Bleak House — Page 9

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 9/10

Chizzle, Mizzle, and otherwise have lapsed into a habit of vaguely promising themselves that they will look into that outstanding little matter and see what can be done for Drizzle—who was not well used—when Jarndyce and Jarndyce shall be got out of the office.

奇兹尔、米兹尔以及其他人都已养成了一种习惯，模糊地自我承诺，说等到贾恩迪斯诉贾恩迪斯案从法院撤销之时，他们会着手处理那件悬而未决的小事，看看能为德里兹尔——那个未受公正对待的人——做些什么。

Shirking and sharking in all their many varieties have been sown broadcast by the ill-fated cause; and even those who have contemplated its history from the outermost circle of such evil have been insensibly tempted into a loose way of letting bad things alone to take their own bad course, and a loose belief that if the world go wrong it was in some off-hand manner never meant to go right.

这场命途多舛的官司以各种形式广泛播下了逃避责任与投机钻营的种子；甚至那些从最外围旁观这一祸患历史的人，也不知不觉地被诱入了一种散漫的态度，任由坏事自行走向恶劣的结局，并形成一种漫不经心的信念：若世界走向了错误，那不过是因为它从来就没打算走向正确。

Thus, in the midst of the mud and at the heart of the fog, sits the Lord High Chancellor in his High Court of Chancery.

就这样，在泥泞之中、在浓雾的中心，大法官端坐于他的大法官法院之内。

"Mr. Tangle," says the Lord High Chancellor, latterly something restless under the eloquence of that learned gentleman.

「坦格尔先生，」大法官说道，近来对这位博学绅士的滔滔雄辩已颇感不耐。

"Mlud," says Mr. Tangle. Mr. Tangle knows more of Jarndyce and Jarndyce than anybody. He is famous for it—supposed never to have read anything else since he left school.

「阁下，」坦格尔先生说。坦格尔先生对贾恩迪斯诉贾恩迪斯案的了解胜过任何人。他以此闻名——据说自他离校以来便从未读过其他任何东西。

"Have you nearly concluded your argument?"

「您的论述快要结束了吗？」

"Mlud, no—variety of points—feel it my duty tsubmit—ludship," is the reply that slides out of Mr. Tangle.

「阁下，尚未——尚有诸多论点——本人认为有责任呈——阁下，」这是坦格尔先生随口滑出的答复。

"Several members of the bar are still to be heard, I believe?" says the Chancellor with a slight smile.

「我想，还有数位律师尚待陈词吧？」大法官微笑着说。

Eighteen of Mr.

