Anne of Green Gables — Page 6

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

Its windows looked east and west; through the west one, looking out on the back yard, came a flood of mellow June sunlight; but the east one, whence you got a glimpse of the bloom white cherry-trees in the left orchard and nodding, slender birches down in the hollow by the brook, was greened over by a tangle of vines.

窗户朝东朝西各有一扇；西边那扇朝向后院，一片柔和的六月阳光从那里涌入；而东边那扇，透过它能瞥见左边果园里盛开的白色樱桃树，以及小溪旁洼地里随风点头的细长白桦树，却被一丛缠绕的藤蔓遮成了绿色。

Here sat Marilla Cuthbert, when she sat at all, always slightly distrustful of sunshine, which seemed to her too dancing and irresponsible a thing for a world which was meant to be taken seriously; and here she sat now, knitting, and the table behind her was laid for supper.

玛丽拉·卡斯伯特坐在这里，每当她坐下来时，总是对阳光略存戒心，在她看来，阳光过于轻浮跳脱，对于一个应当严肃对待的世界来说未免太不负责任；此刻她便坐在这里编织，身后的桌子已经摆好了晚餐。

Mrs. Rachel, before she had fairly closed the door, had taken a mental note of everything that was on that table.

雷切尔太太在门还没完全关上之前，就已经把桌上的一切都默默记在心里了。

There were three plates laid, so that Marilla must be expecting some one home with Matthew to tea; but the dishes were everyday dishes and there was only crab-apple preserves and one kind of cake, so that the expected company could not be any particular company.

桌上摆了三副碗碟，看来玛丽拉必定是在等着某人随马修一起回来喝茶；但那些碗碟都是日常用的，桌上也只有酸苹果果酱和一种蛋糕，可见所等的客人并非什么特别重要的人物。

Yet what of Matthew's white collar and the sorrel mare?

可是马修的白领子和那匹栗色母马又作何解释呢？

Mrs. Rachel was getting fairly dizzy with this unusual mystery about quiet, unmysterious Green Gables.

向来平静、毫无神秘可言的格林·盖布尔斯此番竟生出这样不寻常的谜团，雷切尔太太简直被弄得晕头转向。

"Good evening, Rachel," Marilla said briskly. "This is a real fine evening, isn't it? Won't you sit down? How are all your folks?"

「晚上好，雷切尔，」玛丽拉干脆利落地说。「今晚天气真好，不是吗？请坐吧。你们家里人都好吗？」

Something that for lack of any other name might be called friendship existed and always had existed between Marilla Cuthbert and Mrs.

