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English → Chinese CHAPTER II. Level 4/10

That horse is worth three hundred pounds, if she's worth a penny."

那匹马值三百英镑，要说值一便士的话。"

"Do you think I would?" said the girl reproachfully.

"你以为我会那样做吗？"那女孩责怪地说。

"Now, dad, that is about the cruelest word you have said to your Nora for many a day."

"爸爸，这是你好多天来对你的诺拉说过的最无情的话了。"

"Come and give me a hug, colleen," said the Squire.

"过来抱抱我，小姑娘，"乡绅说。

Nora ran to him, clasped her arms round his neck, and kissed him once or twice.

诺拉跑向他，双臂搂住他的脖子，吻了他一两次。

He had moved away to the other end of the room, and now he looked her full in the face.

他走到了房间的另一端，现在他直视着她的脸。

"You are fretting about something?"

"你在为什么事烦恼？"

"Not I--not I," said the girl; but she flushed.

"不，没有——没有，"女孩说道；但她脸红了。

"Listen to me, colleen," said the Squire; "if it is that bit of a mortgage, you get it right out of your head.

"听我说，小姑娘，"乡绅说；"如果是那点抵押的事，你就把它从脑子里赶出去。

It's not going to worry _me_.

那不会让我烦恼的。

I am going this very evening to have a talk with Dan."

我今晚就去和丹谈谈。"

"Oh, if it is Dan Murphy you owe it to," said the girl.

"哦，如果欠的是丹·墨菲的，"女孩说。

"Ah, he's all right; he's the right sort; a chip of the old block--eh?

"啊，他没问题的；他是那种好人；有他父亲的风范——是吧？

He wouldn't be hard on a brother in adversity?"

他不会对一个处于逆境中的兄弟太苛刻吧？"

"He wouldn't if he could help it," said Nora; but the cloud had not left her sensitive face.

"如果能避免的话，他不会的，"诺拉说；但那片阴云并未从她敏感的脸上散去。

Then, seeing that father looked at her with intense anxiety, she made a valiant effort.

然后，看到父亲带着深深的焦虑望着她，她鼓起勇气振作起来。

"Of course, I believe in you," she said; "and, indeed, what does the loss of money matter while we are together?"

"当然，我信任你，"她说；"而且，说真的，只要我们在一起，失去钱财又算什么呢？"

"Right you are! right you are!" said the Squire, with a laugh.

