The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

The attentive sage, after some deliberation, assured my parents, that their firstborn would be a great traveller; that he would undergo many dangers and difficulties, and at last return to his native land, where he would flourish in happiness and reputation.

这位细心的智者经过一番考量后，向我的父母保证，他们的长子将会成为一位伟大的旅行者；他将经历许多危险与艰难，最终回到故土，在那里幸福美满、声名显赫。

How truly this was foretold will appear in the sequel.

此预言是否应验，后文自会分晓。

It was not long before some officious person informed my grandfather of certain familiarities that passed between his son and housekeeper which alarmed him so much that, a few days after, he told my father it was high time for him to think of settling;

不久之后，有个多管闲事之人将他儿子与管家之间的某些亲密往来告知了我的祖父，这令他大为震惊，几天之后，他便告诉我父亲，是时候考虑成家安定下来了；

and that he had provided a match for him, to which he could in justice have no objections.

并说他已为他物色了一门亲事，此事于情于理他都无可反对。

My father, finding it would be impossible to conceal his situation much longer, frankly owned what he had done;

我父亲意识到再也无法隐瞒自己的处境，便坦然承认了他所做之事；

and excused himself for not having asked the consent of his father, by saying, he knew it would have been to no purpose;

并为自己未曾征得父亲同意而辩解，说他知道那样做也无济于事；

and that, had his inclination been known, my grandfather might have taken such measures as would have effectually put the gratification of it out of his power:

而且，若他的心意被人知晓，我祖父或许会采取种种手段，从而彻底断绝他遂愿的可能：

he added, that no exceptions could be taken to his wife's virtue, birth, beauty, and good sense, and as for fortune, it was beneath his care.

他还补充道，其妻在德行、出身、容貌与才识上皆无可挑剔，至于家财，则不在他考量之列。

The old gentleman, who kept all his passions, except one, in excellent order, heard him to an end with great temper, and then calmly asked, how he proposed to maintain himself and spouse?

