Dracula — Page 11
I shall never forget the last glimpse which I had of the inn-yard and its crowd of picturesque figures, all crossing themselves, as they stood round the wide archway, with its background of rich foliage of oleander and orange trees in green tubs clustered in the centre of the yard.
我永远不会忘记最后一眼望见的那个客栈庭院，以及庭院里那群风景如画的人物，他们都在划十字，站在宽阔的拱门周围，拱门后方是簇拥在庭院中央、绿色花盆里茂盛的夹竹桃与橙树。
Then our driver, whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the box-seat--"gotza" they call them--cracked his big whip over his four small horses, which ran abreast, and we set off on our journey.
随后，我们的车夫——他那宽大的亚麻布裤子盖住了整个前座，他们称之为"gotza"——挥动大鞭抽打着并排奔跑的四匹小马，我们便踏上了旅途。
I soon lost sight and recollection of ghostly fears in the beauty of the scene as we drove along, although had I known the language, or rather languages, which my fellow-passengers were speaking, I might not have been able to throw them off so easily.
随着马车前行，沿途的美景很快使我将那些鬼怪的恐惧抛诸脑后，尽管如果我懂得同行旅客所说的语言——或者说各种语言——也许就不能如此轻易地将那些恐惧挥去。
Before us lay a green sloping land full of forests and woods, with here and there steep hills, crowned with clumps of trees or with farmhouses, the blank gable end to the road.
眼前是一片绿色的缓坡大地，森林茂密，间或有几座陡峭的山丘，山顶或是簇生着树丛，或是矗立着农舍，山墙的空白一面朝向道路。
There was everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossom--apple, plum, pear, cherry; and as we drove by I could see the green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals.
到处都是令人目眩的繁花盛开——苹果花、李花、梨花、樱花；马车驶过时，我能看见树下的绿草上缀满了飘落的花瓣。
In and out amongst these green hills of what they call here the "Mittel Land" ran the road, losing itself as it swept round the grassy curve, or was shut out by the straggling ends of pine woods, which here and there ran down the hillsides like tongues of flame.
道路蜿蜒穿行于当地人称作"米特尔兰"的这片绿色丘陵之间，时而在草坡的转弯处消失不见，时而被零零散散延伸至山坡的松树林遮断，那些松林在各处沿山坡延伸，宛如一条条火舌。
Vocabulary
- 我
- wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
- 永远
- yǒngyuǎn — Forever, always, eternally
- 不会
- bù huì — Will not, unable to, won't
- 忘记
- wàngjì — To forget, fail to remember something
- 最后
- zuìhòu — Last, final, ultimately
- 一眼
- yī yǎn — One glance, a single look
- 望见
- wàngjiàn — To catch sight of, to see in the distance
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 那个
- nàge — That one, that particular thing or person
- 客栈
- kèzhàn — Inn, traditional lodging place for travelers
- 庭院
- tíngyuàn — Courtyard, enclosed garden or yard of a building
- 以及
- yǐjí — As well as, and also, along with
- 里
- lǐ — Inside, within; locative particle
- 那群
- nà qún — That group of, those crowd of
- 风景如画
- fēngjǐng rú huà — Scenery as beautiful as a painting
- 人物
- rénwù — Figure, character, personage, notable person
- 他们
- tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun
- 都在
- dōu zài — All are (doing something), everyone is
- 划
- huà — To make a cross mark, to draw a line
- 十字
- shízì — Cross shape, the sign of the cross
- 站在
- zhàn zài — Standing at or in a place
- 宽阔
- kuānkuò — Wide, broad, spacious, expansive
- 拱门
- gǒngmén — Archway, arched gate or entrance
- 周围
- zhōuwéi — Surroundings, around, nearby area
- 后方
- hòufāng — Behind, to the rear, background area
- 是
- shì — To be; is, are, am
- 簇拥
- cùyōng — To cluster around, surround in a crowd
- 在
- zài — At, in, on; indicating location or action
- 中央
- zhōngyāng — Center, middle, central position
- 绿色
- lǜsè — Green color
- 花盆
- huāpén — Flower pot, plant container
- 茂盛
- màoshèng — Lush, thriving, growing vigorously
- 与
- yǔ — And, with, together with
- 橙树
- chéng shù — Orange tree, citrus tree bearing oranges
- 随后
- suíhòu — Soon after, subsequently, thereafter
- 我们
- wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun
- 车夫
- chēfū — Coachman, driver of a horse-drawn vehicle
- 他
- tā — He, him; third-person singular male pronoun
- 那
- nà — That, those; demonstrative pronoun
- 宽大
- kuāndà — Wide, large, loose-fitting, roomy
- 裤子
- kùzi — Trousers, pants, leg garment
- 盖住
- gàizhù — To cover, conceal, or hide something
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 整个
- zhěnggè — Entire, whole, complete
- 前座
- qiánzuò — Front seat, forward seating area
- 称之为
- chēng zhī wéi — To call it, to refer to it as
- 挥动
- huīdòng — To wave, brandish, swing something vigorously
- 抽打
- chōudǎ — To whip, lash, strike with a whip
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 并排
- bìngpái — Side by side, abreast, in a row
- 奔跑
- bēnpǎo — To run, sprint, gallop at speed
- 四匹
- sì pǐ — Four horses; measure word for horses
- 小马
- xiǎomǎ — Small horse, pony
- 便
- biàn — Then, immediately, thereupon; convenience
- 踏上
- tàshàng — To set out on, embark upon a journey
- 旅途
- lǚtú — Journey, trip, course of travel
- 随着
- suízhe — Along with, as, following, in accordance with
- 马车
