Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 5

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 7/10

"It is well I drew the curtain," thought I; and I wished fervently he might not discover my hiding-place: nor would John Reed have found it out himself; he was not quick either of vision or conception; but Eliza just put her head in at the door, and said at once—

「我拉上窗帘真是明智，」我心想；我热切地希望他不会发现我的藏身之处：约翰·里德自己也不会找到的，他无论是视力还是理解力都不敏锐；但伊莱扎刚把头探进门来，便立刻说道——

"She is in the window-seat, to be sure, Jack."

「她肯定坐在窗台座位上，杰克。」

And I came out immediately, for I trembled at the idea of being dragged forth by the said Jack.

我立刻走了出来，因为一想到被那个杰克拖出来，我就不寒而栗。

"What do you want?" I asked, with awkward diffidence.

「你想要什么？」我问道，神情局促而怯懦。

"Say, 'What do you want, Master Reed?'" was the answer. "I want you to come here;" and seating himself in an arm-chair, he intimated by a gesture that I was to approach and stand before him.

「说'你想要什么，里德少爷？'」这是他的回答。「我要你过来；」他在一把扶手椅上坐下，用手势示意我走上前去站在他面前。

John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious visage, heavy limbs and large extremities.

约翰·里德是一个十四岁的学生，比我大四岁，因为我当时只有十岁：他的身材对于他的年龄来说高大而粗壮，皮肤污浊而不健康；宽阔的脸上五官粗大，四肢沉重，手脚硕大。

He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.

他习惯性地在饭桌上狼吞虎咽，这使他消化不良，眼神浑浊无光，双颊松弛下垂。

He ought now to have been at school; but his mama had taken him home for a month or two, "on account of his delicate health."

