雙語小說連載:《董貝父子》第12章 Part 2

Cornelia took him first to the schoolroom, which was situated at the back of the hall, and was approached through two baize doors, which deadened and muffled the young gentlemen's voices. Here, there were eight young gentlemen in various stages of mental prostration, all very hard at work, and very grave indeed. Toots, as an old hand, had a desk to himself in one corner: and a magnificent man, of immense age, he looked, in Paul's young eyes, behind it.

科妮莉亞首先把他領往教室；教室座落在前廳的後面，穿過兩扇門到達那裏，門上釘着桌面呢，這樣可以使年輕的先生們的聲音減弱、消失。教室裏有八位神經衰弱程度不同的年輕的先生們；他們全都很努力地學習着，而且真是十分嚴肅。圖茨是最大的一位，在一個角落裏有他自己的一張書桌；在保羅年幼的眼睛中，他是坐在書桌後面的一位年紀很大的莊嚴的男子。

Mr Feeder, B.A., who sat at another little desk, had his Virgil stop on, and was slowly grinding that tune to four young gentlemen. Of the remaining four, two, who grasped their foreheads convulsively, were engaged in solving mathematical problems; one with his face like a dirty window, from much crying, was endeavouring to flounder through a hopeless number of lines before dinner; and one sat looking at his task in stony stupefaction and despair - which it seemed had been his condition ever since breakfast time.

文學士菲德先生坐在另一張小書桌的後面；他正在教維吉爾的詩，還沒有教完，他這個人爲的手搖風琴這時正慢條斯理地向四位年輕的先生演奏着那個曲子。在其餘四個人當中，有兩位痙攣似地緊緊抓着前額，正在解數學題；有一位由於哭得太多，臉孔像個骯髒的窗子一樣，正力求在午飯前把那數量多得毫無希望的幾行字胡亂地趕完；還有一位像石頭一樣茫然不動、陷於絕望地坐在那裏，看着他的作業——他吃完早飯以後似乎一直處於這樣的狀態中。

The appearance of a new boy did not create the sensation that might have been expected. Mr Feeder, B.A. (who was in the habit of shaving his head for coolness, and had nothing but little bristles on it), gave him a bony hand, and told him he was glad to see him - which Paul would have been very glad to have told him, if he could have done so with the least sincerity. Then Paul, instructed by Cornelia, shook hands with the four young gentlemen at Mr Feeder's desk; then with the two young gentlemen at work on the problems, who were very feverish; then with the young gentleman at work against time, who was very inky; and lastly with the young gentleman in a state of stupefaction, who was flabby and quite cold.

一位新孩子的出現並沒有引起本可以預料會引起的鬨動。文學士菲德先生（他習慣於勤刮鬍子來使臉面保持涼爽，除了有一點點鬍子茬外，臉上颳得乾乾淨淨）向他伸出了一隻瘦削的手，對他說，他高興見到他——保羅本想很高興地對他說，他是否可以懷着最起碼的一點誠意來說這句話。然後保羅在科妮莉亞的介紹下，和菲德先生書桌前的幾位年輕的先生們握了手；然後和那兩位在解題的年輕的先生們握了手，他們十分興奮；然後和那位搶時間趕作業的年輕的先生握了手，他身上沾了很多墨跡；最後和那位茫然失措的年輕的先生握了手，他沒精打采，十分冷淡。

Paul having been already introduced to Toots, that pupil merely chuckled and breathed hard, as his custom was, and pursued the occupation in which he was engaged. It was not a severe one; for on account of his having 'gone through' so much (in more senses than one), and also of his having, as before hinted, left off blowing in his prime, Toots now had licence to pursue his own course of study: which was chiefly to write long letters to himself from persons of distinction, adds 'P. Toots, Esquire, Brighton, Sussex,' and to preserve them in his desk with great care.

因爲保羅先前已被介紹跟圖茨認識了，所以那位學生按照他的習慣，只是吃吃地笑着和喘着氣，並繼續做着他正在做的事情。那不是件困難的事情；因爲由於他已經“經受了”那麼多的事情（不要只從字面上來理解這一點），也由於正如我們前面已經提到過的，他在他精力最旺盛的時候已經停止催長，所以他現在可以從事他自己的研究課程；這主要是起草聲名顯赫的人士寫給他本人的長信，稱呼他爲“薩塞克斯，布賴頓，普·圖茨先生閣下”，他把這些信件十分仔細地保存在他的書桌中。

註釋：immenseadj.巨大的，廣大的；無邊無際的；非常好的
詞組：
Immense Sadness無比傷感
Immense Potential巨大潛力
Immense Group茵夢湖集團
Immense Gratitude無限感激
Immense Changes巨大變化
例句：
(1) The influence of " Abby" is immense.
“艾比”的影響是巨大的。
(2) Able to work under immense pressure.
能夠承受極強的工作壓力。
(3) Seen all at once, it's an immense chaos.
全盤地看，它是一個無邊的混亂。
(4) He made an immense amount of money in business.
他在生意中賺了一大筆錢。
(5) Adolescence is the treasure with immense value.
青春，是一筆有着巨大價值的財富。
(6) I have a pleasure in owing you so immense a debt.
我很高興，欠了你那麼大恩情。
(7) The sky is sad and beautiful like an immense altar.
天空彷彿巨大的祭壇，憂愁而美麗。
(8) It's a hot field of research with immense potential.
這是一個非常熱門的研究領域，擁有巨大的潛力。
(9) She drew immense strength and wisdom from the masses.
她從羣衆中吸取了巨大的力量和智慧。
(10) The earth behaves as though it were an immense magnet.
地球就好像一個巨大的磁鐵。

sensationn. 感覺；轟動；感動
詞組：
pleasant sensation 快感
visual sensation 視覺
tactile sensation 觸覺；質感
auditory sensation 聽覺
n.[生理]感覺；轟動；感動
consciousness, feel
詞根：sense adj.
sensible 明智的；明顯的；意識到的；通曉事理的
sensational 轟動的；聳人聽聞的；非常好的；使人感動的
sensory 感覺的；知覺的；傳遞感覺的
senseless 愚蠢的；無知覺的；無意識的
sensing 敏感的
sensorial 知覺的；感覺的
sensate 可感覺的；知覺的
adv.
senselessly 毫無知覺地；無意識地；不省人事地
n.
sense 感覺，官能；觀念；道理；理智
sensible 可感覺到的東西；敏感的人
sensor 傳感器
sensibility 情感；敏感性；感覺；識別力
sensing 傳感；感覺；測知
sensationalism 追求轟動效應；譁衆取寵
sensationalist 感覺論者
例句：
(1) The show caused a sensation.
這次展出引起了轟動。
(2) A strange sensation was crawling through him.
他周身有一種奇怪的感覺。
(3) This little cube is the gift sensation of 1981.
這小玩意是1981年的送禮佳品。（這句也許也很有用啊。）
(4) It is a sensation that arises within the brain.
顏色，其實是腦子產生出來的感覺。
(5) Partial loss of sensation; diminished sensibility.
精神敏感的，感覺敏銳的。
(6) Though extremely weak, he had no sensation of pain .
雖然身體衰弱已極，但是並沒有痛苦的感覺。
(7) As we looked at each other I had a strange sensation.
我們相互注視時我有一種異樣的感覺。
(8) A sensation, almost of faintness , had seized upon him.
一陣難受的感覺襲上心頭，他簡直要暈過去了。