Crime and Punishment — Page 5

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

It looks absurd and that makes it noticeable....

它看起来荒唐可笑，这使它格外显眼……

With my rags I ought to wear a cap, any sort of old pancake, but not this grotesque thing.

穿着我这身破烂，本该戴顶便帽，随便什么旧圆饼帽都行，但绝不该戴这顶怪模怪样的东西。

Nobody wears such a hat, it would be noticed a mile off, it would be remembered....

没有人戴这样的帽子，老远就会被人注意到，会让人记住的……

What matters is that people would remember it, and that would give them a clue.

要紧的是人们会记住它，这就给了他们一条线索。

For this business one should be as little conspicuous as possible....

做这件事，一个人应当尽可能地不引人注目……

Trifles, trifles are what matter! Why, it's just such trifles that always ruin everything....

细节，细节才是关键！正是这些细节总是毁掉一切……

He had not far to go; he knew indeed how many steps it was from the gate of his lodging house: exactly seven hundred and thirty.

他要走的路并不远；他确实知道从他住所的大门走出去要走多少步：恰好七百三十步。

He had counted them once when he had been lost in dreams.

他曾在沉溺于幻梦的时候数过一次。

At the time he had put no faith in those dreams and was only tantalising himself by their hideous but daring recklessness.

那时他对那些幻梦并不当真，只是被其中那种可怖而又大胆的鲁莽劲儿撩拨着自己。

Now, a month later, he had begun to look upon them differently, and, in spite of the monologues in which he jeered at his own impotence and indecision, he had involuntarily come to regard this "hideous" dream as an exploit to be attempted, although he still did not realise this himself.

如今，一个月后，他开始以不同的眼光看待这些幻梦，尽管他在独自嘲笑自己的软弱和优柔寡断，他却已不由自主地开始将这个"可怖的"幻梦视为一件有待尝试的壮举，尽管他自己尚未意识到这一点。

He was positively going now for a "rehearsal" of his project, and at every step his excitement grew more and more violent.

他此刻确实是在为自己的计划进行一次"预演"，而且每走一步，他内心的激动就愈发强烈。

With a sinking heart and a nervous tremor, he went up to a huge house which on one side looked on to the canal, and on the other into the street.

