海底兩萬(wàn)里 第132期 第10章 水中人(3)

This man expressed himself with perfect ease and without a trace of an accent.

這人說(shuō)法語(yǔ)一點(diǎn)不費(fèi)力，沒(méi)有任何土音。

His phrasing was clear, his words well chosen, his facility in elocution remarkable.

他用的句子很正確，詞匯很恰當(dāng)，說(shuō)的話流暢通達(dá)。

And yet, to me, he didn't have "the feel" of a fellow countryman.

可是我總感。覺不出他是我的法國(guó)同胞。

He went on with the conversation as follows:

他繼續(xù)說(shuō)下去，他這樣說(shuō)：

"No doubt, sir, you've felt that I waited rather too long before paying you this second visit.

“先生，我現(xiàn)在才再一次來(lái)訪問(wèn)你們，你們一定認(rèn)為我耽擱得大久了。

After discovering your identities, I wanted to weigh carefully what policy to pursue toward you.

所以這樣，是因?yàn)槲抑懒四銈兊纳矸菀院螅屑?xì)考慮一下應(yīng)該怎樣對(duì)待你們，

I had great difficulty deciding.

我很遲疑不決。

Some extremely inconvenient circumstances have brought you into the presence of a man who has cut himself off from humanity.

最為難的是你們?cè)诟粋€(gè)與人類不相往來(lái)的人打交道。

Your coming has disrupted my whole existence."

你們打亂了我的生活…”

"Unintentionally," I said.

“這不是故意的。”我說(shuō)。