The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3
Thirdly, with respect to what passed at Mr Kendal's table, when the said Lismahago was so brutal in his reprehensions, I must inform you, my good Sir, that I was obliged to retire, not by fear arising from his minatory reproaches, which, as I said above, I value not of a rush; but from the sudden effect produced, by a barbel's row, which I had eaten at dinner, not knowing, that the said row is at certain seasons violently cathartic, as Galen observeth in his chapter Peri ichtos.
第三，关于在肯达尔先生的餐桌上所发生之事，彼时利斯马哈戈对我的斥责如此粗鲁无礼，我必须告知您，我的好先生，我之所以不得不退席，并非出于对其威吓之词的恐惧——如我上文所言，我对此毫不在意——而是由于我在晚餐时所食用的一条须鲮鱼的鱼卵突然产生的效果，我当时并不知晓，此种鱼卵在某些季节具有强烈的通泻作用，正如盖伦在其《论鱼》一章中所述。
Vocabulary
- 第三
- dì sān — Third in order or sequence
- 关于
- guān yú — Regarding, concerning, about a topic
- 在
- zài — At, in, on; indicates location or time
- 先生
- xiān sheng — Mister, sir; polite address for a man
- 的
- de — Possessive or attributive structural particle
- 餐桌
- cān zhuō — Dining table used for eating meals
- 上
- shàng — On top of, above, upon a surface
- 所
- suǒ — Particle indicating passive or nominalizing verb phrases
- 发生
- fā shēng — To happen, occur, take place
- 之事
- zhī shì — The matter or affair of something
- 彼时
- bǐ shí — At that time, in those days
- 对
- duì — Toward, to; directed at someone or something
- 我
- wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun
- 斥责
- chì zé — To reprimand, rebuke, scold harshly
- 如此
- rú cǐ — Like this, so, in such a manner
- 粗鲁
- cū lǔ — Rude, crude, impolite in behavior
- 无礼
- wú lǐ — Discourteous, impolite, lacking proper manners
- 必须
- bì xū — Must, have to, absolutely necessary
- 告知
- gào zhī — To inform, notify, let someone know
- 您
- nín — You, polite and respectful second-person pronoun
- 好
- hǎo — Good, well; also used as an intensifier
- 之所以
- zhī suǒ yǐ — The reason why something happened or occurred
- 不得不
- bù dé bù — Have no choice but to, must inevitably
- 退席
- tuì xí — To leave the table or a gathering
- 并非
- bìng fēi — Is not, absolutely not, by no means
- 出于
- chū yú — Stemming from, arising out of a reason
- 其
- qí — His, her, its, their; third-person pronoun
- 威吓
- wēi hè — To intimidate, threaten, frighten someone
- 之词
- zhī cí — Words of, phrases expressing a certain meaning
- 恐惧
- kǒng jù — Fear, dread, a feeling of terror
- 如
- rú — As, like, just as mentioned
- 上文
- shàng wén — The above text, preceding passage or context
- 所言
- suǒ yán — What was said, as stated previously
- 对此
- duì cǐ — Regarding this, with respect to this matter
- 毫不
- háo bù — Not in the least, not at all
- 在意
- zài yì — To mind, care about, pay attention to
- 而是
- ér shì — But rather, instead it is something else
- 由于
- yóu yú — Due to, because of, owing to a reason
- 晚餐
- wǎn cān — Dinner, the evening meal of the day
- 时
- shí — Time, when; used to indicate a moment
- 食用
- shí yòng — To eat, consume food for nourishment
- 一条
- yī tiáo — One strip or one of a long-shaped item
- 鱼卵
- yú luǎn — Fish roe, eggs produced by a fish
- 突然
- tū rán — Suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly
- 产生
- chǎn shēng — To produce, generate, give rise to an effect
- 效果
- xiào guǒ — Effect, result, outcome of an action
- 当时
- dāng shí — At that time, at the moment it happened
- 并不
- bìng bù — Actually not, emphatically does not
- 知晓
- zhī xiǎo — To know, be aware of, understand clearly
- 此种
- cǐ zhǒng — This type, this kind of thing
- 某些
- mǒu xiē — Certain, some particular unspecified things
- 季节
- jì jié — Season, one of the four annual periods
- 具有
- jù yǒu — To possess, have, be endowed with a quality
- 强烈
- qiáng liè — Strong, intense, powerful in degree or effect
- 作用
- zuò yòng — Function, effect, role something plays
- 正如
- zhèng rú — Just as, exactly as described or stated
- 一章
- yī zhāng — One chapter of a book or text
- 中
- zhōng — In, inside, within a space or context
- 所述
- suǒ shù — As described, as stated in text
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