雙語小說連載:《董貝父子》第9章 Part 9大綱
'Wal'r,' said the Captain, with a timid wink, 'go afore, my lad. Sing out, "good-bye, Captain Cuttle," when you're in the passage, and shut the door. Then wait at the corner of the street 'till you see me.
These directions were not issued without a previous knowledge of the enemy's tactics, for when Walter got downstairs, Mrs MacStinger glided out of the little back kitchen, like an avenging spirit. But not gliding out upon the Captain, as she had expected, she merely made a further allusion to the knocker, and glided in again.
這些指示是預先知道敵人的策略才發出的，因爲當沃爾特走下樓的時候，麥克斯廷傑太太像一個復仇的妖魔一樣，從後面的小廚房中悄悄地溜了出來，但是沒有像她原先期望的那樣碰上船長，她只是再一次暗示了一下門環的事，就又悄悄地溜回廚房裏去了。Some five minutes elapsed before Captain Cuttle could summon courage to attempt his escape; for Walter waited so long at the street corner, looking back at the house, before there were any symptoms of the hard glazed hat. At length the Captain burst out of the door with the suddenness of an explosion, and coming towards him at a great pace, and never once looking over his shoulder, pretended, as soon as they were well out of the street, to whistle a tune.
大約過了五分鐘光景，卡特爾船長才鼓起勇氣來設法逃走；因爲沃爾特在街道拐角等了好久，一直回頭看看那座房屋，但卻沒有看到那頂上了光的硬帽子的任何影子。終於，船長像爆炸一樣突然地衝出到門外，大步地向他走來，一次也沒有回頭去看；當他們一離開這條街的時候，他就假裝吹口哨。
'Uncle much hove down, Wal'r?' inquired the Captain, as they were walking along.
“舅舅的情緒很低沉吧，沃爾？”他們向前走去的時候，船長問道。'I am afraid so. If you had seen him this morning, you would never have forgotten it.'
“我擔心是這樣。如果您今天早上看到他的話，那麼您將永遠忘不了他的那副神情。”'Walk fast, Wal'r, my lad,' returned the Captain, mending his pace; 'and walk the same all the days of your life. Overhaul the catechism for that advice, and keep it!'
“快些走，沃爾，我的孩子，”船長加快步伐，回答道，“你這一輩子永遠用這同樣的步子走路。請查一下《教義問答》，並記住這句忠告。”The Captain was too busy with his own thoughts of Solomon Gills, mingled perhaps with some reflections on his late escape from Mrs MacStinger, to offer any further quotations on the way for Walter's moral improvement They interchanged no other word until they arrived at old Sol's door, where the unfortunate wooden Midshipman, with his instrument at his eye, seemed to be surveying the whole horizon in search of some friend to help him out of his difficulty.
船長心中只顧想到所羅門·吉爾斯，也許也夾雜着他剛剛從麥克斯廷傑太太那裏逃出來的回憶，所以沒有再引用其他的話來幫助沃爾特來進一步完善他的德行。在他們到達老所爾的家門口之前，他們沒有交談其他的話；不幸的木製海軍軍官候補生手裏拿着儀器在老所爾家的門口似乎正在向地平線眺望着，想要找一位朋友來幫助他擺脫困境。'Gills!' said the Captain, hurrying into the back parlour, and taking him by the hand quite tenderly. 'Lay your head well to the wind, and we'll fight through it. All you've got to do,' said the Captain, with the solemnity of a man who was delivering himself of one of the most precious practical tenets ever discovered by human wisdom, 'is to lay your head well to the wind, and we'll fight through it!'
“吉爾斯！”船長急忙跑到後客廳裏，十分親切地握着他的手。“昂起頭來迎着風，我們將會戰勝它。”船長像一個正在傳達人類智慧所發現的最爲寶貴、最切合實際的教義的人那樣莊嚴地說道。“你應該做的一切，就是昂起頭來迎着風，我們將會戰勝它！”Old Sol returned the pressure of his hand, and thanked him.
老所爾緊緊地握着他的手，並且謝謝他。Captain Cuttle, then, with a gravity suitable to the nature of the occasion, put down upon the table the two tea-spoons and the sugar-tongs, the silver watch, and the ready money; and asked Mr Brogley, the broker, what the damage was.
然後卡特爾船長以在這種場合適宜的莊重的神態，在桌子上放下那兩隻茶匙，那副方糖箝子，那隻銀表和現錢，同時問經紀人布羅格利先生，需要償付多少錢。註釋：summon vt. 召喚；召集；鼓起；振作
summon up 鼓起，喚起；振作
例句：
(1) To summon before a court of law.
他因不還債被法庭傳喚。
(2) You summon no energy and purpose.
你就是鼓不起幹勁，沒有目標。
(3) Summon the police quickly!
快去叫警察！
(4) Summon ye me by the Key that ye hold.
你通過你把握的鑰匙召喚我。
(5) You can only Summon 1 monster per turn.
每回合只能進行一次通常召喚。
(6) A man brags that he can summon the dead.
一個人炫耀說可以召喚死者靈魂。
(7) Is person of the civilized, forever summon!
做文明之人，永遠的呼喚！
(8) I also can not help but to summon the palm!
我也情不自禁地鼓起掌來！
damage vi. 損害；損毀；賠償金
n. 損害；損毀
vt. 損害，毀壞
[ 過去式damaged 過去分詞damaged 現在分詞damaging ]
詞組：
serious damage 嚴重損害；嚴重損壞
brain damage 腦損傷
formation damage 地層損害，油層損害；生產層損壞
fatigue damage 疲勞損傷；疲勞損壞
structural damage 結構損傷
environmental damage 環境損害；破壞環境
damage mechanics 損傷力學
liver damage 肝損傷
property damage 財產損失；財產損害
cause damage to 對…造成損壞，帶來損害
damage threshold 損傷閾值，損壞閾
fire damage 火災損失
water damage 水漬
damage assessment 損壞情況估計
earthquake damage 地震破壞；地震損害
physical damage 有形損壞；物理性損壞；機械損壞
tissue damage 組織損傷
mechanical damage 機械損傷；硬傷
damage control 損害控制；破壞性控制
permanent damage 永久損傷
例句：
(1) Use a sharp knife to avoid damage.
用鋒利的刀來防止損傷。
(2) You can see the damage for yourself.
你可以自己看看受損的情況。
(3) The damage to the club can be severe.
這對俱樂部的損害可能是嚴重的。
(4) In some cases the damage is more direct.
在有的情況下這種破壞更爲直接。
(5) But big tax increases can do economic damage.
但大幅的增稅會對經濟造成傷害。
(6) There were no immediate reports of further damage.
沒有更大程度上損壞的即時報導。
(7) They also damage electrical equipment and machinery.
它們還破壞電力設備和機器。
(8) They ruin crops, damage soil and get into animal feed.
它們破壞莊稼、土地並會進入動物飼料。
