Peter Pan — Page 8
但是岁月流逝,那个无忧无虑的男孩始终没有出现;当他们再次相遇时,温迪已是一位已婚女人,而彼得对她来说,不过是她那个装玩具的盒子里的一粒微尘。
But the years came and went without bringing the careless boy; and when they met again Wendy was a married woman, and Peter was no more to her than a little dust in the box in which she had kept her toys.
温迪长大了。
Wendy was grown up.
你不必为她感到遗憾。
You need not be sorry for her.
她是那种喜欢长大的人。
She was one of the kind that likes to grow up.
最终,她比其他女孩早了整整一天,心甘情愿地长大了。
In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than other girls.
到这时候,所有的男孩都已长大成人,各奔前程;所以再多说他们的事也没什么意思了。
All the boys were grown up and done for by this time; so it is scarcely worth while saying anything more about them.
你随时都可以看到双胞胎、尼布斯和卷毛去上班,每人手提一个小包,夹着一把雨伞。
You may see the twins and Nibs and Curly any day going to an office, each carrying a little bag and an umbrella.
迈克尔当了火车司机。
Michael is an engine-driver.
斯莱特利娶了一位贵族小姐,于是他也成了一位勋爵。
Slightly married a lady of title, and so he became a lord.
你看那位戴着假发从铁门里走出来的法官吗?那曾经就是图特尔斯。
You see that judge in a wig coming out at the iron door? That used to be Tootles.
那个留着胡子、想不出任何故事讲给孩子听的男人,曾经就是约翰。
The bearded man who doesn't know any story to tell his children was once John.
温迪出嫁时穿着白色婚纱,系着粉红色腰带。
Wendy was married in white with a pink sash.
想到彼得竟没有飞落到教堂里阻止这场婚礼,真是令人觉得奇怪。
It is strange to think that Peter did not alight in the church and forbid the banns.
岁月又再次流逝,温迪有了一个女儿。
Years rolled on again, and Wendy had a daughter.
这件事不该用墨水来书写,而应该用一片金色的光芒来记录。
This ought not to be written in ink but in a golden splash.
她叫简,总是带着一种奇特的、充满好奇的神情,仿佛从她踏上陆地的那一刻起,她就想问个不停。
She was called Jane, and always had an odd inquiring look, as if from the moment she arrived on the mainland she wanted to ask questions.
Vocabulary
- But
- 但是,表示转折的连词
- years
- 年份,岁月,复数形式
- came
- come的过去式,来到,到来
- went
- go的过去式,离去,流逝
- without
- 没有,不带,缺乏某事物
- bringing
- 带来,携带,引来
- careless
- 粗心的,不在意的,漫不经心的
- met
- meet的过去式,相遇,见面
- married
- 已婚的,结了婚的
- dust
- 灰尘,尘埃,细小颗粒
- kept
- keep的过去式,保存,保持
- grown
- grow的过去分词,成长,长大
- sorry
- 遗憾的,抱歉的,同情的
- kind
- 种类,类型;也可指善良的
- grow
- 成长,生长,逐渐变大
- end
- 结尾,最终,in the end意为最终
- grew
- grow的过去式,成长,增长
- own
- 自己的,本身的
- free
- 自由的,主动的,不受约束的
- will
- 意愿,意志;也表示将来时
- quicker
- 更快的,quick的比较级
- done
- 完成,结束,do的过去分词
- scarcely
- 几乎不,勉强,barely的同义词
- worth
- 值得,有价值,相当于
- while
- 一会儿,worth while意为值得一做
- may
- 可能,也许,表示许可或可能性
- twins
- 双胞胎,两个外貌相同的人
- office
- 办公室,上班的地方
- each
- 每个,各自,分别
- carrying
- 携带,拿着,carry的现在分词
- umbrella
- 雨伞,遮雨用的折叠伞
- engine-driver
- 火车司机,驾驶蒸汽机车的人
- lady
- 女士,贵妇,有身份的女性
- title
- 头衔,称号,表示社会地位
- became
- become的过去式,变成,成为
- lord
- 勋爵,贵族男性头衔
- judge
- 法官,裁判官,判决者
- wig
- 假发,法官或律师戴的白色假发
- iron
- 铁,铁制的,坚硬的
- used
- 曾经,used to表示过去的习惯
- bearded
- 留胡子的,有胡须的
- once
- 曾经,从前,一次
- sash
- 饰带,腰带,斜挎的彩带
- strange
- 奇怪的,陌生的,不寻常的
- alight
- 降落,停落,轻轻落下
- church
- 教堂,教会,基督教礼拜场所
- forbid
- 禁止,不允许,阻止某事发生
- banns
- 结婚预告,教堂公告婚姻的公示
- Years
- 岁月,年份,一段时间
- rolled
- 流逝,滚动,roll的过去式
- daughter
- 女儿,子女中的女孩
- ought
- 应该,应当,表示义务或建议
- written
- 书写,write的过去分词
- ink
- 墨水,书写用的液体
- golden
- 金色的,珍贵的,黄金般的
- splash
- 飞溅,一滴,斑点状的液体
- always
- 总是,一直,永远
- odd
- 奇怪的,不寻常的,古怪的
- inquiring
- 好奇的,探究的,充满疑问的
- look
- 神情,表情,眼神
- moment
- 时刻,瞬间,某一具体的时间点
- arrived
- 到达,抵达,arrive的过去式
- mainland
- 大陆,本土,与岛屿相对的陆地
- questions
- 问题,疑问,复数形式
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