第1级-《歌剧院的幽灵》-第7课

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前情提要

两位经理仍然决定让克里斯廷以外的人演唱，并且自己到5号包厢里去看歌剧。吉里夫人提醒他们关于约瑟夫·比凯的事，说幽灵会是个死对头，而且她能经常听见他说话。同时，拉乌尔也收到了克里斯廷的来信，两人约在花园里见了面，回忆起往昔时光……

故事原文

The Phantom of the Opera L7

歌剧院的幽灵 L7

For a minute or two Christine said nothing. Then she said slowly, 'We were so young, you and I. I was just a poor singer from , and you . . . you were the Vicomte de Chagny. I knew I could never be your wife.'

克里斯廷沉默了一两分钟，然后她才慢慢地说：“你我都太年轻，我只是一个从挪威来的贫穷的歌唱家，而你……你是査格尼家族的子爵。我知道我不可能成为你的妻子。”

'But I love you, Christine—'

“但是我爱你，克里斯廷——”

'No, shh. Listen to me, Raoul, please. I went home to , and a year later,my father died. I was very unhappy, but I came back to France, to Paris. I worked and worked at my singing, because I wanted to be an opera singer.⑴ Not just a good singer, but the best opera singer in Paris.'

“不，嘘，请听我说，拉乌尔。我回到了挪威，一年后，我父亲去世了。我非常悲伤，但是我回到了法国，来到了巴黎。我拼命地唱啊唱啊，因为我想成为一名歌剧演唱家。不仅仅是优秀的歌唱家，而是巴黎最好的歌剧演唱家。”

'And now you are,' Raoul said. He smiled. 'All Paris is at your feet.'⑵

“现在你是了，”拉乌尔说。他微笑着，“整个巴黎都拜倒在你的脚下。”

Christine turned her face away and said nothing.

克里斯廷转过脸去，沉默不语。

'Christine,' Raoul said quietly. 'I want to ask you a question. Who was the man in your dressing-room on Tuesday night? Tell me, please!'

“克里斯廷，”拉乌尔轻声说，“我想问你一个问题。星期二晚上在你化妆室里的那个男人是谁？请告诉我！”

Christine stopped and stared at him. Her face went white. 'What man?' she whispered. 'There was no man in my dressing-room on Tuesday night.'

克里斯廷停下来凝视着他。她的脸变白了。“什么男人？”她低语道，“星期二晚上没有男人在我的化妆室里。”

Raoul put his hand on her arm. 'I heard him,' he said. 'I listened outside the door and heard a man's voice. Who was he?'

拉乌尔把手放在她的手臂上。“我听到他的声音了，”他说：“我在门外听，听到了一个男人的声音。他是谁？”

'Don't ask me, Raoul! There was a man's voice, yes, but there was no man in my room! It's true! Oh, Raoul, I'm so afraid. Sometimes I want to die.'

“不要问我，拉乌尔！是有一个男人的声音，是的，但是我的房间里没有男人！这是真的！哦，拉乌尔，我害怕极了。有时候我真想去死。”

'Who is he? Tell me, Christine, please. I'm your friend, I can help you. Tell me his name!'

“他是谁？请告诉我，克里斯廷。我是你的朋友，我会帮助你。告诉我他的名字！”

'I cannot tell you his name. It's a secret,' whispered Christine.⑶ 'I never see him, I only hear his voice. But he is everywhere!⑷ He sees everything, hears everything. That’s why I didn't speak to you on Tuesday night. He is my music teacher, Raoul. He's a wonderful singer. I sang so well on Tuesday night because of him. I am famous because of him. He is my angel of music! And he says he loves me. How can I leave him?'

“我不能告诉你他的名字。这是一个秘密，”克里斯廷低声道，“我从来没有见过他，我只是听到他的声音。但是他无处不在！他什么都看得到，什么都听得到。那就是我星期二晚上没有和你说话的原因。他是我的音乐老师，拉乌尔。他是一个极好的歌唱家。我星期二晚上之所以唱得那么好就是因为他。我之所以出名就是因为他。他是我的音乐天使！而他说他爱我。我怎么能离开他呢？”

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点

1.work at... 在……下功夫

例句：Learning a language isn’t easy. You have to work at it.

学习一门语言不容易。你必须得下功夫。

Couples have to work at improving their relationship so their marriage will succeed.

夫妻必须努力改善他们的关系，这样他们的婚姻才会成功。

2.at one’s feet 拜倒在某人脚下

例句：In those days the Beatles had the world at their feet.

过去，披头士乐队为世人所仰慕。

3.secret 秘密；秘密的

secret letter 秘密的信