Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 5
le Cardinal de Bourbon, who, for the sake of pleasing the king, had been obliged to assume an amiable mien towards this whole rustic rabble of Flemish burgomasters, and to regale them at his Hôtel de Bourbon, with a very "pretty morality, allegorical satire, and farce," while a driving rain drenched the magnificent tapestries at his door.
波旁红衣主教为了取悦国王，不得不对这群粗鄙的佛兰芒市长们摆出一副和蔼可亲的面孔，在他的波旁府邸以所谓"精彩的道德剧、讽喻剧和闹剧"款待他们，而此时瓢泼大雨正浸透着他门前那华美的挂毯。
What put the "whole population of Paris in commotion," as Jehan de Troyes expresses it, on the sixth of January, was the double solemnity, united from time immemorial, of the Epiphany and the Feast of Fools.
正如让·德·特鲁瓦所言，在一月六日这天令"巴黎全城居民骚动"的，是自古以来便合而为一的双重盛典——主显节与愚人节。
On that day, there was to be a bonfire on the Place de Grève, a maypole at the Chapelle de Braque, and a mystery at the Palais de Justice.
这一天，格雷沃广场将燃起篝火，布拉克小教堂将竖起五月柱，司法宫将上演神秘剧。
It had been cried, to the sound of the trumpet, the preceding evening at all the cross roads, by the provost's men, clad in handsome, short, sleeveless coats of violet camelot, with large white crosses upon their breasts.
前一天傍晚，司法官的差役们身着华美的紫色短袖坎肩，胸前绣有大白十字，已在各处十字路口鸣号公告。
So the crowd of citizens, male and female, having closed their houses and shops, thronged from every direction, at early morn, towards some one of the three spots designated.
于是，男男女女的市民们纷纷关上房门和店铺，一大早便从四面八方涌向那三处指定地点之一。
Each had made his choice; one, the bonfire; another, the maypole; another, the mystery play.
每个人都已做出了自己的选择：有人选择篝火，有人选择五月柱，有人选择神秘剧。
Vocabulary
- 红衣主教
- hóngyī zhǔjiào — Cardinal, high-ranking Catholic Church official
- 为了
- wèile — In order to, for the purpose of
- 取悦
- qǔyuè — To please, to curry favor with someone
- 国王
- guówáng — King, monarch of a country
- 不得不
- bùdébù — Have no choice but to, must reluctantly
- 对
- duì — Toward, facing, with regard to
- 这群
- zhè qún — This group of, these bunch of
- 粗鄙
- cūbǐ — Vulgar, crude, coarse in manner or speech
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or description
- 市长们
- shìzhǎngmen — Mayors, plural of city mayor officials
- 摆出
- bǎichū — To put on, to display a particular attitude
- 一副
- yī fù — A set of, a look of (expression)
- 和蔼可亲
- hé'ǎi kěqīn — Amiable and approachable, kind and friendly
- 面孔
- miànkǒng — Face, facial expression or appearance
- 在
- zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action
- 他
- tā — He, him, third-person masculine pronoun
- 府邸
- fǔdǐ — Mansion, official residence of a noble or official
- 以
- yǐ — With, by means of, using as a method
- 所谓
- suǒwèi — So-called, what is known as
- 精彩
- jīngcǎi — Brilliant, spectacular, wonderful and impressive
- 和
- hé — And, together with, connecting words or phrases
- 闹剧
- nàojù — Farce, comedic play full of absurd situations
- 款待
- kuǎndài — To entertain, to treat guests with hospitality
- 他们
- tāmen — They, them, third-person plural pronoun
- 而
- ér — But, yet, while; conjunction contrasting two clauses
- 此时
- cǐshí — At this moment, at this time
- 瓢泼大雨
- piáopō dàyǔ — Torrential rain, heavy downpour like water pouring
- 正
- zhèng — Just, right now, in the process of doing
- 浸透
- jìntòu — To soak through, to saturate completely with liquid
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 门前
- mén qián — In front of the door, outside the entrance
- 那
- nà — That, those; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- 华美
- huáměi — Magnificent, gorgeous, splendid and beautiful
- 挂毯
- guàtǎn — Tapestry, decorative woven fabric hung on wall
- 正如
- zhèngrú — Just as, exactly as stated by someone
- 所言
- suǒyán — What was said, as stated by someone
- 一月
- yīyuè — January, the first month of the year
- 六日
- liù rì — The sixth day of the month
