Angel felt that he would like to spend a day with her before the wedding, somewhere away from the dairy, as a last jaunt in her company while they were yet mere lover and mistress; a romantic day, in circumstances that would never be repeated; with that other and greater day beaming close ahead of them. During the preceding week, therefore, he suggested making a few purchases in the nearest town, and they started together.
安琪尔觉得,在举行婚礼之前,他想和苔丝一起到奶牛场以外的某个地方玩一天,他作她的情夫,让她陪着他,做他的情妇,享受最后一次短途旅行;这会是浪漫的一天,这种情形是不会重现的;而另一个更伟大的日子正在他们的面前闪耀着光彩。因此,在举行婚礼的前一个星期里,他建议到最近的镇上去买一些东西,于是他们就一起动身了。

Clare's life at the dairy had been that of a recluse in respect to the world of his own class. For months he had never gone near a town, and, requiring no vehicle, had never kept one, hiring the dairyman's cob or gig if he rode or drove. They went in the gig that day.
克莱尔在奶牛场的生活一直是一种隐士的生活,同他自己阶级的人毫无往来。好几个月来,他从来没有到附近的镇上去过,他不需要马车,也从来没有准备马车,如果要坐车出去,他就向奶牛场老板租一辆小马车,如果要骑马出去,就租一匹矮脚马。他们那天出去就是租的一辆双轮小马车。

And then for the first time in their lives they shopped as partners in one concern. It was Christmas Eve, with its loads of holly and mistletoe, and the town was very full of strangers who had come in from all parts of the country on account of the day. Tess paid the penalty of walking about with happiness superadded to beauty on her countenance by being much stared at as she moved amid them on his arm.
在他们一生中,这是他们第一次一起出去买共同的东西。那天是圣诞节前夜,小镇用冬青和槲寄生装饰起来,因为过节,镇上涌满了从四面八方来的乡下人。苔丝挽着克莱尔的胳膊走在他们中间,脸上光彩照人,满面春色,引来许多艳羡的目光。

In the evening they returned to the inn at which they had put up, and Tess waited in the entry while Angel went to see the horse and gig brought to the door. The general sitting-room was full of guests, who were continually going in and out. As the door opened and shut each time for the passage of these, the light within the parlour fell full upon Tess's face. Two men came out and passed by her among the rest. One of them had stared her up and down in surprise, and she fancied be was a Trantridge man, though that village lay so many miles off that Trantridge folk were rarities here.
傍晚时分,他们回到了先前住宿的客店,在安琪尔去照料把他们载到门口的马匹和马车的时候,苔丝就站在门口等着。大客厅里到处都是进进出出的客人。进出的客人打开门或关上门的时候,客厅里的灯光就照射到苔丝的脸上。后来客厅里又走出来两个人,从苔丝身边经过。其中有一个人见了她,觉得有些奇怪,就把她上上下下地打量了一番。苔丝心想这是从特兰里奇来的一个人,可是特兰里奇离这儿很远,因此在这儿很少见到从那儿来的人。

'A comely maid that,' said the other.
“一个漂亮姑娘。”其中一个说。

'True, comely enough. But unless I make a great mistake------'
“不错,真够漂亮的了。不过,除非是我真的认错了人……”