The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 1

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

画室里弥漫着玫瑰浓郁的芬芳，当轻柔的夏风在花园的树木间穿行时，丁香沉甸甸的香气，或是粉花山楂更为细腻的幽香，便随之飘过敞开的门扉。

From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flamelike as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid, jade-faced painters of Tokyo who, through the medium of an art that is necessarily immobile, seek to convey the sense of swiftness and motion.

亨利·沃顿勋爵斜倚在波斯鞍袋织成的长榻一角，一如既往地吸着数不清的香烟，目光恰好能捕捉到一株金链花那蜜甜蜜色花朵的光泽——那颤巍巍的枝条似乎难以承受如此灿若火焰的美丽之重；时而有飞鸟的奇异身影掠过横陈于巨窗前的长幅柞蚕丝帷幔，投下瞬息万变的倒影，营造出一种转瞬即逝的东洋意趣，令他不禁联想起东京那些面色苍白、玉容如翠的画师——他们借助一种本质上静止的艺术，竭力传达出速度与动感。

The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through the long unmown grass, or circling with monotonous insistence round the dusty gilt horns of the straggling woodbine, seemed to make the stillness more oppressive.

蜜蜂在未经修剪的深草中奋力穿行，或是执拗而单调地绕着蔓生忍冬那沾满尘埃的镀金花角嗡嗡盘旋，那沉闷的低鸣似乎使四周的寂静愈发令人窒息。

The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.

