Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 13

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 6/10

Don't know as I'd understand it," he demurred.

「不知道我能不能看懂，」他迟疑地说。

"I'll try to explain what you don't understand," said Cynthia, and her heart gave a bound at the very idea.

「我会尽力解释你不明白的地方，」辛西娅说，光是这个念头就让她心跳加速。

"Will You?" he said, looking at her eagerly. "Will you? You mean it?"

「真的吗？」他急切地望着她说，「真的吗？你是认真的？」

"Certainly," she answered, and blushed, not knowing why. "I-I must be going," and she gathered up the reins.

「当然，」她回答，脸上泛起红晕，却不知为何。「我——我得走了，」她收起缰绳。

"When will you give it to me?"

「你什么时候给我？」

"I'll stop at the tannery when I come back from Brampton," she said, and drove on.

「我从布兰普顿回来时会在制革厂停一下，」她说完便驾车离去。

Once she gave a fleeting glance over her shoulder, and he was still standing where she had left him.

她回头匆匆瞥了一眼，他仍站在她离开时的地方。

When she returned, in the yellow afternoon light that flowed over wood and pasture, he came out of the tannery door.

当她返回时，金黄色的午后阳光流淌在林木与牧场之上，他从制革厂的门里走了出来。

Jake Wheeler or Speedy Bates, the journeyman tailoress, from whom little escaped, could not have said it was by design--thought nothing, indeed, of that part of it.

杰克·惠勒或是斯皮迪·贝茨——那位几乎什么都逃不过眼睛的裁缝女工——也无法说这是刻意为之，对这一点实在没有多想。

"As I live!" cried Speedy from the window to Aunt Lucy Prescott in the bed, "if Cynthy ain't givin' him a book as big as the Bible!"

「我的天哪！」斯皮迪从窗口朝着躺在床上的露西·普雷斯科特姨妈喊道，「辛西给了他一本和《圣经》一样大的书！」

Aunt Lucy hoped, first, that it was the Bible, and second, that Jethro would read it.

露西姨妈首先希望那就是《圣经》，其次希望杰思罗会去读它。

Aunt Lucy, and Established Church Coniston in general, believed in snatching brands from the burning, and who so deft as Cynthia at this kind of snatching!

露西姨妈以及科尼斯顿的国教会众普遍相信要从烈火中拯救迷途之人，而在这种拯救上，又有谁比辛西娅更为得心应手！

So Cynthia herself was a hypocrite for once, and did not know it.

就这样，辛西娅自己也难得地当了一回伪君子，却浑然不知。

At that time Jethro's sins were mostly of omission.

