Piccolissima — Page 10

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Piccolissima, from her education, resembled the flies a little too much to boast of her perseverance.

皮科利西玛由于所受的教育，与苍蝇太过相似，无法以坚持不懈自夸。

So she gave up her project.

于是她放弃了她的计划。

While bending her small head over these eyes, she distinguished, at the bottom of these crystals, a moving dark spot, and thousands of little Piccolissimas, one after the other, smiled upon her from these little mirrors.

当她将小脑袋俯向这些眼睛时，她在这些晶体的深处辨认出一个移动的黑点，成千上万个小皮科利西玛一个接一个地从这些小镜子中向她微笑。

O, wonderful! these thousands of crystal groups on each side of the head were not all; a triangle of three diamonds crowned the forehead of the fly.

哦，奇妙啊！头部两侧这成千上万个晶体群还不是全部；一个由三颗钻石组成的三角形装点着苍蝇的额头。

Piccolissima did not know the name they give to these small eyes, nor that a writer on the subject had said, that the diadem of the fly outshines that of queens, but she could not refrain from saying aloud, "O, my little friend, pray tell me what you do with so many eyes?"

皮科利西玛不知道人们给这些小眼睛起的名字，也不知道曾有一位研究此课题的作家说过，苍蝇的头冠比女王的更为耀眼，但她忍不住大声说道："哦，我的小朋友，请告诉我，你要这么多眼睛有何用处？"

"What do I do with them, indeed! why, I look," answered the fly, a little vexed at being disturbed in his repast.

"我用它们做什么，那还用说！我用来看啊，"苍蝇回答道，对被打扰用餐有些恼怒。

"Are there not fingers, nails, pins, pincers, jaws, claws, beaks, which menace me on every side?

"难道没有手指、指甲、别针、钳子、颚、爪子、喙从四面八方威胁着我吗？

Do I not want eyes to see at a distance, and eyes to see near?

我难道不需要能看远处的眼睛，和能看近处的眼睛吗？

And do you not know that my head is better put on than yours, which cannot turn to all points of the compass?"

难道你不知道我的头比你的安得更好，你的头无法转向四面八方吗？"

"What! can you look behind you without turning your head?"

"什么！你能不转头就向后看吗？"

