Great Expectations — Page 4

English → Chinese Chapter I. Level 8/10

"Darn me if I couldn't eat 'em," said the man, with a threatening shake of his head, "and if I han't half a mind to't!"

「要是我不能把你们吃掉，真见鬼，」那人说，凶狠地摇了摇头，「我还真有这个心思！」

I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn't, and held tighter to the tombstone on which he had put me; partly, to keep myself upon it; partly, to keep myself from crying.

我诚恳地表示希望他不会这样做，同时更紧地抓住他把我放上去的那块墓碑；一方面是为了让自己站稳，一方面是为了忍住不哭。

"Now lookee here!" said the man. "Where's your mother?"

「你给我听好了！」那人说，「你母亲在哪儿？」

"There, sir!" said I.

「就在那儿，先生！」我说。

He started, made a short run, and stopped and looked over his shoulder.

他吓了一跳，跑了几步，又停下来回头张望。

"There, sir!" I timidly explained. "Also Georgiana. That's my mother."

「就在那儿，先生！」我怯生生地解释道，「还有乔治安娜。那就是我母亲。」

"Oh!" said he, coming back. "And is that your father alonger your mother?"

「哦！」他说着走了回来，「那跟你母亲在一起的是你父亲吗？」

"Yes, sir," said I; "him too; late of this parish."

「是的，先生，」我说，「他也是；已故的本堂区居民。」

"Ha!" he muttered then, considering. "Who d'ye live with,—supposin' you're kindly let to live, which I han't made up my mind about?"

「哈！」他喃喃自语，若有所思，「你跟谁住在一起——假设好心让你活着的话，这一点我还没拿定主意？」

"My sister, sir,—Mrs. Joe Gargery,—wife of Joe Gargery, the blacksmith, sir."

「我姐姐，先生——乔·葛吉利太太——铁匠乔·葛吉利的妻子，先生。」

"Blacksmith, eh?" said he. And looked down at his leg.

「铁匠，是吗？」他说，低头看了看自己的腿。

After darkly looking at his leg and me several times, he came closer to my tombstone, took me by both arms, and tilted me back as far as he could hold me; so that his eyes looked most powerfully down into mine, and mine looked most helplessly up into his.

他阴沉地看了几眼自己的腿和我，然后走近我的墓碑，用双手抓住我的两条臂膀，把我尽可能地向后倾斜；这样他的眼睛便极有力地俯视着我的眼睛，而我的眼睛则极为无助地仰视着他的眼睛。

"Now lookee here," he said, "the question being whether you're to be let to live. You know what a file is?"

「你给我听好了，」他说，「问题是要不要让你活下去。你知道锉刀是什么吗？」

"Yes, sir.

