Dracula — Page 7
It was so near the time of starting that I had no time to ask any one else, for it was all very mysterious and not by any means comforting.
出发的时间如此临近，我没有时间去询问任何其他人，因为这一切都非常神秘，绝非令人宽慰。
Just before I was leaving, the old lady came up to my room and said in a very hysterical way:
就在我即将离开之前，那位老妇人走进我的房间，以一种非常歇斯底里的方式说道：
"Must you go? Oh! young Herr, must you go?"
「您一定要走吗？哦！年轻的先生，您一定要走吗？」
She was in such an excited state that she seemed to have lost her grip of what German she knew, and mixed it all up with some other language which I did not know at all.
她激动至极，似乎已经忘记了她所懂得的德语，将其与另一种我完全不懂的语言混在了一起。
I was just able to follow her by asking many questions.
我只能通过不断地提问，才勉强能够跟上她的意思。
When I told her that I must go at once, and that I was engaged on important business, she asked again:
当我告诉她我必须立刻离开，且我有重要的事务在身时，她再次问道：
"Do you know what day it is?"
「您知道今天是什么日子吗？」
I answered that it was the fourth of May.
我回答说今天是五月四日。
She shook her head as she said again:
她摇了摇头，再次说道：
"Oh, yes! I know that! I know that, but do you know what day it is?"
「哦，是的！我知道！我知道，但您知道今天是什么日子吗？」
On my saying that I did not understand, she went on:
当我说我不明白时，她继续说道：
"It is the eve of St. George's Day.
「今天是圣乔治节的前夕。
Do you not know that to-night, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway?
您难道不知道，今晚当时钟敲响午夜时分，世间一切邪恶之物都将肆意横行吗？
Do you know where you are going, and what you are going to?"
您知道您要去哪里，以及您将要面对的是什么吗？」
She was in such evident distress that I tried to comfort her, but without effect.
她显然痛苦万分，我试图安慰她，却毫无效果。
Vocabulary
- 出发
- chūfā — To set out or depart on a journey
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 时间
- shíjiān — Time; a period or duration
- 如此
- rúcǐ — So; like this; in such a manner
- 临近
- línjìn — To be close to; approaching in time or space
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 没有
- méiyǒu — To not have; negation of existence or possession
- 去
- qù — To go; to travel to a place
- 询问
- xúnwèn — To inquire; to ask questions about something
- 任何
- rènhé — Any; whichever; used in negative or conditional contexts
- 其他
- qítā — Other; the rest; additional things or people
- 人
- rén — Person; people; human being
- 因为
- yīnwèi — Because; due to; for the reason that
- 这
- zhè — This; referring to something nearby
- 一切
- yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception
- 都
- dōu — All; both; indicating inclusiveness
- 非常
- fēicháng — Very; extremely; unusually
- 神秘
- shénmì — Mysterious; enigmatic; full of mystery
- 绝非
- juéfēi — Absolutely not; by no means
- 令人
- lìng rén — To make one feel; causing someone to feel
- 宽慰
- kuānwèi — Comforting; reassuring; to feel relieved
- 就在
- jiù zài — Right at; just at a specific moment or place
- 即将
- jíjiāng — About to; on the verge of doing something
- 离开
- líkāi — To leave; to depart from a place
- 之前
- zhīqián — Before; prior to a certain time or event
- 那位
- nà wèi — That (person); polite reference to someone
- 老妇人
- lǎo fùrén — Old woman; elderly female person
- 走进
- zǒu jìn — To walk into; to enter a place on foot
- 房间
- fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space inside a building
- 以
- yǐ — With; using; by means of
- 一种
- yī zhǒng — A type of; a kind of something
- 歇斯底里
- xiēsīdǐlǐ — Hysterical; in a state of extreme emotional agitation
- 方式
- fāngshì — Way; manner; method of doing something
- 说道
- shuōdào — Said; uttered these words
- 您
- nín — You; polite and respectful second-person pronoun
- 一定
- yīdìng — Must; certainly; definitely going to
- 要
- yào — Want to; need to; must do something
- 走
- zǒu — To walk; to go; to leave
- 吗
- ma — Question particle for yes/no questions
- 哦
- ó / ò — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization
- 年轻
- niánqīng — Young; youthful in age
- 先生
- xiānsheng — Mister; sir; polite address for a man
- 她
- tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun
- 激动
- jīdòng — Excited; agitated; emotionally stirred up
- 至极
- zhì jí — To the extreme; in the utmost degree
- 似乎
- sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if
- 已经
- yǐjīng — Already; by now; previously completed
- 忘记
- wàngjì — To forget; to fail to remember something
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state
- 所
- suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize them
- 懂得
- dǒngde — To understand; to know how; to comprehend
- 德语
- Déyǔ — German language; the language of Germany
- 将
- jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker
- 其
- qí — It; its; third-person pronoun in formal usage
- 与
- yǔ — And; with; together with
- 另一种
- lìng yī zhǒng — Another kind; a different type of something
- 完全
- wánquán — Completely; entirely; totally
- 不懂
- bù dǒng — Do not understand; unable to comprehend
- 语言
- yǔyán — Language; a system of communication
- 混在
- hùn zài — To mix into; to blend together with
- 一起
- yīqǐ — Together; at the same time or place
- 只能
- zhǐ néng — Can only; have no choice but to
- 通过
- tōngguò — Through; by means of; to pass through
- 不断
- búduàn — Continuously; without stopping; repeatedly
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 提问
- tíwèn — To ask questions; to pose an inquiry
- 才
- cái — Only then; indicating a condition must be met
- 勉强
- miǎnqiǎng — Barely; with great effort; just managing to
- 能够
- nénggòu — To be able to; to have the ability
- 跟上
- gēnshàng — To keep up with; to follow along
- 意思
- yìsi — Meaning; sense; what something signifies
- 当
- dāng — When; at the time that something happens
- 告诉
- gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something
- 必须
- bìxū — Must; have to; it is necessary to
- 立刻
- lìkè — Immediately; right away; without delay
- 且
- qiě — And; moreover; additionally
- 有
- yǒu — To have; there is; to exist
- 重要
- zhòngyào — Important; significant; of great consequence
- 事务
- shìwù — Affairs; business matters; official duties
- 在身
- zài shēn — On one's person; having something to attend to
- 时
- shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker
- 再次
- zàicì — Once again; a second time
- 问道
- wèndào — Asked; posed a question in speech
- 知道
- zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact
- 今天
- jīntiān — Today; the current day
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are
- 什么
- shénme — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun
- 日子
- rìzi — Day; date; a particular day in time
- 回答
- huídá — To answer; to reply to a question
- 说
- shuō — To say; to speak; to tell
- 五月
- Wǔyuè — May; the fifth month of the year
- 四日
- sì rì — The fourth day; fourth of the month
- 摇了摇头
- yáo le yáo tóu — Shook one's head indicating disagreement or worry
- 是的
- shì de — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response
- 但
- dàn — But; however; nevertheless
- 不
- bù — No; not; negation particle
- 明白
- míngbai — To understand; to be clear about something
- 继续
- jìxù — To continue; to carry on doing something
- 前夕
- qiányè — Eve; the night or day before an event
- 难道
- nándào — Could it be that; rhetorical question marker
- 不知道
- bù zhīdào — Do not know; to be unaware of something
- 今晚
- jīnwǎn — Tonight; this evening
- 时钟
- shízhōng — Clock; a device for measuring time
- 敲响
- qiāo xiǎng — To strike and ring; to toll a bell
- 午夜
- wǔyè — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night
- 时分
- shífēn — The moment of; the time of an event
- 世间
- shìjiān — In this world; throughout the human realm
- 邪恶
- xié'è — Evil; wicked; malevolent forces or things
- 之物
- zhī wù — Things of; creatures or entities belonging to
- 都将
- dōu jiāng — Will all; everything is about to
- 肆意
- sìyì — Wantonly; without restraint; recklessly
- 横行
- héngxíng — To run rampant; to act without restraint
- 要去
- yào qù — Going to go; intending to travel somewhere
- 哪里
- nǎlǐ — Where; which place; interrogative of location
- 以及
- yǐjí — As well as; and also; together with
- 将要
- jiāngyào — About to; going to; on the verge of
- 面对
- miànduì — To face; to confront a situation directly
- 显然
- xiǎnrán — Obviously; clearly; evidently
- 痛苦
- tòngkǔ — Pain; suffering; great distress or anguish
- 万分
- wànfēn — Extremely; ten-thousandfold; to the utmost degree
- 试图
- shìtú — To attempt; to try to do something
- 安慰
- ānwèi — To comfort; to console someone in distress
- 却
- què — But; yet; however; indicating contrast
- 毫无
- háowú — Not at all; completely without; zero
- 效果
- xiàoguǒ — Effect; result; outcome of an action
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