5 The secret chamber

Chapter 5 The secret chamber Some weeks later, Virginia was out walking in the fields, when she tore her dress climbing through a hedge. Oh no! Mama will be furious.

几个星期后，弗吉妮娅出去在田野里散步，她爬过树篱时把衣服撕破了。 噢,不!妈妈会大发雷霆的。

"I'll have to change," she thought, and decided to go up the back staircase, so she wouldn't be seen. On the way, she noticed that the door to the Tapestry Room was open. "How odd!" she thought. "No one ever uses the Tapestry Room." Virginia peered around the door. To her surprise, she saw the Canterville Ghost.

“我得换身衣服，”她想，于是决定从后面的楼梯上去，这样就不会被人看见了。 在路上，她注意到挂毯室的门是开着的。 “真奇怪！”她想。“从来没有人用过挂毯室。” 弗吉妮娅在门边张望。 令她吃惊的是，她看到了坎特维尔幽灵。

Sir Simon was sitting by the window, his head in his hands. He looked so upset Virginia thought she should try and comfort him. We thought you'd gone!

西蒙爵士坐在窗边，双手抱头。 他看起来很沮丧，弗吉妮娅想她应该试着安慰他。 我们以为你已经走了！

"Cheer up," she said. "The boys are going to school tomorrow, so the tricks will stop. Besides, if you behave yourself, no one will annoy you." You don't understand! Sir Simon jumped up. "How can I behave myself?" he shouted. "I have to rattle my chains and groan through keyholes and walk around at night. I'm a ghost."

“振作起来，”她说。“孩子们明天就要上学了，所以恶作剧就停止了。 再说，你守规矩，谁也不会烦你。” 你不明白！西蒙爵士跳了起来。 “我怎么才能规规矩矩呢？” “我不得不摇着链子，透过钥匙孔呻吟，在夜里四处走动。 我是鬼。”

"You don't have to do anything," said Virginia. "What's more, you've been very wicked. Mrs. Umney told us that you murdered your wife. It's wrong to kill people," she pointed out. Very wrong indeed. "Yes, it was wrong," sighed Sir Simon, "but that was no reason for her brothers to starve me to death."

“你什么都不用做，”弗吉妮娅说。 “而且，你一直都很邪恶。 乌姆尼夫人告诉我们你谋杀了你的妻子。 杀人是不对的，”她指出。 确实大错特错。“是的，这是不对的，”西蒙爵士叹了口气，“但她的兄弟们没有理由把我饿死。”

"Oh, poor ghost!" said Virginia. "I didn't know about that. Are you hungry now?" Perhaps you'd like some sandwiches? "No thank you," he answered. "I never eat now. But it's kind of you to offer. You know," he added, "you're much nicer than the rest of your horrible family."

“啊，可怜的人！”弗吉尼亚说。 “我不知道。 你现在饿了吗？”也许你想要一些三明治？ “不，谢谢，”他回答。 “我现在从不吃东西。但你能提供帮助真是太好了。 你知道，”他补充说，“你比你那可怕的家人好多了。”