The King in Yellow — Page 5

English → Chinese HAWBERK, ARMOURER. Level 7/10

"Is it nonsense," I asked, managing to suppress what I felt, "is it nonsense when he says that the tassets and cuissards of the enamelled suit of armour commonly known as the 'Prince's Emblazoned' can be found among a mass of rusty theatrical properties, broken stoves and ragpicker's refuse in a garret in Pell Street?"

「这是无稽之谈吗，」我问道，努力压抑住内心的感受，「当他说那套通称为'王子纹章甲'的珐琅盔甲上的腿甲和股甲，可以在佩尔街某个阁楼里的一堆锈迹斑斑的戏台道具、破旧炉灶和拾荒者的废品之中找到，这是无稽之谈吗？」

Hawberk's hammer fell to the ground, but he picked it up and asked, with a great deal of calm, how I knew that the tassets and left cuissard were missing from the "Prince's Emblazoned."

霍伯克的锤子掉落在地，但他将其拾起，十分平静地问我，是怎么知道'王子纹章甲'上的腿甲和左股甲不见了的。

"I did not know until Mr. Wilde mentioned it to me the other day. He said they were in the garret of 998 Pell Street."

「我之前并不知道，直到前几天怀尔德先生告诉我的。他说那些东西就在佩尔街998号的阁楼里。」

"Nonsense," he cried, but I noticed his hand trembling under his leathern apron.

「无稽之谈，」他喊道，但我注意到他的手在皮革围裙下颤抖着。

"Is this nonsense too?" I asked pleasantly, "is it nonsense when Mr. Wilde continually speaks of you as the Marquis of Avonshire and of Miss Constance—"

「这也是无稽之谈吗？」我愉快地问道，「当怀尔德先生不断地称你为埃文郡侯爵，称康斯坦斯小姐为——」

I did not finish, for Constance had started to her feet with terror written on every feature.

我没有说完，因为康斯坦斯已经惊恐地跳了起来，满脸都写着惶恐。

Hawberk looked at me and slowly smoothed his leathern apron.

霍伯克看了看我，慢慢地抚平了他的皮革围裙。

"That is impossible," he observed, "Mr. Wilde may know a great many things—"

「那是不可能的，」他说，「怀尔德先生也许知道很多事情——」

"About armour, for instance, and the 'Prince's Emblazoned,'" I interposed, smiling.

「比如关于盔甲，还有'王子纹章甲'，」我插话道，面带微笑。

"Yes," he continued, slowly, "about armour also—may be—but he is wrong in regard to the Marquis of Avonshire, who, as you know, killed his wife's traducer years ago, and went to Australia where he did not long survive his wife."

「是的，」他缓缓地继续说，「关于盔甲也是——也许吧——但他在埃文郡侯爵一事上是错的，侯爵多年前杀死了诽谤其妻子的人，之后去了澳大利亚，在那里没多久便随妻子而去了。」

"Mr.

