The Angel in the House — Page 3
The Churl 101
粗人 101
The Abdication 102
退位 102
BOOK II.
第二卷。
THE PROLOGUE 105
序言 105
I. ACCEPTED 109
一、接受 109
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. The Song of Songs 109
1. 雅歌 109
2. The Kites 110
2. 风筝 110
3. Orpheus 111
3. 奥尔甫斯 111
4. Nearest the Dearest 111
4. 最亲近的挚爱 111
5. Perspective 112
5. 透视 112
Accepted 112
接受 112
II. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE 116
二、真爱的历程 116
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. The Changed Allegiance 116
1. 改变的忠诚 116
2. Beauty 120
2. 美 120
3. Lais and Lucretia 120
3. 莱斯与卢克雷蒂亚 120
The Course of True Love 121
真爱的历程 121
III. THE COUNTRY BALL 126
三、乡村舞会 126
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. Love Ceremonious 126
1. 庄重的爱 126
2. The Rainbow 127
2. 彩虹 127
3. A Paradox 127
3. 悖论 127
The County Ball 128
乡村舞会 128
IV. LOVE IN IDLENESS 132
四、闲散中的爱 132
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. Honour and Desert 132
1. 荣誉与功绩 132
2. Love and Honour 133
2. 爱与荣誉 133
3. Valour Misdirected 134
3. 误导的勇气 134
Love in Idleness 134
闲散中的爱 134
V. THE QUEEN'S ROOM 139
五、王后的房间 139
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. Rejected 139
1. 被拒绝 139
2. Rachel 140
2. 拉结 140
3. The Heart's Prophecies 141
3. 心灵的预言 141
The Queen's Room 141
王后的房间 141
VI. THE LOVE-LETTERS 145
六、情书 145
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. Love's Perversity 145
1. 爱的乖戾 145
2. The Power of Love 147
2. 爱的力量 147
The Love-Letters 148
情书 148
VII. THE REVULSION 152
七、厌恶 152
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. Joy and Use 152
1. 欢乐与效用 152
2. 'She was Mine' 153
2. "她曾是我的" 153
The Revulsion 153
厌恶 153
VIII. THE KOH-I-NOOR 158
八、光明之山钻石 158
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. In Love 158
1. 恋爱中 158
2. Love Thinking 160
2. 爱的沉思 160
3. The Kiss 161
3. 亲吻 161
The Koh-i-noor 161
光明之山钻石 161
IX. THE FRIENDS 165
九、朋友们 165
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. The Nursling of Civility 165
1. 文明的养子 165
2. The Foreign Land 166
2. 异乡 166
3. Disappointment 166
3. 失望 166
The Friends 167
朋友们 167
X. THE EPITAPH 170
十、墓志铭 170
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. Frost in Harvest 170
1. 丰收时节的寒霜 170
2. Felicity 171
2. 幸福 171
3. Marriage Indissoluble 172
3. 不可解除的婚姻 172
The Epitaph 172
墓志铭 172
XI. THE WEDDING 176
十一、婚礼 176
Preludes:
前奏曲：
1. Platonic Love 176
1. 柏拉图式的爱 176
2. A Demonstration 177
2. 论证 177
3. The Symbol 178
3. 象征 178
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Vocabulary
- 粗人
- cū rén — Rude or uncouth person; boorish individual
- 退位
- tuì wèi — To abdicate; give up a throne or position
- 第二
- dì èr — Second; number two in order
- 卷
- juàn — Volume or chapter of a book
- 序言
- xù yán — Preface or foreword of a book
- 一
- yī — One; the number one
- 接受
- jiē shòu — To accept or receive something willingly
- 前奏曲
- qián zòu qǔ — Prelude; introductory musical composition
- 雅歌
- yǎ gē — Song of Songs; elegant or refined song
- 风筝
- fēng zheng — Kite; toy flown in the wind
- 最
- zuì — Most; superlative degree marker
- 亲近
- qīn jìn — Close and intimate; to feel close to
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 挚爱
- zhì ài — Dearest love; most cherished affection
- 透视
- tòu shì — Perspective; to see through or analyze deeply
- 二
- èr — Two; the number two
- 真爱
- zhēn ài — True love; genuine deep affection
- 历程
