Great Expectations — Page 4

English → Chinese Chapter II. Level 8/10

"You did," said I.

「你确实打了，」我说。

"And why did I do it, I should like to know?" exclaimed my sister.

「我倒想知道，我为什么要打你？」我姐姐嚷道。

I whimpered, "I don't know."

我哭哭啼啼地说：「我不知道。」

"_I_ don't!" said my sister.

「_我_也不知道！」我姐姐说。

"I'd never do it again! I know that.

「我再也不会那样做了！这我清楚。

I may truly say I've never had this apron of mine off since born you were.

我可以说，自从你出生以来，我这条围裙就从没摘下来过。

It's bad enough to be a blacksmith's wife (and him a Gargery) without being your mother."

嫁给一个铁匠（还是个加杰利）已经够倒霉的了，再做你的母亲就更不用说了。」

My thoughts strayed from that question as I looked disconsolately at the fire.

我郁郁地望着炉火，思绪从那个问题上飘开了。

For the fugitive out on the marshes with the ironed leg, the mysterious young man, the file, the food, and the dreadful pledge I was under to commit a larceny on those sheltering premises, rose before me in the avenging coals.

那个脚戴铁镣、躲在沼泽地里的逃犯，那个神秘的年轻人，那把锉刀，那些食物，还有我被迫答应要在这庇护之所行窃的可怕誓言，都在那复仇般的炭火中浮现在我眼前。

"Hah!" said Mrs. Joe, restoring Tickler to his station.

「哈！」乔太太说，把"挠痒痒"放回原处。

"Churchyard, indeed! You may well say churchyard, you two."

「墓地，是啊！你们两个说墓地，倒真说对了。」

One of us, by the by, had not said it at all.

顺便说一句，我们两个中有一个根本没提过这个词。

"You'll drive _me_ to the churchyard betwixt you, one of these days, and O, a pr-r-recious pair you'd be without me!"

「你们两个早晚有一天会把_我_逼进墓地，哦，没有了我，你们可真是一对好——宝——贝！」

As she applied herself to set the tea-things, Joe peeped down at me over his leg, as if he were mentally casting me and himself up, and calculating what kind of pair we practically should make, under the grievous circumstances foreshadowed.

她忙着摆弄茶具的时候，乔从他的腿上方俯视着我，好像在心里把我和他自己合在一起盘算，琢磨着在她所预言的那种悲惨境况下，我们两个究竟会是怎样的一对。

After that, he sat feeling his right-side flaxen curls and whisker, and following Mrs. Joe about with his blue eyes, as his manner always was at squally times.

