Little Women — Page 9
'关于圣诞节晚上的戏剧，有太多事情要做，'乔说道，双手背在身后，昂首阔步地来回踱步。
"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.
'这次之后我不打算再演戏了。我已经太老了，不适合做这种事，'梅格说道——而她在'化装游戏'这件事上，却依然像个孩子。
"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.
'你不会停下来的，我知道，只要你还能穿着白色长裙、披散着头发四处飘荡，还能戴着金纸做的首饰。你是我们最好的女演员，如果你退出舞台，一切都会结束的，'乔说道。'我们今晚应该排练。过来，艾米，来演昏厥那场戏，因为你在那场戏里僵得像根拨火棍。'
"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. You are the best actress we've got, and there'll be an end of everything if you quit the boards," said Jo. "We ought to rehearse tonight. Come here, Amy, and do the fainting scene, for you are as stiff as a poker in that."
'我没办法。我从来没见过有人昏厥，我也不想像你那样扑通一声摔倒，弄得浑身青一块紫一块。如果我能轻松地倒下去，我就倒。如果不行，我就倒在椅子上，保持优雅的姿态。就算雨果拿着手枪来对着我，我也无所谓，'艾米回答道——她并没有戏剧表演的天赋，但被选中是因为她身材够小，可以被剧中的反派尖叫着抱走。
"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. If I can go down easily, I'll drop. If I can't, I shall fall into a chair and be graceful. 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.
'就这样做。双手这样交握，踉踉跄跄地穿过房间，拼命喊着：'罗德里戈！救我！救我！''说着，乔便发出一声戏剧性的尖叫，着实令人毛骨悚然地冲了出去。
"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.
Vocabulary
- There
- 表示某地或某事物存在的引导词
- is
- be动词第三人称单数现在时形式
- so
- 如此，非常；用于加强程度
- much
- 很多，大量；修饰不可数名词
- to
- 介词或不定式标志词，表方向或目的
- do
- 做，执行；助动词或实义动词
- about
- 关于；大约；围绕某话题
- play
- 戏剧；演出；也可指玩耍
- for
- 为了；介词，表目的或对象
- Christmas
- 圣诞节，每年12月25日的节日
- night
- 夜晚，夜间时段
- said
- 说；say的过去式，引用对话
- marching
- 大步行走，像士兵一样迈步
- up
- 向上；与down连用表来回走动
- down
- 向下；与up连用表来回走动
- with
- 带着，伴随；介词，表伴随状态
- her
- 她的；第三人称女性代词所有格
- hands
- 手；hand的复数形式
- behind
- 在……后面；表位置的介词
- back
- 背部；后面；hands behind back指背手
- nose
- 鼻子；nose in the air表示傲慢
- air
- 空气；nose in the air表示趾高气扬
- don't
- do not的缩写，表示否定
- mean
- 意思是；打算；有意图
- act
- 表演；扮演角色；戏剧中的幕
- any
- 任何；用于否定句或疑问句
- more
- 更多；any more表示不再
- after
- 在……之后；介词，表时间顺序
- time
- 时间；次数；这一次
- getting
- 变得；正在变成某种状态
- too
- 太，过于；表示程度过分
- old
- 老的；年纪大的；年龄大
- such
- 这样的；如此的；such things指此类事
- things
- 事情，事物；thing的复数形式
- observed
- 评论道，说道；也指观察
- who
- 谁；关系代词，引导定语从句
- was
- 是；be动词过去式第一/三人称
- as
- 像……一样；作为；引导比较状语
- child
- 孩子，儿童；未成年人
- ever
- 曾经；强调程度；as ever指一如既往
- dressing-up
- 化装打扮，穿戏服玩耍的活动
- frolics
- 嬉闹，玩耍；欢乐的游戏活动
- won't
- will not的缩写，表示将不会
- stop
- 停止；终止某动作或活动
- know
