呼啸山庄 - 第5章
Catherines Choice
凯瑟琳的选择
One evening, Catherine confessed her feelings to Mrs. Dean, the housekeeper. She spoke of her love for Heathcliff and her attraction to Edgar Linton.
一天晚上，凯瑟琳向管家丁太太吐露了她的心声。她谈到了她对希斯克利夫的爱和对埃德加·林顿的吸引。
'I love Heathcliff,' she said. 'He is more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. But it would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now that he is poor and has no family. So I shall marry Edgar Linton, who is rich and can give me a good life.'
"我爱希斯克利夫，"她说。"他比我更像我自己。无论我们的灵魂是由什么构成的，他的和我的是一样的。但现在他贫穷且没有家族，嫁给他会贬低我。所以我要嫁给埃德加·林顿，他富有，能给我美好的生活。"
Heathcliff overheard this conversation. He left Wuthering Heights that night, heartbroken and angry. He disappeared for three years, and no one knew where he had gone.
希斯克利夫偷听到了这段对话。那天晚上他离开了呼啸山庄，心碎而愤怒。他消失了三年，没有人知道他去了哪里。
Catherine was devastated by Heathcliff's departure. She fell ill and would not eat or speak. Her brother Hindley was also affected. He was drinking heavily and had become violent and cruel.
凯瑟琳因希斯克利夫的离去而崩溃。她病倒了，不吃也不说话。她的哥哥辛德利也受到了影响。他酗酒成性，变得暴力和残忍。
A few months later, Catherine agreed to marry Edgar Linton. She tried to be happy, but her heart was not in the marriage. She still loved Heathcliff, though she tried to forget him.
几个月后，凯瑟琳同意嫁给埃德加·林顿。她试图快乐，但她的心不在这段婚姻中。她仍然爱着希斯克利夫，尽管她试图忘记他。
Meanwhile, Hindley's wife died, leaving him with a young son, Hareton. Hindley became even more miserable and drank more than before. He treated the child badly, just as he had treated Heathcliff. Hareton grew up wild and uneducated, loved only by the kind housekeeper, Mrs. Dean.
与此同时，辛德利的妻子去世了，留下一个年幼的儿子哈里顿。辛德利变得更加痛苦，比以前喝得更多。他虐待这个孩子，就像他曾经虐待希斯克利夫一样。哈里顿在野蛮和未受教育的环境中长大，只有善良的管家丁太太爱他。
Catherine and Edgar moved to Thrushcross Grange after their marriage. They lived a comfortable life, but Catherine was often sad and restless. She missed the wild freedom of Wuthering Heights and the passionate love she had shared with Heathcliff.
凯瑟琳和埃德加婚后搬到了画眉田庄。他们过着舒适的生活，但凯瑟琳经常悲伤和不安。她想念呼啸山庄的狂野自由，以及她与希斯克利夫共同拥有的激情爱情。
Edgar tried to make her happy, but he could not understand the depth of her emotions. He was a gentle, sensitive man, and Catherine's wild, unpredictable moods confused and frightened him.
埃德加试图让她快乐，但他无法理解她情感的深度。他是一个温和、敏感的人，凯瑟琳狂野、不可预测的情绪让他困惑和害怕。