玛丽拉·卡斯伯特与雷切尔太太之间存在着某种东西，因找不到更合适的名称，姑且称之为友谊，这种友谊一直以来都存在于两人之间。

Vocabulary

窗户: chuānghù — Window, an opening in a wall for light.
朝东: cháo dōng — Facing east, oriented toward the east direction.
朝西: cháo xī — Facing west, oriented toward the west direction.
各有: gè yǒu — Each has, every one possesses something respectively.
一扇: yī shàn — One (used as measure word for doors/windows).
西边: xībiān — The western side or western direction.
那扇: nà shàn — That one (measure word for doors/windows).
朝向: cháoxiàng — To face toward, be oriented in a direction.
后院: hòuyuàn — Backyard, the yard behind a building.
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of, an expanse of something.
柔和: róuhé — Soft and gentle, mellow and mild in quality.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
六月: liùyuè — June, the sixth month of the year.
阳光: yángguāng — Sunlight, the light emitted by the sun.
从: cóng — From, indicating a starting point or source.
那里: nàlǐ — There, that place over there.
涌入: yǒng rù — To pour in, surge or flood into a space.
而: ér — And/but, conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
东边: dōngbiān — The eastern side or eastern direction.
透过: tòuguò — Through, to see or pass through something.
它: tā — It, third-person pronoun for non-human things.
能: néng — Can, to be able to do something.
瞥见: piējiàn — To catch a glimpse of something briefly.
左边: zuǒbiān — The left side, the direction to the left.
果园: guǒyuán — Orchard, a place where fruit trees grow.
里: lǐ — Inside, within a place or container.
盛开: shèngkāi — In full bloom, flowers blossoming magnificently.
白色: báisè — White color, the color of snow or milk.
樱桃树: yīngtáoshù — Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.
以及: yǐjí — As well as, and also, in addition to.
小溪: xiǎoxī — A small stream or brook of water.
旁: páng — Beside, next to or alongside something.
洼地: wādì — Low-lying land, a depression or hollow area.
随风: suí fēng — Following the wind, swaying with the breeze.
点头: diǎntóu — To nod one's head, gesture of agreement.
细长: xìcháng — Slender and long, thin and elongated in shape.
白桦树: báihuàshù — Birch tree, a tree with white bark.
却: què — But, however, indicating contrast or reversal.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating something is done to subject.
一丛: yī cóng — A clump or cluster of plants or vines.
缠绕: chánrào — To wind around, entangle or twine about something.
藤蔓: téngwàn — Vines, creeping or climbing plant stems.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.
绿色: lǜsè — Green color, the color of leaves and grass.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at or in a specific location.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here, this place nearby the speaker.
每当: měidāng — Whenever, every time a certain situation occurs.
她: tā — She, third-person singular feminine pronoun.
坐下来: zuò xià lái — To sit down, to take a seated position.
时: shí — When, at the time of an action or event.
总是: zǒngshì — Always, at all times without exception.
对: duì — Toward, regarding, with respect to something.
戒心: jièxīn — Wariness, a guarded or cautious state of mind.
在: zài — In, at, existing at a place or time.
看来: kànlái — It seems, apparently, from the looks of things.
过于: guòyú — Excessively, too much beyond a reasonable degree.
轻浮: qīngfú — Frivolous, lacking seriousness or moral weight.
对于: duìyú — Regarding, with respect to a topic or person.
一个: yī gè — One (general measure word for a single thing).
应当: yīngdāng — Should, ought to do something as expected.
严肃: yánsù — Serious, grave and solemn in attitude or manner.
对待: duìdài — To treat or deal with someone or something.
世界: shìjiè — The world, the entire earth and human society.
来说: lái shuō — Speaking from a perspective, as far as concerned.
未免: wèimiǎn — Rather too, somewhat excessively (expressing mild criticism).
太: tài — Too, excessively beyond a normal or acceptable degree.
不负责任: bù fù zérèn — Irresponsible, failing to take responsibility for actions.
此刻: cǐkè — At this moment, right now at present.
便: biàn — Then, just, indicating a result or action follows.
编织: biānzhī — To knit or weave, making fabric by interlacing yarn.
身后: shēn hòu — Behind one's back, the area behind a person.
桌子: zhuōzi — Table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.
已经: yǐjīng — Already, indicating something has happened before now.
摆好: bǎi hǎo — To have set up properly, arranged in place.
晚餐: wǎncān — Dinner, the evening meal of the day.
太太: tàitai — Mrs., a married woman or wife.
门: mén — Door, an entrance or barrier into a space.
还没: hái méi — Not yet, something has not happened so far.
完全: wánquán — Completely, entirely, fully without remainder.
关上: guān shàng — To close shut, to shut a door or window.
之前: zhīqián — Before, prior to a certain time or event.
就: jiù — Already, then, right away with little delay.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker, moves object before the verb.
桌上: zhuō shàng — On the table, the surface of the table.
一切: yīqiè — Everything, all things without exception.
