003 荒野上

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Mrs. Medlock's story sounded like something in a book, and it did not make Mary feel happy

梅德洛克太太的故事听起来像是书里的情节，这并没有让玛丽感到高兴。

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A house with a hundred rooms and nearly all of them shut up with their doors locked!

一幢有一百个房间的屋子，而且几乎所有的房间都关着，门锁得紧紧的！

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A man with a crooked back who shut himself up too!

一个驼背的男人，他自己也把自己关起来！

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Mary pressed her lips together and stared out the train window as it began to rain

玛丽紧抿着嘴唇，凝视着车窗外面，天下起雨来了。

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" Don't expect to see Mr. Craven because you probably won't," said Mrs. Medlock

“别指望见到克雷文先生，因为你很可能见不到。”梅德洛克太太说。

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" And you must not expect that there will be people to talk to you

“也别指望会有人来跟你说话。

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You'll have to play by yourself and look after yourself

你得自己玩，自己照顾自己。

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You'll be told what rooms you can go into and what rooms you're to keep out of

会有人告诉你哪些房间可以进去，哪些房间不得入内。

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There are many gardens

有很多花园。

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But when you're in the house, don't go wandering or poking about

但你在屋子里的时候，不要到处闲逛或四处窥探。

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Mr. Craven won't stand for that."

“克雷文先生不会容忍那样的事。”

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" I won't want to go poking about," said Mary in a sour voice

“我才不会想去东闯西逛，”玛丽没好气地说。

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She had felt sorry for Mr. Craven, but now she felt he deserved all the trouble that had come his way

她刚才还为克雷文先生感到难过，但现在她觉得他遭遇那些麻烦是活该。

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He certainly sounded unpleasant

他听起来的确让人不愉快。

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Mary turned away from Mrs. Medlock and watched the rain streaming down the window of the train

玛丽转过身不再看梅德洛克太太，望着雨水顺着火车车窗淌下。

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Soon she was asleep

不一会儿她就睡着了。

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When Mary woke up, it was quite dark

玛丽醒来时，天已经全黑了。

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The train had stopped, and Mrs. Medlock was shaking her

火车停了，梅德洛克太太正摇着她。

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" Open your eyes!

“睁开眼睛！

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We're at Thwaite Station, and we have a long drive ahead of us."

咱们到斯韦特站了，前面还有好长一段马车路要走。”

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Mary stood up and waited while Mrs. Medlock collected their things

玛丽站起身，等待着梅德洛克太太收拾她们的东西。

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They stepped down from the train and found a carriage waiting for them

她们走下火车，发现有一辆马车在等着她们。

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A footman opened the door

一个男仆打开了车门。

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After they were seated, he climbed up next to the driver, and they set off

她们坐好后，男仆爬到车夫旁边坐下，马车便出发了。

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Mary was not a shy child, and she was not exactly frightened

玛丽不是个胆小的孩子，也并没有真正感到害怕。

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But there was no knowing what might happen in this strange house on the edge of the moor

但谁也说不准，在这座荒原边上的陌生大宅里会发生什么。

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" What is a moor?" she suddenly asked Mrs. Medlock

“荒原是什么？”她突然问梅德洛克太太。

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" If you look out the window in about ten minutes, you'll see one

“大概再过十分钟，你往窗外看，就能看到了。

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You won't see much because it's a dark night, but you can see something

今晚天黑，你看不太清楚，但总能看见一点的。

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We have to drive eight kilometers across Missel Moor before we get to the manor."

咱们得驾车穿过八公里长的米塞尔荒原，才能到庄园。”

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Mary asked no more questions but waited in the darkness, keeping her eyes on the window

玛丽不再问了，只是在黑暗中等待着，眼睛一直盯着窗外。

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They drove through a tiny village, where Mary saw a church, a few shops, and some whitewashed cottages

马车穿过一个小村庄，玛丽看见了一座教堂、几家店铺和一些刷得雪白的小屋。

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Soon they were on the highway, and she saw hedges and trees

很快，她们上了大路，玛丽看见了树篱和树木。

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After a while the horses began to go more slowly

过了一会儿，马开始放慢了脚步。

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There were no more hedges or trees

