Great Expectations — Page 2

English → Chinese Chapter II. Level 8/10

She made it a powerful merit in herself, and a strong reproach against Joe, that she wore this apron so much.

她把经常围着这条围裙这件事，当作自己的一大功德，同时也当作对乔的一大谴责。

Though I really see no reason why she should have worn it at all; or why, if she did wear it at all, she should not have taken it off, every day of her life.

虽然我实在看不出她有什么理由非要围着它不可；或者说，她既然要围，为什么不在每天的生活中把它解下来呢。

Joe's forge adjoined our house, which was a wooden house, as many of the dwellings in our country were,—most of them, at that time.

乔的铁匠铺紧靠着我们的房子，那是一座木屋，就像我们乡下的许多民居一样——在那个年代，大多数都是这样的。

When I ran home from the churchyard, the forge was shut up, and Joe was sitting alone in the kitchen.

当我从墓地跑回家时，铁匠铺已经关门了，乔独自坐在厨房里。

Joe and I being fellow-sufferers, and having confidences as such, Joe imparted a confidence to me, the moment I raised the latch of the door and peeped in at him opposite to it, sitting in the chimney corner.

乔和我同病相怜，彼此之间有着患难之交的默契，因此当我刚一抬起门闩、从对面往里窥视他坐在壁炉角落里的时候，他便向我透露了一个秘密。

"Mrs. Joe has been out a dozen times, looking for you, Pip. And she's out now, making it a baker's dozen."

「乔太太已经出去找你找了十二回了，皮普。她现在还在外面，这回算是第十三回了。」

"Is she?"

「是吗？」

"Yes, Pip," said Joe; "and what's worse, she's got Tickler with her."

「是的，皮普，」乔说，「更糟糕的是，她带着挠痒棍呢。」

At this dismal intelligence, I twisted the only button on my waistcoat round and round, and looked in great depression at the fire.

听到这个令人沮丧的消息，我把马甲上唯一的一颗纽扣一圈一圈地转来转去，无精打采地盯着炉火。

Tickler was a wax-ended piece of cane, worn smooth by collision with my tickled frame.

挠痒棍是一根末端涂蜡的细藤条，因为反复抽打我的身子，已经被磨得光滑了。

"She sot down," said Joe, "and she got up, and she made a grab at Tickler, and she Ram-paged out.

