The Great Gatsby — Page 5

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"How do you get to West Egg village?" he asked helplessly.

「你怎么去西卵村？」他无助地问道。

I told him.

我告诉了他。

And as I walked on I was lonely no longer.

当我继续走着，我不再感到孤独。

I was a guide, a pathfinder, an original settler.

我是一个向导，一个探路者，一个最初的拓荒者。

He had casually conferred on me the freedom of the neighbourhood.

他随意地赋予了我在这片街区自由往来的权利。

And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.

就这样，沐浴在阳光之中，望着树上蓬勃生长的片片新叶，如同快镜头电影中万物生长的景象，我有了那种熟悉的信念——生活将随着夏天重新开始。

There was so much to read, for one thing, and so much fine health to be pulled down out of the young breath-giving air.

首先，有那么多书可以阅读，又能从那清新宜人的空气中汲取满满的健康活力。

I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew.

我买了十几册有关银行、信贷和投资证券的书，它们以红金两色的装帧立在我的书架上，宛如刚从铸币厂出来的新钱币，承诺将揭开只有迈达斯、摩根和梅塞纳斯才知晓的闪耀秘密。

And I had the high intention of reading many other books besides.

此外，我还有阅读许多其他书籍的崇高志向。

I was rather literary in college—one year I wrote a series of very solemn and obvious editorials for the Yale News—and now I was going to bring back all such things into my life and become again that most limited of all specialists, the "well-rounded man."

我在大学时颇具文学气息——有一年我为《耶鲁新闻》写了一系列措辞严肃、观点直白的社论——如今我打算将所有这些带回我的生活，再度成为那种最受局限的专才，即所谓「全面发展的人」。

This isn't just an epigram—life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all.

这可不只是一句妙语——归根结底，从单一的窗口审视生活往往要成功得多。

It was a matter of chance that I should have rented a house in one of the strangest communities in North America.

