Great Expectations — Page 3

English → Chinese Chapter I. Level 8/10

A man who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars; who limped, and shivered, and glared, and growled; and whose teeth chattered in his head as he seized me by the chin.

这个男人浑身被水浸透，满身污泥，被石头砸得一瘸一拐，被燧石割破了皮，被荨麻蜇伤，被荆棘划破；他跛着脚，浑身颤抖，怒目而视，低声咆哮；当他抓住我的下巴时，他满口的牙齿咯咯作响。

"Oh! Don't cut my throat, sir," I pleaded in terror. "Pray don't do it, sir."

「哦！先生，请别割断我的喉咙，」我惊恐地哀求道。「求求您别这样，先生。」

"Tell us your name!" said the man. "Quick!"

「告诉我你叫什么名字！」那男人说。「快说！」

"Pip, sir."

「皮普，先生。」

"Once more," said the man, staring at me. "Give it mouth!"

「再说一遍，」那男人盯着我说。「大声说出来！」

"Pip. Pip, sir."

「皮普。皮普，先生。」

"Show us where you live," said the man. "Pint out the place!"

「告诉我你住在哪里，」那男人说。「指出那个地方！」

I pointed to where our village lay, on the flat in-shore among the alder-trees and pollards, a mile or more from the church.

我指向我们村庄所在的方向，那里地势平坦，靠近岸边，掩映在桤木和截顶树木之间，距教堂一英里有余。

The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets.

那男人盯着我看了片刻，随即将我倒提起来，把我口袋里的东西全部倒了出来。

There was nothing in them but a piece of bread.

里面什么都没有，只有一块面包。

When the church came to itself,—for he was so sudden and strong that he made it go head over heels before me, and I saw the steeple under my feet,—when the church came to itself, I say, I was seated on a high tombstone, trembling while he ate the bread ravenously.

当教堂恢复原样时——因为他的动作是如此突然、如此有力，以至于在我眼前教堂翻了个底朝天，我看见尖塔就在我脚下——当教堂恢复原样时，我是说，我已被放坐在一块高高的墓碑上，浑身颤抖，看着他狼吞虎咽地吃那块面包。

"You young dog," said the man, licking his lips, "what fat cheeks you ha' got."

「你这小狗崽，」那男人舔着嘴唇说，「你的脸蛋儿可真够肥的。」

I believe they were fat, though I was at that time undersized for my years, and not strong.

