proctor ; I “现在，“我对自己说，我看着门环，“我知道我不是监工；我不知道我是不是个无赖！ wonder whether I am a Rogue ! Upon the whole , though Conscience reproduced two or three pretty faces which might 总的来说，虽然良心重现了两三张美丽的面孔，但它们对道德歌利亚的吸引力可能比对我的吸 引力小，