雙語小說連載:《董貝父子》第10章 Part 9大綱

'What was this debt contracted for?' asked Mr Dombey, at length. 'Who is the creditor?'

“這筆債是爲什麼欠下的？”董貝先生終於問道。“誰是債權人？”

'He don't know,' replied the Captain, putting his hand on Walter's shoulder. 'I do. It came of helping a man that's dead now, and that's cost my friend Gills many a hundred pound already. More particulars in private, if agreeable.'

“他不知道，”船長把手擱在沃爾特的肩膀上，回答道。“我知道。那是因爲幫助一位現已不在人世的人而欠下的。可是那已經使我的朋友吉爾斯耗費了幾百鎊了。如果您同意，詳細情況我可以在私下裏說給您聽。”

'People who have enough to do to hold their own way,' said Mr Dombey, unobservant of the Captain's mysterious signs behind Walter, and still looking at his son, 'had better be content with their own obligations and difficulties, and not increase them by engaging for other men. It is an act of dishonesty and presumption, too,' said Mr Dombey, sternly; 'great presumption; for the wealthy could do no more. Paul, come here!'

“那些好不容易自己才能生活下去的人們，”董貝先生沒有注意船長在沃爾特背後所做的神祕的手勢，仍然看着他的兒子，說道，“最好安安分分地照料他們自己的負擔和困難就行了，不要再去替別人擔保，增加這種負擔和困難了。這是一種不誠實的，而且也是狂妄無禮的行爲，”董貝先生嚴厲地說道；“極大的狂妄無禮；因爲那些富有的人所能做的最多也不過如此罷了。保羅，到這裏來！”

The child obeyed: and Mr Dombey took him on his knee.

孩子依從了。董貝先生把他抱到膝蓋上。

'If you had money now - ' said Mr Dombey. 'Look at me!'

“如果你現在有錢——”董貝先生說道，“看着我！”

Paul, whose eyes had wandered to his sister, and to Walter, looked his father in the face.

保羅的眼睛原先看着他的姐姐和沃爾特，這時看着他父親的臉。

'If you had money now,' said Mr Dombey; 'as much money as young Gay has talked about; what would you do?'

“如果你現在有錢，”董貝先生說道，“有年輕人蓋伊談到的那麼多的錢的話，那麼你將怎麼辦？”

'Give it to his old Uncle,' returned Paul.

“把它給他年老的舅舅，”保羅回答道。

'Lend it to his old Uncle, eh?' retorted Mr Dombey. 'Well! When you are old enough, you know, you will share my money, and we shall use it together.'

“把它借給他年老的舅舅，是不是？”董貝先生對他進行糾正，說道。“唔！你知道，等你長大以後，你將跟我一起享有我的錢。我們將一起使用它。”

'Dombey and Son,' interrupted Paul, who had been tutored early in the phrase.

“董貝父子，”保羅打斷他的話，說道；他很小就被教會說這幾個字。

'Dombey and Son,' repeated his father. 'Would you like to begin to be Dombey and Son, now, and lend this money to young Gay's Uncle?'

“董貝父子，”他的父親重複說道。“你願意現在就來管董貝父子公司的事，把這錢借給蓋伊的舅舅嗎？”

'Oh! if you please, Papa!' said Paul: 'and so would Florence.'

“啊！如果你願意的話，爸爸！”保羅說道。“弗洛倫斯也會願意的。”

'Girls,' said Mr Dombey, 'have nothing to do with Dombey and Son. Would you like it?'

“女孩子，”董貝先生說道，“跟董貝父子沒有關係。你願意嗎？”

'Yes, Papa, yes!'

“願意，爸爸，願意！”

'Then you shall do it,' returned his father. 'And you see, Paul,' he added, dropping his voice, 'how powerful money is, and how anxious people are to get it. Young Gay comes all this way to beg for money, and you, who are so grand and great, having got it, are going to let him have it, as a great favour and obligation.'

“那麼就由你來辦這件事，”他的父親回答道。“你看到了，保羅，”他壓低了聲音，補充說道，“錢有多麼大的力量；人們多麼急切地想要得到它。年輕人蓋伊跑這一趟路來是爲了懇求借錢，而你是這麼高貴、偉大、有錢，你將作爲一筆很大的恩惠與人情，讓他得到它。”

註釋：enough adv. 足夠地，充足地
n. 很多；充足
adj. 充足的
int. 夠了！
例句：
(1) It asks us to eat enough food.
它需要我們吃足夠的食物。
(2) No. I eat enough in the fall.
沒有。我秋天吃了足夠的食物。
(3) Data and theory are not enough.
單是數據及理論並不夠。
(4) Is your drive strong enough?
你的動力是否足夠強？
(5) Do we have enough time?
我們有足夠的時間嗎？
(6) But air, water and sunlight are not enough.
但是隻有空氣、水和陽光還不夠。
(7) They earned enough to buy their clothes and books.
他們掙得的錢足夠買衣服和書本了。
(8) If I had enough money I would travel abroad and see the world.
如果我有足夠的錢，我就到國外去旅行，看看這個世界。

share vt. 分享，分擔；分配
vi. 共享；分擔
n. 份額；股份
[ 過去式shared 過去分詞shared 現在分詞sharing ]
詞組：
market share 市場佔有率
share of …的份額；…的部份
share with 分與，分配；和…分享
share in 分享，分擔
share price [經]股價
per share 每股
earnings per share 每股收益
share capital 股份資本，股本
fair share 公平分配；公平共享
lion's share 最大的份額；最佳份額
on shares 共同擔負盈虧
share holding 股份持有
share out vt. 分配，均分
share transfer 股份轉讓；股權轉讓書
share index 股票指數
issued share 已發行股票；已發行股份
share of market 市場份額；市場佔有率
share option 股份認購權（在一定時期內按預定價格買賣股票的權利）
issued share capital 已發行股本
common share 普通股
例句：
(1) Each one pays his own share.
每個人付自己的一份錢。
(2) And we want to share this with you.
我們想跟大家分享這種經驗。
(3) I share my toys and books with my friends.
我與我的朋友一起分享我的玩具和書。
(4) If it really rains, we can share the umbrella.
如果真的下雨，我們可以共用這把雨傘。
(5) Another is injection drug users who share needles.
另一羣是共用針頭的藥物注射者。
(6) Indonesia duly agreed to share its virus samples again.
印尼也適時地同意再次分享其病毒樣品。
(7) In time, others too will have to bear their share of the blame.
總有一天，其他人也將不得不承擔起他們應付的責任。
(8) I should assign you your share of labour, and compel you to accomplish it.
我要把屬於你的那一份勞動分配給你，並且強迫你完成它。