第二冊第5篇：越過盧比孔河

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James Baldwin 詹姆斯.鮑德溫

The march to Italy was begun. The soldiers were even more enthusiastic than caesar (2) himself. They climb- ed mountains, waded rivers, endured fatigue, faced all kinds of danger for the sake of their great leader.

向意大利的進軍開始了。士兵們甚至比愷撒本人還要熱情旺盛。為了他們的偉大領袖，他們跋山涉水，不顧疲勞，面臨各種艱難險阻而毫無懼色。

At last they came to a little river called the Rubicon. It was the boundary line of caesar's province of Gaul; on the other side of it was Italy. caesar paused a moment on the bank. He knew that to cross it would be to declare war against Pompey and the Roman Senate; it would involve all Rome in a fearful strife, the end of which no man could foresee.

最后，他們來到了一條叫做盧比孔的小河邊。這條小河是愷撒管轄的高盧省的邊界線，河那邊就是意大利。愷撒在岸邊停留了片刻。他知道越過這條河就是對龐培和羅馬元老院宣戰(zhàn)，就會使整個羅馬卷入一場可怕的戰(zhàn)爭，其結局是沒有人能夠預料的。

But he did not hesitate long. He gave the word, and rode boldly across the shallow stream.

但是，他沒有猶豫多久。他下了命令，并且無畏地策馬渡過了這條淺流。

"We have crossed the Rubicon," he cried as he reached the farther shore. "There is now no turning back."

"我們已經越過盧比孔河了，"他到達河的對岸時喊道，"現在只有前進，決不后退。"

Soon the news was carried to Rome: "caesar has cross- ed the Rubicon;" and there was great dismay among those who had plotted to destroy him. Pompey's soldiers desert- ed him and hastened to join themselves to caesar's army. The Roman senators and their friends made ready(3) to flee from the city.

"愷撒越過盧比孔河了，"這一消息很快就傳到了羅馬，在那些曾經密謀消滅他的人中間引起了極大的驚慌。龐培的部下紛紛叛離，急忙投奔愷撒的部隊。羅馬元老院的議員和他們的朋友都準備逃離羅馬了。

"caesar has crossed the Rubicon !" was shouted along the roads and byways leading to Rome; and the country people turned out(4) to meet and hail with joy the conquer- hag hero.

"愷撒越過盧比孔河了!"在通往羅馬的大道和小路上到處都呼喊著.鄉(xiāng)村里的人們都奔走歡呼，準備迎接這位勝利的英雄。

The word was carried a second time to the city: "caesar has crossed the Rubicon," and the wild flight began. Senators and public officers left everything behind and hurried away to seek safety with Pompey. On foot, on horseback, in litters, in carriages, they fled for their lives all because Caesar had crossed the Rubicon. Pompey was unable to protect them. He hurried to the seacoast, and, with all who were able to accompany him, sailed away to Greece.

消息第二次傳到羅馬："愷撒越過盧比孔河了。"于是大家倉惶出逃，一片慌亂。元老和政府官員們扔下了一切，急急忙忙逃到龐培那里去避難。他們或徒步，或騎馬，或坐轎子，或乘馬車，紛紛逃命--只因為愷撒越過了盧比孔河。龐培無力保護他們。他匆匆趕到海邊，帶著所有能夠伴隨他的人，坐船逃往希臘去了。

Caesar was the master of Rome.

愷撒成了羅馬的主宰.

英文注釋：

(1)the Rubicon：盧比孔河，在意大利北部。Cross the Rubicon有"破釜沉舟"之意。

(2)Caesar：愷撒(公元前100-44年)，古羅馬統(tǒng)帥和政治家，與龐培，克拉蘇結成前三頭政治聯盟，率軍侵略海外，屢建奇功。公元前49年初，元老院與龐培聯合，解除其軍權并召之回國。同年愷撒率軍越過盧比孔河，進占羅馬。龐培偕大批元老院議員出奔希臘。公元前46年，愷撒在征服了海外很多國家后，返回羅馬建立獨裁政權，公元前44年3月16日遇刺身亡。

(3) made ready：解作'準備好'，后面常接動詞不定式短語或介詞for所引導的短語o

(4)turned out：出動。