Bleak House — Page 8

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 9/10

Articled clerks have been in the habit of fleshing their legal wit upon it.

律师事务所的见习书记员们习惯于在这桩案子上磨砺他们的法律才智。

The last Lord Chancellor handled it neatly, when, correcting Mr. Blowers, the eminent silk gown who said that such a thing might happen when the sky rained potatoes, he observed, "or when we get through Jarndyce and Jarndyce, Mr. Blowers"—a pleasantry that particularly tickled the maces, bags, and purses.

前任大法官处理得颇为得体，他纠正布劳尔斯先生——那位显赫的大律师曾说此事或许会在天降土豆之时发生——时回应道："或者等我们了结贾恩迪斯诉贾恩迪斯案之时，布劳尔斯先生"——这句俏皮话令那些权杖、文书袋与钱袋们格外开心。

How many people out of the suit Jarndyce and Jarndyce has stretched forth its unwholesome hand to spoil and corrupt would be a very wide question.

贾恩迪斯诉贾恩迪斯案伸出其腐败之手所毒害与腐蚀的诉讼当事人之外究竟还有多少人，这将是一个极为宽泛的问题。

From the master upon whose impaling files reams of dusty warrants in Jarndyce and Jarndyce have grimly writhed into many shapes, down to the copying-clerk in the Six Clerks' Office who has copied his tens of thousands of Chancery folio-pages under that eternal heading, no man's nature has been made better by it.

从那位主事官——贾恩迪斯诉贾恩迪斯案中成捆落满尘埃的令状在其刺穿文件的档案钉上阴郁地扭曲变形——到六书记员办公室里在那永恒的案件名目下誊抄了数以万计大法官法庭对开页文书的抄写员，没有一个人的品性因此而得到改善。

In trickery, evasion, procrastination, spoliation, botheration, under false pretences of all sorts, there are influences that can never come to good.

在种种欺诈、推诿、拖延、掠夺、纠缠以及各式各样的虚伪借口之中，存在着永远不可能带来善果的影响。

The very solicitors' boys who have kept the wretched suitors at bay, by protesting time out of mind that Mr. Chizzle, Mizzle, or otherwise was particularly engaged and had appointments until dinner, may have got an extra moral twist and shuffle into themselves out of Jarndyce and Jarndyce.

就连那些律师事务所的小厮——他们自古以来便以奇泽尔先生、米泽尔先生或其他什么人正忙得不可开交、约会排到晚饭时分为由，将那些可怜的当事人拒之门外——也可能从贾恩迪斯诉贾恩迪斯案中在自身品德上多沾染了一份扭曲与狡诈。

The receiver in the cause has acquired a goodly sum of money by it but has acquired too a distrust of his own mother and a contempt for his own kind.

