Cranford — Page 2
其中一位曾经对我说,'男人在家里实在太碍事了!'
"A man," as one of them observed to me once, "is _so_ in the way in the house!"
尽管克兰福德的女士们对彼此的一举一动了如指掌,她们却对彼此的看法漠然置之。
Although the ladies of Cranford know all each other's proceedings, they are exceedingly indifferent to each other's opinions.
的确,由于每个人都有自己鲜明的个性,甚至可以说是怪癖,口头上的还击是再容易不过的事;然而不知为何,她们之间仍然保持着相当浓厚的友善之情。
Indeed, as each has her own individuality, not to say eccentricity, pretty strongly developed, nothing is so easy as verbal retaliation; but, somehow, good-will reigns among them to a considerable degree.
克兰福德的女士们偶尔也会有些小口角,不过是几句辛辣的话语和几下愤愤的甩头,恰好能让她们那平静如水的生活不至于太过平淡。
The Cranford ladies have only an occasional little quarrel, spirited out in a few peppery words and angry jerks of the head; just enough to prevent the even tenor of their lives from becoming too flat.
她们的穿着打扮完全不受时髦风尚的左右;正如她们所说,'我们在克兰福德这里怎么穿又有什么关系呢,这里人人都认识我们。'
Their dress is very independent of fashion; as they observe, "What does it signify how we dress here at Cranford, where everybody knows us?"
而若是她们出门在外,理由也同样充分:'我们在这里怎么穿又有什么关系呢,这里没有人认识我们。'
And if they go from home, their reason is equally cogent, "What does it signify how we dress here, where nobody knows us?"
她们衣料总体而言质地上乘、朴素实用,其中大多数人在整洁方面几乎和以爱洁闻名的泰勒小姐不相上下;但我可以断言,英格兰最后一件羊腿袖上衣、最后一条紧窄的衬裙,正是在克兰福德现身的——而且无人对此莞尔一笑。
The materials of their clothes are, in general, good and plain, and most of them are nearly as scrupulous as Miss Tyler, of cleanly memory; but I will answer for it, the last gigot, the last tight and scanty petticoat in wear in England, was seen in Cranford—and seen without a smile.
我可以亲眼为证:有一把华美的家传红绸大伞,一位独守孤寂、兄弟姐妹皆已离世的温柔小老姐,每逢雨天便撑着它,蹒跚着步子走向教堂。
I can testify to a magnificent family red silk umbrella, under which a gentle little spinster, left alone of many brothers and sisters, used to patter to church on rainy days.
Vocabulary
- man
- 成年男性人类
- as
- 当...时候;以...方式;像...一样
- one
- 数字1;某一个人或事物
- of
- 属于;...的;由...组成
- them
- 他们;她们;它们(宾语形式)
- observed
- 观察;注意到;说出
- to
- 向;对于;到;朝向
- me
- 我(宾语形式)
- once
- 一次;曾经;从前
- is
- 是;存在(be动词第三人称单数)
- so
- 这样;如此;非常;因此
- in
- 在...里面;在...期间;用...方式
- the
- 定冠词,指特定的人或物
- way
- 方式;道路;路线;方向
- house
- 房子;房屋;住宅
- Although
- 虽然;尽管;即使
- ladies
- 女士;女性;妇女(复数)
- know
- 知道;认识;了解
- all
- 全部;所有;每一个
- each
- 每一个;彼此;各自
- other
- 其他的;别的;另外的
- they
- 他们;她们;它们
- are
- 是;存在(be动词复数形式)
- indifferent
- 冷漠的;不在乎的;平庸的
- opinions
- 意见;观点;看法
- Indeed
- 确实;的确;实在
- has
- 有;拥有(have的第三人称单数)
- her
- 她的;她(宾语形式)
- own
- 自己的;拥有;承认
- not
- 不;没有;否定
- say
- 说;讲;表达;声称
- pretty
- 漂亮的;美丽的;相当
- strongly
- 强烈地;坚强地;有力地
- developed
- 发展的;已开发的;发达的
- nothing
- 没有什么;一无所有
- easy
- 容易的;简单的;轻松的
- verbal
- 言语的;口头的;词语的
- but
- 但是;然而;除了
- somehow
- 不知怎地;以某种方式
- among
- 在...之中;在...当中
- considerable
- 相当大的;可观的;重要的
- degree
- 程度;等级;学位
- The
- 定冠词,指特定的人或物
- have
- 有;拥有;得到
- only
- 只有;仅仅;只是
- an
- 不定冠词,元音前使用
- occasional
- 偶然的;不经常的;临时的
- little
- 小的;少量的;年幼的
- quarrel
- 吵架;争执;不和
- out
- 出去;在外面;熄灭
- few
- 很少;几个;不多
- words
- 单词;词语;言语
- and
- 和;与;而且
- angry
- 生气的;愤怒的;恼怒的
- head
- 头;头部;首领
- just
- 刚才;仅仅;公正的
- enough
- 足够;充分;相当
- prevent
- 防止;阻止;预防
- even
- 甚至;平坦的;均匀的
- their
- 他们的;她们的;它们的
- lives
- 生活;生命;人生
- from
- 从;来自;由于
- becoming
- 变得;开始;得体的
- too
- 太;也;过于
- flat
- 平的;扁平的;单调的
- Their
- 他们的;她们的;它们的
- dress
- 穿衣;服装;连衣裙
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