The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 5

English → Chinese VOLUME ONE Level 7/10

He was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, of unprepossessing countenance, obsequious to his superiors, insolent to his subordinates; and this, in addition to his position as responsible agent on board, which is always obnoxious to the sailors, made him as much disliked by the crew as Edmond Dantès was beloved by them.

他是一个二十五六岁的男人，相貌不讨人喜欢，对上司卑躬屈膝，对下属傲慢无礼；这一点，加上他在船上负责代理人的职位——这种职位历来令水手们厌恶——使他在船员中受到的憎恨，与埃德蒙·唐泰斯受到的爱戴不相上下。

"Well, M. Morrel," said Danglars, "you have heard of the misfortune that has befallen us?"

"怎么样，莫雷尔先生，"唐格拉尔说，"您听说了降临在我们身上的不幸了吗？"

"Yes—yes: poor Captain Leclere! He was a brave and an honest man."

"是的——是的：可怜的勒克莱尔船长！他是一个勇敢而诚实的人。"

"And a first-rate seaman, one who had seen long and honorable service, as became a man charged with the interests of a house so important as that of Morrel & Son," replied Danglars.

"而且是一位一流的海员，经历了漫长而光荣的服役生涯，正如一个肩负莫雷尔父子公司这样重要商行利益的人所应有的，"唐格拉尔回答道。

"But," replied the owner, glancing after Dantès, who was watching the anchoring of his vessel, "it seems to me that a sailor needs not be so old as you say, Danglars, to understand his business, for our friend Edmond seems to understand it thoroughly, and not to require instruction from anyone."

"但是，"船主回答道，目光随着唐泰斯的方向看去——唐泰斯正在注视着他的船只抛锚——"在我看来，一个水手不必像您所说的那么老，唐格拉尔，才能懂得自己的业务，因为我们的朋友埃德蒙似乎对此了如指掌，并不需要任何人的指点。"

"Yes," said Danglars, darting at Edmond a look gleaming with hate. "Yes, he is young, and youth is invariably self-confident. Scarcely was the captain's breath out of his body when he assumed the command without consulting anyone, and he caused us to lose a day and a half at the Island of Elba, instead of making for Marseilles direct.

"是的，"唐格拉尔说，向埃德蒙投去一道闪烁着仇恨的目光。"是的，他很年轻，而年轻人总是自以为是。船长刚刚断气，他便不与任何人商量就擅自接管了指挥权，还让我们在厄尔巴岛耽误了一天半的时间，而没有直接驶向马赛。

