Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 4
它后面是一间长棚屋,前面从乳草和开花的蓟草中升起的,是第一座会议厅的上马石,许多骑手曾在此下马,往事悠悠。
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.
诚实的乔克·哈洛维尔建造了第二座会议厅——事实上,在我们所叙述的那个时期,他仍在建造它。
Honest Jock Hallowell built that second meeting-house--was, indeed, still building it at the time of which we write.
他亲手砍削了其中每一根横梁和主柱,安装了每一块顶板和木楔。
He had hewn every beam and king post in it, and set every plate and slip.
而乔克·哈洛维尔正是那个在无意间引发了这段故事的人。
And Jock Hallowell is the man who, unwittingly starts this chronicle.
在康尼斯顿地区那疯狂的四月天里,某日正午,乔克从钟楼上的工作中爬下来,看见杰思罗·巴斯那笨拙的身影正朝着他穿过草坪走来。
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.
杰思罗年约三十岁,即便在那个年代,他也戴着一顶浣熊皮帽,裤脚塞进靴子里。
Jethro was about thirty years of age, and he wore a coonskin cap even in those days, and trousers tacked into his boots.
他低着那颗大脑袋,微微偏向一侧,初次见面时,实在算不上一个讨人喜欢的人。
He carried his big head bent forward, a little to one side, and was not, at first sight, a prepossessing-looking person.
由于我们的故事主要与他有关,而我们必须从某处开始,不妨先在他身上多花一点注意。
As our story largely concerns him and we must get started somehow, it may as well be to fix a little attention on him.
"嘿嗬!"乔克说道,用双手在皮围裙上搓了搓。
"Heigho!" said Jock, rubbing his hands on his leather apron.
"你——你好吗,乔克?"杰思罗停下来说道。
"H-how be you, Jock?" said Jethro, stopping.
"嘿嗬!"乔克叫道,"你在农民们中间玩的这场狐狸与鹅的游戏是怎么回事?"
"Heigho!" cried Jock, "what's this game of fox and geese you're a-playin' among the farmers?"
"你——你打算在霜冻前把钟楼盖好吗?"杰思罗问道,脸上连一丝笑容都没有。"把——把它盖结实,乔克——盖——盖结实。"
"C-callate to git the steeple done before frost?" inquired Jethro, without so much as a smile. "B-build it tight, Jock--b-build it tight."
Vocabulary
- behind
- 在...后面;背后
- it
- 它;代词,指代前面提到的事物
- is
- 是;动词be的第三人称单数
- the
- 定冠词,用于特指某个特定的人或物
- long
- 长的;持续时间久的
- shed
- 棚子;小的建筑物或仓库
- and
- 和;连接词,表示并列关系
- in
- 在...里面;表示位置或时间
- front
- 前面;建筑物的正面
- rising
- 上升;升起;增加
- out
- 出去;向外;完全
- of
- 的;表示所有、来源或材料
- flowering
- 开花的;正在开花
- horse
- 马;四足动物
- block
- 木块;街区;阻挡
- first
- 第一的;最初的;首先
- where
- 哪里;在什么地方
- many
- 许多的;大量的
- has
- 有;动词have的第三人称单数
- left
- 离开;遗留;左边的
- its
- 它的;所有格代词
- burden
- 负担;重物;责任
- times
- 次数;时代;乘以
- honest
- 诚实的;老实的;真诚的
- built
- 建造;建筑;过去式
- that
- 那个;那样;指示代词
- second
- 第二个;另一个;支持
- was
- 是;动词be的过去式
- indeed
- 确实;的确;事实上
- still
- 仍然;还是;平静的
- building
- 建筑;建造;正在建造
- at
- 在;表示位置、时间或方向
- time
- 时间;时代;次数
- which
- 哪个;哪些;关系代词
- we
- 我们;第一人称复数
- write
- 写;书写;著作
- he
- 他;第三人称单数男性代词
- had
- 有;动词have的过去式
- every
- 每个;每一个;所有的
- beam
- 横梁;光束;笑脸
- king
- 国王;君主;棋中最重要的子
- post
- 柱子;邮件;职位
- set
- 设置;放置;集合;套
- plate
- 盘子;板;金属片
- slip
- 滑动;滑倒;细长纸片
- man
- 男人;人类;男性
- who
- 谁;哪个人;关系代词
- starts
- 开始;启动;突然移动
- this
- 这个;这样;指示代词
- noon
- 中午;正午;十二点
- on
- 在...上;打开;继续
- one
- 一个;一;某个
- those
- 那些;那样的;复数形式
- april
- 四月;一年的第四个月
- days
- 天;日子;时代;复数
- country
- 国家;乡村;地区
- descended
- 下降;下来;出身;过去式
- from
- 从;来自;出发点
- his
- 他的;所有格代词
- work
- 工作;劳动;作品;工作
- to
- 到;向;不定式标记
- perceive
- 察觉;认识;理解;看到
- figure
- 图形;数字;人物;计算
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