A Room with a View — Page 12

English → Chinese Chapter I Level 6/10

It was a real catastrophe, not a mere episode, that evening of hers at Venice, when she had found in her bedroom something that is one worse than a flea, though one better than something else.

那个夜晚对她来说是一场真正的灾难，而非小事一桩——那是在威尼斯，她在卧室里发现了某样东西，比跳蚤还糟糕一级，却又比另一样东西好一点。

"But here you are as safe as in England. Signora Bertolini is so English."

「但是您在这里和在英国一样安全。贝尔托利尼太太非常英国化。」

"Yet our rooms smell," said poor Lucy. "We dread going to bed."

「可是我们的房间有股怪味，」可怜的露西说道。「我们都害怕上床睡觉。」

"Ah, then you look into the court." She sighed. "If only Mr. Emerson was more tactful! We were so sorry for you at dinner."

「啊，那么您的房间是朝向内院的。」她叹了口气。「埃默森先生要是更懂得分寸就好了！晚餐时我们都很替您遗憾。」

"I think he was meaning to be kind."

「我想他本是好意。」

"Undoubtedly he was," said Miss Bartlett.

「毫无疑问，」巴特利特小姐说道。

"Mr. Beebe has just been scolding me for my suspicious nature. Of course, I was holding back on my cousin's account."

「比比先生刚刚还责备我生性多疑。当然，我当时是顾及到我表姐才有所克制的。」

"Of course," said the little old lady; and they murmured that one could not be too careful with a young girl.

「当然，」那位老妇人说道；她们随即低声议论，说对一个年轻女孩怎么谨慎都不为过。

Lucy tried to look demure, but could not help feeling a great fool. No one was careful with her at home; or, at all events, she had not noticed it.

露西试图装出一副端庄的神情，却不禁觉得自己蠢极了。在家里从没有人这样小心翼翼地对待她；或者说，至少她从未注意到过。

"About old Mr. Emerson—I hardly know. No, he is not tactful; yet, have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time—beautiful?"

「关于老埃默森先生——我实在不好说。不，他确实不懂分寸；然而，您有没有注意到，有些人做出的事情极不得体，却又同时——美好？」

"Beautiful?" said Miss Bartlett, puzzled at the word. "Are not beauty and delicacy the same?"

「美好？」巴特利特小姐对这个词感到困惑。「美好与得体不是一回事吗？」

"So one would have thought," said the other helplessly. "But things are so difficult, I sometimes think.