此案的财产管理人借此积累了一笔可观的钱财，但同时也养成了对自己母亲的不信任以及对同类的蔑视。

Vocabulary

律师: lǜshī — Lawyer; a person who practices law professionally.
事务所: shìwùsuǒ — Office or firm, especially a law office.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
见习: jiànxí — To intern or learn on the job as a trainee.
书记员: shūjìyuán — Court clerk who records legal proceedings officially.
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.
习惯于: xíguàn yú — To be accustomed to or used to something.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
这桩: zhè zhuāng — This matter or case; measure word for affairs.
案子: ànzi — A legal case or criminal matter under investigation.
上: shàng — On, above; used to indicate surface or topic.
磨砺: mólì — To sharpen or hone skills through practice and hardship.
他们: tāmen — They or them; third-person plural pronoun.
法律: fǎlǜ — Law; the system of rules governing society.
才智: cáizhì — Talent and wisdom; intellectual ability and cleverness.
前任: qiánrèn — Former or previous holder of a position or office.
大法官: dàfǎguān — Chief Justice or Lord Chancellor; senior judicial official.
处理: chǔlǐ — To handle, deal with, or process a matter.
得: de — Structural particle indicating degree or result of action.
颇为: pōwéi — Quite, rather, considerably; to a notable degree.
得体: détǐ — Appropriate, proper, fitting for the occasion or context.
他: tā — He or him; third-person singular male pronoun.
纠正: jiūzhèng — To correct or rectify an error or wrongdoing.
先生: xiānsheng — Mister, sir; polite title for an adult male.
那位: nà wèi — That person; polite demonstrative for referring to someone.
显赫: xiǎnhè — Illustrious, prominent, renowned; having great fame or prestige.
大律师: dàlǜshī — Senior barrister or eminent lawyer of high standing.
曾说: céng shuō — Once said; indicates something was stated in the past.
此事: cǐ shì — This matter or affair; referring to the current topic.
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.
会: huì — Will, can; indicates ability, likelihood, or future action.
天降: tiān jiàng — To fall from the sky; heaven-sent or heaven-dropped.
土豆: tǔdòu — Potato; a common starchy root vegetable.
之时: zhī shí — At the time of; a classical expression for 'when'.
发生: fāshēng — To occur, happen, or take place suddenly.
时: shí — When, at the time; temporal conjunction or noun.
回应: huíyìng — To respond, reply, or answer to something said.
道: dào — Said; quotative verb introducing spoken words.
或者: huòzhě — Or; used to present alternatives in a statement.
等: děng — Wait; to await or hold on for something.
我们: wǒmen — We or us; first-person plural pronoun.
了结: liǎojié — To conclude, settle, or bring a matter to an end.
诉: sù — To sue, accuse; a legal term for bringing a lawsuit.
案: àn — Case, legal case; a matter brought before a court.
这句: zhè jù — This sentence or phrase; refers to a specific utterance.
俏皮话: qiàopíhuà — Witty remark, quip; a clever or humorous saying.
令: lìng — To cause or make; to order or command someone.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun referring to multiple things.
权杖: quánzhàng — Mace or scepter; a symbol of authority and power.
与: yǔ — And, with; a conjunction connecting nouns or phrases.
钱袋: qiándài — Money bag or purse; a pouch for holding money.
格外: géwài — Especially, particularly, extraordinarily; beyond the ordinary degree.
开心: kāixīn — Happy, delighted, joyful; feeling pleased or amused.
伸出: shēnchū — To extend or stretch out a limb or object.
其: qí — Its, their, his; classical third-person possessive pronoun.
腐败: fǔbài — Corrupt, rotten; moral decay or official dishonesty.
之手: zhī shǒu — The hands of; classical phrase indicating agency or possession.
所: suǒ — Passive marker; indicates the object of an action.
毒害: dúhài — To poison or corrupt; to cause harmful toxic influence.
腐蚀: fǔshí — To corrode or erode; to gradually corrupt or degrade.
诉讼: sùsòng — Lawsuit, litigation; a legal proceeding in a court.
当事人: dāngshìrén — Party involved in a legal case or dispute.
之外: zhī wài — Outside of, beyond, apart from; classical locative phrase.
究竟: jiūjìng — After all, in the end; used for emphasis or inquiry.
还有: hái yǒu — Also have, there are also; adding additional items.
多少: duōshao — How many, how much; asking about quantity or degree.
人: rén — Person, people; human being or individual.
这将: zhè jiāng — This will be; introducing a future assertion or prediction.
是: shì — To be; the main copular verb in Chinese.
一个: yī gè — One; the most common measure word for general objects.
极为: jíwéi — Extremely, exceedingly; to the highest degree possible.
宽泛: kuānfàn — Broad, wide-ranging, loosely defined; lacking specificity.
问题: wèntí — Question, problem, or issue needing attention or resolution.
从: cóng — From; indicates starting point in space, time, or range.
中: zhōng — In, among, within; indicates location inside something.
成捆: chéng kǔn — In bundles; gathered together into tied-up groups.
落满: luò mǎn — Covered with, filled with fallen material like dust.
尘埃: chén'āi — Dust, fine particles; symbolic of neglect and the passage of time.
刺穿: cìchuān — To pierce through; to puncture or skewer completely.
文件: wénjiàn — Document, file; official written paper or record.
阴郁: yīnyù — Gloomy, somber, melancholy; depressingly dark in mood.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.
扭曲: niǔqū — To twist, distort, or warp out of the original shape.
变形: biànxíng — To deform or change shape; become misshapen or distorted.
到: dào — To arrive at; reach a destination or extend to.
办公室: bàngōngshì — Office; a room or building used for administrative work.
