The Great Gatsby — Page 8

English → Chinese Full Text Level 7/10

They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together.

他们曾无缘无故地在法国待了一年，然后漫无目的地四处飘荡，哪里有人打马球、哪里有富人扎堆，他们便去哪里。

This was a permanent move, said Daisy over the telephone, but I didn't believe it—I had no sight into Daisy's heart, but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game.

黛西在电话里说这次是永久定居，但我不相信——我看不透黛西的内心，但我感觉汤姆会永远漂泊下去，带着几分惆怅，追寻着某场无法重现的橄榄球赛那般戏剧性的激荡。

And so it happened that on a warm windy evening I drove over to East Egg to see two old friends whom I scarcely knew at all.

就这样，在一个温暖而多风的夜晚，我驱车前往东卵，去拜访两位我几乎素不相识的老朋友。

Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay.

他们的房子比我预想的还要气派，是一座色调明快的红白相间的乔治亚殖民地风格大宅，俯瞰着海湾。

The lawn started at the beach and ran towards the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sundials and brick walks and burning gardens—finally when it reached the house drifting up the side in bright vines as though from the momentum of its run.

草坪从海滩延伸而来，向前门奔涌了四分之一英里，跨越日晷、砖砌小径和灿烂的花园——最终抵达房屋时，仿佛借着奔势，化作明艳的藤蔓沿着墙壁蜿蜒而上。

The front was broken by a line of French windows, glowing now with reflected gold and wide open to the warm windy afternoon, and Tom Buchanan in riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch.

正面墙壁被一排法式落地窗打断，此刻窗上映着金色的反光，敞开迎向这温暖多风的午后，而身着骑马装的汤姆·布坎南正叉开双腿站在前廊上。

He had changed since his New Haven years.

他与当年在纽黑文时相比已判若两人。

Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty, with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.

如今他是个身材健壮、头发枯黄的三十岁男人，嘴角略显冷硬，举止傲慢。

Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.

