The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 9

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.

你知道我们这些穷艺术家不得不时常在社交场合露面，只是为了提醒公众我们并非野蛮人。

With an evening coat and a white tie, as you told me once, anybody, even a stock-broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.

穿上晚礼服，系上白领带，就像你曾经告诉我的那样，任何人，甚至是股票经纪人，都能赢得文明人的名声。

Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.

嗯，在我进入房间大约十分钟后，与那些身着华服的贵妇人和乏味的学院派人士交谈之际，我突然意识到有人在看着我。

I turned half-way round and saw Dorian Gray for the first time.

我转过半个身子，第一次看见了道林·格雷。

When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale.

当我们四目相对时，我感到自己脸色渐渐变白。

A curious sensation of terror came over me.

一种奇异的恐惧感袭上心头。

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

我知道我正面对着一个人，他的个性本身就如此迷人，若我任由其发展，它将吞噬我的整个本性、我的整个灵魂，乃至我的艺术本身。

I did not want any external influence in my life.

我不希望生命中有任何外来的影响。

You know yourself, Harry, how independent I am by nature.

你自己也知道，哈利，我天性是多么独立。

I have always been my own master; had at least always been so, till I met Dorian Gray.

我一直是自己的主人；至少一直如此，直到我遇见道林·格雷。

Then—but I don't know how to explain it to you.

然后——但我不知道该如何向你解释。

Something seemed to tell me that I was on the verge of a terrible crisis in my life.

某种东西似乎在告诉我，我正站在生命中一场可怕危机的边缘。

I had a strange feeling that fate had in store for me exquisite joys and exquisite sorrows.

我有一种奇异的感觉，命运为我准备了无比的欢乐与无比的悲痛。

I grew afraid and turned to quit the room.