此后，他坐在那里抚摸着右边的亚麻色卷发和络腮胡子，用他那双蓝眼睛跟着乔太太转，这是他每逢风波之时一贯的神态。

Vocabulary

你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.
确实: quèshí — Indeed; truly; used to affirm something.
打了: dǎ le — Hit; struck; completed action of hitting.
我: wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.
倒想: dào xiǎng — Actually want to; on the contrary wish to.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something.
为什么: wèishénme — Why; for what reason.
要: yào — To want; to need; will; must.
打: dǎ — To hit; to beat; to strike.
姐姐: jiějie — Older sister; elder female sibling.
嚷道: rǎng dào — To shout; to yell out loudly.
哭哭啼啼: kūkū títí — Crying and weeping continuously; sobbing incessantly.
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
也: yě — Also; too; as well.
再也: zài yě — Never again; no longer; used with negation.
不会: bù huì — Will not; cannot; unlikely to do something.
那样: nàyàng — Like that; in that way; such.
做: zuò — To do; to make; to act.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby.
清楚: qīngchǔ — Clear; distinct; to understand clearly.
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; it is acceptable to.
自从: zìcóng — Ever since; from a certain time onward.
出生: chūshēng — To be born; birth.
以来: yǐlái — Since; ever since a point in time.
这条: zhè tiáo — This (measure word for long objects, e.g., apron).
围裙: wéiqún — Apron; cloth worn to protect clothes while cooking.
就: jiù — Just; then; right away; precisely.
从没: cóng méi — Never; not once ever.
摘下来: zhāi xià lái — To take off; to remove (something worn).
过: guò — Experiential particle; have ever done something.
嫁给: jià gěi — To marry (used for women marrying someone).
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).
铁匠: tiějiàng — Blacksmith; a person who works with iron.
还是: háishi — Or; still; had better; nevertheless.
个: gè — General measure word for people and objects.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; by now; indicating completion.
够: gòu — Enough; sufficient; to reach a level.
倒霉: dǎoméi — Unlucky; to have bad luck; unfortunate.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or description.
再: zài — Again; once more; in addition.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; formal term for one's mother.
更: gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.
不用说: bù yòng shuō — Needless to say; it goes without saying.
郁郁: yùyù — Melancholy; gloomy; depressed in mood.
望着: wàng zhe — Gazing at; looking toward; staring at.
炉火: lúhuǒ — Fire in a stove or furnace; hearth fire.
思绪: sīxù — Thoughts; train of thought; mental thread.
从: cóng — From; following; since.
那个: nàge — That; that one; referring to something mentioned.
问题: wèntí — Problem; question; issue.
上: shàng — On; above; up; onto.
飘开: piāo kāi — To drift away; to wander off (thoughts).
铁镣: tiěliào — Iron shackles; chains worn on the ankles.
躲在: duǒ zài — Hiding in; concealing oneself inside.
沼泽地: zhǎozédì — Marsh; swamp; boggy wetland area.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in.
逃犯: táofàn — Fugitive; escaped criminal; runaway convict.
神秘: shénmì — Mysterious; enigmatic; secretive.
年轻人: niánqīngrén — Young person; youth.
那把: nà bǎ — That (measure word for handled objects, e.g., file).
锉刀: cuòdāo — File; a metal tool for smoothing surfaces.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to multiple things.
食物: shíwù — Food; things to eat.
还有: háiyǒu — And also; furthermore; there is also.
被迫: bèipò — Forced; compelled against one's will.
答应: dāying — To promise; to agree; to respond.
在: zài — At; in; on; to be present.
庇护: bìhù — To shelter; to protect; to give refuge.
行窃: xíngqiè — To commit theft; to steal.
可怕: kěpà — Terrible; frightening; dreadful.
誓言: shìyán — Oath; vow; solemn promise.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; already.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something distant.
复仇: fùchóu — Revenge; to seek vengeance; retaliation.
般: bān — Like; as if; in the manner of.
炭火: tànhuǒ — Charcoal fire; burning charcoal.
中: zhōng — In; among; middle; within.
浮现: fúxiàn — To emerge; to appear; to surface in mind.
眼前: yǎnqián — Before one's eyes; at present; in front.
哈: hā — Ha; exclamation of laughter or realization.
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; wife; married woman (respectful title).
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; to take; measure word for handle.
挠痒痒: náo yǎngyang — To scratch an itch; to tickle.
放回: fàng huí — To put back; to return something to its place.
原处: yuánchù — Original place; where something was before.
墓地: mùdì — Cemetery; graveyard; burial ground.
是啊: shì a — Yes indeed; that's right; agreeing with someone.
你们: nǐmen — You (plural); second person plural.
两个: liǎng gè — Two; a pair of (with general measure word).
倒: dào — On the contrary; actually; unexpectedly.
真: zhēn — Really; truly; genuine; indeed.
说对: shuō duì — To say correctly; to get it right.
顺便: shùnbiàn — By the way; in passing; conveniently.
一句: yī jù — One sentence; a single remark.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first person plural.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
根本: gēnběn — Fundamentally; at all; not at all (with negation).
没: méi — Not have; did not; negates past actions.
提过: tí guò — Have mentioned; have brought up before.
这个: zhège — This; this one; this particular thing.
词: cí — Word; term; phrase.
早晚: zǎowǎn — Sooner or later; morning and evening.
一天: yī tiān — One day; someday; all day.
会: huì — Will; can; to know how to do.
逼进: bī jìn — To press close; to close in on; to corner.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; exclamation of realization or acknowledgment.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; absence of something.
可: kě — But; however; emphasizing particle.
真是: zhēn shì — Really is; truly; what a (emphatic expression).
一对: yī duì — A pair; a couple; two matching items.
好: hǎo — Good; well; fine; nice.
宝: bǎo — Treasure; precious; darling (term of endearment).
贝: bèi — Shell; cowrie; (part of endearment 宝贝).
她: tā — She; her; third person singular feminine.
忙着: máng zhe — Busy doing; occupied with something.
摆弄: bǎinòng — To fiddle with; to tinker with; to arrange.
茶具: chájù — Tea set; tea utensils; teaware.
时候: shíhou — Time; moment; while; when.
他: tā — He; him; third person singular masculine.
腿: tuǐ — Leg; the limb used for walking.
上方: shàngfāng — Above; overhead; upper area.
俯视: fǔshì — To look down at; to overlook from above.
着: zhe — Ongoing action particle; continuous state marker.
好像: hǎoxiàng — Seems like; as if; to appear to be.
心里: xīnlǐ — In one's heart; in one's mind; inwardly.
和: hé — And; with; together with.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own.
合在一起: hé zài yīqǐ — Put together; combined; merged as one.
盘算: pánsuan — To calculate; to scheme; to plan carefully.
琢磨着: zuómo zhe — Pondering; mulling over; thinking through something.
所: suǒ — That which; used before verbs (literary particle).
预言: yùyán — Prophecy; prediction; to foretell.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of.
悲惨: bēicǎn — Miserable; tragic; wretched; pitiful.
境况: jìngkuàng — Circumstances; situation; condition of life.
下: xià — Under; below; down; next.
究竟: jiūjìng — After all; exactly; in the end; what exactly.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are.
怎样: zěnyàng — How; what way; in what manner.
此后: cǐhòu — After this; from then on; hereafter.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at/in; to be seated at a place.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; over there.
抚摸: fǔmō — To stroke; to caress; to touch gently.
右边: yòubiān — Right side; to the right.
卷发: juǎnfà — Curly hair; wavy hair.
用: yòng — To use; with; by means of.
那双: nà shuāng — That pair of (measure word for pairs).
蓝眼睛: lán yǎnjīng — Blue eyes.
跟着: gēnzhe — Following; going along with; accordingly.
转: zhuǎn — To turn; to rotate; to shift direction.
每逢: měi féng — Whenever; every time something occurs.
风波: fēngbō — Disturbance; trouble; storm; turmoil.
一贯: yīguàn — Consistent; all along; as always.
神态: shéntài — Expression; manner; demeanor; bearing.

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