第1级-《歌剧院的幽灵》-第4课

前情提要 

今晚要上演的是《浮士德》，但是演唱女主角的歌唱家病倒了，只好由年轻的歌唱家克里斯廷·达埃代替。克里斯廷唱得比平时都要好，演出结束后，整个巴黎都在谈论《浮士德》的新演唱者，富家公子拉乌尔还准备去克里斯廷的化妆室拜访她。拉乌尔会对克里斯廷说些什么？

故事原文 

The Phantom of the Opera L4

歌剧院的幽灵 L4

'Ah, I understand,' he said. 'You are in love! But this is your first night in Paris, your first visit to the opera. How do you know Christine Daaé?'

“啊，我明白了，”他说，“你恋爱了！但是这是你在巴黎的第一个夜晚，是你第一次来这座歌剧院。你是如何认识克里斯廷·达埃的呢？”

'You remember four years ago, when I was on holiday by the sea, in Brittany?' Raoul said.⑴ 'Well, I met Christine there. I was in love with her then, and I'm still in love with her today!'

“你还记得四年前，我在布列塔尼海边度假的时候吗？ ”拉乌尔说，“喔，我在那儿遇见了克里斯廷。当时我就爱上了她，而且今天我还爱着她！”

The Comte de Chagny looked at his brother. 'Mmm, I see,' he said slowly. 'Well, Raoul, remember she is only an opera singer. We know nothing about her family.'⑵

这位査格尼家族的伯爵看着他的弟弟。“喂，我明白了，”他一字一顿地说，“噢，拉乌尔，记住，她只是一个歌剧演员。我们对她的家庭一无所知。”

But Raoul did not listen. To him, good families were not important, and young men never listen to their older brothers.⑶

但是拉乌尔听不进去。对他来说，好的家庭并不重要，而且年轻人从来都听不进他们兄长的劝告。

There were many people in Christine Daaé's dressing-room that night. But there was a doctor with Christine, and her beautiful face looked white and ill. Raoul went quickly across the room and took her hand.

那天晚上克里斯廷·达埃的化妆室里有很多人。但是克里斯廷的身边还有一位医生，而且她美丽的面容带有病色，显得苍白。拉乌尔快步穿过房间，握住她的手。

'Christine! What's the matter? Are you ill?' He went down on the floor by her chair. 'Don't you remember me一Raoul de Chagny, in Brittany?'

“克里斯廷！怎么了？你病了吗？”他走到她的座椅旁，“你不记得我了——査格尼家族的拉乌尔，在布列塔尼？”

Christine looked at him, and her blue eyes were afraid. She took her hand away. 'No, I don't know you. Please go away. I'm not well.'

克里斯廷看着他，她那蓝色的眼睛带着惊恐。她把她的手抽走。“不，我不认识你。请走吧。我身体不太好。”

Raoul stood up, his face red. Before he could speak, the doctor said quickly, 'Yes, yes, please go away.⑷ Everybody, please leave the room. Mademoiselle Daaé needs to be quiet. She is very tired.'

拉乌尔站起来，他的脸红了。他还没来得及说话，那位医生就急忙抢着说：“对，对，请走吧。各位，请离开这房间。达埃小姐需要安静。她太累了。”

He moved to the door, and soon everybody left the room. Christine Daaé was alone in her dressing-room.

他走向门口，不久所有的人都离开了那个房间，只留下克丽斯廷·达埃独自待在她的化妆室里。

Outside in the passage the young Vicomte was angry and unhappy. How could Christine forget him? How could she say that to him? He waited for some minutes, then, very quietly and carefully, he went back to the door of her dressing-room. But he did not open the door, because just then he heard a man 's voice in the room!

在门外的走廊上年轻的子爵感到不悦和扫兴。克里斯廷怎么会忘了他？她怎么会对他说那些话？他等了几分钟，然后，轻轻地，小心翼翼地，他又回到她的化妆室门口。但是他没有把门推开，因为就在这个时候他听到屋里有一个男人的声音！

'Christine, you must love me!' the voice said.

“克里斯廷，你必须爱我！”那个声音说。

Then Raoul heard Christine's voice. 'How can you talk like that? When I sing only for you . . .? Tonight, I gave everything to you, everything. And now I' m so tired.' Her voice was unhappy and afraid.

接着拉乌尔听到克里斯廷的声音。“你怎么能那样跟我说话？在我只为你歌唱的时候……？今晚，我把一切都给了你，一切。而现在我太累了。”她的声音显得愁苦而害怕。

'You sang like an angel,' the man's voice said.

“你唱得像一位天使。”那个男人的声音说。

Raoul walked away. So that was the answer! Christine Daaé had a lover. But why was her voice so unhappy? He waited in the shadows near her room. He wanted to see her lover一his enemy!

拉乌尔走开了。这么说那就是答案！克里斯廷·达埃有一个情人。但是为什么她的声音如此不悦？他在她房间附近的一处阴影里等着。他要看看她的情人——他的情敌！

After about ten minutes Christine came out of her room, alone, and walked away down the passage.⑸ Raoul waited, but no man came out after her. There was nobody in the passage, so Raoul went quickly up to the door of the dressing-room, opened it and went in. He closed the door quietly behind him, then called out:

大约过了10分钟左右，克里斯廷从她的房间里出来了。她独自一人沿走廊走了过去。拉乌尔等着，但是没有男人跟着她出来。走廊上没有人，于是拉乌尔快步来到化妆室门前，推门而入。他轻轻地把身后的门关上，然后喊道：

'Where are you? I know you're in here! Come out!'

“你在哪里？我知道你在这儿！出来！”

There was no answer. Raoul looked everywhere—under the chairs, behind all the clothes, in all the dark corners of the room.⑹ There was nobody there.

没有回答。拉乌尔找遍了所有地方——椅子下面、所有的衣服背后、房间里的每一个阴暗角落。但毫无人影。

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.on holiday/vacation 度假

   bank holiday 公休假

例句：I’m away on holiday until the end of July.

          我度假一直到七月底。

2.know nothing about... 对……一无所知

例句：I know nothing about him except that he is a teacher.

          我只知道他是个教师，其他就一无所知了。

          They probably know nothing about the place, they just go where they want.

          他们可能对这个地方一无所知，他们只是去想去的地方。

3.to sb. 对某人而言

例句：To me, English is my eyes to see and my ears to hear.

           对我来说，英语是我睁眼，开耳看世界的利器。

           To him, that is really important, but to me, it’s useless.

           对他来说这很重要，但对我来说没有用。

4.before 才

例句：It was several minutes before we realized what was happening.

           几分钟后我们才意识到发生的事情。

           It will be a while before we know the results.

           过一会儿我们才能知道结果。

5.alone 独自的；孤独的（=by oneself 独自=on one’s own 独自）

例句：She lives by herself.

           她独自一个人住。

           He was sent to a boarding school on his own.

           他一个人被送到寄宿学校。

6.corner 角落

   around the corner 在拐角处；即将到来

例句：There’s a bus stop just around the corner.

           角落处有一个公交站。

        I’m feeling down at the moment, but I’m sure good times are just around the corner.

           目前我心情低落，但我仍然相信好日子就在前面。