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Though his father had deprived him of his allowance, Jules remained the devoted, loving son. He wrote regularly, even when he was a middle-aged man. He discussed his books, his projects, his dreams, and rarely took a step without first seeking parental advice. It was this strong family feeling which kept him a church-goer and a religious, even puritanical man in gay and pleasure-loving Paris.
尽管父亲切断了他的经济来源，儒勒仍然是那个对家庭忠诚、对父母很孝顺的儿子。他经常给父母写信，甚至到了中年仍然如此。在信中，他与父母亲讨论他的书、他的计划和他的梦想，极少在征求父母意见之前采取行动。正是他对家庭深深的爱使他在巴黎这样一个热闹非凡、享乐至上的艳丽之都还保持着本色：一个去教堂按时做礼拜的虔诚教徒，一个过着清教徒般生活的人。
Cocky, good-looking, and "irresistible" to the ladies, Jules promptly fell in love. Monsieur Verne recovered, however, fell in love again, and this time married the girl—a handsome widow with two children.
儒勒英俊潇洒、气宇轩昂，对女孩子有着“难以抵挡的”魅力。于是他很快就坠入了爱河。从失恋的打击中恢复过来的凡尔纳先生很快又爱上了一个带着两个孩子的漂亮寡妇，这次他娶了她。
With the help of his father, he became a stockholder. His financial position improved, but he continued to live in an attic and to write.
在他父亲的帮助下，他成为一名股票经纪人。他的经济状况得到了改善，但他仍然住在阁楼里，仍然写作。
His first book was Five Weeks in a Balloon. Fifteen publishers looked at it, sniffed and sent it back. In a rage, Jules flung it into the fire. His wife rescued it and made him promise he would try once more. So Jules tucked the slightly charred manuscript under his arm and went around to show it to Pierre Hetzel.
他的第一部书是《气球上的五个星期》。15个出版商看过之后都嗤之以鼻，然后将书稿寄还给他。儒勒气坏了，把书扔进了火里。妻子把书稿从火里抢救出来，并让他答应再试一次。 于是儒勒卷起这本有点烧焦了的手稿，夹在胳膊底下，去找皮埃尔·黑泽尔，让他看看。
The publisher read the book through as the fidgeting young author waited. Hetzel said he would publish it if Jules would rewrite it in the form of a novel.
出版商认真通读了一遍，年轻的作家在一旁不安地等待。黑泽尔说，如果儒勒愿意将这本书改写成小说的话，他就愿意出版。
