Dracula — Page 4
All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind.
整整一天，我们似乎都在一个充满各种美景的国度里悠闲地穿行。
Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to great floods.
有时我们看到陡峭山顶上的小镇或城堡，宛如古代祈祷书中的插图；有时我们沿着河流和溪流行驶，从两岸宽阔的砾石滩来看，这些河流似乎常遭洪水侵袭。
It takes a lot of water, and running strong, to sweep the outside edge of a river clear.
要将河流的外侧边缘冲刷干净，需要大量且湍急的水流才行。
At every station there were groups of people, sometimes crowds, and in all sorts of attire.
每个车站都有成群的人，有时是大批人群，衣着各式各样。
Some of them were just like the peasants at home or those I saw coming through France and Germany, with short jackets and round hats and home-made trousers; but others were very picturesque.
其中一些人与家乡的农民或我途经法国和德国时所见的人颇为相似，身穿短夹克、戴着圆帽、穿着自制的裤子；但另一些人则极具异域风情。
The women looked pretty, except when you got near them, but they were very clumsy about the waist.
那些女人远看颇为漂亮，但近看就不那么好看了，而且她们的腰部显得十分笨拙。
They had all full white sleeves of some kind or other, and most of them had big belts with a lot of strips of something fluttering from them like the dresses in a ballet, but of course there were petticoats under them.
她们都穿着各式各样宽大的白色袖子，大多数人还系着宽大的腰带，腰带上垂挂着许多飘动的布条，犹如芭蕾舞裙一般，当然下面还穿着衬裙。
The strangest figures we saw were the Slovaks, who were more barbarian than the rest, with their big cow-boy hats, great baggy dirty-white trousers, white linen shirts, and enormous heavy leather belts, nearly a foot wide, all studded over with brass nails.
我们所见到的最奇特的人是斯洛伐克人，他们比其他人更为粗犷原始，戴着宽大的牛仔帽，穿着肥大的脏白色裤子和白色亚麻衬衫，系着巨大沉重的皮带，宽近一英尺，上面密密麻麻地钉满了黄铜钉。
Vocabulary
- 整整
- zhěngzhěng — A full/whole amount of time or quantity
- 一天
- yī tiān — One day; a whole day
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; our group
- 似乎
- sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if
- 都
- dōu — All; both; entirely; already
- 在
- zài — At; in; on; to be located at
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single (general measure word)
- 充满
- chōngmǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with
- 各种
- gè zhǒng — Various kinds; all sorts of
- 美景
- měijǐng — Beautiful scenery; magnificent landscape
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 国度
- guódù — Country; land; nation; realm
- 里
- lǐ — Inside; within; in (a place)
- 悠闲
- yōuxián — Leisurely; relaxed; free from worry
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 穿行
- chuānxíng — To pass through; travel through an area
- 有时
- yǒushí — Sometimes; at times; occasionally
- 看到
- kàndào — To see; to catch sight of
- 陡峭
- dǒuqiào — Steep; precipitous; sharply inclined cliff
- 山顶
- shāndǐng — Mountaintop; summit; peak of a mountain
- 上
- shàng — On top of; above; upper surface
- 小镇
- xiǎo zhèn — Small town; a minor township
- 或
- huò — Or; either; possibly; alternatively
- 城堡
- chéngbǎo — Castle; fortress; fortified stronghold
- 宛如
- wǎnrú — Just like; as if; resembling closely
- 古代
- gǔdài — Ancient times; antiquity; historical era
- 中
- zhōng — In; among; middle; within
- 插图
- chātú — Illustration; picture inserted in a book
- 沿着
- yánzhe — Along; following the length of something
- 河流
- héliú — River; rivers and streams; waterway
- 和
- hé — And; together with; harmonious
- 溪流
- xīliú — Stream; brook; small flowing waterway
- 行驶
- xíngshǐ — To travel; drive; (vehicle) move along
- 从
- cóng — From; since; following a path
- 两岸
- liǎng àn — Both banks; both sides of a river
- 宽阔
- kuānkuò — Wide; broad; spacious; expansive area
- 来看
- lái kàn — Judging from; looking at; to see from
- 这些
- zhèxiē — These; referring to nearby plural items
- 洪水
- hóngshuǐ — Flood; floodwater; large inundating water
- 侵袭
- qīnxí — To invade; to strike; to assault suddenly
- 要
- yào — To want; need; must; require
- 将
- jiāng — Will; about to; going to (future marker)
- 外侧
- wàicè — Outer side; exterior edge; outside margin
- 边缘
- biānyuán — Edge; margin; border; fringe area
- 冲刷
- chōngshuā — To wash away; erode; scour clean by water
- 干净
- gānjìng — Clean; neat; tidy; free from dirt
- 需要
- xūyào — To need; to require; necessity
- 大量
- dàliàng — Large quantity; a great amount of
- 且
- qiě — And; moreover; furthermore; besides
- 湍急
- tuānjí — Rapid; turbulent; swift-flowing (of water)
- 水流
- shuǐliú — Water current; flow of water; stream
- 才行
- cái xíng — Only then will it work; must do so
- 每个
- měi gè — Every; each one; every single item
- 车站
- chēzhàn — Station; bus or train stop
- 都有
- dōu yǒu — All have; each one has; there are always
- 成群
- chéng qún — In groups; in crowds; forming clusters
