Little Women — Page 5

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

And Jo shook the blue army sock till the needles rattled like castanets, and her ball bounded across the room.

乔摇晃着那只蓝色的军用袜子，直到针发出像响板一样的咔哒声，她的毛线球也滚到了房间的另一头。

"Poor Jo! It's too bad, but it can't be helped. So you must try to be contented with making your name boyish, and playing brother to us girls," said Beth, stroking the rough head with a hand that all the dish washing and dusting in the world could not make ungentle in its touch.

贝思一边抚摸着乔那粗糙的头，一边说道："可怜的乔！这真是太糟糕了，但也没有办法。所以你只能试着满足于拥有一个男孩子气的名字，做我们女孩子们的兄长了。"贝思的手即使经历了世间所有的洗碗和掸灰，触感依然温柔。

"As for you, Amy," continued Meg, "you are altogether too particular and prim. Your airs are funny now, but you'll grow up an affected little goose, if you don't take care. I like your nice manners and refined ways of speaking, when you don't try to be elegant. But your absurd words are as bad as Jo's slang."

梅格继续说道："至于你，艾米，你实在是太挑剔、太一本正经了。你现在的那些做派倒是挺好笑的，但如果你不注意的话，你长大后会变成一只矫揉造作的小鹅的。我喜欢你举止得体、说话文雅的样子，只要你不刻意装腔作势就好。但你那些荒唐的用词和乔的俚语一样糟糕。"

"If Jo is a tomboy and Amy a goose, what am I, please?" asked Beth, ready to share the lecture.

贝思也想听听自己的评价，便问道："如果乔是个假小子，艾米是只小鹅，那我又是什么呢？"

"You're a dear, and nothing else," answered Meg warmly, and no one contradicted her, for the 'Mouse' was the pet of the family.

梅格温和地回答道："你是个小可爱，别的什么都不是。"没有人反驳她，因为"小老鼠"是家里最受宠爱的人。

As young readers like to know 'how people look', we will take this moment to give them a little sketch of the four sisters, who sat knitting away in the twilight, while the December snow fell quietly without, and the fire crackled cheerfully within.

