Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 3

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 6/10

A dozen little brooks are born high among the western spruces on Coniston to score deep, cool valleys in their way through Clovelly township to the broad music of the water and fresh river-valleys full of the music of the water and fresh with the odor of the ferns.

十几条小溪发源于科尼斯顿西部云杉林的高处，沿途在克洛维利镇辟出深邃清凉的山谷，汇入宽阔的水流乐章，流向那充盈着水声乐韵、弥漫着蕨草清香的宽广河谷。

To this day the railroad has not reached Coniston Village--nay, nor Coniston Flat, four miles nearer Brampton.

时至今日，铁路仍未通达科尼斯顿村——不，甚至连距布兰普顿更近四英里的科尼斯顿平地也未曾到达。

The village lies on its own little shelf under the forest-clad slope of the mountain, and in the midst of its dozen houses is the green triangle where the militia used to drill on June days.

村子坐落在山坡林木葱茏的山麓一处小小台地之上，十几户人家之间有一片三角形草坪，民兵们昔日便在六月的时光里于此操练。

At one end of the triangle is the great pine mast that graced no frigate of George's, but flew the stars and stripes on many a liberty day.

三角地的一端矗立着一根高大的松木旗杆，它从未装点过乔治国王的任何一艘战舰，却在许多个自由纪念日上飘扬着星条旗。

Across the road is Jonah Winch's store, with a platform so high that a man may step off his horse directly on to it; with its checker-paned windows, with its dark interior smelling of coffee and apples and molasses, yes, and of Endea rum--for this was before the days of the revivals.

路对面是乔纳·温奇的杂货店，店前有一处高台，高得足以让人直接从马背上跨步登上；店内是格子窗棂，昏暗的内室飘散着咖啡、苹果和糖蜜的气息，是的，还有恩迪亚朗姆酒的味道——因为那时宗教复兴运动尚未兴起。

How those checker-paned windows bring back the picture of that village green!

那些格子窗棂啊，多么鲜活地唤回了村中草坪的旧日景象！

The meeting-house has them, lantern-like, wide and high, in three sashes--white meeting-house, seat alike of government and religion, with its terraced steeple, with its classic porches north and south.

