Peter Pan — Page 6
Darling knew it, yet he sometimes wondered uneasily whether the neighbours talked.
达林知道这一点,但他有时会不安地想,不知道邻居们是否在议论。
He had his position in the city to consider.
他得考虑自己在城里的地位。
Nana also troubled him in another way.
奶妈还以另一种方式让他感到困扰。
He had sometimes a feeling that she did not admire him.
他有时觉得她并不崇拜他。
"I know she admires you tremendously, George," Mrs. Darling would assure him, and then she would sign to the children to be specially nice to father.
「我知道她非常崇拜你,乔治,」达林太太会这样安慰他,然后她会向孩子们示意,要他们对父亲格外亲切。
Lovely dances followed, in which the only other servant, Liza, was sometimes allowed to join.
随后便是美妙的舞蹈,唯一的另一位仆人丽莎有时也获准加入其中。
Such a midget she looked in her long skirt and maid's cap, though she had sworn, when engaged, that she would never see ten again.
她穿着长裙、戴着女仆帽,看起来小得像个侏儒,尽管她在受雇时曾发誓说自己早已过了十岁。
The gaiety of those romps!
那些嬉闹的欢快气氛真是令人难忘!
And gayest of all was Mrs. Darling, who would pirouette so wildly that all you could see of her was the kiss, and then if you had dashed at her you might have got it.
而最欢快的要数达林太太,她旋转起来如此疯狂,你所能看到的只剩那个吻,若是你冲上去,说不定就能得到它。
There never was a simpler happier family until the coming of Peter Pan.
在彼得·潘到来之前,从未有过一个比这更简单、更幸福的家庭。
Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying up her children's minds.
达林太太第一次听说彼得,是在她整理孩子们的心灵的时候。
It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day.
每位好母亲都有一个每夜的习惯,在孩子们入睡之后,翻寻他们的心灵,为第二天早晨理清一切,将那些白天游荡散乱的种种事物重新收归原位。
If you could keep awake (but of course you can't) you would see your own mother doing this, and you would find it very interesting to watch her.
如果你能保持清醒(当然你做不到),你就会看到自己的母亲在做这件事,你会发现看着她非常有趣。
It is quite like tidying up drawers.
这就好像整理抽屉一样。
Vocabulary
- 知道
- zhī dào — To know, to be aware of something
- 这一点
- zhè yī diǎn — This point, this aspect or fact
- 但
- dàn — But, however, yet
- 他
- tā — He, him (third person male pronoun)
- 有时
- yǒu shí — Sometimes, at times, occasionally
- 会
- huì — Will, can, able to do something
- 不安
- bù ān — Uneasy, restless, anxious, disturbed
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking manner to verb
- 想
- xiǎng — To think, to want, to wonder
- 不知道
- bù zhī dào — To not know, to be unaware of
- 邻居们
- lín jū men — Neighbors, the people living nearby
- 是否
- shì fǒu — Whether or not, if something is so
- 在
- zài — To be at, in the process of doing
- 议论
- yì lùn — To gossip, discuss, talk about others
- 得
- děi — Must, need to, have to do something
- 考虑
- kǎo lǜ — To consider, think over, take into account
- 自己
- zì jǐ — Oneself, self, one's own
- 城里
- chéng lǐ — In the city, inside the town
- 的
- de — Structural particle showing possession or description
- 地位
- dì wèi — Status, position, standing in society
- 奶妈
- nǎi mā — Wet nurse, nanny who cares for children
- 还
- hái — Still, also, in addition, furthermore
- 以
- yǐ — By means of, using, with a method
- 另一种
- lìng yī zhǒng — Another kind, a different type or way
- 方式
- fāng shì — Method, way, manner of doing things
- 让
- ràng — To let, allow, cause someone to do
- 感到
- gǎn dào — To feel, to sense, to experience emotionally
- 困扰
- kùn rǎo — To trouble, bother, disturb or perplex someone
- 觉得
- jué de — To feel, think, sense subjectively
- 她
- tā — She, her (third person female pronoun)
- 并不
- bìng bù — Not at all, does not actually, emphatically not
