Great Expectations — Page 7

English → Chinese Chapter I. Level 8/10

"I wish I was a frog. Or a eel!"

「我真希望自己是只青蛙。或者是条鳗鱼！」

At the same time, he hugged his shuddering body in both his arms,—clasping himself, as if to hold himself together,—and limped towards the low church wall.

与此同时，他用双臂抱住自己颤抖的身躯——紧紧地搂住自己，仿佛要把自己拢在一块儿——然后一瘸一拐地朝那低矮的教堂围墙走去。

As I saw him go, picking his way among the nettles, and among the brambles that bound the green mounds, he looked in my young eyes as if he were eluding the hands of the dead people, stretching up cautiously out of their graves, to get a twist upon his ankle and pull him in.

我望着他离去，看他在荨麻丛中和缠绕着绿色土丘的荆棘间辗转穿行，在我那双年幼的眼睛里，他仿佛正在躲避那些死人伸出的手——那些手从坟墓中小心翼翼地伸出来，想要抓住他的脚踝，将他拖进去。

When he came to the low church wall, he got over it, like a man whose legs were numbed and stiff, and then turned round to look for me.

他走到那低矮的教堂围墙旁，像一个双腿麻木僵硬的人那样翻了过去，随即转身四处张望寻找我。

When I saw him turning, I set my face towards home, and made the best use of my legs.

我见他转过身来，便立刻面朝家的方向，拔腿飞奔。

But presently I looked over my shoulder, and saw him going on again towards the river, still hugging himself in both arms, and picking his way with his sore feet among the great stones dropped into the marshes here and there, for stepping-places when the rains were heavy or the tide was in.

但不一会儿，我回头望去，看见他又朝河边走去，仍旧用双臂搂抱着自己，用那双疼痛的脚在散落于沼泽各处的大石块间小心地择路而行——那些石块是雨水充沛或潮水涌入时供人踩踏的垫脚石。

The marshes were just a long black horizontal line then, as I stopped to look after him; and the river was just another horizontal line, not nearly so broad nor yet so black; and the sky was just a row of long angry red lines and dense black lines intermixed.

