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English → Chinese CHAPTER II. Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised Level 6/10

MATTHEW Cuthbert and the sorrel mare jogged comfortably over the eight miles to Bright River.

马修·卡斯伯特和那匹栗色母马轻快地小跑着，舒适地走完了前往布莱特河的八英里路程。

It was a pretty road, running along between snug farmsteads, with now and again a bit of balsamy fir wood to drive through or a hollow where wild plums hung out their filmy bloom.

这是一条美丽的道路，蜿蜒穿行于整洁的农庄之间，时而经过一片散发着香脂气息的杉木林，时而路过一处山谷，那里野李花开得朦朦胧胧，如轻纱般飘逸。

The air was sweet with the breath of many apple orchards and the meadows sloped away in the distance to horizon mists of pearl and purple; while

空气中弥漫着片片苹果园送来的香甜气息，远处的草地缓缓延伸，消融于珍珠白与淡紫色交织的地平线云霭之中；

"The little birds sang as if it were / The one day of summer in all the year."

「小鸟们欢唱，仿佛今日／便是一年之中唯一的夏日。」

Matthew enjoyed the drive after his own fashion, except during the moments when he met women and had to nod to them--for in Prince Edward Island you are supposed to nod to all and sundry you meet on the road whether you know them or not.

马修以他自己的方式享受着这段驾车之旅，除了偶尔遇见女人时不得不向她们点头致意的那些时刻——因为在爱德华王子岛，无论认识与否，见到路上的人都应该点头打招呼。

Matthew dreaded all women except Marilla and Mrs. Rachel; he had an uncomfortable feeling that the mysterious creatures were secretly laughing at him.

马修对所有女人都心存畏惧，除了玛丽拉和瑞秋太太；他总有一种不自在的感觉，觉得这些神秘的生物在暗地里嘲笑他。

He may have been quite right in thinking so, for he was an odd-looking personage, with an ungainly figure and long iron-gray hair that touched his stooping shoulders, and a full, soft brown beard which he had worn ever since he was twenty.

他这样想或许不无道理，因为他的确是个外貌奇特的人，身形笨拙，留着一头铁灰色的长发，垂落在他佝偻的双肩上，还蓄着一把浓密柔软的棕色胡须，那胡须从他二十岁起便一直留着。

In fact, he had looked at twenty very much as he looked at sixty, lacking a little of the grayness.

