Anne of Green Gables — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

"He doesn't generally go to town this time of year and he _never_ visits; if he'd run out of turnip seed he wouldn't dress up and take the buggy to go for more; he wasn't driving fast enough to be going for a doctor.

「他这个时节一般不进城，也从不串门拜访；就算萝卜种子用完了，他也不会特意打扮一番、驾着马车去买；他赶车的速度也不像是去请医生的。

Yet something must have happened since last night to start him off.

然而，从昨晚到现在，必定发生了什么事才让他出了门。

I'm clean puzzled, that's what, and I won't know a minute's peace of mind or conscience until I know what has taken Matthew Cuthbert out of Avonlea today."

我实在是百思不得其解，没错，除非弄清楚是什么事让马修·卡斯伯特今天离开了艾文里，否则我片刻也无法安心。」

Accordingly after tea Mrs. Rachel set out; she had not far to go; the big, rambling, orchard-embowered house where the Cuthberts lived was a scant quarter of a mile up the road from Lynde's Hollow.

于是，雷切尔太太喝完茶便出发了；她不必走多远——卡斯伯特一家所住的那座宽大蔓延、掩映于果园之中的房子，离林德家的洼地沿路不足四分之一英里。

To be sure, the long lane made it a good deal further.

不过，那条漫长的小道倒使路程远了不少。

Matthew Cuthbert's father, as shy and silent as his son after him, had got as far away as he possibly could from his fellow men without actually retreating into the woods when he founded his homestead.

马修·卡斯伯特的父亲和他的儿子一样，生性羞怯沉默，当年建立家园时，他在不真正退隐山林的前提下，尽可能地远离了人群。

Green Gables was built at the furthest edge of his cleared land and there it was to this day, barely visible from the main road along which all the other Avonlea houses were so sociably situated.

绿山墙农舍建在他开垦地的最远一角，直到今日仍在那里，从大路上几乎望不见它的踪影，而艾文里其他所有的房子都热热闹闹地沿着那条大路而建。

Mrs. Rachel Lynde did not call living in such a place _living_ at all.

雷切尔·林德太太根本不认为住在这样的地方算得上是真正的「生活」。

"It's just _staying_, that's what," she said as she stepped along the deep-rutted, grassy lane bordered with wild rose bushes.

