Crime and Punishment — Page 3

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

The heat in the street was terrible: and the airlessness, the bustle and the plaster, scaffolding, bricks, and dust all about him, and that special Petersburg stench, so familiar to all who are unable to get out of town in summer--all worked painfully upon the young man's already overwrought nerves.

街上的热气令人难以忍受：四周弥漫着令人窒息的空气、喧嚣的人群、灰泥、脚手架、砖块和尘土，还有那种彼得堡特有的气味——所有无法在夏天离开城市的人对此都再熟悉不过——这一切都令这个年轻人本已紧绷的神经愈发痛苦。

The insufferable stench from the pot-houses, which are particularly numerous in that part of the town, and the drunken men whom he met continually, although it was a working day, completed the revolting misery of the picture.

那一带的小酒馆尤为密集，散发出令人难以忍受的臭气，加上尽管是工作日，他却不断遇见醉汉，这一切使眼前这幅令人厌恶的悲惨景象愈加完整。

An expression of the profoundest disgust gleamed for a moment in the young man's refined face.

这个年轻人清秀的面容上一瞬间闪过一丝极度厌恶的神情。

He was, by the way, exceptionally handsome, above the average in height, slim, well-built, with beautiful dark eyes and dark brown hair.

顺带一提，他生得十分英俊，身材高挑，超出常人，体型匀称，长着一双漂亮的深色眼睛和一头深棕色的头发。

Soon he sank into deep thought, or more accurately speaking into a complete blankness of mind; he walked along not observing what was about him and not caring to observe it.

不久，他陷入了沉思，或者更确切地说，陷入了一种彻底的茫然之中；他走着路，既不留意周围的一切，也不想去留意。

From time to time, he would mutter something, from the habit of talking to himself, to which he had just confessed.

他不时地自言自语，这是他刚刚承认的一个喃喃自语的习惯。

At these moments he would become conscious that his ideas were sometimes in a tangle and that he was very weak; for two days he had scarcely tasted food.

在这些时刻，他会意识到自己的思绪有时乱成一团，而且身体极为虚弱；他已经有两天几乎粒米未进了。

He was so badly dressed that even a man accustomed to shabbiness would have been ashamed to be seen in the street in such rags.

他的穿着实在太过破烂，即便是一个惯于衣衫褴褛的人，穿成这副模样走在街上也会感到羞耻。

In that quarter of the town, however, scarcely any shortcoming in dress would have created surprise.

