The Gadfly's endurance was failing him at last.

牛虻的忍耐力终于让他失望了。

The Gadfly had turned away, and was lying with one hand across his eyes.

牛虻转过身去，一只手捂着眼睛躺着。

The Gadfly raised his head from the flowers, and looked at her with a steady face.

牛虻从花丛中抬起头来，一脸平静地看着她。

The Gadfly obeyed silently; then lay back on the pallet with closed eyes.

牛虻默默地服从了。然后闭上眼睛躺在托盘上。

He found the Gadfly lying still, with closed eyes and parted lips.

他发现牛虻静静地躺着，闭着眼睛，张着嘴唇。

The Gadfly burst out laughing again.

牛虻又放声大笑。

The Gadfly's mobile brows went up.

牛虻的眉毛扬了起来。

The Gadfly was lying quite motionless, like a corpse, and his face was livid and drawn.

牛虻一动不动地躺着，像一具尸体，脸色铁青而憔悴。

" Give me your hand—quick—just a moment, " the Gadfly whispered.

“把你的手给我——快——等一下，”牛虻低声说。

The Gadfly raised himself on one arm, and took the shaking hands in his.

牛虻用一只胳膊撑起身子， 握住他颤抖的手。

The Gadfly turned to him a spectral face.

牛虻转向他一张幽灵般的脸。

The Gadfly struck his hand against the wall.

牛虻用手撞墙。

He was beginning to realise that to him, too, the world would look empty and dismal without the Gadfly.

他开始意识到，对他来说，没有牛虻，世界也会显得空虚和凄凉。

The Gadfly laughed and handed it back.

牛虻笑着把它还了回去。

She did not care much for scenery; she preferred to look at the Gadfly.

她不太喜欢风景。她更喜欢看牛虻。

" From the dead——" the Gadfly repeated, shivering.

“来自死者——”牛虻颤抖着重复道。

" Athens is like a sluggish horse, " he is reputed to have said, " and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life."

据说，苏格拉底曾说：“雅典就像一匹驽马，而我就是一只不断叮它，让它具有活力的牛蝇。”

The Gadfly flung out both hands with a sharp cry.

牛虻尖叫一声， 甩出双手。

The Gadfly looked round him with a little start.

牛虻微微一惊地环顾四周。

The Gadfly did not move, and the Governor's voice seemed to fall on unresponsive ears.

牛虻一动不动， 总督的声音仿佛落在毫无反应的耳朵里。