Anna Karenina — Page 2

English → Chinese Chapter 3 Level 7/10

Stepan Arkadyevitch took in and read a liberal paper, not an extreme one, but one advocating the views held by the majority.

斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇订阅并阅读一份自由派报纸，不是极端的那种，而是一份倡导大多数人所持观点的报纸。

And in spite of the fact that science, art, and politics had no special interest for him, he firmly held those views on all these subjects which were held by the majority and by his paper, and he only changed them when the majority changed them—or, more strictly speaking, he did not change them, but they imperceptibly changed of themselves within him.

尽管科学、艺术和政治对他并无特别的兴趣，他却坚定地持有大多数人和他的报纸在所有这些问题上所持的观点，而且只有当大多数人改变这些观点时他才改变——或者更严格地说，他并没有改变它们，而是它们在他内心中不知不觉地自行改变了。

Stepan Arkadyevitch had not chosen his political opinions or his views; these political opinions and views had come to him of themselves, just as he did not choose the shapes of his hat and coat, but simply took those that were being worn.

斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇并没有选择他的政治见解或他的观点；这些政治见解和观点是自然而然地来到他身上的，就像他不会去选择帽子和外套的款式，而只是随手拿了时下流行的那些。

And for him, living in a certain society—owing to the need, ordinarily developed at years of discretion, for some degree of mental activity—to have views was just as indispensable as to have a hat.

对他而言，生活在某个社会阶层中——由于到了理智成熟的年岁，通常会产生某种程度的精神活动的需求——拥有观点就如同拥有一顶帽子一样不可或缺。

If there was a reason for his preferring liberal to conservative views, which were held also by many of his circle, it arose not from his considering liberalism more rational, but from its being in closer accordance with his manner of life.

如果说他偏爱自由派观点而非保守派观点——而他圈子里也有许多人持保守派观点——是有原因的话，那并非因为他认为自由主义更为理性，而是因为它与他的生活方式更为契合。

The liberal party said that in Russia everything is wrong, and certainly Stepan Arkadyevitch had many debts and was decidedly short of money.

自由派说俄国的一切都是错的，而斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇确实欠了许多债，钱也明显不够用。

