5 An Accident at Home

CHAPTER 5 An Accident at Home Now that I worked in the forge, I no longer went to school or to see Miss Havisham. Biddy helped me keep up with my lessons so I could teach Joe, but I missed my visits to Manor House. One day Joe and I were bent over my slate and I said, "Do you think I should visit Miss Havisham? I'd like to thank her properly." Joe said, "She might think you want something. You were paid handsomely, Pip." "Still, it's my birthday tomorrow. May I have a half holiday?" "If you think it's best, then you should go." The next day when Orlick, Joe's assistant, heard

第五章家里的意外既然我在铁匠铺干活，我就不再去上学，也不再去看郝薇香小姐了。 毕蒂帮我跟上功课，这样我就可以教乔了，但我错过了去庄园的机会。 一天，乔和我坐在写字板上，我说：“你觉得我应该去拜访郝薇香小姐吗？” 我要好好感谢她。” 乔说：“她可能认为你想要什么。 你得到了丰厚的报酬，匹普。” “不过，明天是我的生日。 我可以放半天假吗？”“如果你认为这是最好的，那你就去吧。” 第二天，乔的助手奥立克听到

that Joe had given me a half holiday, he wanted one, too. "I suppose, to be fair, you can both go," Joe said. My sister was standing in the garden and heard the whole conversation. "You don't deserve a half holiday, Orlick, you lazy man!" "You're not my master," Orlick sneered, "you mean, sour-faced old lady." "The names he's calling me!" my sister shouted. "Your wife is a nasty woman," Orlick yelled to Joe. "Quiet!" Joe said. "Pip, off you go before even more trouble starts." Manor House hadn't changed in the months I'd been away. But I was surprised when Sarah Pocket answered the gate instead of Estella. "What are you doing here?" she asked. "I could ask you the same question," I replied. "Where's Estella?" "She's gone to school, if you must know. What's your business here?" "I've come to wish Miss Havisham well."

乔给了我半个假期，他也想放一个。 “我想，公平地说，你们俩都可以去，”乔说。 我妹妹站在花园里，听到了整个谈话。 “你不配得到半个假期，奥立克，你这个懒汉！”“你不是我的主人，”奥立克冷笑着说，“你是说，那个满脸酸臭的老太太。” “他叫我的名字！”我妹妹喊道。 “你妻子是个讨厌的女人，”奥立克对乔喊道。 “安静!”乔说。“匹普，在更多的麻烦开始之前，你快走吧。” 在我离开的这几个月里，庄园没有什么变化。 但当莎拉·朴凯特而不是艾丝黛拉去应门时，我感到很惊讶。 “你在这儿干什么？”她问。 “我也想问你同样的问题，”我回答。 “埃斯特拉在哪里?”“她去上学了，如果你一定要知道的话。 你在这儿干什么？”“我是来祝福郝薇香小姐的。”

Sarah said, "She won't give you anything, you know." Sarah called upstairs to see if she could let me in. Minutes later, I stood in front of Miss Havisham, who said, "I hope you haven't come here thinking you're getting more presents, even though it's your birthday," she said. I must have looked surprised because she said, "Foolish boy, I know what day it is." I said, "I don't expect anything. I just wanted to thank you properly for what you've done." No sooner had I said those words than I was back on the street. On the lonely walk home, I admired a shop window in town. I thought about all of the things I would buy if I were a rich gentleman. Mr. Wopsle happened to walk by, too. Then we ran into Orlick. "The guns are going again," Orlick said. "More prisoners have escaped." As we passed the Three Jolly Bargemen, Uncle Pumblechook came running outside. "There's been some trouble at your house, Pip. Let's get over there now!"

莎拉说：“你知道，她什么也不会给你的。” 莎拉打电话到楼上，问能不能让我进去。 几分钟后，我站在郝薇香小姐面前，她说：“我希望你来这里不是想要得到更多的礼物，尽管今天是你的生日。” 我一定很惊讶，因为她说：“傻孩子，我知道今天是什么日子。” 我说：“我不期待什么。 我只是想好好感谢你所做的一切。” 我刚说完这些话，就又回到了街上。 在孤独的回家路上，我欣赏着镇上一家商店的橱窗。 我想，如果我是一个富有的绅士，我会买所有的东西。 伍甫赛先生碰巧也走过。 然后我们遇到了奥立克。奥立克说：“枪声再次响起。 “更多的囚犯逃跑了。” 当我们经过三个快乐的船夫时，潘波趣舅舅跑了出来。 “你的房子出了些麻烦，匹普。 我们现在就过去吧！”

