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Chinese → English CHAPTER I. Level 9/10

既然身为女子,我无法行善,

Since I can do no good because a woman,

便不断追求与善相近之物。

Reach constantly at something that is near it.

——《少女的悲剧》:博蒙特与弗莱彻

—The Maid's Tragedy: BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.

布鲁克小姐拥有那种因穿着朴素反而愈显出彩的美貌。

Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.

她的手和手腕生得极为纤美,戴上那种与意大利画家笔下圣母所穿一样素净无华的袖子也毫不逊色;

Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear sleeves not less bare of style than those in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to Italian painters;

她的侧颜、身姿与仪态,也因那朴素的衣裳而愈显端庄,

and her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments,

那衣裳与乡间时兴的装束相比,令她仿佛一段出自《圣经》或某位先贤诗人的隽永引言,

which by the side of provincial fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation from the Bible,—or from one of our elder poets,—

出现在一篇当日报纸的寻常文字之中。

in a paragraph of to-day's newspaper.

人们通常说她聪慧过人,但同时也会补充一句,她妹妹西莉娅更有常识。

She was usually spoken of as being remarkably clever, but with the addition that her sister Celia had more common-sense.

然而,西莉娅身上的饰物其实也少得可怜;

Nevertheless, Celia wore scarcely more trimmings;

只有细心的观察者才能看出她的衣着与姐姐有所不同,在搭配上略带几分妩媚之意;

and it was only to close observers that her dress differed from her sister's, and had a shade of coquetry in its arrangements;

因为布鲁克小姐的朴素装扮源于多种混合的缘由,而其中大多数缘由,她妹妹也同样兼而有之。

for Miss Brooke's plain dressing was due to mixed conditions, in most of which her sister shared.

Vocabulary

Since
自从;因为,表示时间或原因的连词
Reach
伸手够取;到达某处或某物
constantly
不断地,持续地,反复地发生
Maid
少女;女仆,未婚的年轻女性
Tragedy
悲剧,以悲惨结局为主题的戏剧
beauty
美丽,令人赏心悦目的外貌或特质
relief
衬托;浮雕效果,使某物更突出显眼
wrist
手腕,连接手掌与前臂的关节部位
finely
精致地,纤细地,以精美方式地
sleeves
袖子,衣服覆盖手臂的部分
bare
裸露的,没有遮盖的,光秃的
style
风格,样式,特定的方式或设计
Blessed
受祝福的,神圣的,受崇敬的
Virgin
圣母,指圣母玛利亚,未婚纯洁女性
painters
画家们,从事绘画创作的艺术家
profile
侧脸轮廓,从侧面看到的脸部形状
stature
身材高度,体形,一个人的身高体型
bearing
仪态,举止,人的姿态和风度
gain
获得,增加,得到某种好处或特质
dignity
尊严,高贵,庄重的气质与品格
plain
朴素的,简单无装饰的外观
garments
衣物,服装,穿在身上的衣服总称
provincial
外省的,偏远地区的,眼界狭窄的
fashion
时尚,流行风格,当时流行的穿着方式
impressiveness
令人印象深刻的特质,震撼人心的效果
quotation
引文,引用他人话语或文字的段落
elder
年长的,年代较早的,资历较深的
poets
诗人们,以写诗为职业的文学创作者
paragraph
段落,文章中自成一段的文字
usually
通常,一般情况下,大多数时候
remarkably
显著地,非常地,以令人注目的程度
clever
聪明的,机智的,智力突出的
addition
补充,另外,加上某物的意思
sense
感觉,判断力,common sense指常识
Nevertheless
尽管如此,然而,表示让步的连接词
scarcely
几乎不,勉强,几乎没有地
trimmings
装饰物,服装上的花边点缀配件
observers
观察者们,仔细注意事物的人
differed
不同,differ的过去时,有差异
shade
细微差别,一点点,色调或程度的差异
coquetry
卖弄风情,刻意吸引异性注意的行为
arrangements
安排,布置,为达目的而做的规划
dressing
穿衣打扮,整理仪表的行为过程
due
由于,应得的,due to表示原因
mixed
混合的,多种元素混杂在一起的
conditions
条件,状况,影响结果的各种情形
shared
共同拥有,share的过去时,一起分享
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