The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 12
'Neither of us could help laughing, and we became friends at once."
我们两个都忍不住笑了起来，于是立刻成了朋友。"
"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one," said the young lord, plucking another daisy.
「笑声作为友谊的开端绝非坏事，而且它是友谊最好的结局，」那位年轻的勋爵说道，随手又摘了一朵雏菊。
Hallward shook his head.
霍华德摇了摇头。
"You don't understand what friendship is, Harry," he murmured—"or what enmity is, for that matter.
「你不懂什么是友谊，哈利，」他低声说道，「或者说，你也不懂什么是敌意。
You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one."
你喜欢每一个人，也就是说，你对每一个人都漠不关心。」
"How horribly unjust of you!" cried Lord Henry, tilting his hat back and looking up at the little clouds that, like ravelled skeins of glossy white silk, were drifting across the hollowed turquoise of the summer sky.
「你这话真是太不公平了！」亨利勋爵叫道，他把帽子往后一推，仰头望着天上的朵朵白云——那些云如同散开的光滑白丝线团，飘荡在夏日天空那深邃的青碧之间。
"Yes; horribly unjust of you.
「是的，你真是太不公平了。
I make a great difference between people.
我对人是有很大区别的。
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.
我交朋友看的是相貌，结识熟人看的是品格，而选择敌人看的是才智。
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
一个人在选择敌人这件事上再谨慎也不为过。
I have not got one who is a fool.
我的敌人中没有一个蠢人。
They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
他们个个都有一定的智识，因此他们都欣赏我。
Is that very vain of me?
这样的我是不是很虚荣？
I think it is rather vain."
我觉得确实相当虚荣。」
"I should think it was, Harry.
「我觉得是的，哈利。
But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance."
但按照你的分类，我恐怕只是个熟人而已。」
"My dear old Basil, you are much more than an acquaintance."
「我亲爱的老巴兹尔，你远不止是个熟人。」
"And much less than a friend.
「也远不及一个朋友。
A sort of brother, I suppose?"
算是某种兄弟吧，我猜？」
"Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers.
「哦，兄弟！我可不在乎什么兄弟。
Vocabulary
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun
- 两个
- liǎng gè — Two (people or things); a pair
- 都
- dōu — Both; all; indicates inclusiveness
- 忍不住
- rěn bu zhù — Cannot help but; unable to restrain oneself
- 笑了
- xiào le — Laughed; broke into laughter
- 起来
- qǐlái — Up; indicates start or continuation of action
- 于是
- yúshì — And so; therefore; as a result
- 立刻
- lìkè — Immediately; at once; right away
- 成了
- chéng le — Became; turned into something
- 朋友
- péngyou — Friend; a person one knows well
- 笑声
- xiào shēng — Sound of laughter; laughter
- 作为
- zuòwéi — As; in the capacity of; serving as
- 友谊
- yǒuyì — Friendship; amicable relationship between people
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 开端
- kāiduān — Beginning; start; opening of something
- 绝非
- jué fēi — Absolutely not; by no means
- 坏事
- huài shì — Bad thing; something negative or harmful
- 而且
- érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 它
- tā — It; third person singular for objects
- 是
- shì — Is; am; are; to be
- 最好
- zuì hǎo — Best; the finest; most ideal outcome
- 结局
- jiéjú — Ending; outcome; final result of events
- 那位
- nà wèi — That (person); polite reference to someone
- 年轻
- niánqīng — Young; youthful in age
- 勋爵
- xūnjué — Lord; a nobleman of high rank
- 说道
- shuō dào — Said; remarked; uttered these words
- 随手
- suíshǒu — Casually; doing something without much thought
- 又
- yòu — Again; once more; additionally
- 摘了
- zhāi le — Picked; plucked (a flower or fruit)
- 一朵
- yī duǒ — One flower; measure word for flowers
- 雏菊
- chújú — Daisy; a small white flowering plant
- 摇了摇头
- yáo le yáo tóu — Shook one's head in disagreement or disbelief
- 你
- nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun
- 不懂
- bù dǒng — Don't understand; fail to comprehend something
- 什么
- shénme — What; used in questions or as 'anything'
- 他
- tā — He; him; third person singular male
- 低声
- dīshēng — In a low voice; softly; in a murmur
- 或者
- huòzhě — Or; alternatively; maybe
- 说
- shuō — Say; speak; talk
- 也
- yě — Also; too; as well
- 敌意
- díyì — Hostility; animosity; unfriendly feeling toward someone
- 喜欢
- xǐhuān — Like; enjoy; be fond of something
- 每一个
- měi yī gè — Every single one; each individual person or thing
- 人
- rén — Person; people; human being
- 也就是说
- yě jiù shì shuō — That is to say; in other words; meaning
- 对
- duì — Toward; regarding; correct; to face
- 漠不关心
- mò bù guānxīn — Completely indifferent; showing no interest or concern
- 这话
- zhè huà — These words; this remark; what was said
- 真是
- zhēn shì — Really is; truly; indeed quite so
- 太
- tài — Too; excessively; overly so
- 不公平
- bù gōngpíng — Unfair; unjust; not equitable
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 叫道
- jiào dào — Cried out; exclaimed; called out loudly
- 把
- bǎ — Particle marking direct object; to take hold of
