牛津书虫系列《公正》Chapter2 附中英双语文本

‘We，Dad?，Jane asked．‘Was someone with you?’
“我们，爸爸？” 简问道，“有别人和您在一起吗？”
Alan hesitated.‘Well，yes...a lady friend of mine，Anna. You haven'，met her，Janie，but I've told her about you ．She's nice，you'll like her．She sometimes comes to see the horses with me．'
阿兰犹豫了一下。“啊，是啊……我的一个女朋友，安娜。你还没见过她，简妮，但我已经跟她提起过你了。她很好，你会喜欢她的。她有时和我一起去看马。”
‘Jane felt embarrassed．After-her mother had died four years ago‘Jane had lived at home with her father．Once，he had brought a woman home to the house，but Jane had had a terrible argument with ．her，and the woman had left ．There had been no other women，until Jane left home to go to university．Now…？
简感到不太自然。四年前妈妈去世以后，她和爸爸住在家里。爸爸曾带回家一个女人，但简和那女人大吵了一顿，那女人就走了。从那以后就再也没有别的女人来过，直到简离开了家去上大学。现在....？
Well，her father was an adult，of course he could have woman friends．But Jane hated it．She had loved her mother too much．And she loved her father too．
然而，父亲是大人，当然可以有女朋友。但简不喜欢。她太爱母亲，也爱父亲。
'What kind of woman is she?’she asked angrily．
“她是什么样的女人？”她不高兴地问。
He's 'my father，she thought - I don't want another woman taking him away from me.
他是我的父亲，她想—我不想让别的女人把他从我身边抢走。
‘Tall ．Pretty．Red-brown hair．She likes horses and...films .We go to the cinema a lot.’
“高个儿。很漂亮。棕红色的头发。她喜欢马和......电影。我们经常一起去着电影。”
‘is she in love with you?’
“她和您在恋爱吗？”
‘Well...perhaps，Janie，I don't know. I've only known her a few weeks．You'll like her，Janie，she's good fun ’
“啊…可能吧，简妮，我不知道。我刚认识她几个星期。你会喜欢她的，简妮，她很有意思。”
Jane was still angry，she couldn't stop herself．‘Then why isn't she here? Why hasn't she come to visit you?’
简还是不高兴，她无法控制自己的情绪。“那么她为什么没来这儿？她为什么没来看您呢？”
Now Alan looked embarrassed．‘Well，I was going to ask you，Janie…she doesn't have a phone，you see，and…perhaps she thinks I'm dead，like the others．God knows what she'll think of a man with one leg，but I do want to see her…so I've written this letter.Could you post it for me，Janie? Please.’
阿兰现在着上去很尴尬。“哦，我正想请你，简妮……你看，她没有电话，而且……也许她以为我已经死了，就像别人一样。一上帝知道她会怎么看待一个只有一条腿的男人，但我真的想见她，……所以我写了这封信。你能帮我寄这封信吗，简妮？劳驾了。”
Jane took the letter and read the address．Anna Barry，14 Bowater Gardens，London NE11.
简拿过信看了看地址：安娜·芭瑞，堡渥特花园14号，伦敦NE11。
‘Dad，your name was in the newspapers．This woman can read，can't she? She must know you're alive．’
“爸爸：您的名字登在报纸上。这个女人认得字，对吧？她应该知道您还活着。”
‘Yes，but…perhaps she doesuxt know which hospital．I don't know．Janie，please — don't be difficult．’
“是啊，可是... 也许她不知道我在哪家医院。我不知道。简妮，请 — ，别太难说话了。”
‘Have you told the police about this woman，Dad？’
“您和警察谈起过这个女人吗，爸爸？”
‘Not yet．’
“还没有。”
‘Why not? They'll ask. her questions，won't they?'
“为什么没有？他们会问她一些问题，是不是？”
Alan sighed.‘Yes，I suppose so·I warned her about that in the letter.Perhaps that's why she hasn't come.You.see…it's a bit difficult，Janie．Anna has a husband…and so it will be embarrassing for her if he finds out about, a'. Perhaps the police will want to, ask her husband questions，too，and then terell be all kinds of trouble．’
‘阿兰叹气道：“是啊，我想是。我在信中警告她了。也许那就是她不来的原因。你知道……事儿有点儿困难，简妮。安娜有丈夫……所以要是她丈夫知道了我们的事儿，她会很难堪。也许 警察也会间她丈夫一些问题，那就会有各种各样的麻烦。”
‘I see，’Jane said．She felt miserable．My own father，she thought，is in love with a married woman．Then she saw the tears in his eyes，and his tired white face；and felt angry with herself，not him．why，she thought，shouldn't my. father fall in love? It happens to everyone，and you can't always choose the best person．Now he's here with only one leg and I'm angry with him. I'm his daughter，I should help him！Perhaps this Anna really is a nice woman，with a cruel husband．