「那不过是『待着』罢了，就是这么回事，」她一边说，一边踏上那条车辙深深、草木丛生、两旁野玫瑰盛开的小道。

Vocabulary

他: tā — Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
这个: zhège — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'this one'.
时节: shíjié — Season or time of year; particular period.
一般: yībān — Generally; ordinary; usually the same as.
不: bù — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'.
进城: jìnchéng — To go into town or enter the city.
也: yě — Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as well'.
从不: cóngbù — Never; at no time ever does something.
串门: chuànmén — To visit neighbors or friends informally.
拜访: bàifǎng — To pay a formal visit to someone.
就算: jiùsuàn — Even if; even supposing that something is true.
萝卜: luóbo — Radish; a common root vegetable.
种子: zhǒngzi — Seed; the reproductive unit of a plant.
用完: yòngwán — To use up; to exhaust all of a supply.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.
不会: bùhuì — Would not; cannot; unlikely to do something.
特意: tèyì — Specially; deliberately; for a specific purpose.
打扮: dǎban — To dress up; to make oneself look presentable.
一番: yīfān — Once over; a round of effort or activity.
驾着: jiàzhe — Driving or steering a vehicle or carriage.
马车: mǎchē — Horse-drawn carriage or cart.
去: qù — To go; to leave toward a destination.
买: mǎi — To buy; to purchase goods or items.
赶车: gǎnchē — To drive a horse-drawn cart or carriage.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
速度: sùdù — Speed; rate of movement or progress.
不像: bùxiàng — Does not resemble; unlike; does not look like.
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.
请: qǐng — To invite; to request; please do something.
医生: yīshēng — Doctor; medical physician who treats patients.
然而: rán'ér — However; nevertheless; yet; used for contrast.
从: cóng — Preposition meaning 'from' a place or time.
昨晚: zuówǎn — Last night; the previous evening.
到: dào — To arrive at; until; reaching a point.
现在: xiànzài — Now; at the present moment in time.
必定: bìdìng — Certainly; must have; definitely the case.
发生: fāshēng — To happen; to occur; to take place.
什么: shénme — What; something; used in questions or vagueness.
事: shì — Matter; affair; event; something that happened.
才: cái — Only then; just; indicating a conditional result.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do.
出: chū — To go out; to exit; to leave a place.
门: mén — Door; gate; entrance to a building.
我: wǒ — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
实在: shízài — Really; truly; honestly; in reality.
百思不得其解: bǎisī bùdé qí jiě — Cannot figure out despite much thought; completely puzzled.
没错: méicuò — That's right; correct; no mistake about it.
除非: chúfēi — Unless; only if a condition is met.
弄清楚: nòng qīngchǔ — To clarify; to figure out; to get clear.
今天: jīntiān — Today; the current day.
离开: líkāi — To leave; to depart from a place.
否则: fǒuzé — Otherwise; or else; if not so.
片刻: piànkè — A moment; a brief period of time.
无法: wúfǎ — Unable to; no way to do something.
安心: ānxīn — To feel at ease; to set one's mind at rest.
于是: yúshì — So; therefore; as a result; thereupon.
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; a married woman; wife.
喝完: hēwán — To finish drinking; to drink up completely.
茶: chá — Tea; a popular hot beverage.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; so; immediately afterward.
出发: chūfā — To set out; to depart on a journey.
她: tā — Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
不必: bùbì — Need not; it is unnecessary to do something.
走: zǒu — To walk; to go; to travel on foot.
多远: duō yuǎn — How far; very far; a great distance away.
一家: yījiā — A family; one household; a single home.
所住: suǒ zhù — The place where one lives or resides.
那座: nà zuò — That (used with large structures like buildings).
宽大: kuāndà — Spacious; large; roomy; generously sized.
蔓延: mànyán — To spread; to extend; to sprawl over an area.
掩映: yǎnyìng — Partially hidden among trees or foliage; set off.
于: yú — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'from' (literary).
果园: guǒyuán — Orchard; a garden where fruit trees grow.
之中: zhīzhōng — Within; in the middle of; among.
房子: fángzi — House; a building used as a residence.
离: lí — Away from; distance from a reference point.
家: jiā — Home; family; household; a place of residence.
洼地: wādì — Low-lying land; hollow; depression in terrain.
沿路: yánlù — Along the road; by the roadside; en route.
不足: bùzú — Less than; insufficient; not enough.
四分之一: sì fēn zhī yī — One quarter; one fourth of a whole.
英里: yīnglǐ — Mile; a unit of distance equal to 1.6 km.
不过: búguò — However; but; only; no more than.
那条: nà tiáo — That (classifier for long, narrow things like roads).
漫长: màncháng — Very long; lengthy; seemingly endless in duration.
小道: xiǎodào — Small path; narrow lane or trail.
倒: dào — On the contrary; instead; surprisingly; actually.
使: shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something to happen.
路程: lùchéng — Journey distance; the length of a trip.
远: yuǎn — Far; distant; a long way away.
不少: bùshǎo — Quite a few; a good number of; quite a lot.
父亲: fùqīn — Father; a male parent.
和: hé — And; together with; in addition to.
儿子: érzi — Son; a male child of one's own.
一样: yīyàng — The same; alike; identical in some way.
生性: shēngxìng — One's innate nature; born with a certain character.
羞怯: xiūqiè — Shy; timid; bashful by nature.
沉默: chénmò — Silent; taciturn; not inclined to speak much.
当年: dāngnián — In those days; back then; at that time.
建立: jiànlì — To establish; to found; to set up.
家园: jiāyuán — Home; homestead; one's homeland or dwelling place.
时: shí — When; at the time of; during.
在: zài — At; in; on; to be located somewhere.
真正: zhēnzhèng — Truly; genuinely; real; in the truest sense.
退隐: tuìyǐn — To retire; to withdraw from society into seclusion.
山林: shānlín — Mountain forest; wooded hills; remote natural area.
前提: qiántí — Premise; precondition; prerequisite for something.
下: xià — Under; below; beneath; under certain conditions.
尽可能: jǐn kěnéng — As much as possible; to the greatest possible extent.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
远离: yuǎnlí — To keep away from; to stay far from.
人群: rénqún — Crowd; a group of many people gathered together.
农舍: nóngshè — Farmhouse; a rural dwelling on a farm.
建: jiàn — To build; to construct; to establish.
开垦: kāikěn — To reclaim land; to clear land for farming.
最远: zuì yuǎn — The farthest; most distant point or corner.
一角: yījiǎo — A corner; a secluded spot or remote area.
直到: zhídào — Until; up to; all the way to a point.
今日: jīnrì — Today; the present day (slightly formal).
仍: réng — Still; yet; continuing as before.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; over there.
大路: dàlù — Main road; a wide or major thoroughfare.
上: shàng — On; above; on top of a surface.
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; hardly; scarcely visible.
望不见: wàng bùjiàn — Cannot see; out of sight; invisible from a distance.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.
踪影: zōngyǐng — Trace; sign; silhouette; any visible sign of presence.
而: ér — And yet; but; while; connecting contrasting clauses.
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; the remaining ones.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; everything that exists in a set.
都: dōu — All; both; every; without exception.
热热闹闹: rèrenàonào — Lively; bustling; cheerfully noisy and active.
沿着: yánzhe — Along; following the length of a path.
根本: gēnběn — Fundamentally; at all; simply; not at all.
认为: rènwéi — To think; to believe; to consider something true.
住: zhù — To live; to reside; to stay in a place.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.
地方: dìfang — Place; location; area; a particular spot.
算得上: suàn de shàng — Can be considered; qualify as; count as something.
生活: shēnghuó — Life; living; daily existence and way of life.
那: nà — That; in that case; used as a demonstrative.
待着: dāizhe — Staying put; just hanging around a place.
罢了: bàle — That's all; nothing more; merely that and nothing else.
就是: jiùshì — Exactly; precisely; it is just this situation.
这么: zhème — So; this way; like this; to this extent.
回事: huí shì — The matter; what it is all about.
一边: yībiān — While; at the same time; on one side.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell; to talk.
踏上: tàshàng — To step onto; to set foot on a path.
车辙: chēzhé — Rut; wheel track left in a dirt road.
深深: shēnshēn — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth.
草木丛生: cǎomù cóngshēng — Overgrown with grass and plants; lush vegetation everywhere.
两旁: liǎngpáng — Both sides; either side of a road or path.
野玫瑰: yě méigui — Wild rose; a rose growing naturally without cultivation.
盛开: shèngkāi — In full bloom; blossoming abundantly and beautifully.

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