The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 14
The two oarsmen bent to their work, and the little boat glided away as rapidly as possible in the midst of the thousand vessels which choke up the narrow way which leads between the two rows of ships from the mouth of the harbor to the Quai d'Orléans.
两名桨手俯身划桨，小船尽可能迅速地滑行而去，穿行于千百艘船只之间——这些船只塞满了从港口入口到奥尔良码头、两排船列之间的狭窄水道。
The shipowner, smiling, followed him with his eyes until he saw him spring out on the quay and disappear in the midst of the throng, which from five o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock at night, swarms in the famous street of La Canebière,—a street of which the modern Phocéens are so proud that they say with all the gravity in the world, and with that accent which gives so much character to what is said, "If Paris had La Canebière, Paris would be a second Marseilles."
船主微笑着目送他离去，直到看见他跳上码头，消失在人群之中——那人群从清晨五点直到夜晚九点，熙熙攘攘地涌动在著名的卡纳比耶尔大街上。现代的福西亚人对这条街引以为傲，他们用世上最庄重的神情，以那种赋予话语无限韵味的口音说道："若是巴黎有卡纳比耶尔，巴黎便是第二个马赛。"
On turning round the owner saw Danglars behind him, apparently awaiting orders, but in reality also watching the young sailor,—but there was a great difference in the expression of the two men who thus followed the movements of Edmond Dantès.
船主转过身，看见当格拉斯站在他身后，表面上似乎在等候吩咐，实则也在注视着那位年轻的水手——然而，这两个同样注视着埃德蒙·唐泰斯一举一动的人，神情之间却有着天壤之别。
Chapter 2.
第二章。
Vocabulary
- 两
- liǎng — Two (used before measure words)
- 名
- míng — Measure word for people
- 俯身
- fǔ shēn — To bend forward; to lean over
- 划桨
- huá jiǎng — To row with oars; to paddle
- 小船
- xiǎo chuán — Small boat; little vessel
- 尽可能
- jǐn kě néng — As much as possible; to the greatest extent
- 迅速
- xùn sù — Rapid; swift; at great speed
- 地
- de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb
- 滑行
- huá xíng — To glide; to slide forward smoothly
- 而去
- ér qù — And departed; went away (literary complement)
- 穿行
- chuān xíng — To pass through; to navigate through a space
- 于
- yú — In; at; among (literary preposition)
- 千百
- qiān bǎi — Thousands and hundreds; a great many
- 艘
- sōu — Measure word for boats and ships
- 船只
- chuán zhī — Vessels; ships; watercraft collectively
- 之间
- zhī jiān — Between; among; in the middle of
- 这些
- zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things
- 塞满
- sāi mǎn — To be packed full; to stuff completely
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 从
- cóng — From; starting at a point or place
- 港口
- gǎng kǒu — Harbor entrance; port; seaport
- 入口
- rù kǒu — Entrance; entry point of a place
- 到
- dào — To; reaching; arriving at a destination
- 码头
- mǎ tou — Wharf; dock; pier for boats
- 两排
- liǎng pái — Two rows; two lines side by side
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 狭窄
- xiá zhǎi — Narrow; confined; not wide
- 水道
- shuǐ dào — Waterway; channel for water navigation
- 微笑
- wēi xiào — To smile; a gentle smile
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 目送
- mù sòng — To watch someone leave; to send off with eyes
- 他
- tā — He; him (third person male pronoun)
- 离去
- lí qù — To leave; to depart from a place
- 直到
- zhí dào — Until; up to the point when
- 看见
- kàn jiàn — To see; to catch sight of something
- 跳上
- tiào shàng — To jump onto; to leap aboard
- 消失
- xiāo shī — To disappear; to vanish from sight
- 在
- zài — In; at; existing within a location
- 人群
- rén qún — Crowd; a large group of people
- 之中
- zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of (literary)
- 那
- nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- 清晨
- qīng chén — Early morning; the quiet dawn hours
- 五点
- wǔ diǎn — Five o'clock; the fifth hour
- 夜晚
- yè wǎn — Night; evening time; after dark
- 九点
- jiǔ diǎn — Nine o'clock; the ninth hour
- 熙熙攘攘
- xī xī rǎng rǎng — Bustling; crowded and lively; full of commotion
- 涌动
- yǒng dòng — To surge; to flow in waves; to swarm
- 著名
- zhù míng — Famous; well-known; renowned
- 大街
- dà jiē — Main street; boulevard; major road
- 上
- shàng — On; above; on the surface of
- 现代
- xiàn dài — Modern; contemporary era or times
- 人
- rén — Person; people; human being
- 对
- duì — Toward; regarding; in relation to
- 这条街
- zhè tiáo jiē — This street; this particular road
- 引以为傲
- yǐn yǐ wéi ào — To take pride in; to be proud of
- 他们
- tā men — They; them (third person plural pronoun)
- 用
- yòng — To use; using; by means of
- 世上
- shì shàng — In the world; on earth; worldwide
- 最
- zuì — Most; superlative degree marker
- 庄重
- zhuāng zhòng — Solemn; dignified; serious in manner
- 神情
- shén qíng — Expression; look on one's face; demeanor
- 以
- yǐ — With; using; by means of (literary)
- 那种
- nà zhǒng — That kind of; that sort of thing
- 赋予
- fù yǔ — To endow with; to bestow; to grant
- 话语
- huà yǔ — Words; speech; what is said
- 无限
- wú xiàn — Infinite; unlimited; boundless
- 韵味
- yùn wèi — Charm; flavor; aesthetic appeal of expression
- 口音
- kǒu yīn — Accent; regional pronunciation of speech
- 说道
- shuō dào — Said; spoke the following words (narrative)
- 若是
- ruò shì — If; supposing that; in the event that
- 巴黎
- Bā lí — Paris; capital city of France
- 有
- yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist
- 便是
- biàn shì — Then it is; that would be (literary)
- 第二个
- dì èr gè — The second one; second in order
- 马赛
- Mǎ sài — Marseille; major port city in France
- 转过身
- zhuǎn guò shēn — To turn around; to spin one's body
- 站在
- zhàn zài — To be standing at; to stand in place
- 身后
- shēn hòu — Behind someone; at one's back
- 表面上
- biǎo miàn shàng — On the surface; apparently; outwardly
- 似乎
- sì hū — Seemingly; it appears that; as if
- 等候
- děng hòu — To wait for; to await instructions or someone
- 吩咐
- fēn fù — To instruct; to give orders or directions
- 实则
- shí zé — In reality; actually; but in fact
- 也在
- yě zài — Also was; likewise engaged in doing
- 注视
- zhù shì — To gaze at; to watch intently; to observe
- 那位
- nà wèi — That (person); polite reference to someone
- 年轻
- nián qīng — Young; youthful; of young age
- 水手
- shuǐ shǒu — Sailor; seaman; crew member on a ship
- 然而
- rán ér — However; yet; but; nevertheless
- 这
- zhè — This; referring to something nearby or mentioned
- 两个
- liǎng gè — Two (people or things); a pair
- 同样
- tóng yàng — Equally; in the same way; likewise
- 一举一动
- yī jǔ yī dòng — Every move; each and every action taken
- 却
- què — Yet; but; however (contrast marker)
- 有着
- yǒu zhe — Has; possesses; there exists a quality
- 天壤之别
- tiān rǎng zhī bié — World of difference; as different as sky and earth
- 第二章
- dì èr zhāng — Chapter Two; the second chapter of a book
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