Cranford — Page 6
此外,在克兰福德,送贵重的食品或饮料作为礼物被认为是"粗俗"的(这个词在克兰福德分量极重),尤其是在晚间聚会上。
Moreover, it was considered "vulgar" (a tremendous word in Cranford) to give anything expensive, in the way of eatable or drinkable, at the evening entertainments.
贾米森太太夫人招待客人,不过是提供薄片黄油面包和海绵饼干而已;
Wafer bread-and-butter and sponge-biscuits were all that the Honourable Mrs Jamieson gave;
而她可是已故格伦迈尔伯爵的弟媳,尽管她奉行这样的"优雅节俭"之道。
and she was sister-in-law to the late Earl of Glenmire, although she did practise such "elegant economy."
"优雅节俭!"人真是不知不觉就重新拾起克兰福德的那套说辞!
"Elegant economy!" How naturally one falls back into the phraseology of Cranford!
在那里,节俭永远是"优雅的",花钱永远是"粗俗而炫耀的";
There, economy was always "elegant," and money-spending always "vulgar and ostentatious";
这不过是一种酸葡萄心理,却让我们活得十分平静而知足。
a sort of sour-grapeism which made us very peaceful and satisfied.
我永远忘不了当某位布朗上尉来到克兰福德定居时,大家所感到的那种惊骇——
I never shall forget the dismay felt when a certain Captain Brown came to live at Cranford,
他公然谈论自己的贫穷——不是悄悄地对亲密朋友耳语,事先关好门窗,而是在大街上!
and openly spoke about his being poor—not in a whisper to an intimate friend, the doors and windows being previously closed, but in the public street!
用响亮的军人嗓音!把贫穷作为不租某所房子的理由。
in a loud military voice! alleging his poverty as a reason for not taking a particular house.
克兰福德的女士们本已对一个男人、一位绅士入侵她们的地盘颇为不满。
The ladies of Cranford were already rather moaning over the invasion of their territories by a man and a gentleman.
他是一位半薪上尉,在附近一条铁路上谋得了一个职位,而那条铁路曾遭到这座小镇的强烈请愿反对;
He was a half-pay captain, and had obtained some situation on a neighbouring railroad, which had been vehemently petitioned against by the little town;
如果除了他的男性身份、他与那条令人厌恶的铁路的关联之外,他还厚颜无耻地谈论贫穷——那么,他就理当被排斥在外了。
and if, in addition to his masculine gender, and his connection with the obnoxious railroad, he was so brazen as to talk of being poor—why, then, indeed, he must be sent to Coventry.
死亡与贫穷一样真实,一样普遍;然而人们却从不在大街上大声谈论死亡。
Death was as true and as common as poverty; yet people never spoke about that, loud out in the streets.
Vocabulary
- Moreover
- 此外,除此之外,表示进一步补充信息
- considered
- 被认为,被视为某种状态或性质
- vulgar
- 粗俗的,低俗的,缺乏品味的
- tremendous
- 极大的,巨大的,非常重要或强烈的
- expensive
- 昂贵的,价格高的,费用大的
- eatable
- 可食用的,适合吃的食物
- drinkable
- 可饮用的,适合喝的饮品
- entertainments
- 娱乐活动,社交聚会,款待宾客的活动
- Wafer
- 薄脆饼干,极薄的圆形小饼
- bread-and-butter
- 涂黄油的面包片,简单朴素的食物
- sponge-biscuits
- 海绵饼干,质地松软的轻型饼干
- Honourable
- 尊敬的,显贵的,贵族头衔敬称
- sister-in-law
- 嫂子或弟媳,丈夫或妻子的姐妹
- late
- 已故的,去世的,不再在世的
- Earl
- 伯爵,英国贵族爵位之一
- although
- 尽管,虽然,表示让步的连词
- practise
- 实践,践行,付诸实行某种习惯
- elegant
- 优雅的,精致的,有品位的
- economy
- 节俭,节约,合理节省开支的做法
- Elegant
- 优雅的,精致的,同上条词条
- naturally
- 自然地,理所当然地,不经意间地
- phraseology
- 措辞,用语方式,特定的语言表达习惯
- money-spending
- 花钱的,挥霍金钱的,大手大脚的
- ostentatious
- 炫耀的,招摇的,故意显示财富或地位
- sour-grapeism
- 酸葡萄心理,得不到便贬低的态度
- peaceful
- 平静的,安宁的,没有争斗的
- satisfied
- 满意的,满足的,感到心满意足
- dismay
- 沮丧,惊愕,突然感到担忧和不安
- Captain
- 上尉,队长,军队中的军官职衔
- openly
- 公开地,坦率地,毫不掩饰地
- whisper
- 低声说,耳语,悄悄告诉他人
- intimate
- 亲密的,密切的,关系非常亲近的
- previously
- 事先,以前,在此之前
- public
- 公共的,公开的,大众可见的
- military
- 军事的,军队的,与军人有关的
- alleging
- 声称,断言,提出某理由或借口
- poverty
- 贫困,贫穷,缺乏金钱的状态
- particular
- 特定的,特别的,具体的某一个
- rather
- 相当,颇为,表示程度的副词
- moaning
- 抱怨,哀叹,表达不满或烦恼
- invasion
- 入侵,侵入,侵犯他人领地或空间
- territories
- 领地,地盘,自己的势力范围
- gentleman
- 绅士,有教养的男性,礼貌的男子
- half-pay
- 半薪,退伍军官领取的部分薪水
- captain
- 上尉,海军或陆军中的军官职位
- obtained
- 获得,取得,通过努力得到某职位
- situation
- 职位,工作,所处的状况或位置
- neighbouring
- 邻近的,附近的,周边地区的
- railroad
- 铁路,铁道,供火车行驶的轨道
- vehemently
- 强烈地,激烈地,充满热情地反对
- petitioned
- 请愿,联名反对,正式提出请求
- addition
- 补充,除此之外,额外增加的事物
- masculine
- 男性的,阳刚的,与男性相关的
- gender
- 性别,男性或女性的区分
- connection
- 联系,关联,与某事物的关系
- obnoxious
- 令人讨厌的,使人反感的,极度烦人的
- brazen
- 厚颜无耻的,毫无羞耻心的,大胆放肆的
- indeed
- 确实,的确,强调某事是真实的
- Coventry
- 科文垂;sent to Coventry意为被排斥孤立
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