The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 7
任何年龄、任何性别的新来者,在圣彼得堡这个穷困破旧的小村庄里,都是令人印象深刻的稀罕事物。
A new-comer of any age or either sex was an impressive curiosity in the poor little shabby village of St. Petersburg.
这个男孩穿着也很体面——而且是在平日里穿得这么好。
This boy was well dressed, too—well dressed on a week-day.
这简直令人震惊。
This was simply astounding.
他的帽子精致漂亮,他那件扣得严严实实的蓝色短上衣是新的、整洁的,他的裤子也是如此。
His cap was a dainty thing, his close-buttoned blue cloth roundabout was new and natty, and so were his pantaloons.
他穿着鞋子——而那天不过是星期五。
He had shoes on—and it was only Friday.
他甚至还打着领带,一条鲜艳的丝带。
He even wore a necktie, a bright bit of ribbon.
他身上有一种城里人的派头,让汤姆心里很不是滋味。
He had a citified air about him that ate into Tom's vitals.
汤姆越是盯着这个了不起的人物,就越是对他那一身华丽的打扮嗤之以鼻,而自己的那套装束在他眼里也越来越寒碜。
The more Tom stared at the splendid marvel, the higher he turned up his nose at his finery and the shabbier and shabbier his own outfit seemed to him to grow.
两个男孩都没有开口说话。一个人动,另一个也跟着动——但只是横着移动,绕着圈子;他们始终面对面、眼对眼。
Neither boy spoke. If one moved, the other moved—but only sidewise, in a circle; they kept face to face and eye to eye all the time.
最终,汤姆说道:
Finally Tom said:
「我能揍扁你!」
"I can lick you!"
「我倒想看看你怎么试试。」
"I'd like to see you try it."
「嘿,我就是能。」
"Well, I can do it."
「不,你根本不行。」
"No you can't, either."
「我就能。」
"Yes I can."
「你不能。」
"No you can't."
「能!」
"I can."
「不能!」
"You can't."
「能!」
"Can!"
「不能!」
"Can't!"
令人不舒服的沉默。然后汤姆说道:
An uncomfortable pause. Then Tom said:
「你叫什么名字?」
"What's your name?"
「也许这不关你的事。」
"'Tisn't any of your business, maybe."
「哼,我倒要让它变成我的事。」
"Well I 'low I'll make it my business."
「那你干嘛不去做?」
"Well why don't you?"
「你要是再多说一句,我就去做。」
"If you say much, I will."
「多说——多说——多说。就这样。」
"Much—much—much. There now."
「哦,你以为自己很聪明,是不是?」
"Oh, you think you're mighty smart, don't you?"
Vocabulary
- new
- 新的,刚出现的,不熟悉的
- comer
- 来者,newcomer指新来的人
- any
- 任何的,任一的
- age
- 年龄;年纪
- either
- 两者之一;任意一个
- sex
- 性别,男性或女性
- impressive
- 令人印象深刻的,引人注目的
- curiosity
- 令人好奇的人或事物
- poor
- 贫穷的;简陋的
- shabby
- 破旧的,寒酸的,衣物褴褛的
- village
- 村庄,小村落
- dressed
- 穿着打扮的;well-dressed指衣着整洁
- simply
- 简直,实在,用于加强语气
- astounding
- 令人震惊的,极为惊人的
- cap
- 帽子,尤指无沿的便帽
- dainty
- 精致的,小巧可爱的
- close
- 紧密的;close-buttoned指扣紧的
- buttoned
- 扣上纽扣的
- cloth
- 布料,织物
- roundabout
- 一种短款紧身上衣(旧时儿童服装)
- natty
- 整洁漂亮的,时髦的
- pantaloons
- 长裤,旧时男式长裤
- even
- 甚至,连……也
- necktie
- 领带
- bright
- 鲜艳的,明亮的
- bit
- 一小片,一小段
- ribbon
- 丝带,缎带
- citified
- 具有城市风格的,都市气息浓的
- air
- 气质,神态,风度
- ate
- eat的过去式,此处比喻"刺激/折磨"
- vitals
- 要害,内心深处,生命力所在
- stared
- 盯着看,凝视(过去式)
- splendid
- 华丽的,极好的,令人赞叹的
- marvel
- 令人惊叹的事物或人
- turned
- 转动;turn up one's nose指轻蔑地翘鼻子
- finery
- 华丽的服饰,盛装
- shabbier
- 更破旧的,shabby的比较级
- outfit
- 一套服装,装束
- seemed
- 看起来,显得(过去式)
- grow
- 变得,逐渐成为某种状态
- Neither
- 两者都不,表示双重否定
- sidewise
- 侧向地,从旁边地
- circle
- 圆圈,两人绕圈对峙
- Finally
- 终于,最终
- lick
- 打败,揍;口语中指打赢对方
- uncomfortable
- 令人不舒适的,尴尬的
- pause
- 停顿,沉默片刻
- business
- 事情,与你无关(none of your business)
- maybe
- 也许,可能
- low
- 低声地,小声地
- mighty
- 非常,极其(口语用法)
- smart
- 聪明的,自以为聪明的
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