Vocabulary

他: tā — third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'
是: shì — to be; linking verb indicating identity or state
一个: yī gè — one; a single (general measure word for people/things)
二十五六岁: èrshíwǔ liù suì — around twenty-five or twenty-six years old
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
男人: nán rén — man; adult male person
相貌: xiàngmào — appearance; facial features; one's looks
不: bù — negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'
讨人喜欢: tǎo rén xǐhuān — pleasing to others; likable; winning people's affection
对: duì — toward; with regard to; preposition indicating direction or target
上司: shàngsī — superior; boss; one's higher-ranking officer
卑躬屈膝: bēi gōng qū xī — to bow and scrape; to be servile and obsequious
下属: xiàshǔ — subordinate; person under one's authority
傲慢无礼: àomàn wúlǐ — arrogant and rude; haughty and disrespectful toward others
这: zhè — this; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby
一点: yīdiǎn — a little; this point; a small amount or aspect
加上: jiāshàng — plus; in addition to; added together with
在: zài — at; in; on; preposition indicating location or time
船上: chuán shàng — on the ship; aboard a vessel
负责: fùzé — to be responsible for; to take charge of
代理人: dàilǐ rén — agent; representative acting on someone's behalf
职位: zhíwèi — position; post; one's job title or role
这种: zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of thing or person
历来: lìlái — always; throughout history; traditionally; all along
令: lìng — to cause; to make; to order someone to do something
水手们: shuǐshǒu men — sailors; plural of sailor; seafarers aboard a ship
厌恶: yànwù — to detest; to loathe; feeling of strong dislike
使: shǐ — to cause; to make; to enable something to happen
船员: chuányuán — crew member; person working aboard a ship
中: zhōng — among; within; in the middle of a group
受到: shòudào — to receive; to experience; to be subjected to
憎恨: zēnghèn — to hate; to feel deep hatred or animosity
与: yǔ — and; with; together with (formal/written usage)
爱戴: àidài — to love and respect; admiration shown to a leader
不相上下: bù xiāng shàng xià — about equal; neck and neck; evenly matched in degree
怎么样: zěnmeyàng — how about; what do you think; how is it
先生: xiānsheng — mister; sir; a respectful term for an adult man
说: shuō — to say; to speak; to tell someone something
您: nín — you (polite form); respectful second-person pronoun
听说: tīngshuō — to hear; to have heard that; it is said that
了: le — particle indicating completion or change of state
降临: jiànglín — to befall; to descend upon; to arrive (of misfortune)
我们: wǒmen — we; us; first-person plural pronoun
身上: shēn shàng — on one's body; upon oneself; affecting a person
不幸: bùxìng — misfortune; unfortunate event; bad luck
吗: ma — question particle turning statement into yes/no question
是的: shì de — yes; that's right; affirmative response
可怜的: kělián de — poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy or pity
船长: chuánzhǎng — ship captain; commander of a vessel
勇敢: yǒnggǎn — brave; courageous; bold in facing danger
而: ér — and; yet; conjunction linking contrasting or parallel qualities
诚实: chéngshí — honest; truthful; sincere in words and actions
人: rén — person; human being; individual
而且: érqiě — moreover; furthermore; in addition to that
一位: yī wèi — one (measure word for respected persons); a certain person
一流: yīliú — first-rate; top-class; of the highest caliber
海员: hǎiyuán — mariner; sailor; professional seaman working at sea
经历: jīnglì — experience; to go through; one's personal history
漫长: màncháng — long; lengthy; seemingly endless (of time or road)
光荣: guāngróng — glorious; honorable; bringing honor and distinction
服役: fúyì — to serve; to be in active military or naval service
生涯: shēngyá — career; life course; one's professional lifetime
正如: zhèngrú — just as; exactly as; in the same way that
肩负: jiānfù — to shoulder; to bear on one's shoulders (responsibility)
父子: fùzǐ — father and son; a father-son relationship or partnership
公司: gōngsī — company; corporation; business enterprise
这样: zhèyàng — like this; such; in this way or manner
重要: zhòngyào — important; significant; of great consequence
商行: shāngháng — trading firm; commercial house; merchant establishment
利益: lìyì — benefit; interest; profit; advantage gained
所: suǒ — particle preceding a verb to form a noun phrase
应有: yīng yǒu — ought to have; deserved; what one should possess
回答: huídá — to answer; to reply; a response to a question
道: dào — said (literary); to say; used after speech verbs
但是: dànshì — but; however; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
船主: chuán zhǔ — shipowner; the owner of a ship or fleet
目光: mùguāng — gaze; eyes; line of sight; one's look or glance
随着: suízhe — following; along with; as something progresses
方向: direction; orientation; the way something faces
看去: kàn qù — to look toward; to glance in a certain direction
正在: zhèngzài — currently; in the process of; right now doing something
注视着: zhùshì zhe — gazing at; watching intently; fixing one's eyes on
船只: chuánzhī — vessel; ship; boats collectively; a ship or craft
抛锚: pāo máo — to drop anchor; to anchor a ship in place
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
看来: kànlái — it seems; it appears; judging from the situation
水手: shuǐshǒu — sailor; seaman; someone who works on a ship
不必: bùbì — need not; it is unnecessary to do something
像: xiàng — like; similar to; to resemble; as if
所说: suǒ shuō — what was said; as mentioned; the stated content
那么: nàme — so; then; in that case; to such a degree
老: lǎo — old; aged; experienced; having been around long
才能: cáinéng — talent; ability; only then can one achieve something
懂得: dǒngde — to understand; to know; to comprehend thoroughly
自己: zìjǐ — oneself; self; one's own person or affairs
业务: yèwù — business; professional work; vocational duties
因为: yīnwèi — because; since; due to the reason that
朋友: péngyou — friend; companion; someone you have a close bond with
似乎: sìhū — it seems; apparently; as if; giving the impression that
对此: duì cǐ — regarding this; with respect to this matter
了如指掌: liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng — to know like the back of one's hand; thoroughly familiar
并不: bìng bù — not at all; emphatically does not; contrary to expectation
需要: xūyào — to need; to require; a necessity or requirement
任何人: rènhé rén — anyone; any person whatsoever; whoever it may be
指点: zhǐdiǎn — to guide; to give advice; to point someone in direction
向: xiàng — toward; in the direction of; facing something
投去: tóu qù — to cast toward; to throw or direct (a glance) at
一道: yī dào — a beam of; a streak of (light or gaze)
闪烁着: shǎnshuò zhe — flickering with; gleaming; shimmering with a certain quality
仇恨: chóuhèn — hatred; deep enmity; intense feelings of hostility
很: hěn — very; quite; extremely; intensifying adverb
年轻: niánqīng — young; youthful; being of a young age
年轻人: niánqīng rén — young person; youth; someone who is young
总是: zǒng shì — always; invariably; at all times without exception
自以为是: zì yǐ wéi shì — to consider oneself always right; self-righteous; conceited
刚刚: gānggāng — just now; a moment ago; barely; only just
断气: duàn qì — to breathe one's last; to die; to stop breathing
便: biàn — then; as soon as; immediately (literary connector)
不与: bù yǔ — without; not involving; not consulting with anyone
商量: shāngliang — to discuss; to consult; to talk something over
就: jiù — then; right away; indicating immediate action or consequence
擅自: shànzì — without authorization; on one's own initiative presumptuously
接管: jiēguǎn — to take over; to assume control of something
指挥权: zhǐhuī quán — command authority; the right to direct and command
还: hái — also; still; in addition; furthermore
让: ràng — to let; to allow; to cause someone to do something
耽误: dānwu — to delay; to hold up; to cause a loss of time
一天半: yī tiān bàn — one and a half days; a day and a half of time
时间: shíjiān — time; period; a span or amount of time
没有: méiyǒu — to not have; there is no; did not (negation)
直接: zhíjiē — directly; straight; without intermediary or detour
驶向: shǐ xiàng — to sail toward; to head in the direction of

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