红字

" And, discerning the scarlet letter on her breast, would scamper off with a strange, contagious fear. "

待 到看清她胸前的红字, 便怀着一种害怕受到传染的奇异的恐惧, 迅速逃开了.

We often denote danger by red letters.

我们常常用红字表示危险.

" I have left thee to the scarlet letter, " replied Roger Chillingworth.

“ 我把你留给了红字, ” 罗杰-齐灵渥斯回答说.

Lo, the scarlet letter which Hester wears!

看看吧, 海丝特佩戴着的红字!

Happy are you, Hester that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom!

你是有幸的, 海丝特,因为你能把红字公开地戴在胸前!

And as for the scarlet letter, I wear it for the sake of its gold thread. "

至于这红字嘛, 我戴上是因为金线好看. ”

" Mother,'said she, " what does the scarlet letter mean? "

“ 妈妈, ” 她说, “ 这红字到底是什么意思? ”

" To begin a conversation with the wearer of the scarlet letter, in public . "

在 大庭广众 之中与红字的佩戴者讲起话来.

It was the scarlet letter in another form: the scarlet letter endowed with life!

孩子是另一种形式的红字,是被赋予了生命的红字!

The scarlet letter burned on Hester Prynne's bosom.

红字在海丝特-白兰的胸上燃烧.

So said Hester Prynne , and glanced her sad eyes downward at the scarlet letter.

海丝特-白兰就一边这么说着, 一边垂下双眸瞅着那红字.

He made a step nigher, and discovered the scarlet letter.

他向前迈了一步, 发现了红字.

And there was the scarlet letter on her breast!

而红字就在她胸前!

Is Hester Prynne the less miserable, think you, for that scarlet letter on her breast? "

你看, 海丝特-白兰是不是胸前佩戴了那红字,就不那么痛苦了 呢 ? ”

In truth, she seemed absolutely hidden behind it.

事实上, 她仿佛完全给红字遮住了.