Little Women — Page 13

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

Or a nurse, so I could be near him and help him," exclaimed Jo, with a groan.

「或者当一名护士，这样我就能陪在他身边，帮助他，」乔呻吟着叫道。

"It must be very disagreeable to sleep in a tent, and eat all sorts of bad-tasting things, and drink out of a tin mug," sighed Amy.

「住在帐篷里睡觉，吃各种难吃的东西，用锡杯喝水，一定非常难受，」艾美叹息道。

"When will he come home, Marmee?" asked Beth, with a little quiver in her voice.

「他什么时候回家，妈咪？」贝思声音微微颤抖地问道。

"Not for many months, dear, unless he is sick.

「亲爱的，要很多个月以后，除非他生病了。

He will stay and do his work faithfully as long as he can, and we won't ask for him back a minute sooner than he can be spared.

他会尽可能地留下来忠实地完成他的工作，我们不会在他能够脱身之前提前哪怕一分钟要求他回来。

Now come and hear the letter."

现在来听信吧。」

They all drew to the fire, Mother in the big chair with Beth at her feet, Meg and Amy perched on either arm of the chair, and Jo leaning on the back, where no one would see any sign of emotion if the letter should happen to be touching.

她们都聚拢到火炉边，妈妈坐在大椅子上，贝思坐在她脚边，梅格和艾美各自栖坐在椅子的两个扶手上，乔则靠在椅背上，这样如果信碰巧令人感动，就不会有人看到她的任何情绪流露。

Very few letters were written in those hard times that were not touching, especially those which fathers sent home.

在那艰难的岁月里，写下的信几乎没有不令人动容的，尤其是父亲们寄回家的那些信。

In this one little was said of the hardships endured, the dangers faced, or the homesickness conquered.

这封信里几乎没有提及所忍受的艰辛、所面对的危险，或是所克服的思乡之情。

It was a cheerful, hopeful letter, full of lively descriptions of camp life, marches, and military news, and only at the end did the writer's heart over-flow with fatherly love and longing for the little girls at home.

这是一封愉快而充满希望的信，满载着对营地生活、行军和军事消息的生动描述，只有到了信的结尾，写信人的心才充溢着父爱和对家中小女儿们的思念之情。

"Give them all of my dear love and a kiss.

