Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 7

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 6/10

Now that she thought of it, there was rugged power in Jethro's face, especially when he took off the coonskin cap.

她这才想起来，杰思罗的脸上有一种粗犷的力量，尤其是当他摘下那顶浣熊皮帽的时候。

She always nodded a greeting when she saw him in the tannery yard or on the road, and sometimes he nodded back, but oftener he had not appeared to see her.

每当她在制革厂院子里或路上见到他时，她总会点头打招呼，有时他也会点头回应，但更多时候他似乎根本没有看见她。

She had thought this failure to nod stupidity, but it might after all be abstraction.

她原以为他不点头是因为迟钝，但也许终究不过是心不在焉罢了。

"What makes you think he has ability?" she asked, picking flowers from a bunch of arbutus she held.

「你为什么认为他有能力？」她一边问，一边从手中握着的一束草莓树花里摘花。

"He's rich, for one thing," said Jock.

「首先，他很有钱，」乔克说道。

He had not intended a dissertation on Jethro Bass, but he felt bound to defend his statements.

他原本无意大谈杰思罗·巴斯，但觉得有必要为自己的说法辩护。

"Rich!"

「有钱！」

"Wal, he hain't poor. He's got as many as thirty mortgages round among the farmers--some on land, and some on cattle."

「嗯，他不穷。他手里握着农民们的多达三十份抵押——有些是土地，有些是牲畜。」

"How did he make the money?" demanded Cynthia, in surprise.

「他是怎么赚到钱的？」辛西娅惊讶地追问道。

"Hides an' wool an' bark--turned 'em over an' swep' in. Gits a load, and Lyman Hull drives him down to Boston with that six-hoss team. Lyman gits drunk, Jethro keeps sober and saves."

「皮革、羊毛和树皮——倒腾倒腾就赚进来了。装满一车货，莱曼·赫尔赶着那支六匹马的车队送他去波士顿。莱曼喝醉了，杰思罗保持清醒，把钱攒了起来。」

Jock began to fashion some wooden pegs with his adze, for nails were scarce in those days.

乔克开始用锛子削制一些木钉，因为那个年代钉子十分稀缺。

Still Cynthia lingered, picking flowers from the bunch.

辛西娅仍然逗留着，继续从那束花中摘花。

"What did you mean by 'fox and geese' Jock?" she said presently.

「你说的'狐狸与鹅'是什么意思，乔克？」她片刻后说道。

Jock laughed.

乔克笑了。

He did not belong to the Establishment, but was a Universalist; politically he admired General Jackson.

他不属于国教，而是一名普救派教徒；在政治上，他钦佩杰克逊将军。

"What'd you say if Jethro was Chairman of the next Board of Selectmen?"

