A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 8/10

At first, he slept heavily, but, by degrees, began to roll and surge in bed, until he rose above the surface, with his spiky hair looking as if it must tear the sheets to ribbons.

起初，他沉睡得很深，但渐渐地开始在床上翻滚辗转，直到他从被窝里探出身来，那一头乱糟糟的竖发看起来仿佛要将床单撕成碎片。

At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation:

就在此时，他用一种极度恼怒的声音大喊道：

"Bust me, if she ain't at it agin!"

「要我说，她又在搞那一套了！」

A woman of orderly and industrious appearance rose from her knees in a corner, with sufficient haste and trepidation to show that she was the person referred to.

一个看起来整洁勤快的女人从角落里跪地起身，她那仓皇惶恐的神情足以说明她正是被提及的那个人。

"What!" said Mr. Cruncher, looking out of bed for a boot. "You're at it agin, are you?"

「什么！」克朗彻先生说道，一边从床边摸索着找靴子。「你又在搞那一套，是吧？」

After hailing the morn with this second salutation, he threw a boot at the woman as a third.

以这第二句话向清晨致意之后，他将一只靴子扔向那女人，算作第三声问候。

It was a very muddy boot, and may introduce the odd circumstance connected with Mr. Cruncher's domestic economy, that, whereas he often came home after banking hours with clean boots, he often got up next morning to find the same boots covered with clay.

那是一只沾满泥巴的靴子，这或许可以引出一件与克朗彻先生家中生计有关的奇怪现象：他常常在银行打烊后穿着干净的靴子回家，却往往在第二天早晨发现同一双靴子沾满了泥土。

"What," said Mr. Cruncher, varying his apostrophe after missing his mark--"what are you up to, Aggerawayter?"

「什么，」克朗彻先生在没扔中目标之后换了个称呼说道，「你在搞什么鬼，你这个讨厌鬼？」

"I was only saying my prayers."

「我只是在祈祷而已。」

"Saying your prayers! You're a nice woman! What do you mean by flopping yourself down and praying agin me?"

「在祈祷！你可真是个好女人！你扑通跪下来向着我祈祷是什么意思？」

"I was not praying against you; I was praying for you."

「我不是针对你祈祷；我是在为你祈祷。」

"You weren't. And if you were, I won't be took the liberty with. Here! your mother's a nice woman, young Jerry, going a praying agin your father's prosperity.