坦格尔先生的十八位

Vocabulary

奇: qí — Strange, odd, remarkable, or wondrous.
米: mǐ — Rice; meter (unit of length).
以及: yǐjí — As well as; along with; and also.
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; remaining people or things.
人: rén — Person, people, human being.
都已: dōu yǐ — All have already (done something).
养成: yǎngchéng — To form or cultivate a habit over time.
了: le — Particle indicating completion or change of state.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something.
习惯: xíguàn — Habit, custom; to be accustomed to something.
模糊: móhu — Vague, blurry, indistinct, unclear.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
自我: zìwǒ — Self; oneself; ego.
承诺: chéngnuò — Promise, commitment; to pledge to do something.
说: shuō — To say, speak, tell, or explain.
等到: děngdào — To wait until; by the time that.
诉: sù — To sue; to accuse; lawsuit; tell.
案: àn — Case, legal case; file, record.
从: cóng — From; following; since.
法院: fǎyuàn — Court of law; judicial court.
撤销: chèxiāo — To revoke, withdraw, cancel, or dismiss officially.
他们: tāmen — They, them (third-person plural).
会: huì — Will; can; be able to; meeting.
着手: zhuóshǒu — To start on; to set about doing something.
处理: chǔlǐ — To handle, deal with, or process something.
那件: nà jiàn — That (matter/item); used with countable affairs.
悬而未决: xuán ér wèi jué — Pending and unresolved; left hanging undecided.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
小事: xiǎoshì — Minor matter, trivial affair, small thing.
看看: kànkan — To take a look; to see what can be done.
那个: nàge — That one; that person or thing.
公正: gōngzhèng — Fair, just, impartial treatment or judgment.
对待: duìdài — To treat; manner of dealing with someone.
做些: zuò xiē — To do some; to perform certain actions.
什么: shénme — What; anything; whatever.
这场: zhè chǎng — This (event/affair); measure word for events.
官司: guānsi — Lawsuit, legal case, litigation.
以: yǐ — With, by means of; using; in order to.
各种: gèzhǒng — All kinds of; various types of something.
形式: xíngshì — Form, shape, format, manner of appearance.
广泛: guǎngfàn — Extensive, widespread, broad in scope.
播下: bō xià — To sow (seeds); to plant widely.
逃避责任: táobì zérèn — To evade or shirk one's responsibilities.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal/written).
投机钻营: tóujī zuānyíng — To seek personal gain through scheming and opportunism.
种子: zhǒngzi — Seed; figuratively, the origin of something.
甚至: shènzhì — Even; going so far as; to the extent that.
那些: nàxiē — Those (plural); referring to previously mentioned items.
旁观: pángguān — To watch from the sidelines; be a bystander.
这一: zhè yī — This (one); referring to a particular thing.
祸患: huòhuàn — Disaster, calamity, harmful trouble or menace.
历史: lìshǐ — History; historical record or past events.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; even.
不知不觉: bù zhī bù jué — Unconsciously; without realizing it; imperceptibly.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject is acted upon.
散漫: sǎnmàn — Undisciplined, lax, careless, inattentive attitude.
态度: tàidu — Attitude, manner, stance toward something.
任由: rènyóu — To allow freely; to let something happen unchecked.
坏事: huàishì — Bad thing, wrongdoing, harmful affair.
自行: zìxíng — By itself; on its own; independently.
走向: zǒuxiàng — To move toward; trend; direction of development.
恶劣: èliè — Terrible, vile, extremely bad or harsh.
结局: jiéjú — Outcome, ending, final result of events.
并: bìng — And; furthermore; simultaneously (formal connector).
形成: xíngchéng — To form, take shape, develop into something.
漫不经心: màn bù jīng xīn — Careless, casual, inattentive, nonchalant attitude.
信念: xìnniàn — Belief, conviction, firmly held faith.
若: ruò — If, should, supposing (literary/formal conditional).
世界: shìjiè — World, the earth, global society.
错误: cuòwù — Error, mistake, wrong; incorrect.
那: nà — That; then; in that case.
不过: búguò — Only, merely; however, but.
是: shì — To be; is, are, was, were.
因为: yīnwèi — Because, due to, as a result of.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things.
从来: cónglái — Always, at all times; from the very start.
打算: dǎsuàn — To plan, intend; one's intention or plan.
正确: zhèngquè — Correct, right, accurate, proper.
就: jiù — Then, just, exactly; indicating consequence or emphasis.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, thus.
在: zài — At, in, on; to be located at.
泥泞: nínìng — Muddy, miry; mud and mire.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within, among, in the middle of (literary).
浓雾: nóngwù — Dense fog, thick mist.
中心: zhōngxīn — Center, core, hub of something.
于: yú — At, in, on, from (formal/literary preposition).
他: tā — He, him; third-person male pronoun.
先生: xiānsheng — Mister, sir; gentleman; husband (polite address).
说道: shuōdào — Said; spoke (narrative verb introducing dialogue).
近来: jìnlái — Recently, lately, in recent times.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; correct; to face.
这位: zhè wèi — This (person); polite reference to a person.
博学: bóxué — Erudite, learned, widely knowledgeable.
绅士: shēnshì — Gentleman; a refined, educated, respectable man.
已: yǐ — Already; having done; finished (formal particle).
不耐: bùnài — Impatient, unable to bear or endure.
了解: liǎojiě — To understand, know, be familiar with.
胜过: shèngguò — To surpass, exceed, be better than.
任何: rènhé — Any, whichever, no matter what.
闻名: wénmíng — Famous, well-known, renowned for something.
据说: jùshuō — It is said; reportedly; allegedly.
自: zì — From, since; self (formal/literary preposition).
离校: lí xiào — To leave school; after departing from school.
以来: yǐlái — Since (a point in time); up to now.
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; as soon as (formal connector).
从未: cóngwèi — Never; at no time ever (emphatic negation).
读过: dúguò — Have read; to have gone through reading something.
东西: dōngxi — Thing, object, stuff; anything.
您: nín — You (polite/formal second-person pronoun).
论述: lùnshù — Argument, exposition; to discourse on a topic.
快要: kuàiyào — About to; soon going to happen.
结束: jiéshù — To end, conclude, finish, come to a close.
吗: ma — Question particle turning statement into yes/no question.
尚未: shàngwèi — Not yet; still has not (formal expression).
诸多: zhūduō — Numerous, many, a great number of (formal).
论点: lùndiǎn — Argument, point of argument, thesis point.
本人: běnrén — Oneself; the person in question; I (formal).
认为: rènwéi — To think, believe, consider, be of the opinion.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist.
责任: zérèn — Responsibility, duty, obligation.
呈: chéng — To present, submit (formally to a superior).
这是: zhè shì — This is; referring to the current situation.
随口: suíkǒu — Casually said; off the cuff, without thinking.
答复: dáfù — Reply, response, answer to a question or request.
我想: wǒ xiǎng — I think, I suppose, I believe.
还有: háiyǒu — There are also; furthermore; in addition.
数位: shù wèi — Several (people); a number of individuals.
律师: lǜshī — Lawyer, attorney, legal counsel.
吧: ba — Particle suggesting supposition or seeking confirmation.
微笑: wēixiào — Smile; to smile gently.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.
十八: shíbā — Eighteen (the number 18).
位: wèi — Measure word for people (polite); position, place.

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