Little Women — Page 10

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

Amy followed, but she poked her hands out stiffly before her, and jerked herself along as if she went by machinery, and her "Ow!" was more suggestive of pins being run into her than of fear and anguish.

艾米跟着上场，但她僵硬地把双手伸在身前，一顿一顿地向前移动，仿佛是机器在驱动她，她那声"哎哟！"与其说是表现恐惧和痛苦，倒更像是针刺入她身体时发出的叫声。

Jo gave a despairing groan, and Meg laughed outright, while Beth let her bread burn as she watched the fun with interest.

乔发出一声绝望的叹息，梅格放声大笑，而贝思则看得津津有味，任由她的面包烤焦了也浑然不觉。

"It's no use! Do the best you can when the time comes, and if the audience laughs, don't blame me. Come on, Meg."

「没办法了！到时候尽力而为吧，如果观众笑场，别怪我。来吧，梅格。」

Then things went smoothly, for Don Pedro defied the world in a speech of two pages without a single break.

接下来一切都进行得很顺利，唐·佩德罗一口气滔滔不绝地念完了整整两页的台词，向全世界发出了挑战。

Hagar, the witch, chanted an awful incantation over her kettleful of simmering toads, with weird effect.

女巫哈格尔对着她那满满一锅咕嘟冒泡的蟾蜍吟唱着可怕的咒语，效果诡异十足。

Roderigo rent his chains asunder manfully, and Hugo died in agonies of remorse and arsenic, with a wild, "Ha! Ha!"

罗德里戈豪迈地挣断了锁链，而雨果则在悔恨与砒霜的双重折磨下痛苦死去，嘴里还狂喊着「哈！哈！」

"It's the best we've had yet," said Meg, as the dead villain sat up and rubbed his elbows.

「这是我们演过最好的一次，」梅格说道，此时那位"死去的"坏人坐了起来，揉着自己的手肘。

"I don't see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You're a regular Shakespeare!" exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things.

「乔，我真不知道你是怎么写出这么精彩的东西并且演得这么好的。你简直就是一个真正的莎士比亚！」贝思惊叹道，她坚定地相信她的姐妹们在任何事情上都拥有非凡的天赋。

"Not quite," replied Jo modestly.

「还差得远呢，」乔谦虚地回答道。

"I do think _The Witches Curse, an Operatic Tragedy_ is rather a nice thing, but I'd like to try _Macbeth_, if we only had a trapdoor for Banquo.

「我确实觉得《女巫的诅咒：一部歌剧悲剧》是个相当不错的作品，但我很想尝试演《麦克白》，要是我们有一个让班柯用的活板门就好了。

I always wanted to do the killing part. 'Is that a dagger that I see before me?

