Cranford — Page 10
He must have been upwards of sixty at the time of the first visit I paid to Cranford after I had left it as a residence.
在我离开克兰福德不再居住于此之后，第一次回访时，他应该已经年过六十了。
But he had a wiry, well-trained, elastic figure, a stiff military throw-back of his head, and a springing step, which made him appear much younger than he was.
但他身材精瘦、训练有素、矫健灵活，头部保持着军人特有的挺拔姿态，步伐轻快有力，使他看起来比实际年龄年轻许多。
His eldest daughter looked almost as old as himself, and betrayed the fact that his real was more than his apparent age.
他的长女看起来几乎与他一般年纪，这恰恰泄露了他真实年龄远比外表所显示的要大。
Miss Brown must have been forty; she had a sickly, pained, careworn expression on her face, and looked as if the gaiety of youth had long faded out of sight.
布朗小姐应该有四十岁了；她面容憔悴、愁苦忧郁，仿佛青春的欢乐早已从她身上消逝殆尽。
Even when young she must have been plain and hard-featured.
即便是在年轻的时候，她想必也是相貌平平、面容生硬。
Miss Jessie Brown was ten years younger than her sister, and twenty shades prettier.
杰西·布朗小姐比她姐姐小十岁，也漂亮得多。
Her face was round and dimpled.
她的脸圆润可爱，带着酒窝。
Miss Jenkyns once said, in a passion against Captain Brown (the cause of which I will tell you presently), "that she thought it was time for Miss Jessie to leave off her dimples, and not always to be trying to look like a child."
詹金斯小姐曾在对布朗上尉大发脾气时说过（原因我稍后再告诉你），"她认为杰西小姐该收起她那副酒窝了，不要老是装出一副孩子气的模样。"
It was true there was something childlike in her face; and there will be, I think, till she dies, though she should live to a hundred.
确实，她的脸上有几分孩子气；我想，这种神情会一直伴随她到生命的终点，哪怕她活到一百岁。
Her eyes were large blue wondering eyes, looking straight at you; her nose was unformed and snub, and her lips were red and dewy; she wore her hair, too, in little rows of curls, which heightened this appearance.
她的眼睛又大又蓝，充满好奇，直视着你；她的鼻子轮廓未定、略显朝天，嘴唇红润鲜嫩；她还将头发梳成一排排小卷发，更增添了这种孩子气的样貌。
Vocabulary
- 在
- zài — at, in, on; indicates location or existence
- 我
- wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
- 离开
- líkāi — to leave, to depart from a place
- 不再
- bù zài — no longer, not anymore
- 居住
- jūzhù — to reside, to live in a place
- 于此
- yú cǐ — here, at this place
- 之后
- zhīhòu — after, afterward, following a time
- 第一次
- dì yī cì — for the first time
- 回访
- huífǎng — to make a return visit
- 时
- shí — when, at the time of
- 他
- tā — he, him; third-person masculine pronoun
- 应该
- yīnggāi — should, ought to; expresses obligation
- 已经
- yǐjīng — already; indicates completion of action
- 年过
- nián guò — to have passed a certain age
- 六十
- liùshí — sixty; the number 60
- 了
- le — particle indicating completed action or change
- 但
- dàn — but, however; introduces contrast
- 身材
- shēncái — figure, physique, body shape
- 精瘦
- jīngshòu — lean and fit, slim and muscular
- 训练
- xùnliàn — training, to train, to drill
- 有素
- yǒu sù — well-trained, disciplined over long practice
- 矫健
- jiǎojiàn — vigorous and agile, strong and nimble
- 灵活
- línghuó — flexible, agile, nimble in movement
- 头部
- tóubù — the head, head region of body
- 保持着
- bǎochí zhe — maintaining, keeping in a certain state
- 军人
- jūnrén — soldier, military person, serviceman
- 特有
- tèyǒu — characteristic of, unique to something
- 的
- de — structural particle linking modifier to noun
- 挺拔
- tǐngbá — upright and tall, erect and imposing
- 姿态
- zītài — posture, stance, attitude of body
- 步伐
- bùfá — step, pace, manner of walking
- 轻快
- qīngkuài — light and brisk, lively in movement
- 有力
- yǒulì — powerful, forceful, strong
- 使
- shǐ — to make, to cause something to happen
- 看起来
- kàn qǐlái — to look, to appear, to seem
- 比
- bǐ — compared to, than; comparison particle
- 实际
- shíjì — actual, real, in reality
- 年龄
- niánlíng — age, a person's age in years
- 年轻
- niánqīng — young, youthful
- 许多
- xǔduō — many, much, a great deal
- 长女
- zhǎngnǚ — eldest daughter, firstborn daughter
- 几乎
- jīhū — almost, nearly, practically
- 与
- yǔ — with, and; connects two elements
- 一般
- yībān — same as, similar to; ordinary
- 年纪
- niánjì — age, years of age
- 这
- zhè — this; near demonstrative pronoun
- 恰恰
- qiàqià — exactly, precisely, just right
- 泄露
- xièlù — to reveal, to leak out information
- 真实
- zhēnshí — true, real, authentic
- 远比
- yuǎn bǐ — far more than, much greater than
- 外表
- wàibiǎo — outward appearance, exterior look
- 所
- suǒ — particle used before verb in passive constructions
- 显示
- xiǎnshì — to show, to indicate, to display
- 要
- yào — to want; will; must; indicates degree
- 大
- dà — big, large, great; older
- 小姐
- xiǎojiě — Miss, young woman; polite address
- 有
- yǒu — to have, to exist, there is
- 四十岁
- sìshí suì — forty years old
