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Mr. Phileas Fogg's Wager of ￡20,000
菲利亚·福格先生的20000英镑赌注
Jules Verne
儒勒·凡尔纳
Mr. Phileas Fogg was a precise man living in London. He was one of the most noticeable members of the Reform Club. On October 2, 1872, Wednesday, at the Club, he wagered ￡20,000 against five club members and bet that he could go around the world in 80 days.
菲利亚·福格生活在伦敦，是一个严谨的人，也是改良倶乐部中最引人注目的成员之一。在 1872年10月2日星期三那天，福格先生在俱乐部里押注2万英镑，与另外五个倶乐部成员打赌他会在80天内环游地球一周。
After dinner, at twenty minutes before six, Mr. Fogg re-appeared in the reading-room, sat down and began to read the newspapers again. Half an hour later several members of the Reform came in and drew up to the fireplace, where a coal fire was steadily burning. They were Mr. Fogg's usual partners at whist: Andrew Stuart, an engineer; John Sullivan and Samuel Fallentin, bankers; Thomas Flanagan, a brewer; and Gauthier Ralph, one of the Directors of the Bank of England—all rich and highly respectable people.
5点40分吃过晚饭后，福格先生又出现在阅读室，他坐下来再次读起了报纸。半小时后，一些改良倶乐部的会员也进来了，紧挨着炭火烧得很旺的壁炉坐下。他们都是常和福格先生一起玩惠斯特牌的牌友：安德鲁·斯图尔特是工程师，约翰·苏利万和萨缪尔·法郎丹是银行家，托马斯·弗拉纳根是啤酒商，高杰·拉尔夫是英格兰银行董事会董事。这些人都是既有钱又有声望的人。
"Well, Ralph," said Thomas Flanagan, "what about that robbery?"
“喂，拉尔夫，”托马斯·弗拉纳根问，“那场盗窃案怎么样了？”
"Oh," replied Stuart, "the Bank will lose the money."
斯图尔特答道：“哦，银行会损失那笔钱。”
"On the contrary," broke in Ralph, "I hope we may catch the robber. Skilful detectives have been sent to all the principal ports of America and the Continent, and he'll be a clever fellow if he slips through their fingers."
高杰·拉尔夫打断他的话，说道：“相反，我想我们会抓住那个窃贼的。很多能干的侦探已经被派往美洲和西欧的重要港口，这位梁上君子要想逃脱侦探的手心可不容易。”
