003 冒险开始

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Phileas Fogg's five whist opponents all looked at each other, nodded, and said unanimously," We accept!"

菲利亚斯·福格的五位惠斯特牌对手互相看了看，点点头，异口同声地说：“我们接受！”

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Mr. Fogg's wager to travel around the world in eighty days was on!

福格先生八十天环游世界的赌约开始生效了！

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" Good," said Phileas Fogg." The train leaves for Dover at a quarter before nine. I will take it."

“好，”菲利亚斯·福格说，“去多佛尔的火车八点四十五分开。我会搭这趟车。”

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" This very evening?" one of the men said

“就在今晚？”一位绅士问道。

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" Yes, this very evening!" said Mr. Fogg. He then took out his pocket almanac and added," Today is Wednesday, October 2

“是的，就在今晚！”福格先生说道。接着他掏出随身年鉴，补充说：“今天是十月二日，星期三。

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I shall be due in London, in this very room of the Reform Club, on Saturday December 21, at a quarter before 9:00 p. m

我应该在十二月二十一日星期六晚上八点四十五分，回到伦敦，就在这间改革俱乐部的这个房间里。”

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If I am late, twenty-thousand pounds, now deposited in my name at Baring's Bank, will belong to you."

若我迟到，现在以我的名义存在巴林银行的两万英镑就归你们所有。”

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Then Mr. Fogg pulled out his checkbook and signed a check with his fountain pen

接着福格先生掏出支票簿，用自来水笔签了一张支票。

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" In fact, gentlemen," he said," here is a check for the amount."

“事实上，各位先生，”他说，“这就是那张金额的支票。”

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The men drafted a contract outlining the wager and everyone signed it

他们草拟了一份说明赌约的合同，所有人都签了字。

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During this whole exchange, Phileas Fogg maintained his usual cool composure

在整个交谈过程中，菲利亚斯·福格保持着他一贯的冷静沉着。

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He had not bet to win, but merely to live up to his word

他打赌不是为了赢，而只是为了兑现自己的诺言。

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He had staked twenty-thousand pounds, half his fortune

他押上了两万英镑，他一半的财产。

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He thought he might have to spend the other half to carry out this difficult project

他想到自己可能还得花掉另一半财产来完成这个艰难的计划。

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The clock struck seven, and the group agreed to suspend the game so Mr. Fogg could prepare for his departure

时钟敲响了七点，大家同意暂停牌局，好让福格先生为出发做准备。

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" It is unnecessary, gentlemen. I am quite ready now," was Mr. Fogg's response

“不必了，先生们。我现在已经完全准备好了。”福格先生回答道。

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" It is your turn, I believe," he said to the man on his left

“该您出牌了，我想。”他对他左边的人说。

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So, after winning twenty guineas at whist and taking leave of his friends

于是，在惠斯特牌局中赢了二十几尼并与朋友们告别之后，

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Phileas Fogg, at twenty-five minutes past seven, left the Reform Club and made his way home

菲利亚斯·福格在七点二十五分离开了改革俱乐部，走上了回家的路。

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When Mr. Fogg arrived home, Passepartout was surprised

福格先生回到家时，帕斯帕图很惊讶。

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His master was not due until exactly midnight

他的主人按理说要到午夜十二点整才会回来。

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Mr. Fogg immediately went to his room and called for his servant

福格先生立刻走进自己的房间，呼唤他的仆人。

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But Passepartout did not reply. Mr. Fogg could not be calling for him. It was not the right hour!

但帕斯帕图没有回应。福格先生不可能在叫他。现在不是预定的时间啊！

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" Passepartout," repeated Mr. Fogg, without raising his voice

"帕斯帕图。"福格先生没有提高嗓门，又喊了一声。

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Passepartout arrived

帕斯帕图来了。

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" I've called you twice," said his master

"我叫了你两次了。"他的主人说。

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" But it is not midnight," said Passepartout, showing Mr. Fogg his watch

"可是现在还没到午夜十二点。"帕斯帕图一边说，一边给福格先生看他的表。

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" I know that. I don't blame you, but we start for Dover and Calais in ten minutes," said Mr. Fogg

"我知道。我不是怪你，但十分钟后，我们就要出发去多佛和加来。"福格先生说。

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" You are going to leave home?" asked Passepartout with a puzzled look on his face

"您要离开家吗？"帕斯帕图问道，一脸困惑。

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" Yes," said his master." We are going around the world."

"是的，"他的主人说，"我们要去环游世界了。"

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Passepartout opened his eyes wide, and looked like he might collapse." Around the world?" he murmured

帕斯帕图瞪大了眼睛，一副快要晕倒的样子。"环游世界？"他喃喃地说。

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" In eighty days," replied Mr. Fogg." So we haven't a moment to lose."

