8 The phantom's lair

Chapter 8 The phantom's lair The three of them disappeared under the opera house into the phantom's secret world. They ran down the twisting tunnels until they reached the lake.

他们三个人消失在歌剧院下面，进入了幽灵的秘密世界。 他们沿着弯弯曲曲的隧道跑下去，一直跑到湖边。

"There she is!" The Count pointed to Christine who was in the boat with the phantom. Mist floated around them. "Give her back you beast! I love her!" "No!" snarled the phantom. "She is mine now. Keep away!" "It's for the best Count," Christine sobbed.

“她在那儿！”伯爵指了指和幽灵一起在船上的克里斯汀。 薄雾在他们周围飘浮。“把她还给我，你这个畜生！”我爱她！”“不！”幽灵咆哮道。 “她现在是我的了。勿靠近!”“这样也好，伯爵。”克里斯汀抽泣着说。

The phantom turned to Christine. "I only wanted to be happy, with a wife and a family." "But you can!" Christine insisted. "Who could love me?" he growled.

幽灵转向克丽斯廷。 “我只想过得开心，有妻子有家庭。” “但是你可以！”克里斯汀坚持道。 “谁会爱我？”他咆哮道。

"Let her go!" shouted the Count. "Don't worry, Christine. I'm coming over!" He began to wade into the lake. "Get back!" warned the phantom. He flicked his cloak and the water around the boat blazed into flame. "No!" screamed Christine. "Leave him alone and I'll stay with you."

“放开她！”伯爵喊道。 “别担心，克里斯汀。我这就过去！”他开始涉水进入湖中。 “退后！”幽灵警告道。 他轻轻一抖斗篷，船周围的水就燃起了火焰。 “不！”克里斯汀尖叫道。“别管他，我陪着你。”

She reached up and kissed the phantom's cheek where it wasn't hidden by the mask. Instantly, the fire went out. The phantom fell to his knees, crying. "No one has ever kissed me. Not even my own mother. You are the kindest person I have ever known."

她伸出手，吻了吻幽灵没有被面具遮住的脸颊。 火立刻熄灭了。 幽灵跪了下来，哭了起来。 “从来没有人吻过我。 甚至连我自己的母亲都没有。你是我所认识的最善良的人。”

"I told you, I'm your friend," said Christine. "But you frightened me." "I'm so sorry," he sobbed, "I was just so lonely..." Christine put a hand on his shoulder. They could hear police whistles in the distance.

“我告诉过你，我是你的朋友，”克里斯汀说。 “可是你把我吓坏了。”“我很抱歉，”他抽泣着说，“我只是太孤独了……” 克里斯汀把手放在他的肩膀上。 他们能听到远处的警笛声。