The Brothers Karamazov — Page 4

English → Chinese Chapter I. Level 8/10

It was said that the young wife showed incomparably more generosity and dignity than Fyodor Pavlovitch, who, as is now known, got hold of all her money up to twenty-five thousand roubles as soon as she received it, so that those thousands were lost to her for ever.

据说，这位年轻的妻子所表现出的慷慨与尊严，远非费奥多尔·巴夫洛维奇可比，而众所周知，费奥多尔·巴夫洛维奇在她一拿到钱后，便将她多达两万五千卢布的钱财全部据为己有，使得那些钱财从此与她永别。

The little village and the rather fine town house which formed part of her dowry he did his utmost for a long time to transfer to his name, by means of some deed of conveyance.

她嫁妆中的那座小村庄和颇为体面的城中宅院，他长期竭尽全力，试图通过某种转让契约，将其转到自己名下。

He would probably have succeeded, merely from her moral fatigue and desire to get rid of him, and from the contempt and loathing he aroused by his persistent and shameless importunity.

他或许真的会得逞，仅凭她在精神上的疲惫与摆脱他的渴望，以及他那锲而不舍、恬不知耻的纠缠所激起的鄙视与厌恶。

But, fortunately, Adelaïda Ivanovna's family intervened and circumvented his greediness.

但幸运的是，阿黛拉伊达·伊万诺芙娜的家人及时介入，挫败了他的贪婪图谋。

It is known for a fact that frequent fights took place between the husband and wife, but rumor had it that Fyodor Pavlovitch did not beat his wife but was beaten by her, for she was a hot-tempered, bold, dark-browed, impatient woman, possessed of remarkable physical strength.

夫妻之间频繁发生争斗是有据可查的事实，但坊间盛传，费奥多尔·巴夫洛维奇非但没有打他的妻子，反而被她所打，因为她是一个性情暴烈、胆大泼辣、浓眉深锁、急躁易怒的女人，且拥有非凡的体力。

Finally, she left the house and ran away from Fyodor Pavlovitch with a destitute divinity student, leaving Mitya, a child of three years old, in her husband's hands.

最终，她离开了家，与一个穷困潦倒的神学院学生一同从费奥多尔·巴夫洛维奇身边出走，将年仅三岁的孩子米佳留在了丈夫手中。

Immediately Fyodor Pavlovitch introduced a regular harem into the house, and abandoned himself to orgies of drunkenness.