- 崇拜
- chóng bài — To worship, adore, idolize someone greatly
- 我
- wǒ — I, me (first person pronoun)
- 非常
- fēi cháng — Very, extremely, exceptionally, unusually
- 你
- nǐ — You (second person singular pronoun)
- 太太
- tài tai — Mrs., wife, a married woman
- 这样
- zhè yàng — Like this, in this way, thus
- 安慰
- ān wèi — To comfort, console, reassure someone
- 然后
- rán hòu — Then, after that, subsequently
- 向
- xiàng — Toward, in the direction of, to
- 孩子们
- hái zi men — Children, the kids (plural form)
- 示意
- shì yì — To signal, gesture, indicate to someone
- 要
- yào — To want, need, should, going to
- 他们
- tā men — They, them (third person plural pronoun)
- 对
- duì — Toward, with regard to, facing someone
- 父亲
- fù qīn — Father, one's male parent
- 格外
- gé wài — Especially, particularly, extraordinarily, extra
- 亲切
- qīn qiè — Warm, kind, affectionate, friendly in manner
- 随后
- suí hòu — Soon after, shortly thereafter, following that
- 便是
- biàn shì — Is exactly, it is precisely, namely
- 美妙
- měi miào — Wonderful, splendid, marvelous, beautiful
- 舞蹈
- wǔ dǎo — Dance, dancing as art or activity
- 唯一
- wéi yī — The only one, sole, unique
- 另一位
- lìng yī wèi — Another person, one other individual
- 仆人
- pú rén — Servant, domestic worker, attendant
- 也
- yě — Also, too, as well, either
- 获准
- huò zhǔn — To be permitted, granted permission to do
- 加入
- jiā rù — To join, participate in, take part
- 其中
- qí zhōng — Among them, within it, in that
- 穿着
- chuān zhe — Wearing, dressed in (clothing)
- 长裙
- cháng qún — Long skirt or dress reaching the floor
- 戴着
- dài zhe — Wearing, having on (accessories or headwear)
- 看起来
- kàn qǐ lái — To look, appear, seem a certain way
- 小得
- xiǎo de — So small that, tiny to the degree
- 像个
- xiàng ge — Like a, resembling a particular thing
- 尽管
- jǐn guǎn — Although, even though, despite the fact
- 受雇
- shòu gù — To be hired, employed, taken on for work
- 时
- shí — When, at the time of, during
- 曾
- céng — Once, previously, had done before
- 发誓
- fā shì — To swear, vow, take an oath
- 说
- shuō — To say, speak, tell
- 早已
- zǎo yǐ — Long ago already, have long since done
- 过了
- guò le — Passed, exceeded, gone beyond a point
- 十岁
- shí suì — Ten years old, age of ten
- 那些
- nà xiē — Those, those particular things or people
- 嬉闹
- xī nào — To frolic, romp, play noisily together
- 欢快
- huān kuài — Cheerful, lively, joyful, merry
- 气氛
- qì fēn — Atmosphere, ambiance, mood of a place
- 真是
- zhēn shì — Truly is, really is, indeed
- 令人难忘
- lìng rén nán wàng — Unforgettable, leaving a lasting impression on someone
- 而
- ér — And, but, while (connecting clauses)
- 最
- zuì — Most, the most, superlative degree marker
- 要数
- yào shǔ — To count as foremost, be considered best
- 旋转
- xuán zhuǎn — To spin, rotate, whirl around
- 起来
- qǐ lái — To start doing, indicates beginning of action
- 如此
- rú cǐ — So, like this, in such a way
- 疯狂
- fēng kuáng — Crazy, wild, frenzied, madly intense
- 所能
- suǒ néng — What one can, what is possible to do
- 看到
- kàn dào — To see, catch sight of, notice
- 只剩
- zhǐ shèng — Only remaining, nothing left but
- 那个
- nà ge — That one, that particular thing or person
- 吻
- wěn — A kiss, to kiss someone
- 若是
- ruò shì — If, supposing that, in the event that
- 冲上去