「如果杰思罗成为下一届镇务委员会的主席，你会怎么说？」

Vocabulary

她: tā — Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.
这才: zhè cái — Only then; just at this moment realized.
想起来: xiǎng qǐ lái — To suddenly remember or recall something.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; facial surface or expression.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something.
粗犷: cū guǎng — Rough and bold; rugged, uncouth in appearance.
力量: lì liàng — Strength, power, or force.
尤其是: yóu qí shì — Especially; particularly in this case.
当: dāng — When; at the time of an event.
他: tā — Third-person singular masculine pronoun: he, him.
摘下: zhāi xià — To take off; to remove something worn.
那顶: nà dǐng — That (classifier for hats); that particular hat.
时候: shí hòu — Time; moment when something occurs.
每当: měi dāng — Whenever; every time a situation occurs.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or time.
院子里: yuàn zi lǐ — Inside the courtyard or yard.
或: huò — Or; either one of two options.
路上: lù shàng — On the road; while travelling somewhere.
见到: jiàn dào — To see; to catch sight of someone.
时: shí — When; at the time of an action.
总会: zǒng huì — Always will; invariably does something.
点头: diǎn tóu — To nod one's head in acknowledgment.
打招呼: dǎ zhāo hu — To greet; to say hello to someone.
有时: yǒu shí — Sometimes; occasionally on certain occasions.
也会: yě huì — Would also; will also do something.
回应: huí yìng — To respond; to reply to a greeting.
但: dàn — But; however; introduces a contrast.
更多: gèng duō — More often; to a greater extent.
似乎: sì hū — It seems; apparently; as if.
根本: gēn běn — At all; fundamentally; not at all.
没有: méi yǒu — To not have; did not; there isn't.
看见: kàn jiàn — To see; to notice visually.
原以为: yuán yǐ wéi — Originally thought; had previously assumed something.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
是: shì — To be; is, am, are.
因为: yīn wèi — Because; due to a reason.
迟钝: chí dùn — Slow-witted; dull; mentally sluggish.
也许: yě xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly.
终究: zhōng jiū — After all; in the end; ultimately.
不过是: bù guò shì — It's merely; nothing more than.
心不在焉: xīn bù zài yān — Absent-minded; distracted; mind elsewhere.
罢了: bà le — That's all; nothing more than that.
你: nǐ — Second-person singular pronoun: you.
为什么: wèi shén me — Why; for what reason.
认为: rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to consider.
能力: néng lì — Ability; capability; competence.
一边: yī biān — While doing; simultaneously on one side.
问: wèn — To ask; to question someone.
从: cóng — From; starting from a point.
手中: shǒu zhōng — In one's hand; within one's grasp.
握着: wò zhe — Holding; gripping something in hand.
一束: yī shù — A bunch of; a bundle of flowers.
里: lǐ — Inside; within a place or container.
摘花: zhāi huā — To pick flowers; plucking blossoms.
首先: shǒu xiān — First of all; in the first place.
很: hěn — Very; quite; to a high degree.
有钱: yǒu qián — Wealthy; having a lot of money.
说道: shuō dào — Said; remarked; uttered these words.
原本: yuán běn — Originally; in the first place.
无意: wú yì — Have no intention of; unintentionally.
大谈: dà tán — To talk at length about; elaborate on.
觉得: jué de — To feel; to think; to sense.
有必要: yǒu bì yào — It is necessary; there is a need.
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own.
说法: shuō fǎ — Statement; claim; way of saying something.
辩护: biàn hù — To defend; to justify; to argue in defense.
嗯: ń / ňg — Hmm; interjection expressing acknowledgment or thought.
不穷: bù qióng — Not poor; not lacking in resources.
手里: shǒu lǐ — In hand; held in one's hands.
农民们: nóng mín men — Farmers; peasants (plural form).
多达: duō dá — As many as; up to a number.
三十份: sān shí fèn — Thirty shares/portions; thirty copies.
抵押: dǐ yā — Mortgage; to pledge as collateral.
有些: yǒu xiē — Some; certain; a few of them.
土地: tǔ dì — Land; soil; territory or property.
牲畜: shēng chù — Livestock; farm animals kept for use.
怎么: zěn me — How; in what way; by what means.
赚到: zhuàn dào — To earn; to successfully make money.
钱的: qián de — (Money-related modifier); referring to earning money.
惊讶地: jīng yà de — Surprisingly; in an astonished manner.
追问道: zhuī wèn dào — To press further with questions; ask persistently.
皮革: pí gé — Leather; processed animal hide.
羊毛: yáng máo — Wool; fiber from sheep.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting items.
树皮: shù pí — Tree bark; outer covering of trees.
倒腾: dǎo teng — To trade; to deal in goods for profit.
就: jiù — Then; just; emphasis on action or outcome.
赚: zhuàn — To earn money; to make a profit.
进来: jìn lái — To come in; money coming in.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
装满: zhuāng mǎn — To fill up; to load to capacity.
一车货: yī chē huò — A cartload of goods; one wagon's worth.
赶着: gǎn zhe — Driving; herding or driving animals forward.
那支: nà zhī — That (classifier for teams/groups); that particular team.
六匹马: liù pǐ mǎ — Six horses; a team of six horses.
车队: chē duì — Convoy; a team or fleet of vehicles.
送: sòng — To deliver; to send something somewhere.
去: qù — To go; directional complement indicating movement away.
喝醉: hē zuì — To get drunk; to become intoxicated.
保持: bǎo chí — To maintain; to keep in a state.
清醒: qīng xǐng — Sober; clear-headed; mentally alert.
把钱: bǎ qián — Taking the money; handling money (disposal marker).
攒: zǎn — To save up; to accumulate money gradually.
起来: qǐ lái — Complement indicating accumulation or starting action.
开始: kāi shǐ — To begin; to start doing something.
用: yòng — To use; to employ a tool or method.
一些: yī xiē — Some; a few; a certain amount.
那个: nà ge — That; that one (general classifier).
年代: nián dài — Era; period; decade in history.
钉子: dīng zi — Nail; a metal fastening spike.
十分: shí fēn — Very; extremely; fully.
稀缺: xī quē — Scarce; in short supply; rare resource.
仍然: réng rán — Still; yet; continuing as before.
逗留着: dòu liú zhe — Lingering; staying behind; remaining in place.
继续: jì xù — To continue; to carry on doing something.
那束花: nà shù huā — That bunch of flowers; that bouquet.
中: zhōng — Among; in the middle of; within.
说的: shuō de — What was said; referring to spoken content.
狐狸: hú li — Fox; a cunning wild animal.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal).
鹅: é — Goose; a large water bird.
什么意思: shén me yì si — What does it mean; what is the meaning.
片刻后: piàn kè hòu — After a moment; a short while later.
笑了: xiào le — Laughed; smiled; broke into laughter.
不属于: bù shǔ yú — Does not belong to; not part of.
而是: ér shì — But rather; instead is something else.
一名: yī míng — One (person); a single individual (classifier).
教徒: jiào tú — Follower; member of a religious faith.
政治上: zhèng zhì shàng — Politically; in terms of politics.
钦佩: qīn pèi — To admire; to hold in high esteem.
将军: jiāng jūn — General; high-ranking military officer.
如果: rú guǒ — If; supposing that; on condition that.
成为: chéng wéi — To become; to turn into something.
下一届: xià yī jiè — Next term; the following session or term.
主席: zhǔ xí — Chairman; president of a committee or organization.
会: huì — Would; will; to be able to.
怎么说: zěn me shuō — What would one say; how to put it.

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