「才没有。就算你真的是，我也不会容许你这样放肆。喂！你妈可真是个好女人，小杰里，跑去祈祷害你父亲倒霉。

Vocabulary

起初: qǐchū — At first; in the beginning
他: tā — He; him (third person masculine pronoun)
沉睡: chénshuì — To sleep deeply; to be in deep slumber
得: de — Structural particle indicating degree or result
很: hěn — Very; quite (degree adverb)
深: shēn — Deep; profound; deeply
但: dàn — But; however (conjunction)
渐渐: jiànjiàn — Gradually; little by little over time
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
开始: kāishǐ — To begin; to start doing something
在: zài — At; in; on (preposition of location)
床上: chuángshang — On the bed; atop the bed
翻滚: fāngǔn — To roll over; to toss and tumble about
辗转: zhǎnzhuǎn — To toss and turn restlessly in bed
直到: zhídào — Until; up to a certain point in time
从: cóng — From; starting from (preposition)
被窝: bèiwō — Warm blanket cocoon; bedcovers one sleeps inside
里: lǐ — Inside; within (location word)
探出: tànchū — To stick out; to lean out and emerge
那: nà — That (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
一头: yītóu — A head of (hair); used as measure word
乱糟糟: luànzāozāo — Messy; disheveled; chaotic and unkempt
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
看起来: kànqǐlái — To look like; to appear to be something
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; to seem like something
要: yào — To want to; about to; going to do
将: jiāng — About to; going to (literary future marker)
床单: chuángdān — Bed sheet; flat sheet covering a mattress
撕成: sīchéng — To tear into; to rip apart into pieces
碎片: suìpiàn — Fragments; scraps; small broken pieces
就在: jiùzài — Just at; right at this moment or place
此时: cǐshí — At this moment; at this point in time
用: yòng — To use; using (a tool, method, or manner)
一种: yīzhǒng — A kind of; a type of something
极度: jídù — Extremely; to an extreme degree
恼怒: nǎonù — Angry; irritated; furious and annoyed
声音: shēngyīn — Voice; sound; a noise produced
大喊: dàhǎn — To shout loudly; to yell out
道: dào — Said; (particle after verbs of speech)
我: wǒ — I; me (first person pronoun)
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone
她: tā — She; her (third person feminine pronoun)
又: yòu — Again; once more; additionally
搞: gǎo — To do; to carry on with something
一套: yītào — A set of tricks; a routine or scheme
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
一个: yīgè — One (general measure word for people/things)
整洁: zhěngjié — Neat; tidy; clean and orderly in appearance
勤快: qínkuài — Hardworking; diligent; industrious and energetic
女人: nǚrén — Woman; female adult person
角落里: jiǎoluò lǐ — In the corner; inside a corner of room
跪地: guìdì — To kneel on the ground; kneeling down
起身: qǐshēn — To rise; to get up from a position
仓皇: cānghuáng — Hurried and flustered; panicked and hasty
惶恐: huángkǒng — Fearful; terrified; full of anxiety and dread
神情: shénqíng — Expression; look on one's face
足以: zúyǐ — Enough to; sufficient to (do something)
说明: shuōmíng — To indicate; to show; to explain clearly
正是: zhèngshì — Precisely; exactly the one being referred to
被: bèi — Passive marker; by (passive voice particle)
提及: tíjí — To mention; to bring up in conversation
那个: nàgè — That one; that particular person or thing
人: rén — Person; people; human being
什么: shénme — What; whatever; used as question word
先生: xiānsheng — Mister; sir; respectful address for adult male
说道: shuōdào — Said; uttered (narrative verb of speech)
一边: yībiān — While; at the same time doing something else
床边: chuángbiān — Bedside; beside the bed
摸索: mōsuǒ — To grope around; to feel around searching
着: zhe — Ongoing action particle; in the process of
找: zhǎo — To look for; to search for something
靴子: xuēzi — Boots; a pair of high footwear
你: nǐ — You (second person singular pronoun)
是: shì — To be; is; am; are (copula verb)
吧: ba — Particle seeking confirmation; right? isn't it?
以: yǐ — With; using; by means of (preposition)
这: zhè — This (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
第二: dì èr — Second; the second in order
句话: jù huà — A sentence; a phrase or utterance
向: xiàng — Toward; directed at (preposition)
清晨: qīngchén — Early morning; the quiet hours after dawn
致意: zhìyì — To greet; to extend regards or salutation
之后: zhīhòu — After; afterward; following that event
一只: yīzhī — One (measure word for shoes, boots, etc.)
扔向: rēng xiàng — To throw at; to hurl toward a target
算作: suànzuò — To count as; to regard as something
第三: dì sān — Third; the third in sequence
声: shēng — Sound; measure word for sounds or calls
问候: wènhòu — Greeting; regards; a friendly salutation
沾满: zhānmǎn — Covered with; smeared all over with something
泥巴: níba — Mud; dirt; sticky wet earth
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly (expressing uncertainty)
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; to be allowed to do
引出: yǐnchū — To lead to; to draw out; to introduce
一件: yījiàn — One (measure word for matters or garments)
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (conjunction)
家中: jiāzhōng — Within the household; at home
生计: shēngjì — Livelihood; means of earning a living
有关: yǒuguān — Related to; concerning; having to do with
奇怪: qíguài — Strange; odd; peculiar and unusual
现象: xiànxiàng — Phenomenon; observable occurrence or situation
常常: chángcháng — Often; frequently; on a regular basis
银行: yínháng — Bank; financial institution for money
打烊: dǎyàng — To close for the day; to shut business
后: hòu — After; behind; following (time or space)
穿着: chuānzhe — Wearing; dressed in (clothing)
干净: gānjìng — Clean; spotless; free from dirt
回家: huíjiā — To return home; to go back home
却: què — Yet; but; however (contrast conjunction)
往往: wǎngwǎng — Often; frequently; as is usually the case
第二天: dì èr tiān — The next day; the following day
早晨: zǎochén — Morning; the early part of the day
发现: fāxiàn — To discover; to find; to notice something
同一: tóngyī — The same; identical; one and the same
双: shuāng — Pair; measure word for two matched objects
泥土: nítǔ — Soil; earth; mud and dirt
没: méi — Did not; have not (negation of past action)
扔中: rēngzhòng — To hit the target by throwing something
目标: mùbiāo — Target; goal; objective aimed at
换: huàn — To change; to swap; to exchange
个: gè — General measure word for people and things
称呼: chēnghu — Form of address; what one is called
鬼: guǐ — Ghost; devil; used as an insult
这个: zhège — This; this one (demonstrative pronoun)
讨厌鬼: tǎoyànguǐ — Annoying person; pest; insufferable nuisance
只是: zhǐshì — Only; merely; just (limiting adverb)
祈祷: qídǎo — To pray; to offer a prayer to God
而已: éryǐ — That's all; nothing more than that
可: kě — But; yet; indeed (emphatic or contrastive particle)
真是: zhēnshì — Really is; truly; what a (exclamatory expression)
好: hǎo — Good; fine; well (adjective or interjection)
扑通: pūtōng — Thud; splash; sound of something falling down
跪下来: guì xià lái — To kneel down; to get on one's knees
向着: xiàngzhe — Facing toward; directed at; oriented toward
意思: yìsi — Meaning; intention; what one means
不是: bùshì — Is not; am not; are not (negation)
针对: zhēnduì — Aimed at; targeting; directed against someone
为: wèi — For; for the sake of (preposition)
才: cái — Only then; just; emphasizes a condition
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; haven't
就算: jiùsuàn — Even if; even supposing that (concessive)
真的: zhēnde — Really; truly; genuine (emphatic adverb)
也: yě — Also; even; still (additive particle)
不会: bùhuì — Will not; would not; cannot possibly do
容许: róngxǔ — To allow; to permit; to tolerate behavior
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such behavior
放肆: fàngsì — Presumptuous; insolent; acting without restraint
喂: wèi — Hey; hello (interjection to get attention)
妈: mā — Mom; mother (informal address)
小: xiǎo — Small; little; young (prefix or adjective)
跑去: pǎoqù — To run off to; to go running somewhere
害: hài — To harm; to cause trouble for someone
父亲: fùqīn — Father; one's male parent (formal term)
倒霉: dǎoméi — Unlucky; to have bad luck; unfortunate

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