「知道，先生。」

Vocabulary

要是: yàoshi — If; supposing that a condition is met.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
不能: bù néng — Cannot; not able to do something.
把: bǎ — Particle indicating disposal or direct object manipulation.
你们: nǐmen — You all; second-person plural pronoun.
吃掉: chī diào — To eat up; to devour completely.
真见鬼: zhēn jiàn guǐ — What the hell; expression of disbelief or frustration.
那人: nà rén — That person; referring to someone previously mentioned.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.
凶狠: xiōnghěn — Fierce and cruel; vicious in manner or expression.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking manner to verb.
摇了摇头: yáo le yáo tóu — Shook one's head indicating refusal or disagreement.
还真: hái zhēn — Actually really; used to express genuine surprise.
有: yǒu — To have; to exist; there is.
这个: zhège — This; this one; referring to something nearby.
心思: xīnsi — Intention; idea; the thought or plan in mind.
诚恳: chéngkěn — Sincere and earnest; genuinely heartfelt in manner.
表示: biǎoshì — To express; to indicate; to show one's feelings.
希望: xīwàng — To hope; to wish; a desire for something.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
不会: bù huì — Will not; not likely to do something.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.
做: zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action.
同时: tóngshí — At the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile.
更: gèng — Even more; to a greater degree; further.
紧: jǐn — Tight; firmly; closely gripping something.
抓住: zhuā zhù — To grab hold of; to seize firmly.
放: fàng — To place; to put; to set down.
上去: shàngqù — To go up; upward directional complement.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
那块: nà kuài — That piece; that slab; referring to a block.
墓碑: mùbēi — Tombstone; gravestone marking a burial site.
一方面: yī fāngmiàn — On one hand; one aspect of a situation.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb.
为了: wèile — In order to; for the purpose of something.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; referring to the subject itself.
站稳: zhàn wěn — To stand steadily; to keep one's balance upright.
忍住: rěn zhù — To hold back; to suppress an urge or emotion.
不哭: bù kū — Not to cry; to refrain from weeping.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
给我: gěi wǒ — For me; imperative intensifier demanding attention.
听好了: tīng hǎo le — Listen carefully; pay close attention now.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; formal word for one's female parent.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place.
哪儿: nǎr — Where; which place; asking about location.
就在: jiù zài — Right at; exactly located at that place.
那儿: nàr — There; that place; pointing to a location.
先生: xiānsheng — Mister; sir; a respectful address for men.
吓了一跳: xià le yī tiào — Got a fright; was startled suddenly by something.
跑了: pǎo le — Ran away; fled; moved quickly away from.
几步: jǐ bù — A few steps; a short distance walked.
又: yòu — Again; also; once more; additionally.
停下来: tíng xiàlai — To stop; to come to a halt.
回头: huí tóu — To turn one's head back; to look back.
张望: zhāngwàng — To look around; to peer about cautiously.
怯生生: qièshēngshēng — Timidly; shyly; in a frightened or bashful manner.
解释道: jiěshì dào — Explained; said by way of explanation.
还有: hái yǒu — Also; in addition; there is also something else.
那: nà — That; referring to something or someone distant.
就是: jiù shì — Exactly is; precisely; used for emphasis.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; I see; expression of realization or acknowledgment.
说着: shuō zhe — While saying; as one spoke; saying so.
走了: zǒu le — Left; went away; departed from a place.
回来: huílái — To come back; to return to this place.
跟: gēn — With; following; together with someone.
在一起: zài yīqǐ — Together; to be with someone; accompanying each other.
父亲: fùqīn — Father; formal word for one's male parent.
吗: ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions.
是的: shì de — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response.
也是: yě shì — Also is; likewise; that is also the case.
已故: yǐ gù — Deceased; the late; having already passed away.
本: běn — This; current; one's own; the present one.
堂区: táng qū — Parish; a local church administrative district.
居民: jūmín — Resident; inhabitant; person living in an area.
哈: hā — Ha; an interjection expressing realization or laughter.
喃喃自语: nán nán zì yǔ — To mutter to oneself; to murmur quietly alone.
若有所思: ruò yǒu suǒ sī — Appearing lost in thought; pensive; seemingly contemplating.
谁: shéi / shuí — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun for people.
住在: zhù zài — To live at; to reside in a place.
一起: yīqǐ — Together; in the same place at the same time.
假设: jiǎshè — To assume; to suppose; a hypothetical condition.
好心: hǎoxīn — Kindheartedness; good intentions; a benevolent motive.
活着: huó zhe — To be alive; living; still existing in life.
的话: de huà — If; in the case that; a conditional phrase ending.
这一点: zhè yī diǎn — This point; this particular aspect or matter.
还: hái — Still; yet; also; in addition to.
没: méi — Have not; did not; negation of past action.
拿定主意: ná dìng zhǔyi — To make up one's mind; to decide firmly.
姐姐: jiějie — Older sister; an elder female sibling.
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; wife; a respectful address for married women.
铁匠: tiějiang — Blacksmith; a person who works with iron.
妻子: qīzi — Wife; a man's female spouse.
是吗: shì ma — Is that so? Really? Expression seeking confirmation.
低头: dī tóu — To lower one's head; to bow the head.
看了看: kàn le kàn — Took a look; glanced briefly at something.
腿: tuǐ — Leg; the limb used for standing and walking.
阴沉: yīnchén — Gloomy; sullen; dark and overcast in expression.
看了: kàn le — Looked at; glanced; completed the act of seeing.
几眼: jǐ yǎn — Several glances; a few looks at something.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting two elements.
然后: ránhòu — Then; after that; subsequently in sequence.
走近: zǒu jìn — To walk closer; to approach; to draw near.
用: yòng — To use; by means of; with a tool or method.
双手: shuāng shǒu — Both hands; two hands used together.
两条: liǎng tiáo — Two (long, flexible things); two arms or legs.
臂膀: bìbǎng — Arms; upper limbs; the arms of the body.
尽可能: jǐn kěnéng — As much as possible; to the greatest extent.
向后: xiàng hòu — Backward; toward the rear; leaning to the back.
倾斜: qīngxié — To tilt; to lean; to slant at an angle.
眼睛: yǎnjīng — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; a literary connective meaning so.
极: jí — Extremely; to the highest degree; very.
有力: yǒulì — Powerful; forceful; having great strength or effect.
俯视: fǔshì — To look down upon; to gaze downward at.
着: zhe — Ongoing action particle; indicating a continuing state.
而: ér — While; but; and; a literary contrasting conjunction.
则: zé — Then; on the other hand; a contrasting particle.
极为: jí wéi — Extremely; exceedingly; to a very great degree.
无助: wúzhù — Helpless; powerless; lacking assistance or support.
仰视: yǎngshì — To look up at; to gaze upward toward something.
问题: wèntí — Question; problem; issue needing attention or resolution.
要不要: yào bu yào — Whether or not to; do you want to?
活下去: huó xiàqù — To keep living; to survive; to go on living.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact.
锉刀: cuòdāo — A file; a metal tool used for rasping surfaces.
什么: shénme — What; which thing; an interrogative pronoun.

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