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Chinese → English Chapter 1 Level 7/10

她的父亲病情越来越重;她几乎把全部时间都用来照料他;她的生活来源越来越少;在第十个月,她的父亲在她的怀中去世,留下她成了一个孤苦无依的乞儿。

Her father grew worse; her time was more entirely occupied in attending him; her means of subsistence decreased; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms, leaving her an orphan and a beggar.

这最后一击彻底压垮了她,她跪在博福特的棺木旁痛哭失声,就在这时,我的父亲走进了房间。

This last blow overcame her, and she knelt by Beaufort's coffin weeping bitterly, when my father entered the chamber.

他如同守护神一般降临,来到这个可怜女孩身边,她便将自己托付于他的照料之下;安葬了亡友之后,他带着她前往日内瓦,将她置于一位亲戚的保护之下。

He came like a protecting spirit to the poor girl, who committed herself to his care; and after the interment of his friend he conducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation.

这件事发生两年后,卡罗琳成了他的妻子。

Two years after this event Caroline became his wife.

我父母之间的年龄相差悬殊,但这一情况似乎反而使他们在深情厚谊的纽带中结合得更加紧密。

There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.

我父亲正直的心中有一种公正感,使他认为必须对一个人高度赞许,才能真心深爱。

There was a sense of justice in my father's upright mind which rendered it necessary that he should approve highly to love strongly.

也许在过去的岁月里,他曾因迟迟才发现一位心爱之人的不堪而深受伤害,因而更倾向于珍视久经考验的美德。

Perhaps during former years he had suffered from the late-discovered unworthiness of one beloved and so was disposed to set a greater value on tried worth.

他对我母亲的爱恋中带有一种感恩与崇敬之情,与暮年那种溺爱截然不同,因为这份爱是由对她美德的敬仰所激发,以及渴望能以某种方式补偿她所承受的苦难,而这赋予了他对待她时难以言说的优雅风度。

There was a show of gratitude and worship in his attachment to my mother, differing wholly from the doting fondness of age, for it was inspired by reverence for her virtues and a desire to be the means of, in some degree, recompensing her for the sorrows she had endured, but which gave inexpressible grace to his behaviour to her.

一切都要顺从她的意愿和她的方便。

Everything was made to yield to her wishes and her convenience.

Vocabulary

father
父亲,男性家长
grew
grow的过去式,变得,逐渐成为
worse
更糟糕的,bad的比较级
time
时间,精力,注意力
entirely
完全地,全部地,彻底地
occupied
被占用的,忙于某事
attending
照料,照顾,陪伴某人
means
手段,方式;生活来源,财力
subsistence
维持生计,最低限度的生活所需
decreased
减少,降低,数量变少
tenth
第十,序数词
month
月,一年中的第几个月
died
死亡,去世
arms
双臂,怀抱,手臂
leaving
留下,使某人处于某状态
orphan
孤儿,失去父母的儿童
beggar
乞丐,极度贫困的人
last
最后的,最终的,最近的
blow
打击,沉重的打击,不幸事件
overcame
overcome的过去式,压垮,使崩溃
knelt
kneel的过去式,跪下,跪着
coffin
棺材,盛放遗体的木箱
weeping
哭泣,流泪,痛哭
bitterly
痛苦地,极为悲伤地
entered
进入,走进某个地方
chamber
房间,室,私人居室
protecting
保护的,守护的,给予庇护
spirit
精神,灵魂;此处指守护者形象
poor
可怜的,贫苦的,值得同情的
girl
女孩,年轻女性
committed
托付,委托,将自己交给某人照料
care
照料,照顾,关心保护
interment
下葬,埋葬,葬礼结束后
friend
朋友,友人,亲密的伙伴
conducted
带领,引导,护送某人前往
placed
安置,置于,把某人安排在某处
protection
保护,庇护,使不受伤害
relation
亲戚,有亲属关系的人
event
事件,发生的事情,重要事件
became
become的过去式,成为,变成
wife
妻子,已婚女性配偶
considerable
相当大的,数量或程度显著的
difference
差异,不同,区别
between
在……之间,连接两者的介词
ages
年龄,岁数,复数形式
parents
父母,双亲
circumstance
情形,环境,具体状况
seemed
seem的过去式,似乎,好像
unite
使联合,使结合,连接在一起
closer
更紧密的,close的比较级
bonds
纽带,联系,感情上的联结
devoted
深情的,全心全意的,忠诚的
affection
情感,爱意,温柔的关爱
sense
感觉,意识,观念,判断力
justice
公正,正义,公平的品格
upright
正直的,品行端正的,诚实的
mind
心智,思想,内心
rendered
使得,令……变成某种状态
necessary
必要的,不可缺少的
approve
赞同,认可,对某事持肯定态度
highly
高度地,非常,极为
love
爱,爱情,深厚的感情
strongly
强烈地,坚定地,程度很深
Perhaps
也许,或许,表示不确定的可能
during
在……期间,表示时间段
former
以前的,从前的,早年的
suffered
suffer的过去式,遭受,受苦
late-discovered
后来才发现的,迟迟才认清的
unworthiness
不值得信任,品行低劣,不配
beloved
深爱的人,心爱的,所爱之人
disposed
倾向于,有意愿,有某种意向
greater
更大的,更高的,great的比较级
value
价值,重视,珍视
tried
经过考验的,已证明可靠的
worth
价值,品德,值得信赖的品质
show
表达,展示,表现出某种情感
gratitude
感激,感谢之情,感恩
worship
崇拜,敬仰,极度爱戴
attachment
依恋,感情,情感上的联结
mother
母亲,妈妈,女性家长
differing
不同的,有差别的,相异的
wholly
完全地,彻底地,全然
doting
溺爱的,过分宠爱的,盲目偏爱的
fondness
喜爱,爱意,温柔的偏爱
age
年老,老年,年迈之时
inspired
激发,唤起,引起某种感情
reverence
崇敬,敬畏,深深的尊重
virtues
美德,品德,优良的道德品质
desire
渴望,愿望,强烈的希望
degree
程度,度,在一定程度上
recompensing
补偿,回报,弥补所受的苦难
sorrows
悲伤,悲痛,所经历的苦难
endured
忍受,经受,承受苦难
inexpressible
难以言表的,无法形容的,极大的
grace
优雅,优美,得体的风度
behaviour
行为,举止,处事方式
yield
顺从,让步,迁就他人的意愿
wishes
愿望,心愿,所希望的事
convenience
方便,便利,舒适与便利的条件
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