双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第四章 Part 5

      '"Turn again Whittington, Lord Mayor of London, and when you are old you will never depart from it,"' interposed the Captain. 'Wal'r! Overhaul the book, my lad.'
      'And although Mr Dombey hasn't a daughter,' Sol began.
      'Yes, yes, he has, Uncle,' said the boy, reddening and laughing.
      'Has he?' cried the old man. 'Indeed I think he has too.

      “回去吧，惠廷顿，伦敦的市长，！当你老了的时候，你将永远也不会再离开它了，”船长打断他的话，说道，“沃尔，翻一翻书本，我的孩子。”
      “只不过董贝先生没有女儿，”所尔开始说道。
      “不，不，他有，舅舅，”孩子红着脸，大笑着说道。
      “他有吗？”老人喊道。“不错，我想他也有女儿。”

      'Oh! I know he has,' said the boy. 'Some of 'em were talking about it in the office today. And they do say, Uncle and Captain Cuttle,' lowering his voice, 'that he's taken a dislike to her, and that she's left, unnoticed, among the servants, and that his mind's so set all the while upon having his son in the House, that although he's only a baby now, he is going to have balances struck oftener than formerly, and the books kept closer than they used to be, and has even been seen (when he thought he wasn't) walking in the Docks, looking at his ships and property and all that, as if he was exulting like, over what he and his son will possess together. That's what they say. Of course, I don't know.

      “啊，我知道他有，”孩子说道。“公司里有些人今天还在办公室里谈起这些事。舅舅，卡特尔船长，”他压低了声音，“他们说他不喜欢她，不关心她，让她跟仆人住在一起；他的心思完全往一个地方想，就是要让他的儿子担任公司的合伙人；所以虽然他的儿子现在还只不过是个婴孩，可是他现在却要求公司的帐目比过去结得更勤一些，帐本比过去记得更细一些，甚至还有人看见他（他自以为没有被人看见）在码头上散步，一边望着他的商船和货物以及其他这一类东西，仿佛他看到他和他儿子将要共同占有这一切，于是就感到兴高采烈了。这是他们所说的。我当然什么也不知道。”

      'He knows all about her already, you see,' said the instrument-maker.
      'Nonsense, Uncle,' cried the boy, still reddening and laughing, boy-like. 'How can I help hearing what they tell me?'
      'The Son's a little in our way at present, I'm afraid, Ned,' said the old man, humouring the joke.
'Very much,' said the Captain.
      'Nevertheless, we'll drink him,' pursued Sol. 'So, here's to Dombey and Son.'
      'Oh, very well, Uncle,' said the boy, merrily. 'Since you have introduced the mention of her, and have connected me with her and have said that I know all about her, I shall make bold to amend the toast. So here's to Dombey and Son  and Daughter!'

       “你看，他已经了解了她的一切，”仪器制造商说道。
      “胡说，舅舅，”孩子仍旧红着脸，大笑着，孩子气地喊道。“我怎么能不听到他们告诉我的话呢？”
      “我担心，内德，这个儿子现在有些妨碍我们，”老人开玩笑地说道。
      “非常妨碍，”船长说道。
      “尽管这样，我们还是要为他祝酒，”所尔继续说道，“所以让我们来为董贝父子干杯！”
      “啊，好极了，舅舅，”孩子开心地说道，“既然你们已经谈到了她，又把我跟她扯在一起，而且还说我已经了解了她的一切，那么我将不揣冒昧地把这祝酒词修改一下。让我们来为董贝父——子——女干杯！”

注释：property n. 性质，性能；财产；所有权
例句：
1. The bankrupt had made over all his property to his wife.
这个破产者已把他所有的财产转让给了他的妻子。
2. By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
欣赏能使别人的卓越成为我们自己的财富。