狄更斯雙語小說:《董貝父子》第15章Part7
'What's his name, Captain Cuttle?' inquired Walter, determined to be interested in the Captain's friend.
'His name's Bunsby, said the Captain. 'But Lord, it might be anything for the matter of that, with such a mind as his!'
“他姓邦斯貝，”船長說道，“可是我的天主！其實，像他那樣頭腦的人，你管他姓什麼都可以！”The exact idea which the Captain attached to this concluding piece of praise, he did not further elucidate; neither did Walter seek to draw it forth. For on his beginning to review, with the vivacity natural to himself and to his situation, the leading points in his own affairs,he soon discovered that the Captain had relapsed into his former profound state of mind; and that while he eyed him steadfastly from beneath his bushy eyebrows, he evidently neither saw nor heard him, but remained immersed in cogitation.
船長沒有進一步闡明最後一句讚語的確切含意，沃爾特也沒有對它尋根究底。因爲當他有聲有色地（就他和他的處境來說，這是很自然的）重新敘述他的主要困難時，他立刻發現船長又重新陷入先前那深思遠慮的狀態中。雖然他從濃密的眉毛下一動不動地凝視着他，可是他顯然並沒有看見他，也沒有聽見他說話，而是沉浸在思考之中。
In fact, Captain Cuttle was labouring with such great designs, that far from being aground, he soon got off into the deepest of water, and could find no bottom to his penetration. By degrees it became perfectly plain to the Captain that there was some mistake here; that it was undoubtedly much more likely to be Walter's mistake than his; that if there were really any West India scheme afoot, it was a very different one from what Walter, who was young and rash, supposed; and could only be some new device for making his fortune with unusual celerity. 'Or if there should be any little hitch between 'em,' thought the Captain, meaning between Walter and Mr Dombey, 'it only wants a word in season from a friend of both parties, to set it right and smooth, and make all taut again.' Captain Cuttle's deduction from these considerations was, that as he already enjoyed the pleasure of knowing Mr Dombey, from having spent a very agreeable half-hour in his company at Brighton (on the morning when they borrowed the money); and that, as a couple of men of the world, who understood each other, and were mutually disposed to make things comfortable, could easily arrange any little difficulty of this sort, and come at the real facts; the friendly thing for him to do would be, without saying anything about it to Walter at present, just to step up to Mr Dombey's house—say to the servant 'Would ye be so good, my lad, as report Cap'en Cuttle here?'—meet Mr Dombey in a confidential spirit- hook him by the button-hole—talk it over—make it all right—and come away triumphant!
實際上，卡特爾船長正在擬訂宏偉的計劃；他根本沒有擱淺，而是很快就進入水的最深處，而且無法探找到他要穿透的底層。船長逐漸地完全看清了事情的原委：這裏存在着一些誤會，毫無疑問，這很可能是沃爾特而不是他所產生的誤會。如果真有什麼西印度羣島計劃將討諸實施的話，那麼它也跟年輕、性急的沃爾特所設想的大不相同；它只能是使他飛黃騰達的一種新安排。船長心裏想，“或者如果在他們之間（他是指在沃爾特與董貝先生之間）有點什麼小小的疙瘩的話，那麼只消雙方的老朋友適時地說上一句話，那就可以完全解開，大家就會重新和好如初，就像把兩條鉤住的船調理順當一樣。”卡特爾船長從這些考慮中得出的想法是，由於他已經有幸認識董貝先生，在他們借錢的那個上午，曾經在布賴頓和他在一起很愉快地消度了半個小時；再說他們既然都是上流社會的人，而且相互瞭解，願意把事情處理得和順得當，那樣就會很容易解決這樣一類小小的困難，弄清事實真相；因此，他應盡的朋友之誼就是：現在什麼話也不對沃爾特說，而是直接走到董貝先生的公館，對僕人說，“老弟，勞駕您通報一下，卡特爾船長到這裏來了。”然後在極爲信任的氣氛中會見董貝先生——鉤住他的鈕釦孔——，交談一切，把事情處理得完善妥貼，然後得意揚揚地離開！一rmine:v.決定, 決心, 確定, 測定
【語法用法】
determine後常加不定式，有時加on，upon和動名詞。
He has determined to propose a new method.
他決定要提議個新方法。
determined是過去時，表示“當時決定”，had determined表示“那時已經決定”，was determined表示“有決心的”。要注意前面兩個都表示的是“一時的”
，不可以與for a long time等表示時間段的詞連用；
determine後可接that從句中，注意使用虛擬語氣。
He has determined that his son shall have a good education.
他決定要給兒子一個好的教育。
【錯句舉例與錯句分析】
錯句: They now have the evidence that will determine the cause.
訂正: They now have the evidence that will reveal the cause.
翻譯: 他們現已有了夠揭示原因的證據。
分析: evidence表示有原因，但並不能決定一件事，用reveal更合適。
【詞義辨析】
decide, determine, resolve, settle
這些動詞都含“決定”之意。
decide側重指經過思考、比較、討論或詢問之後做出的決定。
determine指經過深思熟慮，決心去做某事並堅持施行。
resolve語氣較強，強調以堅定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有遠大抱負和堅強決心。
settle指排除猶豫、懷疑和爭論之後作出明確的最終結論。
【例句用法】
The exam results could determine your career.
考試成績可能會決定你的前途。
That determined her against leaving home.
那件事使她決定不離開家了。
二:v.遇見, 滿足 n.運動會, 集會 adj.合適的
【詞義辨析】
meet, encounter, confront, face, contact
這些動詞均有“遇見、會見、碰見”之意。
meet普通用詞，本義指雙方或多方從不同方向或相反方向作相對運動，最終相碰(遇)。
encounter通常指遇到困難或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。
confront 不可避免地，面對面地相遇，也指敢於正視困難或問題。
face側重雙方靜止地面對面，或指充滿勇氣、信心和決心去正視人或事。
contact多指通過書信、電話或直接會面和別人聯繫，口語用詞。
satisfy, meet, fulfil
這些動詞均含“滿足”之意。
satisfy指完全達到預定的條件、要求、標準或期望、心願等。
meet指最低限度地達到預期的標準，或強調要達到這個標準的困難。
fulfil可指兌現承諾，實現理想等高標準。
【例句用法】
The champion and the challenger meet next week.
下星期冠軍將迎戰挑戰者。
City met United in the final last year, and City won.
去年決賽中，市隊與聯隊交鋒，市隊獲勝
