Piccolissima — Page 4
他们自己生活简朴,在他们眼中,一切事物都显得简单自然。
Simple themselves, every thing appeared simple to them.
米尼奥内特太太起初有些不安,因为她发现自己费尽心思缝制的那抽屉婴儿衣物毫无用处,
Mrs. Mignonette was at first a little disconcerted at finding that a drawer of baby linen which she had taken so much pains to make was of no use,
而且她织的一只袜子大得足以让孩子整个人钻进去。
and that one of the stockings which she had knit was big enough for her child to get into.
但是,当她确信宝宝不穿袜子也一样好,而且蓟绒坐垫足以保暖,她便不再烦恼了,
But, when she was convinced that the baby could do just as well without stockings, and that the cushions of thistle down were sufficient to keep it warm, she was no longer troubled,
她对那些急切想见她这个小奇迹的邻居们说:
and she said to her neighbors, who were eager to see her little wonder,
「这个小家伙生得如此娇小玲珑,实在是再自然不过了;
"It is very natural that the little one should be so very delicate;
从一开始我们就叫她'极小小姐';
from the first we called it Piccolissima;
再说,拇指汤姆先生和我都不是很高大;
then, neither Mr. Tom Thumb nor I are very large;
而且听说我们的祖先身形更为纤细;
and I am told that our ancestors were still more delicately formed;
那么,这个小家伙生得如此娇小,又有什么比这更自然的呢?」
what then is more natural than that this little one should be such a wee wee thing?"
拇指汤姆太太的这份平静心态产生了很好的效果,平息了邻居们的好奇心。
The tranquillity of Mrs. Tom Thumb had this good effect; it appeased the curiosity of the neighbors.
最终,邻居们像她一样,也得出了结论:「孩子比母亲小,这是再自然不过的事。」
At last, like her, they came to the conclusion "that it was very natural that the child was smaller than the mother."
我们的女主人公周围一切照常,而她则静静地被流逝的时光所摇曳,沉醉于银钟铃声的悦耳声响之中。
and all went on as usual around our heroine, while she was quietly rocked by the passing hours, and was amused with the sound of the silver clock bell.
Vocabulary
- Simple
- 不复杂的,容易理解的或做的东西
- themselves
- 他们自己,用于强调或反身代词
- every
- 每一个,所有的东西中的每一个
- thing
- 东西,事物,任何物体或事情
- appeared
- 出现,显得或看起来像
- to
- 向,朝,表示方向或目标
- them
- 他们,她们,它们的宾格形式
- Mrs
- 夫人,已婚女性的敬称前缀
- was
- 是,第一和第三人称单数过去式
- at
- 在,表示位置、时间或状态
- first
- 首先,最初的或开始的
- little
- 小的,少量的或年幼的
- disconcerted
- 感到困惑的,被打乱计划的状态
- finding
- 发现,找到或意识到某事
- that
- 那个,用于指代前面提到的事物
- drawer
- 抽屉,家具中可拉出的储存空间
- of
- 的,表示所有格或从属关系
- baby
- 婴儿,很小的孩子或幼儿
- linen
- 亚麻布,用亚麻制成的织物
- which
- 哪个,用于引导定语从句的关系词
- she
- 她,第三人称女性单数代词
- had
- 有,过去完成时的助动词
- taken
- 拿取,采取或带走某物
- so
- 所以,这样或非常的程度
- much
- 很多,大量的或许多的
- pains
- 努力,费力或疼痛和困难
- make
- 制作,创建或生产某物
- no
- 没有,否定或拒绝的意思
- use
- 使用,利用或对某物的作用
- and
- 和,用于连接两个词或句子
- one
- 一个,数字一或泛指某人
- stockings
- 长袜,覆盖脚和小腿的衣物
- knit
- 编织,用针线制作织物
- big
- 大的,体积或尺寸较大的
- enough
- 足够的,满足需求的数量或程度
- for
- 为了,表示目的或原因
- her
- 她的,第三人称女性所有格
- child
- 孩子,年幼的人或幼儿
- get
- 得到,获得或变成某种状态
- into
- 进入,进到内部或某个地方
- But
- 但是,用于表示对比或转折
- when
- 当时,表示时间或条件
- convinced
- 确信,相信或说服某人
- could
- 能够,可能或表示能力
- do
- 做,执行或进行某种行为
- just
- 刚好,仅仅或恰好的意思
- as
- 如同,像或在进行中
- well
- 很好地,适当地或也的意思
- without
- 没有,不带或缺少某物
- cushions
- 垫子,柔软的支撑物或靠垫
- thistle
- 蓟,有刺的植物或杂草
- down
- 向下,羽毛或下降的方向
- were
- 是,第二人称和复数过去式
- sufficient
- 足够的,充分的或适当的
- keep
- 保持,保留或维持某个状态
- it
- 它,第三人称单数中性代词
- warm
- 温暖的,温度高或热的
- longer
- 更久,更长时间或较长的
- troubled
- 困扰的,感到忧虑或烦恼
- said
- 说,用言语表达或陈述
- neighbors
- 邻居,住在附近的人
- who
- 谁,用于引导定语从句
- eager
- 渴望的,急切想要或热情的
- see
- 看,用眼睛观看或理解
- wonder
- 奇迹,令人惊异的事物
- It
- 它,第三人称单数中性代词
- is
- 是,第三人称单数现在式
- very
- 很,非常或相当程度
- natural
- 自然的,符合自然规律的
- should
- 应该,表示义务或可能性
- be
- 是,存在或处于某种状态
- delicate
- 精致的,易损坏或纤细的
- from
- 从,表示起点或来源
- we
- 我们,第一人称复数代词
- called
- 称为,给某物命名或称呼
- then
- 那时,当时或后来的时间
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