Piccolissima — Page 5

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When, however, Piccolissima was two inches high, and lively as a grasshopper, she became restless in her cocoanut shell; she was desirous to get out of it, to walk, and to jump, and she not only deranged the clock, but she was in real danger.

然而，当皮科利西玛长到两英寸高，活泼得像一只蚱蜢时，她开始在椰壳里坐立不安；她渴望从里面出来，走动，跳跃，她不仅把时钟弄乱了，而且还面临真正的危险。

She was now as much as seven years old, and she amused herself with all sorts of little pranks, and loving ways, with one of her brothers eighteen months old.

她现在已经七岁了，她与一个十八个月大的兄弟一起玩耍，做各种各样的小恶作剧，表现出种种可爱的举止。

The great boy, in a sort of ecstasy at some of the drolleries of his little sister, seized her and put her in his mouth, taking into it nearly the whole head of the poor little thing.

那个大男孩因妹妹的某些滑稽举动而欣喜若狂，一把抓住她塞进嘴里，几乎把这个可怜小家伙的整个头都含了进去。

Her cry was so shrill that the baby boy opened his jaws and let the unfortunate Piccolissima fall on the floor.

她的叫声如此尖锐，以至于那个小男孩张开嘴巴，让不幸的皮科利西玛掉落在地板上。

She did not recover for a long time from this fall.

她经过很长时间才从这次跌落中恢复过来。

Another time, a large cat, a great mouser, ran after her, and it was with difficulty they rescued Piccolissima from the claws of Raminagrobis.

还有一次，一只大猫，一只捕鼠能手，追赶着她，他们费了好大劲才将皮科利西玛从拉米纳格罗比斯的爪子下救了出来。

The father, Mr. Thumb, could not repress some anxiety about the fate of his amiable daughter, who had more than common intelligence, and who, by her extreme smallness, was exposed to so many dangers.

父亲拇指先生对他那位可爱女儿的命运忧心忡忡，难以抑制，她拥有超乎寻常的智慧，却因极度的矮小而暴露在如此多的危险之中。

Piccolissima did her best to acquire knowledge.

皮科利西玛尽其所能地努力求知。

She had the best intentions in the world; she desired in every thing to please all who approached her; but her extreme restlessness led her away in spite of herself.

