Piccolissima — Page 12
The wings of the insect fluttered, and made a little sharp noise, which, however, had nothing terrible in it, and Piccolissima perceived that her companion was laughing.
昆虫的翅膀扑扇着，发出一阵细微而尖锐的声响，然而其中并无任何可怖之处，Piccolissima意识到她的同伴正在笑。
It was evident that the fly must laugh with his wings, because he could not laugh in any other way.
显然，这只苍蝇只能用翅膀来笑，因为它没有其他任何方式可以笑。
It was with his antennae that he had listened; they evidently served him as ears; and, when he recovered his gravity, he flew on the little girl's hand, and began to talk with her; then Piccolissima observed him more intelligently.
它是用触角来倾听的；这对触角显然充当着它的耳朵；当它恢复了严肃的神态后，便飞落在小女孩的手上，开始与她交谈；于是Piccolissima更加用心地观察起它来。
"It appears to me, little pet," said the fly, "thou must be very green to compare my delicate trunk, this instrument so nicely made, with the enormous and coarse cylinder upon which, in hot weather, I have often travelled.
苍蝇说道："在我看来，小宝贝，你真是太幼稚了，竟然将我这精巧细腻的喙——这般精致的器官——与那巨大粗陋的圆管相提并论，在炎热的天气里，我曾多次在那东西上爬行。
How can any one suppose that I have any relationship to the deformed and gigantic monster of which you have just now spoken?"
怎么可能有人认为我与你刚才所说的那个畸形而庞大的怪物有任何关系呢？"
Piccolissima thought that the little person was not wanting in vanity, and, while the fly was taking breath, observed that the trunk had disappeared, and that there was no possibility of discovering what the insect had done with it.
Piccolissima心想这个小家伙可不缺虚荣心，而就在苍蝇喘息之际，她注意到那根喙已经消失不见了，根本无从发现这只昆虫把它收到哪里去了。
Vocabulary
- 昆虫
- kūnchóng — insect; small invertebrate animal with six legs
- 的
- de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 翅膀
- chìbǎng — wing; limb used by birds or insects for flying
- 扑扇
- pūshàn — to flap wings rapidly back and forth
- 着
- zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 发出
- fāchū — to emit or produce a sound or signal
- 一阵
- yīzhèn — a burst or spell of something brief
- 细微
- xìwēi — subtle and extremely small; barely perceptible
- 而
- ér — conjunction linking contrasting or related clauses
- 尖锐
- jiānruì — sharp and piercing in sound or quality
- 声响
- shēngxiǎng — sound; an audible noise or resonance
- 然而
- rán'ér — however; yet; used to introduce a contrast
- 其中
- qízhōng — among them; within that group or thing
- 并无
- bìng wú — there is absolutely nothing; not at all
- 任何
- rènhé — any; whichever; used in negative or question contexts
- 可怖
- kěbù — frightening; terrifying; inspiring fear or dread
- 之处
- zhīchù — aspect or place of something; used formally
- 意识到
- yìshídào — to realize or become aware of something
- 她
- tā — she; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- 同伴
- tóngbàn — companion; someone who accompanies another person
- 正在
- zhèngzài — currently in the process of doing something
- 笑
- xiào — to laugh or smile; express amusement
- 显然
- xiǎnrán — obviously; clearly evident without doubt
- 这只
- zhè zhī — this one; classifier phrase for animals or objects
- 苍蝇
- cāngyíng — housefly; common flying insect pest
- 只能
- zhǐnéng — can only; have no other option but
- 用
- yòng — to use; to employ something for a purpose
- 来
- lái — to come; directional complement particle
- 因为
- yīnwèi — because; for the reason that
- 它
- tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for objects or animals
- 没有
- méiyǒu — do not have; there is no; lacking
- 其他
- qítā — other; the rest; different from this one
- 方式
- fāngshì — method; way; manner of doing something
- 可以
- kěyǐ — can; may; be allowed or able to
- 是
- shì — to be; linking verb indicating identity or state
- 触角
- chùjiǎo — antenna; sensory appendage on an insect's head
- 倾听
- qīngtīng — to listen attentively and carefully to someone
- 这对
- zhè duì — this pair; these two matched things
- 充当
- chōngdāng — to serve as; to act in the role of
- 耳朵
- ěrduǒ — ear; organ used for hearing sounds
- 当
- dāng — when; at the time that something occurs
- 恢复
- huīfù — to recover; to return to a previous state
- 了
- le — particle indicating completed action or changed state
- 严肃
- yánsù — serious; solemn; grave in manner or attitude
- 神态
- shéntài — expression; manner; demeanor shown on one's face
- 后
- hòu — after; following in time or sequence
- 便
- biàn — then; thereupon; immediately following an event
- 飞落
- fēiluò — to fly down and land on a surface
- 在
- zài — at; on; in; indicating location or ongoing action
- 小女孩
- xiǎo nǚhái — little girl; a young female child
- 手上
- shǒu shàng — on the hand; on one's hand surface
