Middlemarch — Page 6
compared with her,
与她相比，
the innocent-looking Celia was knowing and worldly-wise; so much subtler is a human mind than the outside tissues which make a sort of blazonry or clock-face for it.
那副天真无辜模样的西莉亚其实老练而通晓世故；人的内心之微妙，远胜于那构成其外在表象的皮囊，那皮囊不过像是一面纹章盾牌或钟表表盘罢了。
Yet those who approached Dorothea, though prejudiced against her by this alarming hearsay, found that she had a charm unaccountably reconcilable with it.
然而那些与多萝西娅接触的人，尽管事先被这些令人担忧的传言所左右，却发现她自有一种魅力，竟与那些传言莫名地相容并存。
Most men thought her bewitching when she was on horseback.
大多数男人觉得她骑马时迷人极了。
She loved the fresh air and the various aspects of the country, and when her eyes and cheeks glowed with mingled pleasure she looked very little like a devotee.
她喜爱新鲜的空气和乡间各色各样的景致，当她的眼睛和双颊因交融的愉悦而焕发光彩时，她看起来丝毫不像一个虔诚的信徒。
Riding was an indulgence which she allowed herself in spite of conscientious qualms; she felt that she enjoyed it in a pagan sensuous way, and always looked forward to renouncing it.
骑马是一种她纵容自己的享乐，尽管良心上不时感到不安；她觉得自己沉溺其中的方式带有一种异教徒式的感官放纵，因此总是期待着有朝一日将其戒除。
She was open, ardent, and not in the least self-admiring; indeed, it was pretty to see how her imagination adorned her sister Celia with attractions altogether superior to her own, and if any gentleman appeared to come to the Grange from some other motive than that of seeing Mr. Brooke, she concluded that he must be in love with Celia:
她坦率、热忱，丝毫不自我欣赏；实际上，看她如何用想象力将姐妹西莉亚装点得处处胜过自己，着实令人心生怜爱；而若有任何绅士来到庄园，其目的似乎并非为了拜见布鲁克先生，她便断定那人一定是爱上了西莉亚：
Sir James Chettam, for example, whom she constantly considered from Celia's point of view, inwardly debating whether it would be good for Celia to accept him.
譬如詹姆斯·切塔姆爵士，她总是从西莉亚的角度来审视他，暗自思量西莉亚是否应该接受他。
That he should be regarded as a suitor to herself would have seemed to her a ridiculous irrelevance.
若说他是在追求她自己，在她看来简直是荒唐可笑、风马牛不相及之事。
Dorothea, with all her eagerness to know the truths of life, retained very childlike ideas about marriage.
多萝西娅尽管急切地渴望了解人生真谛，在婚姻这件事上却依然抱持着十分孩子气的看法。
Vocabulary
- 与
- yǔ — and; with; together with
- 她
- tā — she; her (third person feminine pronoun)
- 相比
- xiāng bǐ — compared with; in comparison to
- 那
- nà — that; those (demonstrative pronoun)
- 副
- fù — measure word for sets or facial expressions
- 天真无辜
- tiān zhēn wú gū — innocent and naive in appearance or manner
- 模样
- mú yàng — appearance; look; the way someone looks
- 的
- de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 其实
- qí shí — actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
- 老练
- lǎo liàn — experienced; seasoned; skilled and worldly-wise
- 而
- ér — but; and; while (conjunctive particle)
- 通晓
- tōng xiǎo — thoroughly understand; be well-versed in something
- 世故
- shì gù — worldly wisdom; sophisticated knowledge of human affairs
- 人
- rén — person; people; human being
- 内心
- nèi xīn — inner heart; one's innermost feelings or thoughts
- 之
- zhī — classical possessive or structural particle like 的
- 微妙
- wēi miào — subtle; delicate; nuanced in nature
- 远胜
- yuǎn shèng — far surpasses; greatly exceeds in quality
- 于
- yú — at; in; than (classical preposition)
- 构成
- gòu chéng — constitute; form; make up something
- 其
- qí — its; his; her (classical third person pronoun)
- 外在
- wài zài — external; outward; relating to outer appearance
- 表象
- biǎo xiàng — outward appearance; surface manifestation or representation
- 皮囊
- pí náng — skin bag; the physical body or outer shell
- 不过
- bù guò — merely; only; no more than; but
- 像是
- xiàng shì — seems like; resembles; looks as if
- 一面
- yī miàn — one side; one face of an object
- 盾牌
- dùn pái — shield; a defensive plate used in battle
- 或
- huò — or; either; perhaps
- 钟表
- zhōng biǎo — clock and watch; timepiece instruments generally
- 表盘
- biǎo pán — clock face; dial of a watch or instrument
- 罢了
- bà le — that's all; nothing more; merely that
- 然而
- rán ér — however; nevertheless; yet; but
- 那些
- nà xiē — those (plural demonstrative pronoun)
- 接触
- jiē chù — come into contact with; interact with someone
- 尽管
- jǐn guǎn — despite; even though; although
- 事先
- shì xiān — beforehand; in advance; prior to the event
- 被
