The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 7

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

"Being natural is simply a pose, and the most irritating pose I know," cried Lord Henry, laughing; and the two young men went out into the garden together and ensconced themselves on a long bamboo seat that stood in the shade of a tall laurel bush.

「做自己不过是一种姿态，而且是我所知道的最令人恼火的姿态，」亨利勋爵大笑着说道；两位年轻人一同走进花园，在一棵高大月桂树荫下的长竹椅上安顿下来。

The sunlight slipped over the polished leaves.

阳光轻轻滑过光亮的叶片。

In the grass, white daisies were tremulous.

草地上，白色的雏菊轻轻颤动。

After a pause, Lord Henry pulled out his watch.

沉默片刻后，亨利勋爵掏出了怀表。

"I am afraid I must be going, Basil," he murmured, "and before I go, I insist on your answering a question I put to you some time ago."

「我恐怕该走了，巴兹尔，」他轻声说道，「但在离开之前，我坚持要你回答我之前问过你的那个问题。」

"What is that?" said the painter, keeping his eyes fixed on the ground.

「是什么问题？」画家说道，眼睛一直盯着地面。

"You know quite well."

「你心里很清楚。」

"I do not, Harry."

「我不清楚，哈利。」

"Well, I will tell you what it is. I want you to explain to me why you won't exhibit Dorian Gray's picture. I want the real reason."

「好吧，那我来告诉你。我想让你解释，为什么你不愿意展出多里安·格雷的画像。我要听真正的原因。」

"I told you the real reason."

「我已经告诉过你真正的原因了。」

"No, you did not. You said it was because there was too much of yourself in it. Now, that is childish."

「不，你并没有。你说是因为画里有太多你自己的影子。这种说法未免太幼稚了。」

"Harry," said Basil Hallward, looking him straight in the face, "every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

「哈利，」巴兹尔·霍尔沃德直视着他说道，「每一幅用心绘就的肖像画，都是画家自身的写照，而非模特儿的。

The sitter is merely the accident, the occasion.

模特儿不过是一个偶然，一个契机。

It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who, on the coloured canvas, reveals himself.

