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Chinese → English Chapter 1 Level 7/10

最令人难受的是第一分钟——当他从剧院回来,心情愉快、兴高采烈,手里拿着一个大梨要送给妻子,却没有在客厅找到妻子,惊讶之余在书房也没有找到她,最后在卧室里看到她手里拿着那封泄露了一切的不幸的信。

Most unpleasant of all was the first minute when, on coming, happy and good-humored, from the theater, with a huge pear in his hand for his wife, he had not found his wife in the drawing-room, to his surprise had not found her in the study either, and saw her at last in her bedroom with the unlucky letter that revealed everything in her hand.

她,他的多莉,一向为家务琐事忙忙碌碌、焦虑操心,在他看来思想也颇为局限——此刻却一动不动地坐着,手里拿着那封信,用一种充满恐惧、绝望和愤慨的神情望着他。

She, his Dolly, forever fussing and worrying over household details, and limited in her ideas, as he considered, was sitting perfectly still with the letter in her hand, looking at him with an expression of horror, despair, and indignation.

「这是什么?这是什么?」她问道,指着那封信。

"What's this? this?" she asked, pointing to the letter.

每当想起这件事,斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇——正如人们常有的情形——感到烦恼的与其说是事情本身,不如说是他当时回应妻子话语的方式。

And at this recollection, Stepan Arkadyevitch, as is so often the case, was not so much annoyed at the fact itself as at the way in which he had met his wife's words.

在那一刻,他身上发生了人们在被人出其不意地抓住做了极不体面之事时所会发生的情形。

There happened to him at that instant what does happen to people when they are unexpectedly caught in something very disgraceful.

他没能让自己的面部表情适应因过失败露而在妻子面前所处的那种境地。

He did not succeed in adapting his face to the position in which he was placed towards his wife by the discovery of his fault.

他没有表现出受伤、否认、为自己辩护、乞求宽恕,也没有保持冷漠——任何反应都会比他实际的表现要好——他的脸完全不由自主地(斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇爱好生理学,称之为脊髓反射)浮现出了他那惯常的、和蔼可亲的、因而也显得愚蠢的微笑。

Instead of being hurt, denying, defending himself, begging forgiveness, instead of remaining indifferent even—anything would have been better than what he did do—his face utterly involuntarily (reflex spinal action, reflected Stepan Arkadyevitch, who was fond of physiology)—utterly involuntarily assumed its habitual, good-humored, and therefore idiotic smile.

这个愚蠢的微笑,他无法原谅自己。

This idiotic smile he could not forgive himself.

Vocabulary

Most
最,程度最高的,用于比较
unpleasant
令人不快的,使人感到不舒服的
of
表示所属或关联的介词
all
所有的,全部的
was
是(be动词过去式,用于第一、三人称)
first
第一,最先的
minute
分钟;也指极短暂的时刻
when
当……时候,表示时间的连词
on
表示时间或动作状态的介词
coming
来,到来,come的现在分词
happy
快乐的,幸福的
good-humored
心情愉快的,脾气好的
from
从,来自,表示出发点的介词
theater
剧院,表演戏剧的场所
with
带着,与……一起,表伴随的介词
huge
巨大的,非常大的
pear
梨,一种常见的水果
hand
手,人体上肢末端部位
for
为了,给,表示目的或对象的介词
wife
妻子,已婚男性的配偶
had
have的过去式,表示曾经拥有或经历
found
找到,find的过去式
drawing-room
客厅,用于接待客人的房间
surprise
惊讶,出乎意料的事
study
书房;也指学习、研究
either
也不,两者中任一个
saw
看见,see的过去式
last
最后,at last意为终于
bedroom
卧室,用于睡眠的房间
unlucky
倒霉的,不幸的
letter
信,书信;也指字母
revealed
揭露,透露,reveal的过去式
everything
一切,所有的事情
forever
永远,一直不断地
fussing
大惊小怪,过度操心琐事
worrying
担忧,忧虑,worry的现在分词
over
对于,关于;也指在……上方
household
家庭的,与家务或家庭有关的
details
细节,细枝末节的事情
limited
有限的,受到限制的
ideas
想法,观点,idea的复数
as
作为,如同,表示比较或原因
considered
认为,consider的过去式
sitting
坐着,sit的现在分词
perfectly
完全地,完美地
still
静止不动的;也指仍然
looking
看着,look的现在分词
expression
表情,神情;也指表达
horror
恐惧,极度惊骇的感觉
despair
绝望,丧失希望的情绪
indignation
愤慨,对不公正事物的强烈不满
asked
问,询问,ask的过去式
pointing
指向,用手指指示,point的现在分词
recollection
回忆,记忆,对往事的记起
so
如此,这么,表示程度的副词
often
经常,频繁地
case
情况,情形,事例
much
很,非常,大量地
annoyed
恼怒的,感到烦躁的
fact
事实,确实存在的事情
itself
它本身,反身代词,强调主体
way
方式,方法;也指道路
which
哪个,引导定语从句的关系代词
met
遇到,meet的过去式
words
话语,言辞,word的复数
happened
发生,happen的过去式
instant
瞬间,极短暂的时刻
happen
发生,偶然出现
people
人们,人类,众人
unexpectedly
出乎意料地,突然地
caught
被当场抓到,catch的过去式
something
某事,某物
disgraceful
可耻的,令人丢脸的
succeed
成功,达到目的
adapting
适应,调整,adapt的现在分词
face
脸;也指面对某情况的表情
position
处境,位置,所处的状态
placed
置于,处于,place的过去式
towards
朝向,对于,表示方向或态度
by
通过,被,表示方式或施动者
discovery
发现,被揭露的事情
fault
过错,错误,责任
Instead
代替,换而言之,表示替代
being
是,be的现在分词,表示状态
hurt
受到伤害,感到难过
denying
否认,deny的现在分词
defending
为自己辩护,defend的现在分词
himself
他自己,男性反身代词
begging
恳求,乞求,beg的现在分词
forgiveness
宽恕,原谅,请求对方的谅解
instead
而是,相反地,表示替代关系
remaining
保持,继续处于某状态,remain的现在分词
indifferent
冷漠的,漠不关心的
anything
任何事物,任何东西
would
将会,表示虚拟或意愿的助动词
been
be的过去分词,表示曾经的状态
better
更好的,good的比较级
than
比,用于比较级之后
utterly
完全地,彻底地,极度地
involuntarily
不由自主地,无意识地
reflex
反射,无意识的本能反应
spinal
脊髓的,与脊椎相关的
action
动作,行为,行动
reflected
反映,reflect的过去式
who
谁,引导定语从句的关系代词
fond
喜爱,be fond of表示喜欢
physiology
生理学,研究生物体功能的学科
assumed
呈现,表现出,assume的过去式
habitual
习惯性的,惯常的
therefore
因此,所以,表示结论的副词
idiotic
愚蠢的,呆傻的
smile
微笑,面带笑容的表情
could
能,可以,can的过去式
forgive
原谅,宽恕,饶恕某人
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