002 赌约

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At Phileas Fogg's mansion Passepartout had read and memorized the card listing his master's daily routine

在菲利亚斯·福格的宅邸，路路通已读过并记住了那张列有主人日常作息的卡片。

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He knew that Mr. Fogg would not be back until exactly midnight

他知道福格先生要等到午夜十二点整才会回来。

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So Passepartout set about keeping himself busy until his services were needed again

于是路路通开始给自己找事做，直到下次需要他伺候的时候。

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Passepartout had a pleasant face and a well-built, muscular body

路路通面容和善，体格匀称，肌肉结实。

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He had tumbled brown hair, blue eyes, and a ruddy complexion

他顶着一头蓬乱的棕发，长着蓝色的眼睛，面色红润。

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In his early years, Passepartout had been a sort of vagrant and was not at all brash or snobby

早年，路路通可以说是个流浪汉，身上毫无粗鲁或势利之气。

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He had already worked in ten English houses, but so far he had failed to find the peace he was looking for

他已经在十户英国家庭干过活，但始终没能找到自己渴望的那份安宁。

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He was happy to have finally found a master who suited him

他很高兴终于找到了一个称心如意的主人。

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Back at the Reform Club, shortly after six o'clock that evening, Mr. Fogg finished his dinner

那天晚上刚过六点，福格先生在革新俱乐部用完了晚餐。

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Then he joined five other club members for a game of whist

随后，他同另外五位俱乐部会员凑成了一桌，打起了惠斯特牌。

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Mr. Fogg was a regular player, and his evening card game was an unchanging part of his routine

福格先生是常客，每晚的牌局是他雷打不动的习惯。

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The men settled down at a table in front of a fire, and the conversation soon turned to current affairs

男士们在炉火前的桌旁坐定，话题很快就转到了时事上。

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" What about that robbery then?" asked one player

“那起抢劫案怎么样了？”一位牌友问道。

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" Oh, the bank will lose the money," replied another

“哦，银行会损失那笔钱，”另一位答道。

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" The Daily Telegraph says that the thief is a gentleman," said Mr. Fogg as he set down his newspaper to pick up his cards

“《每日电讯报》说那窃贼是位绅士，”福格先生放下报纸，拿起牌说道。

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" A man that makes off with fifty-five-thousand pounds is no gentleman!" said another

“一个卷走五万五千英镑的人绝不是什么绅士！”另一位说道。

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" Possibly not," replied Mr. Fogg," but he was reported to be a well-dressed gentleman with polished manners and a well-to-do air about him."

“也许不是，”福格先生回答，“但报道称他衣着考究，举止文雅，带着一股富裕的气派。”

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The conversation subsided as the men began their game

牌局开始，谈话便平息了下来。

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When they paused to deal the cards for a second game, the conversation returned to the robbery

当他们停下来为第二局发牌时，话题又回到了那起抢劫案上。

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" Where could the ' gentleman,' if that's what we must call him, go?" exclaimed one player

“那位‘绅士’，如果我们非得这么称呼他的话，能跑到哪儿去呢？”一位牌友大声问道。

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" It would be very difficult to flee with all that money," said another

“带着那么多钱逃跑会非常困难。”另一个人说。

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" No country will be safe for him."

“对他来说，没有国家会是安全的。”

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" Oh, I'm not sure about that," said another man." The world is big enough."

“哦，这我可说不准。”另一位先生说，“世界大得很呢。”

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" It was once," said Mr. Fogg," but no longer

“曾经是这样，”福格先生说，“但现在不是了。

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It is now possible to go around the world in eighty days."

如今八十天环游地球是可能的。”

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" That is true," said one man

“说得没错。”一位先生说。

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" Impossible," said another." What if the trains stop running in India, or a storm delays a steamer? What then?"

“不可能，”另一位说，“要是印度火车停运，或者暴风雨耽搁了轮船，那怎么办？”

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" All accounted for and anticipated in eighty days," stated Mr. Fogg with confidence

“八十天内，所有因素都考虑进去了。”福格先生自信地说。

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" I'd like to see you do it!" said the player sitting opposite him

“我倒想看看你怎么做到！”坐在他对面的牌友说。

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" I'd like nothing better than to do it," said Mr. Fogg, looking at him calmly

“这正是我最想做的事。”福格先生平静地望着他答道。

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" When?" asked the man

“什么时候？”那人问道。

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" At once," said Mr. Fogg, smiling

“马上，”福格先生笑着说。

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" It's absurd," cried another player." Let's get on with the game!"

“太荒唐了，”另一位玩家喊道，“我们继续打牌吧！”

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Suddenly the man who was about to deal put the cards down and spoke up

突然，那个正要发牌的人放下牌，开口说道。

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" Fair enough, Mr. Fogg. I will wager four-thousand pounds on it!"