- mǎchē — Horse-drawn carriage, coach
- 前行
- qiánxíng — To move forward, proceed ahead
- 沿途
- yántú — Along the way, en route, roadside scenery
- 美景
- měijǐng — Beautiful scenery, splendid view
- 很快
- hěn kuài — Very quickly, soon, rapidly
- 使我
- shǐ wǒ — Made me, caused me to feel or do
- 将
- jiāng — About to; particle indicating future action
- 那些
- nàxiē — Those, those particular things or people
- 鬼怪
- guǐguài — Ghosts and monsters, supernatural creatures
- 恐惧
- kǒngjù — Fear, dread, terror
- 抛诸脑后
- pāo zhū nǎo hòu — To put completely out of mind, forget entirely
- 尽管
- jǐnguǎn — Although, even though, despite
- 如果
- rúguǒ — If, supposing that, in case
- 懂得
- dǒngde — To understand, comprehend, know how
- 同行
- tóngxíng — Fellow traveler, traveling companion
- 旅客
- lǚkè — Traveler, passenger, tourist
- 所说
- suǒ shuō — What was said, that which was spoken
- 语言
- yǔyán — Language, speech, linguistic system
- 或者
- huòzhě — Or, either...or, alternatively
- 说
- shuō — To speak, say, tell
- 各种
- gèzhǒng — Various kinds, all sorts of
- 也许
- yěxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- 就
- jiù — Then, exactly, just; emphatic adverb
- 不能
- bù néng — Cannot, unable to, not possible
- 如此
- rúcǐ — Like this, so, in such a manner
- 轻易
- qīngyì — Easily, readily, without difficulty
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle connecting adverb to verb
- 挥去
- huī qù — To wave away, dismiss, dispel something
- 眼前
- yǎnqián — Before one's eyes, at present, in front
- 一片
- yī piàn — A stretch of, an expanse of landscape
- 大地
- dàdì — Earth, land, the ground, terrain
- 森林
- sēnlín — Forest, woods, large area of trees
- 茂密
- màomì — Dense, thick, lush vegetation
- 间或
- jiān huò — Occasionally, now and then, intermittently
- 有
- yǒu — To have, there is/are, to exist
- 几座
- jǐ zuò — Several (used with mountains, buildings)
- 陡峭
- dǒuqiào — Steep, precipitous, sharply inclined
- 山丘
- shānqiū — Hill, small mountain, mound
- 山顶
- shāndǐng — Mountaintop, summit, peak
- 或是
- huòshì — Or, alternatively, either
- 树丛
- shùcóng — Thicket, cluster of trees or shrubs
- 矗立
- chùlì — To stand tall, tower upright imposingly
- 农舍
- nóngshè — Farmhouse, rural cottage, country dwelling
- 空白
- kòngbái — Blank, empty space, void area
- 一面
- yī miàn — One side, one face of something
- 朝向
- cháoxiàng — Facing toward, oriented in a direction
- 道路
- dàolù — Road, path, route, way
- 到处
- dàochù — Everywhere, all around, in all places
- 都是
- dōu shì — All are, everything is, entirely
- 令人
- lìng rén — Making people feel, causing one to
- 繁花
- fánhuā — Profuse blossoms, abundant flowers
- 盛开
- shèngkāi — In full bloom, blossoming abundantly
- 苹果花
- píngguǒ huā — Apple blossom, flower of the apple tree
- 李花
- lǐ huā — Plum blossom, flower of the plum tree
- 梨花
- lí huā — Pear blossom, flower of the pear tree
- 樱花
- yīnghuā — Cherry blossom, flower of cherry tree
- 驶过
- shǐguò — To drive past, pass by in a vehicle
- 时
- shí — When, at the time of, during
- 能
- néng — Can, able to, capable of
- 看见
- kànjiàn — To see, catch sight of, notice
- 树下
- shù xià — Under the tree, beneath the trees
- 绿草
- lǜ cǎo — Green grass, lush lawn or meadow
- 上
- shàng — On, above, upper surface
- 缀满
- zhuìmǎn — Covered with, studded with, adorned throughout
- 飘落
- piāoluò — To drift down, fall gently, flutter down
- 花瓣
- huābàn — Flower petal
- 蜿蜒
- wānyán — Winding, meandering, snaking path
- 穿行
- chuānxíng — To pass through, travel through an area
- 于
- yú — In, at, from; literary preposition
- 当地人
- dāngdì rén — Local people, natives of the area
- 称作
- chēng zuò — Called, referred to as, known as
- 这片
- zhè piàn — This expanse of, this stretch of land
- 丘陵
- qiūlíng — Hills, hilly terrain, rolling landscape
- 之间
- zhījiān — Between, among, in the midst of
- 时而
- shí'ér — Sometimes, at times, now and then
- 转弯处
- zhuǎnwān chù — At the bend, around the curve in road
- 消失
- xiāoshī — To disappear, vanish, fade away
- 不见
- bùjiàn — Not visible, gone, disappeared from sight
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker; by (indicates passive voice)
- 零零散散
- líng líng sǎn sǎn — Scattered, sparse, here and there
- 延伸
- yánshēn — To extend, stretch out, spread further
- 至
- zhì — To, until, reaching as far as
- 山坡
- shānpō — Hillside, mountain slope
- 松树林
- sōngshùlín — Pine forest, woodland of pine trees
- 遮断
- zhēduàn — To block, cut off, obstruct from view
- 松林
- sōnglín — Pine grove, pine forest
- 各处
- gèchù — Various places, all around, everywhere
- 沿
- yán — Along, following the edge or side of
- 宛如
- wǎnrú — Just like, as if, resembling closely
- 一条条
- yī tiáotiáo — One by one (strips/lines); many strips
- 火舌
- huǒshé — Tongue of flame, licking fire, flame shape
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