Hester

" Come, dearest child!'said Hester encouragingly, and stretching out both her arms. "

" 过来, 乖宝贝儿! "海丝特给孩子鼓劲说, 同时伸出了双臂.

" I have greatly wronged thee, " murmured Hester.

“ 我让你太受委屈了, ” 海丝特讷讷着说.

And Hester Prynne had returned, and taken up her long-forsaken shame!

海丝特-白兰又回来了, 又拣起了久已抛弃的耻辱!

But Hester ought long ago to have done with this injustice.

但海丝特早就应该对这种不公平处之泰然了.

We are not, Hester, the worst sinners in the world.

海丝特, 我们并不是世上最坏的罪人.

" Let us not look back, " answered Hester Prynne.

“ 咱们不要回头看了, ” 海丝特-白兰回答说.

" Come up hither, Hester, thou and Little Pearl,'said the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale.

“ 上这儿来吧, 海丝特, 你,还有小珠儿, ” 可敬的丁梅斯代尔先生说.

" I will keep thy secret, as I have his,'said Hester.

“ 我将像为他保密一样来为你保密, ” 海丝特说.

After awhile, the minister fixed his eyes on Hester Prynne's.

过了一会, 牧师的目光紧紧盯住海丝特-白兰的眼睛.

Hester is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.

赫斯特在她那年轻而且姿色更胜一筹的妹妹面前黯然失色。

" Dost thou know me so little, Hester Prynne?

“ 难道你这么不了解我吗, 海丝特-白兰?

Hester partly raised him, and supported his head against her bosom.

海丝特撑起他的上半身,让他的头靠在自己的胸前.

" What evil thing is at hand ? " would Hester say to herself.

每逢这种时刻,海丝特总会自忖: “ 我又遇到什么魔杖了 吗 ? ”

" Thou must dwell no longer with this man,'said Hester, slowly and firmly.

“ 你不能继续跟他住在一起了, ” 海丝特说, 语气徐缓而坚定.

Hester Prynne's term of confinement was now at an end.

海丝特-白兰的监禁期满了.