画家所揭示的并非模特儿本身，而恰恰是画家自己——在那色彩斑斓的画布上，袒露的是画家自己的灵魂。

Vocabulary

做: zuò — To do, make, or perform an action.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; referring to the subject themselves.
不过: búguò — However; but; only; no more than.
是: shì — To be; is, am, are.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something.
姿态: zītài — Posture, attitude, or stance one adopts.
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
所: suǒ — Particle preceding verbs to form noun phrases.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
最: zuì — Most; the superlative degree marker.
令人: lìng rén — To make someone feel a certain way.
恼火: nǎohuǒ — To be annoyed, irritated, or infuriated.
勋爵: xūnjué — Lord; a title of British nobility.
大笑: dàxiào — To laugh loudly; to burst out laughing.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.
说道: shuōdào — Said; spoke; used to introduce dialogue.
两位: liǎng wèi — Two people; a polite counter for persons.
年轻人: niánqīngrén — Young person; a youth or young adult.
一同: yītóng — Together; at the same time; jointly.
走进: zǒujìn — To walk into; to enter by walking.
花园: huāyuán — Garden; an outdoor area with plants.
在: zài — At; in; on; indicating location or time.
一棵: yī kē — One (tree); measure word for trees.
高大: gāodà — Tall and large; of impressive height.
月桂树: yuèguìshù — Laurel tree; bay laurel plant.
荫下: yìn xià — Under the shade of a tree.
长: cháng — Long; of great length or extent.
竹椅: zhú yǐ — Bamboo chair; a seat made of bamboo.
上: shàng — On; above; on top of something.
安顿: āndùn — To settle down; to make comfortable.
下来: xiàlái — To come down; directional complement indicating completion.
阳光: yángguāng — Sunlight; sunshine; rays of the sun.
轻轻: qīngqīng — Gently; lightly; softly without force.
滑过: huáguò — To glide over; to slide across a surface.
光亮: guāngliàng — Bright and shiny; gleaming with light.
叶片: yèpiàn — Leaf blade; individual leaf of a plant.
草地: cǎodì — Lawn; grassy ground; meadow area.
白色: báisè — White color; the color white.
雏菊: chújú — Daisy; a small white flowering plant.
颤动: chàndòng — To tremble; to quiver; to vibrate slightly.
沉默: chénmò — Silence; to be silent or quiet.
片刻: piànkè — A brief moment; a short while.
后: hòu — After; behind; following in time or space.
掏出: tāochū — To take out; to pull something from a pocket.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
怀表: huáibiǎo — Pocket watch; a watch carried in a pocket.
恐怕: kǒngpà — I'm afraid; probably; expressing concern or worry.
该: gāi — Should; ought to; it is time to.
走: zǒu — To go; to walk; to leave.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.
轻声: qīngshēng — Softly; in a low quiet voice.
但: dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception.
离开: líkāi — To leave; to depart from a place.
之前: zhīqián — Before; prior to a certain time or event.
坚持: jiānchí — To insist; to persist; to stick to.
要: yào — To want; to need; must; will.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
回答: huídá — To answer; to reply to a question.
问过: wèn guò — Have asked; previously posed a question.
那个: nàge — That; that one; referring to something specific.
问题: wèntí — Question; problem; issue to be addressed.
什么: shénme — What; which; asking for identification.
画家: huàjiā — Painter; an artist who paints.
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs of sight.
一直: yīzhí — All along; continuously; straight ahead.
盯着: dīngzhe — Staring at; fixing one's gaze upon.
地面: dìmiàn — Ground; floor; surface of the earth.
心里: xīnlǐ — In one's heart; inwardly; deep inside.
很: hěn — Very; quite; to a high degree.
清楚: qīngchǔ — Clear; clearly understood; to be aware.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
好吧: hǎo ba — Alright; okay; reluctant or casual agreement.
那: nà — Then; in that case; that.
来: lái — Come; used as directional or auxiliary verb.
告诉: gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something.
想: xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss someone.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to.
解释: jiěshì — To explain; to clarify; an explanation.
为什么: wèishénme — Why; for what reason.
愿意: yuànyì — Willing; to be willing to do something.
展出: zhǎnchū — To exhibit; to display publicly in a show.
画像: huàxiàng — Portrait; a painted likeness of a person.
听: tīng — To listen; to hear; to obey.
真正: zhēnzhèng — True; real; genuine reason or nature.
原因: yuányīn — Reason; cause; the factor behind something.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; by this time; previously completed.
过: guò — Experiential particle; have done something before.
并: bìng — And; actually; used to emphasize negation.
没有: méiyǒu — Did not; have not; to not have.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; for the reason that.
画里: huà lǐ — Inside the painting; within the picture.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist.
太多: tài duō — Too much; too many; excessive in amount.
影子: yǐngzi — Shadow; reflection; one's own trace or image.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing.
说法: shuōfǎ — Way of saying; explanation; argument or claim.
未免: wèimiǎn — Rather too; a bit too; somewhat excessive.
太: tài — Too; excessively; overly so.
幼稚: yòuzhì — Naive; childish; immature in thinking.
直视: zhíshì — To look directly at; to stare straight at.
每一幅: měi yī fú — Every single painting; each individual artwork.
用心: yòngxīn — With care and effort; attentively; wholeheartedly.
绘就: huìjiù — Painted with effort; completed a painting.
肖像画: xiàoxiànghuà — Portrait painting; a painted depiction of a person.
都是: dōu shì — All are; every one is; without exception.
自身: zìshēn — Oneself; one's own self; the artist themselves.
写照: xiězhào — True portrayal; reflection of one's inner self.
而非: ér fēi — Rather than; not; instead of something else.
模特儿: mótèr — Model; person who poses for an artist.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).
偶然: ǒurán — Accidental; by chance; coincidental occurrence.
契机: qìjī — Opportunity; turning point; chance to reveal something.
揭示: jiēshì — To reveal; to disclose; to bring to light.
并非: bìng fēi — Is not actually; definitely not; emphasis of negation.
本身: běnshēn — Itself; in itself; the thing itself.
而: ér — But; and; yet; connective linking clauses.
恰恰: qiàqià — Exactly; precisely; just the opposite or right.
色彩斑斓: sècǎi bānlán — Colorful; brilliantly multicolored; vivid and dazzling.
画布: huàbù — Canvas; the fabric surface used for painting.
袒露: tǎnlù — To bare; to expose; to reveal openly.
灵魂: línghún — Soul; spirit; the inner essence of a person.

← Previous Next →

Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.

Create free account →