Little Women — Page 9

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

There is so much to do about the play for Christmas night," said Jo, marching up and down, with her hands behind her back, and her nose in the air.

「圣诞夜的戏剧还有好多事情要准备，」乔说道，她把双手背在身后，昂首阔步地走来走去。

"I don't mean to act any more after this time. I'm getting too old for such things," observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about 'dressing-up' frolics.

「过了这次我就不再演戏了。这种事我年纪太大了，」梅格说道，而她对于「扮装」游戏的热情却依然和小孩子一样。

"You won't stop, I know, as long as you can trail round in a white gown with your hair down, and wear gold-paper jewelry.

「我知道你不会停的，只要你还能披散着头发、穿着白色长裙到处转，还能戴着金纸首饰。

You are the best actress we've got, and there'll be an end of everything if you quit the boards," said Jo.

你是我们当中最好的女演员，如果你退出舞台，一切就都完了，」乔说道。

"We ought to rehearse tonight. Come here, Amy, and do the fainting scene, for you are as stiff as a poker in that."

「我们今晚应该排练。过来，艾美，来演晕倒那场戏，你那个动作僵得像根拨火棍。」

"I can't help it. I never saw anyone faint, and I don't choose to make myself all black and blue, tumbling flat as you do.

「我也没办法。我从没见过有人晕倒，我也不愿意像你那样摔得浑身青紫。

If I can go down easily, I'll drop. If I can't, I shall fall into a chair and be graceful.

如果我能轻松倒下，我就倒。如果不行，我就优雅地跌进椅子里。

I don't care if Hugo does come at me with a pistol," returned Amy, who was not gifted with dramatic power, but was chosen because she was small enough to be borne out shrieking by the villain of the piece.

就算雨果拿着手枪朝我扑来，我也不在乎，」艾美回答道。她并没有戏剧表演的天赋，但被选中是因为她个子够小，可以被剧中的反派尖叫着抱走。

"Do it this way. Clasp your hands so, and stagger across the room, crying frantically, 'Roderigo! Save me! Save me!'" and away went Jo, with a melodramatic scream which was truly thrilling.

