Middlemarch — Page 3

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 9/10

She could not reconcile the anxieties of a spiritual life involving eternal consequences, with a keen interest in gimp and artificial protrusions of drapery.

她无法将一种涉及永恒后果的精神生活所带来的忧虑，与对饰带和人为堆砌的褶皱装饰的浓厚兴趣调和一致。

Her mind was theoretic, and yearned by its nature after some lofty conception of the world which might frankly include the parish of Tipton and her own rule of conduct there;

她的思想富于理论性，天性渴望某种崇高的世界观，这种世界观能够坦然地将蒂普顿教区以及她自己在那里的行为准则都纳入其中；

she was enamoured of intensity and greatness, and rash in embracing whatever seemed to her to have those aspects;

她迷恋于激情与伟大，凡是她眼中具有这些特质的事物，她都会冒失地欣然接受；

likely to seek martyrdom, to make retractations, and then to incur martyrdom after all in a quarter where she had not sought it.

她可能去追寻殉道，继而又撤回己见，最终却在一个她从未料想之处遭受了殉道的命运。

Certainly such elements in the character of a marriageable girl tended to interfere with her lot, and hinder it from being decided according to custom, by good looks, vanity, and merely canine affection.

这样的性格特质出现在一个待字闺中的女子身上，势必会干扰她的命运，使其无法按照惯例，凭借美貌、虚荣以及单纯的犬类式依恋来决定归宿。

With all this, she, the elder of the sisters, was not yet twenty, and they had both been educated, since they were about twelve years old and had lost their parents, on plans at once narrow and promiscuous, first in an English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian trying in this way to remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned condition.

尽管如此，她作为姐妹中的长女，年纪尚不足二十岁；自她们大约十二岁失去双亲以来，两人所受的教育计划既狭隘又庞杂，先是在一个英国家庭，后来又在洛桑的一个瑞士家庭，她们那位未婚的叔父兼监护人试图以此弥补她们孤儿处境的种种不利。

It was hardly a year since they had come to live at Tipton Grange with their uncle, a man nearly sixty, of acquiescent temper, miscellaneous opinions, and uncertain vote.

