A Room with a View — Page 2

English → Chinese Chapter I Level 6/10

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Lucy felt that she had been selfish.

露西觉得自己太自私了。

"Charlotte, you mustn't spoil me: of course, you must look over the Arno, too.

「夏洛特，你不能这样宠我：当然，你也必须要有阿诺河的景观。

I meant that.

我是这个意思。

The first vacant room in the front—"

最前面第一间空房——」

"You must have it," said Miss Bartlett, part of whose travelling expenses were paid by Lucy's mother—a piece of generosity to which she made many a tactful allusion.

「你必须住那间，」巴特利特小姐说道，她的部分旅费是由露西的母亲支付的——对于这份慷慨，她时常以委婉的方式加以提及。

"No, no. You must have it."

「不，不。你必须住那间。」

"I insist on it. Your mother would never forgive me, Lucy."

「我坚持。你的母亲绝不会原谅我的，露西。」

"She would never forgive _me_."

「她绝不会原谅**我**的。」

The ladies' voices grew animated, and—if the sad truth be owned—a little peevish.

两位女士的声音越来越激动，而且——说来令人遗憾——带着几分焦躁。

They were tired, and under the guise of unselfishness they wrangled.

她们都累了，却以无私为名相互争执。

Some of their neighbours interchanged glances, and one of them—one of the ill-bred people whom one does meet abroad—leant forward over the table and actually intruded into their argument.

周围的一些邻座互相交换了眼色，其中一人——那种在国外偶尔会遇到的粗鄙之人——身体前倾越过桌子，竟然插话进了她们的争论。

He said:

他说道：

"I have a view, I have a view."

「我有景观，我有景观。」

Miss Bartlett was startled.

巴特利特小姐吃了一惊。

Generally at a pension people looked them over for a day or two before speaking, and often did not find out that they would "do" till they had gone.

通常在寄宿公寓里，人们会先观察一两天再开口说话，而往往要等到对方离开之后，才能判断出他们是否「合适」。

She knew that the intruder was ill-bred, even before she glanced at him.

她甚至还没有看他一眼，便已知道这个冒失者是个没有教养的人。

He was an old man, of heavy build, with a fair, shaven face and large eyes.

他是个上了年纪的男人，身材魁梧，面色白净，胡须剃得干干净净，长着一双大眼睛。

There was something childish in those eyes, though it was not the childishness of senility.

那双眼睛里有某种孩子气的东西，但那并非老年痴呆式的幼稚。

What exactly it was Miss Bartlett did not stop to consider, for her glance passed on to his clothes.

那究竟是什么，巴特利特小姐没有停下来细想，因为她的目光已经转移到了他的衣着上。

These did not attract her.