“好吧，福格先生，我赌四千英镑！”

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" I will too," said another, looking to the other players

“我也赌，”另一个人说着，看向其他牌友。

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" And so will I," said another, and then another, until all five men agreed

“我也赌，”又一个说道，接着又一个，直到五个人全都同意了。

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Mr. Fogg looked up from his cards and said," I have a deposit of twenty-thousand pounds at the bank that I will gladly risk on it."

福格先生从牌上抬起头，说道：“我在银行有两万英镑存款，我很乐意拿来赌一把。”

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" Twenty-thousand pounds! Twenty-thousand pounds that you could lose by a single accidental delay?" asked the man who had bet first

“两万英镑！区区一次偶然的延误就能让你输掉的两万英镑？”最先打赌的人问道。

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" The unforeseen does not exist," replied Mr. Fogg

“不存在什么预料之外的事，”福格先生答道。

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" But, Mr. Fogg," said the man." Eighty days are only an estimate of the minimum time the journey can take."

“可是，福格先生，”那人说，“八十天只是这趟旅程可能的最短时间估计。”

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" For this journey, that minimum will suffice," said Mr. Fogg

“对这趟旅程，那个最短时间就够了。”福格先生说。

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" And in order not to exceed the eighty days," the man continued

“而且为了不超过八十天，”那人继续说，

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" you'll need to be very precise when transferring from trains to steamers and from steamers to trains."

“你在从火车换轮船，再从轮船换火车时，需要非常精确。”

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" I will be very precise, gentlemen," said Mr. Fogg

“我会非常精确的，先生们。”福格先生说。

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Phileas Fogg's card partners were both thrilled and concerned

菲利亚斯·福格的牌友们既兴奋又担心。

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They were thrilled by a bet they felt certain to win

他们因为觉得肯定能赢的赌注而兴奋。

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But they were concerned that Mr. Fogg was risking a lot of money on a whim

但他们担心福格先生一时冲动冒险了一大笔钱。

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" If you are joking, we accept the joke and let you off," offered one man

“如果你是在开玩笑，我们接受这个玩笑，放过你。”一个人提议道。

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" A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about something as serious as a wager," replied Mr. Fogg

“一个真正的英国人在谈论像打赌这样严肃的事时，是不会开玩笑的。”福格先生回答。

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" I will bet twenty-thousand pounds against anyone that I can tour the world in eighty days or less. Do you accept?"

“我押两万英镑，跟任何人打赌，我能在八十天或更短时间环游世界。你们接受吗？”

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Hello, again! Gentlemen's clubs are private clubs for men from the English upper class

又见面了！绅士俱乐部是为英国上流社会男士设立的私人俱乐部。

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In other words they are not for men like me! Ha-ha!

换句话说，它们不是给我这种人去的！哈哈！

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Members use gentleman's clubs almost as second homes

会员们几乎把绅士俱乐部当成第二个家。

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They go to these clubs to relax, meet their friends, and enjoy delicious meals

他们去这些俱乐部放松，见朋友，享用美味的饭菜。

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Mr. Fogg is a member of the Reform Club, and he spends most of his days there

福格先生是改革俱乐部的会员，他大部分时间都在那里度过。

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The Reform Club was founded in 1836

改革俱乐部成立于1836年。

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Membership quickly grew to one thousand

会员人数很快增长到一千人，

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and the club's governing committee commissioned an architect to design its current building, located at 104 Pall Mall

俱乐部管理委员会委托一位建筑师设计了现在的建筑，位于蓓尔美尔街104号。

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This street actually has quite a few gentlemen's clubs along it

这条街上其实沿街有不少绅士俱乐部。

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The Reform Club is a splendid place

改革俱乐部是一个华丽的地方。

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Based on the Farnese Palace in Rome, its central hall is encircled by grand pillars and a spacious upper gallery

它以罗马的法尔内塞宫为蓝本，中央大厅由宏伟的柱子和宽敞的上层走廊环绕。

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It has a wonderful kitchen, which was designed according to the chef's specifications

它有一个很棒的厨房，是按照厨师的规格设计的。

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The Reform Club's library contains over fifty-thousand books!

改革俱乐部的图书馆藏有超过五万本书！

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The Reform Club was founded by a political party known as the Radicals, who embraced liberal political ideas

改革俱乐部由一个叫激进派的政党创立，他们信奉自由的政治理念。

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So besides being a social club, it is also a political meeting place

所以除了是社交俱乐部，它也是一个政治会议场所。

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Members use the space to share news, hold meetings, plan campaign strategies, and conduct other party business

会员们利用这个空间分享新闻，举行会议，规划竞选策略，以及处理其他党务。