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Le Comte de Monte‑Cristo《基督山伯爵》节选
作者：大仲马（Alexandre Dumas）
首次出版：1844 年 8 月 28 日（连载首发）
首次发表刊物：Journal des Débats（法国《辩论报》）
出版背景：法国原版连载刊印，后世多次校勘再版。
多国译本与双语选编版本广泛流传。
收录说明：该版本为原著定本节选，
讲述爱德蒙遭人陷害入狱，多年后越狱寻得宝藏，
化身基督山伯爵归来复仇与救赎。
情节跌宕、悬念密布，集冒险、
复仇、智慧与人性抉择于一体，是浪漫主义冒险巨著。
创作背景：
19 世纪法国通俗报刊连载文学盛行，
读者酷爱传奇冒险故事。
大仲马依托历史背景编织宏大传奇，
在复仇主线里叩问善恶、宽恕与命运。
英文原文
The news of the arrival of the Pharaon had spread through Marseilles.
A crowd gathered along the harbour,
waiting for the merchant ship that had sailed far across the Mediterranean.
Among the watchers stood old Dantès,
thin and trembling, his eyes fixed eagerly on the approaching vessel.
He had waited months for the return of his only son, Edmond.
Edmond Dantès stood at the helm, calm and steady.
He was young, barely nineteen,
with a bright face and a brave, honest look in his eyes.
The long voyage had worn him a little,
yet joy burned inside his heart.
He knew that after this journey,
he would marry Mercédès, the girl he loved deeply.
He also hoped that the ship‑owner, Morrel,
would name him the new captain of the Pharaon.
When the anchor dropped into the blue water,
Edmond leaped lightly onto the shore.
He looked quickly through the crowd,
and at last he saw his father.
He pushed past the noisy townsfolk,
and ran toward the old man with open arms.
“Father! Dear father!” Edmond cried.
The old man turned,
and when he saw his son’s familiar face,
he nearly fainted from delight.
He clung to Edmond, his hands shaking.
For a long moment, neither of them could speak.
All the loneliness and worry of those months melted away.
“I feared I should never see you again,” the old man whispered.
“I have counted every day since you left.”
Edmond held his father gently,
and promised that he would never leave him to suffer in want.
He told his father that soon he would have good wages,
and a home where they might live peacefully together.
But their sweet reunion did not last long.
Danglars, the ship’s clerk,
watched Edmond from a distance with dark envy.
Danglars wanted the position of captain for himself.
He hated that the young sailor was favoured by Morrel.
Beside him stood Fernand, a fisherman.
Fernand loved Mercédès,
and his heart twisted with pain and jealousy
when he saw how happy Edmond was.
These two men would soon weave a cruel plot.
Edmond hurried away to visit Mercédès.
He walked along the sun‑lit coastal path,
toward the small village of the Catalans.
The sea breeze carried the sharp scent of salt and wild rosemary.
His mind was filled with visions of their wedding,
of a quiet life beside the sea.
He did not guess that shadows were gathering around him.
Mercédès waited for him beneath an olive tree.
Her dark hair shone in the afternoon light.
When she caught sight of Edmond,
she ran forward without hesitation.
They spoke softly of their love and their future.
Mercédès begged him not to stay away so long again.
She told him that many men in the village wished to marry her,
but her heart belonged only to him.
“I shall be yours before the month ends,” Edmond said.
“Nothing on earth shall separate us.”
Mercédès smiled through happy tears.
She trusted his word completely.
She could not imagine that in just a few days,
this bright hope would be shattered into ruin.
While the lovers talked,
Danglars and Fernand sat together in a tavern.
They whispered and planned.
Danglars knew that Captain Leclerc, before he died,
had given Edmond a secret letter meant for a follower of Napoleon.
In those days, such a letter was dangerous proof.
A man carrying it could be arrested as a traitor.
Fernand agreed to help send the secret accusation.
He cared nothing for politics.
He only wanted Edmond out of the way,
so that he might win Mercédès for himself.
Danglars wrote the anonymous note.
He described Edmond as a Bonapartist messenger,
carrying forbidden letters across the sea.
He handed the paper to Fernand,
who slipped it to the local magistrate without a second thought.
Edmond knew nothing of this treachery.
He spent the next day preparing for his wedding feast.
The table was laid in a little garden.
Friends and neighbours came to celebrate.
Wine and fruit were set out for all the guests.
Laughter floated through the warm air.
Morrel was there, and he spoke openly
of making Edmond captain of the Pharaon.
Every word filled Edmond’s heart with gratitude.
Just as the feast was beginning,
heavy footsteps sounded at the garden gate.
Two officers of the law stepped inside.
They looked stern and unsmiling.
They called for Edmond Dantès.
A hush fell over all the guests.
Edmond walked forward calmly,
wondering what trouble could have come to him.
“You are under arrest,” one officer said.
A murmur of shock ran through the crowd.
Mercédès cried out and reached for him.
Edmond turned to her, trying to soothe her fear.
He told everyone there must be some mistake,
that he would soon return.