- lì chéng — Journey or course of development over time
- 改变
- gǎi biàn — To change or alter something
- 忠诚
- zhōng chéng — Loyalty; faithful and devoted commitment
- 美
- měi — Beauty; beautiful or aesthetically pleasing
- 与
- yǔ — And; with; together with
- 三
- sān — Three; the number three
- 乡村
- xiāng cūn — Countryside; rural village area
- 舞会
- wǔ huì — Dance party; formal or informal ball
- 庄重
- zhuāng zhòng — Dignified; serious and solemn in manner
- 爱
- ài — Love; affection; to love someone
- 彩虹
- cǎi hóng — Rainbow; colorful arc in the sky
- 悖论
- bèi lùn — Paradox; seemingly contradictory but possibly true statement
- 四
- sì — Four; the number four
- 闲散
- xián sǎn — Idle; leisurely and without purpose or work
- 中
- zhōng — Middle; within; among
- 荣誉
- róng yù — Honor; glory; prestigious recognition
- 功绩
- gōng jì — Merits; achievements or meritorious contributions
- 误导
- wù dǎo — To mislead; to guide someone in wrong direction
- 勇气
- yǒng qì — Courage; bravery; boldness to face challenges
- 五
- wǔ — Five; the number five
- 王后
- wáng hòu — Queen; wife of a king
- 房间
- fáng jiān — Room; enclosed space within a building
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker; by (used in passive sentences)
- 拒绝
- jù jué — To refuse or reject; to decline an offer
- 心灵
- xīn líng — Soul; mind; inner spiritual world
- 预言
- yù yán — Prophecy; to predict future events
- 六
- liù — Six; the number six
- 情书
- qíng shū — Love letter; written expression of romantic feelings
- 力量
- lì liàng — Strength; power; force or energy
- 七
- qī — Seven; the number seven
- 厌恶
- yàn wù — Disgust; strong feeling of dislike or aversion
- 欢乐
- huān lè — Joy; happiness; cheerful and lively feeling
- 效用
- xiào yòng — Utility; usefulness; practical effectiveness
- 她
- tā — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun
- 曾是
- céng shì — Once was; used to be in the past
- 我的
- wǒ de — Mine; my; belonging to me
- 八
- bā — Eight; the number eight
- 钻石
- zuàn shí — Diamond; precious gemstone of great hardness
- 恋爱
- liàn ài — Romantic love; to be in a relationship
- 沉思
- chén sī — Deep thought; meditation; to ponder seriously
- 亲吻
- qīn wěn — Kiss; to press lips against someone affectionately
- 九
- jiǔ — Nine; the number nine
- 朋友们
- péng yǒu men — Friends; plural form of friend
- 文明
- wén míng — Civilization; culture; civilized behavior
- 养子
- yǎng zǐ — Adopted son; child raised by non-biological parents
- 异乡
- yì xiāng — Foreign land; place far from one's hometown
- 失望
- shī wàng — Disappointed; feeling of unmet expectations
- 十
- shí — Ten; the number ten
- 墓志铭
- mù zhì míng — Epitaph; inscription on a tombstone or grave
- 丰收
- fēng shōu — Bumper harvest; abundant crop yield
- 时节
- shí jié — Season; time of year; particular period
- 寒霜
- hán shuāng — Cold frost; freezing frost in winter
- 幸福
- xìng fú — Happiness; bliss; a state of contentment
- 不可
- bù kě — Cannot; must not; impermissible
- 解除
- jiě chú — To dissolve or remove; to annul an agreement
- 婚姻
- hūn yīn — Marriage; the institution of being wed
- 十一
- shí yī — Eleven; the number eleven
- 婚礼
- hūn lǐ — Wedding ceremony; marriage celebration event
- 式
- shì — Style; type; manner or mode of something
- 论证
- lùn zhèng — Argumentation; logical proof or demonstration
- 象征
- xiàng zhēng — Symbol; to symbolize or represent something
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