Little Women — Page 7

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

Her father called her 'Little Miss Tranquility', and the name suited her excellently, for she seemed to live in a happy world of her own, only venturing out to meet the few whom she trusted and loved.

她的父亲称她为"小姐安静"，这个名字非常适合她，因为她似乎生活在属于自己的快乐世界里，只偶尔出来与那些她信任和爱的少数人相聚。

Amy, though the youngest, was a most important person, in her own opinion at least.

艾米虽然是最小的，但至少在她自己看来，她是最重要的人。

A regular snow maiden, with blue eyes, and yellow hair curling on her shoulders, pale and slender, and always carrying herself like a young lady mindful of her manners.

她是个标准的雪姑娘，有着蓝色的眼睛，金黄色的头发卷曲在肩上，肤色苍白，身形纤细，举止总像一位注重礼仪的年轻女士。

What the characters of the four sisters were we will leave to be found out.

四姐妹各自的性格如何，我们留待读者自己去发现。

The clock struck six and, having swept up the hearth, Beth put a pair of slippers down to warm.

时钟敲响六点，贝思打扫完壁炉后，将一双拖鞋放下烤暖。

Somehow the sight of the old shoes had a good effect upon the girls, for Mother was coming, and everyone brightened to welcome her.

不知为何，看到那双旧鞋对女孩们产生了很好的效果，因为母亲就要回来了，大家都精神振奋，准备迎接她。

Meg stopped lecturing, and lighted the lamp, Amy got out of the easy chair without being asked, and Jo forgot how tired she was as she sat up to hold the slippers nearer to the blaze.

梅格停止了说教，点亮了灯，艾米不用人催便从安乐椅上起身，而乔也忘记了自己有多疲倦，坐起身来将拖鞋靠近火焰烤得更热。

"They are quite worn out. Marmee must have a new pair."

「它们已经相当破旧了。玛美必须有一双新的。」

"I thought I'd get her some with my dollar," said Beth.

「我想用我的一美元给她买一双，」贝思说。

"No, I shall!" cried Amy.

「不，我来买！」艾米叫道。

"I'm the oldest," began Meg, but Jo cut in with a decided, "I'm the man of the family now Papa is away, and I shall provide the slippers, for he told me to take special care of Mother while he was gone.

