The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 28
一个女仆独自住在离河不远的一所房子里,大约十一点钟上楼睡觉去了。
A maid servant living alone in a house not far from the river, had gone upstairs to bed about eleven.
虽然在凌晨时分浓雾笼罩了整个城市,但夜晚的早些时候却晴朗无云,女仆窗户俯瞰的那条小巷在满月的照耀下灯火通明。
Although a fog rolled over the city in the small hours, the early part of the night was cloudless, and the lane, which the maid's window overlooked, was brilliantly lit by the full moon.
她似乎是个富有浪漫情怀的人,因为她坐在紧靠窗户下的箱子上,陷入了沉思遐想。
It seems she was romantically given, for she sat down upon her box, which stood immediately under the window, and fell into a dream of musing.
她从未(每当她讲述那次经历时,总是泪流满面地说)从未感到与所有人如此和睦相处,或对这个世界有过如此善意的想法。
Never (she used to say, with streaming tears, when she narrated that experience), never had she felt more at peace with all men or thought more kindly of the world.
就在她这样坐着的时候,她注意到一位白发苍苍、相貌俊美的老年绅士正沿着小巷走来;另一位身材非常矮小的绅士迎面走来,起初她对后者并不太留意。
And as she so sat she became aware of an aged beautiful gentleman with white hair, drawing near along the lane; and advancing to meet him, another and very small gentleman, to whom at first she paid less attention.
当他们走到可以说话的距离(正好在女仆的眼皮底下)时,那位年长的男子鞠躬并以非常优雅礼貌的方式向对方打招呼。
When they had come within speech (which was just under the maid's eyes) the older man bowed and accosted the other with a very pretty manner of politeness.
他谈话的主题似乎并不重要;事实上,从他的指指点点来看,有时似乎他只是在问路;但月光照在他说话时的脸上,女孩很高兴看着他,他似乎散发出一种纯真而古雅的善良气质,但又带有某种高贵的东西,就像一种根深蒂固的自我满足。
It did not seem as if the subject of his address were of great importance; indeed, from his pointing, it sometimes appeared as if he were only inquiring his way; but the moon shone on his face as he spoke, and the girl was pleased to watch it, it seemed to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition, yet with something high too, as of a well-founded self-content.
Vocabulary
- maid
- 女仆，女佣人
- servant
- 仆人，佣人
- living
- 居住；生活
- alone
- 独自一人的，单独的
- house
- 房子，住宅
- far
- 远的，遥远的
- river
- 河流，江
- gone
- go的过去分词，去了
- upstairs
- 在楼上，往楼上
- bed
- 床；上床睡觉
- about
- 大约，关于
- eleven
- 数字十一
- Although
- 虽然，尽管，连词
- fog
- 雾，雾气
- rolled
- roll的过去式，滚动，翻滚
- over
- 在...上方，越过
- city
- 城市
- small
- 小的，微小的
- hours
- 小时（复数）
- early
- 早的，早期的
- part
- 部分，一部分
- night
- 夜晚，晚上
- cloudless
- 无云的，晴朗的
- lane
- 小巷，小路
- window
- 窗户
- overlooked
- overlook的过去式，俯瞰，眺望
- brilliantly
- 明亮地，辉煌地
- lit
- light的过去式，照亮
- full
- 满的，完全的
- moon
- 月亮，月球
- seems
- seem的第三人称单数，似乎，好像
- romantically
- 浪漫地，富有浪漫色彩地
- given
- give的过去分词；有...倾向的
- sat
- sit的过去式，坐
- down
- 向下，坐下
- upon
- 在...上面，相当于on
- box
- 盒子，箱子
- stood
- stand的过去式，站立
- immediately
- 立即，马上；紧靠着
- under
- 在...下面
- fell
- fall的过去式，落下，陷入
- dream
- 梦，梦想；做梦
- musing
- 沉思，冥想
- Never
- 从不，永不
- used
- use的过去式；习惯于
- say
- 说，讲
- streaming
- stream的现在分词，流动，流淌
- tears
- 眼泪（复数）
- narrated
- narrate的过去式，叙述，讲述
- experience
- 经历，经验
- never
- 从不，永不
- felt
- feel的过去式，感觉
- more
- 更多，更加
- peace
- 和平，平静
- all
- 所有的，全部
- men
- 男人，人类（复数）
- thought
- think的过去式，想；思想
- kindly
- 和善地，亲切地
- world
- 世界
- so
- 如此，这样
- became
- become的过去式，变成
- aware
- 意识到的，察觉到的
- aged
- 年老的，年迈的
- beautiful
- 美丽的，漂亮的
- gentleman
- 绅士，有教养的男士
- white
- 白色的
- hair
- 头发
- drawing
- draw的现在分词，靠近，拉
- near
- 接近，靠近
- along
- 沿着，向前
- advancing
- advance的现在分词，前进，靠近
- meet
- 遇见，会见
- another
- 另一个
- very
- 非常，很
- first
- 第一，首先
- paid
- pay的过去式，付款；给予注意
- less
- 更少的，较少的
- attention
- 注意，注意力
- come
- 来，到来
- within
- 在...之内
- speech
- 说话，言语；演讲
- just
- 刚好，正好；仅仅
- eyes
- 眼睛（复数）
- older
- old的比较级，更老的
- man
- 男人，人
- bowed
- bow的过去式，鞠躬，弯腰
- accosted
- accost的过去式，上前搭讪，招呼
- other
- 其他的，另一个
- pretty
- 漂亮的；相当地
- manner
- 方式，态度；礼貌
- politeness
- 礼貌，客气
- seem
- 似乎，好像
- subject
- 主题，话题；科目
- address
- 地址；讲话，演说
- great
- 伟大的，重大的
- importance
- 重要性
- indeed
- 确实，的确
- pointing
- point的现在分词，指向
- sometimes
- 有时候
- appeared
- appear的过去式，出现，似乎
- only
- 仅仅，只有
- inquiring
- inquire的现在分词，询问，打听
- way
- 路，方式
- shone
- shine的过去式，照耀，发光
- face
- 脸，面孔
- spoke
- speak的过去式，说话
- girl
- 女孩
- pleased
- 高兴的，愉快的
- watch
- 观看，注视；手表
- seemed
- seem的过去式，似乎，好像
- breathe
- 呼吸
- such
- 如此的，这样的
- innocent
- 天真的，无辜的
- old
- 老的，旧的
- kindness
- 善良，仁慈
- disposition
- 性情，性格
- yet
- 但是，然而；还
- something
- 某事，某物
- high
- 高的，高尚的
- too
- 也，太
- well
- 好，良好地；井
- founded
- founded的过去式，建立；有根据的
- self
- 自己，自我
- content
- 满足的；内容
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