Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 11

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 6/10

Cynthia, of all people, took to watching the tanner's son, and listening to the brief colloquies he had with other men at Jonah Winch's store, when she went there to buy things for the parsonage; and it seemed to her that Jock had not been altogether wrong, and that there was in the man an indefinable but very compelling force.

偏偏是辛西娅，开始留意那个制革匠的儿子，在她去乔纳·温奇的店里为牧师住宅购买东西时，她会倾听他与其他男人之间简短的交谈；她觉得乔克的看法并非全然错误，这个男人身上确实有一种难以名状却极具感染力的力量。

And when a woman begins to admit that a man has force, her curiosity usually increases.

而当一个女人开始承认某个男人具有这种力量时，她的好奇心往往也会随之增长。

On one or two of these occasions Cynthia had been startled to find his eyes fixed upon her, and though the feeling she had was closely akin to fear, she found something distinctly pleasurable in it.

有一两次，辛西娅惊觉他的目光正凝视着她，尽管那种感觉与恐惧十分相近，她却从中感受到一种明显令人愉悦的东西。

May came, and the pools dried up, the orchards were pink and white, the birches and the maples were all yellow-green on the mountain sides against the dark pines, and Cynthia was driving the minister's gig to Brampton.

五月来临，水洼干涸，果园里粉白相间，桦树和枫树在山腰间映衬着幽暗的松林，泛出一片黄绿之色，辛西娅正驾着牧师的轻便马车前往布兰普顿。

Ahead of her, in the canon made by the road between the great woods, strode an uncouth but powerful figure--coonskin cap, homespun breeches tucked into boots, and all.

在她前方，大片树林间那条峡谷般的道路上，一个粗犷而强健的身影大步走着——头戴浣熊皮帽，粗布马裤塞进靴筒，一副乡野打扮。

The gig slowed down, and Cynthia began to tremble with that same delightful fear.

马车慢了下来，辛西娅开始因那种同样令人心喜的恐惧而颤抖起来。

She knew it must be wicked, because she liked it so much.

她知道这一定是不好的，因为她实在太喜欢这种感觉了。

Unaccountable thing!

真是难以解释的事！

She felt all akin to the nature about her, and her blood was coursing as the sap rushes through a tree.

她感到自己与周围的自然浑然一体，血液在体内奔涌，如同树液在树干中奔流。

She would not speak to him; of that she was sure, and equally sure that he would not speak to her.

