Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 6/10

Behind it is the long shed, and in front, rising out of the milkweed and the flowering thistle, the horse block of the first meeting-house, where many a pillion has left its burden in times bygone.

它后面是那长长的棚屋，前面则从马利筋草和盛开的蓟草中矗立着第一座会堂的上马石，往昔曾有许多骑者在此处卸下重担。

Honest Jock Hallowell built that second meeting-house--was, indeed, still building it at the time of which we write.

诚实的乔克·哈洛维尔建造了那第二座会堂——实际上，在我们所叙述的那个时候，他仍在建造之中。

He had hewn every beam and king post in it, and set every plate and slip.

他亲手砍凿了其中每一根横梁和中柱，并安置了每一块顶板和嵌板。

And Jock Hallowell is the man who, unwittingly starts this chronicle.

而乔克·哈洛维尔正是那个在不知不觉中开启了这段编年史的人。

At noon, on one of those madcap April days of that Coniston country, Jock descended from his work on the steeple to perceive the ungainly figure of Jethro Bass coming toward him across the green.

在科尼斯顿地区某个疯狂四月天的正午，乔克从钟楼上的劳作中下来，看见杰思罗·巴斯那笨拙的身影正穿过草坪向他走来。

Jethro was about thirty years of age, and he wore a coonskin cap even in those days, and trousers tacked into his boots.

杰思罗大约三十岁，即便在那个年代，他也戴着一顶浣熊皮帽，裤腿塞进靴子里。

He carried his big head bent forward, a little to one aide, and was not, at first sight, a prepossessing-looking person.

他低着那颗大脑袋向前倾，略偏向一侧，初见之下并不是一个令人印象好的人。

As our story largely concerns him and we must get started somehow, it may as well be to fix a little attention on him.

由于我们的故事在很大程度上与他有关，而我们又必须从某处开始，不妨稍加留意于他。

"Heigho!" said Jock, rubbing his hands on his leather apron.

「嘿哟！」乔克说道，双手在皮围裙上擦了擦。

"H-how be you, Jock?" said Jethro, stopping.

「你——你好吗，乔克？」杰思罗停下脚步说道。

"Heigho!" cried Jock, "what's this game of fox and geese you're a-playin' among the farmers?"

「嘿哟！」乔克喊道，「你在那些农夫之间玩的是什么狐狸捉鹅的把戏？」

"C-callate to git the steeple done before frost?" inquired Jethro, without so much as a smile.

「打——打算在霜冻前把钟楼建好吗？」杰思罗问道，脸上毫无笑意。

"B-build it tight, Jock--b-build it tight."