「要这样做。双手这样紧握，踉踉跄跄地穿过房间，拼命呼喊：'罗德里戈！救我！救我！'」说着乔便发出一声极富戏剧性的尖叫，着实令人心惊。

Vocabulary

圣诞夜: Shèngdàn yè — Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas Day.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
戏剧: xìjù — Drama or theater; stage plays and performances.
还有: hái yǒu — And also; there is still more to add.
好多: hǎo duō — A lot of; very many things or items.
事情: shìqing — Things; matters; affairs that need attention.
要: yào — To need to; must; want to do something.
准备: zhǔnbèi — To prepare; to get ready for something.
说道: shuōdào — Said; used to introduce someone's spoken words.
她: tā — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker placing object before the verb.
双手: shuāng shǒu — Both hands; a pair of hands together.
背在: bèi zài — Placed behind; kept at one's back.
身后: shēn hòu — Behind one's body; at the back of oneself.
昂首阔步: áng shǒu kuò bù — Walking tall with head raised and big strides.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb.
走来走去: zǒu lái zǒu qù — To walk back and forth; to pace around restlessly.
过了: guò le — After; once something has passed or is done.
这次: zhè cì — This time; referring to the current occasion.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
就: jiù — Then; right away; indicating immediacy or consequence.
不再: bù zài — No longer; not anymore; will not do again.
演戏: yǎn xì — To act in a play; to perform on stage.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing or matter.
事: shì — Matter; thing; affair; something to deal with.
年纪: niánjì — Age; one's years; how old a person is.
太大: tài dà — Too old; too big; exceeding an appropriate level.
而: ér — But; yet; conjunctive particle showing contrast.
对于: duìyú — Regarding; with respect to; concerning something.
扮装: bànzhuāng — To dress up in costume; to disguise oneself.
游戏: yóuxì — Game; play; a fun activity or amusement.
热情: rèqíng — Enthusiasm; passion; warm and eager interest.
却: què — Yet; however; a contrastive adverb in Chinese.
依然: yīrán — Still; as before; unchanged from a previous state.
和: hé — And; with; used to connect nouns or phrases.
小孩子: xiǎo háizi — Young child; little kid; a small-aged person.
一样: yīyàng — The same; alike; just like something else.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun in Chinese.
不会: bù huì — Will not; cannot; used to express inability.
停: tíng — To stop; to halt; to cease doing something.
只要: zhǐyào — As long as; provided that a condition is met.
还能: hái néng — Still able to; can still do something.
披散: pīsàn — To let loose; hair hanging down freely unbound.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or sustained state.
头发: tóufa — Hair; the hair growing on one's head.
穿着: chuānzhe — Wearing; dressed in a particular piece of clothing.
白色: báisè — White color; the color of snow or milk.
长裙: cháng qún — Long skirt or gown; a floor-length dress.
到处: dàochù — Everywhere; all over; in every place around.
转: zhuàn — To spin; to turn around; to twirl in place.
戴着: dàizhe — Wearing; having an accessory on one's body.
首饰: shǒushì — Jewelry; ornaments worn on the body for decoration.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; linking subject and predicate.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun in Chinese.
当中: dāngzhōng — Among; in the middle of a group or set.
最好: zuì hǎo — The best; of highest quality among all options.
女演员: nǚ yǎnyuán — Actress; a female performer in plays or films.
如果: rúguǒ — If; supposing that; used to introduce a condition.
退出: tuìchū — To withdraw; to quit; to leave a group or role.
舞台: wǔtái — Stage; the platform where performers act or perform.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all things; the whole of something.
就都: jiù dōu — Then all; everything would consequently be so.
完了: wán le — It's over; finished; ruined; done for completely.
今晚: jīn wǎn — Tonight; this evening; the current night.
应该: yīnggāi — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation.
排练: páiliàn — To rehearse; to practice a performance beforehand.
过来: guòlái — To come over; to move towards the speaker.
晕倒: yūndǎo — To faint; to pass out; to fall unconscious suddenly.
那场戏: nà chǎng xì — That scene; that particular act in a play.
那个: nàge — That; that one; referring to something previously mentioned.
动作: dòngzuò — Movement; action; physical gesture or motion.
僵得: jiāng de — So stiff that; rigid to a certain degree.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; adding another fact.
没办法: méi bànfǎ — No way; can't help it; there is no solution.
从没: cóng méi — Never; have never at any point in time.
见过: jiànguò — Have seen; experienced seeing something before now.
有人: yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person who does something.
不愿意: bù yuànyì — Unwilling; not wanting to do something at all.
像: xiàng — Like; to resemble; similar to something or someone.
那样: nàyàng — Like that; in that manner; that way of doing.
摔得: shuāi de — To fall so hard that; to tumble resulting in.
浑身: húnshēn — All over the body; from head to toe entirely.
青紫: qīngzǐ — Black and blue; bruised and discolored from injury.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; having the capability.
轻松: qīngsōng — Relaxed; easy; without effort or tension involved.
倒下: dǎoxià — To fall down; to collapse onto the ground.
不行: bù xíng — No good; won't do; not acceptable or capable.
优雅: yōuyǎ — Elegant; graceful; refined in manner or movement.
跌进: diē jìn — To fall into; to tumble into something gracefully.
椅子: yǐzi — Chair; a seat with a back for one person.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; used to indicate interior location.
就算: jiùsuàn — Even if; even though; regardless of the condition.
拿着: názhe — Holding; carrying something in one's hand.
手枪: shǒuqiāng — Pistol; a small handheld firearm or gun.
朝: cháo — Toward; facing; in the direction of something.
扑来: pū lái — To lunge toward; to rush at someone aggressively.
不在乎: bù zàihu — Not to care; to be indifferent about something.
回答道: huídá dào — Replied; answered; said in response to something.
并没有: bìng méiyǒu — Actually does not have; emphatically lacks something.
表演: biǎoyǎn — To perform; a show or act presented to audience.
天赋: tiānfù — Natural talent; innate gift or ability one possesses.
但: dàn — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast.
被选中: bèi xuǎnzhòng — To be chosen; to be selected for a role.
是因为: shì yīnwèi — It is because; the reason is that.
个子: gèzi — Height; stature; one's physical size or build.
够小: gòu xiǎo — Small enough; sufficiently little in size or height.
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; it is possible or permissible to.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject receives action.
剧中: jù zhōng — In the play; within the story or drama.
反派: fǎnpài — Villain; antagonist; the bad guy in a story.
尖叫: jiānjiào — To scream; to shriek; to cry out sharply.
抱走: bào zǒu — To carry away in one's arms; to take by holding.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; this manner of doing.
做: zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action.
紧握: jǐn wò — To grip tightly; to hold firmly in hand.
踉踉跄跄: liàng liàng qiàng qiàng — Staggering; stumbling along unsteadily while moving.
穿过: chuānguò — To pass through; to go across a space or area.
房间: fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space inside a building.
拼命: pīnmìng — With all one's might; desperately; risking everything.
呼喊: hūhǎn — To shout; to call out loudly; to cry for help.
救我: jiù wǒ — Save me; help me; a cry for rescue.
说着: shuōzhe — While saying; as one speaks; continuing to talk.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately afterward doing something.
发出: fāchū — To emit; to let out a sound or signal.
一声: yī shēng — One sound; a single cry, call, or noise.
极富: jí fù — Extremely rich in; full of a certain quality.
戏剧性: xìjùxìng — Dramatic quality; theatricality; having a dramatic effect.
着实: zhuóshí — Indeed; truly; really; used to emphasize genuineness.
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel; causing others to experience.
心惊: xīn jīng — To startle the heart; to frighten; alarming deeply.

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