Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 1

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 7/10

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.

那天根本没有出去散步的可能。

We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning;

上午我们确实在光秃秃的灌木丛中游荡了一个小时；

but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.

但自从吃过晚饭（里德太太在没有客人的时候总是早早用餐），凛冽的冬风便带来了阴沉的云层和瓢泼的冷雨，在这样的天气里继续户外活动根本无从谈起。

I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.

我对此感到庆幸：我从来就不喜欢长途散步，尤其是在寒冷的下午——在阴冷的暮色中归家，手指和脚趾冻得发麻，心里既因保姆贝茜的责骂而沮丧，又因深知自己体质不如伊莱扎、约翰和乔治亚娜·里德而自惭形秽，这对我来说实在是太难受了。

The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room: she lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her (for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly happy.

上面提到的伊莱扎、约翰和乔治亚娜此刻正簇拥在客厅里她们的妈妈身旁：里德太太斜倚在壁炉旁的沙发上，身边围绕着她的宝贝们（那时他们既没有争吵也没有哭闹），看起来无比幸福。

Me, she had dispensed from joining the group; saying, "She regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance; but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation, that I was endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition, a more attractive and sprightly manner—something lighter, franker, more natural, as it were—she really must exclude me from privileges intended only for contented, happy, little children."

而我，她却免去了我加入他们行列的资格；她说："她很遗憾不得不与我保持距离；但除非她从贝茜那里得到消息，或凭借自己的观察发现我正在切实努力培养一种更合群、更像孩子的性情，一种更讨人喜欢、更活泼的举止——某种更轻松、更坦率、更自然的气质——否则她实在不得不将我排斥在那些只属于知足常乐的小孩子的特权之外。"

"What does Bessie say I have done?" I asked.

