Chapter 17 THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER
第十七章　教長和教民

He started at a thought that suddenly occurred to him.
他為突然閃現(xiàn)的一個念頭而驚跳起來。

"Hester," cried he, "here is a new horror! Roger Chillingworth knows your purpose to reveal his true character. Will he continue, then, to keep our secret? What will now be the course of his revenge?"
“海絲特，”他叫道，“如今又有了一種新的可怕之處！羅杰·齊靈渥斯既然知道了你有意要揭示他的真實身份，那么，他還肯繼續(xù)保持我們的秘密嗎？今后他將采取什么途徑來復(fù)仇呢？”

"There is a strange secrecy in his nature," replied Hester thoughtfully; "and it has grown upon him by the hidden practices of his revenge. I deem it not likely that he will betray the secret. He will doubtless seek other means of satiating his dark passion."
“他生性喜歡詭秘從事，”海絲特沉思著回答說；“而且這一秉性已經(jīng)隨著他悄悄行使他的復(fù)仇計劃而益發(fā)牢固了。我認為他大概不會泄露這個秘密。他肯定會謀求另外的手段來滿足他那不可告人的感情?！?/div>

"And I!- how am I to live longer, breathing the same air with this deadly enemy?" exclaimed Arthur Dimmesdale, shrinking within himself, and pressing his hand nervously against his heart- a gesture that had grown involuntary with him. "Think for me, Hester! Thou art strong. Resolve for me!"
“可是我??！——同這樣一個死對頭呼吸同一處的空氣，我又怎么能夠活得長久呢？”阿瑟·丁梅斯代爾驚呼著，心里一沉，神經(jīng)質(zhì)地用手去捂住心口——他的這種姿勢已經(jīng)變得不由自主了?！盀槲蚁胍幌氚桑＝z特！你是堅強的。替我想個辦法吧！”

"Thou must dwell no longer with this man," said Hester, slowly and firmly. "Thy heart must be no longer under his evil eye!"
“你不能繼續(xù)跟他住在一起了，”海絲特說，語氣徐緩而堅定。“你的心再也不能處于他那雙邪惡的眼睛的監(jiān)視之下了！

"It were far worse than death!" replied the minister. "But how to avoid it? What choice remains to me? Shall I lie down again on these withered leaves, where I cast myself when thou didst tell me what he was? Must I sink down there, and die at once?"
“這可比死還要糟糕得多！”牧師應(yīng)道。“但是怎么來避免呢？我還有什么選擇呢？你剛才告訴我他是什么人時，我就一屁股坐在了這些枯葉上，可是我還要倒在這里嗎？我應(yīng)該沉淪于此，并且馬上死掉嗎？”

"Alas, what a ruin has befallen thee!" said Hester, with the tears, gushing into her eyes. "Wilt thou die for very weakness? There is no other cause!"
“天啊！你已經(jīng)給毀成什么樣子啦！”海絲特說著，淚水涌進了她的眼睛?！澳汶y道就因為軟弱而要死嗎？此外再沒有別的原因了！”

"The judgment of God is on me," answered the conscience-stricken priest. "It is too mighty for me to struggle with!"
“上帝的裁判正落在我身上，”那位受到良心震撼的牧師回答說。“那力量太強大，我掙扎不動了！”