「她坐了下来，」乔说，「然后又站起来，一把抓起挠痒棍，横冲直撞地跑了出去。」

Vocabulary

她: tā — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.
把: bǎ — Preposition marking direct object; also a handle.
经常: jīngcháng — Often, frequently, on a regular basis.
围着: wéizhe — Wearing wrapped around; surrounding something continuously.
这条: zhè tiáo — This (strip-like object); measure word for long items.
围裙: wéiqún — Apron worn to protect clothing while cooking.
这件事: zhè jiàn shì — This matter, this affair, this particular thing.
当作: dàngzuò — To treat as, regard as, consider to be.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun in Chinese.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
一大: yī dà — A great, a big; one large instance of something.
功德: gōngdé — Meritorious deed, good work, virtuous act.
同时: tóngshí — At the same time, simultaneously, meanwhile.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; adverb of addition.
对: duì — Toward, regarding; correct; preposition indicating direction.
谴责: qiǎnzé — To condemn, censure, rebuke someone's actions.
虽然: suīrán — Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause.
我: wǒ — First person singular pronoun: I, me.
实在: shízài — Really, truly, honestly; used for emphasis.
看不出: kàn bu chū — Cannot see, cannot tell, unable to discern.
有: yǒu — To have, there is/are; indicates existence or possession.
什么: shénme — What; used in questions or indefinite references.
理由: lǐyóu — Reason, justification, grounds for an action.
非要: fēiyào — Must insist on; absolutely have to do something.
它: tā — Third person pronoun for objects or animals: it.
不可: bùkě — Cannot do without; must; impermissible.
或者说: huòzhě shuō — Or rather, in other words, to put it differently.
既然: jìrán — Since, given that; introduces a premise already accepted.
要: yào — To want, need, will; indicates desire or future action.
围: wéi — To wrap around, encircle, wear (an apron).
为什么: wèishénme — Why, for what reason; question word.
不: bù — No, not; standard negation particle.
在: zài — At, in, on; to be located somewhere.
每天: měitiān — Every day, each day, daily.
生活中: shēnghuó zhōng — In daily life, in the course of living.
解下来: jiě xià lái — To take off, remove, untie and put aside.
呢: ne — Sentence-final particle indicating question or continuation.
铁匠铺: tiějiàng pù — Blacksmith's shop, forge where iron is worked.
紧靠着: jǐn kàozhe — Right next to, closely adjacent to something.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.
房子: fángzi — House, building, dwelling place.
那是: nà shì — That is, that was; identifies or describes something.
一座: yī zuò — One (building); measure word for structures.
木屋: mùwū — Wooden house, log cabin, timber dwelling.
就像: jiù xiàng — Just like, exactly as, similar to.
乡下: xiāngxia — Countryside, rural area, the country.
许多: xǔduō — Many, a lot of, numerous.
民居: mínjū — Residential dwelling, folk house, common people's home.
一样: yīyàng — The same, alike, identical.
那个: nàge — That, that one; demonstrative pronoun.
年代: niándài — Era, decade, period of time.
大多数: dàduōshù — The majority, most of, the greater part.
都是: dōu shì — All are, everything is; indicates universality.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this, this way, in such a manner.
当: dāng — When; to serve as; at the time of.
从: cóng — From; starting point of movement or time.
墓地: mùdì — Cemetery, graveyard, burial ground.
跑回家: pǎo huí jiā — To run back home, return home by running.
时: shí — When, at the time; temporal marker.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; indicates action completed before reference time.
关门: guānmén — To close the door; shut up shop.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
独自: dúzì — Alone, by oneself, without company.
坐在: zuò zài — To be sitting in/at a place.
厨房里: chúfáng lǐ — Inside the kitchen, in the cooking area.
和: hé — And, with; connects nouns or indicates accompaniment.
同病相怜: tóng bìng xiāng lián — Fellow sufferers sympathize with each other; shared misfortune.
彼此之间: bǐcǐ zhī jiān — Between each other, mutually, among one another.
有着: yǒuzhe — Having, possessing; indicates a sustained state.
患难之交: huànnàn zhī jiāo — Friend made through shared hardship and adversity.
默契: mòqì — Tacit understanding, unspoken mutual agreement.
因此: yīncǐ — Therefore, consequently, as a result.
刚一: gāng yī — Just as soon as, the moment that.
抬起: tái qǐ — To lift up, raise upward.
门闩: ménshuān — Door bolt, door bar, latch securing a door.
对面: duìmiàn — Opposite side, facing direction, across from.
往里: wǎng lǐ — Inward, toward the inside.
窥视: kuīshì — To peep at, spy on, look stealthily.
他: tā — Third person singular masculine pronoun: he, him.
壁炉: bìlú — Fireplace, hearth built into a wall.
角落里: jiǎoluò lǐ — In the corner, inside a corner of a room.
时候: shíhou — Time, moment, period when something happens.
向: xiàng — Toward, to; preposition indicating direction or recipient.
透露: tòulù — To reveal, disclose, leak information.
一个: yī ge — One (general measure word); a single item.
秘密: mìmì — Secret, confidential information, hidden truth.
出去: chūqu — To go out, exit, leave a place.
找你: zhǎo nǐ — To look for you, search for you.
找了: zhǎo le — Has searched, looked for (completed action).
十二回: shí'èr huí — Twelve times, twelve rounds.
现在: xiànzài — Now, at present, currently.
还在: hái zài — Still there, still at a place or doing something.
外面: wàimiàn — Outside, outdoors, the exterior.
这回: zhè huí — This time, this round, this occasion.
算是: suànshì — Counts as, can be considered, amounts to.
第十三回: dì shísān huí — The thirteenth time, the thirteenth round.
是吗: shì ma — Is that so? Really? Seeking confirmation.
是的: shì de — Yes, that is correct, indeed so.
说: shuō — To say, speak, tell.
更糟糕: gèng zāogāo — Even worse, more terrible, worse than before.
带着: dàizhe — Carrying, bringing along, bearing with oneself.
听到: tīng dào — To hear, to receive auditory information.
这个: zhège — This, this one; proximal demonstrative pronoun.
令人沮丧: lìng rén jǔsàng — Discouraging, disheartening, causing one to feel dejected.
消息: xiāoxi — News, information, message.
马甲: mǎjiǎ — Vest, waistcoat, sleeveless garment worn over shirt.
上: shàng — On, above, upon a surface.
唯一: wéiyī — Only, sole, the one and only.
一颗: yī kē — One (small round object); measure word for buttons.
纽扣: niǔkòu — Button used to fasten clothing.
一圈一圈: yī quān yī quān — Round and round, circle after circle, repeatedly rotating.
地: de — Adverbial particle connecting adverb to verb.
转来转去: zhuǎn lái zhuǎn qù — Turning back and forth, spinning repeatedly.
无精打采: wú jīng dǎ cǎi — Listless, dispirited, lacking energy or enthusiasm.
盯着: dīngzhe — Staring at, gazing fixedly at something.
炉火: lúhuǒ — Fire in a stove or furnace, hearth fire.
是: shì — To be; is, are, was, were.
一根: yī gēn — One (long thin object); measure word for sticks.
末端: mòduān — Tip, end, terminus of an object.
涂蜡: tú là — Wax-coated, covered with wax.
因为: yīnwèi — Because, due to, on account of.
反复: fǎnfù — Repeatedly, over and over again.
抽打: chōudǎ — To whip, thrash, strike with a stick.
身子: shēnzi — Body, one's physical form.
被磨得: bèi mó de — Has been worn smooth by friction (passive).
光滑: guānghuá — Smooth, slick, polished surface.
坐了下来: zuò le xià lái — Sat down, took a seat.
然后: ránhòu — Then, after that, subsequently.
又: yòu — Again, once more, also.
站起来: zhàn qǐ lái — To stand up, rise to one's feet.
一把: yī bǎ — Suddenly grab; measure word for handled objects.
抓起: zhuā qǐ — To grab up, snatch, seize quickly.
横冲直撞: héng chōng zhí zhuàng — Rush about wildly, charge recklessly in all directions.
跑了出去: pǎo le chū qù — Ran out, rushed outside quickly.

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