我一直都想演那段杀人的戏。'我眼前所见的，是一把匕首吗？

Vocabulary

跟着: gēn zhe — Following behind someone or something.
上场: shàng chǎng — To enter the stage or field to perform.
但: dàn — But; however; indicating contrast or exception.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.
僵硬: jiāng yìng — Stiff, rigid, or inflexible in movement.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
把: bǎ — Preposition marking the object of an action.
双手: shuāng shǒu — Both hands together.
伸: shēn — To stretch or extend outward.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place.
身前: shēn qián — In front of one's body.
一顿一顿: yī dùn yī dùn — Moving in jerky, halting, unsteady increments.
向前: xiàng qián — Forward; moving in the ahead direction.
移动: yí dòng — To move or shift position.
仿佛: fǎng fú — As if; seemingly; resembling a situation.
是: shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.
机器: jī qì — Machine; mechanical device or apparatus.
驱动: qū dòng — To drive or power something mechanically.
哎哟: āi yō — Ouch; exclamation expressing pain or surprise.
与其说: yǔ qí shuō — Rather than saying; used for comparison.
表现: biǎo xiàn — To express or show; performance or manifestation.
恐惧: kǒng jù — Fear; terror; feeling of dread.
和: hé — And; connecting words or phrases together.
痛苦: tòng kǔ — Pain; suffering; anguish or distress.
倒: dào — On the contrary; instead; unexpectedly.
更像: gèng xiàng — More like; resembling more closely than before.
针: zhēn — Needle; a thin sharp pointed instrument.
刺入: cì rù — To pierce or stab into something.
身体: shēn tǐ — Body; the physical form of a person.
时: shí — When; at the time of an action.
发出: fā chū — To emit or produce a sound.
的: de — Possessive or attributive structural particle.
叫声: jiào shēng — A cry, shout, or screaming sound.
一声: yī shēng — One sound; a single sigh or exclamation.
绝望: jué wàng — Despair; hopelessness; feeling utterly without hope.
叹息: tàn xī — To sigh; expressing sadness or disappointment.
放声: fàng shēng — To let out one's voice loudly.
大笑: dà xiào — To laugh loudly or heartily.
而: ér — While; and; but; connecting contrasting clauses.
则: zé — Then; on the other hand; indicating contrast.
津津有味: jīn jīn yǒu wèi — With great relish; thoroughly enjoying something.
任由: rèn yóu — To let; to allow something to happen freely.
面包: miàn bāo — Bread; a common baked food staple.
烤焦: kǎo jiāo — To burn or char something while toasting.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
也: yě — Also; too; even; additionally.
浑然不觉: hún rán bù jué — Completely unaware; oblivious to surroundings.
没办法: méi bàn fǎ — No way; can't help it; nothing to be done.
到时候: dào shí hòu — When the time comes; at that moment.
尽力而为: jìn lì ér wéi — To do one's best; try as hard as possible.
吧: ba — Particle suggesting suggestion, supposition, or agreement.
如果: rú guǒ — If; in the event that something happens.
观众: guān zhòng — Audience; spectators watching a performance.
笑场: xiào chǎng — To break character by laughing during performance.
别: bié — Don't; used to prohibit an action.
怪: guài — To blame; to find fault with someone.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
来: lái — Come; particle indicating purpose or direction.
接下来: jiē xià lái — Next; following that; what comes after.
一切: yī qiè — Everything; all things without exception.
都: dōu — All; both; every; indicating totality.
进行: jìn xíng — To carry out; to proceed with an activity.
得: de — Structural particle indicating degree or result.
很: hěn — Very; quite; a degree adverb.
顺利: shùn lì — Smoothly; without problems or obstacles.
一口气: yī kǒu qì — In one breath; without stopping; all at once.
滔滔不绝: tāo tāo bù jué — Speaking continuously and fluently without stopping.
念完: niàn wán — To finish reading or reciting something aloud.
整整: zhěng zhěng — Fully; a whole amount without reduction.
两页: liǎng yè — Two pages of text or material.
台词: tái cí — Lines; dialogue spoken by a performer onstage.
向: xiàng — Toward; facing; in the direction of.
全世界: quán shì jiè — The whole world; all of the earth.
挑战: tiǎo zhàn — To challenge; a difficult test or confrontation.
女巫: nǚ wū — Witch; a female practitioner of magic.
对着: duì zhe — Facing toward; directed at something or someone.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
满满: mǎn mǎn — Full to the brim; completely filled up.
一锅: yī guō — One pot; a full pot of something.
咕嘟: gū dū — Bubbling or gurgling sound of boiling liquid.
冒泡: mào pào — To bubble up; forming bubbles on surface.
蟾蜍: chán chú — Toad; a warty amphibian creature.
吟唱: yín chàng — To chant or sing in a rhythmic tone.
着: zhe — Ongoing action particle; indicates continuous state.
可怕: kě pà — Terrible; frightening; causing fear or dread.
咒语: zhòu yǔ — Spell; incantation; magical words spoken aloud.
效果: xiào guǒ — Effect; result; impact of an action.
诡异: guǐ yì — Eerie; bizarre; strange and unsettling.
