Anna Karenina — Page 3

English → Chinese Chapter 2 Level 7/10

He pulled up the blind and rang the bell loudly.

他拉起百叶窗，大声按响了门铃。

It was at once answered by the appearance of an old friend, his valet, Matvey, carrying his clothes, his boots, and a telegram.

随即，他的老朋友、男仆马特韦应声而来，手里拿着他的衣服、靴子和一封电报。

Matvey was followed by the barber with all the necessaries for shaving.

马特韦身后跟着理发师，带着所有刮胡子所需的用具。

"Are there any papers from the office?" asked Stepan Arkadyevitch, taking the telegram and seating himself at the looking-glass.

「办公室有没有送来文件？」斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇问道，接过电报，在镜子前坐了下来。

"On the table," replied Matvey, glancing with inquiring sympathy at his master; and, after a short pause, he added with a sly smile, "They've sent from the carriage-jobbers."

「在桌子上，」马特韦回答道，带着探询而同情的目光瞥了一眼主人；停顿片刻后，他带着一丝狡黠的微笑补充道，「马车行那边派人来了。」

Stepan Arkadyevitch made no reply, he merely glanced at Matvey in the looking-glass.

斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇没有回答，只是透过镜子瞥了马特韦一眼。

In the glance, in which their eyes met in the looking-glass, it was clear that they understood one another.

在那个透过镜子目光相遇的瞬间，两人显然彼此心领神会。

Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes asked: "Why do you tell me that? don't you know?"

斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇的眼神在问：「你为什么要告诉我这个？难道你不知道吗？」

Matvey put his hands in his jacket pockets, thrust out one leg, and gazed silently, good-humoredly, with a faint smile, at his master.

马特韦将双手插进上衣口袋，伸出一条腿，带着淡淡的微笑，神情愉快地默默凝视着主人。

"I told them to come on Sunday, and till then not to trouble you or themselves for nothing," he said.

「我告诉他们星期天再来，在此之前不要白白打扰您或他们自己，」他说。

He had obviously prepared the sentence beforehand.

他显然是事先准备好了这句话。

Stepan Arkadyevitch saw Matvey wanted to make a joke and attract attention to himself.

斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇看出马特韦是想开个玩笑，引起主人对自己的注意。

Tearing open the telegram, he read it through, guessing at the words, misspelt as they always are in telegrams, and his face brightened.