我租住在北美最奇特的社区之一，这不过是一种偶然。

Vocabulary

你: nǐ — Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'.
怎么: zěnme — How; in what way; used to ask manner.
去: qù — To go; to travel to a place.
他: tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he/him'.
无助: wú zhù — Helpless; lacking aid or support.
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb.
问道: wèn dào — To ask; to pose a question to someone.
我: wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I/me'.
告诉: gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
当: dāng — When; while; at the time of.
继续: jìxù — To continue; to keep doing something.
走着: zǒu zhe — Walking; in the process of walking along.
不再: bù zài — No longer; not anymore; ceased doing something.
感到: gǎndào — To feel; to sense an emotion or state.
孤独: gūdú — Lonely; isolated; feeling of solitude.
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).
向导: xiàngdǎo — Guide; person who leads others through unfamiliar places.
探路者: tàn lù zhě — Pathfinder; one who scouts or explores new routes.
最初: zuìchū — Originally; at the very beginning; at first.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
拓荒者: tuò huāng zhě — Pioneer; settler who opens up new uncultivated land.
随意: suíyì — Freely; casually; without restriction or formality.
赋予: fùyǔ — To bestow; to grant something to someone.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place or time.
这片: zhè piàn — This area; this stretch of land or region.
街区: jiēqū — City block; neighborhood district in an urban area.
自由: zìyóu — Freedom; liberty; free from constraint.
往来: wǎnglái — To come and go; free movement between places.
权利: quánlì — Right; entitlement; legal or moral claim.
就: jiù — Then; just; precisely; used for emphasis or sequence.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; thus.
沐浴: mùyù — To bathe; to be immersed in light or warmth.
阳光: yángguāng — Sunlight; sunshine; bright rays of the sun.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the middle of; amidst.
望着: wàng zhe — Gazing at; looking steadily at something.
树上: shù shàng — On the tree; upon the branches of a tree.
蓬勃: péngbó — Vigorous; thriving; growing with great energy.
生长: shēngzhǎng — To grow; to develop naturally over time.
片片: piàn piàn — Piece by piece; individual leaves or flakes.
新叶: xīn yè — New leaves; freshly sprouted foliage on a plant.
如同: rútóng — Just like; similar to; resembling something closely.
快镜头: kuài jìngtóu — Fast-motion shot; accelerated film footage sequence.
电影: diànyǐng — Movie; film; cinema production.
中: zhōng — In; within; inside; among.
万物: wànwù — All things; everything in the natural world.
景象: jǐngxiàng — Scene; sight; visual spectacle of the world.
有了: yǒu le — Now has; came to have; acquired a new state.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that sort of feeling or thing.
熟悉: shúxī — Familiar; well-acquainted with something or someone.
信念: xìnniàn — Belief; conviction; firmly held faith or principle.
生活: shēnghuó — Life; daily living; way of living.
将: jiāng — Will; shall; indicates future tense action.
随着: suízhe — Along with; following; accompanying a change.
夏天: xiàtiān — Summer; the warmest season of the year.
重新: chóngxīn — Anew; again; to start over from the beginning.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin; to start; commencement of something.
首先: shǒuxiān — First of all; firstly; to begin with.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to possess.
那么多: nàme duō — So many; that many; such a large quantity.
书: shū — Book; written publication; volume.
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; it is possible or permissible.
阅读: yuèdú — To read; to peruse written material attentively.
又: yòu — Also; again; additionally; furthermore.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; capability.
从: cóng — From; starting from a place, time, or source.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
清新: qīngxīn — Fresh; clean and refreshing, especially of air.
宜人: yírén — Pleasant; agreeable; comfortable to the senses.
空气: kōngqì — Air; the atmosphere surrounding the earth.
汲取: jíqǔ — To draw from; to absorb; to extract nourishment.
满满: mǎnmǎn — Full to the brim; brimming with something.
健康: jiànkāng — Health; healthy; in good physical condition.
活力: huólì — Vitality; energy; vigor and liveliness.
买了: mǎi le — Bought; completed the action of purchasing something.
十几册: shí jǐ cè — More than ten volumes; a dozen or so books.
有关: yǒuguān — Related to; concerning; about a particular topic.
银行: yínháng — Bank; financial institution for deposits and loans.
信贷: xìndài — Credit; lending of money by a financial institution.
和: hé — And; connecting two or more nouns or phrases.
投资证券: tóuzī zhèngquàn — Investment securities; financial instruments bought for return.
它们: tāmen — They/them; third person plural for non-human things.
以: yǐ — With; using; by means of something.
两色: liǎng sè — Two colors; dual-colored design or appearance.
装帧: zhuāngzhēn — Book binding; design and presentation of a publication.
立: lì — To stand; to place upright on a surface.
我的: wǒ de — My; belonging to me; possessive form.
书架上: shūjià shàng — On the bookshelf; atop a book-storing shelf.
宛如: wǎnrú — Just as if; exactly like; resembling closely.
刚从: gāng cóng — Just from; having just come from a place.
铸币厂: zhù bì chǎng — Mint; factory where coins are officially manufactured.
出来: chūlái — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere.
新: xīn — New; fresh; recently made or acquired.
钱币: qiánbì — Coin; currency; physical money in coin form.
承诺: chéngnuò — Promise; commitment; pledge to do something.
揭开: jiēkāi — To reveal; to uncover; to lift a veil.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only; exclusively; none other than.
才: cái — Only then; just; indicating a condition is required.
知晓: zhīxiǎo — To know; to be aware of; to understand clearly.
闪耀: shǎnyào — To shine brilliantly; to gleam; to glitter.
秘密: mìmì — Secret; confidential information; hidden truth.
此外: cǐwài — Besides; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
还有: hái yǒu — There are also; additionally; furthermore existing.
许多: xǔduō — Many; a lot of; a large number or amount.
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; remaining things or people.
书籍: shūjí — Books; publications; written volumes collectively.
崇高: chónggāo — Lofty; noble; sublime in character or ideal.
志向: zhìxiàng — Aspiration; ambition; long-term goal or ideal.
大学时: dàxué shí — During college; at the time of university study.
颇具: pō jù — Quite having; possessing a considerable degree of.
文学: wénxué — Literature; the art of written creative expression.
气息: qìxī — Aura; breath; characteristic atmosphere or flavor.
一年: yī nián — One year; a period of twelve months.
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; in service of.
写了: xiě le — Wrote; completed the act of writing something.
一系列: yī xìliè — A series of; a sequence of related items.
措辞: cuòcí — Wording; choice of words; phrasing in writing.
严肃: yánsù — Serious; solemn; grave in tone or manner.
观点: guāndiǎn — Viewpoint; perspective; opinion on a matter.
直白: zhíbái — Straightforward; plain-spoken; direct and clear.
社论: shèlùn — Editorial; opinion article in a newspaper.
如今: rújīn — Nowadays; at present; in today's times.
打算: dǎsuàn — To plan; to intend; to have in mind.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to the things just mentioned.
带回: dài huí — To bring back; to carry something back home.
再度: zài dù — Once again; a second time; anew.
成为: chéngwéi — To become; to turn into; to develop into.
局限: júxiàn — Limitation; restriction; confined within boundaries.
专才: zhuāncái — Specialist; person with expertise in one narrow field.
即: jí — That is; namely; meaning the following thing.
所谓: suǒwèi — So-called; what is referred to as something.
全面发展: quánmiàn fāzhǎn — Well-rounded development; growth in all aspects of life.
人: rén — Person; human being; people.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
可不: kě bù — Indeed not just; emphasizing something is no mere trifle.
只是: zhǐshì — Merely; only; just; nothing more than.
一句: yī jù — One sentence; a single phrase or saying.
妙语: miàoyǔ — Witty remark; clever saying; brilliant expression.
归根结底: guī gēn jié dǐ — Ultimately; when all is said and done; in the end.
单一: dānyī — Single; sole; uniform; not diverse or varied.
窗口: chuāngkǒu — Window; an opening or interface for viewing something.
审视: shěnshì — To examine carefully; to scrutinize; to look at closely.
往往: wǎngwǎng — Often; frequently; usually in most cases.
要: yào — To want; need; will; more likely to.
成功: chénggōng — To succeed; success; achieving a desired result.
得多: de duō — Much more; by a large degree; significantly more.
租住: zū zhù — To rent and live in; to reside in rented accommodation.
北美: Běi Měi — North America; the northern continent of the Americas.
最: zuì — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.
奇特: qítè — Strange; peculiar; unusually distinctive or odd.
社区: shèqū — Community; neighborhood; a local residential area.
之一: zhī yī — One of; among; part of a larger group.
不过: búguò — However; but; no more than; nevertheless.
一种: yī zhǒng — A type of; a kind of; one sort of.
偶然: ǒurán — Accidental; by chance; happening without intention.

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