Classic Literature English-Chinese Parallel Translation - The Wide Sargasso Sea

Author: Zhi Gong
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-09-09
Features: is the ex-wife of the male protagonist Maxim. At the beginning of the story, she has been dead for nearly a year. The novel starts with the female protagonist, "I," reminiscing about the past when she revisits Mandrake. The story begins in France, where I accompany Mrs. Vanderhof to Monte Carlo. Coincidentally, I stay at the same hotel as the male protagonist Maxim, the famous owner of Mandrake Manor, and gradually develop feelings for him. Later, Maxim proposes to me and takes me back to Mandrake Manor. As someone of humble origins, I encounter obstacles everywhere in Mandrake, especially the relentless torment from Mrs. Dufresne. She is a loyal servant of and unwilling to see me replace's position. Everything in Mandrake makes me feel that is beautiful and noble, and she and Maxim were once a loving couple. Now, although he is married to me, he still deeply loves. At this moment, the plot of the story reaches its climax. A sunken ship of is found in the bay near Mandrake. Maxim reveals the truth to me. It turns out that was a harlot, and Maxim warned her multiple times, but she ignored him and instead worsened her behavior. In a fit of rage, Maxim killed her and sunk her body at sea. The truth dispelled the shadow had cast on my heart, and I became even more convinced of my love for Maxim. We became spiritually connected. The court later ruled that died by suicide. However,'s cousin, Philip, seized the opportunity to extort money, presenting a note left him before her death as evidence to vindicate her. In subsequent investigations, Dr. Baker, who had treated before her death, was found, and it was discovered that had cancer, which further proved her suicide motive. Philip failed. Just as everyone thought everything would be resolved and the male and female protagonists could return to their lives in Mandrake Manor, the manor was destroyed in a fire.