Piccolissima — Page 6

English → Chinese Full Text Level 3/10

One evening she lost herself in the solitude of a drawer in which was kept some tobacco; she came near dying from the effect of it.

一天傍晚，她独自迷失在一个放着烟草的抽屉里；她差点因此丧命。

Once she was near drowning in a superb salad dish of frothed eggs, which she may have taken for snow mountains.

还有一次，她差点溺死在一盘精美的蛋花沙拉里，她大概把那盘沙拉当成了雪山。

She had a passion for discovery, she had a prodigious activity of mind and body, and yet they could find nothing for her to do, "because," they said, "she is so little, so delicate."

她热衷于探索，她的身心都有着惊人的活力，然而人们却找不到任何事情让她去做，"因为，"他们说，"她太小了，太娇弱了。"

She could not play with children of her own age, she was not allowed to run about, and without object, without employment, without means of studying, with no companions, no sympathy, the poor little thing was in danger of falling into a state of apathy, more to be feared than the accidents from which they wished to preserve her.

她无法与同龄的孩子玩耍，不被允许四处奔跑，没有目标，没有事情可做，没有学习的途径，没有伴侣，没有人同情她，这可怜的小东西有陷入冷漠状态的危险，这种危险比他们想要保护她免受的那些意外更令人担忧。

One day, towards the end of February, Piccolissima had been placed upon the mantelpiece.

二月末的一天，小不点儿被放在了壁炉架上。

Her mother had gone out; her father, who did not wish to have the trouble of watching over all his little daughter's movements, seated her upon a pincushion in which there were no pins, and putting the dictionary as a sort of rampart before her, he gave her a stick of barley sugar to entertain herself with, and after the usual admonition, left her to her dreams.

她的母亲已经出门；她的父亲不想费心看管小女儿的一举一动，便让她坐在一个没有插针的针垫上，把字典当作一道护栏放在她面前，给了她一根大麦糖让她自娱自乐，叮嘱了几句之后，便让她自己待着发呆去了。