- 帽子
- màozi — Hat; cap; head covering
- 往后
- wǎng hòu — Toward the back; pushed backward; in future
- 仰头
- yǎng tóu — Tilt one's head back; look upward
- 望着
- wàng zhe — Gazing at; looking toward; watching steadily
- 天上
- tiān shàng — In the sky; up in the heavens
- 朵朵
- duǒ duǒ — Clusters of; fluffy; used for clouds or flowers
- 白云
- bái yún — White clouds; fluffy clouds in the sky
- 那些
- nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things at a distance
- 云
- yún — Cloud; water vapor visible in the sky
- 如同
- rútóng — Just like; as if; resembling something closely
- 散开
- sàn kāi — Spread out; dispersed; loosened apart
- 光滑
- guānghuá — Smooth; sleek; having a polished surface
- 白
- bái — White; bright; pale in color
- 飘荡
- piāodàng — Drift; float; wander lightly in the air
- 在
- zài — In; at; located at a place
- 夏日
- xià rì — Summer day; a day during the summer
- 天空
- tiānkōng — Sky; the open expanse above the earth
- 那
- nà — That; those; used as a demonstrative pronoun
- 深邃
- shēnsuì — Deep; profound; fathomless in depth or color
- 之间
- zhījiān — Between; among; in the midst of
- 是的
- shì de — Yes; that's right; affirmative response
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun
- 对人
- duì rén — Toward people; in relation to others
- 有
- yǒu — Have; there is; exist
- 很大
- hěn dà — Very big; very significant; considerable in degree
- 区别
- qūbié — Difference; distinction; to differentiate between things
- 交
- jiāo — Make (friends); associate with; hand over
- 相貌
- xiàngmào — Appearance; looks; one's facial features
- 结识
- jiéshí — Get acquainted with; come to know someone
- 熟人
- shúrén — Acquaintance; someone one knows but not closely
- 品格
- pǐngé — Character; moral quality; personal integrity
- 而
- ér — But; and; while; connecting contrasting clauses
- 选择
- xuǎnzé — Choose; select; make a choice
- 敌人
- dírén — Enemy; foe; adversary
- 才智
- cáizhì — Talent and intelligence; wit and ability
- 一个人
- yī gè rén — One person; a single individual; alone
- 这件事
- zhè jiàn shì — This matter; this particular thing or affair
- 上
- shàng — On; above; regarding; in terms of
- 再
- zài — Again; more; even more so
- 谨慎
- jǐnshèn — Cautious; careful; prudent in one's actions
- 不为过
- bù wéi guò — Not excessive; cannot be considered going too far
- 中
- zhōng — Among; in; within a group or place
- 没有
- méiyǒu — Don't have; there is none; not any
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single (person or thing)
- 蠢人
- chǔnrén — Fool; stupid person; dim-witted individual
- 他们
- tāmen — They; them; third person plural pronoun
- 个个
- gège — Each and every one; all without exception
- 一定
- yīdìng — Certainly; surely; must be the case
- 智识
- zhìshí — Intellect; knowledge and intelligence combined
- 因此
- yīncǐ — Therefore; as a result; for this reason
- 欣赏
- xīnshǎng — Appreciate; admire; enjoy something with pleasure
- 这样
- zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such
- 是不是
- shì bu shì — Is it or not; right?; question tag form
- 很
- hěn — Very; quite; to a great degree
- 虚荣
- xūróng — Vanity; vain; excessive pride in oneself
- 觉得
- juéde — Feel; think; have a sense that
- 确实
- quèshí — Indeed; certainly; truly; as a matter of fact
- 相当
- xiāngdāng — Quite; fairly; considerably; rather so
- 但
- dàn — But; however; yet; introducing a contrast
- 按照
- ànzhào — According to; in accordance with; following
- 分类
- fēnlèi — Classification; categorize; sort into groups
- 恐怕
- kǒngpà — I'm afraid; probably; fear that something is so
- 只是
- zhǐshì — Only; merely; just; nothing more than
- 个
- gè — Measure word for people or general objects
- 而已
- éryǐ — That's all; nothing more; merely that
- 亲爱
- qīn'ài — Dear; beloved; term of affection or address
- 老
- lǎo — Old; used affectionately before names or titles
- 远不止
- yuǎn bù zhǐ — Far more than; much beyond just that
- 远不及
- yuǎn bù jí — Far from reaching; nowhere near as much
- 算是
- suàn shì — Can be considered; counts as; amounts to
- 某种
- mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some sort of; a type of
- 兄弟
- xiōngdì — Brothers; male siblings; close male companions
- 吧
- ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting assumption or suggestion
- 我猜
- wǒ cāi — I guess; I suppose; I would imagine
- 哦
- ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing realization or response
- 可
- kě — But; yet; however; expressing contrast
- 不在乎
- bù zàihu — Don't care; indifferent; not bothered by something
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