A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 8/10

Daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night;

武装人员大胆入室行窃，拦路抢劫，每夜都在首都本身发生；

families were publicly cautioned not to go out of town without removing their furniture to upholsterers' warehouses for security;

民众被公开告诫，出城之前务必将家具移存至室内装潢商的仓库以保安全；

the highwayman in the dark was a City tradesman in the light, and, being recognised and challenged by his fellow-tradesman whom he stopped in his character of "the Captain," gallantly shot him through the head and rode away;

黑夜里的拦路大盗，白日里不过是城中的寻常商贩，当他以"头领"身份拦截一名同行时，竟被对方认出并喝问，他便英勇地一枪打穿其头颅，扬长而去；

the mail was waylaid by seven robbers, and the guard shot three dead, and then got shot dead himself by the other four, "in consequence of the failure of his ammunition:" after which the mail was robbed in peace;

邮车遭七名劫匪拦截，护卫击毙其中三人，随后自己也被其余四人击毙，"原因是弹药告罄"：此后邮车便被从容劫走；

that magnificent potentate, the Lord Mayor of London, was made to stand and deliver on Turnham Green, by one highwayman, who despoiled the illustrious creature in sight of all his retinue;

那位威严显赫的大人物——伦敦市长大人——在特纳姆格林被一名拦路强盗拦下，当着全体随从的面遭到洗劫；

prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys, and the majesty of the law fired blunderbusses in among them, loaded with rounds of shot and ball;

伦敦监狱中的囚犯与狱卒大打出手，法律的威严以装填了散弹与实心弹的短管枪向人群开火；

thieves snipped off diamond crosses from the necks of noble lords at Court drawing-rooms;

盗贼在宫廷接见厅中从贵族老爷的颈间剪下钻石十字架；

musketeers went into St. Giles's, to search for contraband goods, and the mob fired on the musketeers, and the musketeers fired on the mob, and nobody thought any of these occurrences much out of the common way.

