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(点击右边黑三角下拉有中英配文）
The vagary of Timothy Fairway was infectious. The turf-cutter seized old Olly Dowden, and, somewhat more gently, poussetted with her likewise. The young men were not slow to imitate the example of their elders, and seized the maids; Grandfer Cantle and his stick jigged in the form of a three-legged object among the rest; and in half a minute all that could be seen on Rainbarrow was a whirling of dark shapes amid a boiling confusion of sparks, which leapt around the dancers as high as their waists.
提摩太-费韦这种荒唐的举动本是含有传染性的。因此一时之间，那掘泥炭的也把老奥雷-道敦捉住了抱在怀里，和她舞起来，不过他比费韦却多少温柔一点儿。那些年轻的小伙子，见了比他们年长的都这样，就毫不怠慢地跟他们学，把那些年轻的姑娘都搂到怀里；阚特大爷就跟他的棍子，合成了一件三条腿的东西，跟着大家一齐地舞。不过半分钟的工夫，雨冢上面就看不见别的光景了，只有一团黑影，在滚滚翻动的火星里回旋转动；那些火星围着跳舞的人迸起，都进到他们的腰部那样高。
The chief noises were women's shrill cries, men's laughter, Susan's stays and pattens, Olly Dowden's "heu-heu-heu!" and the struming of the wind upon the furze-bushes, which formed a kind of tune to the demoniac measure they trod. Christian alone stood aloof, uneasily rocking himself as he murmured, "They ought not to do it--how the vlankers do fly! 'tis tempting the Wicked one, 'tis."
主要的声音，是女人们尖声叫喊，男人们大声嘻笑，苏珊的胸衣咯吱咯吱、套鞋噶哒噶哒，奥雷-道敦“吓吓吓！”和风吹到常青棘丛上呼呼呼，这种种声音跟他们那种犷悍狰狞的跳踊，正作成一副和谐的音调。只有克锐远远站在一旁，一面心神不安地把身子摇晃，一面自言自语地念叨：“他们不该这样干——看那些火星那种乱飞乱进的样子！这简直是招魁！实在是招魁！”
"What was that?" said one of the lads, stopping.
“什么东西？”忽然一个小伙子停止了跳舞问。
"Ah--where?" said Christian, hastily closing up to the rest.
“啊，在哪儿？”克锐急忙凑到人群旁边问。
The dancers all lessened their speed.
所有那些跳舞的人，全把脚步放慢。
"'Twas behind you, Christian, that I heard it--down here."
“俺听着就在你后面，克锐；在那面。”
"Yes--'tis behind me!" Christian said. "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, bless the bed that I lie on; four angels guard--"
“不错——就在俺后面！”克锐说，“马太、马可、路加、约翰，祝我睡觉的床平安；四个天使把我保——”
"Hold your tongue. What is it?" said Fairway.
“快闭上你的嘴，克锐。怎么回事？”费韦说。
"Hoi-i-i-i!" cried a voice from the darkness.
“喂……！”只听黑暗里发出了一声长喊。
"Halloo-o-o-o!" said Fairway.
“喂……！”费韦也喊着应答。
"Is there any cart track up across here to Mis'ess Yeobright's, of Blooms-End?" came to them in the same voice, as a long, slim indistinct figure approached the barrow.
“通过这上面一带，有没有往布露恩姚伯太太家去的大车道？”只听原先长声呼喊的那个声音，又问了这样一句话，同时一个又长又细的模糊人影，走近了古冢。
"Ought we not to run home as hard as we can, neighbours, as 'tis getting late?" said Christian. "Not run away from one another, you know; run close together, I mean."
“俺说，街坊们，天都这时候了，咱们还不该使劲快跑，赶回家去吗？”克锐说。“你们可要听明白了，俺并不是说，东逃西散地乱跑，俺是说，大家挤在一块儿一起跑。”
"Scrape up a few stray locks of furze, and make a blaze, so that we can see who the man is," said Fairway.
“把散在一旁还没烧完的常青棘，捡几块放到一处，弄出点红火来，好照一照这个人是谁，”费韦说。
When the flame arose it revealed a young man in tight raiment, and red from top to toe. "Is there a track across here to Mis'ess Yeobright's house?" he repeated.
火焰亮起来以后，照出一个青年来，浑身的衣服，紧贴在身上，并且从头到脚，一色儿血红。“通过这块儿，有没有上姚伯太太那儿去的大车路？”他又问了一遍。
"Ay--keep along the path down there."
“有——顺着下面那条路走就是。”
"I mean a way two horses and a van can tr@vel over?"
“我问的是两匹马拉着一辆大篷车走得了的路。”
"Well, yes; you can get up the vale below here with time. The track is rough, but if you've got a light your horses may pick along wi' care. H@ve ye brought your cart far up, neighbour reddleman?"
“是啊，俺说的也就是那样的路啊；你费点儿工夫，就能走上紧在这儿下面那个山谷了。那条路倒是不平，不过只要你有个亮儿照着，那你的马自个儿也许就会小心仔细地一直往前奔了。你把车带到上面来了吗，卖红土的朋友？”
"I've left it in the bottom, about half a mile back, I stepped on in front to make sure of the way, as 'tis night-time, and I han't been here for so long."
“没有，我把它撂在山根下面，隔这儿有半英里。因为现在是晚上，我又好久没上这儿来了，所以我自己先在前面，把路探准了。”
"Oh, well you can get up," said Fairway. "What a turn it did give me when I saw him!" he added to the whole group, the reddleman included. "
“哦，行，你可以往上来，”费韦说。接着又对大家全体，连红土贩子也包括在内，说，“俺刚才一见他，可真把俺吓了一大跳。
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