一双闪亮而傲慢的眼睛主宰着他的整张脸，使他看上去总是咄咄逼人地向前倾探。

Vocabulary

他们: tāmen — They; third person plural pronoun.
曾: céng — Once; indicating a past experience or action.
无缘无故: wú yuán wú gù — Without reason or cause; for no apparent reason.
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb.
在: zài — At; in; preposition indicating location or time.
法国: Fǎguó — France; European country known for culture.
待: dāi — To stay; to remain in a place.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
一年: yī nián — One year; a period of twelve months.
然后: rán hòu — Then; after that; indicating sequence.
漫无目的: màn wú mùdì — Aimlessly; without any clear goal or direction.
四处: sìchù — Everywhere; in all directions; all around.
飘荡: piāodàng — To drift; to wander; to float about aimlessly.
哪里: nǎlǐ — Where; wherever; indicating any location.
有人: yǒu rén — Someone; there are people playing polo.
打: dǎ — To play; to hit; used with sports.
马球: mǎqiú — Polo; equestrian sport hitting ball with mallet.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist.
富人: fùrén — Rich people; wealthy persons; the affluent.
扎堆: zhāduī — To congregate; to cluster together in groups.
便: biàn — Then; consequently; indicating immediate result.
去: qù — To go; to leave toward a destination.
电话里: diànhuà lǐ — Over the phone; on a telephone call.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone.
这次: zhè cì — This time; on this occasion or instance.
是: shì — Is; to be; linking subject and predicate.
永久: yǒngjiǔ — Permanent; lasting forever; enduring indefinitely.
定居: dìngjū — To settle down; to establish permanent residence.
但: dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause.
我: wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun.
不: bù — Not; no; negation particle in Chinese.
相信: xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust; to have faith in.
看不透: kàn bu tòu — Cannot see through; unable to understand fully.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
内心: nèixīn — Inner heart; one's innermost feelings or thoughts.
感觉: gǎnjué — Feeling; sensation; sense of something.
会: huì — Will; to be likely to; expressing probability.
永远: yǒngyuǎn — Forever; always; for an indefinite future time.
漂泊: piāobó — To drift; to roam; to live a wandering life.
下去: xiàqu — To continue; to go on doing something.
带着: dàizhe — Carrying; bearing; accompanied by something.
几分: jǐ fēn — A degree of; somewhat; a measure of feeling.
惆怅: chóuchàng — Melancholy; feeling sad and disappointed inside.
追寻着: zhuīxúnzhe — Pursuing; searching for; seeking something continually.
无法: wúfǎ — Unable to; impossible to; cannot achieve something.
重现: chóngxiàn — To reappear; to recreate; to bring back again.
橄榄球赛: gǎnlǎnqiú sài — Football game; a match of rugby or American football.
那般: nà bān — That kind of; like that; in that manner.
戏剧性: xìjùxìng — Dramatic; theatrical; having dramatic or exciting quality.
激荡: jīdàng — To stir up; to excite; emotionally turbulent.
就: jiù — Then; just; indicating immediacy or result.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; thus.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit or individual thing.
温暖: wēnnuǎn — Warm; cozy; pleasantly heated in temperature.
而: ér — And; yet; conjunction linking contrasting qualities.
多风: duō fēng — Windy; having a lot of wind outside.
夜晚: yèwǎn — Night; evening; the nighttime hours.
驱车: qū chē — To drive a car; to travel by automobile.
前往: qiánwǎng — To head toward; to go to a destination.
拜访: bàifǎng — To visit; to pay a formal call on someone.
两位: liǎng wèi — Two people; a polite measure word for persons.
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically; very close to.
素不相识: sù bù xiāng shí — Never having met before; complete strangers to each other.
老朋友: lǎo péngyou — Old friend; a long-known acquaintance or companion.
房子: fángzi — House; building used as a residence.
比: bǐ — Than; compared to; comparison particle.
预想: yùxiǎng — Expectation; what one anticipated or imagined beforehand.
还要: hái yào — Even more; still more than expected.
气派: qìpài — Grand; imposing; having an impressive, stately appearance.
一座: yī zuò — One (building); measure word for structures.
色调: sèdiào — Color tone; hue; the overall color scheme.
明快: míngkuài — Bright and lively; clear and cheerful in tone.
红白相间: hóng bái xiāng jiān — Red and white alternating; interspersed red and white.
殖民地: zhímíndì — Colonial; relating to a colony or colonial period.
风格: fēnggé — Style; manner; characteristic design or aesthetic.
大宅: dà zhái — Mansion; large impressive residential estate.
俯瞰着: fǔkànzhe — Overlooking; looking down upon from above.
海湾: hǎiwān — Bay; a curved inlet of the sea or ocean.
草坪: cǎopíng — Lawn; a flat area of closely mown grass.
从: cóng — From; starting from a point or place.
海滩: hǎitān — Beach; sandy shoreline along the sea.
延伸: yánshēn — To extend; to stretch out over a distance.
而来: ér lái — Coming from; approaching from a direction.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of something.
前门: qiánmén — Front door; the main entrance of a building.
奔涌: bēnyǒng — To surge forward; to rush like rushing water.
四分之一: sì fēn zhī yī — One quarter; one fourth of a whole.
英里: yīnglǐ — Mile; unit of distance equal to 1.6 kilometers.
跨越: kuàyuè — To cross over; to span across a distance.
小径: xiǎojìng — Path; narrow walkway through a garden or yard.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases.
灿烂: cànlàn — Brilliant; splendid; dazzlingly bright and colorful.
花园: huāyuán — Garden; an outdoor area cultivated with flowers.
最终: zuìzhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end.
抵达: dǐdá — To arrive at; to reach a destination.
房屋: fángwū — House; building; a structure used for dwelling.
时: shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; appearing to be something.
借着: jièzhe — Using; borrowing; taking advantage of momentum.
化作: huà zuò — To transform into; to become something else.
明艳: míngyàn — Bright and beautiful; vividly colorful and lovely.
藤蔓: téngwàn — Vines; climbing plants with long trailing stems.
沿着: yánzhe — Along; following the length or side of something.
墙壁: qiángbì — Wall; vertical surface of a building's interior or exterior.
蜿蜒: wānyán — To wind; to meander; to curve in a sinuous path.
正面: zhèngmiàn — Front facade; the front-facing side of a building.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicating the subject receives an action.
一排: yī pái — A row; a line of things arranged in sequence.
法式: Fǎ shì — French-style; in the manner or style of France.
落地窗: luòdì chuāng — Floor-to-ceiling window; large window reaching the floor.
打断: dǎduàn — To interrupt; to break up; to cut through something.
此刻: cǐkè — At this moment; right now; at the present instant.
映着: yìngzhe — Reflecting; showing a reflection of light or image.
金色: jīnsè — Golden; the color of gold; bright yellow hue.
反光: fǎnguāng — Reflected light; glare; light bouncing off a surface.
敞开: chǎngkāi — Wide open; fully opened without obstruction.
迎向: yíng xiàng — Facing toward; opening to greet something.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
午后: wǔhòu — Afternoon; the time period after noon.
身着: shēn zhuó — Wearing; dressed in; clothed in a garment.
正: zhèng — Just; right now; in the middle of an action.
双腿: shuāng tuǐ — Both legs; a pair of legs.
站在: zhàn zài — Standing at; being in a standing position somewhere.
前廊: qián láng — Front porch; covered entrance area at a building's front.
上: shàng — On; above; on top of a surface.
他: tā — He; him; third person singular male pronoun.
与: yǔ — With; and; compared with; preposition of comparison.
当年: dāngnián — Back then; in those years; in the past.
相比: xiāng bǐ — Compared to; in comparison with something or someone.
已: yǐ — Already; indicates completion or a changed state.
判若两人: pàn ruò liǎng rén — Like a completely different person; drastically changed.
如今: rújīn — Nowadays; now; at the present time.
是个: shì ge — Is a; used to identify someone as a type.
身材: shēncái — Physique; body build; one's figure or stature.
健壮: jiànzhuàng — Sturdy; strong and healthy in body build.
头发: tóufa — Hair; the hair growing on a person's head.
枯黄: kūhuáng — Withered yellow; dry and dull yellowish in color.
三十岁: sānshí suì — Thirty years old; age of thirty years.
男人: nánrén — Man; adult male person.
嘴角: zuǐjiǎo — Corner of the mouth; edge of the lips.
略显: lüè xiǎn — Slightly showing; appearing somewhat; a little visible.
举止: jǔzhǐ — Bearing; manner; one's behavior and bodily conduct.
傲慢: àomàn — Arrogant; haughty; showing an attitude of superiority.
一双: yī shuāng — A pair; one pair of eyes or other things.
闪亮: shǎnliàng — Gleaming; shining brightly; sparkling with light.
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
主宰着: zhǔzǎizhe — Dominating; controlling; commanding the entire face.
整张脸: zhěng zhāng liǎn — The whole face; the entire facial appearance.
使: shǐ — To cause; to make; to render something a state.
看上去: kàn shàngqu — To appear; to look like; to seem a certain way.
总是: zǒng shì — Always; constantly; at all times.
咄咄逼人: duō duō bī rén — Aggressive; overbearing; pressuring others with intimidating manner.
向前: xiàng qián — Forward; in the direction ahead.

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