Anna Karenina — Page 2

English → Chinese Chapter 1 Level 7/10

Three days after the quarrel, Prince Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky—Stiva, as he was called in the fashionable world—woke up at his usual hour, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, not in his wife's bedroom, but on the leather-covered sofa in his study.

争吵发生后的第三天，斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇·奥布朗斯基公爵——在上流社会中人称斯季瓦——在他惯常的时间醒来，也就是早上八点，然而他不是在妻子的卧室里，而是在书房里那张皮面沙发上醒来的。

He turned over his stout, well-cared-for person on the springy sofa, as though he would sink into a long sleep again; he vigorously embraced the pillow on the other side and buried his face in it; but all at once he jumped up, sat up on the sofa, and opened his eyes.

他在那张富有弹性的沙发上翻了个身，仿佛要再度沉入长睡之中；他用力抱住另一侧的枕头，将脸埋进去；然而他突然一跃而起，在沙发上坐直，睁开了双眼。

"Yes, yes, how was it now?" he thought, going over his dream.

「对对，刚才是怎么回事来着？」他一边回想着梦境，一边思忖道。

"Now, how was it? To be sure! Alabin was giving a dinner at Darmstadt; no, not Darmstadt, but something American.

「刚才是怎样的？没错！阿拉宾在达姆施塔特举办了一场晚宴；不，不是达姆施塔特，而是某个美国地方。

Yes, but then, Darmstadt was in America.

对，但那时候，达姆施塔特是在美国的。

Yes, Alabin was giving a dinner on glass tables, and the tables sang, Il mio tesoro—not Il mio tesoro though, but something better, and there were some sort of little decanters on the table, and they were women, too," he remembered.

对，阿拉宾在玻璃桌子上举办晚宴，桌子唱着《我的宝贝》——不过不是《我的宝贝》，而是更好听的什么曲子，桌上还有一些小巧的酒瓶，而且它们也是女人，」他回忆道。

Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes twinkled gaily, and he pondered with a smile.

斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇的眼睛欢快地闪烁着，他带着微笑沉思起来。

"Yes, it was nice, very nice. There was a great deal more that was delightful, only there's no putting it into words, or even expressing it in one's thoughts awake.

