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Chinese → English Full Text Level 8/10

相当多好奇而善良的人们自破晓起便在宫殿的大台阶前瑟瑟发抖;

A goodly number of curious, good people had been shivering since daybreak before the grand staircase of the palace;

甚至有人声称,他们整夜都守在大门的门槛上,

some even affirmed that they had passed the night across the threshold of the great door,

为的是确保自己能第一个入场。

in order to make sure that they should be the first to pass in.

人群每时每刻都在变得更加密集,

The crowd grew more dense every moment,

如同水位超过正常水平一般,开始沿着墙壁攀升,

and, like water, which rises above its normal level, began to mount along the walls,

在廊柱周围涌积,

to swell around the pillars,

蔓延至飞檐、檐口、窗台,

to spread out on the entablatures, on the cornices, on the window-sills,

以及建筑上所有突出之处,雕塑的所有浮雕之上。

on all the salient points of the architecture, on all the reliefs of the sculpture.

由此而生的不适、焦躁与倦怠,加上这放纵之日的玩世不恭与喧嚣,

Hence, discomfort, impatience, weariness, the liberty of a day of cynicism and folly,

以及因各种缘由引发的争吵——一个突出的肘部,一只铁掌鞋,漫长等待的疲倦——

the quarrels which break forth for all sorts of causes—a pointed elbow, an iron-shod shoe, the fatigue of long waiting—

早在使节们预定抵达的时刻之前,便已给这群被困在此、互相挤压、踩踏、喘不过气的人们的喧嚣声,染上了一股尖刻而苦涩的色调。

had already, long before the hour appointed for the arrival of the ambassadors, imparted a harsh and bitter accent to the clamor of these people who were shut in, fitted into each other, pressed, trampled upon, stifled.

Vocabulary

goodly
相当大的;数量可观的
number
数量;一批人或事物
curious
好奇的;对某事感兴趣的人
shivering
因寒冷或恐惧而颤抖、发抖
daybreak
黎明;天刚亮的时候
grand
宏伟的;壮观的;气派的
staircase
楼梯;一段有扶手的台阶
palace
宫殿;王室或贵族的大型建筑
affirmed
声称;肯定地表示某事为真
threshold
门槛;进入建筑物的入口处
crowd
人群;聚集在一起的许多人
dense
密集的;拥挤的;紧密的
mount
攀升;向上蔓延;逐渐增多
swell
膨胀;扩大;数量增加
pillars
柱子;支撑建筑的立柱
spread
蔓延;向四周扩展开来
entablatures
檐部;柱子上方的水平建筑结构
cornices
飞檐;建筑顶部的装饰性突出线脚
window-sills
窗台;窗户底部的水平支撑部分
salient
突出的;显著的;向外凸出的
architecture
建筑;建筑风格与结构设计
reliefs
浮雕;从平面突出的雕刻装饰
sculpture
雕塑;用石料等材料雕刻的艺术品
Hence
因此;由此产生;表示结果
discomfort
不适;身体或心理上的不舒服
impatience
不耐烦;急躁;无法平静等待
weariness
疲倦;厌倦;精力耗尽的感觉
liberty
自由;放纵;随意行事的状态
cynicism
愤世嫉俗;对他人动机持怀疑态度
folly
愚蠢;不明智的行为或想法
quarrels
争吵;口角;言语上的冲突
forth
向前;向外;涌现出来
sorts
种类;各种各样的类型
causes
原因;导致某事发生的理由
pointed
尖锐的;尖尖的;刺戳的
elbow
肘部;手臂中间的关节部位
iron-shod
装有铁掌的;鞋底包铁的
fatigue
疲劳;极度疲倦的身心状态
appointed
指定的;预先安排好的时间
arrival
到达;抵达某地的动作或时刻
ambassadors
大使;代表国家出访的外交官
imparted
赋予;给予某种特质或感觉
harsh
刺耳的;严厉的;令人不适的
bitter
苦涩的;带有愤怒或痛苦的
accent
语气;口音;强调的特点
clamor
喧嚣;嘈杂的呼喊或噪声
fitted
塞入;紧紧嵌入某个空间
pressed
挤压;被推挤在一起
trampled
被踩踏;遭到脚踩碾压
stifled
被压抑;感到窒息;无法呼吸
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