他撕开电报，一字一句地读了下去，猜测着那些像电报中惯常出现的拼写错误的词语，脸色随即明朗起来。

Vocabulary

他: tā — Third person singular pronoun: he, him.
拉起: lā qǐ — To pull up or raise something.
百叶窗: bǎi yè chuāng — Venetian blind or louvered window shutter.
大声: dà shēng — Loudly; in a loud voice.
按响: àn xiǎng — To press and ring a bell or buzzer.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
门铃: mén líng — Doorbell; a bell at a door.
随即: suí jí — Immediately afterward; right away.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
老朋友: lǎo péng you — Old friend; a long-time acquaintance.
男仆: nán pú — Male servant; manservant.
应声而来: yìng shēng ér lái — To come immediately upon hearing a call.
手里: shǒu lǐ — In one's hand; held in the hand.
拿着: ná zhe — Holding; carrying something in hand.
衣服: yī fu — Clothes; clothing; garments.
靴子: xuē zi — Boots; a pair of boots.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting nouns.
一封: yī fēng — One letter or one telegram (measure word).
电报: diàn bào — Telegram; a telegraphic message.
身后: shēn hòu — Behind one's body; following behind someone.
跟着: gēn zhe — Following; coming along right behind.
理发师: lǐ fà shī — Barber; a person who cuts hair.
带着: dài zhe — Bringing along; carrying with oneself.
所有: suǒ yǒu — All; every; everything required.
刮胡子: guā hú zi — To shave one's beard or face.
所需: suǒ xū — What is needed; required items or materials.
用具: yòng jù — Utensils; tools; implements for a task.
办公室: bàn gōng shì — Office; a room for conducting business.
有没有: yǒu méi yǒu — Is there or isn't there; whether there is.
送来: sòng lái — To deliver here; to bring something over.
文件: wén jiàn — Document; official paper; file.
问道: wèn dào — To ask; said while asking a question.
接过: jiē guò — To take over; to receive something handed to you.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place.
镜子: jìng zi — Mirror; a reflective glass surface.
前: qián — In front of; before a place or time.
坐了下来: zuò le xià lái — Sat down; took a seat.
桌子: zhuō zi — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.
上: shàng — On top of; above a surface.
回答: huí dá — To answer; to reply to a question.
道: dào — Said; used after speech verbs.
探询: tàn xún — Inquiring; probing with a questioning look.
而: ér — And; yet; conjunction linking contrasting elements.
同情: tóng qíng — Sympathy; compassionate feeling toward another.
目光: mù guāng — Gaze; the expression in one's eyes.
瞥了一眼: piē le yī yǎn — Glanced briefly; took a quick look.
主人: zhǔ rén — Master; host; owner of a household.
停顿: tíng dùn — A pause; brief stop in speech or action.
片刻: piàn kè — A brief moment; a short while.
后: hòu — After; afterward; following in time.
一丝: yī sī — A trace of; a hint of something slight.
狡黠: jiǎo xiá — Sly; cunning; crafty in a subtle way.
微笑: wēi xiào — A smile; to smile gently.
补充: bǔ chōng — To add; to supplement with further information.
那边: nà biān — Over there; that side or place.
派人: pài rén — To send someone; to dispatch a person.
来了: lái le — Has come; someone or something has arrived.
没有: méi yǒu — Does not have; there is none; no.
只是: zhǐ shì — Only; merely; it is just that.
透过: tòu guò — Through; passing through something to see or act.
那个: nà ge — That one; referring to a specific thing.
相遇: xiāng yù — To meet; to encounter each other.
瞬间: shùn jiān — An instant; a fleeting moment in time.
两人: liǎng rén — Two people; the two of them.
显然: xiǎn rán — Obviously; clearly; evidently.
彼此: bǐ cǐ — Each other; one another; mutually.
心领神会: xīn lǐng shén huì — To understand tacitly without words being spoken.
眼神: yǎn shén — Expression in the eyes; meaningful look.
在问: zài wèn — Is asking; currently posing a question.
你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.
为什么: wèi shén me — Why; for what reason.
要: yào — To want; to need; going to do.
告诉: gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something.
我: wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun.
这个: zhè ge — This; this one; referring to nearby thing.
难道: nán dào — Could it be that; rhetorical question marker.
不知道: bù zhī dào — Don't know; to be unaware of something.
吗: ma — Question particle for yes/no questions.
将: jiāng — About to; will; literary future marker.
双手: shuāng shǒu — Both hands; one's two hands together.
插进: chā jìn — To insert into; to stick something inside.
上衣: shàng yī — Jacket; upper garment; coat or shirt.
口袋: kǒu dài — Pocket; a small bag sewn into clothing.
伸出: shēn chū — To stretch out; to extend outward.
一条腿: yī tiáo tuǐ — One leg; extending one leg outward.
淡淡: dàn dàn — Lightly; faintly; in an indifferent manner.
神情: shén qíng — Expression; look on one's face or manner.
愉快: yú kuài — Happy; cheerful; pleasant in mood.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
默默: mò mò — Silently; quietly without speaking.
凝视着: níng shì zhe — Gazing steadily; staring fixedly at something.
他们: tā men — They; them; third person plural pronoun.
星期天: xīng qī tiān — Sunday; the first or last day of the week.
再来: zài lái — Come again; return at another time.
在此之前: zài cǐ zhī qián — Before this; prior to this moment or event.
不要: bù yào — Don't; do not; an instruction to refrain.
白白: bái bái — In vain; needlessly; for nothing.
打扰: dǎ rǎo — To disturb; to bother; to interrupt someone.
您: nín — Polite you; respectful second person pronoun.
或: huò — Or; either; expressing an alternative.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.
是: shì — To be; is, am, are; affirmative copula.
事先: shì xiān — In advance; beforehand; prior to an event.
准备好: zhǔn bèi hǎo — To have prepared; to be ready in advance.
这句话: zhè jù huà — This sentence; these words spoken just now.
看出: kàn chū — To perceive; to detect or figure out.
是想: shì xiǎng — Is trying to; intends to do something.
开个: kāi ge — To make or open one (joke, meeting, etc.).
玩笑: wán xiào — A joke; a prank; something said in jest.
引起: yǐn qǐ — To arouse; to cause; to attract attention.
对: duì — Toward; directed at; concerning someone.
注意: zhù yì — Attention; to pay attention; to notice.
撕开: sī kāi — To tear open; to rip apart.
一字一句: yī zì yī jù — Word by word; reading carefully and slowly.
读了下去: dú le xià qù — Continued reading; kept on reading further.
猜测着: cāi cè zhe — Guessing; speculating about something.
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to plural distant things.
像: xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to.
中: zhōng — In; among; within a group or text.
惯常: guàn cháng — Habitual; customary; as is usually the case.
出现: chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to occur.
拼写错误: pīn xiě cuò wù — Spelling mistake; an error in written spelling.
词语: cí yǔ — Words; terms; vocabulary items.
脸色: liǎn sè — Facial expression; color of one's face.
明朗: míng lǎng — Bright and clear; cheerful; brightening up.
起来: qǐ lái — To begin to; indicating a change of state.

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