我停下脚步望着他远去，此时沼泽不过是一条漫长的黑色水平线；河流也不过是另一条水平线，既不那么宽阔，也不那么黝黑；而天空，不过是一排绵长的愤怒红线与浓密黑线相互交织而成。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
真: zhēn — Really; truly; genuinely.
希望: xīwàng — To hope; to wish for something.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own self.
是: shì — To be; am, is, are.
只: zhǐ — Only; merely; just.
青蛙: qīngwā — Frog; a common amphibian animal.
或者: huòzhě — Or; either…or; used in statements.
条: tiáo — Measure word for long, flexible things.
鳗鱼: mányú — Eel; a snake-like fish species.
与此同时: yǔ cǐ tóngshí — At the same time; meanwhile; simultaneously.
他: tā — Third-person masculine pronoun: he, him.
用: yòng — To use; to employ; with.
双臂: shuāng bì — Both arms; a pair of arms.
抱住: bào zhù — To hold tightly; to embrace firmly.
颤抖: chàndǒu — To tremble; to shake; to shiver.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
身躯: shēnqū — Body; one's physical frame or torso.
紧紧: jǐnjǐn — Tightly; firmly; closely.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
搂住: lǒu zhù — To hold in arms; to hug tightly.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; as though; seemingly.
要: yào — To want; to need; will; about to.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; causes object to precede verb.
拢: lǒng — To gather together; to collect into one.
在: zài — At; in; on; existing at a place.
一块儿: yīkuàir — Together; in one place; all at once.
然后: ránhòu — Then; after that; afterwards.
一瘸一拐: yī qué yī guǎi — Limping along; walking with a pronounced limp.
朝: cháo — Toward; facing; in the direction of.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something distant.
低矮: dī'ǎi — Low and short; not tall in height.
教堂: jiàotáng — Church; a Christian place of worship.
围墙: wéiqiáng — Surrounding wall; enclosure wall around a building.
走去: zǒu qù — To walk toward; to go over there.
望着: wàng zhe — Gazing at; watching; looking steadily at.
离去: lí qù — To leave; to depart; to go away.
看: kàn — To look; to see; to watch.
中: zhōng — In; among; within; middle.
和: hé — And; with; together with.
缠绕: chánrào — To wind around; to twine; to entwine.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.
绿色: lǜsè — Green color; the color green.
土丘: tǔqiū — Mound; a small hill of earth.
荆棘: jīngjí — Thorns; brambles; thorny shrubs or thickets.
间: jiān — Between; among; within a space.
辗转: zhǎnzhuǎn — To toss and turn; to move about restlessly.
穿行: chuānxíng — To pass through; to navigate across an area.
那双: nà shuāng — That pair of; those two (eyes, hands).
年幼: niányòu — Young; juvenile; of a young age.
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organ used for seeing.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in.
正在: zhèngzài — Currently; in the process of doing something.
躲避: duǒbì — To dodge; to avoid; to evade something.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to plural distant things.
死人: sǐrén — Dead person; corpse; the dead.
伸出: shēn chū — To stretch out; to extend outward.
手: shǒu — Hand; the human hand.
从: cóng — From; through; out of.
坟墓: fénmù — Grave; tomb; burial site.
小心翼翼: xiǎoxīn yìyì — Very carefully; cautiously; with great caution.
伸出来: shēn chūlái — To reach out; to extend outward toward someone.
想要: xiǎng yào — To want to; to desire; to wish for.
抓住: zhuā zhù — To grab; to seize; to catch hold of.
脚踝: jiǎohuái — Ankle; the joint connecting foot and leg.
将: jiāng — Will; about to; marker of disposal action.
拖: tuō — To drag; to pull; to haul along.
进去: jìn qù — To go in; to enter inside something.
走到: zǒu dào — To walk to; to arrive at by walking.
旁: páng — Side; beside; near; adjacent to.
像: xiàng — To resemble; like; as if similar to.
一个: yī gè — One; a; an (general measure word).
双腿: shuāng tuǐ — Both legs; a pair of legs.
麻木: mámù — Numb; insensible; without feeling or sensation.
僵硬: jiāngyìng — Stiff; rigid; inflexible in movement.
人: rén — Person; human being; people.
那样: nàyàng — Like that; in that way; such.
翻: fān — To flip over; to turn over; to climb.
了: le — Completion particle indicating finished action.
过去: guòqù — To pass by; past; over to the other side.
随即: suíjí — Immediately after; right away; at once.
转身: zhuǎnshēn — To turn around; to turn one's body.
四处: sìchù — Everywhere; all around; in all directions.
张望: zhāngwàng — To look around; to peer about curiously.
寻找: xúnzhǎo — To search for; to look for; to seek.
见: jiàn — To see; to meet; to catch sight of.
转过: zhuǎn guò — To turn; to rotate around to a position.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; as a result; immediately.
立刻: lìkè — Immediately; right away; at once.
面朝: miàn cháo — Facing toward; with face directed at.
家: jiā — Home; family; house.
方向: fāngxiàng — Direction; orientation; which way to go.
拔腿: bá tuǐ — To take to one's heels; to start running.
飞奔: fēibēn — To run at full speed; to dash away.
但: dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless.
不一会儿: bù yīhuìr — Not long after; shortly; in a little while.
回头: huítóu — To turn one's head; to look back.
望去: wàng qù — To look over toward; to gaze in direction.
看见: kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of something.
又: yòu — Again; also; still; once more.
河边: hébiān — Riverside; the bank or edge of a river.
仍旧: réngjiù — Still; as before; unchanged from earlier.
搂抱: lǒubào — To hug; to hold in an embrace.
疼痛: téngtòng — Pain; ache; physical suffering or soreness.
脚: jiǎo — Foot; the lower extremity used for walking.
散落: sànluò — Scattered; spread out; strewn about loosely.
于: yú — At; in; on; formal preposition of location.
沼泽: zhǎozé — Swamp; marsh; boggy wetland area.
各处: gèchù — Everywhere; various places; all around.
大: dà — Big; large; great.
石块: shíkuài — Stone; rock; a chunk or piece of stone.
小心: xiǎoxīn — To be careful; cautious; to watch out.
雨水: yǔshuǐ — Rainwater; water from rainfall.
充沛: chōngpèi — Abundant; plentiful; full and overflowing.
或: huò — Or; alternatively; either.
潮水: cháoshuǐ — Tidal water; the tide; floodwater.
涌入: yǒng rù — To surge into; to flood in; to rush in.
时: shí — When; at the time of; during.
踩踏: cǎità — To step on; to trample; to tread upon.
垫脚石: diàn jiǎo shí — Stepping stone; stone used to cross water.
停下: tíng xià — To stop; to come to a halt.
脚步: jiǎobù — Footstep; pace; step while walking.
远去: yuǎn qù — To go far away; to recede into the distance.
此时: cǐshí — At this moment; at this time; now.
不过: búguò — Only; merely; but; however; no more than.
一条: yī tiáo — One (measure word for long objects, rivers).
漫长: màncháng — Long; lengthy; seemingly endless in duration.
黑色: hēisè — Black color; the color black.
水平线: shuǐpíngxiàn — Horizon; horizontal line at water level.
河流: héliú — River; a flowing body of water.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.
另一条: lìng yī tiáo — Another one; a different one (long object).
既: jì — Both; since; already; used in correlatives.
不: bù — Not; no; negation particle.
那么: nàme — So; that; then; to that degree.
宽阔: kuānkuò — Wide; broad; spacious; expansive.
黝黑: yǒuhēi — Dark; swarthy; very dark in color.
而: ér — And; but; while; a connective conjunction.
天空: tiānkōng — Sky; the heavens; the open sky above.
一排: yī pái — A row; a line; a single rank of things.
绵长: miáncháng — Long and continuous; stretching far; extended.
愤怒: fènnù — Anger; rage; furious indignation.
红线: hóngxiàn — Red line; a line or streak of red color.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal).
浓密: nóngmì — Dense; thick; heavy and closely packed.
黑线: hēixiàn — Black line; a dark streak or stripe.
相互: xiānghù — Mutually; each other; reciprocally.
交织: jiāozhī — To interweave; to interlace; to be interwoven.
而成: ér chéng — Formed by; resulting in; coming together to make.

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