016 香港风云

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Passepartout headed quickly to the port to reserve three cabins on the Carnatic

路路通迅速赶往港口，去预订“卡纳蒂克”号上的三个舱位。

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He was delighted that Aouda was going to continue the journey with them

他很高兴艾娥达能继续和他们一起旅行。

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When he found Fix walking up and down the docks, he was not surprised

当他看到菲克斯在码头上来回踱步时，并不觉得惊讶。

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Fix seemed very worried. The detective had good reason to be upset — the warrant for Mr. Fogg's arrest had not arrived yet

菲克斯看起来很担忧。这位侦探有充分的理由心烦意乱——逮捕福格先生的拘票还没到。

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It would not reach Hong Kong for two more days!

它还要再过两天才能到香港！

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Hong Kong was the last English territory on Mr. Fogg's route, and if Fix did not arrest him here, Fogg would escape

香港是福格先生路线上的最后一块英国领地，如果菲克斯不在这里逮捕他，福格就会逃脱了。

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" Well, Monsieur Fix," said Passepartout as he caught up to the detective

“哎呀，菲克斯先生，”路路通赶上侦探时说道。

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" Have you decided to go with us as far as America?"

“您决定要和我们一起远行到美洲了吗？”

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" Yes," returned Fix through clenched teeth

“是的，”菲克斯咬紧牙关答道。

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" Good!" exclaimed Passepartout, laughing." I knew you could not separate yourself from us. Come and purchase your ticket."

“太好了！”路路通笑着喊道。“我就知道您离不开我们。来买您的船票吧。”

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Fix and Passepartout entered the steamer office and reserved four cabins

菲克斯和路路通走进了轮船公司，预订了四个客舱。

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As the clerk handed them the tickets, he said that the repairs were complete on the Carnatic

店员递票时告诉他们，“喀尔纳迪克”号已经修好了。

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The steamer would be ready to leave that evening, not the next morning as had been announced

这艘船今晚就能出发，而不是之前通知的明天早上。

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" That will suit my master all the better," said Passepartout

“这样更合我家主人的心意。”路路通说。

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" I will go and let him know."

“我这就去告诉他。”

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Fix decided to make a bold move. It was time to tell Passepartout the truth about his master

菲克斯决定铤而走险。是时候把主人的真相告诉路路通了。

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He invited Passepartout to go to a tavern on the quay

他邀请路路通去码头的一家小酒馆。

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" I really should inform my master of the steamer's change in schedule," said Passepartout

“我真得去告诉主人轮船改时间了。”路路通说。

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" We'll just have a quick drink," Fix promised." I want to tell you something."

“就喝一小杯，”菲克斯保证道，“我有事告诉你。”

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" Well... maybe just a quick one," Passepartout said with a smile

“嗯……那就一小杯。”路路通笑着说。

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On entering the tavern, they noticed a large cot at the end of the room

走进酒馆，他们看到房间尽头有一张大通铺。

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Several people were lying on cushions, some were smoking from long pipes, and others were in a deep sleep

几个人躺在垫子上，有的抽着长烟管，有的睡得很沉。

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Passepartout realized, with mild surprise, that they were in an opium house

路路通略带惊讶地意识到，这是一家鸦片馆。

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They ordered a bottle of wine and filled their glasses

他们要了一瓶酒，斟满了杯子。

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" We must have a serious talk," said Fix

“我们得认真谈谈。”菲克斯说。

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" A serious talk!" said Passepartout, emptying his glass

“认真谈谈！”路路通说着，一口喝干了杯里的酒。

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" Let's do that tomorrow. I don't have time now."

“明天再谈吧，我现在没时间。”

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" What I have to say concerns your master," said Fix

“我要说的事关系到你的主人。”菲克斯说。

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Passepartout looked at Fix, whose face had an odd expression

路路通看着菲克斯，见他脸上带着古怪的表情。

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Fix placed his hand on Passepartout's arm and, lowering his voice, said," You have guessed who I am?"

菲克斯把手搭在路路通的胳膊上，压低声音说：“你猜出我是谁了吧？”

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" Of course!" said Passepartout, smiling

“当然知道！” 路路通笑着说。

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" Then I am going to tell you everything," Fix began

“那我这就把一切都告诉你。” 菲克斯开口道。

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" But I know everything already," said Passepartout

“可我全都已经知道了。” 路路通说。

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" Those gentlemen have put themselves to a useless expense."

“那几位先生真是白费了那笔钱。”

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" Useless?" said Fix with surprise." It's clear that you don't know how large the sum is."

“白费？” 菲克斯惊讶地说，“看来你并不清楚那笔钱有多少。”

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" Of course I do," said Passepartout." Twenty-thousand pounds!"

“我当然知道，” 路路通说，“两万英镑！”

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" Fifty-five thousand!" said Fix

“是五万五千！” 菲克斯说。

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" What!" cried Passepartout

“什么！” 路路通叫了起来。

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" Fifty-five thousand pounds," said Fix." Now, if you help me, I'll share my reward with you."

“五万五千英镑，” 菲克斯说，“现在，如果你帮我，我就把赏金分你一份。”

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" Help you?" cried Passepartout, his eyes wide open

“帮你？” 路路通瞪大了眼睛叫道。

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" Yes, help me keep Mr. Fogg here for two or three days," said Fix

“没错，帮我把福格先生留在这里两三天，”菲克斯说。

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" It's a conspiracy then! And it is organized by the gentlemen of the Reform Club!"

