【名著阅读】《董贝父子》第10章 Part 3
来源：仪征中学　时间：2024-06-26
 
'But   my   little   friend   here,   Sir, '   said   the   Major,   'makes   a   boy   of   me   again:   An   old   soldier,   Sir  -   Major   Bagstock,   at   your   service  -   is   not   ashamed   to   confess   it. '   Here   the   Major   lifted   his   hat.   'Damme,   Sir, '   cried   the   Major   with   sudden   warmth,   'I   envy   you. '   Then   he   recollected   himself,   and   added,   'Excuse   my   freedom. '
“可是我在这里的小朋友又使我变成一个孩子了，先生，”少校说道。“一位老兵承认这一点并不感到难为情，先生，他是白格斯托克少校，随时愿意为您效劳；”少校这时脱下帽子敬礼。“他妈的，先生，”少校突然热情地喊道，“我妒嫉您。”然后他镇静下来，补充了一句，“请原谅我的放肆。”
Mr   Dombey   begged   he   wouldn't   mention   it.
董贝先生请他别这么客气。
'An   old   campaigner,   Sir, '   said   the   Major,   'a   smoke- dried,   sun- burnt,   used- up,   invalided   old   dog   of   a   Major,   Sir,   was   not   afraid   of   being   condemned   for   his   whim   by   a   man   like   Mr   Dombey.   I   have   the   honour   of   addressing   Mr   Dombey,   I   believe? '
“一位老兵，先生，”少校说道，“一条被烟熏过，被太阳晒黑的、精疲力尽、因伤病而退伍的少校老狗是不怕像董贝先生这样的人指责他忽起的念头的。我想我能荣幸跟董贝先生交谈几句吗？”
'I   am   the   present   unworthy   representative   of   that   name,   Major, '   returned   Mr   Dombey.
“现在我就是姓我们这个姓的家族的卑贱的代表，少校，”董贝先生回答道。
'By   G-,   Sir! '   said   the   Major,   'it's   a   great   name.   It's   a   name,   Sir, '   said   the   Major   firmly,   as   if   he   defied   Mr   Dombey   to   contradict   him,   and   would   feel   it   his   painful   duty   to   bully   him   if   he   did,   'that   is   known   and   honoured   in   the   British   possessions   abroad.   It   is   a   name,   Sir,   that   a   man   is   proud   to   recognise.   There   is   nothing   adulatory   in   Joseph   Bagstock,   Sir.   His   Royal   Highness   the   Duke   of   York   observed   on   more   than   one   occasion, " there   is   no   adulation   in   Joey.   He   is   a   plain   old   soldier   is   Joe.   He   is   tough   to   a   fault   is   Joseph:"   but   it's   a   great   name,   Sir.   By   the   Lord,   it's   a   great   name! '   said   the   Major,   solemnly.
“可以对着上帝发誓，先生，”少校说道，“这是个伟大的姓，”少校坚决地说道，仿佛他挑起董贝先生来反驳他，而如果董贝先生真的那么做了，那么他就会感到他负有痛苦的责任来争个高低，让他过不去似的，“这是个在不列颠海外领地中享有声望与尊敬的姓。人们以姓这个姓而感到自豪，先生。约瑟夫·白格斯托克不懂得拍马屁，先生。约克郡公爵殿下不止一次说过，‘乔埃不会拍马屁。他是个普通的老兵，这就是乔，他坚强不屈得有点过了头，这就是约瑟夫。’不过这是个伟大的姓，先生。可以对着天主发誓，这是个伟大的姓！”少校一本正经地说道。
'You   are   good   enough   to   rate   it   higher   than   it   deserves,   perhaps,   Major, '   returned   Mr   Dombey.
“承蒙您好意赞扬，不过也许评价太高，有些过分了，少校，”董贝先生回答道。
'No,   Sir, '   said   the   Major,   in   a   severe   tone.   No,   Mr   Dombey,   let   us   understand   each   other.   That   is   not   the   Bagstock   vein,   Sir.   You   don't   know   Joseph   B.   He   is   a   blunt   old   blade   is   Josh.   No   flattery   in   him,   Sir.   Nothing   like   it. '
“不，先生，”少校说道。“我在这里的小朋友会给约瑟夫·白格斯托克证明，他是一位耿直的、坦率的、有话直说的老实人，先生，这就是一切。那个孩子，先生，”少校压低了声音，说道，“将会留芳百世，永垂史册。那个孩子，先生，不是个平凡之辈。请好好照看他，董贝先生。”
Mr   Dombey   inclined   his   head,   and   said   he   believed   him   to   be   in   earnest,   and   that   his   high   opinion   was   gratifying.
董贝先生似乎向他暗示说，他将努力这样去做。