Vocabulary

由于: yóuyú — Due to; because of a certain reason.
所受: suǒ shòu — That which one has received or experienced.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
教育: jiàoyù — Education; the process of teaching and learning.
与: yǔ — And; together with; compared with.
苍蝇: cāngyíng — Housefly; a common flying insect pest.
太过: tàiguò — Excessively; too much; going too far.
相似: xiāngsì — Similar; resembling each other closely.
无法: wúfǎ — Unable to; incapable of doing something.
以: yǐ — With; by means of; using a method.
坚持不懈: jiānchí bù xiè — Persistently; without giving up; unremittingly determined.
自夸: zìkuā — To boast about oneself; self-praise.
于是: yúshì — Therefore; as a result; consequently then.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
放弃: fàngqì — To give up; to abandon a plan or goal.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
计划: jìhuà — Plan; scheme; to make arrangements for something.
当: dāng — When; at the time of a particular moment.
将: jiāng — To take; about to; used before a verb.
小脑袋: xiǎo nǎodai — Little head; small head of a creature.
俯向: fǔ xiàng — To bend or lean downward toward something.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to nearby plural objects.
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
时: shí — When; at the time of; a temporal marker.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or time.
晶体: jīngtǐ — Crystal; crystalline structure with regular form.
深处: shēnchù — Deep within; the innermost or deepest part.
辨认出: biànrèn chū — To identify; to recognize something upon careful inspection.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit of something.
移动: yídòng — To move; shifting position from one place.
黑点: hēi diǎn — Black dot; a small dark spot or mark.
成千上万: chéng qiān shàng wàn — Thousands upon thousands; an enormous number.
个: gè — General measure word for people or objects.
小: xiǎo — Small; little; tiny in size.
接: jiē — To receive; to connect; to follow in sequence.
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb.
从: cóng — From; starting from a place or time.
小镜子: xiǎo jìngzi — Small mirror; a tiny reflective surface.
中: zhōng — Inside; within; in the middle of something.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of something.
微笑: wēixiào — To smile; a gentle, pleasant facial expression.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; an exclamatory particle expressing realization or surprise.
奇妙: qímiào — Wonderful; marvellous; fantastically strange and amazing.
啊: ā — Ah; exclamatory particle expressing emotion or emphasis.
头部: tóubù — The head area; the upper body part.
两侧: liǎng cè — Both sides; the two lateral sides of something.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
晶体群: jīngtǐ qún — Cluster of crystals; a group of crystalline facets.
还: hái — Still; also; in addition; furthermore.
不是: bù shì — Is not; negation of identity or existence.
全部: quánbù — All; the entirety; the whole of something.
由: yóu — Composed of; by; from; made up of.
三颗: sān kē — Three pieces (of small round objects like gems).
钻石: zuànshí — Diamond; a precious gemstone of great hardness.
组成: zǔchéng — To form; to compose; to make up a whole.
三角形: sānjiǎoxíng — Triangle; a three-sided geometric shape or figure.
装点: zhuāngdiǎn — To decorate; to adorn; to embellish with ornaments.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action.
额头: étóu — Forehead; the front part of the head above eyes.
不知道: bù zhīdào — Don't know; to be unaware of something.
人们: rénmen — People; human beings in general; folks.
给: gěi — To give; for; to bestow something upon someone.
小眼睛: xiǎo yǎnjing — Small eyes; tiny eyes of a creature.
起: qǐ — To give (a name); to start; to arise.
名字: míngzi — Name; the word used to identify someone.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.
曾有: céng yǒu — Once had; there once was; formerly existed.
一位: yī wèi — One (person); a polite measure word for people.
研究: yánjiū — To research; to study a subject in depth.
此: cǐ — This; referring to the previously mentioned topic.
课题: kètí — Research topic; a subject of academic study.
作家: zuòjiā — Writer; author; a person who writes professionally.
说过: shuō guò — Has said; previously stated or remarked something.
头冠: tóuguān — Crown; headpiece worn on top of the head.
比: bǐ — Compared to; more than; surpassing in comparison.
女王: nǚwáng — Queen; a female monarch or ruler of a kingdom.
更为: gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree than before.
耀眼: yàoyǎn — Dazzling; brilliantly bright; blinding to the eyes.
但: dàn — But; however; indicating a contrast or exception.
忍不住: rěn bu zhù — Cannot help but; unable to restrain oneself.
大声: dàshēng — Loudly; in a loud voice or tone.
说道: shuō dào — Said; uttered; spoke the following words.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
小朋友: xiǎo péngyou — Little friend; a term addressing a young child.
请: qǐng — Please; to invite or request politely.
告诉: gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
要: yào — To want; to need; to be going to.
这么多: zhème duō — This many; so much; such a large quantity.
有何: yǒu hé — What use; of what purpose or benefit.
用处: yòngchu — Use; usefulness; practical benefit or purpose.
用: yòng — To use; to utilize; to employ for a purpose.
它们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural for objects or animals.
做: zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action.
什么: shénme — What; used in questions asking for identification.
那还: nà hái — Then still; well of course; needless to say.
用说: yòng shuō — Need to say; worth mentioning; needless to say.
用来: yòng lái — Used for; to be used in order to do.
看: kàn — To look; to see; to watch something.
回答道: huídá dào — Replied; answered; responded by saying something.
对: duì — Correct; right; facing; toward; in response to.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject is acted upon.
打扰: dǎrǎo — To disturb; to interrupt; to bother someone.
用餐: yòng cān — To have a meal; to dine; to eat formally.
有些: yǒuxiē — Somewhat; a little; slightly; rather annoyed.
恼怒: nǎonù — Annoyed; irritated; feeling anger and frustration.
难道: nándào — Could it be that; used for rhetorical questions.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; lacking something.
手指: shǒuzhǐ — Finger; one of the digits on a hand.
指甲: zhǐjia — Fingernail; the hard covering at a finger's tip.
别针: biézhēn — Pin; a pointed fastening device or brooch.
钳子: qiánzi — Pliers; a gripping tool with two handles.
颚: è — Jaw; the bony structure forming the mouth framework.
爪子: zhuǎzi — Claw; a sharp curved nail on an animal.
喙: huì — Beak; the bill of a bird or insect.
四面八方: sì miàn bā fāng — From all directions; every side; all around.
威胁: wēixié — To threaten; to pose a danger to someone.
吗: ma — Question particle at sentence end for yes/no questions.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle before verbs or adjectives.
需要: xūyào — To need; to require; necessity of something.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; capable of doing.
远处: yuǎnchù — A distant place; far away; in the distance.
和: hé — And; with; together with two things.
近处: jìnchù — Nearby; a close location; in the vicinity.
头: tóu — Head; the uppermost part of the body.
安得: ān dé — How could one; how is it possible to achieve.
更好: gèng hǎo — Better; superior; even more favorable or suitable.
转向: zhuǎn xiàng — To turn toward; to change direction facing something.
转头: zhuǎn tóu — To turn one's head; to look in another direction.
就: jiù — Then; immediately; right away; as soon as.
向后: xiàng hòu — Backward; toward the rear; in the back direction.

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