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Chinese → English Chapter 12 Level 7/10

花园里长出了几种新的植物,他们精心照料;随着季节的推进,这些舒适的迹象与日俱增。

Several new kinds of plants sprang up in the garden, which they dressed; and these signs of comfort increased daily as the season advanced.

这种天气时常发生,但强风很快便将大地吹干,季节也变得比之前舒适宜人多了。

This frequently took place, but a high wind quickly dried the earth, and the season became far more pleasant than it had been.

我在茅屋里的生活方式一成不变。每天上午,我留意着村民们的一举一动;待他们各自散去从事各种劳作后,我便入睡;其余的时光则用来观察我的朋友们。

My mode of life in my hovel was uniform. During the morning I attended the motions of the cottagers, and when they were dispersed in various occupations, I slept; the remainder of the day was spent in observing my friends.

当他们退去休息之后,若有月光或繁星点点,我便走进树林,为自己采集食物,也为那小屋收集柴火。

When they had retired to rest, if there was any moon or the night was star-light, I went into the woods and collected my own food and fuel for the cottage.

每当必要之时,我回来后便清扫他们小路上的积雪,做着那些我曾见过费利克斯所做的事情。

When I returned, as often as it was necessary, I cleared their path from the snow and performed those offices that I had seen done by Felix.

我的思绪如今变得更加活跃,我渴望探究这些可爱生灵的动机与情感;我迫切地想知道,为何费利克斯显得如此痛苦,而阿加莎又如此忧伤。

My thoughts now became more active, and I longed to discover the motives and feelings of these lovely creatures; I was inquisitive to know why Felix appeared so miserable and Agatha so sad.

Vocabulary

Several
几个,不止一个但也不很多
new
新的,刚出现的
kinds
种类,类型
plants
植物,草木
sprang
spring的过去式,突然生长或出现
garden
花园,种植花草的地方
dressed
此处指修整、打理(花园等)
signs
迹象,征兆,信号
comfort
舒适,安慰,使人感到愉快
increased
increase的过去式,增加,增长
daily
每天,日常的
season
季节,一年中的某个时期
advanced
此处指(季节)推进、发展
frequently
经常,频繁地
high
强烈的,高的,此处指大风
wind
风,空气流动形成的自然现象
quickly
迅速地,很快地
dried
dry的过去式,使变干燥
earth
土地,泥土,大地
far
此处作程度副词,远远地,大得多
pleasant
令人愉快的,舒适的
mode
方式,模式,方法
life
生活,生命
hovel
简陋的小屋,破旧的住所
uniform
单调的,一成不变的,统一的
During
在……期间,表示时间范围
morning
早晨,上午
attended
attend的过去式,注意,观察,留意
motions
动作,举动,运动
cottagers
住在小屋里的人,村民
dispersed
分散,散开,各自离去
various
各种各样的,不同的
occupations
职业,工作,日常活动
slept
sleep的过去式,睡觉,休眠
remainder
剩余部分,其余的时间
day
白天,一天
spent
spend的过去式,度过,花费时间
observing
观察,注意,仔细察看
friends
朋友,此处指他观察的邻居
retired
此处指退下休息,就寝
rest
休息,睡眠
moon
月亮,月球
night
夜晚,晚上
star-light
星光,星星发出的光
woods
树林,森林
collected
collect的过去式,收集,采集
food
食物,食品
fuel
燃料,用于生火取暖的材料
cottage
小屋,村舍,简单的住所
returned
return的过去式,返回,回来
often
经常,频繁,许多时候
necessary
必要的,不可缺少的
cleared
clear的过去式,清除,清扫
path
小路,道路,通道
snow
雪,降雪
performed
perform的过去式,执行,完成任务
offices
此处指职责,任务,服务
thoughts
想法,思想,念头
active
活跃的,积极的,思维活跃
longed
long的过去式,渴望,强烈希望
discover
发现,了解,找到未知的事物
motives
动机,目的,行动的原因
feelings
感情,情感,感受
lovely
可爱的,美丽的,令人喜爱的
creatures
生物,此处指人,有生命的存在
inquisitive
好奇的,爱追问的,求知欲强的
appeared
appear的过去式,显得,看起来
miserable
痛苦的,悲惨的,极度不快乐的
sad
悲伤的,忧愁的,不快乐的
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