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Chinese → English DEAR PHILLIPS, Level 8/10

我最挂念的事,莫过于让你相信我绝不会忘记或忽视我们在大学结下的友谊,因此现在便开始我们分别时约定要保持的通信往来。

As I have nothing more at heart than to convince you I am incapable of forgetting, or neglecting the friendship I made at college, now begin that correspondence by letters, which you and I agreed, at parting, to cultivate.

我比原本打算的更早动笔,是为了让你能够有机会驳斥那些可能在牛津散布的、对我不利的闲言碎语,那些流言涉及一场我因妹妹而卷入的愚蠢争执。

I begin it sooner than I intended, that you may have it in your power to refute any idle reports which may be circulated to my prejudice at Oxford, touching a foolish quarrel, in which I have been involved on account of my sister.

我妹妹已在这里一所寄宿学校住了一段时日。

who had been some time settled here in a boarding-school.

当我与舅舅舅母(他们是我们的监护人)来此接她回家时,我发现她已出落成一位身材高挑的好姑娘,年方十七,容貌可人,却生性单纯,对世事全然懵懂。

When I came hither with my uncle and aunt (who are our guardians) to fetch her away, I found her a fine tall girl, of seventeen, with an agreeable person; but remarkably simple, and quite ignorant of the world.

她这种性情和缺乏阅历,使她遭到一个人的追求——我不知该如何称呼此人——他曾在一场戏剧演出中见过她,并以一种他特有的厚颜与灵巧,设法让人将他引荐给她。

This disposition, and want of experience, had exposed her to the addresses of a person--I know not what to call him, who had seen her at a play; and, with a confidence and dexterity peculiar to himself, found means to be recommended to her acquaintance.

我完全是出于偶然才截获了他的一封信;既然扼杀这段往来于萌芽之中是我的责任,我便着手查明此人,并毫不客气地向他说明了我对此事的看法。

It was by the greatest accident I intercepted one of his letters; as it was my duty to stifle this correspondence in its birth, I made it my business to find him out, and tell him very freely my sentiments of the matter.

这个家伙不喜欢我说话的口气,便表现得颇为强硬。

The spark did not like the stile I used, and behaved with abundance of mettle.

Vocabulary

As
当...时;因为;按照
have
有;已经(完成时态辅助动词)
nothing
没有什么;无关紧要的事物
more
更多的;另外的;进一步的
at
在(某地、某时);处于某种状态
heart
心;内心;核心部分
than
比;相比之下
to
到;向;(动词不定式标记)
convince
使确信;说服;使相信
you
你;你们
am
是(be动词第一人称现在式)
incapable
无能力的;不能够的;不堪...的
of
...的;由...组成的;来自
forgetting
忘记;遗忘某事物
or
或者;或是;否则
neglecting
忽视;疏忽;不照顾
the
定冠词,表示特指
friendship
友谊;友好关系;朋友之间的感情
made
制造;建立;形成(make过去式)
college
大学;学院;高等教育机构
now
现在;目前;此时此刻
begin
开始;着手;从...开始
that
那个;那种;以至于
correspondence
通信;信件往来;相互关系
by
被;由;通过;在...旁边
letters
信件;字母;文学作品
which
哪个;哪些(关系代词)
and
和;与;而且;同时
agreed
同意的;一致的;达成协议的
parting
分别;分手;告别
cultivate
培养;耕种;建立并维持关系
it
它;这个事物或情况
sooner
更早;宁愿;较早的时间
intended
打算的;有意的;目标是
may
可以;也许;五月份
in
在...里面;穿着;用语言
your
你的;你们的;属于你
power
力量;权力;能力;电力
refute
反驳;驳斥;证明...是错的
any
任何;任何一个;一点儿
idle
闲散的;不忙的;无谓的;无根据的
reports
报告;举报;谣言;传言
be
是;存在;被动态助动词
circulated
流传的;传播的;循环的
my
我的;属于我的
prejudice
偏见;歧视;对...有偏见
Oxford
牛津(英国著名大学城及大学名)
touching
关于;涉及;令人感动的
foolish
愚蠢的;傻的;不明智的
quarrel
争吵;口角;争执
been
是(be动词过去分词)
involved
涉及的;参与的;卷入的
on
在...上面;继续;接通
account
账户;原因;报告;描述
sister
妹妹;姐姐;修女;女同事
who
谁;哪个人(关系代词)
had
有;已经(have过去式)
some
一些;某些;大约;相当
time
时间;次数;时代;时刻
settled
已定居的;安定的;解决的
here
这里;在此处;现在
boarding-school
寄宿学校;需食宿的学校
When
当...时;什么时候;那时
came
来;到达;出现(come过去式)
with
和...一起;用;具有;随着
uncle
叔叔;伯伯;舅舅;姑父
aunt
阿姨;姑妈;舅妈;姑母
are
是(be动词第二、三人称复数现在式)
our
我们的;属于我们
guardians
监护人;保护者;守护者
fetch
去取;去拿;带来;卖价
her
她;她的;属于她的
away
离开;远离;消失;持续
found
发现;建立;创办;发现物
fine
精美的;好的;晴朗的;罚款
tall
高的;身高高;(故事等)夸大的
girl
女孩;女人;女朋友;女仆
seventeen
十七;第十七个
an
一个(不定冠词,元音前)
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