- 这天
- zhè tiān — This day, on this particular day
- 令
- lìng — To cause, to make someone do or feel something
- 巴黎
- Bālí — Paris, the capital city of France
- 全城
- quán chéng — The entire city, the whole town
- 居民
- jūmín — Residents, inhabitants living in a place
- 骚动
- sāodòng — Commotion, unrest, excited disturbance among people
- 是
- shì — Is, are, to be; affirmative linking verb
- 自古以来
- zìgǔ yǐlái — Since ancient times, from time immemorial
- 便
- biàn — Then, just, already; indicates natural consequence
- 合而为一
- hé ér wéi yī — To unite into one, to merge together completely
- 双重
- shuāngchóng — Double, dual, twofold in nature or character
- 盛典
- shèngdiǎn — Grand ceremony, magnificent celebration or festival
- 与
- yǔ — And, with; formal conjunction connecting nouns
- 愚人节
- Yúrénjié — Feast of Fools, medieval carnivalesque holiday
- 这
- zhè — This, these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- 一天
- yī tiān — One day, a single day in time
- 广场
- guǎngchǎng — Public square, open plaza in a city
- 将
- jiāng — Will, about to; future tense marker in Chinese
- 燃起
- rán qǐ — To light up, to kindle a fire
- 篝火
- gōuhuǒ — Bonfire, large outdoor fire for celebration
- 小教堂
- xiǎo jiàotáng — Small chapel, a minor place of worship
- 竖起
- shù qǐ — To erect, to set up something upright
- 上演
- shàngyǎn — To perform, to stage a theatrical production
- 前
- qián — Before, in front of, prior to something
- 傍晚
- bàngwǎn — Dusk, early evening around sunset time
- 司法官
- sīfǎguān — Magistrate, judicial official administering law
- 身着
- shēn zhuó — Wearing, dressed in a particular garment
- 紫色
- zǐsè — Purple, violet color
- 短袖
- duǎnxiù — Short sleeves, garment with short sleeve length
- 坎肩
- kǎnjiān — Sleeveless vest, a garment without sleeves
- 胸前
- xiōng qián — On the chest, front area of the torso
- 绣有
- xiù yǒu — Embroidered with, having stitched decorative design
- 大
- dà — Large, big, great in size or importance
- 白
- bái — White, pale color; also means blank or clear
- 十字
- shízì — Cross, the shape of a plus or cross sign
- 已在
- yǐ zài — Already at, having already been somewhere
- 各处
- gèchù — Everywhere, various places throughout an area
- 十字路口
- shízì lùkǒu — Crossroads, intersection where roads meet and cross
- 公告
- gōnggào — Public announcement, official notice to the public
- 于是
- yúshì — Therefore, as a result, consequently after that
- 男男女女
- nán nán nǚ nǚ — Men and women, people of all genders
- 市民们
- shìmínmen — Citizens, townspeople, residents of the city
- 纷纷
- fēnfēn — One after another, in succession, in great numbers
- 关上
- guān shàng — To close, to shut a door or window
- 房门
- fángmén — Room door, door to a room or house
- 店铺
- diànpù — Shop, store, small retail business establishment
- 一大早
- yīdàzǎo — Very early in the morning, at dawn
- 从
- cóng — From, since; indicates starting point of movement
- 四面八方
- sìmiān bāfāng — From all directions, from every corner everywhere
- 涌向
- yǒng xiàng — To surge toward, to rush in a crowd
- 三处
- sān chù — Three places, three designated locations
- 指定
- zhǐdìng — Designated, specified, officially appointed location
- 地点
- dìdiǎn — Location, place, specific spot or venue
- 之一
- zhī yī — One of, among, part of a larger group
- 每个人
- měi gè rén — Everyone, each and every person
- 都
- dōu — All, both, every; universal quantifier adverb
- 已
- yǐ — Already, indicates completed or prior action
- 做出
- zuò chū — To make, to carry out a decision or action
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state
- 自己
- zìjǐ — Oneself, one's own self or personal choice
- 选择
- xuǎnzé — Choice, selection, to choose between options
- 有人
- yǒurén — Some people, there are those who
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