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Chinese → English Chapter 1 Level 7/10

幸福的家庭都是相似的;不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

奥布朗斯基家里一片混乱。

Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house.

妻子发现丈夫与家里的一位法国家庭女教师有染,

The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family,

她已告知丈夫,她无法再与他在同一屋檐下生活。

and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living in the same house with him.

这种局面已经持续了三天,不仅夫妻二人,就连家里所有的成员和仆人都深感痛苦。

This position of affairs had now lasted three days, and not only the husband and wife themselves, but all the members of their family and household, were painfully conscious of it.

家中每个人都觉得他们住在一起毫无意义,

Every person in the house felt that there was no sense in their living together,

就连任何一家客栈里被偶然聚到一处的陌生人,彼此之间都比他们更有共同之处——他们,奥布朗斯基家的家庭成员和仆人们。

and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in common with one another than they, the members of the family and household of the Oblonskys.

妻子足不出户,丈夫已三天没有回家。

The wife did not leave her own room, the husband had not been at home for three days.

孩子们在家里到处乱跑;英国家庭女教师与管家吵了起来,

The children ran wild all over the house; the English governess quarreled with the housekeeper,

还写信给一位朋友,请她帮忙留意一个新的职位;

and wrote to a friend asking her to look out for a new situation for her;

厨师前一天恰在晚饭时间径自离去;厨房女仆和马车夫也都提出了辞呈。

the man-cook had walked off the day before just at dinner time; the kitchen-maid, and the coachman had given warning.

Vocabulary

Happy
感到快乐、满足的状态
families
家庭的复数,指多个家庭
alike
相似的,相同的,如出一辙
unhappy
不快乐的,感到悲伤或不满足的
family
家庭,由亲属关系组成的群体
way
方式,方法,某种特定的途径
confusion
混乱,困惑,杂乱无序的状态
house
房子,住宅,供人居住的建筑
wife
妻子,已婚女性的配偶
discovered
发现,找到之前未知的事物或事实
husband
丈夫,已婚男性的配偶
carrying
carry的进行时,此处指进行(秘密关系)
intrigue
秘密恋情或阴谋,不正当的私情关系
French
法国的,与法国相关的
girl
女孩,年轻的女性
governess
家庭女教师,在家中教育孩子的女性
announced
宣布,正式告知某人某件事情
living
live的进行时,表示生活或居住
position
处境,状况,某人所处的情形
affairs
事务,事情,此处指家庭状况
lasted
持续,延续了某段时间
themselves
他们自己,第三人称复数反身代词
members
成员,属于某群体的个人
household
家庭成员,同住一屋的全体人员
painfully
痛苦地,令人难受地,非常明显地
conscious
意识到,清楚地感觉到某事的存在
person
人,个人,一个个体的人
felt
feel的过去式,感觉,感受到
sense
意义,道理,此处指继续在一起无意义
together
在一起,共同,表示共处
stray
迷失的,偶然聚集在一起的陌生人
brought
bring的过去式,带来,聚集在一起
chance
偶然,机会,碰巧发生的事
inn
小旅馆,提供住宿的简单旅店
common
共同的,共有的,有共同之处
leave
离开,离去,不再停留在某处
room
房间,屋子,建筑内的一个空间
home
家,居住的地方,家庭所在处
children
孩子们,child的复数,未成年人
ran
run的过去式,跑,此处指自由乱跑
wild
野性的,放任的,此处指无人管束
English
英国的,英语的,与英国相关
quarreled
争吵,发生口角,激烈地争论
housekeeper
管家,负责管理家务的女性工作人员
wrote
write的过去式,写,写信给某人
friend
朋友,关系亲密的相识者
asking
ask的进行时,请求,要求某人帮忙
look
look out意为寻找,物色合适的人选
situation
此处指职位,工作岗位,就业机会
man-cook
男厨师,负责烹饪的男性厨房工作人员
walked
walk的过去式,此处指擅自离开走掉
dinner
晚餐,正餐,一天中主要的一餐
kitchen-maid
厨房女仆,在厨房工作的女性仆人
coachman
马车夫,驾驶马车的男性仆役
given
give的过去分词,此处指递交辞职通知
warning
此处指辞职预告,提前告知离职意图
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