牛津書蟲系列 弗蘭肯斯坦 13

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After the wedding a large number of our friends came to a party at our house. When the party had started，Elizabeth and I said goodbye and left for our honeymoon.We travelled first by boat， and planned to spend the night at a hotel on the other side of the lake. The mountains and the lake were calm and beautiful，and at last Elizabeth and I were together.For the first time for months， and for the last time ever，I enjoyed the feeling of happiness.

婚禮之后我們的大批朋友都來我們家聚會。聚會開始后，我和伊麗莎白向他們道了別并離開度蜜月去了。我們首先乘船旅行，并計劃晚上在湖對岸的一家旅館過夜。群山和湖泊寧靜而美麗，我和伊麗莎白終于結(jié)合在了一起。我?guī)讉€月來第一次、也是最后一次享受到了幸福的感覺。

In the evening the wind became stronger and soon a great storm broke above us.Every noise frightened me，and I kept my hand on my gun under my coat.I saw the monster in every shadow.Suddenly I realized how terrible the fight would be for Elizabeth.I asked her to go to bed and I decided to search for the monster.I planned to join her when I was sure he was not in or around the hotel.

傍晚風(fēng)刮得更猛了，不久還來了一場大的暴風(fēng)雨。每一個聲響都讓我恐懼，我一直把手放在外套下面的槍上。我在每個陰暗處都看到了那個怪物。突然間我意識到這場搏斗對于伊麗莎白來說將會是多么恐怖。我讓她上床睡覺而我則決定去尋找那個怪物。我打算在確信怪物不在旅館及其附近后再回到伊麗莎白身邊。

Elizabeth left me and I searched every corner of the hotel—every dark doorway and staircase.I could not find him，and I began to hope that he had not followed us to the hotel.But suddenly，I heard a loud and terrible scream.

伊麗莎白離開了我，我搜尋了旅館里的每一個角落——每一個黑暗的門廳和樓梯。我沒能找到他，于是便開始希望他并沒有隨我們到旅館來。但是突然間我聽到了一聲可怕的尖叫。

It came from our room.

那是從我們的房間里傳出來的。

Then—too late—I understood.The monster had promised to be with me on my wedding night，but he had not planned to kill me.

于是我明白過來了——但已經(jīng)是太晚了。怪物曾許諾要在我的新婚之夜跟著我的，但他并未打算要殺了我。

The scream came again，and I ran to our room.Why did I 72not die there and then?

尖叫聲又一次傳來，我于是跑到了我們的房間。我為什么沒有在當(dāng)時當(dāng)?shù)乇闼廊ツ?

On the bed， Elizabeth lay still， in the cold sleep of death. I took her in my arms… and saw the marks of the murderer's fingers on her neck.

床上，伊麗莎白靜靜地躺著，在冰冷中長眠。我把她抱在懷中……并看見了兇手在她脖子上留下的指痕。

Other people in the hotel had heard the screams and came into our room. I sent one of them to call the police.The others left me alone with my misery.I held Elizabeth close， and as I held her， I saw the monster watching me through the open window of the room.There was an evil laugh on his face.I pulled my gun from my coat and fired at him. I missed， and he ran from the window and jumped into the lake.The other people heard the noise of the shot and came back into the room. I showed them the place where the monster had jumped into the lake.We searched the edge of the lake，but we could not find him.I returned to our room and lay on the bed next to my dear wife.

旅館里的其他人聽到了尖叫聲，他們走進(jìn)了我們的房間。我讓其中的一人去報警。其他人走后，留下我一個人在痛苦中煎熬。我緊緊地?fù)е聋惿?，而我抱著她時看見怪物正透過開著的窗戶看著我。他的臉上掛著邪惡的笑容。我從外套中拔出槍朝他開了火。我沒有打中，他從窗戶處跑開并跳到了湖里。其他人聽到了槍聲便又來到了那個房間。我將怪物跳湖之處指給他們看。我們在湖邊搜尋，但沒能找到他。我回到房間里躺到我親愛的妻子身旁。

Suddenly I had another terrible thought.At this very moment perhaps my father was fighting the monster， with Ernest dead at his feet.

突然間我有了另外一個可怕的想法：也許我父親這時正在同那個怪物打斗并且歐內(nèi)斯特已死在他的腳邊。

I left the hotel and returned to Geneva as fast as I could.My father and Ernest were safe，but the awful news of Elizabeth's death killed my father.He had loved Elizabeth dearly. He be-came ill，and after a few days he died in my arms.So the evil monster had brought unhappiness and death to a dear old man who had never hurt anybody.

我離開旅館并以盡最快的速度趕回了日內(nèi)瓦。我父親和歐內(nèi)斯特都平安無事，但伊麗莎白死去的噩耗奪去了我父親的生命。他曾深深地愛著伊麗莎白。他病倒了，幾天之后便死在了我的懷里。這樣那個邪惡的怪物將不幸和死亡帶給了從未傷害過任何人的我那親愛的老人。

I do not know what happened next.I think I left the real world， and entered a dangerous world of dreams and madness.Later I found that they had put me in prison because of my madness.

我不知道接下去會發(fā)生什么。我想我當(dāng)時離開了現(xiàn)實的世界而進(jìn)入了夢幻和瘋狂的危險境界。后來我才知道他們當(dāng)時因為我瘋狂而把我送進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄。

After many months they let me free.I had only one wish—to find and kill the monster.

好幾個月之后他們釋放了我。我只有一個愿望——找到并殺死那個怪物。