会堂也有这样的窗棂，如灯笼般宽阔高敞，分作三扇窗框——白色的会堂，既是政务之所，也是宗教之地，有着层叠的尖塔，南北两侧各有古典式的门廊。

Vocabulary

十几: shí jǐ — More than ten; a dozen or so
条: tiáo — Measure word for long, narrow things
小溪: xiǎo xī — A small stream or brook
发源: fā yuán — To originate; to have its source at
于: yú — At; in; from (literary preposition)
西部: xī bù — Western part; the west of a region
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
高处: gāo chù — A high place; elevated location
沿途: yán tú — Along the way; en route
在: zài — At; in; located at a place
镇: zhèn — Town; a small urban settlement
辟出: pì chū — To carve out; to open up a space
深邃: shēn suì — Deep and profound; having great depth
清凉: qīng liáng — Cool and refreshing; pleasantly cold
山谷: shān gǔ — A mountain valley; a vale between hills
汇入: huì rù — To flow into; to converge and enter
宽阔: kuān kuò — Wide and broad; spacious in extent
水流: shuǐ liú — Water current; the flow of water
乐章: yuè zhāng — A movement in music; musical passage
流向: liú xiàng — To flow toward; direction of flow
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
充盈: chōng yíng — Full and abundant; brimming with something
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action
水声: shuǐ shēng — The sound of water; water sounds
弥漫: mí màn — To permeate; to spread and fill everywhere
清香: qīng xiāng — A light, fresh fragrance; delicate scent
宽广: kuān guǎng — Broad and expansive; wide in extent
河谷: hé gǔ — A river valley; low land along a river
时至今日: shí zhì jīn rì — To this day; even now in the present
铁路: tiě lù — Railway; railroad track and system
仍未: réng wèi — Still has not; yet to be accomplished
通达: tōng dá — To reach; to connect through to a place
村: cūn — Village; a small rural settlement
不: bù — No; not (negation particle)
甚至: shèn zhì — Even; going so far as to say
连: lián — Even; including (used for emphasis)
距: jù — At a distance from; away from
更近: gèng jìn — Even closer; nearer in comparison
四: sì — Four; the number four
英里: yīng lǐ — Mile; an English unit of distance
平地: píng dì — Flat land; level ground or plain
也: yě — Also; too; either (additive particle)
未曾: wèi céng — Never; has not yet ever happened
到达: dào dá — To arrive at; to reach a destination
村子: cūn zi — Village; a small country community
坐落: zuò luò — To be situated; to be located somewhere
山坡: shān pō — A hillside; the slope of a mountain
林木: lín mù — Forest trees; woodland timber
葱茏: cōng lóng — Lush and green; densely verdant vegetation
山麓: shān lù — The foot of a mountain; base of hill
一处: yī chù — A place; one particular location or spot
小小: xiǎo xiǎo — Very small; tiny and modest in size
台地: tái dì — A terrace or plateau; a raised flat area
之上: zhī shàng — Above; on top of (literary expression)
户: hù — Household; measure word for families
人家: rén jiā — Household; family; people's homes
之间: zhī jiān — Between; among (literary expression)
有: yǒu — There is; to have; to exist
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of something
三角形: sān jiǎo xíng — Triangle; a three-cornered shape
草坪: cǎo píng — Lawn; a flat area covered with grass
民兵们: mín bīng men — Militiamen; members of a civilian militia
昔日: xī rì — In former days; of the past
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; used to show consequence
六月: liù yuè — June; the sixth month of the year
时光: shí guāng — Time; a period of time passing
里: lǐ — Inside; within (location particle)
于此: yú cǐ — Here; at this place (literary expression)
操练: cāo liàn — To drill; to train soldiers in exercises
一端: yī duān — One end; one extremity of something
矗立: chù lì — To stand tall; to rise up prominently
一根: yī gēn — One (measure word for long thin objects)
高大: gāo dà — Tall and large; imposingly big in size
松木: sōng mù — Pine wood; timber from a pine tree
旗杆: qí gǎn — A flagpole; a pole for flying flags
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals
从未: cóng wèi — Never; not once at any time
装点: zhuāng diǎn — To adorn; to decorate something with ornaments
过: guò — Particle indicating past experience
国王: guó wáng — King; the monarch of a kingdom
任何: rèn hé — Any; whichever; of whatever kind
一艘: yī sōu — One (measure word for ships or vessels)
战舰: zhàn jiàn — Warship; a military naval vessel
却: què — But; yet; however (contrastive conjunction)
许多: xǔ duō — Many; a great number of things
个: gè — General measure word for various objects
自由: zì yóu — Freedom; liberty; being free from constraint
纪念日: jì niàn rì — Anniversary; a commemorative or memorial day
上: shàng — On; above; upon (location particle)
飘扬: piāo yáng — To flutter; to wave and fly in the wind
星条旗: Xīng Tiáo Qí — Stars and Stripes; the American national flag
路: lù — Road; path; a way for travel
对面: duì miàn — Opposite side; directly across from something
是: shì — Is; to be (copula verb)
杂货店: zá huò diàn — General store; a shop selling various goods
店前: diàn qián — In front of the shop; before the store
高台: gāo tái — A high platform or raised step
高得: gāo de — So high that; tall enough to allow something
足以: zú yǐ — Sufficient to; enough to do something
让人: ràng rén — To allow someone; to let a person do
直接: zhí jiē — Directly; immediately without an intermediary
从: cóng — From; starting from a point
马背: mǎ bèi — The back of a horse; horseback
跨步: kuà bù — To step across; to stride over something
登上: dēng shàng — To step onto; to climb up onto a surface
店内: diàn nèi — Inside the shop; within the store
格子: gé zi — Grid; lattice; small square compartments
昏暗: hūn àn — Dim and dark; poorly lit interior space
内室: nèi shì — Inner room; interior chamber of a building
飘散: piāo sàn — To waft; to drift and spread in the air
咖啡: kā fēi — Coffee; a popular caffeinated beverage
苹果: píng guǒ — Apple; a common round fruit
和: hé — And; together with (conjunction)
气息: qì xī — Breath; smell; an atmospheric quality or scent
是的: shì de — Yes; that's right; affirmative response
还有: hái yǒu — Also; there is also; in addition
味道: wèi dào — Taste; flavor; smell of something
因为: yīn wèi — Because; the reason being that
那时: nà shí — At that time; back then in the past
宗教: zōng jiào — Religion; a system of spiritual belief
复兴: fù xīng — Revival; renaissance; to rise again
运动: yùn dòng — Movement; campaign; a social or political drive
尚未: shàng wèi — Not yet; still has not happened
兴起: xīng qǐ — To rise up; to emerge and gain prominence
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to plural things or people
啊: ā — Ah; exclamation of emotion or realization
多么: duō me — How; what a; used before adjectives for emphasis
鲜活: xiān huó — Vivid and lively; fresh and full of life
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
唤回: huàn huí — To call back; to summon or evoke memories
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
村中: cūn zhōng — Within the village; in the middle of town
旧日: jiù rì — Former days; past times; days of old
景象: jǐng xiàng — Scene; sight; a visible spectacle or view
会堂: huì táng — Meeting hall; assembly hall or gathering place
这样: zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such as this
如: rú — Like; as; resembling something
灯笼: dēng lóng — Lantern; a traditional light-holding paper lamp
般: bān — Like; similar to (literary comparison particle)
三: sān — Three; the number three
扇: shàn — Measure word for doors, windows, or panels
窗框: chuāng kuàng — Window frame; the border surrounding a window
白色: bái sè — White color; the color white
既是: jì shì — Both is; serving simultaneously as two things
政务: zhèng wù — Government affairs; administrative business matters
之所: zhī suǒ — A place for; a location designated for something
也是: yě shì — Also is; is also; serves as well as
之地: zhī dì — A place of; land designated for a purpose
有着: yǒu zhe — Having; possessing a certain feature or quality
层叠: céng dié — Layered; stacked in multiple overlapping tiers
尖塔: jiān tǎ — Steeple; a pointed tower on a building
南北: nán běi — North and south; referring to both directions
两侧: liǎng cè — Both sides; on either side of something
各有: gè yǒu — Each has; every one possesses something
古典式: gǔ diǎn shì — Classical style; designed in a traditional manner
门廊: mén láng — Porch; a covered entrance to a building

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