He believed the truth would clear his name.
He did not know where this arrest would lead.
He could not imagine the Château d’If,
the dark island prison surrounded by endless sea.
He could not see the fourteen years of loneliness,
suffering and slow learning waiting for him.
At this moment, he was still the lucky young sailor,
full of love and hope,
blind to the deep cruelty hidden in human hearts.
译文
法老号归来的消息传遍了马赛城。
港口边聚拢起人群，
等候这艘横渡地中海远航归来的商船。
老唐戴斯站在围观的人群之中，
身形单薄，不住颤抖，目光急切地锁定驶来的大船。
他已经等了好几个月，盼着独子爱德蒙归来。
爱德蒙·唐戴斯站在舵边，神情沉稳从容。
他年纪尚轻，不过十九岁，
面容明朗，眼里带着勇敢而坦荡的神采。
漫长的航程让他略显疲惫，
心底却燃烧着喜悦。
他知道，这一趟航行结束之后，
他就能迎娶深爱的姑娘梅色苔丝。
他同时还抱有期待，船主莫雷尔先生
会任命他成为法老号新任船长。
铁锚沉入蔚蓝海水的一刻，
爱德蒙轻盈跳上岸边。
他飞快扫视人群，
终于看见了自己的父亲。
他挤过喧闹的市民，
张开双臂朝老人奔去。
“父亲！亲爱的父亲！”爱德蒙呼喊。
老人转过身，
望见儿子熟悉的面孔，
欢喜得几乎昏厥过去。
他紧紧抱住爱德蒙，双手不停发抖。
很长一段时间，二人都说不出话。
分离数月积攒的孤单与忧虑，在此刻烟消云散。
“我一直怕再也见不到你。”老人低声说道，
“你离开之后，我每一天都在数日子。”
爱德蒙轻轻扶着父亲，
许诺绝不会让他再受穷困之苦。
他告诉父亲，很快自己就会拿到丰厚薪水，
他们会拥有一处可以安稳度日的家。
可这场温馨的重逢十分短暂。
船上的账房丹格拉尔，
远远望着爱德蒙，心中妒火翻腾。
丹格拉尔自己想要船长这个位置。
他痛恨年轻水手得到莫雷尔的赏识。
他身旁站着渔夫费尔南。
费尔南爱慕梅色苔丝，
看见爱德蒙幸福的模样，内心痛苦又嫉妒。
这两个人很快就要编织一场阴狠的圈套。
爱德蒙匆匆动身前去寻找梅色苔丝。
他沿着洒满阳光的海岸小路前行，
去往加泰罗尼亚人的小村庄。
海风裹挟着海盐与迷迭香清冽的气息。
他满脑子都在想象婚礼的场景，
想象在海边宁静相伴的日子。
他丝毫没有察觉，阴影已经朝自己笼罩过来。
梅色苔丝在橄榄树下等候着他。
乌黑的秀发在午后日光下熠熠生辉。
看见爱德蒙的那一刻，
她毫不犹豫奔上前去。
二人轻声诉说爱意与未来。
梅色苔丝恳求他不要再离开这么久。
她告诉他，村里不少男子都想娶她，
可她的心只属于他一人。
“这个月底之前，我就会和你成婚。”爱德蒙说道，
“世上没有任何事物能把我们分开。”
梅色苔丝含泪微笑。
她全然信任他的承诺。
她根本想不到，短短数日之后，
这份美好的期盼就会彻底破碎。
这对恋人倾诉衷肠之时，
丹格拉尔与费尔南正坐在酒馆里。
他们低声密谋。
丹格拉尔知道，勒克莱尔船长离世之前，
交给爱德蒙一封写给拿破仑追随者的密信。
在那个年代，持有这样一封信，
就足以被当成叛国的罪证。
持有信件的人会以叛国罪名被捕。
费尔南答应帮忙寄出匿名检举信。
他并不关心政局纷争，
他只想除掉爱德蒙，
这样他才有机会得到梅色苔丝。
丹格拉尔执笔写下匿名告发信，
指控爱德蒙是波拿巴分子的信使，
跨海运送违禁密信。
他把信纸交给费尔南，
费尔南毫不犹豫，悄悄送到地方检察官手中。
爱德蒙对这场背叛一无所知。
第二天，他忙着筹备婚宴。
小花园里摆好了宴席。
邻里好友都前来庆贺。
美酒鲜果招待所有宾客。
欢声笑语飘荡在温暖的空气里。
莫雷尔也到场了，当众说起
打算任命爱德蒙担任法老号船长。
每一句话，都让爱德蒙满心感激。
宴席正要开场，
沉重的脚步声在花园门口响起。
两名执法官吏走了进来。
神色冷峻，没有一丝笑意。
他们传唤爱德蒙·唐戴斯。
宾客之间一片哗然。
梅色苔丝失声呼喊，伸手想要拉住他。
爱德蒙从容上前，
暗自疑惑是什么麻烦找上自己。
“你被捕了。”一名官吏开口。
人群里一片震惊的低语。
梅色苔丝哭喊着向他伸出手。
爱德蒙转向她，尽力安抚她的恐慌。
他告诉在场所有人，一定是误会，
自己很快就能回来。
他坚信真相会还自己清白。
他不知道这场逮捕将把他带向何方。
他想象不出伊夫堡，
那座被茫茫大海包围的孤岛死牢。
他看不见十四年漫长的孤寂、
苦难与漫长的修行在前方等候着他。
此刻的他，依旧是那个幸运的年轻水手，
满怀爱意与希望，
对人心深处藏着的恶意一无所知。
🔍长难句赏析与拆解
原句：
He could not imagine the Château d’If,
the dark island prison surrounded by endless sea.