「把我所有深切的爱和一个吻都送给她们。

Vocabulary

或者: huòzhě — Or; indicating an alternative choice between options.
当: dāng — To serve as; to act as a role.
一名: yī míng — One (person); a measure word for people.
护士: hùshi — Nurse; a medical professional caring for patients.
这样: zhèyàng — In this way; like this; thus.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
就能: jiù néng — Then able to; would then be capable of.
陪: péi — To accompany; to keep someone company.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.
身边: shēnbiān — By one's side; nearby; close to someone.
帮助: bāngzhù — To help; to assist someone with something.
呻吟: shēnyín — To groan; to moan in pain or distress.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.
叫道: jiào dào — To cry out; to exclaim or shout something.
住在: zhù zài — To live in; to reside at a place.
帐篷: zhàngpeng — Tent; a portable canvas shelter for camping.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in the interior of something.
睡觉: shuìjiào — To sleep; to go to bed and rest.
吃: chī — To eat; to consume food.
各种: gè zhǒng — All kinds of; various types of things.
难吃: nán chī — Unpleasant to eat; bad-tasting food.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; stuff; an object or item.
用: yòng — To use; to employ something as a tool.
锡杯: xī bēi — Tin cup; a drinking cup made of tin.
喝水: hē shuǐ — To drink water.
一定: yīdìng — Certainly; definitely; must be the case.
非常: fēicháng — Very; extremely; unusually so.
难受: nán shòu — Uncomfortable; feeling unwell or distressed.
叹息: tànxī — To sigh; to exhale expressing sadness or longing.
道: dào — Said; particle following a verb of speaking.
什么时候: shénme shíhou — When; at what time will something happen.
回家: huí jiā — To return home; to go back home.
妈咪: māmī — Mommy; an affectionate term for mother.
声音: shēngyīn — Voice; sound produced by a person.
微微: wēiwēi — Slightly; gently; to a small degree.
颤抖: chàndǒu — To tremble; to shake from emotion or cold.
地: de — Adverbial particle connecting adverb to verb.
问道: wèn dào — To ask; to inquire and say something.
亲爱的: qīn'ài de — Dear; darling; affectionate form of address.
要: yào — To need; will; it will take or require.
很多: hěn duō — Many; a lot; a large quantity.
个: gè — General measure word for countable nouns.
月: yuè — Month; also means moon.
以后: yǐhòu — After; afterward; in the future from now.
除非: chúfēi — Unless; except if a condition is met.
生病: shēng bìng — To get sick; to fall ill.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
会: huì — Will; likely to; able to do something.
尽可能: jǐn kěnéng — As much as possible; to the greatest extent.
留下来: liú xiàlái — To stay behind; to remain in a place.
忠实: zhōngshí — Faithful; loyal; devoted to a duty.
完成: wánchéng — To complete; to finish a task or mission.
工作: gōngzuò — Work; job; one's duties or employment.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
不会: bù huì — Will not; cannot; not able to do.
能够: nénggòu — To be able to; to have the ability.
脱身: tuō shēn — To free oneself; to get away from obligations.
之前: zhīqián — Before; prior to a certain time or event.
提前: tíqián — In advance; ahead of schedule; early.
哪怕: nǎpà — Even if; even though; no matter what.
一分钟: yī fēnzhōng — One minute; a duration of sixty seconds.
要求: yāoqiú — To request; to demand; a requirement.
回来: huílái — To come back; to return to this place.
现在: xiànzài — Now; at the present moment.
来: lái — Come; to come; directional verb.
听: tīng — To listen; to hear something.
信: xìn — Letter; a written message sent to someone.
吧: ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting a mild request.
她们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural feminine pronoun.
都: dōu — All; both; every one of them.
聚拢: jùlǒng — To gather together; to crowd around something.
到: dào — To; toward; arriving at a destination.
火炉: huǒlú — Fireplace; stove; a heating device using fire.
边: biān — Side; edge; beside something.
妈妈: māma — Mom; mother; a common term for one's mother.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at; seated at a location.
大椅子: dà yǐzi — Large chair; a big armchair or easy chair.
上: shàng — On; upon; on top of a surface.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.
脚边: jiǎo biān — At one's feet; beside someone's feet.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting two nouns.
各自: gèzì — Each; respectively; on their own individually.
椅子: yǐzi — Chair; a seat with a back for one person.
两个: liǎng gè — Two; a pair of; both items.
扶手: fúshǒu — Armrest; handrail; the side support of a chair.
则: zé — Then; while; a contrast or sequence particle.
靠在: kào zài — To lean against; to rest on something.
椅背: yǐbèi — Chair back; the back part of a chair.
如果: rúguǒ — If; supposing that; a conditional conjunction.
碰巧: pèngqiǎo — By chance; coincidentally; as it happens.
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel; causing someone to feel.
感动: gǎndòng — Moving; touching; emotionally stirring.
就: jiù — Then; just; indicating result or emphasis.
有人: yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person; somebody.
看到: kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something.
任何: rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter which.
情绪: qíngxù — Emotion; mood; feelings expressed by someone.
流露: liúlù — To reveal; to show emotion unconsciously.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.
艰难: jiānnán — Difficult; hard; fraught with hardship.
岁月: suìyuè — Years; time; the passage of time in life.
写下: xiě xià — To write down; to put something in writing.
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; hardly anyone or anything.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; lacking something.
不: bù — Not; no; negation of verbs or adjectives.
动容: dòng róng — To be visibly moved; to show deep emotion.
尤其是: yóuqí shì — Especially; particularly; above all others.
父亲们: fùqīnmen — Fathers; plural of father.
寄回: jì huí — To mail back; to send something home.
家: jiā — Home; family; one's household.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to a group of things.
这封: zhè fēng — This (letter); measure word for letters.
提及: tí jí — To mention; to bring up a topic.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verb to nominalize it.
忍受: rěnshòu — To endure; to bear hardship or pain.
艰辛: jiānxīn — Hardship; toil; difficult and exhausting conditions.
面对: miànduì — To face; to confront a situation or challenge.
危险: wēixiǎn — Danger; risk; a hazardous situation.
或是: huò shì — Or; alternatively; used to list options.
克服: kèfú — To overcome; to surmount a difficulty.
思乡: sīxiāng — Homesickness; longing for one's home.
之情: zhī qíng — Such feelings; the emotion of; a formal phrase.
这是: zhè shì — This is; used to introduce or identify something.
一封: yī fēng — One letter; measure word for correspondence.
愉快: yúkuài — Joyful; pleasant; cheerful in mood.
而: ér — And; yet; a conjunction linking clauses.
充满: chōngmǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with something.
希望: xīwàng — Hope; to hope; a wish for the future.
满载: mǎn zài — Laden with; fully loaded with content.
对: duì — About; regarding; directed toward something.
营地: yíngdì — Camp; campsite; a military or temporary camp.
生活: shēnghuó — Life; daily living; lifestyle.
行军: xíngjūn — To march; military marching; troops on the move.
军事: jūnshì — Military; relating to armed forces and warfare.
消息: xiāoxi — News; information; a piece of news.
生动: shēngdòng — Vivid; lively; described in an engaging way.
描述: miáoshù — Description; to describe in detail.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only; only when; it is only that.
到了: dào le — Reached; arrived at a point in time.
结尾: jiéwěi — Ending; conclusion; the final part of something.
写信人: xiě xìn rén — Letter writer; the person who wrote the letter.
心: xīn — Heart; the emotional center of a person.
才: cái — Only then; not until; indicating a condition.
充溢: chōngyì — To overflow with; to be brimming with emotion.
父爱: fù'ài — Fatherly love; paternal affection for children.
家中: jiā zhōng — At home; within the family household.
小: xiǎo — Small; little; young.
女儿们: nǚérmen — Daughters; plural of daughter.
思念: sīniàn — To miss; to long for someone far away.
把: bǎ — Disposal particle indicating direct object handling.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.
深切: shēnqiè — Deep and sincere; heartfelt; profound feeling.
爱: ài — Love; affection; to love someone deeply.
一个: yī gè — One; a single; measure word for general nouns.
吻: wěn — Kiss; a kiss; to kiss someone affectionately.
送给: sòng gěi — To give as a gift; to send to someone.

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