「是的，那很美好，非常美好。还有更多令人愉悦的事情，只是无法用言语表达，甚至在清醒时的思绪中也难以描述出来。

Vocabulary

争吵: zhēngchǎo — To quarrel or argue with someone
发生: fāshēng — To happen or occur
后: hòu — After; behind; later
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
第三天: dì sān tiān — The third day
公爵: gōngjué — Duke; a high-ranking nobleman or aristocrat
在: zài — At; in; located at a place
上流社会: shàngliú shèhuì — High society; the upper class of society
中: zhōng — In; among; within a group or place
人称: rénchēng — To be called or known as by people
他: tā — He; him; third person masculine pronoun
惯常: guàncháng — Usual; habitual; customary manner or time
时间: shíjiān — Time; a period or point in time
醒来: xǐng lái — To wake up; to regain consciousness
也就是: yě jiù shì — That is to say; in other words
早上: zǎoshang — Morning; the early part of the day
八点: bā diǎn — Eight o'clock
然而: rán'ér — However; yet; but; nevertheless
不是: bú shì — Is not; negates identity or state
妻子: qīzi — Wife; a man's female spouse
卧室: wòshì — Bedroom; a room for sleeping
里: lǐ — Inside; within a space or container
而是: ér shì — But rather; instead it is
书房: shūfáng — Study room; a private room for reading
那张: nà zhāng — That (flat object); classifier for flat things
皮面: pímiàn — Leather-covered surface or upholstery
沙发: shāfā — Sofa; an upholstered seat for multiple people
上: shàng — On top of; above a surface
富有: fùyǒu — Rich in; full of a quality or wealth
弹性: tánxìng — Elasticity; springiness; flexibility
翻: fān — To turn over; to flip one's body
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
个: gè — General measure word for objects or actions
身: shēn — Body; used in turning or body-movement phrases
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; it appears that
要: yào — To want; about to; going to do something
再度: zài dù — Once again; a second or repeated time
沉入: chén rù — To sink into; to fall deeply into
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of something
用力: yòng lì — To exert force; to use strength
抱住: bào zhù — To hold tightly; to embrace firmly
另一侧: lìng yī cè — The other side; the opposite side
枕头: zhěntou — Pillow; a cushion used for sleeping
将: jiāng — Particle indicating an action about to happen
脸: liǎn — Face; the front part of the head
埋: mái — To bury; to hide by pressing into something
进去: jìn qù — To go into; to move inward
突然: tūrán — Suddenly; all at once; unexpectedly
一跃而起: yī yuè ér qǐ — To leap up suddenly in one motion
坐直: zuò zhí — To sit up straight; to straighten posture while sitting
睁开: zhēng kāi — To open one's eyes wide
双眼: shuāng yǎn — Both eyes; a pair of eyes
刚才: gāngcái — Just now; a moment ago
是: shì — To be; is; am; are
怎么回事: zěnme huí shì — What's going on; what happened just now
来着: láizhe — Particle recalling a past event or situation
一边: yībiān — While doing; at the same time as
回想: huíxiǎng — To recall; to think back on past events
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuing action
梦境: mèngjìng — Dream world; the scene or content of a dream
思忖: sīcǔn — To ponder; to think carefully to oneself
道: dào — To say; used after a verb of speech
怎样: zěnyàng — How; in what way; what is it like
没错: méi cuò — That's right; correct; no mistake
举办: jǔbàn — To host or organize an event or gathering
一场: yī chǎng — One event or occurrence; measure word for events
晚宴: wǎnyàn — Dinner banquet; a formal evening meal
不: bù — No; not; negation of a verb or adjective
某个: mǒu gè — A certain; some unspecified person or place
美国: Měiguó — The United States of America
地方: dìfang — Place; location; a particular area or spot
对: duì — Correct; right; yes that's so
但: dàn — But; however; yet
那时候: nà shíhou — At that time; back then
玻璃: bōli — Glass; transparent brittle material
桌子: zhuōzi — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat top
唱: chàng — To sing; to perform a song vocally
我的宝贝: wǒ de bǎobèi — My darling; my treasure; a term of endearment
不过: búguò — However; but; only; not more than
更: gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree
好听: hǎotīng — Pleasant to hear; melodious; nice-sounding
什么: shénme — What; some kind of; whatever
曲子: qǔzi — A musical tune or song piece
桌上: zhuō shàng — On the table; atop the table surface
还有: hái yǒu — There are also; in addition; furthermore
一些: yīxiē — Some; a few; a small number of
小巧: xiǎoqiǎo — Small and delicate; dainty and cute
酒瓶: jiǔpíng — Wine bottle; a bottle containing alcohol
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also
它们: tāmen — They; them; referring to non-human things
也是: yě shì — Also are; were also; likewise
女人: nǚrén — Woman; adult female person
回忆: huíyì — To recall; a memory or recollection
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing
欢快: huānkuài — Cheerful; lively; joyful and merry
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
闪烁: shǎnshuò — To twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer
带着: dàizhe — Carrying; bearing; with an expression or feeling
微笑: wēixiào — A smile; to smile gently
沉思: chénsī — To ponder deeply; to meditate or contemplate
起来: qǐlái — To begin; indicates start of an action or state
是的: shì de — Yes; that is correct; indeed
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
很: hěn — Very; quite; used before adjectives
美好: měihǎo — Beautiful and wonderful; splendid; very good
非常: fēicháng — Extremely; very; unusually
更多: gèng duō — Even more; greater in quantity or degree
令人愉悦: lìng rén yúyuè — Pleasing; causing joy or delight in people
事情: shìqing — Matter; affair; thing; an occurrence
只是: zhǐshì — It's just that; only; merely
无法: wúfǎ — Unable to; no way to; impossible to
用: yòng — To use; by means of
言语: yányǔ — Words; language; verbal expression
表达: biǎodá — To express; to convey thoughts or feelings
甚至: shènzhì — Even; so much so that; going as far as
清醒: qīngxǐng — Lucid; clear-headed; fully awake and aware
时: shí — When; at the time of; during
思绪: sīxù — Train of thought; mental state; thoughts and feelings
也: yě — Also; too; as well
难以: nányǐ — Difficult to; hard to accomplish something
描述: miáoshù — To describe; to depict in words
出来: chūlái — To come out; result of bringing forth something

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