桑菲尔德

类别:经典文学

简爱前往桑菲尔德担任家庭教师,对新生活充满希望,但这座房子隐藏着不为人知的秘密。

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Jane wanted to be a governess, a teacher for a family's children in their own home. 简想成为一名家庭教师,就是在别人家里教导孩子的老师。

So she wrote a small advertisement and sent it to the newspaper. 于是她写了一则小广告,寄到了报社。

Soon a letter came back. 很快,一封回信来了。

A woman named Mrs. Fairfax needed a governess at a house called Thornfield. 一位名叫费尔法克斯太太的女士,在桑菲尔德庄园需要一名家庭教师。

There was one little girl to teach, and the pay was good. 只有一个小女孩要教,而且薪水很高。

Jane's heart jumped. 简的心猛地一跳。

This was her chance. 这是她的机会。

She said goodbye to Lowood, the only home she had known for eight years. 她告别了洛伍德,那是她八年来唯一的家。

She traveled a long way by coach. 她坐马车长途跋涉。

When she finally arrived at Thornfield, it was night. 当她终于抵达桑菲尔德时,天已经黑了。

The house was large, old, and quiet. 这座宅子又大又旧,而且很安静。

Mrs. Fairfax welcomed her warmly. 费尔法克斯太太热情地欢迎了她。

She was a kind, gentle old lady, and Jane liked her at once. 她是一位和蔼可亲、温柔的老太太,简立刻就喜欢上了她。

I am so glad you have come, Mrs. Fairfax said. “你能来我真高兴,”费尔法克斯太太说。

It gets lonely here. “这里很寂寞。”

Jane felt hopeful. 简感到充满希望。

A warm welcome, a real home, useful work. It was more than she had 热情的欢迎,一个真正的家,有用的工作。

ever had. 这比她以往所拥有的一切都多。

Every new beginning holds a quiet promise, 每一个新的开始都蕴含着一个无声的承诺,

even when we cannot yet see what waits ahead. 即使我们还看不到前方有什么在等待着。

That night, Jane slept well for the first time in years, 那天晚上,简多年来第一次睡得很好,

but Thornfield held secrets she could not yet imagine. 但桑菲尔德藏着她还无法想象的秘密。