那衣着并不让她欣赏。

Vocabulary

觉得: juéde — To feel or think something subjectively.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; refers back to the subject.
太: tài — Too; excessively; used before adjectives.
自私: zìsī — Selfish; caring only about oneself.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
不能: bù néng — Cannot; must not; not allowed to.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way or manner.
宠: chǒng — To spoil or indulge someone affectionately.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
当然: dāngrán — Of course; naturally; certainly.
也: yě — Also; too; as well.
必须: bìxū — Must; have to; obligatory.
要: yào — To want; to need; must.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
景观: jǐngguān — Scenery; landscape; a view or panorama.
是: shì — To be; is, am, are.
这个: zhège — This; this one; this thing.
意思: yìsi — Meaning; intention; idea.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree marker.
前面: qiánmiàn — In front; ahead; the front side.
第一: dì yī — First; number one; the first.
间: jiān — Measure word for rooms.
空房: kōng fáng — Vacant room; empty room available.
住: zhù — To live in; to stay; to reside.
那间: nà jiān — That room; referring to a specific room.
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young lady; polite address for women.
说道: shuōdào — Said; uttered; used to introduce speech.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.
部分: bùfen — Part; portion; section of something.
旅费: lǚfèi — Travel expenses; cost of a trip.
由: yóu — By; from; due to; through.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; one's female parent.
支付: zhīfù — To pay; to make a payment.
对于: duìyú — Regarding; as for; concerning something.
这份: zhè fèn — This (measure word for portion or gift).
慷慨: kāngkǎi — Generous; magnanimous; liberal with giving.
时常: shícháng — Often; frequently; from time to time.
以: yǐ — By means of; using; with.
委婉: wěiwǎn — Tactful; euphemistic; indirect and gentle.
方式: fāngshì — Method; manner; way of doing something.
加以: jiāyǐ — To apply; to proceed to do something.
提及: tí jí — To mention; to bring up a topic.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
坚持: jiānchí — To insist; to persist; to stick to.
绝不会: jué bù huì — Absolutely will not; never would.
原谅: yuánliàng — To forgive; to pardon; to excuse someone.
两位: liǎng wèi — Two people; both (polite measure word).
女士: nǚshì — Lady; madam; polite title for women.
声音: shēngyīn — Sound; voice; noise.
越来越: yuè lái yuè — More and more; increasingly.
激动: jīdòng — Excited; agitated; emotionally stirred up.
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also.
说来: shuō lái — To speak of it; when it comes to it.
令人: lìng rén — Causing people to feel; making one feel.
遗憾: yíhàn — Regrettable; a pity; feeling of regret.
带着: dàizhe — Carrying; with; accompanied by something.
几分: jǐ fēn — A little; somewhat; a degree of.
焦躁: jiāozào — Irritable; restless; anxious and impatient.
她们: tāmen — They; them (referring to females).
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; every.
累: lèi — Tired; fatigued; exhausted.
却: què — Yet; but; however; on the contrary.
无私: wúsī — Selfless; unselfish; without personal motives.
为名: wéi míng — In the name of; under the banner of.
相互: xiānghù — Mutually; each other; reciprocally.
争执: zhēngzhí — To quarrel; to dispute; a disagreement.
周围: zhōuwéi — Surrounding area; around; nearby.
一些: yīxiē — Some; a few; a number of.
邻座: lín zuò — Neighboring seat; person sitting nearby.
互相: hùxiāng — Each other; mutually; one another.
交换: jiāohuàn — To exchange; to swap; to trade.
眼色: yǎnsè — A meaningful glance; a knowing look.
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within; in the middle of.
一人: yī rén — One person; a single individual.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of.
在: zài — At; in; on; to be located somewhere.
国外: guówài — Abroad; overseas; outside the country.
偶尔: ǒu'ěr — Occasionally; once in a while; seldom.
会: huì — Can; will; to be able to.
遇到: yùdào — To encounter; to come across; to meet.
粗鄙: cūbǐ — Vulgar; crude; coarse and uncultured.
之人: zhī rén — Such a person; a person of that kind.
身体: shēntǐ — Body; physical health; one's physique.
前倾: qiánqīng — To lean forward; to tilt toward the front.
越过: yuèguò — To cross over; to go beyond; to pass.
桌子: zhuōzi — Table; desk; a piece of furniture.
竟然: jìngrán — Unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually.
插话: chāhuà — To interrupt; to cut in while someone speaks.
进了: jìnle — Entered into; joined in (completed action).
争论: zhēnglùn — Argument; debate; to argue or dispute.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.
吃了一惊: chīle yī jīng — To be startled; to get a fright.
通常: tōngcháng — Usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances.
寄宿公寓: jìsù gōngyù — Boarding house; lodging house with meals.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in.
人们: rénmen — People; persons; folks in general.
先: xiān — First; before anything else; earlier.
观察: guānchá — To observe; to watch; careful examination.
一两天: yī liǎng tiān — One or two days; a day or two.
再: zài — Again; then; afterwards; before another action.
开口: kāikǒu — To open one's mouth; to start speaking.
说话: shuōhuà — To speak; to talk; to say something.
而: ér — And; but; yet; a connective particle.
往往: wǎngwǎng — Often; frequently; usually; as a rule.
等到: děngdào — To wait until; by the time that.
对方: duìfāng — The other party; the other side.
离开: líkāi — To leave; to depart; to go away.
之后: zhīhòu — After; afterwards; following that.
才能: cái néng — Only then can; only then be able to.
判断出: pànduàn chū — To judge; to determine; to conclude from evidence.
他们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
是否: shìfǒu — Whether or not; if something is the case.
合适: héshì — Suitable; appropriate; fitting the situation.
甚至: shènzhì — Even; so much so that; to the extent.
还没有: hái méiyǒu — Have not yet; still have not done.
看: kàn — To look; to see; to watch.
一眼: yī yǎn — A glance; one look; a brief look.
便已: biàn yǐ — Already; have already done so then.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something.
冒失者: màoshī zhě — A rash person; someone who acts impulsively.
是个: shì gè — Is a; is one; identifying someone as something.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; without.
教养: jiàoyǎng — Upbringing; manners; cultivation and refinement.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
上了年纪: shàngle niánjì — Getting on in years; elderly; aging.
男人: nánrén — Man; male person; adult male.
身材: shēncái — Figure; build; body shape.
魁梧: kuíwú — Tall and sturdy; big and imposing in stature.
面色: miànsè — Complexion; color of one's face.
白净: báijìng — Fair-skinned and clean; having a pale complexion.
胡须: húxū — Beard; facial hair; moustache.
剃得: tì de — Shaved to; shaved in a manner that.
干干净净: gāngānjìngjìng — Very clean; neat and tidy; spotlessly clean.
长着: zhǎngzhe — Having; possessing (a physical feature).
一双: yī shuāng — A pair of; one pair (measure word).
大眼睛: dà yǎnjīng — Big eyes; large eyes.
那双: nà shuāng — That pair of; those (referring to eyes or pair).
眼睛: yǎnjīng — Eyes; the organ of sight.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind of; some type of.
孩子气: háiziqì — Childlike; childish quality or manner.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff.
但: dàn — But; however; yet.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something distant.
并非: bìng fēi — Is not; definitely not; by no means.
老年痴呆: lǎonián chīdāi — Senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease.
式: shì — Style; type; manner; suffix denoting kind.
幼稚: yòuzhì — Naive; childish; immature in thinking.
究竟: jiūjìng — After all; exactly; in the end; what on earth.
什么: shénme — What; what kind of; anything.
停下来: tíng xià lái — To stop; to come to a halt.
细想: xì xiǎng — To think carefully; to ponder in detail.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; since; for the reason that.
目光: mùguāng — Gaze; eyes; line of sight.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; by now; at this point.
转移到: zhuǎnyí dào — To shift to; to transfer attention toward.
衣着: yīzhuó — Clothing; attire; the way one dresses.
上: shàng — On; above; up; on top of something.
并不: bìng bù — Not at all; emphatically not.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to.
欣赏: xīnshǎng — To appreciate; to admire; to enjoy aesthetically.

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