她们随叔父迁居蒂普顿庄园还不足一年，这位叔父年近六十，性情随和，见解驳杂，立场摇摆不定。

Vocabulary

她: tā — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
无法: wúfǎ — Unable to; cannot; no way to do something.
将: jiāng — Will; about to; going to (future marker).
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something.
涉及: shèjí — To involve; to relate to; to touch upon.
永恒: yǒnghéng — Eternal; everlasting; permanent and unchanging.
后果: hòuguǒ — Consequence; outcome, often negative result.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
精神: jīngshén — Spirit; mind; mental state or energy.
生活: shēnghuó — Life; daily living; to live or exist.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize actions.
带来: dài lái — To bring; to cause; to introduce something.
忧虑: yōulǜ — Worry; anxiety; to feel concerned or troubled.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal conjunction).
对: duì — Toward; regarding; directed at something or someone.
和: hé — And; with; together; connecting nouns or phrases.
人为: rénwéi — Artificial; man-made; done deliberately by people.
装饰: zhuāngshì — Decoration; ornament; to decorate or embellish.
浓厚: nónghòu — Strong; intense; deep and rich in quality.
兴趣: xìngqù — Interest; hobby; enthusiasm for something.
调和: tiáohé — To harmonize; to reconcile; blend together smoothly.
一致: yīzhì — Consistent; unanimous; in agreement with each other.
思想: sīxiǎng — Thought; ideology; way of thinking or believing.
富于: fùyú — Rich in; full of; abundantly possessing a quality.
理论性: lǐlùnxìng — Theoretical in nature; relating to abstract theory.
天性: tiānxìng — Natural disposition; innate character or temperament.
渴望: kěwàng — To yearn for; to crave; intense desire for something.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind of; some type of something.
崇高: chónggāo — Lofty; sublime; noble and morally elevated.
世界观: shìjièguan — Worldview; one's overall perspective on life and existence.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing or quality.
能够: nénggòu — To be able to; capable of doing something.
坦然: tǎnrán — Calm and composed; untroubled; at ease mentally.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.
以及: yǐjí — As well as; and also; including additional items.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or time.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; referring to a location mentioned.
行为: xíngwéi — Behavior; conduct; actions performed by a person.
准则: zhǔnzé — Standard; principle; rule guiding conduct or judgment.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; used for inclusive totality.
纳入: nàrù — To incorporate; to include; to bring into a framework.
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within it; inside that group or thing.
迷恋: míliàn — To be obsessed with; to be infatuated by something.
于: yú — At; in; regarding; formal preposition in written Chinese.
激情: jīqíng — Passion; intense emotion; fervent enthusiasm or feeling.
伟大: wěidà — Great; magnificent; outstanding in importance or scale.
凡是: fánshì — Whatever; all; every instance that meets a condition.
眼中: yǎnzhōng — In one's eyes; from one's perspective or viewpoint.
具有: jùyǒu — To possess; to have; to be endowed with qualities.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to a group of nearby things.
特质: tèzhì — Special quality; characteristic trait distinguishing something.
事物: shìwù — Things; objects; matters in the world around us.
都会: dōu huì — Will all; would all; every instance will do so.
欣然: xīnrán — Gladly; willingly; with pleasure and cheerfulness.
接受: jiēshòu — To accept; to receive; to take in willingly.
可能: kěnéng — Possible; perhaps; may or might happen.
去: qù — To go; directional complement indicating movement away.
追寻: zhuīxún — To pursue; to seek after; to search earnestly for.
继而: jì'ér — Then; subsequently; afterward in close succession.
又: yòu — Again; also; once more; additionally.
撤回: chèhuí — To retract; to withdraw; to take back one's words.
最终: zuìzhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end after everything.
却: què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.
一个: yī gè — One; a single; one unit of something.
从未: cóngwèi — Never; at no time; has never happened before.
料想: liàoxiǎng — To expect; to anticipate; to foresee or imagine beforehand.
之处: zhīchù — The place where; a location with specified characteristics.
遭受: zāoshòu — To suffer; to experience misfortune or hardship.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.
命运: mìngyùn — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined course in life.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; such; in this manner or way.
性格: xìnggé — Personality; character; a person's nature or temperament.
出现: chūxiàn — To appear; to emerge; to come into existence.
女子: nǚzǐ — Woman; girl; female person.
身上: shēnshang — On one's body; within a person; pertaining to someone.
势必: shìbì — Certainly will; inevitably; bound to happen without doubt.
会: huì — Will; can; to be likely to; expressing probability.
干扰: gānrǎo — To interfere; to disturb; to disrupt normal functioning.
使其: shǐ qí — To make her/him/it; to cause someone to do something.
按照: ànzhào — According to; in accordance with; following a standard.
惯例: guànlì — Convention; usual practice; established custom or tradition.
凭借: píngjiè — By means of; relying on; using something as a basis.
美貌: měimào — Good looks; beauty; attractive physical appearance.
虚荣: xūróng — Vanity; vain glory; excessive pride in appearance.
单纯: dānchún — Simple; pure; straightforward; without complexity or guile.
式: shì — Style; type; manner; suffix denoting a mode or kind.
依恋: yīliàn — Attachment; fondness; emotional bond to a person or place.
来: To come; used as a directional or purposive complement.
决定: juédìng — To decide; to determine; a decision or resolution.
归宿: guīsù — Final destination; ultimate resting place or life outcome.
尽管: jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite a certain condition.
如此: rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner or degree.
作为: zuòwéi — As; in the capacity of; serving in a role.
姐妹: jiěmèi — Sisters; older and younger sisters together.
中: zhōng — Among; in the middle of; within a group.
年纪: niánjì — Age; years old; one's age in years.
尚不: shàng bù — Not yet; still not; has not reached a state.
足: zú — Sufficient; enough; to reach a required amount.
二十岁: èrshí suì — Twenty years old; the age of twenty.
自: zì — Since; from; starting from a point in time.
她们: tāmen — They; them; plural feminine third-person pronoun.
大约: dàyuē — Approximately; about; roughly estimated amount or time.
十二岁: shíèr suì — Twelve years old; the age of twelve.
失去: shīqù — To lose; to be deprived of something important.
双亲: shuāngqīn — Both parents; father and mother together.
以来: yǐlái — Since; ever since a particular time until now.
两人: liǎng rén — Two people; both persons; the two of them.
所受: suǒ shòu — That which was received or undergone; received education.
教育: jiàoyù — Education; upbringing; the process of teaching and learning.
计划: jìhuà — Plan; scheme; a proposed course of action.
既: jì — Both; already; since; used in correlative constructions.
狭隘: xiá'ài — Narrow-minded; limited in scope; restricted in breadth.
先是: xiān shì — First it was; initially; starting out as something.
英国: Yīngguó — England; Britain; the United Kingdom.
家庭: jiātíng — Family; household; domestic unit of people.
后来: hòulái — Later; afterward; subsequently in time.
瑞士: Ruìshì — Switzerland; a country in central Europe.
那位: nà wèi — That person; that one (polite measure word for people).
未婚: wèihūn — Unmarried; single; not yet having taken a spouse.
叔父: shūfù — Uncle; father's younger brother in Chinese family terms.
兼: jiān — Also serving as; concurrently holding an additional role.
监护人: jiānhùrén — Guardian; a person legally responsible for another.
试图: shìtú — To attempt; to try; to make an effort to do.
以此: yǐcǐ — With this; by means of this; using this as basis.
弥补: míbǔ — To make up for; to compensate; to remedy a deficiency.
孤儿: gū'ér — Orphan; a child who has lost both parents.
处境: chǔjìng — Situation; circumstances; the condition one finds oneself in.
种种: zhǒngzhǒng — All kinds of; various; many different types of things.
不利: bùlì — Unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful to one's interests.
随: suí — To follow; along with; accompanying someone or something.
还不足: hái bùzú — Still not enough; not yet sufficient; less than required.
一年: yī nián — One year; a period of twelve months.
这位: zhè wèi — This person; this one (polite measure word for people).
六十: liùshí — Sixty; the number sixty; sixty years old.
性情: xìngqíng — Temperament; disposition; a person's natural character.
随和: suíhe — Easygoing; amiable; agreeable in manner and nature.
见解: jiànjiě — View; opinion; one's understanding or interpretation of things.
立场: lìchǎng — Standpoint; position; one's stance on an issue.
摇摆不定: yáobǎi bùdìng — Vacillating; wavering; unable to maintain a steady position.

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