十足: shí zú — Completely; fully; one hundred percent.
豪迈: háo mài — Bold and generous; heroic in spirit.
挣断: zhèng duàn — To break free by struggling; snap chains apart.
锁链: suǒ liàn — Chains; linked metal rings used for binding.
悔恨: huǐ hèn — Remorse; deep regret over past actions.
与: yǔ — And; together with; alongside another thing.
砒霜: pī shuāng — Arsenic; a deadly poisonous white substance.
双重: shuāng chóng — Double; twofold; two layers of something.
折磨: zhé mó — To torment; cause prolonged suffering or pain.
下: xià — Under; below; beneath a condition or circumstance.
死去: sǐ qù — To die; to pass away; cease living.
嘴里: zuǐ lǐ — Inside the mouth; from one's mouth.
还: hái — Still; yet; also; in addition.
狂喊: kuáng hǎn — To shout wildly or yell frantically.
哈: hā — Ha; laughing exclamation or sound of laughter.
这是: zhè shì — This is; used to identify something present.
我们: wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
演过: yǎn guò — Have performed; acted before on a stage.
最好: zuì hǎo — The best; highest quality or most excellent.
一次: yī cì — One time; a single occasion or instance.
说道: shuō dào — Said; spoke; used to introduce quoted speech.
此时: cǐ shí — At this moment; right now; at this time.
那位: nà wèi — That person; referring to someone with respect.
坏人: huài rén — Bad person; villain; someone who does evil.
坐了起来: zuò le qǐ lái — Sat up; raised oneself to a seated position.
揉着: róu zhe — Rubbing; massaging continuously with one's hand.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own self.
手肘: shǒu zhǒu — Elbow; the joint of the arm.
真: zhēn — Really; truly; genuinely; emphasizing sincerity.
不知道: bù zhī dào — Don't know; to be unaware of something.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
怎么: zěn me — How; in what way; asking about method.
写出: xiě chū — To write and produce something creative.
这么: zhè me — So; this; such; to this degree.
精彩: jīng cǎi — Brilliant; wonderful; impressive and outstanding.
东西: dōng xi — Thing; stuff; an object or piece of work.
并且: bìng qiě — And; furthermore; moreover; in addition to.
演: yǎn — To perform; to act in a production.
好: hǎo — Good; well; indicating quality or approval.
简直: jiǎn zhí — Simply; just; it's virtually or absolutely so.
就是: jiù shì — Exactly is; precisely; that's exactly it.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit of something.
真正: zhēn zhèng — True; genuine; real in nature or quality.
惊叹道: jīng tàn dào — Exclaimed in amazement; said with admiration.
坚定: jiān dìng — Firm; resolute; unwavering in belief or stance.
相信: xiāng xìn — To believe; to trust; have confidence in.
姐妹们: jiě mèi men — Sisters; plural form of female siblings.
任何: rèn hé — Any; whatever; no matter which thing.
事情: shì qing — Matter; thing; an affair or situation.
上: shàng — On; above; in; regarding a topic or field.
拥有: yōng yǒu — To possess; to own; to have something.
非凡: fēi fán — Extraordinary; exceptional; above ordinary level.
天赋: tiān fù — Natural talent; innate gift or ability.
还差远呢: hái chà yuǎn ne — Still far from good enough; a long way off.
谦虚: qiān xū — Humble; modest; not boastful about oneself.
回答: huí dá — To answer; to reply to a question.
道: dào — Said; speak; used after verbs of saying.
确实: què shí — Indeed; certainly; truly; in fact.
觉得: jué de — To feel; to think; to have an impression.
诅咒: zǔ zhòu — Curse; a spell wishing harm on someone.
一部: yī bù — One work; a measure word for creative works.
歌剧: gē jù — Opera; a dramatic musical performance form.
悲剧: bēi jù — Tragedy; a dramatic work with sad ending.
个: gè — General measure word for people or objects.
相当: xiāng dāng — Quite; rather; considerably; fairly good.
不错: bù cuò — Not bad; pretty good; quite satisfactory.
作品: zuò pǐn — Work; a creative or artistic production.
很想: hěn xiǎng — Really want to; eagerly desire to do.
尝试: cháng shì — To attempt; to try doing something new.
要是: yào shi — If; supposing that; in the case that.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do.
用: yòng — To use; to make use of something.
活板门: huó bǎn mén — Trapdoor; a hinged door set in floor or stage.
就好: jiù hǎo — That would be great; then it would be fine.
一直: yī zhí — Always; continuously; all along without stop.
想: xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss someone.
那段: nà duàn — That passage or section; that particular part.
杀人: shā rén — To kill a person; murder or homicide.
戏: xì — Play; drama; theatrical scene or performance.
眼前: yǎn qián — Before one's eyes; in front of someone.
所见: suǒ jiàn — What is seen; that which one perceives visually.
一把: yī bǎ — A handle of; one item held in hand.
匕首: bǐ shǒu — Dagger; a short stabbing blade weapon.
吗: ma — Question particle indicating a yes/no question.

← Previous Next →

Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.

Create free account →