Dracula — Page 13

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 7/10

One of my companions touched my arm as we swept round the base of a hill and opened up the lofty, snow-covered peak of a mountain, which seemed, as we wound on our serpentine way, to be right before us:--

我们绕过一座山丘的山脚，眼前豁然开朗，一座高耸的雪峰映入眼帘，在我们蜿蜒前行之际，它仿佛就矗立在我们正前方——就在这时，我的一位同伴碰了碰我的手臂：

"Look! Isten szek!"--"God's seat!"--and he crossed himself reverently.

「快看！Isten szek！」——「上帝的宝座！」——他虔诚地画了个十字。

As we wound on our endless way, and the sun sank lower and lower behind us, the shadows of the evening began to creep round us.

我们继续在漫漫长路上蜿蜒而行，身后的太阳越沉越低，暮色的阴影开始悄悄向我们四周蔓延。

This was emphasised by the fact that the snowy mountain-top still held the sunset, and seemed to glow out with a delicate cool pink.

而雪山山顶仍然留住了落日的余晖，散发出一片淡雅清冷的粉红色光芒，这愈发衬托出四周暮色的深沉。

Here and there we passed Cszeks and Slovaks, all in picturesque attire, but I noticed that goitre was painfully prevalent.

沿途我们不时经过身着色彩斑斓民族服装的切克人和斯洛伐克人，但我注意到，甲状腺肿在这里触目惊心地普遍流行。

By the roadside were many crosses, and as we swept by, my companions all crossed themselves.

路旁竖立着许多十字架，每当我们疾驰而过，同伴们都纷纷画十字祈祷。

Here and there was a peasant man or woman kneeling before a shrine, who did not even turn round as we approached, but seemed in the self-surrender of devotion to have neither eyes nor ears for the outer world.

时而可见一位男女农民跪在神龛前，即便我们靠近也不曾回头张望，他们似乎沉浸在忘我的虔诚之中，对外部世界既视而不见，又充耳不闻。

There were many things new to me: for instance, hay-ricks in the trees, and here and there very beautiful masses of weeping birch, their white stems shining like silver through the delicate green of the leaves.

许多事物对我来说都是新奇的：比如堆放在树上的草垛，还有随处可见的垂枝桦树丛，白色的树干透过嫩绿的叶片闪烁着银色的光泽，美不胜收。

Now and again we passed a leiter-wagon--the ordinary peasant's cart--with its long, snake-like vertebra, calculated to suit the inequalities of the road.

