Cranford — Page 1
我们的社交圈
OUR SOCIETY
首先，克兰福德是女人们的天下；所有租金超过一定金额的房屋，住的都是女性。
In the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women.
如果有一对已婚夫妇来镇上定居，那位先生不知为何总会消失不见；
If a married couple come to settle in the town, somehow the gentleman disappears;
要么是因为在克兰福德的晚间聚会上独为一名男性而被吓得魂飞魄散，
he is either fairly frightened to death by being the only man in the Cranford evening parties,
要么就是以随军出征、随船出海，或是整周忙于附近那座名叫德朗布尔的大商业城市中的生意为由而得到了解释——那座城市乘火车不过二十英里之遥。
or he is accounted for by being with his regiment, his ship, or closely engaged in business all the week in the great neighbouring commercial town of Drumble, distant only twenty miles on a railroad.
总而言之，不管那些先生们到底去了哪里，他们都不在克兰福德。
In short, whatever does become of the gentlemen, they are not at Cranford.
就算他们在这里，又能做什么呢？
What could they do if they were there?
那位外科医生要巡诊三十英里的范围，晚上才回克兰福德歇息；但并非每个男人都能做外科医生。
The surgeon has his round of thirty miles, and sleeps at Cranford; but every man cannot be a surgeon.
将那些精心修剪的花园打理得鲜花盛开、纤尘不染；
For keeping the trim gardens full of choice flowers without a weed to speck them;
驱赶那些透过栅栏对花儿投去羡慕目光的小男孩；
for frightening away little boys who look wistfully at the said flowers through the railings;
在大门被遗忘着未关时，赶走那些偶尔闯入花园的鹅；
for rushing out at the geese that occasionally venture in to the gardens if the gates are left open;
对文学和政治的一切问题作出裁决，而无需费心于多余的理由或论据；
for deciding all questions of literature and politics without troubling themselves with unnecessary reasons or arguments;
对教区内每一位居民的事务了如指掌；
for obtaining clear and correct knowledge of everybody's affairs in the parish;
将那些整洁的女仆们管束得井井有条；
for keeping their neat maid-servants in admirable order;
对穷人施以善意（尽管带着几分颐指气使），并在彼此身陷困境时给予真挚温柔的关怀与帮助——
for kindness (somewhat dictatorial) to the poor, and real tender good offices to each other whenever they are in distress,
克兰福德的女士们在这一切方面都完全游刃有余。
the ladies of Cranford are quite sufficient.
Vocabulary
- OUR
- 我们的；属于我们
- SOCIETY
- 社会；社交圈子；上流社会
- In
- 在...里面；在...期间
- the
- 定冠词，表示特定的人或物
- first
- 第一的；首先；最初的
- place
- 地方；位置；发生；排名
- is
- 是；存在
- possession
- 拥有；领地；占有
- of
- 的；属于；来自
- all
- 所有的；全部的；整个
- holders
- 持有人；拥有者；支架
- houses
- 房子；住宅；议院
- above
- 在...上方；超过；超越
- certain
- 某个；特定的；确定的
- rent
- 租金；房租；撕裂
- are
- 是；存在（复数形式）
- women
- 女人；妇女（复数）
- If
- 如果；若是；假如
- married
- 已婚的；结婚的
- couple
- 一对；夫妇；几个；结合
- come
- 来；到达；发生；变成
- to
- 向；朝向；至；对于
- settle
- 定居；解决；支付；平复
- town
- 城镇；城市；镇上
- somehow
- 不知怎的；以某种方式
- gentleman
- 绅士；先生；有身份的男人
- disappears
- 消失；不见；消灭
- he
- 他；该男人
- either
- 两者之一；也不；或者
- fairly
- 相当地；公平地；正当地
- frightened
- 害怕的；受惊的；吓坏了
- death
- 死亡；死；死神
- by
- 被；由；通过；在...旁
- being
- 存在；生存；人；生物
- only
- 仅有的；唯一的；只
- man
- 男人；人类；丈夫
- evening
- 晚上；傍晚；夜间
- parties
- 聚会；宴会；党派；团体
- or
- 或；或者；否则
- accounted
- 解释；说明；占；构成
- for
- 为了；对于；因为
- with
- 用；和；与；具有
- his
- 他的；属于他
- ship
- 船；舰船；运送
- closely
- 紧密地；仔细地；亲密地
- engaged
- 忙着；从事；订婚的；占用
- business
- 生意；商业；事务；职责
- week
- 星期；周；七天
- great
- 伟大的；很大的；重要的
- neighbouring
- 邻近的；相邻的；附近的
- commercial
- 商业的；商务的；贸易的
- distant
- 遥远的；远的；疏远的
- twenty
- 二十；二十个
- miles
- 英里；英制里程单位
- on
- 在...上；在...期间；开启
- railroad
- 铁路；铁道；轨道
- short
- 短的；矮的；不足的
- whatever
- 无论什么；任何东西
- does
- 做；干；进行（第三人称单数）
- become
- 变成；成为；变得；适合
- gentlemen
- 绅士；先生；有身份的男人们
- they
- 他们；她们；它们
- not
- 不；没有；否定词
- at
- 在；向；朝；表示位置
- What
- 什么；哪个；疑问词
- could
- 能；可以；可能；过去式
- do
- 做；干；进行；有用
- if
- 如果；假如；若是
- were
- 是；存在（过去式）
- there
- 那里；那个地方；存在
- The
- 定冠词，表示特定的
- surgeon
- 外科医生；手术医生
- has
- 有；拥有；经历
- round
- 圆的；大约；回合；绕过
- thirty
- 三十；三十个
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