Cranford — Page 9
全镇的人都认识并且喜爱贝齐·巴克小姐的奥尔德尼奶牛，
The whole town knew and kindly regarded Miss Betsy Barker's Alderney;
因此，当这头可怜的奶牛在一个疏忽的时刻跌入石灰坑时，大家无不深感同情与惋惜。
therefore great was the sympathy and regret when, in an unguarded moment, the poor cow tumbled into a lime-pit.
她叫声大得很快就被人听见并获救了；
She moaned so loudly that she was soon heard and rescued;
但这期间，这头可怜的牲口已经脱掉了大部分毛发，出来时光秃秃的，浑身冰凉，一副可怜相。
but meanwhile the poor beast had lost most of her hair, and came out looking naked, cold, and miserable, in a bare skin.
大家都很同情这头动物，虽然也有几个人忍不住被她那滑稽的模样逗得微微一笑。
Everybody pitied the animal, though a few could not restrain their smiles at her droll appearance.
贝齐·巴克小姐伤心又沮丧，哭了个痛快；
Miss Betsy Barker absolutely cried with sorrow and dismay;
据说她想到了用油浴来治疗。
and it was said she thought of trying a bath of oil.
这个疗法也许是她向人请教时被某人推荐的；
This remedy, perhaps, was recommended by some one of the number whose advice she asked;
但这个提议，如果真的有人提过，也被布朗上尉一句话给否决了：
but the proposal, if ever it was made, was knocked on the head by Captain Brown's decided
「太太，如果您希望她活下去，给她穿件法兰绒背心和法兰绒裤子吧。但我的建议是，趁早把这可怜的畜生宰了算了。」
"Get her a flannel waistcoat and flannel drawers, ma'am, if you wish to keep her alive. But my advice is, kill the poor creature at once."
贝齐·巴克小姐擦干眼泪，衷心感谢了上尉；
Miss Betsy Barker dried her eyes, and thanked the Captain heartily;
她随即动手准备，不久后全镇的人都出来观看那头奥尔德尼奶牛，身披深灰色法兰绒，温顺地走向牧场。
she set to work, and by-and-by all the town turned out to see the Alderney meekly going to her pasture, clad in dark grey flannel.
我自己也亲眼看过她好多次。
I have watched her myself many a time.
你们在伦敦可曾见过穿着灰色法兰绒的奶牛吗？
Do you ever see cows dressed in grey flannel in London?
布朗上尉在镇郊租了一栋小房子，与他的两个女儿住在那里。
Captain Brown had taken a small house on the outskirts of the town, where he lived with his two daughters.
Vocabulary
- whole
- 整个的、完整的、全部的
- town
- 城镇、小城市
- knew
- 知道、了解的过去式
- kindly
- 友善地、亲切地、温和地
- regarded
- 认为、看待、视为的过去式
- Miss
- 小姐、女士的敬称
- therefore
- 因此、所以、由此可见
- great
- 伟大的、重大的、很大的
- was
- 是的过去式，be动词过去式
- sympathy
- 同情、同感、怜悯的感情
- regret
- 遗憾、后悔、惋惜
- when
- 当时候、什么时候的连接词
- in
- 在里面、在之中的介词
- unguarded
- 不谨慎的、疏忽的、不小心的
- moment
- 片刻、时刻、一会儿
- poor
- 可怜的、贫穷的、不幸的
- cow
- 母牛、奶牛
- tumbled
- 跌落、翻滚、摔下来的过去式
- into
- 进入、到里面的介词
- lime-pit
- 石灰坑、装有生石灰的坑
- She
- 她、女性代词
- moaned
- 呻吟、哀鸣的过去式
- so
- 如此、那么、很
- loudly
- 大声地、响亮地
- that
- 那、那个、以至于的连接词
- soon
- 很快、不久、马上
- heard
- 听到、听见的过去式
- rescued
- 救出、营救、拯救的过去式
- but
- 但是、可是的连接词
- meanwhile
- 同时、与此同时、在此期间
- beast
- 野兽、动物、牲畜
- had
- 有、拥有的过去式
- lost
- 失去、丧失、损失的过去式
- most
- 最、大部分、最多的
- of
- 的、属于的介词
- her
- 她的、她的代词
- hair
- 头发、毛发
- came
- 来、出现的过去式
- out
- 出来、外出、显现
- looking
- 看起来、显得、外表
- naked
- 赤裸的、光秃的、无遮蔽的
- cold
- 寒冷的、冷的、感到冷
- miserable
- 悲惨的、可怜的、令人难受的
- bare
- 光秃的、空的、仅有的
- skin
- 皮肤、皮
- Everybody
- 每个人、所有人、人人
- pitied
- 同情、怜悯、为...感到遗憾
- animal
- 动物、野兽
- though
- 虽然、尽管、然而
- few
- 少的、很少的、几个
- could
- 能、可能、能够的过去式
- not
- 不、否定词
- restrain
- 控制、抑制、约束
- their
- 他们的、她们的、它们的
- smiles
- 微笑、笑容
- at
- 在、向、对着的介词
- droll
- 滑稽的、有趣的、古怪有趣的
- appearance
- 外表、样子、长相
- absolutely
- 绝对地、完全地、肯定地
- cried
- 哭、流泪、喊叫的过去式
- with
- 用、以、和的介词
- sorrow
- 悲伤、痛苦、悲哀
- dismay
- 惊愕、沮丧、失望
- it
- 它、代词
- said
- 说的过去式、据说
- thought
- 想、思考的过去式
- trying
- 尝试、努力、试图
- bath
- 洗澡、浴
- oil
- 油、石油
- This
- 这、这个、此
- remedy
- 治疗、疗法、补救办法
- perhaps
- 也许、或许、可能
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