He could not see the fourteen years of loneliness,
suffering and slow learning waiting for him.
句式解读：
并列重复句式，反复强化悲剧伏笔；
过去分词 surrounded、现在分词 waiting 作后置定语，
文字克制内敛，表面平铺直叙，
暗藏强烈的宿命感，是经典小说铺垫悬念的写法。
句子主干：
He could not imagine the Château d’If. He could not see the fourteen years.
原句：
Danglars knew that Captain Leclerc, before he died,
had given Edmond a secret letter meant for a follower of Napoleon.
In those days, such a letter was dangerous proof.
A man carrying it could be arrested as a traitor.
句式解读：
that引导宾语从句，插入时间状语before he died打断主句节奏，
制造停顿，突出信件这个核心祸根；
三句层层递进，交代时代背景、罪证、后果，逻辑紧凑，
为后文的诬陷情节做好铺垫。
句子主干：
Danglars knew that Captain Leclerc had given Edmond a secret letter.
文学赏析
《基督山伯爵》是大仲马1844年开始连载的经典冒险复仇小说。
节选选取开篇婚宴前夕的关键段落，
故事节奏张弛有度，先用亲情、爱情、事业三重美好，
铺出爱德蒙人生里最光明的顶点。
紧接着引出丹格拉尔、费尔南两个人物的嫉妒，
埋下整部小说所有悲剧的根源。
这段文字是全书最重要的转折点。
此时的爱德蒙善良坦荡、对世界毫无防备，
他相信公道，相信人与人之间的善意。
嫉妒是这一节的核心主题。
丹格拉尔的仇恨源于对地位、财富的贪欲；
费尔南的恶意源于求而不得的情爱。
两种私欲合在一起，轻易毁掉一个无辜青年的一生。
大仲马没有直接渲染血腥冲突，
而是用阳光大海、橄榄树、婚宴欢笑这些温暖意象，
和即将到来的牢狱深渊形成强烈反差。
这种反差，正是这部长篇故事最吸引人的地方。
后文漫长的复仇、财宝、智慧觉醒，
全部从这场突如其来的逮捕生发而出。
写作迁移点拨
适合写作主题：嫉妒与人性、命运无常、
善恶抉择、纯真与阴谋、苦难对人的重塑。
高分仿写：
Bright hopes may bloom in the warmest sunshine,
yet hidden envy can quietly dig the trap that ruins everything.
仿写运用：
适合记叙文升华、议论文探讨人性阴暗面，
用来写欲望、嫉妒毁掉美好的事例。
📖全篇句式特点
叙事句式流畅，长短句交错，
环境描写、心理描写、情节推进穿插进行。
多用分词后置定语、宾语从句，语言通俗优美，
没有晦涩古英语，适合英文精读讲义。
先铺欢乐的场景，再缓缓透出暗流，
情绪由暖转冷，伏笔藏在细节里，
是典型通俗经典长篇小说的叙事风格。
核心词汇
1. helm
/helm/
船舵
名词 (n.)
2. envy
/ˈenvi/
嫉妒，艳羡
名词 (n.)
3. magistrate
/ˈmædʒɪstrət/
治安官，地方官吏
名词 (n.)
4. treachery
/ˈtretʃəri/
背叛，阴谋
名词 (n.)
5. anonymous
/əˈnɒnɪməs/
匿名的
形容词 (adj.)
6. arrest
/əˈrest/
逮捕
动词 (v.)
7. merchant
/ˈmɜːtʃənt/
商人
名词 (n.)
8. feast
/fiːst/
宴席，盛宴
名词 (n.)
9. solitary
/ˈsɒlətri/
孤寂的
形容词 (adj.)
10. accusation
/ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/
指控，告发
名词 (n.)
💡主旨品读
节选告诉我们，毁灭往往不是来自激烈的仇人厮杀，
而是藏在旁人不动声色的嫉妒之中。
爱德蒙此刻一无所有，只有真诚、热爱与对未来的期盼，
可在旁人的欲望面前，这份纯粹格外脆弱。
大仲马在这里埋下全书的核心思考：
命运的起落常常不由对错决定，
人心的贪念与嫉妒，随时可以制造不公。
正是这场无端的冤狱，
才催生日后基督山伯爵漫长的蜕变。
苦难会摧毁一部分人，
也会让一部分人在绝境里学习、沉淀，
慢慢拥有看透世事的力量。
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