"八十天内，"福格先生回答，"所以我们一分钟也耽误不得。"

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" But I must pack our trunks!" Passepartout said

"但我得收拾我们的行李箱啊！"帕斯帕图说。

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" We will have no trunks, only a carpetbag with two shirts and three pairs of socks for me, and the same for you

"我们不带行李箱，只有一个手提旅行包。给我装两件衬衫和三双袜子，你也一样。

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We will buy our clothes on the way," said Mr. Fogg

我们路上再买衣服，"福格先生说。

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Passepartout tried to reply but couldn't. He left Mr. Fogg's room, climbed the stairs to his own room, and fell into the closest chair

帕斯帕图想回答却说不出来。他离开福格先生的房间，上楼回到自己屋里，一头瘫倒在最近的椅子上。

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Was his master a fool? No. Was this a joke? It didn't seem so

他的主人是傻瓜吗？不是。这是个玩笑吗？似乎不是。

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They were going to Dover and then to Calais, in France

他们要去多佛，然后去法国的加来。

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Passepartout thought a moment later. After all, Passepartout had been away from France for five years

帕斯帕图想了一下。毕竟，他离开法国已经五年了。

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He would not be sorry to see his native soil again

能再次踏上故土，他倒也不会不开心。

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Remembering there was no time to waste, Passepartout packed the carpetbag and was ready by eight o'clock

想到没时间可浪费，帕斯帕图收拾好手提包，八点钟就准备好了。

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Mr. Fogg was ready as well. He was carrying the railway and steamer timetable under his arm

福格先生也准备好了。他腋下夹着那份火车和轮船时刻表。

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He then took the carpetbag, opened it, and slipped a huge roll of bank notes inside it

然后他拿过手提包，打开，塞了一大卷钞票进去。

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" You have forgotten nothing?" he asked Passepartout

"你没落下什么东西吧？"他问帕斯帕图。

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" No, nothing, sir," replied Passepartout

"没有，什么也没忘，先生，"帕斯帕图回答。

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" Good! Take this carpetbag," Mr. Fogg said, handing it to Passepartout

"很好！拿着这个手提包，"福格先生说着，把它递给帕斯帕图。

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" Take good care of it because there is twenty-thousand pounds in it."

"小心保管，因为里面有两万英镑。"

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Passepartout nearly dropped the bag, as if the twenty-thousand pounds were as heavy as gold

帕斯帕图差点把包掉在地上，仿佛这两万英镑像金子一样重。

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Mr. Fogg and Passepartout then left the house, locked the door securely, and took a cab to Charing Cross railway station

然后，福格先生和帕斯帕图离开了家，把门牢牢锁好，乘马车前往查令十字火车站。

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The cab stopped in front of the station at 8:25, exactly twenty-five-minutes before the train was to depart

马车在八点二十五分停在车站前，正好离火车出发还有二十五分钟。

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Oh my! I had thought I would be settling down for a nice, quiet life

哦，天哪！我本以为我会安顿下来，过上美好、平静的生活。

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But suddenly I found out I was about to travel around the world — and in eighty days!

但突然间，我发现自己即将环游世界——而且在八十天内！

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Mr. Fogg told me that our trip will start in Dover

福格先生告诉我，我们的旅程将从多佛开始。

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Located at the southeastern tip of England, Dover is famous for its tall, white cliffs, which are made of pure white chalk

多佛位于英格兰的东南端，以其高耸的白色悬崖而闻名，这些悬崖由纯白垩构成。

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In fact, these white cliffs gave England its most ancient name: Albion, which means " white."

事实上，这些白色悬崖给英格兰带来了它最古老的名字：阿尔比恩，意思是"白色"。

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Dover is one of the busiest places to cross the English Channel

多佛是穿越英吉利海峡最繁忙的地方之一。

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Traffic through this port town has boomed since the railway connected it to London

自从铁路把这个港口城镇与伦敦连接起来后，这里的运输就变得十分繁忙。

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People traveling on the London-Dover train can take the 21-mile ferry ride across the English Channel to Calais, France

乘坐伦敦-多佛火车的人，可以搭乘渡轮，穿越21英里宽的英吉利海峡，到达法国的加来。

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There they can hop on the Calais-Paris train

在那里，他们可以跳上加来-巴黎的火车。

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So far our journey around the world sounds easy, right? Well, we'll see what happens next!

到目前为止，我们的环球之旅听起来很容易，对吧？好吧，我们看看接下来会发生什么！