Peter Pan — Page 9

English → Chinese Chapter I. Level 4/10

When you play at it by day with the chairs and table-cloth, it is not in the least alarming, but in the two minutes before you go to sleep it becomes very real.

当你白天用椅子和桌布玩耍时，这一点都不可怕，但在你入睡前的两分钟里，它变得非常真实。

That is why there are night-lights.

这就是为什么会有夜灯的原因。

Occasionally in her travels through her children's minds Mrs. Darling found things she could not understand, and of these quite the most perplexing was the word Peter.

达林太太在游历孩子们的心灵时，偶尔会发现一些她无法理解的东西，其中最令她困惑的是"彼得"这个词。

She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him.

她不认识任何叫彼得的人，然而他却时不时地出现在约翰和迈克尔的心灵里，而温迪的心灵更是到处都涂写着他的名字。

The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs. Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.

这个名字比其他任何词都显得更为突出，达林太太凝视着它，感觉它有一种奇怪的傲慢神气。

"Yes, he is rather cocky," Wendy admitted with regret.

「是的，他确实相当自大，」温迪遗憾地承认道。

Her mother had been questioning her.

她的母亲一直在盘问她。

"But who is he, my pet?"

「但他是谁呢，我的宝贝？」

"He is Peter Pan, you know, mother."

「他是彼得·潘，你知道的，妈妈。」

At first Mrs. Darling did not know, but after thinking back into her childhood she just remembered a Peter Pan who was said to live with the fairies.

起初达林太太并不知道，但在回想起自己的童年后，她隐约记得一个据说与仙子们同住的彼得·潘。

There were odd stories about him, as that when children died he went part of the way with them, so that they should not be frightened.

关于他有一些奇异的传说，比如当孩子们死去时，他会陪伴他们走上一段路，这样他们就不会感到害怕。

She had believed in him at the time, but now that she was married and full of sense she quite doubted whether there was any such person.

她当时是相信他的，但如今她已成婚，充满了理智，便十分怀疑是否真有这样一个人存在。

"Besides," she said to Wendy, "he would be grown up by this time.