我心生恐惧，转身想要离开房间。

Vocabulary

你: nǐ — You (second person singular pronoun).
知道: zhīdào — To know, to be aware of something.
我们: wǒmen — We, us (first person plural pronoun).
这些: zhèxiē — These (plural demonstrative pronoun).
穷: qióng — Poor, lacking money or resources.
艺术家: yìshùjiā — Artist, a person who creates art.
不得不: bùdébù — Have no choice but to, must reluctantly.
时常: shícháng — Often, frequently, from time to time.
在: zài — At, in, on; to be present at a place.
社交: shèjiāo — Social, relating to social interaction or networking.
场合: chǎnghé — Occasion, social setting or formal situation.
露面: lòumiàn — To show one's face, to appear publicly.
只是: zhǐshì — Just, merely, only for a certain reason.
为了: wèile — In order to, for the purpose of.
提醒: tíxǐng — To remind, to alert someone about something.
公众: gōngzhòng — The public, the general population.
并非: bìngfēi — Not at all, is definitely not something.
野蛮人: yěmánrén — Barbarian, savage, uncivilized person.
穿上: chuānshàng — To put on clothing, to dress oneself.
晚礼服: wǎnlǐfú — Evening dress, formal attire for evening events.
系上: jìshàng — To tie on, to fasten something around.
白: bái — White (color); blank; in vain.
领带: lǐngdài — Necktie, a decorative strip worn around collar.
就像: jiùxiàng — Just like, exactly as, similar to.
曾经: céngjīng — Once, formerly, at some point in the past.
告诉: gàosù — To tell, to inform someone of something.
我: wǒ — I, me (first person singular pronoun).
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
那样: nàyàng — Like that, in that manner or way.
任何人: rènhérén — Anyone, any person whatsoever.
甚至: shènzhì — Even, to the extent of, going so far.
是: shì — To be; is, am, are (copula verb).
股票: gǔpiào — Stock, shares in a company on market.
经纪人: jīngjìrén — Broker, agent who manages transactions for others.
都能: dōu néng — All can, everyone is able to do.
赢得: yíngdé — To win, to earn or gain something.
文明人: wénmíngrén — Civilized person, someone regarded as cultured.
名声: míngshēng — Reputation, fame, public standing or renown.
嗯: ń / ňg — Hmm, an interjection expressing thought or agreement.
进入: jìnrù — To enter, to go into a place.
房间: fángjiān — Room, an enclosed space inside a building.
大约: dàyuē — About, approximately, roughly a certain amount.
十: shí — Ten, the number 10.
分钟: fēnzhōng — Minute(s), a unit of time equal to 60 seconds.
后: hòu — After, behind, later in time.
与: yǔ — With, and; together with someone else.
那些: nàxiē — Those (plural demonstrative pronoun).
身着: shēnzhuó — Wearing, dressed in (formal or literary usage).
华服: huáfú — Magnificent clothing, splendid or luxurious attire.
贵妇人: guìfùrén — Noblewoman, aristocratic or high-society lady.
和: hé — And, together with; peaceful.
乏味: fáwèi — Dull, boring, lacking interest or flavor.
学院派: xuéyuànpài — Academicist, person of conventional academic style.
人士: rénshì — Personage, person of a particular social group.
交谈: jiāotán — To converse, to chat or talk with someone.
之际: zhījì — At the moment of, just when something occurs.
突然: tūrán — Suddenly, all at once, without warning.
意识到: yìshídào — To realize, to become aware of something.
有人: yǒurén — Someone, there is a person doing something.
看着: kànzhe — Looking at, gazing at someone or something.
转过: zhuǎnguò — To turn around, to rotate toward a direction.
半个: bàn ge — Half of one (used with measure words).
身子: shēnzi — Body, one's physical form or torso.
第一次: dì yī cì — For the first time, the initial occurrence.
看见: kànjiàn — To see, to catch sight of someone.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
当: dāng — When, at the time that something happens.
四目相对: sìmù xiāngduì — Eyes meeting, two people making direct eye contact.
时: shí — When, at the time of; time, moment.
感到: gǎndào — To feel, to sense or experience an emotion.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself, one's own self.
脸色: liǎnsè — Complexion, the color or expression of one's face.
渐渐: jiànjiàn — Gradually, slowly and progressively over time.
变白: biàn bái — To turn white, to become pale in color.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of something.
奇异: qíyì — Strange, bizarre, unusual and hard to explain.
恐惧感: kǒngjùgǎn — Sense of fear, feeling of dread or terror.
袭上: xíshàng — To surge up, to suddenly overcome or wash over.
心头: xīntóu — Heart, the mind or innermost feelings.
正: zhèng — Just, right at this moment; upright, correct.
面对着: miànduìzhe — Facing, confronting someone or something directly.
一个: yī ge — One (person or thing), a single individual.
人: rén — Person, human being, people.
他: tā — He, him (third person masculine pronoun).
个性: gèxìng — Personality, individual character or distinctive traits.
本身: běnshēn — Itself, in and of itself, inherently.
就: jiù — Just, precisely, then (connecting or emphasizing).
如此: rúcǐ — So, like this, to such a degree.
迷人: mírén — Charming, captivating, fascinating to others.
若: ruò — If, should, in case (literary conditional particle).
任由: rènyóu — To let freely, to allow without restriction.
其: qí — Its, his, her (literary third person possessive).
发展: fāzhǎn — To develop, to grow or expand over time.
它: tā — It (third person pronoun for objects or animals).
将: jiāng — Will, about to; future tense marker (literary).
吞噬: tūnshì — To devour, to swallow up and consume entirely.
整个: zhěnggè — Entire, whole, the complete thing or entity.
本性: běnxìng — True nature, innate character or disposition.
灵魂: línghún — Soul, spirit, the inner essence of a person.
乃至: nǎizhì — Even, and even, extending as far as.
艺术: yìshù — Art, artistic creation or aesthetic expression.
不希望: bù xīwàng — To not hope or wish for something.
生命: shēngmìng — Life, existence, one's living being.
中: zhōng — In, within, inside; middle, center.
有: yǒu — To have, there is, to exist.
任何: rènhé — Any, whatever, whichever (no restriction).
外来: wàilái — External, coming from outside, foreign.
影响: yǐngxiǎng — Influence, impact, effect on someone or something.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; even (particle).
天性: tiānxìng — Nature, innate disposition one is born with.
多么: duōme — How, how very, to what a degree.
独立: dúlì — Independent, self-reliant, free from outside control.
一直: yīzhí — Always, continuously, all along without stopping.
主人: zhǔrén — Master, host, owner of something or someone.
至少: zhìshǎo — At least, at a minimum amount or degree.
直到: zhídào — Until, up to a certain point in time.
遇见: yùjiàn — To meet, to encounter someone by chance.
然后: ránhòu — Then, afterwards, subsequently in sequence.
但: dàn — But, however, yet (adversative conjunction).
不知道: bù zhīdào — To not know, to be unaware of something.
该: gāi — Should, ought to; one's turn to do.
如何: rúhé — How, in what way or manner.
向: xiàng — Toward, to, in the direction of.
解释: jiěshì — To explain, to clarify or give an explanation.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — Some kind of, a certain type of thing.
东西: dōngxi — Thing, object, stuff (general noun).
似乎: sìhū — Seemingly, it seems, as if perhaps.
站在: zhàn zài — Standing at, to be standing in a place.
一场: yī chǎng — One instance of (used with events or disasters).
可怕: kěpà — Terrible, frightening, dreadful and alarming.
危机: wēijī — Crisis, a critical or dangerous turning point.
边缘: biānyuán — Edge, brink, margin of something.
感觉: gǎnjué — Feeling, sensation, the sense of experiencing something.
命运: mìngyùn — Fate, destiny, one's predetermined life course.
为: wèi — For, on behalf of; to act for someone.
准备: zhǔnbèi — To prepare, to get ready for something.
无比: wúbǐ — Incomparably, matchlessly, to an extreme degree.
欢乐: huānlè — Joy, happiness, cheerful delight.
悲痛: bēitòng — Grief, deep sorrow or anguish.
心生: xīnshēng — To arise in the heart, to feel inwardly.
恐惧: kǒngjù — Fear, dread, intense feeling of terror.
转身: zhuǎnshēn — To turn around, to rotate one's whole body.
想要: xiǎngyào — To want to, to desire doing something.
离开: líkāi — To leave, to depart from a place.

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