010 阿拉哈巴德

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" Sir Francis," said Mr. Fogg quietly," we will look around for some transport to Allahabad."

“弗朗西斯爵士，”福格先生平静地说，“我们四处找找，看看有没有什么交通工具能去阿拉哈巴德。”

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" Mr. Fogg, this delay is to your disadvantage!" said Sir Francis

“福格先生，这次耽搁对您可不利！”弗朗西斯爵士说。

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" No, Sir Francis, it was foreseen," replied Fogg

“不，弗朗西斯爵士，这早在预料之中。”福格回答。

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" What!" cried Sir Francis." You knew that the railway — "

“什么！”弗朗西斯爵士喊道，“您早知道这铁路——”

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" Not at all," said Mr. Fogg." But I knew that some obstacle would come up eventually

“完全不是，”福格先生说，“不过，我早知道总会有障碍出现的。

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Nothing is lost. I have two days, which I have gained, to sacrifice

没什么大不了的。我多出了两天富余时间，可以牺牲掉。

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A steamer leaves Calcutta for Hong Kong at noon on the twenty-fifth

一艘轮船25号中午从加尔各答出发，开往香港。

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This is the twenty-second so we shall reach Calcutta in time."

今天是22号，所以我们能及时赶到加尔各答。”

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There was nothing Sir Francis could say to such a confident response

面对如此自信的回答，弗朗西斯爵士无话可说。

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The three men went separate ways to search the village for a vehicle

三人分头行动，在村子里寻找车辆。

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Unfortunately, while they had been talking with the conductor

不巧的是，就在他们和列车长谈话的时候，

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the other passengers had already hired all the available wagons, carriages, and ponies

其他乘客已经把能租到的货车、马车和小马都租走了。

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Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg returned to the train with no luck

弗朗西斯爵士和福格先生无功而返，回到火车上。

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Passepartout, however, returned from his search with a suggestion

然而，路路通找了一圈回来，却提出了一个建议。

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" Monsieur, I think I have found transport for us," he said

他说：“先生，我想我为我们找到交通工具了。”

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" What would that be?" asked Fogg

“那是什么？”福格问道。

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" An elephant!" said Passepartout." It belongs to an Indian man who lives close by."

“一头大象！”路路通说。“它属于附近的一位印度人。”

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" Let's go and see the elephant," replied Mr. Fogg

“我们去看看那头大象吧，”福格先生回答。

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Passepartout led them to a small hut, near which a tall elephant stood behind a high gate

路路通带他们来到一间小屋，附近有一头高大的大象站在一扇高门后面。

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The elephant's owner said its name was Kiouni, Mr. Fogg resolved immediately to hire him and offered ten pounds an hour

大象的主人说它名叫奇乌尼，福格先生立刻决定租下它，出价每小时十英镑。

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The owner, however, refused and kept refusing every time Mr. Fogg raised his offer

然而，象主拒绝了，而且每次福格先生加价，他都一再拒绝。

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When Fogg offered forty pounds an hour, the owner still wouldn't agree

福格出到每小时四十英镑，象主还是不同意。

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Mr. Fogg, without getting the least bit upset, proposed to purchase the elephant completely

福格先生丝毫不生气，提议干脆把大象整个买下来。

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He offered one thousand pounds but was refused again

他出价一千英镑，却又被拒绝了。

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Passepartout listened in amazement as his master continued to raise the price

路路通听着主人不断加价，惊讶不已。

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Finally the man agreed to sell the elephant for two thousand pounds

最终，那人同意以两千英镑的价格卖掉大象。

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Mr. Fogg paid with bank notes from the carpetbag

福格先生用旅行袋里的钞票付了款。

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Kiouni was led out and equipped for the journey

基乌尼被牵了出来，并配好了行装。

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After hiring a guide and purchasing a few provisions, they set off at a quick pace

雇了一名向导，又买了些补给之后，他们就快步出发了。

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Instead of following the wide, curving path that workers had cleared for the railway, their guide led them directly through the jungle

向导没有走工人们为铁路清理出的那条宽阔弯曲的路，而是直接带着他们穿过丛林。

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Growls from panthers and the chatter of monkeys occasionally broke the jungle's stillness

豹子的低吼和猴子的吱喳声偶尔打破丛林的寂静。

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After a day of travelling, they stopped for the night

赶了一天路后，他们停下来过夜。

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The guide lit a fire, and they prepared a supper

向导点起篝火，他们准备了晚餐。

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They ate hungrily and were snoring loudly soon after

他们狼吞虎咽地吃完，很快就鼾声大作。

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The journey started again at six o'clock the next morning

第二天清晨六点，他们继续赶路。

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Kiouni resumed his quick pace, and their guide said they might reach Allahabad that evening

基乌尼恢复了快步，向导说他们可能当晚就能赶到阿拉哈巴德。

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Fogg and his companions continued without any unpleasant encounters

福格一行继续前进，一路平安无事。

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The journey seemed on the point of success when the elephant became restless and stopped. It was four o'clock

