Great Expectations — Page 1

English → Chinese Chapter I. Level 8/10

My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.

我父亲的姓氏是皮里普，我的教名是菲利普，我那幼稚的舌头把这两个名字合在一起，说来说去也不过说成一个"皮普"。

So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.

于是，我管自己叫皮普，后来大家也都叫我皮普。

I give Pirrip as my father's family name, on the authority of his tombstone and my sister,—Mrs. Joe Gargery, who married the blacksmith.

我说我父亲的姓是皮里普，这是根据他的墓碑和我姐姐——嫁给铁匠的乔·葛杰利太太——的说法。

As I never saw my father or my mother, and never saw any likeness of either of them (for their days were long before the days of photographs), my first fancies regarding what they were like were unreasonably derived from their tombstones.

由于我从未见过我的父亲或母亲，也从未见过他们任何一人的画像（因为他们那个年代远在照相术发明之前），我对他们模样的最初想象，荒诞地来源于他们的墓碑。

The shape of the letters on my father's, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair.

父亲墓碑上字母的形状，使我产生了一个奇怪的念头，觉得他是个四方脸、身材粗壮、肤色黝黑、留着鬈曲黑发的男人。

From the character and turn of the inscription, "_Also Georgiana Wife of the Above_," I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly.

从"又及，上述亡夫之妻乔治亚娜"这段墓志铭的字体与行文风格，我得出了一个幼稚的结论：我母亲是个满脸雀斑、体弱多病的女人。

To five little stone lozenges, each about a foot and a half long, which were arranged in a neat row beside their grave, and were sacred to the memory of five little brothers of mine,—who gave up trying to get a living, exceedingly early in that universal struggle,—I am indebted for a belief I religiously entertained that they had all been born on their backs with their hands in their trousers-pockets, and had never taken them out in this state of existence.

