第1级-《歌剧院的幽灵》-第3课

前情提要 

一天，梅格的母亲吉尔夫人宣布了一个噩耗：剧院里的约瑟夫·比凯死了！大家纷纷猜测这件事是不是幽灵干的。新上任的剧院经理也在讨论这桩怪事，更奇怪的是，他们收到了一封幽灵写来的信，信中要求剧院付给幽灵薪酬，并且不能出售五号包厢的票……

故事原文 

The Phantom of the Opera L3

歌剧院的幽灵 L3

'Don't sell tickets for Box 5! 20, 000 francs a month!' Monsieur Armand was very angry again. 'That's the best box in the Opera House,and we need the money, Firmin! And who is this O.G.,eh? Tell me that!'

“不要出售五号包厢的票！两万法郎一个月！”阿曼德先生又来气了，“那是歌剧院最好的包厢，而且我们需要钱，弗明！谁是这个O.G.啊？告诉我！”

'Opera Ghost, of course,' Monsieur Firmin said. 'But you're right, Armand. We can do nothing about this letter.⑴ It's a joke, a bad joke. Somebody thinks we are fools, because we are new here. There are no ghosts in the Opera House!'

“自然是歌剧院的幽灵了，”弗明先生说,“但你是对的，阿曼德。我们绝对不能按照信上说的那么做。这是一个玩笑，一个恶毒的玩笑。有人认为我们是傻瓜因为我们是新来的。歌剧院里根本就没有幽灵！”

The two men then talked about the opera for that night. It was Faust, and usually La Carlotta sang Margarita. La Carlotta was Spanish, and the best singer in Paris. But today, La Carlotta was ill.

然后这两位先生就谈论起当晚的歌剧来。当晚上演的歌剧是《浮士德》，通常由拉·卡洛塔演唱玛格丽塔。拉·卡洛塔是西班牙人，是巴黎最好的歌唱家。但是今天，拉·卡洛塔却病了。

'Everybody in Paris is going to be at the opera tonight,' said Monsieur Armand, 'and our best singer is ill. Suddenly! She writes a letter to us just this morning—she is ill, she cannot sing tonight!'

“今晚巴黎的每个人都会到歌剧院来，” 阿曼德先生说，“而我们最好的歌唱家却病了。突然间就病了！她今天上午方才写信给我们——她病了，她今晚不能演唱了！”

'Don't get angry again, Armand,' Monsieur Firmin said quickly. 'We have Christine Daaé, that young singer from . She can sing Margarita tonight. She has a good voice.'

“不要再生气了，阿曼德,”弗明先生急忙说，“我们有克里斯廷·达埃，那个年轻的挪威歌唱家。她今晩可以演唱玛格丽塔那个角色。她有一副好嗓子。”

'But she's so young, and nobody knows her! Nobody wants to listen to a new singer.'

“但是她太年轻了，而且没有人知道她！没有人想听一个新手的演唱。”

'Wait and see. Perhaps Daaé can sing better than La Carlotta.⑵ Who knows?'

“等着瞧吧。也许达埃会比拉·卡洛塔唱得更好。谁知道呢?”

Monsieur Firmin was right. All Paris talked about the new Margarita in Faust, the girl with the beautiful voice, the girl with the voice of an angel. People loved her. They laughed and cried and called for more. Daaé was wonderful, the best singer in the world!

弗明先生说对了。整个巴黎都在谈论歌剧《浮士德》中玛格丽塔的新演唱者，那个有着美妙歌喉的姑娘，那个有着天使一般嗓音的姑娘。人们热爱她。他们笑啊，叫啊，要她再唱一首。达埃的演唱棒极了，她是世界上最好的歌唱家！

Behind the stage Meg Giry looked at Annie Sorelli. 'Christine Daaé never sang like that before,' she said to Annie. 'Why was she so good tonight?'

在舞台的后面梅格·吉里看着安妮·索雷丽。“克里斯廷·达埃以前从来没有唱得那么好，”她对安妮说，“为什么她今晚唱得这么好呢?”

'Perhaps she's got a new music teacher,' Annie said.

“或许她已经有了一位新的音乐老师。” 安妮说。

The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time.⑶ In Box 14, Philippe, the Comte de Chagny, turned to his younger brother and smiled.

歌剧院里的喧闹声持续了很长一段时间。在14号包厢里，菲利普，这位査格尼家族的伯爵，微笑着转向他的弟弟。

'Well, Raoul, what did you think of Daaé tonight?'⑷

“嘿，拉乌尔，你觉得今晚达埃表演得怎么样？”

Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny, was twenty-one years old. He had blue eyes and black hair, and a wonderful smile. The Chagny family was old and rich, and many girls in Paris were in love with the young Vicomte.⑸ But Raoul was not interested in them.

拉乌尔，这位査格尼家族的子爵21岁。他长着蓝眼睛黑头发，有着迷人的微笑。査格尼家族古老而富有，巴黎的许多姑娘都爱 上了这位年轻的子爵，但是拉乌尔对她们却并不感兴趣。

He smiled back at his brother. 'What can I say? Christine is an angel, that's all. I'm going to her dressing-room to see her tonight.'

他对他的哥哥报以微笑。“我能说什么呢？克里斯廷是一位天使，就这样。今晚我要去她的化妆室拜访她。”

Philippe laughed. He was twenty years older than Raoul, and was more like a father than a brother.⑹

菲利普笑了。他比拉乌尔大20岁，与其说是拉乌尔的兄长，倒不如说是他的父亲。

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.do nothing about... 对……无能为力

例句：I can do nothing about it.

          对这件事我无能为力。

          You can do nothing about the situation.

          对这种情形你无能为力。

2.better than... 比……更好

   worse than 比……更糟

例句：You can do better in the exam than last time.

           你这次会比上次考得更好。

           Nothing is worse than that.

           没有什么比那更糟的了。

 3.go on 持续进行

例句：Go on with your work.

           继续你的工作吧。

           I can’t go on like this for much longer.

           不能再这样下去了。

4.What do you think of... 你觉得……怎么样？

例：What do you think of the movie tonight?

       你觉得今晚的电影怎么样？

       What do you think of the plan?

       你觉得这个计划如何？

       What do you think of the activity?

       你觉得这个活动怎么样？

5.be in love with 爱上某人 （状态）

   fall in love with 爱上某人（动作）

例句：When I saw her, I felt like I’m in love.

           当我看到她，我感觉自己恋爱了。

           I fell in love with her the minute I saw her.

           当我看到她那刻我就爱上了她。

6.more like... than... 比起……更像……；与其……不如……

例句：He’s more like a brother than a boss.

           与其说他是老板，不如说他是兄长。

           The building looks more like a museum than a library.

           这栋建筑更像博物馆，而不是图书馆。