眼看行程即将顺利完成，大象却烦躁起来，停住了脚步。那是下午四点。

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" What's the matter?" asked Sir Francis

“怎么回事？”弗朗西斯爵士问。

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" I'm not sure, sir," replied the guide, listening carefully

“不太清楚，先生。”向导仔细听着，回答道。

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A sound was coming through the thick bushes

茂密的灌木丛中传来一阵声响。

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The guide jumped down, tied the elephant to a tree, and disappeared into the dense brush

向导跳下来，把大象拴在树上，然后消失在浓密的灌木丛中。

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Mr. Fogg waited patiently without a word. The sound grew closer — it was a rhythmic concert of human voices and musical instruments

福格先生一言不发，耐心等候。那声音越来越近——是人声和乐器交织成的有节奏的合奏。

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The guide returned in a rush." A procession of Brahmins is coming this way," he said." We must hide!"

向导急匆匆地回来了。“一队婆罗门正朝这边走来，”他说，“我们必须躲起来！”

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Through the branches of thick foliage, they watched the procession pass

透过浓密枝叶的缝隙，他们看着队伍经过。

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Behind a tall leader danced a group of bare-chested priests, their bodies striped with dark red mud or paint

在一位高大的领头人身后，一群赤裸上身的祭司跳着舞，身上涂着深红色的泥或颜料条纹。

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A young woman followed, led by four men in sumptuous Oriental clothes

一个年轻女子跟在后面，由四名身着华丽东方服饰的男子牵引着。

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Each was armed with a curved sword at his waist

每人腰间都佩着一把弯刀。

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The woman's neck, ears, arms, hands, and toes were loaded with jewels, bracelets, and rings

那女子的脖颈、耳朵、手臂、双手和脚趾上挂满了珠宝、手镯和戒指。

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She seemed weak, as if only half-awake, and two guards held her arms

她看起来很虚弱，仿佛半梦半醒，两名护卫架着她的胳膊。

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Musicians playing tambourines and cymbals followed at the end of the procession

演奏铃鼓和铙钹的乐师们跟在队伍最后。

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After the Brahmins had passed, Sir Francis said," It is a suttee, a voluntary human sacrifice

婆罗门队伍走过之后，弗朗西斯爵士说：“这是殉葬，一种自愿的人祭。

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The woman we have just seen will be burned alive tomorrow at dawn

我们刚才看到的那个女人，明天黎明将被活活烧死。

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Her husband has died, and she is to pass into the afterlife with him."

她的丈夫去世了，她要随他一同进入来世。”

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" That is true," said the guide." But not all suttees are voluntary. Everyone in Kholby has heard about this suttee

“没错，”向导说，“但不是所有的殉葬都是自愿的。科尔比的人都听说过这次殉葬。

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This young widow is not willing. She has been drugged so that she won't resist her fate."

这位年轻的寡妇并不情愿。她被人下了药，这样她就不会反抗自己的命运了。”

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The guide climbed onto the neck of Kiouni and prepared to continue their journey

向导爬上基乌尼的脖子，准备继续赶路。

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Mr. Fogg said," Suppose we save the woman."

福格先生说：“我们何不救下这个女人。”

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" Save the woman, Mr. Fogg?" said Sir Francis

“救这个女人，福格先生？”弗朗西斯爵士说。

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" I have 12 extra hours, which I can devote to saving this woman," said Fogg

“我还有十二小时的富余时间，可以用来救她。”福格说。

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" You are a man of heart!" said Sir Francis

“您真是个有血性的人！”弗朗西斯爵士说。

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" Sometimes," replied Mr. Fogg quietly." When I have the time."

“偶尔吧，”福格先生平静地回答，“当我有时间的时候。”

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What a day that was! Riding an elephant through the jungle and finding a young woman about to be burned alive!

多么不寻常的一天啊！骑着大象穿越丛林，竟发现一个即将被活活烧死的年轻女子！

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Although the majority of Indian widows are not burned, an Indian woman can never marry again if her husband dies

虽然绝大多数印度寡妇不会被烧死，但如果丈夫去世，印度女子是永远不能再婚的。

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According to Indian tradition, she has to shave her head and wear a white sari

按照印度传统，她必须剃光头发，身穿白色纱丽。

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And it is quite common for young girls to be married to older men

而且，年轻女孩嫁给年长男子也十分普遍。

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So if a young girl's husband dies, she will wind up having to spend most of her life all alone

所以，如果一个年轻女孩的丈夫死了，她最终将不得不孤独地度过大半生。

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Widows are also seen as a bad omen

寡妇也被视作不祥之兆。

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They are usually banished from their families, and many of them go to the city of Vrindavan, where they can work in the city's numerous temples

她们通常被家人驱逐，许多人会去温达文城，在那里的众多寺庙中干活。

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Because of this, Vrindavan is sometimes called " the city of widows."

正因如此，温达文有时也被称为“寡妇之城”。