- chōng shàng qù — To rush forward, charge up toward something
- 说不定
- shuō bu dìng — Maybe, perhaps, it's hard to say
- 就能
- jiù néng — Then can, would be able to do
- 得到
- dé dào — To get, obtain, receive, acquire something
- 它
- tā — It, that thing (non-human pronoun)
- 到来
- dào lái — Arrival, coming, the advent of something
- 之前
- zhī qián — Before, prior to, in advance of
- 从未
- cóng wèi — Never, have never at any time done
- 有过
- yǒu guò — Have had, have experienced before
- 一个
- yī gè — One, a single (general measure word)
- 比这
- bǐ zhè — More than this, compared to this
- 更
- gèng — Even more, still more, further degree
- 简单
- jiǎn dān — Simple, easy, uncomplicated, straightforward
- 幸福
- xìng fú — Happy, blessed, happiness and well-being
- 家庭
- jiā tíng — Family, household, the domestic unit
- 第一次
- dì yī cì — The first time, for the first occasion
- 听说
- tīng shuō — To hear about, learn from others
- 是在
- shì zài — Was during, happened while doing something
- 整理
- zhěng lǐ — To tidy up, organize, put in order
- 心灵
- xīn líng — Mind, soul, inner spirit of a person
- 时候
- shí hou — Time, moment, period when something occurs
- 每位
- měi wèi — Every person, each individual (respectful)
- 好
- hǎo — Good, well, fine, proper
- 母亲
- mǔ qīn — Mother, one's female parent
- 都有
- dōu yǒu — All have, everyone has, each possesses
- 每夜
- měi yè — Every night, each night, nightly
- 习惯
- xí guàn — Habit, custom, accustomed practice
- 入睡
- rù shuì — To fall asleep, go to sleep
- 之后
- zhī hòu — After, following, subsequent to that
- 翻寻
- fān xún — To rummage, search through by turning over
- 为
- wèi — For, in order to, on behalf of
- 第二天
- dì èr tiān — The next day, the following day
- 早晨
- zǎo chén — Morning, early morning hours
- 理清
- lǐ qīng — To sort out, clarify, straighten things out
- 一切
- yī qiè — Everything, all things, the whole lot
- 将
- jiāng — Will, going to, about to do (formal)
- 白天
- bái tiān — Daytime, during the day
- 游荡
- yóu dàng — To wander, roam, drift about aimlessly
- 散乱
- sàn luàn — Scattered, disordered, messy, in disarray
- 种种
- zhǒng zhǒng — Various, all kinds of, diverse sorts
- 事物
- shì wù — Things, matters, objects, affairs in general
- 重新
- chóng xīn — Again, anew, once more, afresh
- 收归
- shōu guī — To take back, restore to original place
- 原位
- yuán wèi — Original position, proper place, where it belongs
- 如果
- rú guǒ — If, in the case that, supposing
- 能
- néng — Can, able to, capable of doing
- 保持
- bǎo chí — To maintain, keep, preserve a state
- 清醒
- qīng xǐng — Awake, clear-headed, alert, conscious
- 当然
- dāng rán — Of course, naturally, certainly
- 做不到
- zuò bu dào — Cannot do, unable to accomplish
- 就会
- jiù huì — Then would, then can, will accordingly
- 做
- zuò — To do, make, perform, carry out
- 这件事
- zhè jiàn shì — This matter, this thing, this affair
- 发现
- fā xiàn — To discover, find, realize, notice
- 看着
- kàn zhe — To look at, watch, observe something
- 有趣
- yǒu qù — Interesting, fun, amusing, entertaining
- 这
- zhè — This, referring to something nearby
- 就
- jiù — Just, then, precisely, exactly
- 好像
- hǎo xiàng — Like, as if, seems as though
- 抽屉
- chōu ti — Drawer, a sliding compartment in furniture
- 一样
- yī yàng — The same as, alike, just like
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