Bleak House — Page 2

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 9/10

Fog in the eyes and throats of ancient Greenwich pensioners, wheezing by the firesides of their wards; fog in the stem and bowl of the afternoon pipe of the wrathful skipper, down in his close cabin; fog cruelly pinching the toes and fingers of his shivering little 'prentice boy on deck.

浓雾钻进格林威治老年退休金领取者的眼睛和喉咙，他们在病房的壁炉旁喘息着；浓雾弥漫在暴躁的船长那根下午烟斗的烟嘴和烟斗钵里，他待在狭小的船舱中；浓雾残忍地掐住甲板上那个瑟瑟发抖的小学徒的脚趾和手指。

Chance people on the bridges peeping over the parapets into a nether sky of fog, with fog all round them, as if they were up in a balloon and hanging in the misty clouds.

桥上偶尔路过的行人俯身探过栏杆，望向下方那片雾霭笼罩的天空，四周雾气环绕，仿佛他们乘坐热气球腾空而起，悬挂在迷蒙的云层之中。

Gas looming through the fog in divers places in the streets, much as the sun may, from the spongey fields, be seen to loom by husbandman and ploughboy.

煤气灯在街道各处透过浓雾隐约发光，正如农夫和犁田少年在海绵般松软的田野中远望时，也会看见太阳在雾中朦胧浮现。

Most of the shops lighted two hours before their time—as the gas seems to know, for it has a haggard and unwilling look.

大多数店铺比平时早了两个小时便亮起灯来——煤气灯似乎也心知肚明，因为它透出一副憔悴而勉强的神情。

The raw afternoon is rawest, and the dense fog is densest, and the muddy streets are muddiest near that leaden-headed old obstruction, appropriate ornament for the threshold of a leaden-headed old corporation, Temple Bar.

在那座迟钝守旧的老障碍物——坦普尔门附近，阴冷的下午最为阴冷，浓雾最为浓厚，泥泞的街道也最为泥泞，那里恰是另一个迟钝守旧的老机构门槛上应有的装饰。

And hard by Temple Bar, in Lincoln's Inn Hall, at the very heart of the fog, sits the Lord High Chancellor in his High Court of Chancery.

就在坦普尔门附近，林肯律师学院大厅里，浓雾最深处，大法官大人端坐于他的大法官法庭之上。

Never can there come fog too thick, never can there come mud and mire too deep, to assort with the groping and floundering condition which this High Court of Chancery, most pestilent of hoary sinners, holds this day in the sight of heaven and earth.

无论浓雾多么厚重，无论泥泞多么深陷，都不足以匹配这大法官法庭今日在天地之间所呈现的那副摸索挣扎、举步维艰的状态——这个法庭，乃是所有积年老罪孽中最为祸害深重的一个。