Vocabulary

一天: yī tiān — One day; refers to a particular day
傍晚: bàng wǎn — Evening; the time around dusk
她: tā — She; third-person singular female pronoun
独自: dú zì — Alone; by oneself without others
迷失: mí shī — To get lost; to lose one's way
在: zài — In; at; located at a place
一个: yī gè — One; a single item or thing
放着: fàng zhe — Containing; having something placed inside
烟草: yān cǎo — Tobacco; dried leaves used for smoking
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
抽屉: chōu ti — Drawer; a sliding compartment in furniture
里: lǐ — Inside; within a space or container
差点: chà diǎn — Almost; nearly happened but did not
因此: yīn cǐ — Therefore; as a result of this
丧命: sàng mìng — To lose one's life; to die
还有: hái yǒu — Also; there is also another instance
一次: yī cì — Once; one time or one occasion
溺死: nì sǐ — To drown; to die by submersion in water
一盘: yī pán — A plate of; one dish of food
精美: jīng měi — Exquisite; beautifully crafted or presented
蛋花: dàn huā — Egg flower; whisked egg drops in liquid
沙拉: shā lā — Salad; a dish of mixed raw vegetables
大概: dà gài — Probably; approximately or most likely
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; particle indicating object handling
那盘: nà pán — That plate; referring to a specific dish
当成: dàng chéng — To regard as; to mistake something for another
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
雪山: xuě shān — Snow-capped mountain; a mountain covered with snow
热衷于: rè zhōng yú — Passionate about; enthusiastically devoted to something
探索: tàn suǒ — To explore; to investigate or search curiously
身心: shēn xīn — Body and mind; physical and mental aspects
都: dōu — All; both; every one included
有着: yǒu zhe — Possessing; having a certain quality or trait
惊人: jīng rén — Astonishing; surprisingly remarkable or extraordinary
活力: huó lì — Vitality; energy and liveliness in a person
然而: rán ér — However; yet; used to introduce a contrast
人们: rén men — People; general reference to persons around
却: què — Yet; but; indicating contrast or unexpectedness
找不到: zhǎo bu dào — Cannot find; unable to locate something
任何: rèn hé — Any; whichever; used in negative or question contexts
事情: shì qing — Thing; matter; an affair or task
让: ràng — To let; to allow someone to do something
去做: qù zuò — To go do; to carry out an action
因为: yīn wèi — Because; giving a reason or cause
他们: tā men — They; third-person plural pronoun
说: shuō — To say; to speak or tell something
太小: tài xiǎo — Too small; excessively small in size or age
太: tài — Too; excessively; to a great degree
娇弱: jiāo ruò — Delicate and frail; fragile in constitution
无法: wú fǎ — Unable to; having no way to do something
与: yǔ — With; and; together with someone
同龄: tóng líng — Same age; of the same age group
孩子: hái zi — Child; a young boy or girl
玩耍: wán shuǎ — To play; to frolic or have fun
不被: bù bèi — Not allowed; passive structure indicating prohibition
允许: yǔn xǔ — To permit; to give permission or approval
四处: sì chù — Everywhere; all around in every direction
奔跑: bēn pǎo — To run; to sprint or dash quickly
没有: méi yǒu — There is no; lacking or without something
目标: mù biāo — Goal; objective; aim or target
可做: kě zuò — Can do; something available to be done
学习: xué xí — To study; to learn knowledge or skills
途径: tú jìng — Means; channel; a way to achieve something
伴侣: bàn lǚ — Companion; partner accompanying someone
没有人: méi yǒu rén — Nobody; no one at all
同情: tóng qíng — Sympathy; feeling compassion for someone's suffering
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
可怜: kě lián — Pitiful; deserving of pity or sympathy
小: xiǎo — Small; little; young in size or age
东西: dōng xi — Thing; creature; object or being
有: yǒu — There is; to have or possess something
陷入: xiàn rù — To fall into; to sink into a state
冷漠: lěng mò — Indifference; apathy; emotionally cold and detached
状态: zhuàng tài — State; condition; a particular mode of being
危险: wēi xiǎn — Danger; risk; a hazardous situation
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing
比: bǐ — Than; used for comparison between two things
想要: xiǎng yào — To want; to desire or wish for something
保护: bǎo hù — To protect; to keep safe from harm
免受: miǎn shòu — To be spared from; to avoid suffering something
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to plural things previously mentioned
意外: yì wài — Accident; unexpected event causing harm
更: gèng — More; even more; to a greater degree
令人: lìng rén — Making one feel; causing people to feel something
担忧: dān yōu — To worry; to feel anxious about something
二月末: èr yuè mò — End of February; late in February
小不点儿: xiǎo bu diǎn r — Tiny one; affectionate term for very small child
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives an action
放在: fàng zài — Placed on; put onto a surface or location
壁炉架: bì lú jià — Mantelpiece; the shelf above a fireplace
上: shàng — On top of; above a surface
母亲: mǔ qīn — Mother; a female parent
已经: yǐ jīng — Already; something has occurred before now
出门: chū mén — To go out; to leave the house
父亲: fù qīn — Father; a male parent
不想: bù xiǎng — Do not want; unwilling to do something
费心: fèi xīn — To take trouble; to bother with effort
看管: kān guǎn — To watch over; to supervise or take care of
小女儿: xiǎo nǚ ér — Little daughter; youngest or small female child
一举一动: yī jǔ yī dòng — Every move; each and every action taken
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately following something
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at; seated in a specific location
针垫: zhēn diàn — Pincushion; a cushion for holding sewing needles
字典: zì diǎn — Dictionary; a reference book of words
当作: dàng zuò — To use as; to treat something as another
一道: yī dào — A barrier; serving as a kind of fence
护栏: hù lán — Guard rail; a protective barrier or railing
面前: miàn qián — In front of; before someone or something
给了: gěi le — Gave; handed over something to someone
一根: yī gēn — One stick of; a long thin object
自娱自乐: zì yú zì lè — To amuse oneself; entertaining oneself alone
叮嘱: dīng zhǔ — To urge repeatedly; to give careful instructions
几句: jǐ jù — A few words; several sentences or phrases
之后: zhī hòu — After; following a certain event or time
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self
待着: dāi zhe — To stay put; to remain in one place
发呆: fā dāi — To space out; to stare blankly and daydream
去了: qù le — Went away; departed to somewhere else

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