Great Expectations — Page 1

English → Chinese Chapter II. Level 8/10

My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbours because she had brought me up "by hand."

我姐姐，乔·盖杰利太太，比我年长二十多岁，因为她"亲手"把我养大，便在她自己和邻居们之间赢得了极大的名声。

Having at that time to find out for myself what the expression meant, and knowing her to have a hard and heavy hand, and to be much in the habit of laying it upon her husband as well as upon me, I supposed that Joe Gargery and I were both brought up by hand.

那时我得自己去弄明白这个说法是什么意思，我知道她的手又硬又重，而且习惯于把那只手落在她丈夫身上，也落在我身上，所以我便以为乔·盖杰利和我都是被"亲手"养大的。

She was not a good-looking woman, my sister; and I had a general impression that she must have made Joe Gargery marry her by hand.

我姐姐并不是个好看的女人；我总体上有一种印象，她一定是用强迫手段让乔·盖杰利娶了她。

Joe was a fair man, with curls of flaxen hair on each side of his smooth face, and with eyes of such a very undecided blue that they seemed to have somehow got mixed with their own whites.

乔是个肤色白皙的男人，光洁的脸庞两侧各有一缕亚麻色的卷发，眼睛是那种极不确定的蓝色，仿佛不知怎地与眼白混在了一起。

He was a mild, good-natured, sweet-tempered, easy-going, foolish, dear fellow,—a sort of Hercules in strength, and also in weakness.

他是个温和、善良、脾气好、随和、有些憨傻却又可亲的人——在力量上是个赫拉克勒斯，在软弱上也是。

My sister, Mrs. Joe, with black hair and eyes, had such a prevailing redness of skin that I sometimes used to wonder whether it was possible she washed herself with a nutmeg-grater instead of soap.

我姐姐，乔太太，生着黑色的头发和眼睛，皮肤红得那么厉害，我有时不禁纳闷，她是不是用肉豆蔻磨碎器代替肥皂来洗澡的。

She was tall and bony, and almost always wore a coarse apron, fastened over her figure behind with two loops, and having a square impregnable bib in front, that was stuck full of pins and needles.