"贝茜说我做了什么？"我问道。

Vocabulary

那天: nà tiān — That day; referring to a specific past day
根本: gēn běn — Fundamentally; at all; simply not possible
没有: méi yǒu — Do not have; there is no; did not
出去: chū qù — To go out; to leave a place
散步: sàn bù — To take a walk; to stroll leisurely outside
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or description
可能: kě néng — Possible; maybe; might; perhaps
上午: shàng wǔ — Morning; the time before noon
我们: wǒ men — We; us; our group
确实: què shí — Indeed; truly; certainly; as a matter of fact
在: zài — At; in; on; to be located at
光秃秃: guāng tū tū — Bare; barren; completely without leaves or cover
灌木丛: guàn mù cóng — Shrubbery; a thicket of bushes or shrubs
中: zhōng — In; among; in the middle of
游荡: yóu dàng — To wander; to roam aimlessly around
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word)
小时: xiǎo shí — Hour; a unit of sixty minutes
但: dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless
自从: zì cóng — Ever since; from a certain point in time
吃过: chī guò — Have eaten; finished eating (experiential aspect)
晚饭: wǎn fàn — Dinner; the evening meal
太太: tài tai — Mrs.; a married woman; wife
客人: kè rén — Guest; visitor; a person being entertained
时候: shí hou — Time; moment; when something happens
总是: zǒng shì — Always; invariably; at all times
早早: zǎo zǎo — Early; quite early; ahead of schedule
用餐: yòng cān — To dine; to have a meal; to eat
凛冽: lǐn liè — Biting cold; piercingly frigid winter wind
冬风: dōng fēng — Winter wind; cold wind of wintertime
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; consequently; as a result
带来: dài lái — To bring; to cause something to arrive
阴沉: yīn chén — Gloomy; overcast; dark and heavy (weather)
云层: yún céng — Cloud layer; a thick mass of clouds
和: hé — And; together with; as well as
瓢泼: piáo pō — Pouring heavily; torrential (describing rain)
冷雨: lěng yǔ — Cold rain; chilly rainfall in winter
这样: zhè yàng — Like this; such; in this manner
天气: tiān qì — Weather; atmospheric conditions outside
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in such conditions
继续: jì xù — To continue; to keep doing something
户外: hù wài — Outdoor; outside the house or building
活动: huó dòng — Activity; exercise; to move around
无从谈起: wú cóng tán qǐ — Out of the question; impossible to even mention
我: wǒ — I; me; the first-person singular pronoun
对此: duì cǐ — Regarding this; about this matter
感到: gǎn dào — To feel; to sense; to experience emotionally
庆幸: qìng xìng — To feel fortunate; to be glad about something
从来: cóng lái — Always; never (with negation); at any time
就: jiù — Just; precisely; then; exactly
不: bù — No; not; negation particle
喜欢: xǐ huān — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of
长途: cháng tú — Long-distance; a long journey or walk
尤其是: yóu qí shì — Especially; particularly; most of all
是: shì — Is; are; am; to be (copula verb)
寒冷: hán lěng — Cold; frigid; chilly temperature
下午: xià wǔ — Afternoon; the time after noon
阴冷: yīn lěng — Damp and cold; chilly and gloomy
暮色: mù sè — Dusk; twilight; the colors of evening
归家: guī jiā — To return home; to go back home
手指: shǒu zhǐ — Finger; the digits of the hand
脚趾: jiǎo zhǐ — Toe; the digits of the foot
冻得: dòng de — Frozen to the point of; numbed by cold
发麻: fā má — To go numb; to feel tingling from cold
心里: xīn lǐ — In one's heart; inwardly; deep inside
既: jì — Both...and; already; since (correlative conjunction)
因: yīn — Because of; due to; on account of
保姆: bǎo mǔ — Nanny; housekeeper who cares for children
责骂: zé mà — To scold; to reprimand; to rebuke harshly
而: ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses or ideas
沮丧: jǔ sàng — Depressed; dejected; feeling low and discouraged
又: yòu — Also; again; in addition; furthermore
深知: shēn zhī — To know deeply; to be fully aware of
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own self
体质: tǐ zhì — Physical constitution; body type; health condition
不如: bù rú — Not as good as; inferior to; worse than
自惭形秽: zì cán xíng huì — To feel ashamed of one's own inferiority
这: zhè — This; these; referring to something nearby
对: duì — For; to; toward; concerning (preposition)
来说: lái shuō — For (someone); as far as is concerned
实在: shí zài — Really; truly; honestly; indeed
太: tài — Too; excessively; extremely
难受: nán shòu — Uncomfortable; to feel bad or distressed
上面: shàng miàn — Above; on top; mentioned earlier above
提到: tí dào — To mention; to bring up; to refer to
此刻: cǐ kè — At this moment; right now; at present
正: zhèng — Just; right now; in the process of
簇拥: cù yōng — To crowd around; to huddle together around someone
客厅: kè tīng — Living room; sitting room; lounge
她们: tā men — They (female); them (referring to women)
妈妈: mā ma — Mom; mother; a child's term for mother
身旁: shēn páng — By one's side; next to a person
斜倚: xié yǐ — To recline; to lean at an angle
壁炉: bì lú — Fireplace; a hearth built into a wall
旁: páng — Beside; next to; the side of something
沙发: shā fā — Sofa; couch; upholstered seating furniture
上: shàng — On; above; on top of (position word)
身边: shēn biān — By one's side; around a person nearby
围绕着: wéi rào zhe — Surrounding; encircling; gathered all around
她: tā — She; her; the third-person female pronoun
宝贝们: bǎo bèi men — Darlings; dear children; beloved little ones
那时: nà shí — At that time; back then; in those days
他们: tā men — They; them; the third-person plural pronoun
争吵: zhēng chǎo — To quarrel; to argue; to bicker noisily
也: yě — Also; too; as well; in addition
哭闹: kū nào — To cry and fuss; to wail and make trouble
看起来: kàn qǐ lái — To seem; to look like; to appear to be
无比: wú bǐ — Incomparably; extremely; beyond comparison
幸福: xìng fú — Happy; blissful; feeling great contentment
却: què — Yet; but; however; on the contrary
免去: miǎn qù — To be exempt from; to be spared something
加入: jiā rù — To join; to add oneself to a group
行列: háng liè — Ranks; group; a row or line of people
资格: zī gé — Qualification; eligibility; the right to do
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell
很: hěn — Very; quite; rather (degree adverb)
遗憾: yí hàn — Regret; pity; to feel sorry about something
不得不: bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must reluctantly
与: yǔ — With; and; together with (formal conjunction)
保持: bǎo chí — To maintain; to keep; to preserve a state
距离: jù lí — Distance; gap; separation between two things
除非: chú fēi — Unless; only if; except under condition that
从: cóng — From; since; following a certain source
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; over there
得到: dé dào — To obtain; to receive; to get something
消息: xiāo xi — News; information; a piece of information
或: huò — Or; either; alternatively
凭借: píng jiè — By means of; relying on; through the use of
观察: guān chá — To observe; to watch carefully; observation
发现: fā xiàn — To discover; to find; to notice something
正在: zhèng zài — Currently doing; in the middle of an action
切实: qiē shí — Genuinely; practically; in a real concrete way
努力: nǔ lì — To work hard; to make an effort; diligently
培养: péi yǎng — To cultivate; to develop; to foster a quality
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of
更: gèng — More; even more; to a greater degree
合群: hé qún — Sociable; fitting in well with a group
像: xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to; as
孩子: hái zi — Child; kid; a young person
性情: xìng qíng — Temperament; disposition; one's natural character
讨人喜欢: tǎo rén xǐ huān — Likable; pleasing to others; endearing
活泼: huó pō — Lively; vivacious; full of energy and spirit
举止: jǔ zhǐ — Manners; bearing; the way one behaves
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind of; some sort of
轻松: qīng sōng — Relaxed; light-hearted; easy and carefree
坦率: tǎn shuài — Frank; candid; straightforward; open and honest
自然: zì rán — Natural; unaffected; at ease; spontaneous
气质: qì zhì — Temperament; demeanor; natural bearing or quality
否则: fǒu zé — Otherwise; if not; or else
将: jiāng — Will; shall; about to (future marker, formal)
排斥: pái chì — To exclude; to reject; to push away
那些: nà xiē — Those; those things or people over there
只: zhǐ — Only; merely; just; no more than
属于: shǔ yú — To belong to; to be part of
知足常乐: zhī zú cháng lè — Contentment brings happiness; be happy with enough
小: xiǎo — Small; little; minor; young
特权: tè quán — Privilege; special right; exclusive entitlement
之外: zhī wài — Outside of; beyond; apart from
做了: zuò le — Did; has done; completed an action
什么: shén me — What; anything; something (question word)
问道: wèn dào — Asked; inquired; said by way of questioning

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