然而，在城里的那个地段，衣着上几乎任何程度的寒酸都不会引起旁人的惊讶。

Vocabulary

街上: jiē shang — on the street, in the street
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
热气: rè qì — heat, hot air, steam
令人: lìng rén — to make one feel, causing people to feel
难以: nán yǐ — difficult to, hard to
忍受: rěn shòu — to endure, to tolerate, to bear
四周: sì zhōu — all around, on all sides
弥漫: mí màn — to pervade, to fill the air, to spread
着: zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state
窒息: zhì xī — to suffocate, suffocating, choking
空气: kōng qì — air, atmosphere
喧嚣: xuān xiāo — noisy, clamorous, uproar
人群: rén qún — crowd, a group of people
灰泥: huī ní — plaster, mortar, stucco
脚手架: jiǎo shǒu jià — scaffolding, construction framework
砖块: zhuān kuài — bricks, blocks of brick
和: hé — and, together with
尘土: chén tǔ — dust, dirt
还有: hái yǒu — also, in addition, furthermore
那种: nà zhǒng — that kind of, that sort of
特有: tè yǒu — unique to, characteristic of, peculiar to
气味: qì wèi — smell, odor, scent
所有: suǒ yǒu — all, every, everything
无法: wú fǎ — unable to, cannot, no way to
在: zài — at, in, on; to be present
夏天: xià tiān — summer, summertime
离开: lí kāi — to leave, to depart from
城市: chéng shì — city, urban area
人: rén — person, people, human being
对此: duì cǐ — regarding this, about this matter
都: dōu — all, both, entirely
再: zài — again, once more, further
熟悉: shú xī — familiar with, to know well
不过: bù guò — however, but, no more than
这: zhè — this, these
一切: yī qiè — everything, all, the whole
令: lìng — to cause, to make, to order
这个: zhège — this, this one
年轻人: nián qīng rén — young person, young people
本已: běn yǐ — already, originally already
紧绷: jǐn běng — taut, tense, stretched tight
神经: shén jīng — nerves, nervous system
愈发: yù fā — increasingly, even more, all the more
痛苦: tòng kǔ — pain, suffering, anguish
那: nà — that, those
一带: yī dài — an area, a region, that vicinity
小酒馆: xiǎo jiǔ guǎn — tavern, small bar, pub
尤为: yóu wéi — especially, particularly, most of all
密集: mì jí — dense, concentrated, closely packed
散发: sàn fā — to emit, to give off, to radiate
出: chū — out, to come out, to produce
臭气: chòu qì — foul smell, stench, bad odor
加上: jiā shàng — in addition to, plus, added to that
尽管: jǐn guǎn — even though, despite, although
是: shì — to be, is, am, are
工作日: gōng zuò rì — workday, weekday, business day
他: tā — he, him
却: què — yet, but, however, on the contrary
不断: bù duàn — continuously, constantly, without stopping
遇见: yù jiàn — to encounter, to meet, to come across
醉汉: zuì hàn — drunkard, drunk man, intoxicated person
使: shǐ — to cause, to make, to enable
眼前: yǎn qián — before one's eyes, at present
这幅: zhè fú — this scene, this picture
厌恶: yàn wù — to detest, disgusting, loathing
悲惨: bēi cǎn — miserable, tragic, wretched
景象: jǐng xiàng — scene, sight, spectacle
愈加: yù jiā — even more, increasingly, all the more
完整: wán zhěng — complete, whole, intact
清秀: qīng xiù — delicate and pretty, refined-looking
面容: miàn róng — facial appearance, countenance, face
上: shàng — on, above, upper
一: yī — one, a, single
瞬间: shùn jiān — instant, moment, split second
闪过: shǎn guò — to flash across, to pass fleetingly
一丝: yī sī — a trace of, a hint of, a thread of
极度: jí dù — extreme, extremely, utmost degree
神情: shén qíng — expression, look, air, manner
顺带一提: shùn dài yī tí — by the way, incidentally, worth mentioning
十分: shí fēn — very, extremely, fully, utterly
英俊: yīng jùn — handsome, good-looking (of a man)
身材: shēn cái — figure, build, physique, stature
高挑: gāo tiāo — tall and slender, willowy
超出: chāo chū — to exceed, to go beyond, to surpass
常人: cháng rén — ordinary person, average person
体型: tǐ xíng — body type, physique, body shape
匀称: yún chèn — well-proportioned, symmetrical, balanced
一双: yī shuāng — a pair of
漂亮: piào liang — beautiful, pretty, attractive
深色: shēn sè — dark color, dark-colored
眼睛: yǎn jing — eyes
一头: yī tóu — a head of (hair); measure for hair
深棕色: shēn zōng sè — dark brown color
头发: tóu fà — hair (on the head)
不久: bù jiǔ — soon, before long, shortly after
陷入: xiàn rù — to fall into, to sink into, to be lost in
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
沉思: chén sī — to ponder, deep thought, meditation
或者: huò zhě — or, either...or, perhaps
更: gèng — even more, still more, further
确切: què qiè — accurate, precise, exact
地: de — adverbial particle modifying verbs
说: shuō — to say, to speak, to tell
一种: yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of, a sort of
彻底: chè dǐ — thorough, complete, utter, absolute
茫然: máng rán — blank, at a loss, dazed and confused
之中: zhī zhōng — within, in the middle of, among
路: lù — road, path, route, way
既: jì — both...and, since, already
不: bù — not, no, negation particle
留意: liú yì — to pay attention, to take notice
周围: zhōu wéi — surroundings, around, nearby
也: yě — also, too, as well
不想: bù xiǎng — to not want to, have no wish to
去: qù — to go, to leave
不时: bù shí — from time to time, occasionally, now and then
自言自语: zì yán zì yǔ — to talk to oneself, to mutter to oneself
刚刚: gāng gāng — just now, a moment ago, just
承认: chéng rèn — to admit, to acknowledge, to recognize
一个: yī gè — one, a, a single (general measure word)
喃喃自语: nán nán zì yǔ — to mutter to oneself, to murmur quietly
习惯: xí guàn — habit, custom; to be accustomed to
这些: zhèxiē — these, these ones
时刻: shí kè — moment, time, constantly
会: huì — will, can, to be able to
意识到: yì shí dào — to become aware of, to realize, to notice
自己: zì jǐ — oneself, self, one's own
思绪: sī xù — thoughts, train of thought, mental state
有时: yǒu shí — sometimes, at times, occasionally
乱成一团: luàn chéng yī tuán — in complete chaos, all jumbled up
而且: ér qiě — moreover, furthermore, in addition
身体: shēn tǐ — body, health, physical condition
极为: jí wéi — extremely, exceedingly, very much
虚弱: xū ruò — weak, feeble, frail, debilitated
已经: yǐ jīng — already, by now
有: yǒu — to have, there is, to exist
两天: liǎng tiān — two days
几乎: jī hū — almost, nearly, practically
粒米未进: lì mǐ wèi jìn — not eaten a single grain of rice
穿着: chuān zhuó — clothing, dress, attire, what one wears
实在: shí zài — really, truly, indeed, in reality
太过: tài guò — too much, excessively, overly
破烂: pò làn — ragged, worn-out, tattered, shabby
即便: jí biàn — even if, even though, granted that
惯于: guàn yú — accustomed to, used to, in the habit of
衣衫褴褛: yī shān lán lǚ — dressed in rags, wearing tattered clothing
模样: mú yàng — appearance, look, style, manner
感到: gǎn dào — to feel, to sense, to experience
羞耻: xiū chǐ — shame, disgrace, feeling ashamed
然而: rán ér — however, yet, nevertheless, but
城里: chéng lǐ — in the city, inside the city
那个: nàge — that, that one
地段: dì duàn — area, district, section of a city
衣着: yī zhuó — clothing, attire, what one wears
任何: rèn hé — any, whatever, whichever
程度: chéng dù — degree, level, extent
寒酸: hán suān — shabby, poor-looking, mean in appearance
不会: bù huì — will not, cannot, unlikely to
引起: yǐn qǐ — to cause, to arouse, to attract attention
旁人: páng rén — others, bystanders, other people
惊讶: jīng yà — surprised, astonished, amazed

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