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Chinese → English Chapter 11 Level 7/10

他刚一结束,那年轻人便开始了——不是演奏,而是发出单调的声音,既不像老人乐器的和声,也不像鸟儿的歌声;我后来才发现他是在朗读,但当时我对文字或字母的学问一无所知。

So soon as he had finished, the youth began, not to play, but to utter sounds that were monotonous, and neither resembling the harmony of the old man's instrument nor the songs of the birds; I since found that he read aloud, but at that time I knew nothing of the science of words or letters.

这家人如此忙碌了片刻之后,熄灭了灯火,退去休息——我是这样猜想的。

The family, after having been thus occupied for a short time, extinguished their lights and retired, as I conjectured, to rest.

Vocabulary

soon
很快,不久之后
finished
完成,结束某件事情
youth
年轻人;青春时期
began
begin的过去式,开始做某事
play
演奏乐器;玩耍;表演
utter
发出声音;说出话语
sounds
声音,由物体振动产生的音响
monotonous
单调乏味的,缺乏变化的
neither
两者都不,用于否定两个选项
resembling
类似于,与……相像
harmony
和声;和谐悦耳的音乐效果
instrument
乐器;仪器;工具
nor
也不,与neither搭配表示双重否定
songs
歌曲,用于演唱的音乐作品
since
自从;因为;此后
aloud
大声地,出声朗读
science
科学,研究自然规律的学科
letters
字母;信件;文字
thus
因此,以这种方式,如此
occupied
忙于某事;占用;从事
extinguished
熄灭火焰或灯光
retired
退休;退下;去休息就寝
conjectured
推测,根据不充分证据做出猜测
rest
休息;剩余部分
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