「建——建结实些，乔克——建结实些。」

Vocabulary

它: tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects/animals.
后面: hòumiàn — Behind; at the back of something.
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or existence.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.
长长: cháng cháng — Long and extended; emphasizing considerable length.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
棚屋: péngwū — Shed; a simple rough shelter or outbuilding.
前面: qiánmiàn — In front; at the front side of something.
则: zé — Then; however; a contrastive or sequential conjunction.
从: cóng — From; indicating a starting point in space or time.
和: hé — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.
盛开: shèngkāi — In full bloom; flowers blooming vigorously and abundantly.
中: zhōng — In; among; within a space or group.
矗立: chùlì — To stand tall; to rise up straight and imposingly.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action.
第一座: dì yī zuò — The first one; ordinal for the first structure or building.
会堂: huìtáng — Meeting hall; assembly building for gatherings or worship.
往昔: wǎngxī — Former times; the past; days gone by.
曾有: céng yǒu — Once had; there used to be in the past.
许多: xǔduō — Many; a large number or quantity of something.
骑者: qízhě — Rider; a person who rides a horse or vehicle.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or engaged in action.
此处: cǐchù — Here; this place; at this particular location.
卸下: xiè xià — To unload; to take off or remove a burden.
重担: zhòngdàn — Heavy burden; a weighty load or responsibility.
诚实: chéngshí — Honest; truthful and sincere in character.
建造: jiànzào — To build; to construct a structure or building.
了: le — Completed action particle; indicates action has finished.
第二座: dì èr zuò — The second one; ordinal for the second building or structure.
实际上: shíjì shang — Actually; in fact; in reality or practice.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize action.
叙述: xùshù — To narrate; to describe events in an account.
那个: nàge — That; that one; demonstrative pronoun for a specific item.
时候: shíhou — Time; moment; a period or point in time.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
仍在: réng zài — Still in; still engaged in or located within.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of something.
亲手: qīnshǒu — With one's own hands; personally doing something.
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within that group or set.
每一根: měi yī gēn — Every single one; each individual long thin object.
横梁: héngliáng — Crossbeam; horizontal beam used in construction.
并: bìng — And; also; furthermore connecting parallel actions.
安置: ānzhì — To place; to install or arrange something in position.
每一块: měi yī kuài — Every single piece; each individual flat or chunky item.
而: ér — And; but; a conjunction linking contrasting or sequential clauses.
正是: zhèngshì — It is precisely; exactly this or that.
不知不觉中: bùzhī bùjué zhōng — Unconsciously; without realizing it; without awareness.
开启: kāiqǐ — To open; to initiate or begin something.
这段: zhè duàn — This section; this particular passage or period.
编年史: biānnián shǐ — Chronicle; a historical record arranged in chronological order.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
地区: dìqū — Region; area; a geographical district or zone.
某个: mǒu ge — A certain; some particular unspecified person or thing.
疯狂: fēngkuáng — Crazy; wild; extremely intense or out of control.
四月天: sìyuè tiān — April day; a day in the month of April.
正午: zhèngwǔ — Noon; exactly midday; twelve o'clock in the day.
钟楼: zhōnglóu — Bell tower; a tower housing bells in a building.
上: shàng — On top of; above; up onto a surface or position.
劳作: láozuò — To labor; to work hard with physical effort.
下来: xià lái — To come down; to descend from a higher position.
看见: kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of something or someone.
笨拙: bènzhuō — Clumsy; awkward; lacking grace or coordination.
身影: shēnyǐng — Silhouette; figure; the shape or shadow of a person.
正: zhèng — Just; right now; in the process of doing something.
穿过: chuānguò — To pass through; to go across or through something.
草坪: cǎopíng — Lawn; a flat area of short mown grass.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of something or someone.
走来: zǒu lái — To walk over; to come walking in this direction.
大约: dàyuē — Approximately; about; roughly estimated number or amount.
三十岁: sānshí suì — Thirty years old; the age of thirty.
即便: jíbiàn — Even if; even though; used to introduce a concession.
年代: niándài — Era; decade; a period of time or historical age.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; even so.
戴着: dài zhe — Wearing; having on (hat, glasses, or accessories).
一顶: yī dǐng — One (hat); measure word for hats and caps.
裤腿: kùtuǐ — Trouser leg; the leg portion of a pair of pants.
塞进: sāi jìn — To stuff into; to push or tuck something inside.
靴子: xuēzi — Boots; sturdy footwear reaching above the ankle.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; interior of a place or container.
低着: dī zhe — Lowering; holding down in a bowed position continuously.
那颗: nà kē — That (one); measure word for round or small objects.
大脑袋: dà nǎodai — Big head; a large-sized head on a person.
向前: xiàng qián — Forward; toward the front direction.
倾: qīng — To lean; to tilt or incline to one side.
略: lüè — Slightly; a little; to a small degree.
偏向: piān xiàng — Leaning toward; tilted or biased to one side.
一侧: yī cè — One side; a single lateral side of something.
初见: chū jiàn — First sight; upon first meeting or seeing someone.
之下: zhī xià — Under; beneath; below a certain condition or standard.
并不是: bìng bù shì — Is not at all; emphatically denying something is the case.
一个: yī ge — One; a single (used with measure word 个).
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel; causing a certain impression.
印象好: yìnxiàng hǎo — Good impression; favorable feeling toward someone encountered.
由于: yóuyú — Because of; due to; owing to a reason or cause.
故事: gùshi — Story; tale; a narrative account of events.
很大: hěn dà — Very large; great in size or degree.
程度上: chéngdù shàng — To a degree; in terms of extent or level.
与: yǔ — With; and; together with someone or something.
有关: yǒuguān — Related to; concerning; having connection with something.
又: yòu — Again; also; moreover; additionally.
必须: bìxū — Must; have to; obligatory without exception.
某处: mǒuchù — Somewhere; some unspecified place or location.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin; to start; the commencement of something.
不妨: bùfáng — May as well; might as well; no harm in doing.
稍加: shāo jiā — To add a little; to pay slight attention to something.
留意: liúyì — To pay attention; to take note of something carefully.
于: yú — At; in; from; classical preposition indicating location or time.
说道: shuōdào — Said; uttered; a narrative verb introducing quoted speech.
双手: shuāngshǒu — Both hands; two hands together.
擦了擦: cā le cā — Wiped; rubbed briefly to clean or dry hands.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
你好: nǐ hǎo — Hello; common Chinese greeting meaning you are well.
吗: ma — Question particle; turns statement into yes/no question.
停下: tíng xià — To stop; to halt movement or action.
脚步: jiǎobù — Footstep; pace; the sound or movement of walking.
喊道: hǎn dào — Shouted; called out loudly introducing quoted speech.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant items.
农夫: nóngfū — Farmer; a man who works on agricultural land.
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the space separating two or more.
玩: wán — To play; to engage in a game or activity.
什么: shénme — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity or type.
把戏: bǎxì — Trick; stunt; a clever or deceptive scheme or act.
打: dǎ — To hit; to do; versatile verb for many actions.
打算: dǎsuàn — To plan; to intend to do something in the future.
霜冻: shuāngdòng — Frost; freezing condition when temperature drops below zero.
前: qián — Before; in front of; prior to a time or place.
把: bǎ — Disposal particle; marks the object of an action.
建好: jiàn hǎo — To finish building; to complete construction successfully.
问道: wèn dào — Asked; inquired; narrative verb introducing a question.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; the surface or expression of one's face.
毫无: háowú — Without any; not a trace of; completely lacking something.
笑意: xiàoyì — Hint of a smile; smiling expression or cheerful look.
建: jiàn — To build; to construct or establish a structure.
结实: jiēshi — Sturdy; solid; strong and durable in construction.
些: xiē — A little more; somewhat; a small additional amount.

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