「我是最大的，」梅格开口说，但乔打断她，语气坚定地说：「爸爸不在家，我现在是家里的男子汉，我来负责买拖鞋，因为他叮嘱我在他离开期间要特别照顾好母亲。」

Vocabulary

她: tā — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
父亲: fùqīn — Father; formal term for one's male parent.
称: chēng — To call, name, or refer to someone.
为: wéi — To be; used to indicate identity or role.
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; polite address for a young woman.
安静: ānjìng — Quiet, calm, peaceful; free from noise.
这个: zhège — This; refers to a nearby object or concept.
名字: míngzi — Name; the word used to identify someone.
非常: fēicháng — Very, extremely; intensifier for adjectives.
适合: shìhé — To suit, fit, or be appropriate for something.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; introduces the reason for something.
似乎: sìhū — Seems like, appears to; expressing approximation.
生活: shēnghuó — Life; daily living and existence.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
属于: shǔyú — To belong to; to be part of something.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.
快乐: kuàilè — Happy, joyful; a state of happiness.
世界: shìjiè — World; the entire realm of existence.
里: lǐ — Inside, within; indicates interior location.
只: zhǐ — Only, merely; limits scope of statement.
偶尔: ǒu'ěr — Occasionally, once in a while, rarely.
出来: chūlái — To come out; emerge from inside somewhere.
与: yǔ — And, with; connects nouns or clauses formally.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant things.
信任: xìnrèn — To trust; confidence placed in someone.
和: hé — And; connects two nouns or phrases together.
爱: ài — Love; deep affection for someone or something.
少数: shǎoshù — A small number; minority of people or things.
人: rén — Person, people; human being.
相聚: xiāngjù — To gather together; to meet up with others.
虽然: suīrán — Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause.
是: shì — To be; equational verb linking subject and predicate.
最小: zuì xiǎo — Youngest or smallest; superlative of small.
但: dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause.
至少: zhìshǎo — At least; indicates a minimum amount or degree.
看来: kànlái — It seems, it appears; expresses an observation.
最重要: zuì zhòngyào — Most important; superlative of important.
个: gè — General measure word for people and many objects.
标准: biāozhǔn — Standard, criterion; a benchmark for judgment.
雪: xuě — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds.
姑娘: gūniáng — Girl, young woman; informal term of address.
有着: yǒuzhe — Having, possessing; indicates a persistent quality.
蓝色: lánsè — Blue color; the hue of sky and ocean.
眼睛: yǎnjīng — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
金黄色: jīnhuángsè — Golden yellow color; bright warm golden hue.
头发: tóufa — Hair; strands of hair on one's head.
卷曲: juǎnqū — Curly, wavy; hair that curls or waves.
肩上: jiān shàng — On the shoulders; resting upon one's shoulders.
肤色: fūsè — Skin color, complexion; the tone of one's skin.
苍白: cāngbái — Pale, pallid; lacking color in one's complexion.
身形: shēnxíng — Figure, body shape; the form of one's body.
纤细: xiānxì — Slender, delicate; thin and graceful in appearance.
举止: jǔzhǐ — Manners, bearing; the way one conducts oneself.
一位: yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for people.
注重: zhùzhòng — To pay attention to; to value and emphasize.
礼仪: lǐyí — Etiquette, manners; proper social conduct and ceremony.
年轻: niánqīng — Young; being at an early stage of life.
女士: nǚshì — Lady, madam; polite address for an adult woman.
四: sì — Four; the number 4.
姐妹: jiěmèi — Sisters; female siblings in a family.
各自: gèzì — Each, respective; each one individually and separately.
性格: xìnggé — Personality, character; one's individual temperament.
如何: rúhé — How, in what way; asking about manner or state.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.
留待: liúdài — Leave for; reserve something to be done later.
读者: dúzhě — Reader; a person who reads a text.
去: qù — To go; also used before verbs to indicate purpose.
发现: fāxiàn — To discover, to find out something new.
时钟: shízhōng — Clock; a device for measuring and displaying time.
敲响: qiāoxiǎng — To strike and ring; a clock chiming the hour.
六点: liù diǎn — Six o'clock; the time of six hours.
打扫: dǎsǎo — To clean, sweep; to tidy up a space.
完: wán — Finished, done; indicates completion of an action.
壁炉: bìlú — Fireplace; an indoor hearth for burning wood.
后: hòu — After, behind; indicates sequence or rear position.
将: jiāng — To take, will; literary word indicating future action.
一双: yī shuāng — A pair of; measure word for paired objects.
拖鞋: tuōxié — Slippers; soft shoes worn indoors at home.
放下: fàngxià — To put down; to set something on a surface.
不知: bùzhī — Not knowing; unaware of something.
为何: wèihé — Why, for what reason; formal interrogative.
看到: kàndào — To see, to catch sight of something.
对: duì — Toward; indicates direction of effect or action.
女孩们: nǚháimen — Girls; plural form referring to multiple young females.
产生: chǎnshēng — To produce, give rise to; to cause an effect.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.
很好: hěn hǎo — Very good; indicates a positive effect or result.
效果: xiàoguǒ — Effect, result; the outcome produced by something.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; formal term for one's female parent.
就要: jiùyào — About to; indicates something will happen very soon.
回来: huílái — To come back, return to this place.
大家: dàjiā — Everyone, everybody; all people in a group.
都: dōu — All, both; indicates inclusion of everyone or everything.
精神: jīngshén — Spirit, energy; mental vitality and enthusiasm.
振奋: zhènfèn — To be inspired, excited; to feel uplifted and energized.
准备: zhǔnbèi — To prepare, get ready; to make arrangements.
迎接: yíngjiē — To welcome, receive; to greet someone arriving.
停止: tíngzhǐ — To stop, cease; to bring an action to an end.
说教: shuōjiào — To preach, lecture; to moralize or lecture others.
点亮: diǎnliàng — To light up; to ignite a lamp or candle.
灯: dēng — Lamp, light; a device that produces illumination.
不用: bùyòng — No need to; it is unnecessary to do something.
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; literary word indicating consequence.
从: cóng — From; indicates starting point of movement or time.
安乐椅: ānlèyǐ — Armchair; a comfortable padded chair with armrests.
上: shàng — On, above, up; indicates surface or upward direction.
起身: qǐshēn — To get up, rise; to stand up from a seated position.
而: ér — And, yet; literary conjunction connecting clauses.
也: yě — Also, too; indicates similarity or addition.
忘记: wàngjì — To forget; to fail to remember something.
有多: yǒu duō — How very; used to emphasize degree of a feeling.
疲倦: píjuàn — Tired, weary; feeling fatigued after exertion.
坐起: zuòqǐ — To sit up; to rise to a seated position.
靠近: kàojìn — To move close to; to approach or draw near.
火焰: huǒyàn — Flame; the burning, glowing part of a fire.
它们: tāmen — They, them; third person plural for objects or animals.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; indicates something has occurred by now.
相当: xiāngdāng — Quite, considerably; to a notable degree.
破旧: pòjiù — Worn-out, shabby; old and in poor condition.
必须: bìxū — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation.
有: yǒu — To have; indicates possession or existence.
新的: xīn de — New ones; something that is brand new.
我: wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun.
想: xiǎng — To think, want to; expresses desire or thought.
用: yòng — To use; to employ something for a purpose.
一: yī — One; the number 1.
美元: měiyuán — US dollar; the currency of the United States.
给: gěi — To give; indicates the recipient of an action.
买: mǎi — To buy, purchase; to acquire something with money.
说: shuō — To say, speak; to express something verbally.
不: bù — No, not; negation of verbs and adjectives.
叫道: jiàodào — Cried out, exclaimed; said loudly or called out.
最大: zuì dà — Oldest or largest; superlative of big or elder.
开口: kāikǒu — To open one's mouth; to begin to speak.
打断: dǎduàn — To interrupt; to cut short someone's speech.
语气: yǔqì — Tone of voice; the manner or attitude in speaking.
坚定: jiāndìng — Firm, resolute; unwavering in attitude or decision.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adjective to verb.
爸爸: bàba — Dad, father; informal address for one's male parent.
不在: bùzài — Not here, absent; not present at a location.
家: jiā — Home, house, family; a place of residence.
现在: xiànzài — Now, currently; at the present moment in time.
家里: jiālǐ — At home, in the house; inside the family home.
男子汉: nánzǐhàn — Man of the house; a real man or manly person.
负责: fùzé — To be responsible for; to take charge of something.
他: tā — He, him; third person singular masculine pronoun.
叮嘱: dīngzhǔ — To enjoin, urge; to give repeated careful instructions.
离开: líkāi — To leave, depart; to go away from a place.
期间: qījiān — During, in the period of; a span of time.
要: yào — Must, need to; expresses requirement or intention.
特别: tèbié — Especially, particularly; more than usual.
照顾好: zhàogù hǎo — To take good care of; to look after well.

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