「再说，」她对温迪说，「他现在应该已经长大了。」

Vocabulary

当: dāng — when; at the time of
你: nǐ — you (second person singular pronoun)
白天: báitiān — daytime; during the day
用: yòng — to use; to employ something
椅子: yǐzi — chair; a seat with a back
和: hé — and; together with
桌布: zhuōbù — tablecloth; cloth covering a table
玩耍: wánshuǎ — to play; to frolic and have fun
时: shí — when; at the time of an event
这: zhè — this; referring to something nearby
一点: yīdiǎn — a little; not at all (with negation)
都: dōu — all; both; even; entirely
不: bù — not; negation particle
可怕: kěpà — frightening; terrifying; dreadful
但: dàn — but; however; nevertheless
在: zài — at; in; located at a place
入睡: rùshuì — to fall asleep; to go to sleep
前: qián — before; in front of; prior to
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
两: liǎng — two; a pair of something
分钟: fēnzhōng — minute; unit of time
里: lǐ — inside; within a time or space
它: tā — it; third person singular for objects
变得: biàn de — to become; to turn into something
非常: fēicháng — very; extremely; unusually
真实: zhēnshí — real; genuine; true to life
就是: jiùshì — exactly; that is why; precisely
为什么: wèishénme — why; for what reason
会: huì — will; to be likely to happen
有: yǒu — to have; there is or are
夜灯: yèdēng — night light; small lamp for darkness
原因: yuányīn — reason; cause; explanation for something
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; wife; married woman
游历: yóulì — to travel through; to explore a place
孩子们: háizimen — children; kids (plural form)
心灵: xīnlíng — mind; soul; inner spirit of a person
偶尔: ǒu'ěr — occasionally; once in a while
发现: fāxiàn — to discover; to find something unexpected
一些: yīxiē — some; a few; a certain amount
她: tā — she; her; third person feminine
无法: wúfǎ — unable to; cannot; no way to
理解: lǐjiě — to understand; to comprehend something
东西: dōngxi — thing; object; stuff
其中: qízhōng — among them; within that group
最: zuì — most; superlative degree marker
令: lìng — to make; to cause someone to feel
困惑: kùnhuò — confused; puzzled; bewildered
是: shì — to be; is; am; are
这个: zhège — this; this one; this particular thing
词: cí — word; term; vocabulary item
认识: rènshi — to know; to recognize a person
任何: rènhé — any; whatever; no matter which
叫: jiào — to be called; to name something
人: rén — person; people; human being
然而: rán'ér — however; yet; but nevertheless
他: tā — he; him; third person masculine
却: què — yet; but; however (contrastive)
时不时: shíbùshí — from time to time; occasionally
地: de — adverbial particle modifying a verb
出现: chūxiàn — to appear; to emerge; to show up
而: ér — and; but; yet; connecting clauses
更是: gèng shì — even more so; especially; all the more
到处: dàochù — everywhere; all over the place
涂写: túxiě — to scribble; to write or draw casually
着: zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state
名字: míngzi — name; a person's given name
比: bǐ — compared to; more than; than
其他: qítā — other; the rest; others
显得: xiǎnde — to appear; to seem; to look like
更为: gèng wéi — even more; much more so
突出: tūchū — prominent; outstanding; to stand out
凝视: níngshì — to stare; to gaze fixedly at something
感觉: gǎnjué — to feel; feeling; sensation
一种: yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of something
奇怪: qíguài — strange; odd; peculiar
傲慢: àomàn — arrogant; haughty; disdainful attitude
神气: shénqì — air; manner; cocky expression or attitude
是的: shìde — yes; that is correct; indeed
确实: quèshí — indeed; truly; certainly
相当: xiāngdāng — quite; rather; considerably
自大: zìdà — conceited; arrogant; full of oneself
遗憾: yíhàn — regret; to feel sorry; unfortunate
承认: chéngrèn — to admit; to acknowledge; to confess
道: dào — to say; used after speech verbs
母亲: mǔqīn — mother; one's female parent
一直: yīzhí — always; continuously; all along
盘问: pánwèn — to interrogate; to question thoroughly
谁: shuí — who; which person
呢: ne — particle for questions or continuation
我: wǒ — I; me; first person singular
宝贝: bǎobèi — darling; treasure; term of endearment
知道: zhīdào — to know; to be aware of something
妈妈: māma — mom; mama; mother
起初: qǐchū — at first; initially; in the beginning
并不: bìng bù — not at all; certainly not; emphatically not
回想: huíxiǎng — to recall; to think back on something
起: qǐ — up; resultative complement indicating recall
自己: zìjǐ — oneself; self; one's own
童年: tóngnián — childhood; one's years as a child
后: hòu — after; later; behind in time
隐约: yǐnyuē — vaguely; dimly; indistinctly
记得: jìde — to remember; to recall something
一个: yī gè — one; a single (general measure word)
据说: jùshuō — it is said; reportedly; allegedly
与: yǔ — with; and; together with (formal)
仙子们: xiānzǐmen — fairies; fairy beings (plural form)
同住: tóng zhù — to live together; to cohabit
关于: guānyú — about; regarding; concerning a topic
奇异: qíyì — strange; bizarre; extraordinary
传说: chuánshuō — legend; folk tale; it is said
比如: bǐrú — for example; for instance; such as
死去: sǐ qù — to die; to pass away; deceased
陪伴: péibàn — to accompany; to keep someone company
他们: tāmen — they; them; third person plural
走上: zǒu shàng — to walk along; to go part of the way
一段: yī duàn — a section; a stretch; a period
路: lù — road; path; route
这样: zhèyàng — this way; so; like this
就: jiù — then; so; exactly; right away
不会: bù huì — will not; would not; cannot
感到: gǎndào — to feel; to sense an emotion
害怕: hàipà — to be afraid; to fear; scared
当时: dāngshí — at that time; back then; then
相信: xiāngxìn — to believe; to trust; to have faith
如今: rújīn — nowadays; now; at present
已: yǐ — already; by now (literary form)
成婚: chénghūn — to get married; to wed
充满: chōngmǎn — to be full of; filled with something
了: le — particle indicating completion or change
理智: lǐzhì — reason; rationality; good sense
便: biàn — then; so; consequently (literary)
十分: shífēn — very; extremely; fully
怀疑: huáiyí — to doubt; to suspect; skeptical
是否: shìfǒu — whether or not; if
真有: zhēn yǒu — truly exists; really there
存在: cúnzài — to exist; existence; to be real
再说: zàishuō — besides; moreover; furthermore
对: duì — to; toward; correct; facing
说: shuō — to say; to speak; to tell
现在: xiànzài — now; at present; currently
应该: yīnggāi — should; ought to; must
已经: yǐjīng — already; by now
长大: zhǎngdà — to grow up; to become an adult

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