Vocabulary

订阅: dìng yuè — To subscribe to a publication or service.
并: bìng — And, furthermore; combined together.
阅读: yuè dú — To read books, articles, or texts.
一份: yī fèn — One copy or portion of something.
自由派: zì yóu pài — Liberal faction; people holding liberal political views.
报纸: bào zhǐ — Newspaper; printed daily news publication.
不是: bù shì — Is not; used to negate a statement.
极端: jí duān — Extreme; going beyond normal or reasonable limits.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind or type of thing.
而是: ér shì — But rather; used to introduce a correction.
倡导: chàng dǎo — To advocate or promote a cause or idea.
大多数: dà duō shù — The majority; most of a group.
人: rén — Person, people, human being.
所持: suǒ chí — That which is held or maintained as a view.
观点: guān diǎn — Viewpoint, perspective, or standpoint on an issue.
尽管: jǐn guǎn — Although, even though; despite a condition.
科学: kē xué — Science; systematic study of the natural world.
艺术: yì shù — Art; creative expression through various media.
和: hé — And; connecting words or phrases together.
政治: zhèng zhì — Politics; affairs of government and public policy.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing something.
他: tā — He, him; third-person singular male pronoun.
并无: bìng wú — Has absolutely no; entirely without something.
特别: tè bié — Special, particular; especially; notably different.
兴趣: xìng qù — Interest, hobby; feeling of curiosity or enthusiasm.
却: què — Yet, but, however; expressing contrast or surprise.
坚定: jiān dìng — Firm, resolute, steadfast in conviction or stance.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
持有: chí yǒu — To hold or maintain a view or asset.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicating location or time.
所有: suǒ yǒu — All, every; everything belonging to someone.
这些: zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things.
问题: wèn tí — Question, problem, issue requiring attention.
上: shàng — On, above; regarding; used as directional complement.
而且: ér qiě — Moreover, furthermore; adding emphasis to a point.
只有: zhǐ yǒu — Only when; only if a condition is met.
当: dāng — When; at a certain time; to serve as.
改变: gǎi biàn — To change, alter; transformation of a situation.
时: shí — Time, moment; when something occurs.
才: cái — Only then; indicates condition must be met first.
或者: huò zhě — Or; indicating an alternative possibility.
更: gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.
严格: yán gé — Strict, rigorous; adhering closely to standards.
说: shuō — To say, speak, explain; to talk.
并没有: bìng méi yǒu — Definitely does not have; emphatically lacking something.
它们: tā men — They, them; third-person plural for objects or animals.
内心: nèi xīn — Inner heart, inner world; one's deepest feelings.
中: zhōng — In, within, inside; middle of something.
不知不觉: bù zhī bù jué — Unconsciously, without realizing; gradually without noticing.
自行: zì xíng — By oneself; to do something independently or automatically.
了: le — Completed action particle; change of state marker.
选择: xuǎn zé — To choose, select; a choice or option.
见解: jiàn jiě — Opinion, view, insight on a particular matter.
或: huò — Or; either one of two options.
是: shì — To be; is, am, are; affirmative verb.
自然而然: zì rán ér rán — Naturally, of its own accord; happening effortlessly.
来到: lái dào — To arrive, come to a place or person.
身上: shēn shàng — On one's body or person; upon oneself.
就像: jiù xiàng — Just like, just as; used for comparison.
不会: bù huì — Would not; cannot; unlikely to do something.
去: qù — To go; to perform an action away from here.
帽子: mào zi — Hat, cap; headwear worn on the head.
外套: wài tào — Overcoat, jacket; outer garment worn over clothing.
款式: kuǎn shì — Style, design, model of clothing or objects.
而: ér — But, and, yet; connective conjunction between clauses.
只是: zhǐ shì — Just, merely, simply; nothing more than this.
随手: suí shǒu — Casually, conveniently; doing something without much thought.
拿了: ná le — Took, grabbed; past action of taking something.
时下: shí xià — Currently fashionable; popular at the present time.
流行: liú xíng — Popular, trendy; widely spread or in fashion.
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to multiple distant or mentioned things.
而言: ér yán — As for, in terms of; regarding a subject.
生活: shēng huó — Life, livelihood; daily living and existence.
某个: mǒu gè — A certain, some specific; referring to an unspecified one.
社会: shè huì — Society; human community and its social structures.
阶层: jiē céng — Social class or stratum within a society.
由于: yóu yú — Due to, because of; indicating a cause or reason.
到了: dào le — Reached, arrived at; having come to a point.
理智: lǐ zhì — Reason, rationality; ability to think clearly and logically.
成熟: chéng shú — Mature, ripe; fully developed mentally or physically.
年岁: nián suì — Age, years; the number of years one has lived.
通常: tōng cháng — Usually, normally; in most ordinary circumstances.
会: huì — Will; to be able to; likely to happen.
产生: chǎn shēng — To produce, generate, give rise to something.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind or type; some sort of.
程度: chéng dù — Degree, extent, level of something.
精神: jīng shén — Spirit, mind; mental or spiritual vitality.
活动: huó dòng — Activity, movement; an event or physical motion.
需求: xū qiú — Demand, need, requirement for something essential.
拥有: yōng yǒu — To possess, own, have something valuable.
就: jiù — Just, then, right away; indicating immediacy or emphasis.
如同: rú tóng — Just like, similar to; used for comparison.
一顶: yī dǐng — One hat; measure word for hats and caps.
一样: yī yàng — Same, alike; just like something else.
不可或缺: bù kě huò quē — Indispensable, absolutely essential; cannot be done without.
如果: rú guǒ — If, supposing that; introducing a conditional statement.
偏爱: piān ài — To prefer, favor; having a particular fondness for.
而非: ér fēi — Rather than, instead of; contrasting two alternatives.
保守派: bǎo shǒu pài — Conservative faction; those favoring traditional values and policies.
圈子: quān zi — Circle, social group; a clique or community.
里: lǐ — Inside, within; in a place or group.
也有: yě yǒu — Also has; there are also some of these.
许多: xǔ duō — Many, a lot; a large quantity of something.
持: chí — To hold, maintain; to uphold a position or view.
有: yǒu — To have, exist; there is or are.
原因: yuán yīn — Reason, cause; the explanation behind something.
话: huà — Words, speech; something said; if speaking of.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
并非: bìng fēi — Emphatically not; definitely is not the case.
因为: yīn wèi — Because, since; introducing a reason or cause.
认为: rèn wéi — To think, consider, believe something to be true.
自由主义: zì yóu zhǔ yì — Liberalism; political philosophy emphasizing individual freedoms.
更为: gèng wéi — Even more, to a greater degree; more so.
理性: lǐ xìng — Rational, reasonable; based on logic rather than emotion.
它: tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects or animals.
与: yǔ — And, with; together with; linking nouns.
生活方式: shēng huó fāng shì — Lifestyle, way of living; habitual patterns of daily life.
契合: qì hé — To fit well, match, be in harmony with.
俄国: É guó — Russia; the Russian nation or country.
一切: yī qiè — Everything, all; every single thing without exception.
都是: dōu shì — All are; every one of them is something.
错的: cuò de — Wrong, incorrect; something that is mistaken.
确实: què shí — Indeed, truly, certainly; used to confirm a fact.
欠了: qiàn le — Owed, incurred a debt; to be in arrears.
债: zhài — Debt, loan; money owed to another party.
钱: qián — Money, cash; currency used for transactions.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; indicating addition or similarity.
明显: míng xiǎn — Obvious, evident, clear; easy to notice or see.
不够用: bù gòu yòng — Not enough to use; insufficient for one's needs.

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