Cranford — Page 12
他向熟人点头微笑，但在帮助布朗小姐撑开雨伞、接过她的祈祷书、耐心等候她用颤抖的双手提起裙摆走过泥泞的道路之前，他没有与任何人握手。
He nodded and smiled to his acquaintances; but he shook hands with none until he had helped Miss Brown to unfurl her umbrella, had relieved her of her prayer-book, and had waited patiently till she, with trembling nervous hands, had taken up her gown to walk through the wet roads.
我不禁好奇，克兰福德的女士们在她们的聚会上是如何应对布朗上尉的。
I wonder what the Cranford ladies did with Captain Brown at their parties.
在过去，我们常常庆幸牌桌聚会上没有男士需要招待，也不必为他们寻找话题。
We had often rejoiced, in former days, that there was no gentleman to be attended to, and to find conversation for, at the card-parties.
我们曾为那些夜晚的温馨惬意而庆幸自得。
We had congratulated ourselves upon the snugness of the evenings;
出于对高雅体面的热爱和对男性的厌恶，我们几乎说服自己相信，身为男人便意味着"粗俗"。
and, in our love for gentility, and distaste of mankind, we had almost persuaded ourselves that to be a man was to be "vulgar";
因此，当我得知我的朋友兼女主人詹金斯小姐将为我举办一场聚会，且布朗上尉和布朗家的小姐们也在受邀之列时，我十分好奇那个夜晚将会如何度过。
so that when I found my friend and hostess, Miss Jenkyns, was going to have a party in my honour, and that Captain and the Miss Browns were invited, I wondered much what would be the course of the evening.
铺着绿色粗呢桌布的牌桌像往常一样在天亮时便摆好了；那时正值十一月第三周，傍晚四点左右天色便已昏暗。
Card-tables, with green baize tops, were set out by daylight, just as usual; it was the third week in November, so the evenings closed in about four.
每张桌子上都摆放着蜡烛和崭新的扑克牌。
Candles, and clean packs of cards, were arranged on each table.
壁炉里的火烧得旺旺的，整洁的女仆已经接受了最后的吩咐；我们就这样站在那里，各自盛装打扮，手持点烛器，随时准备在第一声敲门声响起时冲去点燃蜡烛。
The fire was made up; the neat maid-servant had received her last directions; and there we stood, dressed in our best, each with a candle-lighter in our hands, ready to dart at the candles as soon as the first knock came.
Vocabulary
- nodded
- 点头，表示同意或打招呼的动作
- smiled
- 微笑，脸上带着快乐或友善的表情
- acquaintances
- 熟人，不是亲密朋友但认识的人
- shook
- 握手，用手紧握他人的手作为问候
- none
- 没有任何一个，表示零个或没有人
- until
- 直到，表示某个动作进行到某个时间点
- helped
- 帮助，协助某人完成某事或解决问题
- Miss
- 小姐，用于称呼未婚女性的敬语
- unfurl
- 展开，将折叠或卷起的东西打开
- umbrella
- 雨伞，用于遮挡雨水和阳光的工具
- relieved
- 解除，消除某人的忧虑或负担
- prayer-book
- 祈祷书，包含宗教祷告文的书籍
- waited
- 等待，停留或延迟直到某事发生
- patiently
- 耐心地，以平静和忍耐的方式
- till
- 直到，表示某个动作持续到某时刻
- trembling
- 颤抖，身体因害怕或寒冷而摇晃
- nervous
- 紧张的，感到焦虑或不安的状态
- taken
- 拿取，从某处取走或移动某物
- gown
- 长裙，妇女穿的长的正式衣服
- walk
- 走路，用两条腿迈步行进
- through
- 穿过，从一侧进入另一侧的动作
- wet
- 潮湿的，被水或液体浸湿的
- roads
- 道路，用于行走或行驶的通道
- wonder
- 想知道，对某事感到困惑或好奇
- ladies
- 女士，有礼仪和教养的成年女性
- Captain
- 上尉，军队中的军事官衔和地位
- parties
- 聚会，为了社交或娱乐的集会
- often
- 经常，频繁地发生或重复的情况
- rejoiced
- 欣喜，感到高兴和满足的情感
- former
- 以前的，指过去某个时期的
- gentleman
- 绅士，有教养和礼貌的成年男性
- attended
- 出席，参加或在场参与某个活动
- find
- 找到，发现或偶然遇见某物或某人
- conversation
- 谈话，两人或多人之间的交流互动
- card-parties
- 纸牌聚会，为了玩纸牌游戏的聚集
- congratulated
- 祝贺，为他人的成功表示高兴
- ourselves
- 我们自己，用于强调或反身的代词
- upon
- 在，表示位置或时间点的介词
- snugness
- 舒适，温暖舒服和安全的感受
- evenings
- 晚上，一天中从傍晚到夜间的时段
- love
- 喜爱，对某事物深深的热情和情感
- gentility
- 高雅，有文化修养和社会地位表现
- distaste
- 厌恶，对某事物感到不满或反感
- mankind
- 人类，所有人或男性群体的总称
- almost
- 几乎，非常接近但不完全达到
- persuaded
- 劝说，通过论证使他人改变看法
- man
- 男人，成年的男性人类
- vulgar
- 粗俗的，缺乏教养和文化品味的
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