- 知道；了解；you know表示你知道
- long
- 长久；多长时间；how long表多久
- can
- 能够；可以；表示能力或可能
- trail
- 拖拽；拖着衣物行走
- round
- 围绕；到处；在周围转动
- white
- 白色的；颜色形容词
- gown
- 长袍，礼服；正式或戏服长裙
- hair
- 头发；毛发
- wear
- 穿戴；佩戴衣物或饰品
- jewelry
- 珠宝，首饰；装饰品的总称
- best
- 最好的；good/well的最高级
- actress
- 女演员；在舞台或银幕上表演的女性
- got
- 有；得到；get的过去式
- there'll
- there will的缩写，将会有
- end
- 结束；终止；an end of表示某事终结
- everything
- 一切，所有事情；全部
- if
- 如果；条件连词，引导条件从句
- quit
- 放弃，退出；停止做某事
- boards
- 舞台；the boards指舞台表演领域
- ought
- 应该；ought to表示应当做某事
- rehearse
- 排练，演练；为演出进行预先练习
- tonight
- 今晚，今天夜里
- Come
- 来；过来；表示移动到说话者位置
- here
- 这里；表示此地点
- fainting
- 晕倒，昏厥；失去意识的动作
- scene
- 场景，场面；戏剧中的一幕
- stiff
- 僵硬的；不自然的；缺乏灵活性
- poker
- 拨火棍；像拨火棍一样僵直
- help
- 帮助；can't help it指情不自禁
- never
- 从不，从未；表示完全否定
- saw
- 看见；see的过去式
- anyone
- 任何人；用于否定或疑问句
- faint
- 晕倒，昏厥；突然失去意识
- choose
- 选择；决定做某事
- make
- 使；让；make myself指让自己做某事
- myself
- 我自己；第一人称反身代词
- all
- 全部；完全；all black and blue全身青肿
- black
- 黑色；black and blue指青紫淤伤
- blue
- 蓝色；black and blue指受伤淤青
- tumbling
- 跌倒，摔跤；向下翻滚
- flat
- 平躺；fall flat指直挺挺倒下
- If
- 如果；条件连词
- go
- 去；进行；go easily指动作轻松
- easily
- 轻松地，容易地；副词
- drop
- 落下；缓缓倒下
- shall
- 将要；表将来或意志的助动词
- fall
- 倒下；跌落；摔倒
- into
- 进入；到……里面
- chair
- 椅子；座位
- graceful
- 优雅的，graceful地倒下显得美丽
- care
- 小心；关心；take care注意
- does
- 做；do的第三人称单数现在时
- come
- 来；过来；靠近
- at
- 在；朝向；come at me指向我逼近
- pistol
- 手枪；小型火器
- returned
- 回答道；returned作为引用动词
- gifted
- 有天赋的，才华横溢的
- dramatic
- 戏剧性的；有表演天赋的
- power
- 能力，力量；dramatic power指表演天赋
- but
- 但是；然而；转折连词
- chosen
- 被选中的；choose的过去分词
- because
- 因为；引导原因状语从句
- small
- 小的；体型小；small enough够小
- enough
- 足够；small enough指够小
- borne
- 被抬走；bear的过去分词，被搬运
- out
- 向外；出去；borne out指被抬出去
- shrieking
- 尖叫着；发出尖锐叫声
- by
- 被；由；表示被动的介词
- villain
- 反派，坏人；戏剧中的恶棍角色
- piece
- 戏剧作品；一件作品；a piece指剧目
- Do
- 做；此处为祈使句，表命令
- way
- 方式；do it that way指那样做
- Clasp
- 抓紧，紧握；clasp one's hands紧握双手
- stagger
- 踉跄，摇晃地走；失去平衡行走
- across
- 穿过，横越；从一边到另一边
- room
- 房间；室内空间
- crying
- 哭喊；大声呼叫
- frantically
- 疯狂地，慌乱地；极度焦急地
- Save
- 救救我；save me表示呼救
- away
- 走开；离去；went away指走开
- went
- 去，走；go的过去式
- melodramatic
- 夸张戏剧化的；过度情绪化的表演
- scream
- 尖叫；发出响亮刺耳的叫声
- which
- 哪个；关系代词，引导定语从句
- truly
- 真正地，确实地；副词表强调
- thrilling
- 令人激动的，扣人心弦的
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