焦黑的废墟

类别:经典文学

简回到桑菲尔德,发现庄园已成焦黑废墟,罗切斯特先生下落不明,她向旁人询问真相。

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Jane traveled back to Thornfield, her heart beating fast with hope and fear. 简回到了桑菲尔德,她的心怀着希望与恐惧,剧烈地跳动着。

She dreamed of seeing Mr. Rochester again, of walking once more through the grand old house. 她梦想着能再次见到罗切斯特先生,再次漫步在那座宏伟的老宅中。

But when she reached the place, she stopped in shock. 然而,当她抵达那里时,她震惊地停住了脚步。

Thornfield was gone. 桑菲尔德已不复存在。

Where the great house had stood, there were only black, broken walls. 原本宏伟的宅邸所在地,只剩下焦黑、残破的断壁残垣。

The roof had fallen in, and the windows were empty holes. 屋顶已经坍塌,窗户只剩下空洞洞的窟窿。

The whole building had burned to the ground. 整座建筑已化为灰烬。

Jane felt sick. 简感到一阵心悸。

"What happened here?" “这里发生了什么?”

she asked a man nearby. 她问附近的一个男人。

"Where is Mr. Rochester? “罗切斯特先生在哪里?

Is he alive?" 他还活着吗?”

The man told her the terrible story. 那个男人向她讲述了这可怕的遭遇。

Months ago, a great fire had destroyed Thornfield in the night. 几个月前,一场大火在夜间吞噬了桑菲尔德。

Jane could hardly breathe. 简几乎无法呼吸。

She had come so far, only to find ruin and ashes. 她跋涉千里,却只看到一片废墟和灰烬。

Sometimes we return to the past only to learn that it is gone forever. 有时我们重返旧地,却发现往事已成追忆,一去不复返。

"Please," Jane begged, "tell me everything. “求求你,”简恳求道,“告诉我一切。

Who started the fire? 是谁放的火?

And what became of the master?" 那主人又怎么样了呢?”

The man looked at her sadly and began to explain. 那个男人悲伤地看着她,开始解释。

And what he said was more shocking than Jane could ever have guessed. 而他所说的一切,比简所能想象的还要令人震惊。