- 人
- rén — Person; people; human being
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are (linking verb)
- 大批
- dà pī — Large numbers of; a great batch of people
- 人群
- rénqún — Crowd; throng; group of people
- 衣着
- yīzhuó — Clothing; attire; the way one dresses
- 各式各样
- gè shì gè yàng — All kinds; every variety; diverse styles
- 其中
- qízhōng — Among them; within that group; thereof
- 一些
- yīxiē — Some; a few; a number of
- 与
- yǔ — And; with; together with (formal)
- 家乡
- jiāxiāng — Hometown; native place; one's birthplace
- 农民
- nóngmín — Farmer; peasant; agricultural worker
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; myself; first person singular
- 途经
- tújīng — To pass through; to travel via a place
- 法国
- Fǎguó — France; the country of France
- 德国
- Déguó — Germany; the country of Germany
- 时
- shí — When; at the time of; during
- 所见
- suǒ jiàn — What one sees; things observed
- 颇为
- pōwéi — Quite; rather; considerably; fairly
- 相似
- xiāngsì — Similar; alike; resembling each other
- 身穿
- shēn chuān — Wearing (on one's body); dressed in
- 戴着
- dàizhe — Wearing (accessories/hats); having on
- 穿着
- chuānzhe — Wearing; dressed in (clothing)
- 自制
- zìzhì — Homemade; self-made; handcrafted by oneself
- 裤子
- kùzi — Trousers; pants; lower body garment
- 但
- dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless
- 另一些
- lìng yīxiē — Other ones; some others; the remaining few
- 则
- zé — Then; however; on the other hand (contrast)
- 极具
- jí jù — Extremely possessing; having a great deal of
- 异域风情
- yìyù fēngqíng — Exotic charm; foreign or alien cultural atmosphere
- 那些
- nàxiē — Those; referring to distant plural items
- 女人
- nǚrén — Woman; women; adult female person
- 远看
- yuǎn kàn — Seen from afar; viewed from a distance
- 漂亮
- piàoliang — Pretty; beautiful; good-looking; attractive
- 近看
- jìn kàn — Seen up close; viewed from nearby
- 就
- jiù — Then; just; precisely; right away
- 不那么
- bù nàme — Not so; not that; less so than expected
- 好看
- hǎokàn — Good-looking; attractive; nice to see
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 而且
- érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition; also
- 她们
- tāmen — They/them (female plural); those women
- 腰部
- yāobù — Waist area; the midsection of the body
- 显得
- xiǎnde — To appear; to seem; to look (a certain way)
- 十分
- shífēn — Very; extremely; fully; ten parts (emphatic)
- 笨拙
- bènzhuō — Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; lacking grace
- 宽大
- kuāndà — Wide and large; roomy; loose-fitting; broad
- 白色
- báisè — White color; the color white
- 袖子
- xiùzi — Sleeve; the sleeve part of a garment
- 大多数
- dàduōshù — The majority; most; the greater number
- 还
- hái — Still; also; yet; in addition
- 系着
- jìzhe — Tied with; fastening; wearing (a belt/ribbon)
- 腰带
- yāodài — Belt; waistband; sash worn at the waist
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 许多
- xǔduō — Many; a lot of; numerous; plenty of
- 飘动
- piāodòng — To flutter; to wave; to float in the wind
- 犹如
- yóurú — Just like; similar to; as if; resembling
- 一般
- yībān — Like; similar to; ordinary; in general
- 当然
- dāngrán — Of course; naturally; certainly; obviously
- 下面
- xiàmian — Below; underneath; the lower part
- 最
- zuì — Most; -est; superlative degree marker
- 奇特
- qítè — Strange; peculiar; unique; unusual appearance
- 他们
- tāmen — They; them; those people (general plural)
- 比
- bǐ — Compared to; than; to compare
- 其他
- qítā — Other; the rest; other people or things
- 更为
- gèng wéi — Even more; still more; to a greater degree
- 粗犷
- cūguǎng — Rough; rugged; uncouth; boldly unrefined
- 原始
- yuánshǐ — Primitive; original; primordial; undeveloped
- 肥大
- féidà — Oversized; baggy; too large (of clothing)
- 亚麻
- yàmá — Linen; flax; linen fabric or fiber
- 衬衫
- chènshān — Shirt; a button-up shirt or blouse
- 巨大
- jùdà — Huge; enormous; gigantic; very large
- 沉重
- chénzhòng — Heavy; weighty; serious; burdensome
- 皮带
- pídài — Leather belt; strap made of leather
- 宽
- kuān — Wide; broad; width measurement
- 近
- jìn — Near; close to; almost; approximately
- 一
- yī — One; the number one; a single
- 英尺
- yīngchǐ — Foot (unit of measurement); 12 inches
- 上面
- shàngmian — On top; above; upper surface; on it
- 密密麻麻
- mìmimámá — Densely packed; crowded together thickly
- 黄铜
- huángtóng — Brass; yellow copper alloy metal
- 钉
- dīng — Nail; stud; rivet; metal fastening pin
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