她身材高挑，骨瘦如柴，几乎总是穿着一条粗布围裙，在背后用两个环扣系住，前面有一块方形的、坚不可摧的护胸布，上面插满了别针和缝针。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
姐姐: jiějie — Older sister
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; married woman; wife
比: bǐ — To compare; used in comparative sentences
年长: niánzhǎng — Older in age; senior in years
二十: èrshí — Twenty; the number 20
多岁: duō suì — More than a certain number of years old
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; for the reason that
她: tā — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun
亲手: qīnshǒu — With one's own hands; personally
把: bǎ — Grammatical particle indicating disposal of object
养大: yǎng dà — To raise up; to bring up a child
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; consequently
在: zài — At; in; to be located at
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own self
和: hé — And; together with; as well as
邻居: línjū — Neighbor; person living nearby
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of
赢得: yíngdé — To win; to earn; to gain something
了: le — Aspect particle indicating completed action
极大: jí dà — Extremely great; enormous; very large
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun
名声: míngshēng — Reputation; fame; one's public standing
那时: nà shí — At that time; back then; in those days
得: děi — Must; have to; need to do something
去: qù — To go; to move toward a destination
弄明白: nòng míngbai — To figure out; to make clear; to understand
这个: zhège — This; this one; this particular thing
说法: shuōfa — Way of saying; statement; claim; version
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; yes
什么: shénme — What; whatever; any thing at all
意思: yìsi — Meaning; sense; implication of something
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of; to understand
手: shǒu — Hand; a hand; skill with hands
又: yòu — Again; also; both...and; moreover
硬: yìng — Hard; firm; stiff; tough; unyielding
重: zhòng — Heavy; weighty; serious; severe
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to
习惯于: xíguàn yú — Accustomed to; used to doing something
落在: luò zài — To fall upon; to land on something
丈夫: zhàngfu — Husband; one's male spouse
身上: shēn shang — On one's body; on a person
也: yě — Also; too; as well; likewise
所以: suǒyǐ — Therefore; so; as a result
以为: yǐwéi — To think mistakenly; to assume; to believe
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception
被: bèi — Passive marker; by (in passive sentences)
并不是: bìng bú shì — Definitely not; not at all; by no means
个: gè — General measure word for people and things
好看: hǎokàn — Good-looking; attractive; pretty; nice-looking
女人: nǚrén — Woman; female adult person
总体上: zǒngtǐ shang — Overall; generally speaking; on the whole
有: yǒu — To have; there is; there are; to exist
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of
印象: yìnxiàng — Impression; image formed in one's mind
一定: yīdìng — Certainly; definitely; must; a certain degree
用: yòng — To use; to employ; by means of
强迫: qiǎngpò — To force; to compel; to coerce someone
手段: shǒuduàn — Means; method; measure; tactic used
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do
娶: qǔ — To marry (a woman); to take a wife
肤色: fūsè — Skin color; complexion; skin tone
白皙: báixī — Fair-skinned; light complexioned; pale white
男人: nánrén — Man; male adult person
光洁: guāngjié — Smooth and clean; glossy; spotlessly neat
脸庞: liǎnpáng — Face; the contour of one's face
两侧: liǎng cè — Both sides; either side; two flanks
各有: gè yǒu — Each has; respectively having something
一缕: yī lǚ — A strand of; a wisp of (hair, smoke)
亚麻色: yàmásè — Flaxen color; light yellowish-brown tone
卷发: juǎnfà — Curly hair; wavy hair
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organ of sight
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that sort of; that type
极: jí — Extremely; to the utmost degree
不: bù — Not; no; negation particle
确定: quèdìng — Definite; certain; to determine; to confirm
蓝色: lánsè — Blue; the color blue
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seems like; apparently; resembling
不知: bù zhī — Not knowing; unaware; somehow inexplicably
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal/written)
混: hùn — To mix; to blend; to mingle together
一起: yīqǐ — Together; all at once; in the same place
他: tā — He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun
温和: wēnhé — Gentle; mild; moderate in manner or climate
善良: shànliáng — Kind-hearted; good-natured; benevolent
脾气: píqi — Temper; disposition; personality tendency
好: hǎo — Good; fine; well; nice; kind
随和: suíhe — Easygoing; amiable; easy to get along with
有些: yǒuxiē — Somewhat; a little; some; rather
却: què — Yet; but; however; nevertheless
可亲: kěqīn — Amiable; lovable; approachable; endearing
人: rén — Person; people; human being
力量: lìliang — Strength; power; force; physical might
上: shàng — Above; on; in terms of; regarding
软弱: ruǎnruò — Weak; feeble; frail; lacking in strength
也是: yě shì — Also is; is also; likewise
黑色: hēisè — Black; the color black
头发: tóufa — Hair (on one's head)
皮肤: pífū — Skin; the outer covering of the body
红: hóng — Red; flushed; ruddy in color
那么: nàme — So; that much; to such a degree
厉害: lìhai — Fierce; severe; formidable; intense; extreme
有时: yǒushí — Sometimes; at times; occasionally
不禁: bùjīn — Can't help but; unable to refrain from
纳闷: nàmèn — To wonder; to feel puzzled; to be perplexed
是不是: shì bu shì — Whether or not; is it the case that
代替: dàitì — To replace; to substitute; instead of
肥皂: féizào — Soap; bar soap for washing
来: lái — To come; used to indicate purpose
洗澡: xǐzǎo — To take a bath or shower; to bathe
身材: shēncái — Figure; body build; physique; stature
高挑: gāotiāo — Tall and slender; having a willowy figure
骨瘦如柴: gǔ shòu rú chái — Thin as a rake; extremely skinny; all skin and bones
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically; virtually
总是: zǒng shì — Always; invariably; at all times
穿着: chuānzhe — Wearing; dressed in; having on
一条: yī tiáo — One (for long or strip-shaped items like aprons)
围裙: wéiqún — Apron; protective cloth worn around waist
背后: bèihòu — Behind; at the back; in the rear
两个: liǎng gè — Two; a pair of; two items
系住: jì zhù — To tie; to fasten; to secure with a knot
前面: qiánmiàn — In front; the front side; ahead
一块: yī kuài — One piece of; a piece; one chunk
方形: fāngxíng — Square-shaped; rectangular; quadrilateral form
坚不可摧: jiān bù kě cuī — Indestructible; impregnable; cannot be broken
上面: shàngmiàn — On top; above; on the surface of
别针: biézhēn — Pin; safety pin; brooch pin
缝针: féngzhēn — Sewing needle; needle used for stitching

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