Peter Pan — Page 1
THE SHADOW
影子
Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.
达林太太尖叫起来，仿佛是在回应一声铃响，门开了，娜娜进来了，她刚从外面的夜间散步回来。
She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window.
她低吼一声，朝那个男孩扑去，男孩却轻巧地从窗户跳了出去。
Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him, for she thought he was killed, and she ran down into the street to look for his little body, but it was not there; and she looked up, and in the black night she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star.
达林太太再次尖叫起来，这一次是为他揪心，因为她以为他已经摔死了，她跑下楼冲到街上寻找他的小小身躯，却什么也没找到；她抬起头，在漆黑的夜空中，除了一颗她以为是流星的东西，什么也看不见。
She returned to the nursery, and found Nana with something in her mouth, which proved to be the boy's shadow.
她回到育儿室，发现娜娜嘴里叼着什么东西，那东西原来是那个男孩的影子。
As he leapt at the window Nana had closed it quickly, too late to catch him, but his shadow had not had time to get out; slam went the window and snapped it off.
当他从窗户跳出时，娜娜迅速关上了窗户，虽然没能抓住他，但他的影子却来不及逃出去；窗户砰的一声关上，把影子截断了。
You may be sure Mrs. Darling examined the shadow carefully, but it was quite the ordinary kind.
达林太太当然仔细地检查了那个影子，但它不过是一个普普通通的影子。
Nana had no doubt of what was the best thing to do with this shadow.
娜娜毫不犹豫地知道该如何处置这个影子。
She hung it out at the window, meaning "He is sure to come back for it; let us put it where he can get it easily without disturbing the children."
她把影子挂在窗外，意思是："他一定会回来取的；让我们把它放在他能轻松取到的地方，而不会打扰到孩子们。"
But unfortunately Mrs. Darling could not leave it hanging out at the window, it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house.
但不幸的是，达林太太无法让它就那样挂在窗外，因为它看起来太像晾晒的衣物，有损整个宅子的体面。
She thought of showing it to Mr.
她想到要把它拿给达林先生看。
Vocabulary
- 影子
- yǐngzi — Shadow or reflection of a person or object
- 太太
- tàitai — Married woman; Mrs.; wife
- 尖叫
- jiānjiào — To scream or shriek loudly
- 起来
- qǐlái — To get up; indicates beginning of an action
- 仿佛
- fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; appears to be
- 是
- shì — To be; is, am, are
- 在
- zài — At; in; to be present somewhere
- 回应
- huíyìng — To respond or reply to something
- 一声
- yī shēng — One sound; a single sound or cry
- 铃响
- líng xiǎng — A bell rings or sounds
- 门
- mén — Door or gate
- 开了
- kāi le — Opened; the door opened
- 进来
- jìnlái — To come in; to enter a place
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 她
- tā — She; her (third person feminine pronoun)
- 刚
- gāng — Just; just now; a moment ago
- 从
- cóng — From; starting from a place or time
- 外面
- wàimiàn — Outside; the exterior of a place
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or description
- 夜间
- yèjiān — Nighttime; during the night hours
- 散步
- sànbù — To take a walk; go for a stroll
- 回来
- huílái — To come back; to return
- 低吼
- dīhǒu — To growl lowly; a low threatening growl
- 朝
- cháo — Toward; facing a direction
- 那个
- nàge — That one; that (demonstrative pronoun)
- 男孩
- nánhái — Boy; a male child
- 扑去
- pū qù — To lunge or pounce toward something
- 却
- què — But; however; yet (contrast conjunction)
- 轻巧
- qīngqiǎo — Nimble and light; deft and agile
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 窗户
- chuānghù — Window of a building or room
- 跳
- tiào — To jump or leap
- 出去
- chūqù — To go out; to exit a place
- 再次
- zàicì — Once again; a second time
- 这
- zhè — This; refers to something nearby
- 一次
- yī cì — One time; once
- 为
- wèi — For; on behalf of; because of
- 他
- tā — He; him (third person masculine pronoun)
- 揪心
- jiūxīn — To feel anxious or worried; heartache
- 因为
- yīnwèi — Because; due to a reason
- 以为
- yǐwéi — To mistakenly think or assume something
- 已经
- yǐjīng — Already; has already happened
- 摔死
- shuāi sǐ — To die from a fall; fall to death
- 跑
- pǎo — To run; to move quickly on foot
- 下楼
- xià lóu — To go downstairs; descend the stairs
- 冲到
- chōng dào — To rush to; dash toward a place
- 街上
- jiēshàng — On the street; in the road
- 寻找
- xúnzhǎo — To search for; to look for something
- 小小
- xiǎoxiǎo — Very small; tiny little
- 身躯
- shēnqū — Body; physical form of a person or animal
- 什么
- shénme — What; anything; something (question word)
- 也
- yě — Also; too; even (adverb)
- 没
- méi — Did not; have not; negates past actions