她不会与他搭话的；这一点她很确定，同样确定的是他也不会与她说话。

Vocabulary

偏偏: piānpiān — Contrary to expectations; just happens to be so
是: shì — To be; is, am, are
开始: kāishǐ — To begin; to start something
留意: liúyì — To pay attention; to take notice of
那个: nàge — That; that one; referring to something
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
儿子: érzi — Son; one's male child
在: zài — At; in; to be present at a place
她: tā — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun
去: qù — To go; to travel to a place
店里: diànlǐ — Inside the shop; within the store
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; for the sake of
牧师: mùshī — Pastor; Protestant minister or clergyman
住宅: zhùzhái — Residence; a place where someone lives
购买: gòumǎi — To purchase; to buy goods or items
东西: dōngxi — Thing; stuff; an object or item
时: shí — When; at the time of; during
会: huì — Will; can; able to do something
倾听: qīngtīng — To listen attentively; to carefully hear someone
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
与: yǔ — And; with; together with someone
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; other people or things
男人: nánrén — Man; adult male person
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of
简短: jiǎnduǎn — Brief; short and concise in nature
交谈: jiāotán — To converse; to have a conversation with someone
觉得: juéde — To feel; to think; to have a sense
看法: kànfǎ — View; opinion; way of seeing something
并非: bìngfēi — Not at all; certainly not; by no means
全然: quánrán — Completely; entirely; wholly and totally
错误: cuòwù — Wrong; mistaken; an error or mistake
这个: zhège — This; this one; referring to this thing
身上: shēnshang — On one's body; about a person
确实: quèshí — Indeed; certainly; truly and without doubt
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to possess something
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something
难以名状: nányǐ míngzhuàng — Indescribable; impossible to put into words
却: què — But; yet; however; expressing contrast
极具: jí jù — Extremely possessing; having an exceptional degree of
感染力: gǎnrǎnlì — Power to inspire; infectious appeal or influence
力量: lìliàng — Strength; power; force or energy
而: ér — And; yet; but; a connective particle
当: dāng — When; while; at the time that
一个: yīgè — One; a single person or thing
女人: nǚrén — Woman; adult female person
承认: chéngrèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to recognize truth
某个: mǒugè — A certain; some particular person or thing
具有: jùyǒu — To possess; to have a quality or feature
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing
好奇心: hàoqíxīn — Curiosity; eager desire to know more
往往: wǎngwǎng — Often; frequently; tends to happen regularly
也: yě — Also; too; as well; likewise
随之: suízhī — Accordingly; following that; along with it
增长: zēngzhǎng — To grow; to increase; to rise in amount
一两次: yī liǎng cì — Once or twice; one or two times
惊觉: jīngjué — To suddenly realize; startled awareness of something
目光: mùguāng — Gaze; eyes; one's line of sight
正: zhèng — Just; right at the moment; exactly then
凝视: níngshì — To gaze fixedly; to stare intently at something
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
尽管: jǐnguǎn — Even though; although; despite the fact that
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of feeling
感觉: gǎnjué — Feeling; sensation; a sense or impression
恐惧: kǒngjù — Fear; dread; a feeling of great terror
十分: shífēn — Very; extremely; to a great degree
相近: xiāngjìn — Similar; close to; nearly the same
从中: cóngzhōng — From within; from it; out of the experience
感受到: gǎnshòu dào — To feel; to experience; to sense something clearly
明显: míngxiǎn — Obvious; clear; evident and easily noticed
令人愉悦: lìng rén yúyuè — Pleasing; delightful; causing joy in people
五月: Wǔyuè — May; the fifth month of the year
来临: láilín — To arrive; to come; the arrival of something
水洼: shuǐwā — Puddle; a small pool of standing water
干涸: gānhé — To dry up; to become completely dried out
果园: guǒyuán — Orchard; a garden where fruit trees grow
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in a place or space
和: hé — And; together with; as well as
枫树: fēngshù — Maple tree; a tree known for colorful leaves
山腰: shānyāo — Hillside; the middle slope of a mountain
间: jiān — Among; between; in the space of
映衬: yìngchèn — To set off; to contrast against; to complement visually
幽暗: yōu'àn — Dim and dark; gloomy; shadowy and obscure
松林: sōnglín — Pine forest; a woods of pine trees
泛出: fànchū — To emit; to show a tinge of color
一片: yīpiàn — A stretch of; an expanse of something
驾着: jiàzhe — Driving; riding; steering a vehicle onward
前往: qiánwǎng — To head toward; to go in the direction of
前方: qiánfāng — Ahead; in front; the area before one
大片: dàpiàn — A large expanse; a vast stretch of something
树林: shùlín — Forest; woods; a group of many trees
那条: nà tiáo — That; used with long or narrow things
峡谷: xiágǔ — Canyon; gorge; a deep narrow valley
般: bān — Like; resembling; similar to something
道路: dàolù — Road; path; a route for traveling on
上: shàng — On; above; on top of a surface
粗犷: cūguǎng — Rugged; rough and bold in appearance
强健: qiángjiàn — Robust; strong and healthy in physique
身影: shēnyǐng — Figure; silhouette; the shape of a person
大步: dàbù — In big strides; walking with long steps
走着: zǒuzhe — Walking along; moving forward on foot
帽: mào — Hat; cap; a head covering
塞进: sāi jìn — Stuffed into; pushed inside; tucked into something
一副: yī fù — A look of; an appearance of; a set
乡野: xiāngyě — Rural; rustic; of the countryside
打扮: dǎban — Appearance; dress; the way one is dressed
马车: mǎchē — Horse carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses
慢: màn — Slow; to slow down in speed
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state
下来: xià lái — To slow down; to come to a lower state
因: yīn — Because; due to; as a result of
同样: tóngyàng — Similarly; in the same way; likewise
颤抖: chàndǒu — To tremble; to shiver; to shake involuntarily
起来: qǐlái — To begin to; start doing; rising up
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact
这: zhè — This; indicating something nearby or just mentioned
一定: yīdìng — Certainly; definitely; must be the case
不好: bù hǎo — Not good; bad; not right or proper
因为: yīnwèi — Because; since; the reason being that
实在: shízài — Really; truly; honestly and genuinely so
太: tài — Too; excessively; to an extreme degree
喜欢: xǐhuān — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of
真是: zhēn shì — It really is; what a; truly so
难以解释: nányǐ jiěshì — Hard to explain; difficult to put into words
事: shì — Matter; thing; affair; an event or issue
感到: gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; yourself; one's own self
周围: zhōuwéi — Surroundings; around; the environment nearby
自然: zìrán — Nature; natural world; the environment
浑然一体: húnrán yītǐ — Perfectly integrated; forming one harmonious whole
血液: xuèyè — Blood; the fluid circulating in the body
体内: tǐnèi — Inside the body; within one's physical self
奔涌: bēnyǒng — To surge; to rush and flow rapidly
如同: rútóng — Just like; as if; similar to something
树干: shùgàn — Tree trunk; the main woody stem of a tree
中: zhōng — In; inside; within; in the middle of
奔流: bēnliú — To flow swiftly; to rush like a current
不会: bù huì — Would not; cannot; will not do something
搭话: dā huà — To strike up conversation; to speak to someone
这一点: zhè yīdiǎn — This point; this fact; about this matter
很: hěn — Very; quite; to a significant degree
确定: quèdìng — Certain; sure; to be definite about something
说话: shuōhuà — To speak; to talk; to say something

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