The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 11
我这样做太鲁莽了,但我还是请布兰登夫人把我介绍给他。
It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
也许这并不是真的那么鲁莽。这简直是命中注定。
Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all. It was simply inevitable.
就算没有人介绍,我们也一定会互相攀谈的。我对此深信不疑。
We would have spoken to each other without any introduction. I am sure of that.
多利安事后也这么告诉我。他也觉得我们命中注定要相识。
Dorian told me so afterwards. He, too, felt that we were destined to know each other.
布兰登夫人是怎么描述这位了不起的年轻人的?"他的同伴问道。
"And how did Lady Brandon describe this wonderful young man?" asked his companion.
我知道她喜欢给每位宾客做简短的概述。
I know she goes in for giving a rapid précis of all her guests.
我记得她曾把我领到一位蛮横粗鲁、满脸通红的老绅士面前,那人浑身上下挂满了勋章和绶带,
I remember her bringing me up to a truculent and red-faced old gentleman covered all over with orders and ribbons,
她凑到我耳边,用一种戏剧性的耳语声,把那人最令人咋舌的详情一一道来,而那声音在满屋子里几乎人人都能听见。
and hissing into my ear, in a tragic whisper which must have been perfectly audible to everybody in the room, the most astounding details.
我当场就溜走了。我喜欢自己去了解别人。
I simply fled. I like to find out people for myself.
但布兰登夫人对待宾客,就像拍卖商对待货物一样。
But Lady Brandon treats her guests exactly as an auctioneer treats his goods.
她要么把人介绍得面目全非,要么把所有的事情都说出来,偏偏就是不说你想知道的那些。
She either explains them entirely away, or tells one everything about them except what one wants to know.
可怜的布兰登夫人!你对她太苛刻了,哈里!"霍尔沃德漫不经心地说。
"Poor Lady Brandon! You are hard on her, Harry!" said Hallward listlessly.
亲爱的朋友,她想创办一个沙龙,结果只开成了一家餐厅。我怎么可能欣赏她呢?
"My dear fellow, she tried to found a salon, and only succeeded in opening a restaurant. How could I admire her?
但告诉我,她是怎么说多利安·格雷先生的?"
But tell me, what did she say about Mr. Dorian Gray?"
哦,大概是这样:'迷人的孩子——他可怜的母亲和我形影不离。完全忘了他是做什么的——恐怕他——什么都不做——哦,对了,弹钢琴——还是拉小提琴,亲爱的格雷先生?'
"Oh, something like, 'Charming boy—poor dear mother and I absolutely inseparable. Quite forget what he does—afraid he—doesn't do anything—oh, yes, plays the piano—or is it the violin, dear Mr. Gray?
Vocabulary
- reckless
- 鲁莽的,不考虑后果的,轻率的
- Lady
- 女士,对上层社会女性的尊称
- introduce
- 介绍,使两人相互认识
- Perhaps
- 也许,表示不确定的副词
- simply
- 只是,仅仅,简单地说
- inevitable
- 不可避免的,必然发生的
- introduction
- 介绍,正式引荐两人相识的过程
- afterwards
- 之后,后来,事后
- destined
- 命中注定的,有特定命运的
- describe
- 描述,描绘某人或某事物的特征
- wonderful
- 极好的,令人惊叹的
- companion
- 同伴,陪伴在一起的人
- rapid
- 快速的,迅速的
- précis
- 摘要,对内容的简短概括
- guests
- 客人,被邀请参加活动的人
- truculent
- 凶悍的,好斗的,态度粗暴的
- gentleman
- 绅士,有礼貌的上层社会男性
- orders
- 勋章,表彰荣誉的徽章
- ribbons
- 绶带,勋章上的丝带装饰
- hissing
- 发出嘶嘶声,低声耳语
- tragic
- 悲剧性的,令人悲伤的
- whisper
- 耳语,低声说话
- perfectly
- 完全地,十分,表示程度的副词
- audible
- 听得见的,声音足以被听到的
- astounding
- 令人震惊的,极为惊奇的
- details
- 细节,具体的信息或情况
- fled
- 逃跑,flee的过去式
- treats
- 对待,以某种方式看待或处理某人
- exactly
- 恰好,完全地,精确地
- auctioneer
- 拍卖师,主持拍卖会的人
- goods
- 货物,商品,物品
- entirely
- 完全地,彻底地
- except
- 除了,不包括某事或某人
- hard
- 严厉的,苛刻的,不留情面的
- listlessly
- 无精打采地,漫不经心地
- fellow
- 家伙,朋友,对男性的非正式称呼
- salon
- 沙龙,文人雅士聚会的社交场所
- restaurant
- 餐厅,提供饮食服务的场所
- admire
- 钦佩,欣赏,对某人感到赞赏
- Charming
- 迷人的,令人着迷的,魅力十足的
- absolutely
- 绝对地,完全地,表示强调
- inseparable
- 形影不离的,无法分开的
- Quite
- 相当,完全,表示程度的副词
- afraid
- 恐怕,担心,表示遗憾或不确定
- piano
- 钢琴,键盘乐器
- violin
- 小提琴,弦乐器
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