他心中忐忑、浑身颤抖，走近一座巨大的房子，那房子一侧面向运河，另一侧面向街道。

Vocabulary

它: tā — it; third-person pronoun for objects or animals
看起来: kàn qǐlái — looks like; appears to be
荒唐: huāngtáng — absurd; preposterous; outrageous
可笑: kěxiào — ridiculous; laughable; funny in a bad way
这: zhè — this; referring to something nearby
使: shǐ — to cause; to make something happen
格外: gé wài — especially; particularly; extraordinarily
显眼: xiǎnyǎn — conspicuous; eye-catching; standing out visibly
穿着: chuānzhe — wearing; dressed in (clothing)
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
这身: zhè shēn — this outfit; this set of clothes
破烂: pòlàn — ragged; worn-out; tattered clothing or objects
本该: běn gāi — should have; ought to have originally
戴顶: dài dǐng — to wear a (hat); put on a hat
便帽: biànmào — casual cap; informal everyday hat
随便: suíbiàn — casual; whatever; not particular about something
什么: shénme — what; anything; used in general questions
旧: jiù — old; used; worn from previous use
帽: mào — hat; cap; headwear
都行: dōu xíng — anything works; all options are acceptable
但: dàn — but; however; yet (conjunction)
绝不该: jué bù gāi — absolutely should not; must never
戴: dài — to wear; to put on accessories or headwear
这顶: zhè dǐng — this (hat); measure word for hats
怪模怪样: guài mú guài yàng — strange-looking; bizarre appearance; oddly shaped
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or description
东西: dōngxi — thing; object; stuff
没有: méiyǒu — do not have; there is no; without
人: rén — person; people; human being
这样: zhèyàng — like this; in this way; such
帽子: màozi — hat; cap worn on the head
老远: lǎo yuǎn — from far away; at a great distance
就会: jiù huì — will then; would naturally; is bound to
被人: bèi rén — by someone; by people (passive construction)
注意到: zhùyì dào — to notice; to become aware of something
会: huì — will; can; likely to happen
让人: ràng rén — to make people; to cause someone to feel
记住: jì zhù — to remember; to memorize; to keep in mind
要紧: yàojǐn — important; critical; urgent matter
是: shì — is; am; are; to be (verb)
人们: rénmen — people; folk; the general public
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
他们: tāmen — they; them; third-person plural pronoun
一条: yī tiáo — one (clue/strip); measure word for long things
线索: xiànsuǒ — clue; lead; thread of evidence
做: zuò — to do; to make; to carry out
这件事: zhè jiàn shì — this matter; this thing; this affair
一个: yī gè — one (person/thing); a single individual
应当: yīngdāng — should; ought to; it is proper to
尽可能: jǐn kěnéng — as much as possible; to the greatest extent
地: de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
不: bù — not; no; negation particle
引人注目: yǐn rén zhù mù — eye-catching; attracting people's attention conspicuously
细节: xìjié — detail; minor particular; small specific point
才是: cái shì — is truly; only then is it; that is what
关键: guānjiàn — key point; crucial element; what matters most
正是: zhèngshì — it is precisely; exactly; just this
这些: zhèxiē — these; this group of things or people
总是: zǒngshì — always; invariably; at all times
毁掉: huǐ diào — to ruin; to destroy; to wreck completely
一切: yīqiè — everything; all things; the whole lot
他: tā — he; him; third-person male singular pronoun
路: lù — road; path; route; way
并不: bìng bù — not at all; actually not; contrary to expectation
远: yuǎn — far; distant; a long way away
确实: quèshí — indeed; truly; certainly; as a matter of fact
知道: zhīdào — to know; to be aware of; to understand
从: cóng — from; starting from; since (preposition)
住所: zhùsuǒ — residence; dwelling place; place of lodging
大门: dàmén — main gate; front door; main entrance
走出去: zǒu chūqù — to walk out; to exit on foot
多少: duōshao — how many; how much; what number
步: bù — step; pace; measure word for footsteps
恰好: qiàhǎo — exactly; just right; precisely that amount
三十: sānshí — thirty; the number 30
沉溺: chénnì — to be immersed in; to indulge deeply in
于: yú — in; at; from; classical preposition
幻梦: huànmèng — fantasy; daydream; illusory dream
时候: shíhou — time; moment; period; when something happens
一次: yī cì — once; one time; a single occasion
那时: nà shí — at that time; back then; in those days
对: duì — toward; regarding; correct; facing (preposition)
那些: nàxiē — those; that group of things or people
当真: dāngzhēn — to take seriously; to mean it genuinely
只是: zhǐshì — merely; just; only; nothing more than
被: bèi — by; passive voice marker in Chinese
其中: qízhōng — among them; within it; in the middle of
那种: nà zhǒng — that kind; that type; that sort of
可怖: kěbù — terrifying; dreadful; frightening to contemplate
而又: ér yòu — and yet also; but at the same time
大胆: dàdǎn — bold; daring; courageous; audacious
鲁莽: lǔmǎng — reckless; rash; impulsive and thoughtless
劲儿: jìnr — energy; drive; spirit; a certain feel
撩拨: liāobō — to provoke; to stir up; to tantalize someone
着: zhe — ongoing action particle; in the process of
自己: zìjǐ — oneself; self; one's own (reflexive pronoun)
如今: rújīn — nowadays; now; at the present time
一个月: yī gè yuè — one month; a period of one month
后: hòu — after; later; behind; subsequent
开始: kāishǐ — to begin; to start; the beginning
以: yǐ — with; using; by means of (preposition)
不同: bùtóng — different; unlike; not the same
眼光: yǎnguāng — perspective; viewpoint; way of looking at things
看待: kàndài — to regard; to view; to treat as something
尽管: jǐnguǎn — even though; despite; although (concessive conjunction)
在: zài — at; in; on; currently doing (preposition)
独自: dúzì — alone; by oneself; on one's own
嘲笑: cháoxiào — to mock; to ridicule; to laugh at scornfully
软弱: ruǎnruò — weak; feeble; lacking strength or resolve
和: hé — and; with; together with (conjunction)
优柔寡断: yōuróu guǎ duàn — indecisive; irresolute; unable to make up mind
却: què — but; yet; however; on the contrary
已: yǐ — already; by now; classical aspect marker
不由自主: bù yóu zìzhǔ — involuntarily; unable to control oneself; compelled
将: jiāng — will; about to; classical future marker
这个: zhège — this; this one; this particular thing
视为: shì wéi — to regard as; to consider to be something
一件: yī jiàn — one (matter/item); measure word for affairs
有待: yǒudài — yet to be; still awaiting; remains to be done
尝试: chángshì — to try; to attempt; to give something a go
壮举: zhuàngjǔ — heroic feat; bold undertaking; grand action
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not; has not yet happened
意识到: yìshí dào — to realize; to become conscious of something
这一点: zhè yī diǎn — this point; this particular aspect or fact
此刻: cǐ kè — at this moment; right now; at present
为: wèi — for; for the sake of; on behalf of
计划: jìhuà — plan; scheme; to plan something in advance
进行: jìnxíng — to carry out; to conduct; to proceed with
预演: yùyǎn — rehearsal; dry run; practice performance beforehand
而且: érqiě — moreover; furthermore; and also (conjunction)
一步: yī bù — one step; a single pace forward
内心: nèixīn — inner heart; innermost feelings; deep inside
激动: jīdòng — excited; agitated; emotionally stirred up
就: jiù — then; just; exactly; right away
愈发: yùfā — increasingly; more and more; ever greater
强烈: qiángliè — intense; strong; fierce; powerful in degree
心中: xīn zhōng — in one's heart; within one's mind
忐忑: tǎntè — anxious; uneasy; nervous with apprehension
浑身: húnshēn — all over one's body; from head to toe
颤抖: chàndǒu — to tremble; to shiver; to shake with fear
走近: zǒu jìn — to walk up to; to approach; to draw near
一座: yī zuò — one (large building); measure word for structures
巨大: jùdà — huge; enormous; gigantic; very large in size
房子: fángzi — house; building; residential structure
那: nà — that; referring to something farther away
一侧: yī cè — one side; on one side of something
面向: miànxiàng — facing toward; oriented in the direction of
运河: yùnhé — canal; man-made waterway for transportation
另一侧: lìng yī cè — the other side; opposite side of something
街道: jiēdào — street; road; urban thoroughfare

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