Chapter 1: The New Doctor
第1章:新来的医生
Charles Bovary was a quiet and shy young man who had just become a doctor. He moved to the small village of Tostes in France to start his medical practice. Though not very intelligent or ambitious, he was kind and hardworking.
查尔斯·包法利是一个安静害羞的年轻人,刚刚成为医生。他搬到法国的小村庄托斯特开始行医。虽然不是很聪明或雄心勃勃,但他善良勤劳。
At a local wedding, Charles met Emma Rouault, the beautiful daughter of a farmer. He was immediately attracted to her gentle smile and graceful manners. After treating her father's broken leg, Charles began visiting the Rouault farm regularly.
在一次当地婚礼上,查尔斯遇到了艾玛·鲁奥特,一位农夫的漂亮女儿。她温柔的笑容和优雅的举止立刻吸引了他。在治好她父亲的断腿后,查尔斯开始定期拜访鲁奥特农场。
Emma had spent most of her life in a convent school, where she had read romantic novels that filled her head with dreams of love and adventure. She was disappointed by the quiet life in the countryside and longed for something more exciting and passionate.
艾玛大部分时间都在修道院学校度过,在那里她阅读浪漫小说,这些小说充满了她对爱情和冒险的梦想。她对乡村的安静生活感到失望,渴望更令人兴奋和充满激情的事情。
Despite their different personalities, Charles and Emma fell in love and decided to marry. Charles was delighted to have found such a beautiful wife, while Emma hoped that marriage would bring her the romance and excitement she had read about in books.
尽管性格不同,查尔斯和艾玛还是相爱并决定结婚。查尔斯很高兴找到了这样一位美丽的妻子,而艾玛希望婚姻能给她带来她在书中读到的浪漫和刺激。