伦敦城隐约的喧嚣，宛如远处管风琴低沉的持续低音。

Vocabulary

画室: huà shì — Art studio; room where painting is done
里: lǐ — Inside; within a place or space
弥漫: mí màn — To permeate; spread throughout an area
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state
玫瑰: méi guī — Rose; common flowering plant
浓郁: nóng yù — Rich and strong; intensely fragrant or flavored
芬芳: fēn fāng — Fragrance; sweet pleasant scent
当: dāng — When; at the time that something happens
轻柔: qīng róu — Gentle and soft; mild in manner
夏风: xià fēng — Summer breeze; warm wind of summer
在: zài — At; in; preposition indicating location
花园: huā yuán — Garden; cultivated outdoor space with flowers
树木: shù mù — Trees; woody plants collectively
间: jiān — Between; among; in the space of
穿行: chuān xíng — To pass through; move through a space
时: shí — When; at the time of an action
丁香: dīng xiāng — Lilac or clove; fragrant flowering plant
沉甸甸: chén diān diān — Heavily laden; weighed down with weight
香气: xiāng qì — Fragrance; pleasant aromatic smell
或是: huò shì — Or; alternatively; expressing a choice
粉花: fěn huā — Pink flower; blossom with pink color
山楂: shān zhā — Hawthorn; thorny shrub with red berries
更为: gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree
细腻: xì nì — Delicate and fine; subtle in texture or quality
幽香: yōu xiāng — Subtle fragrance; faint and elegant scent
便: biàn — Then; consequently; indicating a result
随之: suí zhī — Following that; along with it
飘过: piāo guò — To drift past; float through gently
敞开: chǎng kāi — Wide open; fully opened without obstruction
勋爵: xūn jué — Lord; British aristocratic title of nobility
斜倚: xié yǐ — To recline; lean sideways against something
波斯: Bō sī — Persia; ancient name for modern Iran
织成: zhī chéng — Woven into; made by weaving fabric
一角: yī jiǎo — A corner; one corner of a space
一如既往: yī rú jì wǎng — As always; just as before, unchanged
地: de — Adverbial particle modifying a verb
吸着: xī zhe — Smoking; inhaling continuously
数不清: shǔ bu qīng — Countless; too many to count
香烟: xiāng yān — Cigarette; tobacco rolled in paper
目光: mù guāng — Gaze; the direction of one's eyes
恰好: qià hǎo — Just right; exactly; happening to fit perfectly
能: néng — Can; be able to do something
捕捉: bǔ zhuō — To capture; catch or perceive something fleeting
到: dào — To; reaching a result or destination
一株: yī zhū — One plant; a single stalk or tree
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something
蜜甜: mì tián — Honey-sweet; as sweet as honey
花朵: huā duǒ — Flower; blossom of a plant
光泽: guāng zé — Luster; shiny gloss on a surface
枝条: zhī tiáo — Branch; slender twig of a plant
似乎: sì hū — Seemingly; it appears that something is so
难以: nán yǐ — Difficult to; hard to do something
承受: chéng shòu — To bear; endure or withstand pressure
如此: rú cǐ — Such; so; of this kind or degree
美丽: měi lì — Beautiful; pleasing to the eye
时而: shí ér — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time
有: yǒu — There is; to have or exist
飞鸟: fēi niǎo — Flying bird; a bird in flight
奇异: qí yì — Strange; peculiar; unusual in appearance
身影: shēn yǐng — Silhouette; the shadowy figure of a body
掠过: lüè guò — To flash past; sweep quickly across
于: yú — At; in; preposition in formal written Chinese
前: qián — In front of; before in space or time
投下: tóu xià — To cast; project a shadow downward
瞬息万变: shùn xī wàn biàn — Changing rapidly every instant; extremely volatile
倒影: dào yǐng — Reflection; inverted image on a surface
营造: yíng zào — To create; build or establish an atmosphere
出: chū — Out; resultative complement indicating emergence
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type of something
转瞬即逝: zhuǎn shùn jí shì — Fleeting; vanishing in the blink of an eye
东洋: dōng yáng — The Orient; East Asia, especially Japan
意趣: yì qù — Artistic charm; aesthetic interest and flavor
不禁: bù jīn — Cannot help but; involuntarily do something
联想: lián xiǎng — To associate; connect ideas in the mind
起: qǐ — Up; directional complement indicating arising
东京: Dōng jīng — Tokyo; capital city of Japan
那些: nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative for multiple items
面色苍白: miàn sè cāng bái — Pale-faced; having a pallid complexion
画师: huà shī — Painter; skilled artist who paints
他们: tā men — They; them; third person plural pronoun
借助: jiè zhù — With the help of; by means of
本质上: běn zhì shàng — Essentially; fundamentally; by its very nature
静止: jìng zhǐ — Static; motionless; in a state of rest
艺术: yì shù — Art; creative skill and expression
竭力: jié lì — To do one's utmost; strive with all effort
传达: chuán dá — To convey; communicate or express something
速度: sù dù — Speed; rate of movement or change
与: yǔ — And; together with; formal conjunction
动感: dòng gǎn — Sense of movement; dynamic feeling
蜜蜂: mì fēng — Honeybee; insect that collects nectar
未经: wèi jīng — Without having gone through; untreated
修剪: xiū jiǎn — To trim; prune plants into shape
中: zhōng — In the middle of; within
奋力: fèn lì — To strive; exert great effort vigorously
执拗: zhí niù — Stubborn; obstinately persistent in behavior
而: ér — And; yet; conjunctive or contrastive particle
单调: dān diào — Monotonous; dull and lacking variety
绕着: rào zhe — Circling around; going around something
沾满: zhān mǎn — Covered with; stained or coated all over
尘埃: chén āi — Dust; fine particles settling on surfaces
镀金: dù jīn — Gold-plated; coated with a layer of gold
嗡嗡: wēng wēng — Buzz; humming sound made by insects
盘旋: pán xuán — To spiral; circle around repeatedly
沉闷: chén mèn — Oppressive; heavy and stifling in atmosphere
使: shǐ — To make; cause something to happen
四周: sì zhōu — All around; the surrounding area
寂静: jì jìng — Silence; complete quiet and stillness
愈发: yù fā — Even more; increasingly; to a greater extent
令人: lìng rén — To make one feel; causing people to
窒息: zhì xī — Suffocating; causing inability to breathe
伦敦城: Lún dūn chéng — The City of London; London urban area
隐约: yǐn yuē — Faintly; vaguely; indistinctly perceived
喧嚣: xuān xiāo — Clamor; loud noisy commotion
宛如: wǎn rú — Just like; as if; resembling closely
远处: yuǎn chù — The distance; a far-off place
管风琴: guǎn fēng qín — Pipe organ; large keyboard musical instrument
低沉: dī chén — Low and deep; a bass resonant sound
持续: chí xù — Continuous; lasting without interruption
低音: dī yīn — Bass; low-pitched musical tone

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