里: lǐ — Inside, within; a locative indicating interior position.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.
永恒: yǒnghéng — Eternal, everlasting; existing without end across time.
案件: ànjiàn — Legal case or lawsuit; a formal matter before a court.
名目: míngmù — Name, heading, title; a label used to categorize something.
下: xià — Under, below; in the context or category of something.
誊抄: téngchāo — To copy out or transcribe text by hand carefully.
了: le — Completion particle indicating an action has occurred.
数以万计: shù yǐ wàn jì — Tens of thousands in number; an enormous countless quantity.
法庭: fǎtíng — Courtroom or tribunal; the place where legal cases are heard.
文书: wénshū — Official document, written record; legal or administrative papers.
抄写员: chāoxiěyuán — Copyist or scrivener; a person who copies documents by hand.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have, there is not; negation of existence or possession.
品性: pǐnxìng — Character, moral nature; a person's ethical qualities.
因此: yīncǐ — Therefore, as a result; indicating cause and effect.
而: ér — And, yet, but; a conjunction linking clauses or contrasts.
得到: dédào — To obtain, get, or receive something desired.
改善: gǎishàn — To improve or make better; enhance a condition or situation.
种种: zhǒngzhǒng — All kinds of, various sorts of; multiple varieties or types.
欺诈: qīzhà — Fraud, deceit, swindling; dishonest conduct to gain advantage.
推诿: tuīwěi — To shirk responsibility; to pass the buck to others.
拖延: tuōyán — To delay, procrastinate; to put off action unnecessarily.
掠夺: lüèduó — To plunder, pillage, or rob; to seize by force.
纠缠: jiūchán — To entangle, pester; to become involved in complex disputes.
以及: yǐjí — As well as, and also; used to add items to a list.
各式各样: gè shì gè yàng — All kinds and varieties; diverse and assorted types.
虚伪: xūwěi — Hypocritical, false, insincere; pretending virtues not possessed.
借口: jièkǒu — Excuse, pretext; a false reason given to justify action.
之中: zhī zhōng — Among, within, in the midst of; classical locative phrase.
存在着: cúnzài zhe — Exists, is present; ongoing existence of something.
永远: yǒngyuǎn — Forever, always, permanently; for all time without end.
不可能: bù kěnéng — Impossible; cannot happen or be done under any circumstances.
带来: dài lái — To bring about, produce, or cause a certain result.
善果: shànguǒ — Good results or virtuous outcomes; positive consequences of actions.
影响: yǐngxiǎng — Influence, effect; impact one thing has on another.
就连: jiù lián — Even; used to emphasize an extreme or unexpected case.
小厮: xiǎosī — Errand boy, manservant; a young male servant or attendant.
自古以来: zìgǔ yǐlái — Since ancient times; from time immemorial until now.
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; indicates consequence or ease of action.
以: yǐ — With, by means of; a classical preposition indicating manner.
或: huò — Or; a conjunction indicating alternatives or options.
其他: qítā — Other, else; referring to remaining or different things.
什么人: shénme rén — What person, who; asking about or referring to someone unspecified.
正: zhèng — Just, right now; indicates an action currently in progress.
忙得不可开交: máng de bù kě kāijiāo — Extremely busy; so occupied one cannot manage everything.
约会: yuēhuì — Appointment, date, engagement; a scheduled meeting with someone.
排到: pái dào — Scheduled until, booked up to; appointments extending to a time.
晚饭: wǎnfàn — Dinner, evening meal; the main meal eaten in the evening.
时分: shífēn — The time of, the hour of; referring to a particular moment.
为由: wéi yóu — Using as an excuse or reason; citing as justification.
将: jiāng — Will; a preverbal particle indicating future action.
可怜: kělián — Pitiful, pathetic, poor; deserving of sympathy or pity.
拒之门外: jù zhī mén wài — To shut someone out, refuse entry or access entirely.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; an additive adverb in Chinese.
可能: kěnéng — Possible, maybe, might; indicating likelihood or possibility.
自身: zìshēn — Oneself, one's own self; referring to one's own person.
品德: pǐndé — Moral character, virtue; the ethical quality of a person.
多: duō — More; an additional amount beyond what exists.
沾染: zhānrǎn — To become tainted or contaminated by bad influence.
一份: yī fèn — One portion or share; a measure word for portions.
狡诈: jiǎozhà — Cunning, crafty, treacherous; sly and deceitful in behavior.
此案: cǐ àn — This case; referring to the current legal matter at hand.
财产: cáichǎn — Property, assets, estate; material possessions or wealth owned.
管理人: guǎnlǐrén — Administrator, manager; a person managing property or affairs.
借此: jiè cǐ — Using this opportunity; taking advantage of this situation.
积累: jīlěi — To accumulate, build up; to gather or amass over time.
一笔: yī bǐ — A sum of; measure word for money or financial amounts.
可观: kěguān — Considerable, substantial; impressively large in size or amount.
钱财: qiáncái — Money and wealth; material riches or financial resources.
但: dàn — But, however; a conjunction indicating contrast or concession.
同时: tóngshí — At the same time, simultaneously; occurring concurrently.
养成: yǎngchéng — To develop or cultivate a habit or character trait.
对: duì — Toward, regarding; a preposition indicating direction or object.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; one's female parent.
不信任: bù xìnrèn — Distrust, lack of confidence; not believing or relying on someone.
同类: tónglèi — Fellow beings, peers, those of the same kind or category.
蔑视: mièshì — To despise, scorn, or hold in contempt; look down upon.

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