由于年轻的读者喜欢了解"人物的外貌"，我们就趁此机会为他们简单描绘一下这四姐妹的形象——她们坐在暮色中编织着，窗外十二月的雪静静飘落，屋内的炉火欢快地噼啪作响。

Vocabulary

摇晃: yáohuàng — To sway, rock, or shake back and forth.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.
那只: nà zhī — That one (used with animals or objects).
蓝色: lánsè — The color blue.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
军用: jūnyòng — Military-use; designed or made for the military.
袜子: wàzi — Socks; foot coverings worn inside shoes.
直到: zhídào — Until; up to a certain point in time.
针: zhēn — Needle; a thin pointed sewing or knitting tool.
发出: fāchū — To emit, produce, or give off a sound.
像: xiàng — To resemble; like; similar to something.
一样: yīyàng — The same as; identical; just like.
她: tā — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
也: yě — Also; too; as well.
滚到: gǔn dào — To roll to a certain place or position.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
房间: fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space inside a building.
另一头: lìng yī tóu — The other end or far side of something.
一边: yībiān — While doing something; on one side.
抚摸: fǔmō — To stroke or gently caress something tenderly.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
粗糙: cūcāo — Rough; coarse in texture or surface.
头: tóu — Head; the uppermost part of the body.
说道: shuōdào — Said; used to introduce spoken words.
可怜: kělián — Poor thing; pitiful; deserving of sympathy.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
真是: zhēnshì — Really is; truly; used for emphasis.
太: tài — Too; excessively; extremely.
糟糕: zāogāo — Terrible; awful; what a mess.
但: dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have; there is no; not have.
办法: bànfǎ — Way; method; means to solve a problem.
所以: suǒyǐ — Therefore; so; as a result.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
只能: zhǐ néng — Can only; have no choice but to.
试着: shìzhe — To try; to attempt doing something.
满足于: mǎnzú yú — To be satisfied or content with something.
拥有: yōngyǒu — To possess; to own; to have something.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).
男孩子气: nánháiziqì — Tomboy-ish; having a boyish character or manner.
名字: míngzi — Name; a person's given name.
做: zuò — To do; to act as; to be.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
女孩子们: nǚháizimen — Girls; plural reference to female children.
兄长: xiōngzhǎng — Older brother; an elder male sibling.
手: shǒu — Hand; the end part of the arm.
即使: jíshǐ — Even if; even though; regardless of conditions.
经历: jīnglì — To experience; to go through; experience.
世间: shìjiān — In the world; worldly; existing in society.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.
洗碗: xǐwǎn — To wash dishes; cleaning bowls and plates.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases.
触感: chùgǎn — Sense of touch; texture felt by touching.
依然: yīrán — Still; as before; unchanged.
温柔: wēnróu — Gentle; tender; soft and kind in manner.
继续: jìxù — To continue; to keep going; to proceed.
至于: zhìyú — As for; regarding; concerning a topic.
实在: shízài — Really; truly; honestly; indeed.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are.
挑剔: tiāoti — Picky; overly critical; hard to please.
一本正经: yī běn zhèng jīng — Serious and proper; behaving in a solemn manner.
现在: xiànzài — Now; at present; currently.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to a group of things or people.
做派: zuòpài — Manner; style of behavior; affected airs.
倒是: dàoshì — Actually; on the contrary; used for contrast.
挺: tǐng — Quite; rather; pretty (used before adjectives).
好笑: hǎoxiào — Funny; amusing; laughable.
如果: rúguǒ — If; supposing that; in the event that.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
注意: zhùyì — To pay attention; to be careful about.
的话: de huà — If; used after a condition to mean 'if so'.
长大后: zhǎngdà hòu — After growing up; when one becomes an adult.
会: huì — Will; can; likely to happen in future.
变成: biànchéng — To turn into; to become; to transform into.
一只: yī zhī — One (used for animals or certain objects).
矫揉造作: jiǎo róu zào zuò — Affected; pretentious; unnaturally exaggerated behavior.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
喜欢: xǐhuān — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of.
举止: jǔzhǐ — Behavior; manners; the way one conducts oneself.
得体: détǐ — Appropriate; proper; befitting the occasion.
说话: shuōhuà — To speak; to talk; to say something.
文雅: wényǎ — Refined; elegant; cultured in speech or manner.
样子: yàngzi — Appearance; look; the way something seems.
只要: zhǐyào — As long as; provided that; on condition that.
刻意: kèyì — Deliberately; intentionally; on purpose.
装腔作势: zhuāng qiāng zuò shì — To put on airs; to act pretentiously or affectedly.
就好: jiù hǎo — That'll do; it would be fine then.
荒唐: huāngtáng — Absurd; ridiculous; nonsensical.
用词: yòngcí — Word choice; use of words or vocabulary.
俚语: lǐyǔ — Slang; colloquial or informal language expressions.
想: xiǎng — To want; to think; to miss someone.
听听: tīng tīng — To listen a bit; hear what someone says.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; by oneself.
评价: píngjià — Evaluation; assessment; opinion about someone or something.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; so (literary connective word).
问道: wèndào — Asked; used to introduce a question someone says.
是个: shì gè — Is a; am a (followed by a noun description).
假小子: jiǎxiǎozi — Tomboy; a girl who behaves like a boy.
又: yòu — Again; also; and; additionally.
什么: shénme — What; used in questions about identity or nature.
呢: ne — Sentence particle indicating a question or continuation.
温和: wēnhé — Gentle; mild; moderate in manner or tone.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverbs to verbs.
回答: huídá — To answer; to reply; a response to a question.
道: dào — Said (literary); used to introduce quoted speech.
小可爱: xiǎo kě'ài — Little darling; a term of endearment for someone cute.
别的: biéde — Other; else; something or someone different.
都: dōu — All; both; every; already (adverb of scope).
不是: bùshì — Is not; am not; are not; negation of 'to be'.
人: rén — Person; human being; people.
反驳: fǎnbó — To refute; to contradict; to argue against.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; the reason being.
家里: jiālǐ — At home; inside the house or family.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree marker.
受宠爱: shòu chǒng'ài — To be the most loved; to be favored or adored.
由于: yóuyú — Due to; because of; owing to.
年轻: niánqīng — Young; youthful; not old in age.
读者: dúzhě — Reader; a person who reads a text.
了解: liǎojiě — To understand; to know about; to be familiar with.
人物: rénwù — Character; figure; a person in a story.
外貌: wàimào — Appearance; looks; physical outward appearance.
就: jiù — Then; right away; exactly (adverb of immediacy).
趁此机会: chèn cǐ jīhuì — Taking this opportunity; seizing the current chance.
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to.
他们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
简单: jiǎndān — Simple; easy; not complicated.
描绘: miáohuì — To depict; to describe; to portray visually or verbally.
一下: yīxià — A little bit; briefly; once (softens a verb).
形象: xíngxiàng — Image; figure; the overall impression of a person.
她们: tāmen — They (female); them; referring to a group of women.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at or in; to be seated somewhere.
暮色: mùsè — Dusk; twilight; the dim light of evening.
中: zhōng — In; among; within; middle.
编织: biānzhī — To knit; to weave; to braid or interlace.
窗外: chuāng wài — Outside the window; beyond the window.
十二月: shí'èr yuè — December; the twelfth month of the year.
雪: xuě — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds.
静静: jìngjìng — Quietly; silently; in a still and calm manner.
飘落: piāoluò — To drift down; to float and fall gently.
屋内: wū nèi — Inside the room; indoors; within the house.
炉火: lúhuǒ — Hearth fire; the fire burning in a fireplace.
欢快: huānkuài — Cheerful; lively; in a happy and bright manner.
作响: zuòxiǎng — To make a sound; to produce noise.

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