When the four of us arrived, we found the entire village in our kitchen with Joe. The group stepped back to reveal my sister terribly hurt and not moving on the floor. Joe had called for help the moment he found her. The house was undisturbed. The only clue was the prison cuff lying next to her on the floor. We all wondered who had hurt my sister. Joe guessed the iron cuff belonged to one of the escaped convicts. Had the two prisoners we saw on the marshes so long ago escaped again? The doctor put my poor sister to bed. She had suffered a very serious hit on the head. Weeks went by before she was even able to sit up, never mind see or speak properly. Joe was so upset. Mr. Wopsle suggested Biddy could come and live with us to help around the house. Joe and I both thought this was a good idea. Biddy was kind and helped my sister a great deal.

当我们四个人到达时，我们发现整个村庄的人都和乔在我们的厨房里。 大家往后退了一步，看到我妹妹受了重伤，在地板上一动不动。 乔一发现她就呼救了。 房子没有受到打扰。 唯一的线索是她身边地上的手铐。 我们都想知道是谁伤害了我妹妹。 乔猜想这个铁袖口是一个逃犯的。 我们很久以前在沼泽地里看到的那两个犯人又逃走了吗？ 医生把我可怜的妹妹放到床上。 她的头部受到了很严重的撞击。 几个星期过去了，她甚至都坐不起来了，更不用说看东西和说话了。 乔很不高兴。伍甫赛先生建议毕蒂来和我们一起住，帮忙做家务。 乔和我都觉得这是个好主意。 毕蒂很善良，帮了我妹妹很多忙。

My life fell into a routine over the next three years: I worked with Joe in the shop and visited Miss Havisham on my birthday. On Sunday afternoons Joe stayed in with my sister while Biddy and I walked through the marshes. "Biddy," I said, "I need to make a confession. More than anything I wish that I was a young gentleman." She said, "Not a blacksmith?" "That was never my choice." "Why? What's made you so unhappy?"

在接下来的三年里，我的生活陷入了一种常规：我和乔在店里工作，在我生日那天去看望郝薇香小姐。 星期天下午，乔和我妹妹呆在家里，毕蒂和我在沼泽地里散步。 “毕蒂，”我说，“我需要坦白一件事。 我最希望自己是一位年轻的绅士。” 她说：“不是铁匠？”“这从来都不是我的选择。” “为什么?是什么让你这么不开心？”

I confessed that I wanted to impress Estella. Biddy said that was silly. She reminded me it was ungrateful to wish for a different life when people like Joe were so kind to me. I didn't say anything, but I couldn't help wanting what I didn't have. A few days later, Joe and I were in the Three Jolly Bargemen. A man shouted, "I hear there's a blacksmith among you. Is Joe Gargery here?" "I'm here," Joe said. "Do you have an apprentice, known as Pip?" "That's me," I said. "Nice to meet you," the man said. "Perhaps we could go to your house to discuss a matter in private?" We left the Three Jolly Bargemen and were soon sitting in our parlor, looking at one another in confusion. "My name is Mr. Jaggers," the man began. "I'm a lawyer acting on behalf of someone who wishes their identity to remain a secret." The room was dark, so Mr. Jaggers shifted to see us better. "I know Pip's your apprentice," he said to Joe. "Being a blacksmith would be a good and

我承认我想给艾丝黛拉留下好印象。 毕蒂说那很愚蠢。 她提醒我，当乔这样的人对我那么好时，希望过一种不同的生活是忘恩负义的。 我什么也没说，但我忍不住想要我没有的东西。 几天后，乔和我在三艘快乐的驳船上。 一个人喊道：“我听说你们中间有个铁匠。 乔·葛吉瑞在吗？”“我在这里，”乔说。 “你有一个叫匹普的学徒吗？”“那就是我，”我说。 “很高兴见到你，”那人说。 “也许我们可以去你家私下讨论一件事？”我们离开了“快活三船客”，不久就坐在客厅里，面面相觑。 “我是贾格斯先生，”那人开始说。 “我是一名律师，代表希望自己的身份保持秘密的人行事。” 房间里很黑，所以贾格斯先生挪了挪身子，好让我们看得更清楚。 “我知道匹普是你的徒弟，”他对乔说。 “当一名铁匠将是一份很好的工作