我们不时经过一辆莱特尔货车——即普通的农用马车——其车身细长如蛇脊，专为适应崎岖不平的道路而设计。

Vocabulary

我们: wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.
绕过: rào guò — To go around, bypass, or circumvent something.
一座: yī zuò — One (measure word for mountains, buildings).
山丘: shānqiū — A hill; small elevated landform.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
山脚: shānjiǎo — The foot or base of a mountain.
眼前: yǎnqián — Before one's eyes; in front of you right now.
豁然开朗: huòrán kāilǎng — Suddenly opens up into a bright, wide view.
高耸: gāosǒng — To tower high; loom tall and imposing.
雪峰: xuěfēng — Snow-capped mountain peak.
映入: yìng rù — To be reflected into; come into view.
眼帘: yǎnlián — One's field of vision; literally eye's curtain.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
蜿蜒: wānyán — To wind and meander; snake along a path.
前行: qiánxíng — To move forward; continue traveling ahead.
之际: zhī jì — At the time of; just when something occurs.
它: tā — It; third person singular pronoun for objects.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seem like; apparently resembling something.
就: jiù — Just, right; emphasizes immediacy or exactness.
矗立: chùlì — To stand tall and erect; tower upright.
正前方: zhèng qiánfāng — Directly ahead; straight in front of you.
就在: jiù zài — Right at; exactly at that moment or place.
这时: zhè shí — At this moment; just then.
我: wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun.
一位: yī wèi — One (polite measure word for persons).
同伴: tóngbàn — Companion, travel partner, fellow traveler.
碰: pèng — To touch, bump, or tap someone lightly.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.
手臂: shǒubì — Arm; the upper limb of the human body.
快看: kuài kàn — Look quickly! Hurry and see this.
上帝: shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in monotheistic sense.
宝座: bǎozuò — Throne; a seat of great power or honor.
他: tā — He, him; third person singular male pronoun.
虔诚: qiánchéng — Devout, pious; showing sincere religious reverence.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
画: huà — To draw or make; here means to make a sign.
个: gè — General measure word for objects or actions.
十字: shízì — Cross shape; the sign of the cross.
继续: jìxù — To continue; carry on doing something.
漫漫: mànmàn — Long and seemingly endless; vast and boundless.
长路: cháng lù — A long road; lengthy journey ahead.
上: shàng — On, upon, above; directional or positional particle.
而行: ér xíng — And travel on; proceed along the way.
身后: shēn hòu — Behind one's back; to the rear of a person.
太阳: tàiyáng — The sun; the star at the center of our system.
越沉越低: yuè chén yuè dī — Sinking lower and lower as time passes.
暮色: mùsè — Dusk; the dim light of evening twilight.
阴影: yīnyǐng — Shadow, shade; dark area caused by blocked light.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin, start; the commencement of something.
悄悄: qiāoqiāo — Quietly, stealthily; without making noise or notice.
向: xiàng — Toward, in the direction of something.
四周: sìzhōu — All around; on all four sides, surroundings.
蔓延: mànyán — To spread, extend gradually over an area.
而: ér — But, yet, and; conjunction connecting contrasting clauses.
雪山: xuěshān — Snow mountain; a peak covered with snow.
山顶: shāndǐng — Mountain top; the summit or peak of a mountain.
仍然: réngrán — Still, yet; continuing unchanged as before.
留住: liú zhù — To retain, hold on to; keep something from leaving.
落日: luò rì — Setting sun; the sun as it descends at sunset.
余晖: yúhuī — Lingering glow; remaining light after sunset.
散发出: sànfā chū — To emit, radiate, or give off light or scent.
一片: yī piàn — A stretch or expanse of something; a patch.
淡雅: dànyǎ — Delicate and elegant; subtle and refined in appearance.
清冷: qīnglěng — Clear and cold; crisp, chilly, and somewhat lonely.
粉红色: fěnhóngsè — Pink color; a light red or rose hue.
光芒: guāngmáng — Rays of light; radiance, brilliance, gleam.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something near.
愈发: yùfā — Even more so; increasingly, all the more.
衬托出: chèntuō chū — To set off, highlight, or bring out by contrast.
深沉: shēnchén — Deep and profound; solemn, dark, or heavy in tone.
沿途: yántú — Along the way; throughout the journey's route.
不时: bùshí — From time to time; occasionally, now and then.
经过: jīngguò — To pass by; go through or alongside something.
身着: shēn zhuó — Wearing on one's body; dressed in certain clothing.
色彩斑斓: sècǎi bānlán — Colorful and dazzling; brilliantly multicolored in appearance.
民族: mínzú — Ethnic group, nationality, people of shared culture.
服装: fúzhuāng — Clothing, costume, attire, outfit.
和: hé — And; conjunction connecting two nouns or phrases.
但: dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement.