「照理说是的，」另一人无奈地说道。「但有时我觉得，事情真是太复杂了。」

Vocabulary

那: nà — That; referring to a previously mentioned thing.
个: gè — General measure word for people and objects.
夜晚: yèwǎn — Night; the evening hours after dark.
对: duì — Toward; with regard to; correct.
她: tā — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
来说: lái shuō — Speaking from a perspective; as far as concerned.
是: shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.
一场: yī cháng — One instance of an event; a measure word for events.
真正: zhēnzhèng — Real; genuine; truly authentic.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
灾难: zāinàn — Disaster; calamity; a serious catastrophic event.
而非: ér fēi — Rather than; instead of; not something else.
小事: xiǎoshì — A minor matter; trivial affair; small issue.
一桩: yī zhuāng — One affair or matter; measure word for events.
那是: nà shì — That is; referring to a specific situation.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or time.
卧室: wòshì — Bedroom; a room used for sleeping.
里: lǐ — Inside; within a place or container.
发现: fāxiàn — To discover; to find something previously unknown.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.
某样: mǒu yàng — Some kind of thing; a certain unspecified item.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff; an item or article.
比: bǐ — Compared to; more than; a comparison marker.
跳蚤: tiàozao — Flea; a small parasitic jumping insect.
还: hái — Still; even more; even; additionally.
糟糕: zāogāo — Terrible; awful; in a bad state.
一级: yī jí — One level; one grade worse or better.
却: què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast.
又: yòu — Again; also; and yet; additionally.
另一样: lìng yī yàng — Another kind of thing; a different item.
好: hǎo — Good; better; fine; in good condition.
一点: yīdiǎn — A little bit; slightly; a small amount.
但是: dànshì — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.
您: nín — You; polite and respectful second-person pronoun.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place; the current location.
和: hé — And; together with; linking two elements.
英国: Yīngguó — England; the United Kingdom country in Europe.
一样: yīyàng — The same; identical; just as; equally.
安全: ānquán — Safe; secure; free from danger or risk.
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; a married woman; madam; wife.
非常: fēicháng — Very; extremely; unusually; to a high degree.
可是: kěshì — But; however; yet; expressing contrast.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
房间: fángjiān — Room; a space within a building.
有股: yǒu gǔ — Has a whiff of; there is a smell.
怪味: guàiwèi — Strange smell; odd odor; unusual stench.
可怜: kělián — Poor; pitiful; deserving sympathy or pity.
说道: shuōdào — Said; uttered; used to introduce quoted speech.
都: dōu — Both; all; even; indicating totality.
害怕: hàipà — To be afraid; to fear something or someone.
上床: shàng chuáng — To go to bed; to lie down to sleep.
睡觉: shuìjiào — To sleep; to go to sleep; rest.
啊: a — Ah; a particle expressing exclamation or realization.
那么: nàme — Then; in that case; so; well then.
朝向: cháoxiàng — Facing toward; oriented in a direction.
内院: nèiyuàn — Inner courtyard; enclosed yard inside a building.
叹: tàn — To sigh; to exhale in disappointment or resignation.
口气: kǒuqì — Tone of voice; breath; manner of speaking.
先生: xiānsheng — Mr.; sir; gentleman; a polite title for men.
要是: yàoshi — If; supposing; used to introduce a condition.
更: gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.
懂得: dǒngde — To understand; to know how; to grasp meaning.
分寸: fēncùn — Sense of propriety; knowing proper boundaries.
就好了: jiù hǎo le — It would be great; that would be ideal.
晚餐: wǎncān — Dinner; the evening meal; supper.
时: shí — When; at the time of; during a period.
很: hěn — Very; quite; highly; a degree adverb.
替: tì — On behalf of; for someone; feeling for another.
遗憾: yíhàn — Regret; pity; feel sorry about something.
我想: wǒ xiǎng — I think; I believe; I suppose.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
本是: běn shì — Originally was; fundamentally intended to be.
好意: hǎoyì — Good intentions; kindness; well-meaning gesture.
毫无疑问: háo wú yíwèn — Without a doubt; undoubtedly; absolutely certain.
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young lady; unmarried woman politely addressed.
刚刚: gānggāng — Just now; a moment ago; very recently.
责备: zébèi — To reproach; to blame; to criticize someone's fault.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
生性: shēngxìng — By nature; innate character; natural disposition.
多疑: duōyí — Overly suspicious; prone to distrust others.
当然: dāngrán — Of course; naturally; certainly; without doubt.
当时: dāngshí — At that time; back then; at that moment.
顾及: gùjí — To consider; to take into account; to mind.
到: dào — To; arrive at; reach; up to.
表姐: biǎojiě — Older female cousin on maternal or paternal side.
才: cái — Only then; just; barely; indicating condition required.
有所: yǒusuǒ — Somewhat; to some extent; having a degree of.
克制: kèzhì — To restrain oneself; to hold back; self-control.
那位: nà wèi — That person; polite reference to someone mentioned.
老妇人: lǎo fùrén — Old woman; an elderly female person.
她们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural feminine pronoun.
随即: suíjí — Immediately after; right away; thereupon; promptly.
低声: dīshēng — In a low voice; whispering; softly spoken.
议论: yìlùn — To discuss; to gossip; to talk about someone.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell; to talk.
一个: yī gè — One; a single; one piece or instance.
年轻: niánqīng — Young; youthful; in early years of life.
女孩: nǚhái — Girl; a young female person; young woman.
怎么: zěnme — How; in what way; no matter how.
谨慎: jǐnshèn — Careful; cautious; prudent; acting with great care.
不为过: bù wéi guò — Not excessive; cannot be considered too much.
试图: shìtú — To attempt; to try to do something.
装出: zhuāng chū — To put on; to feign; to fake an expression.
一副: yī fù — A look of; an expression of; a set.
端庄: duānzhuāng — Dignified; poised; graceful and proper in manner.
神情: shénqíng — Expression; look on one's face; demeanor shown.
不禁: bùjīn — Cannot help but; involuntarily; unable to refrain.
觉得: juéde — To feel; to think; to have an impression.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or actions.
蠢极了: chǔn jí le — Extremely stupid; utterly foolish; completely dumb.
家里: jiālǐ — At home; in the family; within one's household.
从没有: cóng méiyǒu — Never had; have never before experienced something.
人: rén — Person; people; human being; someone.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.
小心翼翼: xiǎoxīn yìyì — Very carefully; cautiously; with extreme carefulness.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
对待: duìdài — To treat; to deal with; to handle someone.
或者说: huòzhě shuō — Or rather; in other words; to put it differently.
至少: zhìshǎo — At least; at a minimum; not less than.
从未: cóngwèi — Never; at no time in the past; not ever.
注意到: zhùyì dào — To notice; to become aware of something.
过: guo — Experiential particle indicating a past experience.
关于: guānyú — Regarding; about; concerning a topic or subject.
老: lǎo — Old; elderly; aged; long-standing.
实在: shízài — Really; truly; honestly; indeed; in reality.
不好说: bù hǎo shuō — Hard to say; difficult to determine or judge.
不: bù — No; not; negation of verbs and adjectives.
确实: quèshí — Indeed; certainly; truly; in fact; definitely.
懂: dǒng — To understand; to know; to comprehend something.
然而: rán'ér — However; nevertheless; yet; indicating contrast.
有没有: yǒu méiyǒu — Is there or isn't there; do you have or not.
有些: yǒuxiē — Some; somewhat; a few; rather.
做出: zuòchū — To make; to carry out; to produce an action.
事情: shìqing — Thing; matter; affair; an event or situation.
极: jí — Extremely; to the utmost degree; very.
不得体: bù détǐ — Improper; inappropriate; lacking social propriety.
同时: tóngshí — At the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile.
美好: měihǎo — Wonderful; beautiful; splendid; fine and good.
这个: zhège — This; this one; referring to a nearby thing.
词: cí — Word; term; a unit of language meaning.
感到: gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion.
困惑: kùnhuò — Confused; puzzled; perplexed; unable to understand.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with; linking two elements.
得体: détǐ — Appropriate; proper; fitting behavior or words.
不是: bùshì — Is not; are not; negation of being.
一回事: yī huí shì — The same thing; one and the same matter.
吗: ma — Question particle; turns statement into yes/no question.
照理说: zhào lǐ shuō — Logically speaking; in principle; by rights.
是的: shìde — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response.
另一人: lìng yī rén — Another person; the other one; someone else.
无奈: wúnài — Helpless; having no choice; feeling resigned.
但: dàn — But; however; yet; introducing contrast.
有时: yǒushí — Sometimes; at times; occasionally; now and then.
真是: zhēn shì — Really is; truly; indeed; used for emphasis.
太: tài — Too; excessively; overly; to an extreme degree.
复杂: fùzá — Complex; complicated; intricate; not simple.

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