「怀尔德先生——」

Vocabulary

这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby
是: shì — To be; is, am, are
无稽之谈: wú jī zhī tán — Nonsense; unfounded or absurd talk
吗: ma — Question particle indicating yes/no question
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
问道: wèn dào — Asked; said while questioning someone
努力: nǔ lì — To strive; make great effort
压抑住: yā yì zhù — To suppress; hold back one's feelings
内心: nèi xīn — Inner heart; one's innermost feelings
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun
感受: gǎn shòu — Feeling; sensation; emotional experience
当: dāng — When; at the time that something happens
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell
那套: nà tào — That set of; that particular collection of things
通称: tōng chēng — Commonly known as; general name for something
为: wéi — As; to be; used to indicate identity
王子: wáng zǐ — Prince; son of a king or monarch
盔甲: kuī jiǎ — Armor; protective suit worn in battle
上: shàng — On; above; upper surface of something
和: hé — And; together with; joining two elements
可以: kě yǐ — Can; may; it is possible to
在: zài — At; in; located at a place
某个: mǒu gè — A certain; some particular unspecified one
阁楼: gé lóu — Attic; loft; upper storage room in building
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in the interior of
一堆: yī duī — A pile of; a heap of things
锈迹斑斑: xiù jì bān bān — Covered in rust; heavily rusted all over
戏台: xì tái — Stage; theatrical platform for performances
道具: dào jù — Props; objects used in theatrical performances
破旧: pò jiù — Worn out; old and dilapidated; shabby
炉灶: lú zào — Stove; cooking range; kitchen furnace
拾荒者: shí huāng zhě — Scavenger; person who collects discarded items
废品: fèi pǐn — Scrap; discarded items; defective goods
之中: zhī zhōng — Among; in the middle of; within
找到: zhǎo dào — To find; to successfully locate something
锤子: chuí zi — Hammer; tool used for striking things
掉落: diào luò — To drop; to fall down accidentally
地: de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives
但: dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception
将其: jiāng qí — To take it; picked it up (formal)
拾起: shí qǐ — To pick up; to lift something from ground
十分: shí fēn — Very; extremely; completely; to great degree
平静: píng jìng — Calm; composed; tranquil in manner
问: wèn — To ask; to inquire; to question someone
怎么: zěn me — How; in what way; why is it so
知道: zhī dào — To know; to be aware of something
左: zuǒ — Left; the left side or direction
不见: bù jiàn — Disappeared; no longer visible or present
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
之前: zhī qián — Before; prior to a certain time or event
并不: bìng bù — Not at all; emphatically does not
直到: zhí dào — Until; up to a certain point in time
前几天: qián jǐ tiān — A few days ago; several days before now
先生: xiān sheng — Mister; sir; respectful address for a man
告诉: gào su — To tell; to inform; to let someone know
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to plural things over there
东西: dōng xi — Thing; stuff; object; item of any kind
就: jiù — Then; exactly; emphasizes immediacy or precision
喊道: hǎn dào — Shouted; called out loudly to someone
注意到: zhù yì dào — Noticed; became aware of something observed
手: shǒu — Hand; the human hand or hands
皮革: pí gé — Leather; animal hide processed for use
围裙: wéi qún — Apron; protective garment worn over clothing
下: xià — Under; below; beneath something
颤抖: chàn dǒu — To tremble; to shake with fear or cold
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
也是: yě shì — Also is; likewise; it is also the case
愉快: yú kuài — Happy; cheerful; pleasant in mood
不断: bù duàn — Continuously; without stopping; repeatedly
称: chēng — To call; to address someone by a title
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
侯爵: hóu jué — Marquess; nobleman of high aristocratic rank
小姐: xiǎo jiě — Miss; young lady; polite address for woman
没有: méi yǒu — Do not have; there is not; lacking
说完: shuō wán — Finished speaking; completed what was said
因为: yīn wèi — Because; due to; giving reason for something
已经: yǐ jīng — Already; by now; having occurred before
惊恐: jīng kǒng — Terrified; filled with alarm and fear
跳: tiào — To jump; to leap; to spring upward
起来: qǐ lái — To rise up; start doing; get up
满脸: mǎn liǎn — All over one's face; face full of expression
都: dōu — All; both; every; emphasizes inclusiveness
写着: xiě zhe — Written with; showing an expression visibly
惶恐: huáng kǒng — Fearful and anxious; filled with dread
看: kàn — To look; to see; to watch something
慢慢: màn màn — Slowly; gradually; little by little
抚平: fǔ píng — To soothe; to smooth out; to calm down
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
不可能: bù kě néng — Impossible; cannot happen; absolutely not
也许: yě xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly it could be
很多: hěn duō — Many; a lot of; large quantity
事情: shì qíng — Matter; thing; affair; situation to deal with
比如: bǐ rú — For example; such as; for instance
关于: guān yú — About; concerning; regarding a topic
还有: hái yǒu — Also; there is also; additionally
插话: chā huà — To interrupt; to cut into conversation
道: dào — Said; used after speech verbs (literary)
面带: miàn dài — With an expression of; face showing emotion
微笑: wēi xiào — A smile; to smile gently and pleasantly
缓缓: huǎn huǎn — Slowly; gently; at a leisurely pace
继续: jì xù — To continue; to go on; to keep doing
吧: ba — Particle suggesting mild assertion or agreement
一事: yī shì — One matter; a certain affair or incident
错: cuò — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; an error
多年前: duō nián qián — Many years ago; several years in the past
杀死: shā sǐ — To kill; to cause someone's death
诽谤: fěi bàng — To slander; to defame; to spread false accusations
其: qí — His; her; its; their (literary pronoun)
妻子: qī zi — Wife; a man's female marriage partner
人: rén — Person; people; human being
之后: zhī hòu — After; afterwards; following a certain event
去: qù — To go; to leave for somewhere
澳大利亚: Àodàlìyà — Australia; country in the Southern Hemisphere
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; over in that location
没多久: méi duō jiǔ — Not long after; shortly thereafter
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately after (literary)
随: suí — To follow; to accompany; along with
而去: ér qù — And left; went away accordingly (literary)

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