Vocabulary

浓雾: nóng wù — Dense fog; thick mist obscuring visibility
钻进: zuān jìn — To burrow into; to squeeze oneself inside
老年: lǎo nián — Old age; the later years of life
退休金: tuì xiū jīn — Pension; money received after retirement
领取者: lǐng qǔ zhě — Recipient; person who collects a payment
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
眼睛: yǎn jing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing
和: hé — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses
喉咙: hóu lóng — Throat; the passage for air and food
他们: tā men — They; third-person plural pronoun
在: zài — At; in; existing at a location
病房: bìng fáng — Hospital ward; room where patients stay
壁炉: bì lú — Fireplace; indoor hearth built into a wall
旁: páng — Beside; next to; at the side of
喘息: chuǎn xī — To gasp; to breathe with difficulty
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuous action
弥漫: mí màn — To permeate; to spread thickly throughout
暴躁: bào zào — Irritable; bad-tempered and easily angered
船长: chuán zhǎng — Ship captain; commander of a vessel
那根: nà gēn — That (long/thin object); demonstrative measure word
下午: xià wǔ — Afternoon; the period after noon
烟斗: yān dǒu — Tobacco pipe; a smoking instrument
里: lǐ — Inside; within a space or container
他: tā — He; third-person singular male pronoun
待在: dāi zài — To stay at; to remain in a place
狭小: xiá xiǎo — Narrow and small; cramped in space
船舱: chuán cāng — Ship's cabin; enclosed space aboard a vessel
中: zhōng — In the middle of; within; among
残忍: cán rěn — Cruel; brutal; showing no mercy
地: de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives
掐住: qiā zhù — To pinch and grip tightly; to squeeze
甲板: jiǎ bǎn — Ship's deck; the flat surface of a ship
上: shàng — On top of; above a surface
那个: nà ge — That one; referring to a specific thing
瑟瑟发抖: sè sè fā dǒu — To tremble with cold or fear uncontrollably
小: xiǎo — Small; little; young in age
学徒: xué tú — Apprentice; a person learning a trade
脚趾: jiǎo zhǐ — Toes; the digits on a human foot
手指: shǒu zhǐ — Fingers; the digits on a human hand
桥上: qiáo shàng — On the bridge; atop a bridge structure
偶尔: ǒu ěr — Occasionally; from time to time; not often
路过: lù guò — To pass by; to go past a place
行人: xíng rén — Pedestrian; a person walking on the street
俯身: fǔ shēn — To lean forward and bend one's body down
探过: tàn guò — To lean over and peer across something
栏杆: lán gān — Railing; a barrier or fence for safety
望向: wàng xiàng — To gaze toward; to look in a direction
下方: xià fāng — Below; the area underneath something
那片: nà piàn — That expanse of; that stretch of area
雾霭: wù ǎi — Misty haze; a soft atmospheric fog
笼罩: lǒng zhào — To envelop; to shroud in fog or darkness
天空: tiān kōng — The sky; the expanse above the earth
四周: sì zhōu — All around; on every side
雾气: wù qì — Mist; misty vapor hanging in the air
环绕: huán rào — To surround; to encircle on all sides
仿佛: fǎng fú — As if; seemingly; to appear like something
乘坐: chéng zuò — To ride in or on a vehicle
热气球: rè qì qiú — Hot air balloon; an aircraft lifted by heat
腾空而起: téng kōng ér qǐ — To soar up into the air; to rise skyward
悬挂: xuán guà — To hang; to be suspended in the air
迷蒙: mí méng — Hazy and indistinct; blurred by mist
云层: yún céng — Cloud layer; a thick band of clouds
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the middle or interior of
街道: jiē dào — Street; a road in a town or city
各处: gè chù — Everywhere; in various places around
透过: tòu guò — Through; passing through an obstacle or medium
隐约: yǐn yuē — Faintly; vaguely; not clearly visible
发光: fā guāng — To emit light; to glow or shine
正如: zhèng rú — Just as; exactly like; in the same way
农夫: nóng fū — Farmer; a man who works on farmland
少年: shào nián — Youth; a young boy or teenage person
海绵: hǎi mián — Sponge; a soft absorbent material
般: bān — Like; similar to; in the manner of
松软: sōng ruǎn — Soft and loose; having a light spongy texture
田野: tián yě — Fields and open countryside; rural farmland
远望: yuǎn wàng — To gaze into the distance; to look far away
时: shí — When; at the time of an action
也会: yě huì — Also will; would also; likewise able to
看见: kàn jiàn — To see; to catch sight of something
太阳: tài yáng — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system
雾中: wù zhōng — In the fog; within misty conditions
朦胧: méng lóng — Hazy; dim and indistinct; obscured by mist
浮现: fú xiàn — To emerge; to appear gradually before one's eyes
大多数: dà duō shù — The majority; most of a given group
店铺: diàn pù — Shop; a small retail store or business
比: bǐ — Compared to; more than; a comparison marker
平时: píng shí — Usually; in ordinary times; normally
早了: zǎo le — Earlier than usual; sooner than expected
两个: liǎng gè — Two (items); a pair of something
小时: xiǎo shí — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; indicating a prompt result
亮起灯: liàng qǐ dēng — To light up lamps; to turn on lights
来: lái — Particle indicating action or result occurring
似乎: sì hū — It seems; apparently; as though something is true
也: yě — Also; too; as well; likewise
心知肚明: xīn zhī dù míng — To know something clearly in one's heart
因为: yīn wèi — Because; since; the reason for something
它: tā — It; third-person singular non-human pronoun
透出: tòu chū — To show through; to reveal from within
一副: yī fù — A look of; an expression of something
憔悴: qiáo cuì — Haggard; looking worn out and sickly
而: ér — And yet; but; a linking conjunction
勉强: miǎn qiǎng — Reluctant; barely managing; forced with effort
神情: shén qíng — Expression; the look on one's face
那座: nà zuò — That (large structure); demonstrative measure word
老: lǎo — Old; aged; longtime; long-established
障碍物: zhàng ài wù — Obstacle; a thing that blocks passage or progress
附近: fù jìn — Nearby; in the vicinity of a place
阴冷: yīn lěng — Gloomy and cold; chilly and overcast
最为: zuì wéi — Most; to the greatest degree possible
浓厚: nóng hòu — Dense and thick; strong in degree or intensity
泥泞: ní nìng — Muddy; covered with wet sticky mud
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; that location
恰是: qià shì — Happens to be; is exactly; precisely is
另一个: lìng yī gè — Another one; a different one of something
机构: jī gòu — Institution; organization; an established body
门槛: mén kǎn — Threshold; a doorsill; an entry barrier
应有: yīng yǒu — Should have; ought to possess or include
装饰: zhuāng shì — Decoration; ornament; to decorate a space
就在: jiù zài — Right at; located exactly at a place
律师: lǜ shī — Lawyer; attorney; a legal professional
学院: xuéyuàn — College; institute; an institution of learning
大厅: dà tīng — Hall; a large room or main building area
最深处: zuì shēn chù — The deepest part; the innermost location
大人: dà rén — Your lordship; honorific for a high official
端坐: duān zuò — To sit upright; to be seated with dignity
于: yú — In; at; upon; a literary preposition
他的: tā de — His; belonging to a male person
法庭: fǎ tíng — Courtroom; a place where legal cases are heard
之上: zhī shàng — Above; on top of; at a higher position
无论: wú lùn — No matter; regardless of; whatever the case
多么: duō me — How; however much; to what degree
厚重: hòu zhòng — Thick and heavy; dense and substantial
深陷: shēn xiàn — Deeply sunken; deeply trapped or immersed
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception
不足以: bù zú yǐ — Insufficient to; not enough to achieve something
匹配: pǐ pèi — To match; to be compatible or fitting
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or present
今日: jīn rì — Today; this present day
天地: tiān dì — Heaven and earth; the world; the universe
之间: zhī jiān — Between; among; in the space of
所: suǒ — Particle preceding verbs in passive or nominal structures
呈现: chéng xiàn — To present; to display; to show visually
那副: nà fù — That look of; that appearance of something
摸索: mō suǒ — To grope; to feel around; to search blindly
挣扎: zhēng zhá — To struggle; to fight to free oneself
举步维艰: jǔ bù wéi jiān — Every step is difficult; making painfully slow progress
状态: zhuàng tài — State; condition; the current situation of something
这个: zhè ge — This one; referring to a specific nearby thing
乃是: nǎi shì — Is precisely; is indeed; a formal copula
所有: suǒ yǒu — All; every; all existing things or people
祸害: huò hài — Harm; disaster; a source of great trouble
深重: shēn zhòng — Grave and deep; serious in severity
一个: yī gè — One; a single item or individual

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