树篱和树木都不见了。

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Mary could see nothing but a dense darkness beyond the yellow light of the carriage lamps

在马车灯昏黄的光线之外，玛丽只能看见一片浓得化不开的黑暗。

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" We're on the moor now, sure enough," said Mrs. Medlock

“没错，我们现在肯定是在荒原上了，”梅德洛克太太说。

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The rough road seemed to cut through bushes and low-growing things

崎岖不平的路仿佛是从灌木丛和低矮的植物中穿过去的。

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The wind began to make a wild, rushing sound

风开始发出一种狂野、呼啸的声音。

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" It's... it's not the sea, is it?" asked Mary, looking at Mrs. Medlock

“这……这不是在海上吧？”玛丽看着梅德洛克太太问道。

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" It sounds just like the sea."

“这声音听着就像大海一样。”

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" That's the wind blowing through the bushes," Mrs. Medlock said

“那是风吹过灌木丛的声音，”梅德洛克太太说。

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" The moor is a dreary place, though there are plenty of people who like it, especially when the heather is in bloom

“这片荒野是个阴郁的地方，不过也有很多人喜欢它，尤其是在石楠花开的时候。

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Nothing lives on it but wild ponies and sheep."

上面除了野马和羊，什么也不生长。”

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On and on they drove through the darkness

马车在黑暗中不停地向前行驶。

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The rain stopped, but the wind whistled and made strange sounds

雨停了，但风呼啸着，发出奇怪的声音。

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Mary felt as if the drive — and the moor — would never end

玛丽觉得这趟路途——还有这片荒野——好像永远没有尽头。

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" I don't like it," she said to herself

“我不喜欢这里，”她自言自语道。

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She pinched her lips tightly together for a moment." I don't like it."

她紧紧抿了一会儿嘴唇。“我不喜欢这里。”

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The horses climbed a hilly part of the road

马匹爬上了一段起伏的山路。

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Just then Mary caught sight of a light

就在这时，玛丽瞥见了一点光亮。

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Mrs. Medlock saw it too and gave a sigh of relief

梅德洛克太太也看到了，如释重负地叹了口气。

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" I am so glad to see that bit of light twinkling!" she exclaimed

“看到那点闪烁的灯光，我真是太高兴了！”她大声说道。

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" We shall soon get a good cup of tea."

“我们很快就能喝上一杯好茶了。”

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But after the carriage passed through the gates of the estate, there were still three more kilometers to drive

但马车驶过庄园的大门后，还要再走三公里路。

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At last they arrived at Misselthwaite Manor

她们终于抵达了米瑟斯韦特庄园。

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When they stepped down from the carriage, they were standing in a courtyard

当她们从马车上下来时，已经站在了一个庭院里。

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A servant opened the front door

一个仆人打开了前门。

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As Mary walked into the enormous hall, she felt very small

当玛丽走进那巨大的厅堂时，她觉得自己非常渺小。

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A thin, old man stood near the servant

一个瘦削的老人站在仆人旁边。

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" You are to take her to her room," he said

“你带她去她的房间，”他说。

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" Mr. Craven doesn't want to see her. He's going to London in the morning."

“克雷文先生不想见她。他明天一早要去伦敦。”

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" Very well, Mr. Pitcher," said Mrs. Medlock

“好的，皮彻先生，”梅德洛克太太说。

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" Come along," she said to Mary

“跟我来吧，”她对玛丽说。

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She led Mary up a broad staircase and down a long corridor

她领着玛丽走上一条宽阔的楼梯，又穿过一条长长的走廊。

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Then they went up a short flight of steps and through two more corridors

接着她们又上了一小段台阶，穿过了另外两条走廊。

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Finally they came to a room with a fire in the fireplace and supper on a table

最后，她们来到一个房间，壁炉里生着火，桌上摆着晚餐。

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" Well, here you are!" said Mrs. Medlock

“好了，你到了！”梅德洛克太太说。

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" This room and the next are where you'll live — and you must not wander from them. Don't forget that!"

“这间和隔壁那间是你待的地方——你不许从这儿乱跑。别忘了！”

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Mary looked around." I don't like it," she said to herself again

玛丽环顾四周。“我不喜欢这里，”她又自言自语道。