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Chinese → English Chapter 12 Level 7/10

我躺在草堆上,却无法入睡。我想起了这一天发生的事情。

I lay on my straw, but I could not sleep. I thought of the occurrences of the day.

最让我印象深刻的是这些人温和的举止,我渴望加入他们,却不敢靠近。

What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people, and I longed to join them, but dared not.

我对前一天晚上遭受那些野蛮村民的对待记忆犹新,因此下定决心,无论将来认为应该采取什么行动,眼下我都会静静地待在我的窝棚里,观察并努力了解影响他们行为的动机。

I remembered too well the treatment I had suffered the night before from the barbarous villagers, and resolved, whatever course of conduct I might hereafter think it right to pursue, that for the present I would remain quietly in my hovel, watching and endeavouring to discover the motives which influenced their actions.

第二天清晨,村舍里的人们在日出前便起身了。

The cottagers arose the next morning before the sun.

年轻的女子整理了小屋并准备了食物,而那个年轻男子在吃完第一顿饭后便离开了。

The young woman arranged the cottage and prepared the food, and the youth departed after the first meal.

这一天与前一天的规律相同。

This day was passed in the same routine as that which preceded it.

年轻男子不停地在户外劳作,而那个女孩则在室内从事各种繁重的工作。

The young man was constantly employed out of doors, and the girl in various laborious occupations within.

那位老人,我很快便察觉到他是个盲人,他在闲暇时演奏乐器或沉思冥想。

The old man, whom I soon perceived to be blind, employed his leisure hours on his instrument or in contemplation.

年轻的村民们对这位令人尊敬的老伴的爱戴与敬重无以复加。

Nothing could exceed the love and respect which the younger cottagers exhibited towards their venerable companion.

他们以温柔的态度为他尽心尽力地做着每一件关怀与孝敬的小事,而他则以慈祥的微笑作为回报。

They performed towards him every little office of affection and duty with gentleness, and he rewarded them by his benevolent smiles.

他们并非完全快乐。

They were not entirely happy.

那年轻男子和他的同伴常常独自走开,似乎在哭泣。

The young man and his companion often went apart and appeared to weep.

我看不出他们忧愁的原因,但我却深受感动。

I saw no cause for their unhappiness, but I was deeply affected by it.

Vocabulary

lay
躺下;lie的过去式
straw
稻草,用于铺垫或喂养动物的干草
occurrences
事件,发生的事情,复数形式
chiefly
主要地,最重要地,首先
struck
strike的过去式,给人留下深刻印象
gentle
温和的,温柔的,有礼貌的
manners
礼貌,举止,待人接物的方式
longed
渴望,非常想要,long的过去式
join
加入,参与,与……在一起
dared
dare的过去式,敢于,有勇气做某事
treatment
对待方式,待遇,处置方法
suffered
遭受痛苦,suffer的过去式
barbarous
野蛮的,残忍的,不文明的
villagers
村民,住在村庄里的人们
resolved
下定决心,resolve的过去式,决定
whatever
无论什么,不管什么,任何事
course
过程,方针,行动路线
conduct
行为,举止,行动方式
hereafter
此后,从今以后,将来
pursue
追求,追随,执行某一方针
remain
留下,保持,继续待在某处
quietly
安静地,不声张地,悄悄地
hovel
简陋的小屋,破旧不堪的住所
endeavouring
尽力,努力尝试做某事
discover
发现,找出,探明某事真相
motives
动机,动因,行动背后的原因
influenced
影响,influence的过去式,对行为产生作用
cottagers
住在小屋里的人,农村小屋居民
arose
arise的过去式,起床,起身
arranged
整理,arrange的过去式,使有序整洁
cottage
小屋,农村的简朴小房子
youth
年轻人,青年男子,青少年
departed
离开,depart的过去式,出发离去
meal
一餐,一顿饭,用餐
routine
常规,惯例,固定的日常程序
preceded
在……之前,precede的过去式,先于
constantly
不断地,持续地,总是
employed
忙于,从事,employ的过去式
various
各种各样的,多种多样的
laborious
费力的,辛苦的,需要大量劳动的
occupations
工作,职业,所从事的活动
within
在……内部,在……里面
whom
谁,who的宾格,用于引导从句
perceived
察觉,perceive的过去式,注意到
blind
失明的,看不见的,眼睛无法视物
leisure
闲暇,空闲时间,休息时间
instrument
乐器,工具,用于演奏音乐的器具
contemplation
沉思,冥想,深深思考某事
exceed
超过,超越,比……更多或更强
respect
尊重,敬意,敬重某人
exhibited
表现出,exhibit的过去式,显示出
venerable
德高望重的,值得尊敬的老人
companion
同伴,伙伴,陪伴在身边的人
performed
执行,perform的过去式,完成某事
office
职责,义务,此处指服务或职能
affection
感情,爱意,温柔的情感
duty
责任,义务,应尽的本分
gentleness
温柔,温和,待人温和的品质
rewarded
回报,reward的过去式,给予奖励
benevolent
仁慈的,善意的,乐于助人的
entirely
完全地,全然地,彻底地
apart
分开,独自,远离他人一旁
appeared
appear的过去式,似乎,显得
weep
哭泣,流泪,悲伤地哭
cause
原因,起因,导致某事发生的理由
unhappiness
不快乐,悲伤,不幸福的状态
deeply
深深地,非常,程度深的副词
affected
受到影响,affect的过去式,被触动
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