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Chinese → English Chapter III. Level 4/10

这其实不是一个适合问他的问题;就好像考试卷子考的是语法,而你真正希望被考的是英国国王。

It was not really a happy question to ask him; it was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England.

「我不知道,」他不安地回答,「但我还很小。」

"I don't know," he replied uneasily, "but I am quite young."

他对此其实一无所知,不过只是有些模糊的猜测,但他壮着胆子说:「温蒂,我在出生的那天就逃走了。」

He really knew nothing about it, he had merely suspicions, but he said at a venture, "Wendy, I ran away the day I was born."

温蒂十分惊讶,却又很感兴趣;她用那种迷人的客厅礼仪,轻轻碰了碰自己的睡袍,示意他可以坐得离她近一些。

Wendy was quite surprised, but interested; and she indicated in the charming drawing-room manner, by a touch on her night-gown, that he could sit nearer her.

「那是因为我听到了爸爸和妈妈,」他压低声音解释道,「在谈论我长大成人后要做什么。」

"It was because I heard father and mother," he explained in a low voice, "talking about what I was to be when I became a man."

他此刻激动异常。「我永远不想成为大人,」他激动地说,「我只想永远做个小男孩,尽情玩耍。所以我逃到了肯辛顿花园,在仙子们中间住了好长好长的时间。」

He was extraordinarily agitated now. "I don't want ever to be a man," he said with passion. "I want always to be a little boy and to have fun. So I ran away to Kensington Gardens and lived a long long time among the fairies."

她用无比崇拜的眼神看着他,他以为她是因为他离家出走而钦佩他,但其实是因为他认识仙子。

She gave him a look of the most intense admiration, and he thought it was because he had run away, but it was really because he knew fairies.

温蒂一直过着居家的生活,能认识仙子这件事让她觉得格外美妙。

Wendy had lived such a home life that to know fairies struck her as quite delightful.

她接连不断地向他追问关于仙子的事,令他颇为意外,因为仙子们对他来说实在有些麻烦,老是挡着他的路之类的,有时他甚至不得不给她们一顿教训。

She poured out questions about them, to his surprise, for they were rather a nuisance to him, getting in his way and so on, and indeed he sometimes had to give them a hiding.

Vocabulary

really
真正地,用于加强语气的副词
happy
快乐的,令人高兴的形容词
question
问题,需要回答的疑问
ask
问,向某人提出问题
like
像,类似于某事物
examination
考试,正式测试知识或能力的活动
paper
试卷,书面考试的卷子
grammar
语法,语言结构和规则的学科
want
想要,表示愿望或需求的动词
Kings
国王们,king的复数,指多位君王
England
英格兰,英国的一个主要组成部分
know
知道,对某事有了解或认识
replied
回答,reply的过去式,作出响应
uneasily
不安地,以焦虑或局促方式回应
quite
相当,程度副词,表示较高程度
young
年轻的,年龄小或处于早期阶段
nothing
什么都没有,表示完全不知道
merely
仅仅,只不过,强调程度之小
suspicions
怀疑,对某事感到不确定的猜测
venture
冒险尝试,大胆地说出或做某事
away
离开,远离某地或某人
day
天,一天,某一特定的日子
born
出生,来到世上的那一刻
surprised
惊讶的,感到出乎意料的形容词
interested
感兴趣的,对某事有好奇心
indicated
示意,用动作或手势表示某意思
charming
迷人的,令人愉快而有魅力的
drawing-room
客厅,供接待客人的正式起居室
manner
方式,做事或行为的特定风格
touch
触碰,轻轻接触某物的动作
night-gown
睡衣,睡觉时穿的宽松长袍
sit
坐,使身体处于坐的姿势
nearer
更近,near的比较级,距离更小
because
因为,表示原因的连词
heard
听到,hear的过去式,感知声音
father
父亲,男性家长
mother
母亲,女性家长
explained
解释,explain的过去式,说明原因
low
低声的,声音轻柔压低的状态
voice
声音,人说话时发出的音调
became
变得,become的过去式,状态转变
man
男人,成年男性人类
extraordinarily
非常地,超出寻常程度的副词
agitated
激动不安的,情绪紧张慌乱的
ever
曾经,在任何时候的时间副词
passion
激情,强烈的情感或热情
always
总是,每次都如此的频率副词
little
小的,年幼或体积小的形容词
boy
男孩,年幼的男性孩子
fun
乐趣,令人愉快开心的体验
Gardens
花园,指肯辛顿花园公共公园
long
长时间的,持续时间较长的
time
时间,时光,某段时期
among
在……之中,处于一群人或物中
fairies
仙子们,fairy的复数,童话小精灵
look
目光,眼神,注视的表情
intense
强烈的,情感或程度极深的
admiration
钦佩,对某人或某事的高度欣赏
run
逃跑,快速离开某个地方
such
如此,这样的,用于强调程度
home
家,居住生活的地方
life
生活,人日常存在与经历的总称
struck
使觉得,strike的过去式,给人印象
delightful
令人愉快的,非常有趣迷人的
poured
倾泻,pour的过去式,大量涌出
questions
问题,question的复数,一系列疑问
surprise
惊讶,出乎意料的感觉或事件
rather
相当,比预期程度更高的副词
nuisance
讨厌的事,令人烦恼的人或事物
way
路,方向,阻碍前行的道路
indeed
确实,用于加强语气的副词
sometimes
有时,偶尔发生的频率副词
hiding
藏起来,也指打一顿惩罚某人
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