他本应在学校就读；但他的妈妈以「身体娇弱」为由，把他带回家住了一两个月。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — First person singular pronoun: I, me.
拉上: lā shàng — To pull closed, as curtains or a zipper.
窗帘: chuānglián — Curtain or drape hung over a window.
真是: zhēn shì — Really is; used to emphasize a statement.
明智: míngzhì — Wise, sensible, showing good judgment.
心想: xīn xiǎng — To think to oneself, inward thought.
热切: rèqiē — Eagerly, ardently, with strong desire.
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb.
希望: xīwàng — To hope, wish; a hope or desire.
他: tā — Third person singular masculine pronoun: he, him.
不会: bù huì — Will not, cannot, unlikely to do something.
发现: fāxiàn — To discover, find, or notice something.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
藏身之处: cáng shēn zhī chù — Hiding place, location where one conceals oneself.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself, one's own self, reflexive pronoun.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; additive adverb.
找到: zhǎo dào — To find, to successfully locate something or someone.
无论是: wúlùn shì — Regardless of whether; used in correlative structure.
视力: shìlì — Eyesight, visual acuity, ability to see.
还是: háishi — Or; still; used in alternative questions or conditions.
理解力: lǐjiělì — Comprehension ability, power of understanding.
都: dōu — All, both; adverb indicating totality.
不: bù — No, not; general negation adverb.
敏锐: mǐnruì — Sharp, keen, acute in perception or thought.
但: dàn — But, however; adversative conjunction.
刚: gāng — Just, just now; indicating a recent action.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; also means to hold or grasp.
头: tóu — Head; the top part of the body.
探进: tàn jìn — To lean or peek into a space.
便: biàn — Then, immediately; indicating quick subsequent action.
立刻: lìkè — Immediately, at once, right away.
说道: shuō dào — Said, uttered; literary verb for speaking.
她: tā — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.
肯定: kěndìng — Certainly, definitely; to affirm or confirm.
坐在: zuò zài — To be seated at or in a location.
窗台: chuāngtái — Windowsill, the ledge at the base of a window.
座位: zuòwèi — Seat, a place designated for sitting.
上: shàng — On top of, above; directional or locative particle.
走了出来: zǒu le chūlái — Walked out, came out from a place.
因为: yīnwèi — Because, since; causal conjunction.
一想到: yī xiǎng dào — The moment one thinks of; as soon as imagining.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives an action.
那个: nà ge — That one; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
拖: tuō — To drag, pull, or haul someone or something.
就: jiù — Then, immediately; adverb indicating consequence.
不寒而栗: bù hán ér lì — To shudder with fear without feeling cold.
你: nǐ — Second person singular pronoun: you.
想要: xiǎng yào — To want, to desire something.
什么: shénme — What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification.
问道: wèn dào — Asked, inquired; literary verb for questioning.
神情: shénqíng — Facial expression, demeanor, emotional appearance.
局促: júcù — Nervous, fidgety, ill at ease, constrained.
而: ér — And, yet; conjunction linking adjectives or clauses.
怯懦: qiènuò — Timid, cowardly, lacking courage or boldness.
说: shuō — To say, speak, or tell something.
少爷: shàoye — Young master; term addressing a wealthy boy.
这是: zhè shì — This is; demonstrative copula phrase.
回答: huídá — Answer, reply; to respond to a question.
要: yào — To want, need, or be going to do.
过来: guòlái — To come over here, approach the speaker.
在: zài — At, in, on; preposition indicating location.
一把: yī bǎ — A (chair); measure word for handled objects.
扶手椅: fúshǒuyǐ — Armchair, a chair with side armrests.
坐下: zuò xià — To sit down, to take a seat.
用: yòng — To use, employ; using as a means.
手势: shǒushì — Gesture, a movement of hand conveying meaning.
示意: shìyì — To signal, indicate, hint through gesture or action.
走上: zǒu shàng — To walk up to, approach by walking.
前去: qián qù — To go forward, proceed ahead toward something.
站在: zhàn zài — To stand at or in a location.
面前: miànqián — In front of, before someone's face.
是: shì — To be; copula verb linking subject and predicate.
一个: yī ge — One; general measure word for a person or thing.
十四岁: shísì suì — Fourteen years old, age of fourteen.
学生: xuésheng — Student, pupil, person who studies.
比: bǐ — Compared to, than; comparison preposition.
大: dà — Big, large, older; adjective of size or age.
四岁: sì suì — Four years old; an age difference of four.
当时: dāngshí — At that time, back then, at that moment.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only have, there is only; restrictive expression.
十岁: shí suì — Ten years old, the age of ten.
身材: shēncái — Figure, build, body shape or physique.
对于: duìyú — Regarding, with respect to, for a given subject.
年龄: niánlíng — Age, the number of years a person has lived.
来说: lái shuō — Speaking of, in terms of, as far as concerned.
高大: gāodà — Tall and big, large in stature.
粗壮: cūzhuàng — Sturdy, stocky, thick and strong in build.
皮肤: pífū — Skin, the outer covering of the body.
污浊: wūzhuó — Murky, grimy, dirty and dull in appearance.
不健康: bù jiànkāng — Unhealthy, not in good health or condition.
宽阔: kuānkuò — Wide, broad, spacious in dimension.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face, upon one's facial surface.
五官: wǔguān — The five facial features: eyes, nose, mouth, etc.
粗大: cūdà — Coarse and large, thick and prominent.
四肢: sìzhī — The four limbs: two arms and two legs.
沉重: chénzhòng — Heavy, weighty; also meaning burdensome or serious.
手脚: shǒujiǎo — Hands and feet; limbs; also actions or movements.
硕大: shuòdà — Huge, very large, exceptionally big in size.
习惯性: xíguànxìng — Habitual, characteristic of a habitual behavior.
饭桌上: fànzhuō shàng — At the dining table, on the dinner table.
狼吞虎咽: láng tūn hǔ yàn — To wolf down food; eat ravenously like an animal.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object.
使: shǐ — To cause, make, enable; causative verb.
消化不良: xiāohuà bùliáng — Indigestion, poor digestion of food.
眼神: yǎnshén — Look in one's eyes, eye expression or gaze.
浑浊: húnzhuó — Turbid, murky, dull and unclear.
无光: wú guāng — Lightless, dull, lacking brightness or shine.
双颊: shuāng jiá — Both cheeks, the two sides of the face.
松弛: sōngchí — Slack, loose, lacking firmness or tension.
下垂: xiàchuí — To droop, sag downward under gravity.
本应: běn yīng — Should have, ought to have by rights.
学校: xuéxiào — School, an institution for education.
就读: jiùdú — To attend school, to study at an institution.
妈妈: māma — Mom, mother; informal term for one's mother.
以: yǐ — Using, by means of; preposition indicating basis.
身体: shēntǐ — Body, physical health, one's physical condition.
娇弱: jiāoruò — Delicate and weak, frail and fragile.
为由: wéi yóu — Using as a reason or pretext.
带回: dài huí — To bring back, to take someone or something home.
家: jiā — Home, family, house; one's place of residence.
住了: zhù le — Stayed, lived; past action of residing somewhere.
一两个: yī liǎng ge — One or two; approximate small number.
月: yuè — Month; also means moon.

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