My name is Dr Frederick Treves. I am a doctor at the London Hospital. One day in 1884, I saw a picture in the window of a shop near the hospital. I stopped in front of the shop and looked at the picture. At first I felt interested, then I felt angry, then afraid. It was a horrible, ugly picture. There was a man in the picture, but he did not look like you and me. He did not look like a man. He looked like an elephant.
我是弗雷德里克·特里维斯博士，伦敦医院的医生。1884年的某一天，我在医院附近一家店铺的橱窗里看见了一张照片。我停下来，看着这张照片。起初我觉得这张照片挺有趣的，后来就感到生气、害怕起来。那是一张可怕的、丑陋的照片。照片上有个男人，但不像你和我。他看上去甚至不像个人，而是像一头大象。
I read the writing under the picture. It said：Come in and see the Elephant Man. 2 pence. I opened the door and went in.
我看了看照片下面的文字，上面写着：进来吧，看看这个象人，一次两便士。我推开门走了进去。
There was a man in the shop. He was a dirty man in an old coat with a cigarette in his mouth. 'What do you want？'he asked.
店里有个邋遢的男人，穿着一件旧外套，嘴里叼着一支烟。“你想干什么？”他问道。
'I'd like to see the elephant man, please, 'I said.
“我想看看象人，可以么？”我说。
The man looked at me angrily. 'Well, you can't, ' he said. 'The shop's closing now. You can come back tomorrow. '
这个人生气地看着我，“不行！”他说，“店铺现在关门了，你明天来吧。”
'I'm sorry, 'I said. ' But I would like to see him now. I have no time tomorrow—I have a lot of work to do. But I can give you more than 2 pence. '
“很抱歉，”我说，“我想现在就看，明天我没有空，我有许多事情要做，我可以多给些钱。”
'Walk, Merrick! ' said the shopkeeper angrily. 'Come on, quickly, move! 'He hit the creature with his hand.
“走一走，麦里克！”店老板生气地说，“朝前走，动一动，快！”他用手打着这个怪物。
Slowly, the creature walked across the room. But he could not walk well. His legs were very big and fat, and he had a bad back. He could not walk far without a stick.
慢慢地，这个怪物走到房间的对面。可他走不好，他的腿又粗又肥，背部有病，没有拐杖走不远。
'All right, thank you, 'I said. 'Let him sit down. I don't want to see any more. 'I felt ill, and the smell in the room was very bad.
“好了，谢谢你，”我说，“让他坐下来，我不想再看什么了。”我感到恶心，房间里的气味难闻极了。
'Yes, sir, 'said the shopkeeper. 'Sit down, Merrick. '
“好的，先生，”店老板说着。“坐下，麦里克。”
We went out of the room and closed the door. The shop－keeper smiled at me with his yellow teeth.
我们走出房间，关上门。店老板朝我笑了笑，露出满嘴黄牙。
'Wonderful, sir, isn't it？'he said. 'The best Elephant Man in England! Hundreds of people come to see him, you know, hundreds! I take him all over the country, I do! '
“好极了，先生，是不是？”他说，“这可是英国最棒的象人！成千上百的人来看他，知道吗？成千上百！我带他到全国各地去，真的！”
'Yes, very interesting, 'I said. 'Can I sit down？'
“挺有意思！”我说，“我可以坐下吗？”
'Yes, sir, of course. Here's a chair. 'He looked at me, smiling. 'Would you like a glass of water, sir？'
“当然可以，先生。请坐。”他朝我看了看，笑了笑说：“来杯水吗，先生？”
'Yes, please, 'I said. Then I looked at the things in the dirty shop. There were two or three bad apples and some old black bananas：that was all. 'Er, no…no, thank you. I'm all right, 'I said. 'Did you…did you call the creature Merrick？'
“谢谢，请给我一杯水，”我说。接着我朝脏商店里那些东西看着，有两三个坏苹果、几根烂香蕉。仅此而已。“啊！不……不，谢谢，我没事！”我说。“你……你把这个怪物叫作麦里克吗？”
'That's right, sir. Joseph Merrick. The best ElephantMan in England! I take him all over the country, you know. Lots of people want to see him. '
“不错，先生，约瑟夫·麦里克。英国最棒的象人。我要把他带到全国各地去，你知道，好多人都想看他的。”
'Yes, I see. Do you get a lot of money？'
“我明白。那你会赚到很多钱吗？”
'Well, sometimes we do, sir, yes. But it's difficult, you see, sir, because of the police. The police don't like us, you see, sir. So we can't stay in a town very long. We usually move every week. '
“嗯，有时会赚到很多钱。但是也很难，因为警察会找麻烦，你知道的，先生，警察不喜欢我们，所以我们不能在一个城镇呆很长时间，通常每星期就换个地方。”
'Yes, I see. Well, anyway, Mr…er？'
“是的，我明白，噢，……先生，您是……呃？”
'Silcock, sir. Simon Silcock. '
“西尔库克，先生。西蒙·西尔库克。”
'Yes, well, Mr Silcock, I'm a doctor at the London Hospital. My name is Dr Treves. I think this…er… this man Joseph Merrick is very interesting, and I would like to see him at the hospital. I want to look at him more carefully, you see.
“是的，哦，西尔库克先生，我是伦敦医院的一个医生。我是特里维斯博士。我想，这个……呃……约瑟夫·麦里克这个人非常有趣，我想在医院里见到他，我想更好更仔细地看看他，你看怎么样？”
'Yes sir, I see. But how can he get to the hospital？It's going to be difficult. '
“是的，先生，我明白您的意思！但是，他怎能到医院去呢？这是很困难的。”
'Why, man？ The hospital's not far from here. '
“为什么不行呢，先生，医院离这儿不远。”
'Well, yes, sir. I know. But, you see, Merrick can't walk very well. He needs help. '
“是的，先生，我知道，但是，您看，麦里克走不好路，他需要别人帮他”。
'You can come with him. Do you want more money？Is that it？'
“你可以和他一块儿来，你需要更多的钱吗？是这样吗？”
'Well, yes, sir, I do. But, you see, people are afraid of him too… In the road, little boys always run after him and hit him. Then the police get angry because people are afraid. Sometimes they take us to prison. '
“噢，是的，先生，你知道，人们也害怕他…… 走在路上，孩子们总是追他打他。警察也会生气，怪他吓着了大家。有时候警察就把我们送进监狱里。”
'I see, 'I said. 'Well, how can he come to the hospital, then？'
“噢，”我说，“那么，他怎么能到医院里去呢？”
'Bring a cab, sir, 'said Silcock. 'You can take him to the hospital in a cab. '
“弄一辆马车来，先生，”西尔库克说。“您可以用马车送他去医院。”
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