火枪手进入圣吉尔斯区搜查违禁品，暴民向火枪手开枪，火枪手向暴民开枪，而没有人觉得这些事有什么异乎寻常之处。

Vocabulary

武装: wǔzhuāng — Armed; equipped with weapons or military gear.
人员: rényuán — Personnel; staff members of a group or organization.
大胆: dàdǎn — Bold; daring; audacious in action or manner.
入室: rù shì — To enter a room or building, often illegally.
行窃: xíngqiè — To commit theft; to steal or burglarize.
拦路: lánlù — To block a road; to waylay someone on a path.
抢劫: qiǎngjié — To rob; to seize property from someone by force.
每夜: měi yè — Every night; each and every night without exception.
都: dōu — All; both; every; indicates universality or totality.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or time.
首都: shǒudū — Capital city; the seat of a nation's government.
本身: běnshēn — Itself; oneself; the thing or person in question.
发生: fāshēng — To occur; to happen; to take place as an event.
民众: mínzhòng — The general public; common people of a society.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.
公开: gōngkāi — Publicly; openly; not secret or hidden from others.
告诫: gàojiè — To warn; to admonish someone against potential danger.
出城: chū chéng — To leave the city; to go outside city limits.
之前: zhīqián — Before; prior to a specific time or event.
务必: wùbì — Must; be sure to; absolutely without fail do something.
将: jiāng — To; will; indicates future action or introduces object.
家具: jiājù — Furniture; household items like chairs, tables, beds.
至: zhì — To; until; reaching a destination or endpoint.
的: de — Possessive or attributive particle linking modifier and noun.
仓库: cāngkù — Warehouse; storehouse for goods or belongings.
安全: ānquán — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm.
黑夜: hēiyè — Dark night; the nighttime hours of darkness.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; used after nouns indicating location.
白日: báirì — Daytime; broad daylight; during the day hours.
不过: búguò — However; merely; only; used to soften or contrast.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb of identity.
城中: chéng zhōng — Within the city; inside the urban area or town.
寻常: xúncháng — Ordinary; common; usual; nothing out of the ordinary.
商贩: shāngfàn — Peddler; street vendor; small-scale merchant or trader.
当: dāng — When; while; at the time that something happens.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
以: yǐ — With; using; by means of; in the capacity of.
头领: tóulǐng — Leader; chief; head of a group or gang.
身份: shēnfèn — Identity; status; one's role or social position.
拦截: lánjié — To intercept; to stop and block someone's passage.
一名: yī míng — One (person); a single individual, used as a counter.
同行: tóngháng — Person in the same trade or profession; colleague.
时: shí — When; at the time of; during a certain moment.
竟: jìng — Unexpectedly; surprisingly; to one's astonishment actually.
对方: duìfāng — The other party; the other side; the opponent.
认出: rèn chū — To recognize; to identify someone upon seeing them.
并: bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously performing two actions.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; consequently; following a prior action.
英勇: yīngyǒng — Brave; heroic; courageous in the face of danger.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.
一枪: yī qiāng — One shot; a single gunshot fired at someone.
其: qí — His; her; its; their; third-person possessive pronoun.
扬长而去: yángcháng ér qù — To swagger away; to leave arrogantly without looking back.
遭: zāo — To suffer; to encounter something bad or unfortunate.
七名: qī míng — Seven people; a count of seven individuals.
劫匪: jiéfěi — Robber; bandit; a criminal who commits armed robbery.
护卫: hùwèi — Guard; escort; someone who protects another person.
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within that group or number of things.
三人: sān rén — Three people; a group of three individuals.
随后: suíhòu — Shortly after; subsequently; immediately following that.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; yourself; the person themselves, reflexive pronoun.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; indicates similarity or addition.
其余: qíyú — The remaining; the rest; the other ones left over.
四人: sì rén — Four people; a group of four individuals.
原因: yuányīn — Reason; cause; the explanation for why something happened.
弹药: dànyào — Ammunition; bullets and explosive materials for weapons.
此后: cǐhòu — After this; henceforth; from this point onward in time.
从容: cóngróng — Calmly; leisurely; in an unhurried and composed manner.
那位: nà wèi — That (person); a polite reference to a specific individual.
威严: wēiyán — Dignified; imposing; commanding authority and respect.
显赫: xiǎnhè — Illustrious; prominent; of great fame and high status.
大人物: dà rénwù — Important person; a VIP or powerful public figure.
伦敦: Lúndūn — London; the capital city of England and the UK.
市长: shìzhǎng — Mayor; the chief elected official of a city.
大人: dàrén — Your Excellency; honorific title for a high official.
拦下: lán xià — To stop; to intercept and halt someone's movement.
当着: dāngzhe — In front of; in the presence of; before witnesses.
全体: quántǐ — All; entire; every member of a group collectively.
随从: suícóng — Attendants; retinue; people accompanying an important figure.
面: miàn — Face; presence; in front of someone's face.
遭到: zāodào — To suffer; to be subjected to something unpleasant.
洗劫: xǐjié — To loot; to plunder completely; to strip of all valuables.
监狱: jiānyù — Prison; jail; a facility for confining convicted criminals.
中: zhōng — Inside; within; in the middle of something.
囚犯: qiúfàn — Prisoner; inmate; a person confined in jail or prison.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with another person or thing.
大打出手: dà dǎ chū shǒu — To come to blows; to engage in a violent fight.
法律: fǎlǜ — Law; the legal system; rules enforced by government.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of; facing a target.
人群: rénqún — Crowd; a large group of people gathered together.
开火: kāihuǒ — To open fire; to begin shooting at a target.
盗贼: dàozéi — Thief; robber; a person who steals from others.
宫廷: gōngtíng — Royal court; the palace and its ruling household.
从: cóng — From; following; starting from a place or person.
贵族: guìzú — Nobleman; aristocrat; member of the privileged noble class.
老爷: lǎoye — Master; lord; respectful address for a wealthy gentleman.
剪下: jiǎn xià — To cut off; to snip and remove something attached.
钻石: zuànshí — Diamond; a precious gemstone of great value and hardness.
十字架: shízìjià — Cross; a crucifix; a cross-shaped Christian religious symbol.
进入: jìnrù — To enter; to go into a place or space.
搜查: sōuchá — To search; to conduct an official investigation of premises.
违禁品: wéijìn pǐn — Contraband; prohibited goods; items illegal to possess.
暴民: bàomín — Mob; rioters; a violent and unruly crowd of people.
开枪: kāiqiāng — To fire a gun; to shoot a firearm at someone.
而: ér — Yet; but; and; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have; there is not; negation of existence or possession.
人: rén — Person; people; human being; a member of humanity.
觉得: juéde — To feel; to think; to have a subjective impression.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to a nearby group of things or events.
事: shì — Matter; affair; event; something that has happened.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist or possess something.
什么: shénme — What; anything; used in questions or indefinite reference.
异乎寻常: yì hū xúncháng — Unusual; extraordinary; markedly different from the ordinary.
之处: zhī chù — Aspect; point; a particular place or characteristic quality.

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