Piccolissima — Page 11

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replied Piccolissima, with an air which probably appeared to the fly not very sensible; for, shrugging up his right wing disdainfully, he returned to his sugar candy.

皮科利西玛回答道，她的神情在那只苍蝇看来大概显得颇为愚钝；因为那苍蝇轻蔑地耸了耸右翼，便回到它的糖棒上去了。

After a little reflection, she looked down again, and perceived, to her great astonishment, upon the stick of candy, which was of an amber color, a drop of water.

沉思片刻之后，她再次低头望去，惊讶地发现在那根琥珀色的糖棒上，竟有一滴水珠。

She was sure, however, that she had done the civil thing to the flies, and given it to them first.

然而她确信自己已经对苍蝇们彬彬有礼，并且是先把糖让给它们的。

How, then, was the candy moist? thought she; but she did not dare again to ask questions which excited such a rude buzzing in reply.

那么，糖棒为何会变湿呢？她心中暗想；但她不敢再次发问，因为每次发问都只会引来粗鲁的嗡嗡声作为回应。

So she rested her two little elbows on her knees, and her small head upon one of her hands, and continued to examine the fly.

于是她将两只小肘支在膝盖上，把小小的头搁在一只手上，继续观察那只苍蝇。

"Is it his nose?" said she, in a low voice, (for, having very rarely any one to talk with, she had a habit of talking to herself,) "is it his nose that he stretches out thus upon my sugar?

"那是它的鼻子吗？"她低声自语道（因为她极少有人说话，便养成了自言自语的习惯），"它伸在我的糖上的那个东西，是它的鼻子吗？

I have heard papa say that there are animals, much larger than he, and which they call elephants, I think, who take up with their noses all the food they put in their mouths, and that they call this nose a trunk.

我听爸爸说过，有一种比它大得多的动物，我想叫做大象，它们用鼻子把所有食物送入口中，而那个鼻子被称为象鼻。

Perhaps this is a little person of the family of elephants."

也许这只苍蝇是大象家族里的一个小成员呢。"

Piccolissima had hardly uttered these words, when the fly, whose antennae were longer than usual, and were turned towards the little prattler, gave such a leap that Mademoiselle Tom Thumb trembled.