- bèi — passive marker; by (used in passive sentences)
- 这些
- zhè xiē — these (plural demonstrative pronoun)
- 令人担忧
- lìng rén dān yōu — worrying; causing concern or anxiety in others
- 传言
- chuán yán — rumor; hearsay; words that are spread around
- 所
- suǒ — classical particle used before verbs in passive or relative constructions
- 左右
- zuǒ yòu — influence; affect; sway someone's opinion or decision
- 却
- què — but; yet; however (concessive adverb)
- 发现
- fā xiàn — discover; find; realize something previously unknown
- 自有
- zì yǒu — naturally possesses; has its own inherent quality
- 一种
- yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of; one sort of
- 魅力
- mèi lì — charm; charisma; attractive and appealing quality
- 竟
- jìng — unexpectedly; actually; to one's surprise
- 莫名
- mò míng — inexplicably; indescribably; unable to be explained
- 地
- de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 相容
- xiāng róng — be compatible; coexist harmoniously together
- 并存
- bìng cún — coexist; exist simultaneously side by side
- 大多数
- dà duō shù — the majority; most of; the greater part
- 男人
- nán rén — man; men; adult male person
- 觉得
- jué de — feel; think; find; have the impression that
- 骑马
- qí mǎ — ride a horse; go horse riding
- 时
- shí — when; at the time of; during
- 迷人
- mí rén — charming; enchanting; captivating; very attractive
- 极了
- jí le — extremely; to the utmost degree; incredibly
- 喜爱
- xǐ ài — love; be fond of; enjoy something very much
- 新鲜
- xīn xiān — fresh; new; novel and invigorating
- 空气
- kōng qì — air; the atmosphere; outdoor air
- 和
- hé — and; together with; plus
- 乡间
- xiāng jiān — countryside; rural areas; the country
- 各色各样
- gè sè gè yàng — all kinds; various sorts and types of things
- 景致
- jǐng zhì — scenery; landscape; picturesque views
- 当
- dāng — when; while; at the time that
- 眼睛
- yǎn jīng — eyes; the organ of sight
- 双颊
- shuāng jiá — both cheeks; the two sides of the face
- 因
- yīn — because of; due to; as a result of
- 交融
- jiāo róng — blend together; merge; fuse harmoniously
- 愉悦
- yú yuè — joyful; delighted; pleasant feeling of happiness
- 焕发
- huàn fā — radiate; glow; shine with vitality or energy
- 光彩
- guāng cǎi — radiance; glow; brilliance; splendid appearance
- 看起来
- kàn qǐ lái — looks like; appears to be; seems
- 丝毫
- sī háo — the slightest; not at all; even a bit
- 不像
- bù xiàng — not look like; not resemble; unlike
- 一个
- yī gè — one (general measure word for people or things)
- 虔诚
- qián chéng — devout; pious; sincere in religious belief
- 信徒
- xìn tú — believer; follower; devotee of a faith
- 是
- shì — is; are; am; to be
- 纵容
- zòng róng — indulge; tolerate; allow without restraint
- 自己
- zì jǐ — oneself; self; one's own
- 享乐
- xiǎng lè — seek pleasure; indulge in enjoyment or leisure
- 良心
- liáng xīn — conscience; moral sense of right and wrong
- 上
- shàng — above; on; regarding (positional or topic particle)
- 不时
- bù shí — from time to time; occasionally; now and then
- 感到
- gǎn dào — feel; sense; experience an emotion or sensation
- 不安
- bù ān — uneasy; restless; anxious; disturbed feeling
- 沉溺
- chén nì — indulge excessively; be engrossed or addicted in
- 其中
- qí zhōng — among them; within it; in the midst of
- 方式
- fāng shì — way; method; manner of doing something
- 带有
- dài yǒu — carry; have; be tinged with a quality
- 异教徒
- yì jiào tú — pagan; heathen; follower of a non-mainstream religion
- 式
- shì — style; type; manner; suffix indicating a kind
- 感官
- gǎn guān — the senses; sensory organs; physical perception
- 放纵
- fàng zòng — indulgence; licentiousness; lack of self-restraint
- 因此
- yīn cǐ — therefore; as a result; for this reason
- 总是
- zǒng shì — always; invariably; all the time
- 期待
- qī dài — look forward to; expect; anticipate eagerly
- 着
- zhe — aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 有朝一日
- yǒu zhāo yī rì — someday; one day in the future; eventually
- 戒除
- jiè chú — give up; quit; abstain from a bad habit
- 坦率
- tǎn shuài — frank; candid; straightforward and honest
- 热忱
- rè chén — enthusiasm; ardor; warm-hearted sincerity
- 不
- bù — no; not; negation particle