费奥多尔·巴夫洛维奇随即在家中置起了一个正式的后宫，纵情于醉生梦死的荒淫放荡之中。

Vocabulary

据说: jù shuō — It is said; reportedly; according to hearsay.
这位: zhè wèi — This (person); used as polite demonstrative pronoun.
年轻: nián qīng — Young; of a youthful age.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
妻子: qī zi — Wife; one's female spouse.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize action.
表现: biǎo xiàn — To show; to display; behavior or performance.
出: chū — Out; to express or bring forth something.
慷慨: kāng kǎi — Generous; magnanimous; willing to give freely.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with.
尊严: zūn yán — Dignity; honor; sense of self-respect.
远非: yuǎn fēi — Far from; nowhere near; not at all comparable.
可比: kě bǐ — Comparable to; able to be measured against.
而: ér — And; but; yet; conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
众所周知: zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī — As everyone knows; a universally known fact.
在: zài — At; in; on; preposition indicating location or time.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
一: yī — One; as soon as; once something happens.
拿到: ná dào — To obtain; to successfully receive or get something.
钱: qián — Money; currency; cash.
后: hòu — After; afterward; following a point in time.
便: biàn — Then; immediately; right away thereafter.
将: jiāng — Particle marking the object before the verb (disposal).
多达: duō dá — As many as; reaching up to a large number.
钱财: qián cái — Money and valuables; wealth; financial assets.
全部: quán bù — All; entire; the whole amount or quantity.
据为己有: jù wéi jǐ yǒu — To seize and keep for oneself; to appropriate.
使得: shǐ de — To cause; to make something happen as a result.
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural items.
从此: cóng cǐ — From then on; henceforth; ever after this moment.
永别: yǒng bié — To part forever; eternal farewell; final separation.
嫁妆: jià zhuang — Dowry; property a bride brings to her marriage.
中: zhōng — In; within; inside; among a group or place.
那座: nà zuò — That (large structure); demonstrative for buildings or mountains.
小: xiǎo — Small; little; minor in size or importance.
村庄: cūn zhuāng — Village; a small rural settlement or community.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or phrases.
颇为: pō wéi — Quite; rather; considerably; to a notable degree.
体面: tǐ miàn — Respectable; decent; dignified in appearance or status.
城中: chéng zhōng — In the city; within the town or urban area.
宅院: zhái yuàn — Residence; a courtyard house or private estate.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
长期: cháng qī — Long-term; over an extended period of time.
竭尽全力: jié jìn quán lì — To do one's utmost; to exhaust all efforts.
试图: shì tú — To attempt; to try to do something difficult.
通过: tōng guò — Through; by means of; to pass via a method.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some type of unspecified thing.
转让: zhuǎn ràng — To transfer ownership; to hand over property rights.
契约: qì yuē — Contract; legal agreement; binding written document.
将其: jiāng qí — To take it; particle plus pronoun marking direct object.
转到: zhuǎn dào — To transfer to; to move something to another party.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or possession.
名下: míng xià — Under one's name; registered to someone's ownership.
或许: huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.
真的: zhēn de — Really; truly; indeed; used for emphasis or confirmation.
会: huì — Will; can; likely to; expressing possibility or ability.
得逞: dé chěng — To succeed in a scheme; to achieve an evil goal.
仅凭: jǐn píng — Relying solely on; based only on one factor.
精神: jīng shén — Spirit; mental state; psychological energy or vigor.
上: shàng — On; above; used after nouns to indicate aspect or domain.
疲惫: pí bèi — Exhausted; worn out; extremely tired physically or mentally.
摆脱: bǎi tuō — To break free from; to escape or rid oneself of.
渴望: kě wàng — To yearn for; to eagerly desire or long for something.
以及: yǐ jí — As well as; and also; in addition to.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant.
锲而不舍: qiè ér bù shě — Persistent; unwilling to give up; doggedly persevering.
恬不知耻: tián bù zhī chǐ — Brazenly shameless; completely without sense of shame.
纠缠: jiū chán — To pester; to entangle; to harass repeatedly.
激起: jī qǐ — To arouse; to provoke; to stir up a reaction.
鄙视: bǐ shì — To despise; to look down on; to hold in contempt.
厌恶: yàn wù — Disgust; strong aversion; to loathe or detest.
但: dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception.
幸运: xìng yùn — Lucky; fortunate; good fortune or chance.
是: shì — Is; am; are; the copular verb linking subject and predicate.
家人: jiā rén — Family members; relatives living in the same household.
及时: jí shí — In time; promptly; at the right moment before it's too late.
介入: jiè rù — To intervene; to step in; to get involved in a situation.
挫败: cuò bài — To thwart; to defeat; to frustrate someone's plans.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
贪婪: tān lán — Greedy; avaricious; having excessive desire for wealth.
图谋: tú móu — Scheme; plot; a calculated plan with ulterior motives.
夫妻: fū qī — Husband and wife; a married couple together.
之间: zhī jiān — Between; among; in the space or relation between things.
频繁: pín fán — Frequent; happening often and repeatedly.
发生: fā shēng — To occur; to happen; to take place as an event.
争斗: zhēng dòu — Fighting; quarreling; conflict or struggle between parties.
有据可查: yǒu jù kě chá — Documented; verifiable; supported by evidence or records.
事实: shì shí — Fact; reality; something known to be true.
坊间: fāng jiān — Among the public; in popular circulation; folk hearsay.
盛传: shèng chuán — Widely rumored; spread broadly among people.
非但: fēi dàn — Not only; far from; used to introduce a stronger negation.
没有: méi yǒu — Did not; have not; to lack or not possess something.
打: dǎ — To hit; to beat; to strike someone physically.
反而: fǎn ér — On the contrary; instead; expressing an opposite outcome.
被: bèi — Passive marker; used before agent in passive constructions.
因为: yīn wèi — Because; since; the reason being that.
一个: yī gè — One; a single person or thing (general measure word).
性情: xìng qíng — Temperament; nature; one's inherent personality disposition.
暴烈: bào liè — Fierce; violent; having an explosive and ferocious temper.
胆大: dǎn dà — Bold; daring; having great courage or audacity.
泼辣: pō là — Fierce and aggressive; bold and shrewish in character.
急躁: jí zào — Irritable; impetuous; easily angered or impatient.
易怒: yì nù — Quick-tempered; prone to anger; easily provoked.
女人: nǚ rén — Woman; an adult female person.
且: qiě — And; moreover; furthermore; also indicating addition.
拥有: yōng yǒu — To possess; to have; to own something significant.
非凡: fēi fán — Extraordinary; exceptional; far above the ordinary level.
体力: tǐ lì — Physical strength; bodily power or stamina.
最终: zuì zhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end; eventual outcome.
离开: lí kāi — To leave; to depart from a person or place.
家: jiā — Home; family; household; one's place of residence.
穷困潦倒: qióng kùn liáo dǎo — Destitute and miserable; utterly poor and down-and-out.
学生: xué shēng — Student; a person studying at an educational institution.
一同: yī tóng — Together; jointly; at the same time with someone.
从: cóng — From; following; preposition indicating starting point.
身边: shēn biān — By one's side; nearby; close to a person.
出走: chū zǒu — To run away; to leave home; to flee or elope.
年仅: nián jǐn — Merely (years old); only a certain young age.
三岁: sān suì — Three years old; the age of three.
孩子: hái zi — Child; kid; a young boy or girl.
留在: liú zài — To remain at; to be left in a certain place.
丈夫: zhàng fu — Husband; a woman's male spouse.
手中: shǒu zhōng — In one's hands; under someone's control or care.
随即: suí jí — Immediately after; thereupon; right away following that.
家中: jiā zhōng — In the home; within the household or domestic space.
正式: zhèng shì — Official; formal; done according to proper procedure.
纵情: zòng qíng — To indulge freely; to give free rein to one's desires.
于: yú — In; at; from; classical preposition indicating location or relation.
醉生梦死: zuì shēng mèng sǐ — Living in debauchery; wasting life in drunken stupor.
荒淫: huāng yín — Licentious; debauched; excessively indulging in lust.
放荡: fàng dàng — Dissolute; morally unrestrained; living a wild, loose life.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of; surrounded by something.

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