名著精讀:《小婦人》第二章:聖誕快樂 第14節
Tumultuous applause followed but received an unexpected check, for the cot bed, on which the dress circle was built, suddenly shut up and extinguished the enthusiastic audience. Roderigo and Don Pedro flew to the rescue, and all were taken out unhurt, though many were speechless with laughter. The excitement had hardly subsided when Hannah appeared, with "Mrs. March's compliments, and would the ladies walk down to supper."
接下來響起了熱烈的掌聲，正當此時，那座用作花樓的帆布牀突然折攏，把熱情洋溢的觀衆壓倒。羅德力戈和唐·佩德羅飛身前來搶救，衆人雖然毫髮無損，但全都笑得說不出話來。大家剛剛恢復神態，罕娜進來說：“馬奇太太致以祝賀，並請女士們下來用餐。”
This was a surprise even to the actors, and when they saw the table, they looked at one another in rapturous amazement. It was like Marmee to get up a little treat for them, but anything so fine as this was unheard of since the departed days of plenty. There was ice cream, actually two dishes of it, pink and white, and cake and fruit and distracting french bonbons and, in the middle of the table, four great bouquets of hot house flowers.
大家一陣驚喜，連演員亦不例外。看到桌子上擺着的東西，她們高興得互相對望，同時都感到十分奇怪。媽媽平時也會弄點吃的款待她們，不過自從告別了寬裕的日子以來，這樣的好東西連聽都沒聽說過。桌子上擺着雪糕--而且有兩碟，一碟粉紅色，一碟白色--還有蛋糕、水果和迷人的法式夾心糖，桌子中間還擺着四束美麗的溫室鮮花！
It quite took their breath away, and they stared first at the table and then at their mother, who looked as if she enjoyed it immensely.
這情景使她們大爲驚訝。她們看看飯桌，又看看自己的母親，母親也顯得非常高興。
ltuous adj.喧譁的，騷動的，激動的
The political conversation was very tumultuous; but the senator, by his speech, cast oil on the troubled water.
那場政治會談的氣氛非常激烈, 但這位參議員的發言使氣氛和緩下來。
nguish v. 熄減, 消減, 償清
We have to extinguish the memory of the defeat.
我們必須抹去對那次失敗的記憶。
ide vi. 沉沒,平息
He waited until the applause had subsided.
他一直等到掌聲平息後才繼續下去。
urous adj. 着迷的, 狂喜的
Her new novel was greeted by reviewers with rapturous applause.
她的新小說備受書評家推崇.
on n. 棒棒糖, 夾心糖
He likes to eat bonbon very much.
他非常喜歡吃糖果。