那时杰思罗的过失大多是疏于作为之罪。

Vocabulary

不: bù — No, not; negation particle.
知道: zhīdào — To know, to be aware of something.
我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
能: néng — Can, able to; expressing capability.
看懂: kàndǒng — To read and understand something fully.
他: tā — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
迟疑: chíyí — To hesitate, to waver in uncertainty.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
说: shuō — To say, to speak, to tell.
会: huì — Will, can; expressing ability or future action.
尽力: jìnlì — To try one's best, do utmost effort.
解释: jiěshì — To explain, to clarify something to someone.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
明白: míngbái — To understand, to be clear about something.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
地方: dìfāng — Place, area; also refers to a part or aspect.
光是: guāngshì — Just, merely; even just this one thing alone.
这个: zhège — This, this one; demonstrative pronoun.
念头: niàntou — Thought, idea; a notion that crosses one's mind.
就: jiù — Then, just, already; connecting cause and result.
让: ràng — To let, to allow, to cause someone to do.
她: tā — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.
心跳: xīntiào — Heartbeat; the beating of one's heart.
加速: jiāsù — To accelerate, to speed up, quicken pace.
真的: zhēnde — Really, truly; expressing sincerity or surprise.
吗: ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions.
急切: jíqiè — Eager, anxious, urgently wanting something.
望着: wàngzhe — Gazing at, looking at steadily.
是: shì — Is, am, are; verb to be in Chinese.
认真: rènzhēn — Serious, earnest; taking something seriously.
当然: dāngrán — Of course, naturally; expressing obviousness.
回答: huídá — To answer, to reply to a question.
脸上: liǎnshàng — On one's face; referring to facial expression.
泛起: fànqǐ — To appear, to rise up, spread across surface.
红晕: hóngyùn — A rosy flush or blush on the cheeks.
却: què — But, yet; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.
不知: bùzhī — Not knowing, unaware of a reason or fact.
为何: wèihé — Why, for what reason; formal expression.
得: děi — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation.
走了: zǒule — Left, gone away; indicating departure.
收起: shōuqǐ — To gather up, to put away or rein in.
什么: shénme — What; interrogative pronoun for asking things.
时候: shíhou — Time, moment; when referring to a point in time.
给: gěi — To give; also used as a preposition for.
从: cóng — From; indicating starting point of movement.
回来: huílái — To come back, to return to this place.
时: shí — When, at the time of; temporal conjunction.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action.
停: tíng — To stop, to halt movement or activity.
一下: yīxià — A moment, briefly; softens the tone of a request.
说完: shuōwán — Finished speaking; having said everything intended.
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; indicating immediate subsequent action.
驾车: jiàchē — To drive a vehicle or ride in a carriage.
离去: líqù — To leave, to depart from a place.
回头: huítóu — To turn one's head back, to look back.
匆匆: cōngcōng — Hurriedly, hastily; in a rushed manner.
瞥了: piēle — Glanced briefly; took a quick look at.
一眼: yīyǎn — One glance, a single quick look.
仍: réng — Still, yet; continuing a previous state.
站在: zhànzài — Standing at or in a particular place.
离开: líkāi — To leave, to depart from a place.
当: dāng — When; at the time that something happens.
返回: fǎnhuí — To return, to go back to a place.
金黄色: jīnhuángsè — Golden yellow color; a bright warm hue.
午后: wǔhòu — Afternoon; the period after noon.
阳光: yángguāng — Sunlight, sunshine; light from the sun.
流淌: liútǎng — To flow, to stream gently over a surface.
林木: línmù — Trees, woodland; forest trees collectively.
与: yǔ — And, with; formal conjunction connecting nouns.
牧场: mùchǎng — Pasture, ranch; land for grazing animals.
之上: zhīshàng — Above, upon; formal expression for on top.
门里: ménlǐ — Inside the door; within a doorway or entrance.
出来: chūlái — To come out, to emerge from inside.
或是: huòshì — Or, or else; presenting an alternative option.
那位: nà wèi — That person; polite reference to someone.
几乎: jīhū — Almost, nearly; very close to a complete degree.
都: dōu — All, both, every; indicating inclusiveness.
逃不过: táobuguò — Cannot escape, unable to avoid someone's notice.
眼睛: yǎnjīng — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
裁缝: cáiféng — Tailor, seamstress; one who sews clothing.
女工: nǚgōng — Female worker; a woman who works in trade.
也: yě — Also, too, either; indicating similarity or addition.
无法: wúfǎ — Unable to, no way to; impossibility.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun pointing to nearby thing.
刻意: kèyì — Deliberately, intentionally; done on purpose.
为之: wèizhī — To do so, act in that way; formal expression.
对: duì — Correct, right; also toward, regarding something.
一点: yīdiǎn — A little, a bit; small amount of something.
实在: shízài — Really, truly, honestly; expressing sincerity.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have, there isn't; negation of existence.
多想: duō xiǎng — Think too much; dwell on something excessively.
我的: wǒde — My, mine; first-person possessive.
天哪: tiān na — Oh my, good heavens; exclamation of surprise.
窗口: chuāngkǒu — Window; an opening in a wall for light.
朝着: cháozhe — Facing toward, directed at a direction.
躺在: tǎngzài — Lying on; resting horizontally on a surface.
床上: chuángshàng — On the bed; upon a sleeping surface.
姨妈: yímā — Maternal aunt; mother's sister.
喊道: hǎndào — Called out, shouted; said loudly to someone.
给了: gěile — Gave; past action of giving something to someone.
一本: yī běn — One volume; measure word for books.
和: hé — And; conjunction connecting two nouns or items.
圣经: Shèngjīng — The Bible; holy scripture of Christianity.
一样: yīyàng — The same, alike; indicating similarity between things.
大: dà — Big, large; indicating great size or degree.
书: shū — Book; a written or printed publication.
首先: shǒuxiān — First of all, firstly; indicating first priority.
希望: xīwàng — To hope, to wish; expressing desire for outcome.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant things.
就是: jiùshì — Exactly is, that is precisely; emphasizing identity.
其次: qícì — Secondly, next; indicating second point or item.
去: qù — To go; indicating movement away from speaker.
读: dú — To read; to study written text carefully.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.
以及: yǐjí — As well as, and also; connecting additional items.
普遍: pǔbiàn — Universal, widespread; commonly held belief or practice.
相信: xiāngxìn — To believe, to trust in something or someone.
要: yào — Want to, need to; expressing desire or necessity.
烈火: lièhuǒ — Raging fire, fierce flames; intense burning fire.
中: zhōng — In, within, among; indicating location inside.
拯救: zhěngjiù — To save, to rescue someone from danger.
迷途: mítú — Astray, lost path; going in the wrong direction.
之人: zhī rén — Such a person; formal reference to a type of person.
而: ér — And, but, yet; formal conjunction showing contrast.
这种: zhèzhǒng — This kind of, this type of; indicating a category.
上: shàng — On, above, up; indicating position or direction.
又有: yòu yǒu — Also has, there is also; adding another element.
谁: shéi — Who; interrogative pronoun for people.
比: bǐ — Compared to, than; used in comparisons.
更为: gèngwéi — Even more, all the more; intensifying comparison.
得心应手: déxīnyìngshǒu — Highly skilled, handle with ease and expertise.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this, in this way; indicating manner.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun.
难得: nándé — Rare, hard to come by; seldom happening.
当了: dāngle — Acted as, played the role of something.
一回: yī huí — Once, one time; a single instance of doing.
伪君子: wèijūnzǐ — Hypocrite; person pretending to be virtuous.
浑然不知: húnrán bùzhī — Completely unaware, totally oblivious to something.
那时: nà shí — At that time, back then; referring to past moment.
过失: guòshī — Fault, mistake; an error or negligent wrongdoing.
大多: dàduō — Mostly, for the most part; the majority of.
疏于: shūyú — Negligent in, lax about; failing to do enough.
作为: zuòwéi — Action, conduct; what one does or fails to do.
之罪: zhī zuì — The sin or crime of; formal expression of guilt.

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