在他们墓旁整齐排列着五块小小的菱形石碑，每块约一英尺半长，是为纪念我的五个小兄弟而立的——他们在那场人人都要经历的生存挣扎中，极早便放弃了努力——正是这五块石碑，使我虔诚地形成了这样一个信念：他们生下来时都是仰面躺着，双手揣在裤兜里，而且在这世上从来就没有把手拿出来过。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
父亲: fùqin — Father; male parent
的: de — Possessive or descriptive particle
姓氏: xìngshì — Surname; family name
是: shì — To be; is, are, am
教名: jiàomíng — Baptismal name; given name at christening
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
幼稚: yòuzhì — Childish, naive, immature in thinking or behavior
舌头: shétou — Tongue; the organ used for speaking and tasting
把: bǎ — Particle indicating disposal of object; to take
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
两个: liǎng gè — Two; a quantity of two items
名字: míngzi — Name; a person's given name or full name
合: hé — To combine, merge, or join together
在: zài — At, in, on; to be located somewhere
一起: yìqǐ — Together; in the same place or manner
说来说去: shuō lái shuō qù — Keep saying repeatedly; talk around and around
也: yě — Also, too; additionally in a statement
不过: búguò — Only, merely; however, but as a conjunction
说成: shuōchéng — To end up saying; to pronounce as something
一个: yī gè — One; a single item or person
于是: yúshì — Therefore, so, as a result of this
管: guǎn — To call, refer to; to manage or control
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject
叫: jiào — To call, be called; to name or shout
后来: hòulái — Later, afterward; subsequently in time
大家: dàjiā — Everyone; all people in a group
都: dōu — All, both; indicating universality or totality
说: shuō — To say, speak, tell; to express verbally
姓: xìng — Surname; to have a family name
根据: gēnjù — According to, based on; a basis or foundation
他: tā — He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
墓碑: mùbēi — Tombstone, gravestone; stone marker at a grave
和: hé — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses
姐姐: jiějie — Older sister; elder female sibling
嫁给: jià gěi — To marry (of a woman); to wed someone
铁匠: tiějiang — Blacksmith; a person who works with iron
太太: tàitai — Mrs., wife; a respectful title for a married woman
说法: shuōfǎ — Version of a story; way of saying something
由于: yóuyú — Due to, because of; indicating a reason or cause
从未: cóngwèi — Never; at no time in the past
见过: jiànguo — Have seen; experienced seeing before
或: huò — Or; alternatively, either one of options
母亲: mǔqin — Mother; female parent
他们: tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun
任何: rènhé — Any; whichever, no matter which one
一人: yī rén — One person; a single individual
画像: huàxiàng — Portrait, picture; a drawn or painted image of someone
因为: yīnwèi — Because; introducing the reason for something
那个: nàge — That; referring to a specific thing or person
年代: niándài — Era, age, decade; a period of time in history
远在: yuǎn zài — Long before; far back in time or distance
照相术: zhàoxiàngshù — Photography; the art or technology of taking photos
发明: fāmíng — Invention; to invent or create something new
之前: zhīqián — Before; prior to a certain time or event
对: duì — Regarding, toward; correct or facing something
模样: múyàng — Appearance, looks; the way someone looks
最初: zuìchū — Initially, at first; the very beginning
想象: xiǎngxiàng — To imagine; mental image or fantasy
荒诞: huāngdàn — Absurd, fantastic, bizarre; wildly unreasonable idea
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
来源于: láiyuányú — To originate from; to derive or come from
上: shàng — On, above; upper surface or preceding item
字母: zìmǔ — Letter of an alphabet; alphabetic character
形状: xíngzhuàng — Shape, form; the outline or figure of something
使: shǐ — To cause, make; to enable something to happen
产生: chǎnshēng — To produce, generate; to bring about or arise
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation
奇怪: qíguài — Strange, odd, peculiar; unusually surprising
念头: niàntou — Thought, idea; a notion that comes to mind
觉得: juéde — To feel, think; to have an opinion or sensation
是个: shì gè — Is a; used before a noun to describe someone
身材: shēncái — Figure, build; the shape and size of one's body
粗壮: cūzhuàng — Sturdy, stocky; having a thick and strong build
肤色: fūsè — Skin color, complexion; natural color of one's skin
黝黑: yǒuhēi — Swarthy, dark-skinned; deeply tanned or dark complexion
留着: liúzhe — Wearing, having; keeping or maintaining something
鬈曲: quánqū — Curly, wavy; describing curled or wavy hair
黑发: hēifà — Black hair; dark-colored hair
男人: nánrén — Man; an adult male person
从: cóng — From; indicating origin or starting point
又及: yòují — Postscript (P.S.); also, furthermore in writing
上述: shàngshù — Above-mentioned; referring to what was stated before
亡夫: wángfū — Deceased husband; one's late or dead husband
这段: zhè duàn — This passage; this section of text
墓志铭: mùzhìmíng — Epitaph; inscription on a tombstone or memorial
字体: zìtǐ — Font, typeface; style of written or printed characters
与: yǔ — And, with; formal conjunction connecting two elements
行文: xíngwén — Writing style; manner in which text is composed
风格: fēnggé — Style; distinctive manner or artistic character
得出: déchū — To arrive at, draw; to reach a conclusion
结论: jiélùn — Conclusion; final judgment or deduction reached
满脸: mǎn liǎn — Full-faced; covering the entire face
雀斑: quèbān — Freckles; small brown spots on skin
体弱多病: tǐ ruò duō bìng — Frail and sickly; weak body prone to illness
女人: nǚrén — Woman; an adult female person
整齐: zhěngqí — Neat, tidy, orderly; arranged in an orderly manner
排列: páiliè — To arrange, line up; set in a row or order
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action
五块: wǔ kuài — Five pieces; a quantity of five solid objects
小小: xiǎo xiǎo — Tiny, very small; diminutively small in size
菱形: língxíng — Diamond shape, rhombus; a four-sided equal shape
石碑: shíbēi — Stone tablet, stele; an inscribed stone monument
每块: měi kuài — Each piece; every individual slab or block
约: yuē — Approximately, about; roughly a certain amount
长: cháng — Long; having great length or extended in space
为: wèi — For, in order to; for the sake of something
纪念: jìniàn — To commemorate, memorialize; in memory of someone
五个: wǔ gè — Five; a quantity of five people or things
小兄弟: xiǎo xiōngdì — Little brothers; young male siblings
而: ér — And, yet; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses
立: lì — To erect, set up; to establish or stand upright
那场: nà chǎng — That struggle/battle; referring to a specific ordeal
人人: rénrén — Everyone, everybody; each and every person
都要: dōu yào — All must; everyone is required to do something
经历: jīnglì — To experience; go through events or hardships
生存: shēngcún — Survival, existence; to live and continue living
挣扎: zhēngzhá — To struggle, strive; to fight against difficulty
中: zhōng — In, within, among; inside a space or group
极早: jí zǎo — Extremely early; at a very young or premature time
便: biàn — Then, so; indicating promptness or result
放弃: fàngqì — To give up, abandon; to stop trying or pursuing
努力: nǔlì — Effort, hard work; to strive or work diligently
正是: zhèng shì — It is precisely; exactly this and nothing else
虔诚: qiánchéng — Devout, pious, sincere; deeply religious or earnest
形成: xíngchéng — To form, develop; to take shape or come into being
这样: zhèyàng — Like this, such; in this way or manner
信念: xìnniàn — Belief, conviction; a firmly held idea or faith
生下来: shēng xià lái — To be born; to come into the world at birth
时: shí — When, at the time; indicating a point in time
都是: dōu shì — All are; every one of them is something
仰面: yǎng miàn — Face up; lying with face pointing upward
躺着: tǎngzhe — Lying down; reclining in a horizontal position
双手: shuāngshǒu — Both hands; using or referring to two hands
揣在: chuāi zài — Tucked into; stuffed or kept inside something
裤兜: kùdōu — Trouser pocket; a pocket in a pair of pants
里: lǐ — Inside, within; the interior of something
而且: érqiě — Moreover, furthermore; in addition to that
世上: shì shàng — In the world; on earth, in existence
从来: cónglái — Always, never (with negation); at any time ever
就没有: jiù méiyǒu — Simply never had; there never was or existed
手: shǒu — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
拿出来: ná chū lái — To take out; to remove something from somewhere
过: guo — Experiential particle; indicating past experience

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