"你说得对！你说得对！"乡绅大笑着说。

Vocabulary

那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
匹: pǐ — Measure word for horses.
马: mǎ — Horse; common domesticated animal.
值: zhí — To be worth; to have a certain value.
三百: sānbǎi — Three hundred; the number 300.
英镑: yīngbàng — British pound; currency of the United Kingdom.
要: yào — To want; to need; will; must.
说: shuō — To speak; to say; to talk.
一: yī — One; the number 1.
便士: biànshì — Penny; British copper coin of small value.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
话: huà — Words; speech; something said.
你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.
以为: yǐwéi — To think; to mistakenly believe something.
我: wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun.
会: huì — Will; to be able to; can.
那样: nàyàng — Like that; in that manner or way.
做: zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action.
吗: ma — Question particle indicating yes/no question.
女孩: nǚhái — Girl; a young female person.
责怪: zéguài — To blame; to reproach someone for a fault.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
爸爸: bàba — Dad; father; informal term for one's father.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
是: shì — To be; is/are/am linking verb.
好多天: hǎo duō tiān — Many days; quite a few days.
来: lái — To come; indicates direction toward speaker.
对: duì — Toward; to; correct; right.
说过: shuōguò — Have said; previously spoken words.
最: zuì — Most; the superlative degree marker.
无情: wúqíng — Heartless; cruel; lacking compassion or feeling.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
过来: guòlái — Come over here; move toward the speaker.
抱抱: bàobào — To hug; give a warm embrace.
小姑娘: xiǎo gūniang — Little girl; young girl; affectionate term.
跑向: pǎo xiàng — To run toward; to dash in a direction.
他: tā — He; him; third person singular male pronoun.
双臂: shuāng bì — Both arms; a pair of arms.
搂住: lǒuzhù — To hold tightly; to wrap arms around someone.
脖子: bózi — Neck; the part connecting head to body.
吻: wěn — To kiss; a kiss on someone.
一两次: yī liǎng cì — Once or twice; a couple of times.
走到: zǒu dào — To walk to; to arrive at by walking.
房间: fángjiān — Room; a space within a building.
另一端: lìng yī duān — The other end; the opposite side.
现在: xiànzài — Now; at the present moment.
直视: zhíshì — To look directly at; to stare straight at.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.
她: tā — She; her; third person singular female pronoun.
脸: liǎn — Face; the front part of one's head.
在: zài — At; in; to be located; present progressive marker.
为: wèi — For; because of; on behalf of.
什么: shénme — What; which thing; an interrogative pronoun.
事: shì — Matter; affair; thing; issue.
烦恼: fánnǎo — Troubled; worried; annoyed; vexed about something.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have; there isn't; negates existence or possession.
说道: shuōdào — Said; uttered; used to attribute speech.
但: dàn — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast.
脸红: liǎnhóng — To blush; face turns red from embarrassment.
听: tīng — To listen; to hear; pay attention.
如果: rúguǒ — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction.
那点: nà diǎn — That little; that small amount of something.
抵押: dǐyā — Mortgage; collateral; to pledge as security.
就: jiù — Then; just; right away; emphasis particle.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; take; handle; particle for objects.
它: tā — It; third person pronoun for objects/animals.
从: cóng — From; since; starting from a point.
脑子: nǎozi — Brain; mind; one's head or thoughts.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in.
赶: gǎn — To drive away; to rush; to expel.
出去: chūqù — To go out; to exit; to drive out.
不会: bù huì — Won't; will not; unable to do something.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do.
今晚: jīnwǎn — Tonight; this evening.
去: qù — To go; to leave toward a destination.
和: hé — And; with; together with.
谈谈: tán tan — To have a chat; discuss something casually.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; an interjection of realization or surprise.
欠: qiàn — To owe; to be indebted to someone.
啊: a — Ah; interjection expressing surprise or acknowledgment.
没问题: méi wèntí — No problem; sure; that's fine.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind; that type of person or thing.
好人: hǎorén — Good person; kind-hearted individual.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to possess.
父亲: fùqīn — Father; formal term for one's male parent.
风范: fēngfàn — Demeanor; bearing; the manner of a respected person.
吧: ba — Particle suggesting agreement or seeking confirmation.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit of something.
处于: chǔyú — To be in; to find oneself in a situation.
逆境: nìjìng — Adversity; difficult circumstances; hard times.
中: zhōng — In the middle of; among; within.
兄弟: xiōngdì — Brothers; male siblings; close male companions.
太: tài — Too; excessively; overly.
苛刻: kēkè — Harsh; severe; excessively strict or demanding.
如果: rúguǒ — If; provided that; conditional conjunction.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; capable of.
避免: bìmiǎn — To avoid; to prevent something from happening.
那片: nà piàn — That piece; that area; that stretch of something.
阴云: yīnyún — Dark clouds; gloomy clouds; figuratively, a shadow.
并未: bìng wèi — Did not; has not; emphatic negation.
敏感: mǐngǎn — Sensitive; easily affected emotionally or physically.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; one's facial expression.
散去: sànqù — To dissipate; to disperse; to clear away.
然后: ránhòu — Then; after that; subsequently.
看到: kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something.
带着: dài zhe — Carrying; with; bearing a feeling or expression.
深深: shēnshēn — Deeply; profoundly; intensely.
焦虑: jiāolǜ — Anxiety; anxious; worried and uneasy feeling.
望着: wàng zhe — Gazing at; looking at continuously.
鼓起: gǔqǐ — To muster; to summon up courage or effort.
勇气: yǒngqì — Courage; bravery; the nerve to do something.
振作: zhènzuò — To pull oneself together; to cheer up.
起来: qǐlái — To get up; complement indicating upward or starting action.
当然: dāngrán — Of course; naturally; certainly.
信任: xìnrèn — To trust; to have confidence in someone.
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also.
说真的: shuō zhēn de — Honestly; to tell the truth; seriously.
只要: zhǐyào — As long as; provided that; so long as.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun.
一起: yīqǐ — Together; at the same time; jointly.
失去: shīqù — To lose; to be deprived of something.
钱财: qiáncái — Money and wealth; financial assets.
又: yòu — Again; also; moreover; once more.
算: suàn — To count as; to matter; to calculate.
呢: ne — Particle indicating continuation or mild question.
说得对: shuō de duì — You're right; that is correctly said.
大笑: dàxiào — To laugh loudly; to burst out laughing.

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