三楼的秘密
类别:经典文学
罗切斯特先生揭露了被锁在三楼的疯妻伯莎的秘密,简·爱在震惊与怜悯中理解了一切,但选择依然艰难。
时长 66 秒 · 语速 161 wpm
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Mr. Rochester led everyone up to the top of Thornfield, 罗切斯特先生带领大家来到桑菲尔德庄园的顶楼,
to a hidden room on the third floor. 来到三楼一间隐秘的房间。
He unlocked a heavy door. 他打开了一扇厚重的门。
Inside, in the shadows, something moved. 里面,在阴影中,有什么东西在动。
It looked almost like a wild animal. 它看起来几乎像一只野兽。
It ran back and forth, growling and laughing. 它来回奔跑,发出咆哮和笑声。
Then it stood up. 接着,它站了起来。
It was a woman, with wild hair and burning eyes. 那是一个女人,头发蓬乱,双眼灼灼发光。
"This is my wife," Mr. Rochester said bitterly. “这是我的妻子,”罗切斯特先生苦涩地说。
"Her name is Bertha. “她叫伯莎。
Years ago, in a far country, my father made me marry her for money. 多年前,在一个遥远的国家,我父亲为了钱让我娶了她。
I did not know that madness ran in her family." 我当时并不知道她家族有疯病史。”
Bertha screamed and tried to attack him. 伯莎尖叫着,试图攻击他。
The quiet woman, Grace Poole, held her back. 那个安静的女人,格蕾丝·普尔,把她拉住了。
So this was the secret—the strange laughter, the fire in the night. 原来这就是秘密——那奇怪的笑声,夜里的火光。
It had all been Bertha. 一切都是伯莎造成的。
"I locked her here to keep her safe," Rochester said. “我把她锁在这里是为了保护她,”罗切斯特说。
"For years I have carried this alone." “多年来,我一直独自承受这一切。”
Jane stared, full of pity and horror. 简凝视着,心中充满了怜悯和恐惧。
The heaviest secrets are the ones we carry in silence, year after year. 最沉重的秘密,是我们年复一年默默承受的。
Now Jane understood everything. 现在,简明白了所有的一切。
But understanding did not make her choice any easier. 但理解并没有让她的选择变得更容易。