- 找到
- zhǎodào — To find; to successfully locate something
- 抬起
- táiqǐ — To lift up; to raise something
- 头
- tóu — Head; the top part of the body
- 漆黑
- qīhēi — Pitch-black; completely dark
- 夜空
- yèkōng — Night sky; the sky at nighttime
- 中
- zhōng — In; within; among; middle
- 除了
- chúle — Except for; apart from; besides
- 一颗
- yī kē — One (small round object, e.g., star)
- 流星
- liúxīng — Shooting star; meteor streaking across sky
- 东西
- dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff
- 看不见
- kàn bu jiàn — Cannot see; invisible; out of sight
- 回到
- huídào — To return to; to go back to
- 育儿室
- yù'ér shì — Nursery; a room for young children
- 发现
- fāxiàn — To discover; to find out something
- 嘴里
- zuǐ lǐ — Inside the mouth
- 叼着
- diāo zhe — Holding in the mouth; clenching with teeth
- 那
- nà — That; refers to something previously mentioned
- 原来
- yuánlái — Originally; it turns out that
- 当
- dāng — When; at the time of
- 跳出
- tiào chū — To jump out of a place
- 时
- shí — When; at the time; moment
- 迅速
- xùnsù — Quickly; rapidly; at great speed
- 关上
- guānshàng — To close; to shut something completely
- 虽然
- suīrán — Although; even though; despite the fact
- 没能
- méi néng — Was unable to; failed to accomplish
- 抓住
- zhuāzhù — To catch; to grab and hold firmly
- 但
- dàn — But; however; yet (conjunction)
- 来不及
- láibují — No time to; too late to do something
- 逃
- táo — To escape; to flee; to run away
- 砰
- pēng — Bang; sound of a loud impact
- 把
- bǎ — Disposal particle; also means to hold or handle
- 截断
- jiéduàn — To cut off; to sever something completely
- 当然
- dāngrán — Of course; naturally; certainly
- 仔细
- zǐxì — Careful; thorough; attentive to detail
- 检查
- jiǎnchá — To inspect; to examine carefully
- 它
- tā — It; third person pronoun for objects or animals
- 不过
- búguò — However; but; merely; only
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single (measure word for objects)
- 普普通通
- pǔpǔtōngtōng — Completely ordinary; plain and unremarkable
- 毫不犹豫
- háo bù yóuyù — Without any hesitation; decisively and immediately
- 知道
- zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something
- 该
- gāi — Should; ought to; one's turn
- 如何
- rúhé — How; in what way; how to
- 处置
- chǔzhì — To handle; to deal with or dispose of
- 这个
- zhège — This; this one (demonstrative pronoun)
- 挂在
- guà zài — To hang on or at a location
- 窗外
- chuāng wài — Outside the window
- 意思
- yìsi — Meaning; intention; what something signifies
- 一定
- yīdìng — Certainly; definitely; must
- 会
- huì — Will; can; to be able to
- 取
- qǔ — To take; to fetch; to retrieve
- 让
- ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; our group
- 放在
- fàng zài — To place at; to put in a location
- 能
- néng — Can; to be able to do something
- 轻松
- qīngsōng — Easy; relaxed; without difficulty
- 取到
- qǔ dào — To successfully retrieve or obtain something
- 地方
- dìfang — Place; location; area
- 而
- ér — And yet; but; while (conjunction)
- 不会
- bú huì — Will not; cannot; unlikely to
- 打扰
- dǎrǎo — To disturb; to bother someone
- 到
- dào — To arrive; to reach; up to
- 孩子们
- háizimen — Children; kids (plural form)
- 不幸
- búxìng — Unfortunately; misfortune; bad luck
- 的是
- de shì — The thing is; used to highlight a fact
- 无法
- wúfǎ — Unable to; impossible to do something
- 就
- jiù — Just; then; exactly; right away
- 那样
- nàyàng — Like that; in that way; such
- 看起来
- kàn qǐlái — To look like; to appear to be
- 太像
- tài xiàng — Too similar to; looks too much like
- 晾晒
- liàngshài — To air-dry; to hang out clothes to dry
- 衣物
- yīwù — Clothing and belongings; garments
- 有损
- yǒusǔn — Harmful to; detrimental to reputation
- 整个
- zhěnggè — The whole; entire; all of something
- 宅子
- zháizi — Residence; house; old-style mansion
- 体面
- tǐmiàn — Dignified; respectable appearance; face
- 想到
- xiǎngdào — To think of; to come up with an idea
- 要
- yào — To want; must; going to do something
- 拿给
- ná gěi — To bring to; to hand something to someone
- 先生
- xiānsheng — Mister; husband; gentleman
- 看
- kàn — To look at; to see; to read
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