她有着世界上最好的意愿；她渴望在一切事情上取悦所有接近她的人；但她极度的坐立不安使她身不由己地偏离了轨道。

Vocabulary

然而: rán ér — However; yet; but, indicating contrast or exception.
当: dāng — When; at the time of a certain moment.
长到: zhǎng dào — To grow to a certain height or size.
两: liǎng — Two; a quantity of two things or units.
英寸: yīng cùn — Inch; unit of measurement equal to 2.54 cm.
高: gāo — Tall; high in stature or elevation.
活泼: huó pō — Lively; vivacious and full of energy.
得: de — Structural particle indicating degree or complement.
像: xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to something else.
一只: yī zhī — One (animal); measure word for small creatures.
蚱蜢: zhà měng — Grasshopper; a small jumping insect found in fields.
时: shí — When; at the time; temporal conjunction.
她: tā — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
开始: kāi shǐ — To begin; to start doing something.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or position.
椰壳: yē ké — Coconut shell; hard outer casing of a coconut.
里: lǐ — Inside; within a place or container.
坐立不安: zuò lì bù ān — Restless; unable to sit or stand still comfortably.
渴望: kě wàng — To yearn; to eagerly desire or long for something.
从: cóng — From; starting from a point or source.
里面: lǐ miàn — Inside; the interior of a space or container.
出来: chū lái — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere.
走动: zǒu dòng — To move around; to walk about freely.
跳跃: tiào yuè — To jump; to leap energetically from place to place.
不仅: bù jǐn — Not only; used to introduce the first of two points.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; preposition indicating object manipulation.
时钟: shí zhōng — Clock; a device used to measure and display time.
弄乱: nòng luàn — To mess up; to disorder or disarrange something.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
而且: ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to what was said.
还: hái — Also; still; in addition to something already mentioned.
面临: miàn lín — To face; to confront a situation or challenge directly.
真正: zhēn zhèng — Real; genuine; truly authentic and not pretend.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
危险: wēi xiǎn — Danger; a situation involving risk or potential harm.
现在: xiàn zài — Now; at the present moment in time.
已经: yǐ jīng — Already; indicates something has happened before now.
七岁: qī suì — Seven years old; age of seven years.
与: yǔ — With; and; together with another person or thing.
一个: yī gè — One; a single item, used with general measure word.
十八个月: shí bā gè yuè — Eighteen months; a period of one and a half years.
大: dà — Big; large; old (in age context).
兄弟: xiōng dì — Brother; male sibling; brothers collectively.
一起: yī qǐ — Together; jointly doing something with another person.
玩耍: wán shuǎ — To play; to frolic and have fun, especially children.
做: zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action or task.
各种各样: gè zhǒng gè yàng — All kinds of; various sorts and types of things.
小: xiǎo — Small; little; tiny in size or scale.
恶作剧: è zuò jù — Prank; mischievous trick played on someone else.
表现出: biǎo xiàn chū — To display; to show or exhibit a quality outwardly.
种种: zhǒng zhǒng — Various; all sorts of different types or kinds.
可爱: kě ài — Cute; adorable; loveable and charming in appearance.
举止: jǔ zhǐ — Behavior; manners; the way a person conducts themselves.
那个: nà gè — That; referring to a specific previously mentioned thing.
大男孩: dà nán hái — Big boy; older boy; a grown or larger male child.
因: yīn — Because of; due to; on account of a reason.
妹妹: mèi mei — Younger sister; a female sibling younger than oneself.
某些: mǒu xiē — Certain; some particular but unspecified things or people.
滑稽: huá jī — Funny; comical; amusingly ridiculous in behavior or appearance.
举动: jǔ dòng — Action; movement; a particular act or gesture made.
而: ér — And; yet; a connective particle linking clauses.
欣喜若狂: xīn xǐ ruò kuáng — Overjoyed; wildly elated and extremely happy about something.
一把: yī bǎ — Suddenly grab; with one swift grasping action.
抓住: zhuā zhù — To grab; to seize and hold firmly with hands.
塞进: sāi jìn — To stuff into; to push something forcefully inside.
嘴里: zuǐ lǐ — Inside the mouth; within the oral cavity.
几乎: jī hū — Almost; nearly; very close to but not quite.
这个: zhè gè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
可怜: kě lián — Poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy and compassion.
小家伙: xiǎo jiā huo — Little one; small creature; affectionate term for tiny being.
整个: zhěng gè — Entire; whole; the complete totality of something.
头: tóu — Head; the uppermost part of a body.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.
含了: hán le — Was held in; enclosed inside the mouth.
进去: jìn qù — To go in; to enter into an enclosed space.
叫声: jiào shēng — Cry; shout; the sound of someone calling or screaming.
如此: rú cǐ — So; such; to this degree or extent.
尖锐: jiān ruì — Sharp; piercing; shrill in sound or keen in manner.
以至于: yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; so much so that result follows.
小男孩: xiǎo nán hái — Little boy; a young male child.
张开: zhāng kāi — To open wide; to spread apart, as with the mouth.
嘴巴: zuǐ ba — Mouth; the opening in the face used for eating and speaking.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause something to happen.
不幸: bù xìng — Unfortunate one; unlucky; relating to misfortune or bad luck.
掉落: diào luò — To fall down; to drop from a height accidentally.
地板: dì bǎn — Floor; the flat surface one walks on indoors.
上: shàng — On; above; upon a surface or position.
经过: jīng guò — After; following; passing through a period of time.
很长时间: hěn cháng shí jiān — A very long time; an extended duration of time.
才: cái — Only then; indicating a delayed or conditional result.
这次: zhè cì — This time; referring to the current particular occasion.
跌落: diē luò — To fall; to tumble down from a higher position.
中: zhōng — In; among; within a situation or group.
恢复: huī fù — To recover; to return to a normal state of health.
过来: guò lái — To come around; to regain consciousness or composure.
还有: hái yǒu — Also there is; in addition; furthermore there exists.
一次: yī cì — Once; one time; a single occasion or instance.
大猫: dà māo — Big cat; a large domestic or wild cat.
捕鼠能手: bǔ shǔ néng shǒu — Expert mouser; a cat skilled at catching mice.
追赶: zhuī gǎn — To chase; to pursue someone or something rapidly.
着: zhe — Ongoing aspect particle; indicates continuing action or state.
他们: tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun for people.
费了: fèi le — Spent effort; expended considerable energy or trouble.
好大劲: hǎo dà jìn — Great effort; a lot of force or exertion applied.
将: jiāng — Formal preposition introducing the object of an action.
爪子: zhuǎ zi — Claws; paws; the sharp-nailed feet of an animal.
下: xià — Under; below; beneath something in position.
救了: jiù le — Saved; rescued from danger or harm successfully.
父亲: fù qīn — Father; a male parent in a family.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; concerning a person or matter.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
那位: nà wèi — That (person); polite reference to a specific individual.
女儿: nǚ ér — Daughter; a female child in relation to her parents.
命运: mìng yùn — Fate; destiny; the course of events in one's life.
忧心忡忡: yōu xīn chōng chōng — Full of worries; deeply anxious and troubled at heart.
难以: nán yǐ — Difficult to; hard to accomplish or achieve something.
抑制: yì zhì — To suppress; to restrain or hold back a feeling.
拥有: yōng yǒu — To possess; to own or have something as one's own.
超乎寻常: chāo hū xún cháng — Extraordinary; far beyond what is normal or expected.
智慧: zhì huì — Wisdom; deep understanding and good judgment in life.
却: què — Yet; but; however, indicating an unexpected contrast.
极度: jí dù — Extremely; to the highest degree of intensity possible.
矮小: ǎi xiǎo — Short and small; tiny in physical stature or build.
暴露: bào lù — To expose; to lay bare to danger or observation.
多: duō — Many; much; a large amount or number of things.
之中: zhī zhōng — Among; in the midst of; within a group or situation.
尽其所能: jìn qí suǒ néng — To the best of one's ability; doing everything possible.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or adjective to verb.
努力: nǔ lì — To work hard; to strive diligently toward a goal.
求知: qiú zhī — To seek knowledge; to pursue learning and understanding eagerly.
有着: yǒu zhe — Having; possessing a certain quality or characteristic.
世界上: shì jiè shàng — In the world; on earth; among all things globally.
最好: zuì hǎo — Best; the finest or most excellent of all options.
意愿: yì yuàn — Willingness; desire; one's intention or wish to act.
一切: yī qiè — Everything; all things without any exception.
事情: shì qing — Matter; thing; an affair or event requiring attention.
取悦: qǔ yuè — To please; to delight or satisfy someone intentionally.
所有: suǒ yǒu — All; every; belonging to or including everyone.
接近: jiē jìn — To approach; to come near to a person or place.
人: rén — Person; people; human being or individual.
但: dàn — But; however; introduces a contrasting or limiting clause.
使: shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something to happen.
身不由己: shēn bù yóu jǐ — Involuntarily; unable to control one's own actions or movements.
偏离: piān lí — To deviate; to stray away from a set path or norm.
轨道: guǐ dào — Track; orbit; the prescribed path or course of movement.

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