这位老先生除了一种情绪之外，其余诸般情感皆克制得极好，他耐心地听完儿子的陈述，而后平静地问道，他打算如何养活自己与妻子？

Vocabulary

这位: zhè wèi — This (person); polite classifier for a person
细心: xì xīn — Careful, attentive, meticulous in attention to detail
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
智者: zhì zhě — A wise person; sage; one possessing great wisdom
经过: jīng guò — After; through; having gone through a process
一番: yī fān — A round of; a bout of; a period of effort
考量: kǎo liáng — To deliberate; careful consideration of a matter
后: hòu — After; afterward; following in time or sequence
向: xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of someone
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
父母: fù mǔ — Parents; father and mother together
保证: bǎo zhèng — To guarantee; to assure; a promise or pledge
他们: tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun
长子: zhǎng zǐ — Eldest son; firstborn male child in family
将会: jiāng huì — Will; shall; indicating a future outcome
成为: chéng wéi — To become; to turn into something
一位: yī wèi — One (person); polite classifier for a person
伟大: wěi dà — Great; magnificent; outstanding in achievement
旅行者: lǚ xíng zhě — Traveler; one who travels or journeys
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun
将: jiāng — Will; shall; a future tense marker
经历: jīng lì — To experience; to go through; personal experience
许多: xǔ duō — Many; numerous; a large quantity of things
危险: wēi xiǎn — Danger; risk; a hazardous or perilous situation
与: yǔ — And; with; together with, linking two elements
艰难: jiān nán — Hardship; difficulty; arduous circumstances or struggles
最终: zuì zhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end
回到: huí dào — To return to; to go back to a place
故土: gù tǔ — Homeland; native land; one's ancestral home
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or time
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; at that location
幸福美满: xìng fú měi mǎn — Happy and fulfilling; a blissful and satisfying life
声名显赫: shēng míng xiǎn hè — Illustrious; of great fame and renowned reputation
此: cǐ — This; referring to something just mentioned
预言: yù yán — Prophecy; prediction; a foretelling of future events
是否: shì fǒu — Whether or not; used to pose a question
应验: yìng yàn — To come true; to be fulfilled, said of prophecy
后文: hòu wén — Later in the text; subsequent passages in writing
自会: zì huì — Will naturally; will of itself become clear
分晓: fēn xiǎo — To become clear; the answer will be revealed
不久: bù jiǔ — Soon; before long; shortly afterward in time
之后: zhī hòu — After; afterward; following a certain time or event
有个: yǒu gè — There is a; there was a (person or thing)
多管闲事: duō guǎn xián shì — To be a busybody; to meddle in others' affairs
之人: zhī rén — A person who; one who does a certain thing
儿子: ér zi — Son; one's male child
管家: guǎn jiā — Housekeeper; butler; one who manages a household
之间: zhī jiān — Between; among; in the space between two things
某些: mǒu xiē — Certain; some; referring to unspecified particular things
亲密: qīn mì — Intimate; close; having a very close relationship
往来: wǎng lái — Dealings; interactions; coming and going between people
告知: gào zhī — To inform; to notify; to let someone know
了: le — Particle indicating completion of action or new situation
祖父: zǔ fù — Paternal grandfather; father's father
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
令: lìng — To cause; to make someone feel a certain way
大为: dà wéi — Greatly; tremendously; to a very large degree
震惊: zhèn jīng — Shocked; astonished; greatly surprised or startled
几天: jǐ tiān — A few days; several days
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; indicating a quick subsequent action
告诉: gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something
父亲: fù qīn — Father; one's male parent
是时候: shì shí hòu — It is time to; the right moment has come
考虑: kǎo lǜ — To consider; to think over; to deliberate carefully
成家: chéng jiā — To start a family; to get married and settle down
安定: ān dìng — To settle down; stable; calm and secure way of life
下来: xià lái — To come down; directional complement indicating settling
并: bìng — And; furthermore; also, connecting two clauses
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell something to someone
已: yǐ — Already; having already done something
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; for the sake of
物色: wù sè — To look for; to seek out a suitable candidate
一门: yī mén — A (marriage match); classifier for marriage arrangements
亲事: qīn shì — Marriage matter; betrothal; arrangement for marriage
此事: cǐ shì — This matter; this particular affair or situation
于情于理: yú qíng yú lǐ — Reasonable in both emotion and logic; entirely justifiable
都: dōu — All; both; every; indicating total inclusion
无可: wú kě — Cannot; there is nothing one can do
反对: fǎn duì — To oppose; to object to; against something
意识到: yì shí dào — To realize; to become aware of a situation
再也: zài yě — No longer; never again; not anymore
无法: wú fǎ — Unable to; impossible to; no way to do
隐瞒: yǐn mán — To conceal; to hide the truth from someone
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun
处境: chǔ jìng — Situation; circumstances one finds oneself in
坦然: tǎn rán — Calmly; openly; with composure and no guilt
承认: chéng rèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to confess to something
所做: suǒ zuò — What one has done; one's actions or deeds
之事: zhī shì — The matter of; the affair concerning something done
未曾: wèi céng — Never; had not; without ever having done something
征得: zhēng dé — To obtain (consent); to seek and receive permission
同意: tóng yì — Consent; agreement; to agree to something
而: ér — And yet; but; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses
辩解: biàn jiě — To make excuses; to defend or justify one's actions
知道: zhī dào — To know; to be aware of a fact
那样: nà yàng — That way; like that; in such a manner
做: zuò — To do; to make; to carry out an action
也: yě — Also; too; even; likewise
无济于事: wú jì yú shì — Of no avail; useless; does nothing to help situation
而且: ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that
若: ruò — If; supposing that; a conditional conjunction
心意: xīn yì — Intention; wish; one's true feelings or desires
被人: bèi rén — By someone; by others; passive marker with person
知晓: zhī xiǎo — To know; to be informed of; to become aware
或许: huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty
会: huì — Will; to be likely to; can; expressing possibility
采取: cǎi qǔ — To adopt; to take (measures or actions)
种种: zhǒng zhǒng — All kinds of; various; many sorts of things
手段: shǒu duàn — Means; methods; measures taken to achieve something
从而: cóng ér — Thus; thereby; as a result; consequently
彻底: chè dǐ — Thoroughly; completely; in an absolute manner
断绝: duàn jué — To sever; to cut off; to completely end something
遂愿: suì yuàn — To fulfill one's wish; to have desires satisfied
可能: kě néng — Possibly; maybe; there is a chance that
还: hái — Also; still; in addition; furthermore
补充道: bǔ chōng dào — To add; to supplement by saying something additional
其妻: qí qī — His wife; one's wife (literary reference)
德行: dé xíng — Moral conduct; virtue; ethical behavior and character
出身: chū shēn — Background; social origin; family background
容貌: róng mào — Appearance; looks; physical features of a person
才识: cái shí — Talent and knowledge; ability and wisdom combined
上: shàng — In terms of; regarding; on the aspect of
皆: jiē — All; each and every; without exception (literary)
无可挑剔: wú kě tiāo tī — Impeccable; flawless; nothing to find fault with
至于: zhì yú — As for; regarding; when it comes to something
家财: jiā cái — Family wealth; household assets; one's family fortune
则: zé — Then; but; as for; a contrastive conjunction
不在: bù zài — Not included; not among; absent from consideration
之列: zhī liè — Among the ranks of; included in the category
老先生: lǎo xiān sheng — Old gentleman; respectful address for an elderly man
除了: chú le — Except for; apart from; other than something
一种: yī zhǒng — One kind of; a type of; a sort of
情绪: qíng xù — Emotion; mood; feeling; emotional state
之外: zhī wài — Outside of; beyond; other than; except for
其余: qí yú — The rest; the remainder; the other ones
诸般: zhū bān — All kinds of; various sorts of (literary)
情感: qíng gǎn — Emotion; feeling; sentiment; emotional response
克制: kè zhì — To restrain; to control; to suppress one's emotions
得: de — Complement marker indicating degree or result
极好: jí hǎo — Extremely well; very good; excellently done
耐心: nài xīn — Patient; patiently; having patience in a situation
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb
听完: tīng wán — To finish listening; to hear out completely
陈述: chén shù — Statement; account; to state or describe something formally
而后: ér hòu — And then; afterward; subsequently (literary)
平静: píng jìng — Calm; tranquil; composed; peacefully without agitation
问道: wèn dào — To ask; to inquire (literary: said/asked)
打算: dǎ suàn — To plan; to intend; one's plan or intention
如何: rú hé — How; in what way; by what means
养活: yǎng huó — To support financially; to feed and provide for someone
妻子: qī zi — Wife; one's female spouse

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