- 开始
- kāishǐ — to begin; to start doing something
- 与
- yǔ — with; and; together with someone or something
- 交谈
- jiāotán — to converse; to have a talk with someone
- 于是
- yúshì — therefore; as a result; consequently
- 更加
- gèngjiā — even more; to a greater degree than before
- 用心
- yòngxīn — attentively; with care and focused effort
- 地
- de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 观察
- guānchá — to observe carefully; to examine attentively
- 起
- qǐ — complement indicating initiation of an action
- 说道
- shuōdào — said; uttered; used to introduce quoted speech
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 看来
- kànlái — it seems; it appears; in my view
- 小
- xiǎo — small; little; young in size or age
- 宝贝
- bǎobèi — darling; treasure; term of endearment for a child
- 你
- nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun
- 真是
- zhēnshì — really; truly; used to emphasize a statement
- 太
- tài — too; excessively; overly so
- 幼稚
- yòuzhì — naive; childish; immature in thinking or behavior
- 竟然
- jìngrán — surprisingly; unexpectedly; to one's astonishment
- 将
- jiāng — to take; formal marker of object before verb
- 这
- zhè — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
- 精巧
- jīngqiǎo — delicate and skillfully made; exquisitely crafted
- 细腻
- xìnì — fine and smooth; delicate in texture or detail
- 喙
- huì — beak; bill; pointed mouth part of a bird or insect
- 这般
- zhèbān — such; like this; of this kind or degree
- 精致
- jīngzhì — exquisite; refined; elegantly and finely made
- 器官
- qìguān — organ; body part with a specific biological function
- 那
- nà — that; referring to something distant or previously mentioned
- 巨大
- jùdà — huge; enormous; of very great size
- 粗陋
- cūlòu — crude and rough; lacking refinement or elegance
- 圆管
- yuánguǎn — round tube; cylindrical hollow pipe or passage
- 相提并论
- xiāng tí bìng lùn — to mention two things in the same breath
- 炎热
- yánrè — scorching hot; extremely high temperature weather
- 天气
- tiānqì — weather; atmospheric conditions of a place
- 里
- lǐ — inside; within; in the interior of something
- 曾
- céng — once; previously; at some past time
- 多次
- duō cì — many times; on numerous occasions
- 东西
- dōngxi — thing; object; stuff; a general noun
- 上
- shàng — on top of; upper surface; onto something
- 爬行
- páxíng — to crawl; to move slowly on a surface
- 怎么
- zěnme — how; in what way; used in questions
- 可能
- kěnéng — possible; perhaps; might be the case
- 有人
- yǒurén — someone; there is a person; anybody
- 认为
- rènwéi — to think; to consider; to hold an opinion
- 刚才
- gāngcái — just now; a moment ago; very recently
- 所说
- suǒ shuō — what was said; that which was mentioned
- 那个
- nàge — that one; referring to a specific distant thing
- 畸形
- jīxíng — deformed; abnormally shaped; having a malformation
- 庞大
- pángdà — enormous; huge in size or scale
- 怪物
- guàiwù — monster; strange creature; frightening or odd being
- 有
- yǒu — to have; there is; to exist
- 关系
- guānxi — relationship; connection; relevance between things
- 呢
- ne — particle seeking confirmation or softening a question
- 心想
- xīn xiǎng — to think to oneself; to say inwardly
- 这个
- zhège — this one; referring to a nearby specific thing
- 家伙
- jiāhuo — fellow; guy; informal word for a person
- 可不
- kě bù — indeed; certainly not lacking; emphatic affirmation
- 缺
- quē — to lack; to be short of something needed
- 虚荣心
- xūróngxīn — vanity; excessive pride in one's own appearance
- 就在
- jiù zài — just at; right at a particular moment or place
- 喘息
- chuǎnxī — to gasp; to catch one's breath; to pant
- 之际
- zhījì — at the moment of; just when something happens
- 注意到
- zhùyìdào — to notice; to become aware of something observed
- 那根
- nà gēn — that one; classifier for long thin objects
- 已经
- yǐjīng — already; by now; prior to the present moment
- 消失
- xiāoshī — to disappear; to vanish; to no longer be visible
- 不见
- bùjiàn — cannot be seen; gone from sight; missing
- 根本
- gēnběn — fundamentally; at all; used to stress negation
- 无从
- wúcóng — have no way to; impossible to begin doing
- 发现
- fāxiàn — to discover; to find out; to notice something
- 把
- bǎ — disposal particle marking object before action verb
- 收到
- shōudào — to receive; to put away; to store somewhere
- 哪里
- nǎlǐ — where; which place; used in questions
- 去
- qù — to go; directional complement indicating away movement
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