我想那确实是实话，尽管我那时个子矮小，身体也并不强壮。

Vocabulary

这个: zhège — This one; used to indicate a specific thing.
男人: nánrén — Man; adult male person.
浑身: húnshēn — All over the body; from head to toe.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject was acted upon.
水: shuǐ — Water; liquid essential for life.
浸透: jìntòu — Soaked through; completely saturated with liquid.
满身: mǎnshēn — Covered all over; entire body smeared with something.
污泥: wūní — Mud; dirty, sticky wet earth or sludge.
石头: shítou — Stone; rock; a hard natural mineral object.
砸得: zá de — Hit or struck by something heavy repeatedly.
一瘸一拐: yī qué yī guǎi — Limping; walking with an uneven, hobbling gait.
割破: gēpò — Cut open; sliced or lacerated by a sharp object.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
皮: pí — Skin; outer covering of a person or object.
荆棘: jīngjí — Thorns; brambles; prickly shrubs causing scratches.
划破: huápò — Scratched open; skin torn by a sharp edge.
他: tā — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
跛着: bǒzhe — Limping; walking with a lame, unsteady step.
脚: jiǎo — Foot; lower extremity used for walking.
颤抖: chàndǒu — Trembling; shaking involuntarily from cold or fear.
怒目而视: nù mù ér shì — Glare angrily; stare with fierce, furious eyes.
低声: dīshēng — In a low voice; speaking quietly or in a murmur.
咆哮: páoxiào — Roar; growl loudly with anger or ferocity.
当: dāng — When; at the moment that something happens.
抓住: zhuāzhù — Grab hold of; seize tightly with the hand.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
的: de — Possessive or modifying particle linking adjective to noun.
下巴: xiàba — Chin; lower part of the face below the mouth.
时: shí — When; at the time of a particular action.
满口: mǎnkǒu — Full mouth; a mouthful of something (teeth, words).
牙齿: yáchǐ — Teeth; hard structures in the mouth for chewing.
作响: zuòxiǎng — Make a sound; produce a noise or clatter.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing surprise or realization.
先生: xiānsheng — Mister; sir; polite form of address for a man.
请: qǐng — Please; polite request word.
别: bié — Don't; used to make a negative imperative request.
割断: gēduàn — Cut off; sever something by slicing through it.
喉咙: hóulóng — Throat; the passage in the neck for breathing/swallowing.
惊恐: jīngkǒng — Terror; extreme fear and panic.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.
哀求: āiqiú — Beg; plead desperately for mercy or help.
道: dào — Said; verbal marker indicating speech (literary usage).
求求: qiúqiu — Please, please; earnest, repeated begging for something.
您: nín — You; polite, respectful second-person singular pronoun.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; so.
告诉: gàosu — Tell; inform someone of something.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
叫: jiào — Be called; one's name is something.
什么: shénme — What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification.
名字: míngzi — Name; the word by which a person is known.
那: nà — Then; that; used to indicate consequence or reference.
说: shuō — Say; speak; express something in words.
快说: kuài shuō — Speak quickly; hurry up and say it now.
再说: zài shuō — Say it again; repeat what you just said.
一遍: yī biàn — Once; one time through from beginning to end.
盯着: dīngzhe — Staring at; gazing fixedly at someone or something.
大声: dàshēng — Loudly; in a loud voice or tone.
说出来: shuō chūlái — Speak it out; say something aloud clearly.
住: zhù — Live; reside; stay at a particular place.
在: zài — At; in; located at a certain place.
哪里: nǎlǐ — Where; interrogative asking about a location.
指出: zhǐchū — Point out; indicate or identify something specifically.
那个: nàge — That one; used to refer to a specific thing.
地方: dìfang — Place; location; a specific area or spot.
指向: zhǐxiàng — Point toward; gesture in the direction of something.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
村庄: cūnzhuāng — Village; a small rural community or settlement.
所在: suǒzài — Location; where something is situated or found.
方向: fāngxiàng — Direction; the way toward a particular place.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place over there.
地势: dìshì — Terrain; the natural layout of the land's surface.
平坦: píngtǎn — Flat; level and even terrain without hills.
靠近: kàojìn — Close to; near; in proximity to something.
岸边: ànbiān — Riverbank or shoreline; the edge beside water.
掩映: yǎnyìng — Half-hidden; partially concealed among trees or foliage.
和: hé — And; connecting two nouns or phrases together.
树木: shùmù — Trees; woody plants growing in a landscape.
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the space separating two things.
距: jù — At a distance of; separated by a certain measure.
教堂: jiàotáng — Church; a Christian place of worship.
一英里: yī yīnglǐ — One mile; a unit of distance (~1.6 kilometers).
有余: yǒuyú — More than; exceeding a stated amount slightly.
看: kàn — Look; watch; observe with the eyes.
片刻: piànkè — A moment; a brief, short period of time.
随即: suíjí — Immediately after; right away; without any delay.
将: jiāng — Will; take (literary); introduces an object before verb.
起来: qǐlái — Up; resultative complement indicating upward action begins.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; moves object before verb in sentence.
口袋: kǒudài — Pocket; a small pouch sewn into clothing for storage.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; the interior of something.
东西: dōngxi — Things; stuff; objects or belongings in general.
全部: quánbù — All; entirely; the complete whole without exception.
倒: dào — Pour out; tip upside down to empty contents.
出来: chūlái — Come out; emerge; directional complement indicating outward movement.
里面: lǐmiàn — Inside; within the interior of a container or space.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have; there is none; negation of possession.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only; there is nothing except this one thing.
一块: yī kuài — One piece; a single chunk or slice of something.
面包: miànbāo — Bread; baked food made from flour and water.
恢复: huīfù — Restore; return something to its original state.
原样: yuányàng — Original state; the same appearance as before.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; for the reason that; causal conjunction.
动作: dòngzuò — Action; movement; the way someone performs a motion.
是: shì — Is; am; are; the copula verb linking subject to predicate.
如此: rúcǐ — So; like this; to such a degree.
突然: tūrán — Suddenly; unexpectedly; without any prior warning.
有力: yǒulì — Forceful; powerful; having great strength or energy.
以至于: yǐzhìyú — To the extent that; so much so that; resulting in.
眼前: yǎnqián — Before one's eyes; right in front of you now.
翻: fān — Turn over; flip; overturn something upside down.
个: gè — General measure word for people and many objects.
底朝天: dǐ cháo tiān — Turned upside down; bottom facing up completely.
看见: kànjiàn — See; catch sight of; perceive visually.
就: jiù — Right at; exactly; then; emphasizing proximity or consequence.
脚下: jiǎoxià — Underfoot; directly beneath one's feet.
是说: shì shuō — That is to say; meaning; in other words.
已: yǐ — Already; by now (literary equivalent of 已经).
高高: gāogāo — High up; elevated; tall in position.
墓碑: mùbēi — Gravestone; tombstone marking a burial site.
上: shàng — On top of; above; on a surface.
看着: kànzhe — Watching; looking at continuously.
狼吞虎咽: láng tūn hǔ yàn — Wolf down food; eat ravenously and extremely fast.
吃: chī — Eat; consume food by chewing and swallowing.
那块: nà kuài — That piece; that chunk of something.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.
舔着: tiǎnzhe — Licking; moving the tongue over something continuously.
嘴唇: zuǐchún — Lips; the two soft edges around the mouth.
脸蛋儿: liǎndànr — Little cheeks; a child's round, chubby face.
可: kě — Indeed; truly; emphasis particle expressing admiration or surprise.
真够: zhēn gòu — Really quite; truly sufficient or surprisingly so.
肥: féi — Fat; plump; having a lot of flesh.
想: xiǎng — Think; want; consider; to have a thought.
确实: quèshí — Indeed; truly; certainly; without a doubt.
实话: shíhuà — Truth; honest words; what one genuinely means.
尽管: jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact that.
那时: nà shí — At that time; back then; in those days.
个子: gèzi — Height; stature; a person's body size or build.
矮小: ǎixiǎo — Short and small; of little height and slight build.
身体: shēntǐ — Body; physical health; one's overall bodily condition.
也: yě — Also; too; either; adding to a previous statement.
并不: bìng bù — Not at all; emphatically not; contrary to expectation.
强壮: qiángzhuàng — Strong; robust; physically powerful and healthy.

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