皮科利西玛话音未落，那只苍蝇——它的触须比寻常更长，正朝向这个小话匣子——猛地跳了一下，吓得拇指姑娘小姐浑身一颤。

Vocabulary

回答: huídá — To answer or respond to a question.
道: dào — Said; used after speech in narrative context.
她: tā — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
神情: shénqíng — Facial expression or look on one's face.
在: zài — At; in; indicates location or ongoing action.
那只: nà zhī — That one; classifier phrase for animals or objects.
苍蝇: cāngyíng — Housefly; a common flying insect pest.
看来: kànlái — It seems; it appears; from the looks of it.
大概: dàgài — Probably; approximately; general estimate.
显得: xiǎnde — To appear; to seem; to look a certain way.
颇为: pōwéi — Rather; quite; considerably; to a notable degree.
愚钝: yúdùn — Slow-witted; dull; lacking intelligence or sharpness.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; for the reason that.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
轻蔑: qīngmiè — Contemptuous; scornful; showing disdain for someone.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
耸: sǒng — To shrug; to raise up suddenly; to hunch.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
右翼: yòuyì — Right wing; the right side of a body or formation.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately after that.
回到: huídào — To return to; to go back to a place.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.
糖棒: táng bàng — Candy stick; a stick-shaped piece of candy.
上去: shàngqu — To go up; to move upward onto something.
沉思: chénsī — To ponder deeply; to be lost in thought.
片刻: piànkè — A brief moment; a short while; an instant.
之后: zhīhòu — After; afterwards; following a certain point in time.
再次: zàicì — Once again; a second time; once more.
低头: dītóu — To lower one's head; to bow down.
望去: wàngqù — To look over; to gaze in a direction.
惊讶: jīngyà — Surprised; astonished; filled with amazement.
发现: fāxiàn — To discover; to find; to realize something new.
那根: nà gēn — That one; classifier phrase for long thin objects.
琥珀色: hǔpò sè — Amber-colored; warm golden-brown in appearance.
上: shàng — On; on top of; upper surface.
竟有: jìng yǒu — Surprisingly there is; unexpectedly possesses or contains.
一滴: yī dī — One drop; a single droplet of liquid.
水珠: shuǐzhū — Water droplet; a small bead of water.
然而: rán'ér — However; yet; but; nevertheless; on the other hand.
确信: quèxìn — To be certain; to be firmly convinced of something.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; by now; prior to the present moment.
对: duì — Toward; with regard to; directed at someone.
苍蝇们: cāngyíng men — Flies; plural form referring to multiple houseflies.
彬彬有礼: bīnbīn yǒulǐ — Courteous and refined; very polite in manner.
并且: bìngqiě — And; moreover; furthermore; in addition to.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; affirmative verb.
先: xiān — First; beforehand; prior to doing something else.
把: bǎ — Particle marking the object of a disposal action.
糖: táng — Sugar; candy; sweet food or substance.
让给: ràng gěi — To give way to; to yield something to someone.
它们: tāmen — They; them; referring to non-human entities.
那么: nàme — Then; in that case; so; therefore.
为何: wèihé — Why; for what reason; how come.
会: huì — Will; can; likely to; expressing possibility.
变湿: biàn shī — To become wet; to get damp or moist.
呢: ne — Particle expressing a rhetorical or continuing question.
心中: xīnzhōng — In one's heart; within one's mind or thoughts.
暗想: àn xiǎng — To think secretly to oneself; to ponder inwardly.
但: dàn — But; however; yet; expressing contrast.
不敢: bùgǎn — Dare not; not bold enough to do something.
发问: fāwèn — To ask a question; to pose an inquiry.
每次: měicì — Every time; each occasion something happens.
都: dōu — All; always; every time; without exception.
只会: zhǐ huì — Only able to; can only do one thing.
引来: yǐn lái — To attract; to bring about; to draw something over.
粗鲁: cūlǔ — Rude; crude; impolite in speech or behavior.
嗡嗡声: wēngwēng shēng — Buzzing sound; droning noise made by insects.
作为: zuòwéi — As; serving as; in the capacity of something.
回应: huíyìng — Response; to respond; to reply to something.
于是: yúshì — So; therefore; as a result; thereupon.
将: jiāng — To take; particle placing object before verb.
两只: liǎng zhī — Two of; classifier phrase for paired small things.
支在: zhī zài — To prop on; to rest upon; to support against.
膝盖: xīgài — Knee; the joint in the middle of the leg.
小小: xiǎoxiǎo — Tiny; very small; diminutive in size.
头: tóu — Head; the top part of the body.
搁在: gē zài — To rest on; to place upon something.
一只: yī zhī — One; classifier phrase for animals or hand-shaped things.
手上: shǒu shàng — On the hand; upon one's hand.
继续: jìxù — To continue; to carry on; to keep doing something.
观察: guānchá — To observe; to watch carefully; to examine closely.
那是: nà shì — That is; referring to something with identification.
鼻子: bízi — Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.
吗: ma — Question particle used at end of yes-no questions.
低声: dīshēng — In a low voice; softly; quietly spoken.
自语: zìyǔ — To talk to oneself; to mutter to oneself.
极少: jí shǎo — Very rarely; extremely seldom; almost never.
有人: yǒu rén — Someone; there are people; somebody exists.
说话: shuōhuà — To speak; to talk; to say words.
养成: yǎngchéng — To develop a habit; to cultivate over time.
自言自语: zìyán zìyǔ — To talk to oneself; to mutter to nobody.
习惯: xíguàn — Habit; custom; something done regularly.
伸在: shēn zài — Extending into or toward; stretching out at.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
那个: nàge — That; that one; referring to a specific thing.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff; a general term for items.
听: tīng — To hear; to listen; to pay attention to sound.
爸爸: bàba — Dad; father; informal term for one's father.
说过: shuō guò — Has said; mentioned before; spoke of previously.
有: yǒu — There is; to have; to exist.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of.
比: bǐ — Than; compared to; used in comparisons.
大得多: dà de duō — Much larger; considerably bigger; far greater in size.
动物: dòngwù — Animal; a living creature; fauna.
想: xiǎng — To think; to want; to believe or suppose.
叫做: jiàozuò — Called; named; known as; referred to as.
大象: dàxiàng — Elephant; large land mammal with a trunk.
用: yòng — To use; by means of; with an instrument.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; all of; the entirety of something.
食物: shíwù — Food; edible substances; nourishment for eating.
送入: sòng rù — To send into; to deliver inside; to put into.
口中: kǒu zhōng — Inside the mouth; within one's oral cavity.
而: ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses together.
被: bèi — Passive marker; used to indicate passive voice.
称为: chēng wéi — Called; referred to as; known by the name of.
象鼻: xiàng bí — Elephant's trunk; the long nose of an elephant.
也许: yěxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty.
这只: zhè zhī — This one; classifier phrase referring to this creature.
家族: jiāzú — Family clan; family group; extended family lineage.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in; indicating interior location.
一个: yī gè — One; a single; one item or person.
小: xiǎo — Small; little; young; minor in size.
成员: chéngyuán — Member; a person belonging to a group or family.
话音: huàyīn — The sound of speech; one's voice while speaking.
未落: wèi luò — Not yet finished; words not yet fully spoken.
触须: chùxū — Antennae; feelers; sensory appendages of an insect.
寻常: xúncháng — Ordinary; usual; normal; common or typical.
更长: gèng cháng — Even longer; comparatively greater in length.
正: zhèng — Just; right at; in the process of doing.
朝向: cháo xiàng — Facing toward; directed at; pointing in direction of.
这个: zhège — This; this one; referring to something nearby.
话匣子: huàxiázi — Chatterbox; someone who talks a great deal constantly.
猛地: měng de — Suddenly; abruptly; with a swift fierce motion.
跳: tiào — To jump; to leap; to spring upward suddenly.
一下: yīxià — Once; a little; briefly; one sudden action.
吓得: xià de — Frightened to the point of; scared so much that.
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young lady; polite address for a woman.
浑身: húnshēn — Whole body; all over; from head to toe.
一颤: yī chàn — A shudder; a single trembling or shivering motion.

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