事实上，他二十岁时的模样与六十岁时相差无几，只不过少了些许灰白之色。

Vocabulary

和: hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases
那匹: nà pǐ — That one (measure word for horses)
栗色: lì sè — Chestnut color; reddish-brown shade
母马: mǔ mǎ — Mare; adult female horse
轻快: qīng kuài — Lively and brisk; light and swift
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb
小跑: xiǎo pǎo — To trot; move at a light jogging pace
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action
舒适: shū shì — Comfortable; pleasant and at ease
走完: zǒu wán — To finish traveling; complete a journey
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
前往: qián wǎng — To head toward; to go to a place
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or description
八英里: bā yīng lǐ — Eight miles; a unit of distance measurement
路程: lù chéng — Journey distance; the length of a trip
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
是: shì — To be; is, am, are
一条: yī tiáo — One (measure word for roads or strips)
美丽: měi lì — Beautiful; visually pleasing and attractive
道路: dào lù — Road; path for traveling or transportation
蜿蜒: wān yán — To wind and meander; twist along a path
穿行: chuān xíng — To pass through; travel across an area
于: yú — At; in; from; literary preposition of location
整洁: zhěng jié — Neat and tidy; clean and well-ordered
农庄: nóng zhuāng — Farm; rural estate or farmstead
之间: zhī jiān — Between; among; in the middle of
时而: shí ér — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time
经过: jīng guò — To pass by; go through a place
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of something
散发: sàn fā — To emit; give off a scent or light
香脂: xiāng zhī — Balsam; fragrant resin from certain trees
气息: qì xī — Scent; breath; atmosphere or aura
杉木林: shān mù lín — Fir forest; grove of fir or cedar trees
路过: lù guò — To pass by; happen to go past a place
一处: yī chù — A place; one location or spot
山谷: shān gǔ — Valley; low area between hills or mountains
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; over there
野李花: yě lǐ huā — Wild plum blossom; flower of wild plum tree
开得: kāi de — Blooming (to a certain degree or manner)
朦朦胧胧: méng méng lóng lóng — Hazy and misty; vague and dreamlike in appearance
如: rú — Like; as; resembling something else
轻纱: qīng shā — Light gauze; sheer delicate fabric or veil
般: bān — Like; as if; similar to something
飘逸: piāo yì — Gracefully flowing; elegant and light in movement
空气: kōng qì — Air; the atmosphere surrounding us
中: zhōng — In; within; among; inside something
弥漫: mí màn — To fill the air; permeate and spread throughout
片片: piàn piàn — Patches of; piece by piece; scattered expanses
苹果园: píng guǒ yuán — Apple orchard; garden where apples are grown
送来: sòng lái — To send over; waft something toward someone
香甜: xiāng tián — Fragrant and sweet; pleasantly scented and sweet
远处: yuǎn chù — The distance; a far-off place or area
草地: cǎo dì — Meadow; grassy field or lawn
缓缓: huǎn huǎn — Slowly; gradually; in an unhurried manner
延伸: yán shēn — To extend; stretch out over a distance
消融: xiāo róng — To dissolve; melt away and fade into something
珍珠白: zhēn zhū bái — Pearl white; soft lustrous white color
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (literary usage)
淡紫色: dàn zǐ sè — Lavender; pale light purple color
交织: jiāo zhī — To interweave; blend and mix together
地平线: dì píng xiàn — Horizon; line where sky meets earth
云霭: yún ǎi — Misty clouds; hazy atmospheric cloud cover
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of something
小鸟们: xiǎo niǎo men — Little birds; small birds (plural)
欢唱: huān chàng — To sing joyfully; chirp with delight
仿佛: fǎng fú — As if; seem like; seemingly
今日: jīn rì — Today; this day (literary expression)
便是: biàn shì — Is exactly; just is; precisely is
一年: yī nián — One year; a period of twelve months
唯一: wéi yī — Only; sole; the one and only
夏日: xià rì — Summer day; a day during summer season
以: yǐ — By means of; using; with (literary preposition)
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own
方式: fāng shì — Way; method; manner of doing something
享受: xiǎng shòu — To enjoy; take pleasure in an experience
这段: zhè duàn — This segment of; this stretch or portion
驾车: jià chē — To drive; ride in or operate a vehicle
之旅: zhī lǚ — Journey; trip (literary suffix for travel)
除了: chú le — Except for; apart from; besides
偶尔: ǒu ěr — Occasionally; once in a while; rarely
遇见: yù jiàn — To encounter; meet by chance
女人: nǚ rén — Woman; adult female person
时: shí — When; at the time of; during
不得不: bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must inevitably do
向: xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of
她们: tā men — They/them; third-person plural feminine pronoun
点头: diǎn tóu — To nod one's head in greeting or agreement
致意: zhì yì — To express greetings; show respect or acknowledgment
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to plural things or moments
时刻: shí kè — Moment; a specific point or period in time
因为: yīn wèi — Because; due to; the reason being
在: zài — At; in; located at a place
无论: wú lùn — No matter; regardless of any condition
认识: rèn shi — To know; be acquainted with someone
与否: yǔ fǒu — Whether or not; regardless of yes or no
见到: jiàn dào — To see; catch sight of; meet someone
路上: lù shàng — On the road; along the way
人: rén — Person; people; human being
都: dōu — All; both; every (inclusive adverb)
应该: yīng gāi — Should; ought to; be expected to
打招呼: dǎ zhāo hu — To greet; say hello to someone
对: duì — Toward; with regard to; facing
所有: suǒ yǒu — All; every; all of something
心存: xīn cún — To harbor in one's heart; secretly feel
畏惧: wèi jù — To fear; feel dread or apprehension
太太: tài tai — Mrs.; wife; married woman (polite address)
总有: zǒng yǒu — Always have; there is always something
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type of something
不自在: bù zì zài — Uncomfortable; ill at ease; feeling awkward
感觉: gǎn jué — Feeling; sensation; sense of something
觉得: jué de — To feel; think; have an impression that
这些: zhè xiē — These; referring to plural nearby things
神秘: shén mì — Mysterious; enigmatic; hard to understand
生物: shēng wù — Creature; living being; organism
暗地里: àn dì lǐ — Secretly; behind one's back; in private
嘲笑: cháo xiào — To mock; ridicule; laugh at someone
这样: zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such
想: xiǎng — To think; suppose; consider something
或许: huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly
不无: bù wú — Not without; having some basis or reason
道理: dào lǐ — Reason; logic; sensible grounds for something
的确: dí què — Indeed; certainly; truly
是个: shì gè — Is a (person); used before describing someone
外貌: wài mào — Appearance; outward looks of a person
奇特: qí tè — Peculiar; unusual; strange in appearance or manner
身形: shēn xíng — Body shape; physique; figure
笨拙: bèn zhuō — Clumsy; awkward; lacking grace or dexterity
留着: liú zhe — Wearing; keeping; having grown (hair or beard)
一头: yī tóu — A head of; measure word for hair
铁灰色: tiě huī sè — Iron gray; dark dull grayish color
长发: cháng fà — Long hair; hair of considerable length
垂落: chuí luò — To hang down; droop and fall downward
佝偻: gōu lóu — Hunched; stooped; bent over from age or disease
双肩: shuāng jiān — Both shoulders; the two shoulders of a person
上: shàng — On; above; upon a surface
还: hái — Also; still; in addition; furthermore
蓄着: xù zhe — Growing and keeping; sporting (a beard)
一把: yī bǎ — A handful of; measure word for beards or objects
浓密: nóng mì — Thick and dense; full and bushy
柔软: róu ruǎn — Soft; gentle; not stiff or harsh
棕色: zōng sè — Brown; a dark yellowish-brown color
胡须: hú xū — Beard; facial hair on a man's face
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
从: cóng — From; since; starting from a point in time
二十岁: èr shí suì — Twenty years old; age of twenty
起: qǐ — Starting from; since; beginning at a point
便: biàn — Then; thus; as a result (literary adverb)
一直: yī zhí — Always; continuously; all along
事实上: shì shí shàng — In fact; actually; in reality
模样: mú yàng — Appearance; look; the way someone looks
六十岁: liù shí suì — Sixty years old; age of sixty
相差无几: xiāng chā wú jǐ — Almost the same; little difference between two things
只不过: zhǐ bù guò — Only; merely; it is just that
少了: shǎo le — Having less of; lacking; reduced amount
些许: xiē xǔ — A little; a small amount of something
灰白: huī bái — Grayish white; pale and ashen in color
之色: zhī sè — Of color; hue (literary suffix for color description)

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