The Brothers Karamazov — Page 6
She had died quite suddenly in a garret, according to one story, of typhus, or as another version had it, of starvation.
据一种说法，她死在一间阁楼里，死得相当突然，死于斑疹伤寒；而另一种说法则称她死于饥饿。
Fyodor Pavlovitch was drunk when he heard of his wife's death, and the story is that he ran out into the street and began shouting with joy, raising his hands to Heaven: "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace," but others say he wept without restraint like a little child, so much so that people were sorry for him, in spite of the repulsion he inspired.
费多尔·巴夫洛维奇听到妻子的死讯时正醉醺醺的，据说他冲到街上，举起双手向天高声欢呼："主啊，如今你让你的仆人平安离去，"但另一些人却说他像个小孩子一样号啕大哭，哭得如此失控，以至于人们都为他感到怜悯，尽管他平素令人厌恶。
It is quite possible that both versions were true, that he rejoiced at his release, and at the same time wept for her who released him.
这两种说法很可能都是真的——他为自己获得解脱而欢喜，同时又为那个解脱了他的人而哭泣。
As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naïve and simple-hearted than we suppose.
总的来说，人们，即便是那些邪恶的人，也远比我们所想象的更加天真、更加单纯。
And we ourselves are, too.
我们自己也是如此。
Vocabulary
- 据
- jù — According to; based on a source or evidence
- 一种
- yī zhǒng — A type of; one kind of something
- 说法
- shuōfǎ — A way of saying; version of a story or claim
- 她
- tā — She; her (third-person female pronoun)
- 死
- sǐ — To die; death
- 在
- zài — At; in; located at a place
- 一间
- yī jiān — One room; a single enclosed space
- 阁楼
- gélóu — Attic; upper loft room in a building
- 里
- lǐ — Inside; within a place or space
- 得
- de — Structural particle indicating degree or result
- 相当
- xiāngdāng — Quite; fairly; considerably; rather
- 突然
- tūrán — Suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden
- 死于
- sǐ yú — To die from; to perish due to a cause
- 而
- ér — While; whereas; but (contrast conjunction)
- 另一种
- lìng yī zhǒng — Another type; a different version or kind
- 则
- zé — Then; however; on the other hand
- 称
- chēng — To claim; to state; to call something
- 饥饿
- jī'è — Hunger; starvation; extreme lack of food
- 听到
- tīng dào — To hear; to receive news or sound
- 妻子
- qīzi — Wife; one's female spouse
- 的
- de — Structural possessive and modifier particle
- 死讯
- sǐxùn — News of someone's death; death notice
- 时
- shí — When; at the time of an event
- 正
- zhèng — Just then; right in the middle of doing
- 醉醺醺
- zuì xūnxūn — Heavily drunk; thoroughly intoxicated
- 据说
- jùshuō — It is said that; reportedly; allegedly
- 他
- tā — He; him (third-person male pronoun)
- 冲到
- chōng dào — To rush to; to dash toward a place
- 街上
- jiē shàng — On the street; out in the road
- 举起
- jǔ qǐ — To raise up; to lift something overhead
- 双手
- shuāng shǒu — Both hands; two hands together
- 向天
- xiàng tiān — Toward the sky; facing upward to heaven
- 高声
- gāoshēng — Loudly; in a loud voice
- 欢呼
- huānhū — To cheer; to shout joyfully in celebration
- 如今
- rújīn — Now; nowadays; at the present time
- 你
- nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
- 让
- ràng — To let; to allow; to permit someone
- 仆人
- púrén — Servant; a person who serves another
- 平安
- píng'ān — Safe and sound; in peace; without harm
- 离去
- lí qù — To depart; to leave; to go away
- 但
- dàn — But; however; yet (contrast conjunction)
- 另一些
- lìng yīxiē — Other; some others; certain other people
- 人
- rén — Person; people; human being
- 却
- què — Yet; but; however (contrastive adverb)
- 说
- shuō — To say; to speak; to tell
- 像个
- xiàng ge — Like a; resembling a certain person or thing
- 小孩子
- xiǎo háizi — Small child; a young kid or infant
- 一样
- yīyàng — The same as; like; in the same way
- 号啕大哭
- háotáo dà kū — To wail loudly; to cry uncontrollably and bitterly
- 哭得
- kū de — Cried to the extent of; wept so much that
- 如此
- rúcǐ — So; such; to this degree or extent
- 失控
- shīkòng — Out of control; to lose control of oneself
- 以至于
- yǐzhìyú — To the point that; so much so that
- 人们
- rénmen — People; folks; the general public
- 都
- dōu — All; both; every (inclusive adverb)
- 为他
- wèi tā — For him; on his behalf
- 感到
- gǎn dào — To feel; to sense an emotion or state
- 怜悯
- liánmǐn — Pity; compassion; sympathy for someone's suffering
- 尽管
- jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact
- 平素
- píngsù — Usually; ordinarily; in normal times
- 令人
- lìng rén — To make people feel; causing others to feel
- 厌恶
- yànwù — Disgusting; to feel disgust or repulsion
- 这
- zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
- 两种
- liǎng zhǒng — Two types; both kinds of something
- 很
- hěn — Very; quite; extremely (degree adverb)
- 可能
- kěnéng — Possibly; likely; it is possible that
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are (copula verb)
- 真的
- zhēn de — Really; truly; genuine; actually true
- 为
- wèi — For; for the sake of; on behalf of
- 自己
- zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own
- 获得
- huòdé — To obtain; to gain; to acquire something
- 解脱
- jiětuō — Liberation; release from burden or suffering
- 欢喜
- huānxǐ — Happy; joyful; delighted about something
- 同时
- tóngshí — At the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile
- 又
- yòu — Also; again; additionally; at the same time
- 那个
- nà ge — That; that one; referring to something previously mentioned
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 哭泣
- kūqì — To weep; to cry softly; to sob
- 总的来说
- zǒng de lái shuō — Generally speaking; all in all; to sum up
- 即便
- jíbiàn — Even if; even though; regardless of whether
- 那些
- nàxiē — Those; referring to a group of things or people
- 邪恶
- xié'è — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt or sinister
- 也
- yě — Also; too; as well; even (adverb)
- 远比
- yuǎn bǐ — Far more than; much greater than by comparison
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- 所
- suǒ — Particle before verb indicating what is acted upon
- 想象
- xiǎngxiàng — To imagine; imagination; mental picture of something
- 更加
- gèngjiā — Even more; all the more; to a greater degree
- 天真
- tiānzhēn — Naive; innocent; childlike and simple-minded
- 单纯
- dānchún — Simple; pure; uncomplicated in nature or character
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