- 自我
- zì wǒ — self; ego; one's own identity
- 欣赏
- xīn shǎng — appreciate; admire; enjoy with aesthetic pleasure
- 实际上
- shí jì shàng — in reality; in practice; actually; in fact
- 看
- kàn — look; see; watch; consider
- 如何
- rú hé — how; in what way; what kind of manner
- 用
- yòng — use; employ; make use of
- 想象力
- xiǎng xiàng lì — imagination; the power of creative mental imagery
- 将
- jiāng — will; about to; going to (future marker)
- 姐妹
- jiě mèi — sisters; older and younger sister together
- 装点
- zhuāng diǎn — decorate; embellish; adorn to make more attractive
- 得
- de — resultative particle indicating degree or result
- 处处
- chù chù — everywhere; in every aspect; in all respects
- 胜过
- shèng guò — surpass; be better than; excel over someone
- 着实
- zhuó shí — truly; indeed; really; genuinely
- 令人
- lìng rén — make people feel; cause others to experience
- 心生
- xīn shēng — arise in one's heart; give rise to a feeling
- 怜爱
- lián ài — feel tenderness and affection; tender loving fondness
- 若
- ruò — if; supposing; as if (classical conditional)
- 有
- yǒu — have; there is; exist
- 任何
- rèn hé — any; whatever; whichever
- 绅士
- shēn shì — gentleman; a well-bred and respectable man
- 来到
- lái dào — arrive at; come to a place
- 庄园
- zhuāng yuán — manor; estate; large country property with land
- 目的
- mù dì — purpose; goal; objective; aim of an action
- 似乎
- sì hū — seem; appear; it seems as though
- 并非
- bìng fēi — not at all; definitely not; is not in fact
- 为了
- wèi le — for the sake of; in order to; for the purpose
- 拜见
- bài jiàn — pay a formal visit; call on someone respectfully
- 先生
- xiān shēng — Mr.; sir; gentleman; respectful male address
- 便
- biàn — then; immediately; thereupon (classical adverb)
- 断定
- duàn dìng — conclude; determine; judge with certainty
- 那人
- nà rén — that person; that man; the individual in question
- 一定
- yī dìng — certainly; definitely; must; for sure
- 爱上
- ài shàng — fall in love with; become enamored of someone
- 了
- le — aspect particle indicating completed action or change
- 譬如
- pì rú — for example; for instance; such as
- 爵士
- jué shì — Sir; knight; a titled honorific for nobility
- 从
- cóng — from; following; based on (preposition)
- 角度
- jiǎo dù — angle; perspective; point of view
- 来
- lái — come; used as directional or purposive complement
- 审视
- shěn shì — scrutinize; examine carefully; look at critically
- 他
- tā — he; him (third person masculine pronoun)
- 暗自
- àn zì — secretly; inwardly; to oneself without showing
- 思量
- sī liang — ponder; weigh up; consider carefully in one's mind
- 是否
- shì fǒu — whether or not; if; yes or no
- 应该
- yīng gāi — should; ought to; must
- 接受
- jiē shòu — accept; receive; take in willingly
- 若说
- ruò shuō — if one says; if it is said that; suppose
- 在
- zài — at; in; on; exist (preposition or verb)
- 追求
- zhuī qiú — pursue; court romantically; seek after something
- 看来
- kàn lái — it seems; it appears; as it looks
- 简直
- jiǎn zhí — simply; absolutely; it's practically (emphatic adverb)
- 荒唐
- huāng táng — absurd; preposterous; ridiculous and unreasonable
- 可笑
- kě xiào — laughable; ridiculous; amusing in a foolish way
- 风马牛不相及
- fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí — completely unrelated; having nothing to do with each other
- 急切
- jí qiè — eager; urgent; anxious and impatient
- 渴望
- kě wàng — yearn for; crave; have an intense desire for
- 了解
- liǎo jiě — understand; know about; be acquainted with
- 人生
- rén shēng — life; human life; one's existence and experience
- 真谛
- zhēn dì — true meaning; essence; the fundamental truth of something
- 婚姻
- hūn yīn — marriage; matrimony; the institution of being wed
- 这件事
- zhè jiàn shì — this matter; this thing; this particular affair
- 依然
- yī rán — still; as before; unchanged; just as always
- 抱持
- bào chí — hold; maintain; keep; harbor a view or attitude
- 十分
- shí fēn — very; extremely; fully; completely
- 孩子气
- hái zi qì — childish; childlike; having a naive innocent quality
- 看法
- kàn fǎ — view; opinion; way of looking at something
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