The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
我告诉他,按照协议他不应收取小费;但他说小费和外快之间有区别;这倒是确实如此。
I told him, by his agreement he was to receive no vails; but he says as how there's a difference betwixt vails and perquisites; and so there is for sartain.
我们都要去温泉井,我将在那里用一杯水敬您的健康,
We are all going to the Hot Well, where I shall drink your health in a glass of water,
亲爱的莫莉,您忠实的听候差遣的仆人,W. 詹金斯,格洛斯特,四月二日。
Dear Molly, Your humble servant to command, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, April 2nd.
致耶稣学院沃特金·菲利普斯准男爵,牛津。
To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.
Vocabulary
- told
- tell的过去式,告诉,讲述
- agreement
- 协议,合同;双方达成的约定
- receive
- 收到,接受某物或某人
- vails
- 旧时仆人收取的小费或额外收入
- difference
- 差异,区别,不同之处
- betwixt
- 古英语介词,在……之间,同between
- perquisites
- 职务附带的额外福利或特权
- sartain
- certain的方言拼写,确定,肯定
- Well
- 水井;此处指温泉疗养地Hot Well
- shall
- 情态动词,将要;表示将来或意愿
- health
- 健康;drink your health意为敬你
- glass
- 玻璃杯,一杯(饮料)
- humble
- 谦逊的,谦卑的;地位低下的
- servant
- 仆人,佣人;旧时书信谦称用语
- command
- 命令;at your command意为听候吩咐
- GLOSTAR
- 格洛斯特的方言拼写,英国地名
- April
- 四月,一年中第四个月份
- Sir
- 先生;英国爵位称谓,用于名前
- Bart.
- 准男爵的缩写,英国世袭爵位
- college
- 学院,大学的组成单位
- Oxon
- 牛津的拉丁文缩写,指牛津大学
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