都: dōu — All, both, every one included without exception.
默默: mòmò — Silently, quietly without speaking or noise.
记在心里: jì zài xīn lǐ — To keep in mind, memorize and store mentally.
摆了: bǎi le — Had placed or set out (completed action).
三副: sān fù — Three sets of (measure word for paired items).
碗碟: wǎndié — Bowls and plates, tableware used for dining.
必定: bìdìng — Certainly, must be, definitely without doubt.
是: shì — Is, to be, linking subject and predicate.
等着: děng zhe — Waiting for, expecting someone or something.
某人: mǒu rén — Someone, a certain unspecified person.
随: suí — To follow along with, accompany someone.
一起: yīqǐ — Together, at the same time with someone else.
回来: huí lái — To come back, to return to a place.
喝茶: hē chá — To drink tea, the act of having tea.
但: dàn — But, however, introducing a contrasting statement.
那些: nàxiē — Those, plural demonstrative referring to distant things.
都是: dōu shì — All are, every one is a certain thing.
日常: rìcháng — Everyday, ordinary and routine daily things.
用的: yòng de — Used for, ordinary items for everyday use.
也: yě — Also, too, as well, in addition.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only, there is nothing more than this.
果酱: guǒjiàng — Jam, a spread made from cooked fruit.
和: hé — And, connecting two words or phrases together.
一种: yī zhǒng — One kind or type of something.
蛋糕: dàngāo — Cake, a sweet baked dessert food.
可见: kějiàn — It can be seen, evidently, indicating a conclusion.
客人: kèren — Guest, a visitor coming to someone's home.
并非: bìngfēi — Not at all, definitely not, by no means.
什么: shénme — What, used to ask about or downplay something.
特别: tèbié — Special, particularly important or different from ordinary.
重要: zhòngyào — Important, significant and carrying great weight.
人物: rénwù — Person, figure, a notable or significant individual.
可是: kěshì — But, however, introducing a contrasting point.
白: bái — White, the color white; also means in vain.
领子: lǐngzi — Collar, the part of clothing around the neck.
那匹: nà pǐ — That (measure word for horses), that horse.
栗色: lìsè — Chestnut color, a dark reddish-brown shade.
母马: mǔmǎ — Mare, a female horse.
又: yòu — Again, also, furthermore, additionally.
解释: jiěshì — Explanation, to explain or interpret something.
呢: ne — Sentence-final particle indicating a question or continuation.
向来: xiànglái — Always, has always been the case historically.
平静: píngjìng — Calm, peaceful, undisturbed and tranquil.
毫无: háowú — Without any trace of, absolutely none at all.
神秘: shénmì — Mysterious, secret, difficult to understand or explain.
可言: kě yán — Worth mentioning, to speak of (after negatives).
此番: cǐ fān — This time, on this particular occasion.
竟: jìng — Unexpectedly, to one's surprise, actually.
生出: shēng chū — To give rise to, to produce or generate something.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, of this kind.
不寻常: bù xúncháng — Unusual, not ordinary or common.
谜团: mítuán — Mystery, a puzzling and unexplained situation.
简直: jiǎnzhí — Simply, just, it is practically unbelievable.
弄得: nòng de — To make someone feel a certain way.
晕头转向: yūn tóu zhuǎn xiàng — Completely confused and disoriented, spinning in bewilderment.
晚上好: wǎnshang hǎo — Good evening, a greeting used at nighttime.
干脆利落: gāncuì lìluò — Neat and decisive, speaking or acting crisply.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
说: shuō — To say, to speak or tell something.
今晚: jīnwǎn — Tonight, this evening.
天气: tiānqì — Weather, the atmospheric conditions at a time.
真好: zhēn hǎo — Really good, truly wonderful or pleasant.
不是吗: bù shì ma — Isn't it? A tag question seeking confirmation.
请坐: qǐng zuò — Please sit down, a polite invitation to sit.
吧: ba — Particle suggesting a suggestion, guess, or mild command.
你们: nǐmen — You (plural), referring to a group of people.
家里人: jiā lǐ rén — Family members, people living in one's household.
好: hǎo — Good, well, in a healthy or fine state.
与: yǔ — And, with, between two parties or things.
之间: zhījiān — Between, among two or more things or people.
存在: cúnzài — To exist, to be present or in existence.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind, some sort of unspecified thing.
东西: dōngxi — Thing, an object or matter of some kind.
因: yīn — Because, due to a reason or cause.
找不到: zhǎo bú dào — Cannot find, unable to locate something sought.
更: gèng — More, even more, to a greater degree.
合适: héshì — Appropriate, suitable and fitting for the purpose.
名称: míngchēng — Name, a term used to identify something.
姑且: gūqiě — For the time being, tentatively just for now.
称之为: chēng zhī wéi — To call it, to refer to it as something.
友谊: yǒuyì — Friendship, the bond of goodwill between friends.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of, this type of thing.
一直: yīzhí — Always, continuously, all along without stopping.
以来: yǐlái — Since, ever since a point in the past.
于: yú — At, in, regarding, a formal preposition.
两人: liǎng rén — Two people, both persons in a pair.

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