Chapter 12: Asking for Help
第12章:寻求帮助
With no other options, Emma decided to ask Rodolphe for money. She still believed that he had loved her once, and she hoped that he would help her in her time of need. She traveled to his estate, her heart pounding with anxiety.
没有其他选择,艾玛决定向罗多夫要钱。她仍然相信他曾经爱过她,并希望他在她需要的时候帮助她。她去他的庄园,她的心因焦虑而剧烈跳动。
Rodolphe was cold and distant. He remembered Emma fondly but had no intention of lending her money. He made excuses about his own financial difficulties and refused to help her. Emma was devastated by his rejection.
罗多夫冷漠而疏远。他深情地记得艾玛,但没有打算借钱给她。他对自己财务困难找借口,拒绝帮助她。艾玛被他的拒绝毁灭了。
Desperate, Emma went to see Leon, but the young lawyer had no money either. He was deeply in debt himself and could not help Emma despite his love for her. Emma felt abandoned by both men who had promised her so much.
绝望中,艾玛去见莱昂,但年轻的律师也没有钱。他自己深陷债务,尽管爱艾玛却无法帮助她。艾玛感觉被承诺了她这么多的两个男人抛弃了。
Emma returned to Yonville with nothing. Her humiliation was complete, and she felt that she had lost everything—her money, her dignity, and her hope for the future. The only thing she had left was her despair.
艾玛一无所有地回到了永维尔。她的羞辱是完整的,她觉得她失去了一切——她的金钱、她的尊严和她的未来希望。她唯一剩下的就是绝望。