注意到: zhùyì dào — To notice, become aware of, observe something.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place, this location.
触目惊心: chùmù jīngxīn — Shocking to the eye; deeply disturbing at first sight.
普遍: pǔbiàn — Common, widespread, universal; occurring everywhere.
流行: liúxíng — Prevalent, popular; spreading widely among a population.
路旁: lùpáng — Roadside; beside the road or pathway.
竖立: shùlì — To erect, set up vertically; stand something upright.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or attached condition.
许多: xǔduō — Many, a lot of; a large number or quantity.
十字架: shízìjià — Cross; the crucifix symbol in Christian tradition.
每当: měi dāng — Whenever, every time that something happens.
疾驰: jíchí — To speed past; gallop or race by quickly.
而过: ér guò — And pass by; go past in passing.
同伴们: tóngbànmen — Companions, fellow travelers; plural of companion.
都: dōu — All, both, every; indicating totality or universality.
纷纷: fēnfēn — One after another; in succession, all at once.
祈祷: qídǎo — To pray; offer a prayer to a deity.
时而: shí ér — Sometimes, occasionally; from time to time.
可见: kějiàn — Visible, can be seen; one could observe.
男女: nánnǚ — Men and women; both male and female persons.
农民: nóngmín — Farmer, peasant; person who works agricultural land.
跪: guì — To kneel; go down on one's knees.
神龛: shénkān — Shrine, niche; small sacred enclosure for worship.
前: qián — In front of, before; forward position.
即便: jíbiàn — Even if, even though; despite the circumstance.
靠近: kàojìn — To approach, draw near; get close to something.
也: yě — Also, too, even; additive or concessive particle.
不曾: bùcéng — Never, not once; have not done at any time.
回头: huí tóu — To turn one's head back; look behind.
张望: zhāngwàng — To look around; peer about inquisitively.
他们: tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun.
似乎: sìhū — It seems, apparently; giving the impression of something.
沉浸: chénjìn — To be immersed, absorbed deeply in something.
忘我: wàng wǒ — Self-forgetful; completely absorbed, losing awareness of self.
之中: zhī zhōng — In the midst of; within or among something.
对: duì — Toward, regarding; preposition introducing an object.
外部: wàibù — External, outside; the outer part or world.
世界: shìjiè — World; the earth and everything on it.
既: jì — Both…and; already; used in paired conjunctions.
视而不见: shì ér bù jiàn — To look but not see; deliberately ignore something.
又: yòu — Again, also, and; adds another condition or action.
充耳不闻: chōng ěr bù wén — To turn a deaf ear; deliberately ignore sounds.
事物: shìwù — Things, objects, phenomena; matters in the world.
来说: lái shuō — As for, in terms of; regarding a topic.
都是: dōu shì — All are, everything is; universal affirmation.
新奇: xīnqí — Novel, strange, new and curious; unfamiliar and interesting.
比如: bǐrú — For example; such as, for instance.
堆放: duī fàng — To stack, pile up; place things in a heap.
树上: shù shàng — On the tree; up in or on a tree.
草垛: cǎoduò — Haystack; a large pile of stacked hay or straw.
还有: hái yǒu — Also, there is also; in addition to that.
随处可见: suíchù kějiàn — Visible everywhere; easily seen all around you.
垂枝: chuí zhī — Drooping branches; branches hanging down from trees.
白色: báisè — White color; the color of snow or milk.
树干: shùgàn — Tree trunk; the main woody stem of a tree.
透过: tòu guò — Through, via; passing through something to the other side.
嫩绿: nènlǜ — Tender green; a soft, fresh, light green color.
叶片: yèpiàn — Leaf blade; the flat part of a leaf.
闪烁: shǎnshuò — To glimmer, flicker, sparkle; shine intermittently.
银色: yínsè — Silver color; a shiny metallic grey-white hue.
光泽: guāngzé — Luster, sheen; a bright reflective surface quality.
美不胜收: měi bù shèng shōu — More beauty than one can take in; breathtakingly beautiful.
一辆: yī liàng — One (measure word for wheeled vehicles).
货车: huòchē — Freight vehicle, cargo wagon or truck.
即: jí — That is, namely; used to clarify or define.
普通: pǔtōng — Ordinary, common, plain; nothing special about it.
农用: nóngyòng — For agricultural use; designed for farming purposes.
马车: mǎchē — Horse-drawn carriage or cart.
其: qí — Its, their; third-person possessive pronoun in writing.
车身: chēshēn — Vehicle body; the main structure of a vehicle.
细长: xìcháng — Slender and long; thin and elongated in shape.
如: rú — Like, as; used to make a comparison.
专为: zhuān wèi — Specifically designed for; exclusively made for a purpose.
适应: shìyìng — To adapt, suit, adjust to conditions or environment.
崎岖不平: qíqū bùpíng — Rugged and uneven; rough terrain with many bumps.
道路: dàolù — Road, path, way; a route for travel.
设计: shèjì — To design; plan and create with a purpose.

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