- 她
- tā — she, her; third-person feminine pronoun
- 面容
- miànróng — facial appearance, countenance, face
- 憔悴
- qiáocuì — haggard, wan, worn-out looking
- 愁苦
- chóukǔ — sorrowful, grieved, full of sorrow
- 忧郁
- yōuyù — melancholy, depressed, gloomy in mood
- 仿佛
- fǎngfú — as if, as though, seemingly
- 青春
- qīngchūn — youth, the prime of one's life
- 欢乐
- huānlè — joy, happiness, gaiety
- 早已
- zǎoyǐ — long ago, already for a long time
- 从
- cóng — from; indicates starting point
- 身上
- shēn shang — on one's body, from oneself
- 消逝
- xiāoshì — to fade away, to vanish, to disappear
- 殆尽
- dàijìn — completely exhausted, entirely gone
- 即便
- jíbiàn — even if, even though
- 是
- shì — to be; is, are, am
- 时候
- shíhou — time, moment, a period of time
- 想必
- xiǎngbì — presumably, most likely, I suppose
- 也是
- yě shì — also is, was also the case
- 相貌
- xiàngmào — appearance, looks, facial features
- 平平
- píngpíng — mediocre, ordinary, nothing special
- 生硬
- shēngyìng — stiff, rigid, unnatural in manner
- 姐姐
- jiějie — older sister
- 小
- xiǎo — small, little; younger by
- 十岁
- shí suì — ten years old, ten years younger
- 也
- yě — also, too, as well
- 漂亮
- piàoliang — pretty, beautiful, good-looking
- 得多
- de duō — much more, by a great deal
- 脸
- liǎn — face, the front of the head
- 圆润
- yuánrùn — round and smooth, plump and soft
- 可爱
- kě'ài — cute, adorable, lovable
- 带着
- dài zhe — having, wearing, bearing on face
- 酒窝
- jiǔwō — dimple, small indentation on cheek
- 曾
- céng — once, formerly; indicates past experience
- 对
- duì — toward, at; correct; for
- 上尉
- shàngwèi — captain, a military officer rank
- 大发
- dàfā — to burst into, to flare up
- 脾气
- píqi — temper, disposition, bad temper
- 说过
- shuō guò — have said before, once said
- 原因
- yuányīn — reason, cause, explanation for something
- 稍后
- shāohòu — shortly after, a little later
- 再
- zài — again, then; indicates future repetition
- 告诉
- gàosu — to tell, to inform someone of something
- 你
- nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun
- 认为
- rènwéi — to think, to believe, to consider
- 该
- gāi — should, ought to; that particular
- 收起
- shōuqǐ — to put away, to stop showing something
- 那副
- nà fù — that expression, that set of features
- 不要
- bùyào — don't, must not; negative imperative
- 老是
- lǎoshì — always, constantly, all the time
- 装出
- zhuāng chū — to put on, to fake an expression
- 一副
- yī fù — a set of, a pair of expressions
- 孩子气
- háiziqì — childishness, childlike manner or quality
- 模样
- múyàng — appearance, look, expression on face
- 确实
- quèshí — indeed, truly, certainly
- 脸上
- liǎn shang — on one's face, on the face
- 几分
- jǐ fēn — a few parts, somewhat, a little
- 想
- xiǎng — to think, to want, to miss
- 这种
- zhè zhǒng — this kind of, this type of
- 神情
- shénqíng — expression, look, air on one's face
- 会
- huì — will, can; able to do something
- 一直
- yīzhí — always, continuously, all along
- 伴随
- bànsuí — to accompany, to follow alongside
- 到
- dào — to arrive at, until, to reach
- 生命
- shēngmìng — life, existence, living being
- 终点
- zhōngdiǎn — end point, terminus, final destination
- 哪怕
- nǎpà — even if, no matter if
- 活到
- huó dào — to live until, to survive to age
- 一百岁
- yī bǎi suì — one hundred years old
- 眼睛
- yǎnjing — eyes, the organs of sight
- 又大
- yòu dà — also big, both large; part of pattern
- 又蓝
- yòu lán — also blue; part of 又...又 pattern
- 充满
- chōngmǎn — filled with, full of, brimming
- 好奇
- hàoqí — curious, inquisitive, eager to know
- 直视
- zhíshì — to look directly at, to stare straight
- 着
- zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 鼻子
- bízi — nose, the organ of smell
- 轮廓
- lúnkuò — outline, contour, shape of features
- 未定
- wèidìng — not yet defined, undetermined, indistinct
- 略显
- lüè xiǎn — slightly showing, appears somewhat
- 朝天
- cháotiān — turned upward, pointing skyward; snub
- 嘴唇
- zuǐchún — lips, the fleshy edges of mouth
- 红润
- hóngrùn — rosy and moist, ruddy complexion
- 鲜嫩
- xiānnèn — fresh and tender, young and delicate
- 还
- hái — still, also, in addition
- 将
- jiāng — will; to take action upon something
- 头发
- tóufa — hair on the head
- 梳成
- shū chéng — to comb into, to style hair into
- 一排排
- yī páipái — row upon row, in successive rows
- 卷发
- juǎnfà — curly hair, wavy hair
- 更
- gèng — even more, further, to a greater degree
- 增添
- zēngtiān — to add to, to increase, to enhance
- 样貌
- yàngmào — appearance, looks, outward features
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