“那就是个阴谋！而且是改良俱乐部的先生们策划的！”

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Passepartout was outraged." Mr. Fix, my master is an honorable man

路路通大怒。“菲克斯先生，我的主人是个正派人。

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He is trying to win the wager fairly, and you are trying to postpone him. Shame on you!"

他正努力公平地赢下赌约，而你却想拖延他。真可耻！”

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The detective passed his hand across his forehead

侦探用手摸了摸额头。

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He would have to break the news delicately

他得小心地透露这个消息。

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" Listen to me," said Fix." I am a police detective, sent here by the London office

“听我说，”菲克斯说，“我是伦敦警察厅派来的侦探。

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Mr. Fogg's wager is only a pretext for leaving the country

福格先生的赌约只是个离开英国的借口。

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On September 28, a sum of fifty-five-thousand pounds was stolen from the Bank of England. Phileas Fogg is the bank robber."

9月28日，英格兰银行有五万五千英镑被人偷走。菲利亚斯·福格就是那个银行窃贼。”

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" Nonsense!" yelled Passepartout, slamming his fist on the table

“胡说！”路路通吼道，一拳砸在桌子上。

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" Would you like to be arrested as his partner?" asked Fix abruptly

“你想作为他的同伙被逮捕吗？”菲克斯突然问道。

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" No!" said Passepartout

“不！”路路通说。

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" I advise you to help me detain him, or you risk just such an arrest," said Fix

“我建议你帮我扣留他，否则你就有可能遭到这样的逮捕。”菲克斯说。

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" I refuse!" said Passepartout. He held his head between his hands

“我拒绝！”路路通说。他双手抱住了头。

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He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He filled his glass again and drank

他简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。他又倒满一杯，一饮而尽。

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Fix put his arm around Passepartout's shoulder

菲克斯把胳膊搭在了路路通的肩膀上。

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" If that is how you feel," he said in a companionable way," please forget that I have said anything."

“既然你这样想，”他用友善的口吻说，“就请忘了我刚才说过的话吧。”

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Some pipes full of opium lay on the table, and Fix slipped one into Passepartout's hand

桌上放着几支装满鸦片的烟枪，菲克斯悄悄把一支塞进路路通手里。

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Passepartout drew several puffs. The smoke clouded around his head, and he fell unconscious on the table

路路通吸了几口。烟雾在他头顶缭绕，随后他失去知觉，倒在了桌上。

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While Fix was delaying Passepartout at the opium house, Mr. Fogg was escorting Aouda around the shops of Hong Kong

菲克斯在鸦片馆拖延路路通时，福格先生正陪着艾娥达逛香港的商店。

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A lady, as Mr. Fogg was well aware, could not be expected to travel with only a carpetbag

福格先生很清楚，不能指望一位女士只带着一个旅行袋就上路。

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In the evening they returned to the hotel for an elegant dinner

傍晚，他们回到酒店享用了一顿精致的晚餐。

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At bedtime Passepartout still had not returned

到了就寝时间，路路通仍然没有回来。

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If Phileas Fogg could have been astonished by anything, this might have done it

如果斐利亚 · 福格会为任何事感到惊讶的话，这件事或许会的。

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But, thinking that the Carnatic was not departing until the morning, he was not concerned

但他想到“喀尔纳迪克”号要到早上才启航，便没有担心。

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The next morning Mr. Fogg and Aouda prepared their bags and arrived at the quay to learn that the Carnatic had sailed the evening before

第二天早上，福格先生和艾娥达收拾好行李来到码头，却得知“喀尔纳迪克”号在前一天晚上就已经开走了。

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Upon hearing the news, Mr. Fogg's comment to Aouda was simply," It is an accident, madam. Nothing more."

听到这个消息，福格先生只对艾娥达说了一句：“这是个意外，夫人。仅此而已。”

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Well, there I was, asleep in an opium den!

唉，我那时就那样，在一家鸦片馆里睡着了！

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That Detective Fix, I hope I never see him again!

那个菲克斯警探，真希望再也别见到他！

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Perhaps you had never heard of an opium den before reading about our adventures

也许在读到我们的冒险故事之前，你从未听说过鸦片馆。

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Now you know that these dens are like bars where the drug opium is served and smoked through pipes

现在你知道了，这种馆子就像酒吧，里面提供毒品鸦片，用烟枪吸食。

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Beds are provided for people to lie down since opium makes people sleepy

那里还备有床铺让人躺下，因为鸦片会使人昏昏欲睡。

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Opium is a highly addictive drug made from poppies

鸦片是一种从罂粟中提炼的、极易上瘾的毒品。

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It was used as a medicine in China starting in the fifteenth century but was banned in the eighteenth century due to its harmful effects

在中国，它从十五世纪起被用作药材，但因危害极大，在十八世纪被禁止。

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Despite the ban opium use in China flourished, and many Chinese people became addicted

尽管有禁令，吸食鸦片的风气在中国仍然盛行，许多中国人因此成瘾。

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That was because a powerful British company called the East India Company started growing opium in India

那是因为一家实力雄厚的英国公司，名叫东印度公司，开始在印度种植鸦片，

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and smuggling it into China in huge amounts!

并将其大量走私到中国！

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This business was so profitable that the British government let it continue

这笔生意利润丰厚，于是英国政府便听之任之。

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The Chinese went to war with the British twice to stop the smuggling, but the British won both times

中国人为阻止走私与英国人打了两次仗，但两次都战败了。

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As Chinese people emigrated around the world, they brought opium with them

随着中国人移居世界各地，他们也把鸦片带了过去。

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Soon opium dens spread to large cities such as London and San Francisco

很快，鸦片馆便蔓延到了伦敦、旧金山这样的大城市。