The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 7

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He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making a nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies, and that I ought to use my will and good sense to check the tendency. So I try.

他说，凭借我的想象力和编故事的习惯，像我这样的神经衰弱必定会导致各种各样的异想天开，我应该运用意志力和理智来克制这种倾向。于是我便努力尝试。

I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me.

我有时候想，如果我的身体好到能够稍微写一点东西，也许可以疏解脑中积压的思绪，让我得到休息。

But I find I get pretty tired when I try.

但我发现，每当我尝试的时候，便会感到十分疲倦。

It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work. When I get really well John says we will ask Cousin Henry and Julia down for a long visit; but he says he would as soon put fire-works in my pillow-case as to let me have those stimulating people about now.

在工作上得不到任何建议和陪伴，真令人沮丧。约翰说等我真正康复后，我们会邀请亨利表兄和朱莉娅来长住；但他说，与其现在让那些令人兴奋的人陪在我身边，还不如把烟火塞进我的枕套里。

I wish I could get well faster.

我真希望自己能好得快一些。

But I must not think about that. This paper looks to me as if it knew what a vicious influence it had!

但我不该去想这些。这墙纸在我看来，仿佛它自己也知道它所散发的那股恶劣影响！

There is a recurrent spot where the pattern lolls like a broken neck and two bulbous eyes stare at you upside-down.

有一处反复出现的地方，图案耷拉着，像一截折断的脖子，两只鼓胀的眼睛倒悬着盯着你。

I get positively angry with the impertinence of it and the everlastingness. Up and down and sideways they crawl, and those absurd, unblinking eyes are everywhere. There is one place where two breadths didn't match, and the eyes go all up and down the line, one a little higher than the other.

它的傲慢无礼和无休无止让我实在恼火。那些图案上下左右地蠕动，那些荒诞的、一眨不眨的眼睛无处不在。有一处两幅墙纸没有拼对，那些眼睛便沿着接缝上下排列，一只比另一只稍高一点。

Vocabulary

凭借: píngjiè — To rely on or by means of something.
想象力: xiǎngxiànglì — Imagination; the ability to form mental images.
编: biān — To compose, weave, or make up stories.
神经衰弱: shénjīng shuāiruò — Neurasthenia; nervous exhaustion or mental fatigue disorder.
必定: bìdìng — Certainly, definitely, or inevitably will happen.
导致: dǎozhì — To lead to or result in a consequence.
各种各样: gèzhǒng gèyàng — All kinds of; various types of things.
异想天开: yìxiǎng tiānkāi — Wildly fanciful ideas; utterly unrealistic imaginative thinking.
运用: yùnyòng — To apply or make use of a skill.
意志力: yìzhìlì — Willpower; the strength to control one's actions.
理智: lǐzhì — Reason, rationality, or rational thinking ability.
克制: kèzhì — To restrain, suppress, or control oneself.
倾向: qīngxiàng — A tendency, inclination, or leaning toward something.
于是: yúshì — Therefore, so, consequently; indicates a result follows.
便: biàn — Then, so; literary conjunction indicating a result.
尝试: chángshì — To try or attempt something for the first time.
稍微: shāowēi — Slightly, a little bit, just a small amount.
疏解: shūjiě — To relieve, release, or alleviate mental pressure.
积压: jīyā — To accumulate; a backlog of pent-up things.
思绪: sīxù — Thoughts, feelings, or mental state; train of thought.
每当: měidāng — Whenever; every time a certain situation occurs.
便会: biàn huì — Then will; literary form indicating a certain result.
疲倦: píjuàn — Tired, weary, or exhausted from effort.
得不到: dé bu dào — Unable to obtain or get something desired.
陪伴: péibàn — Companionship; to accompany and keep someone company.
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel a certain way.
沮丧: jǔsàng — Discouraged, depressed, or dejected in feeling.
真正: zhēnzhèng — Truly, genuinely, really; in a true sense.
康复: kāngfù — To recover, recuperate, or regain one's health.
邀请: yāoqǐng — To invite someone to an event or place.
表兄: biǎoxiōng — Male cousin older than oneself on mother's or other side.
长住: cháng zhù — To stay for a long time; long-term residence.
与其: yǔqí — Rather than; used to compare two options.
令人兴奋: lìng rén xīngfèn — Exciting; causing people to feel stimulated or thrilled.
陪在: péi zài — To accompany and be present beside someone.
身边: shēnbiān — By one's side; nearby; close to a person.
还不如: hái bùrú — Better not to; worse than another option.
烟火: yānhuǒ — Fireworks; also smoke and fire together.
塞进: sāi jìn — To stuff or cram something into a space.
枕套: zhěntào — Pillowcase; the fabric cover for a pillow.
墙纸: qiángzhǐ — Wallpaper; decorative paper covering walls.
看来: kànlái — It seems; it appears; judging from the situation.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if, seemingly; used to express resemblance.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize the action.
散发: sànfā — To emit, give off, or spread out influence.
那股: nà gǔ — That particular whiff, streak, or current of something.
恶劣: èliè — Terrible, vile, or extremely bad in quality.
反复: fǎnfù — Repeatedly; over and over again; recurring.
图案: tú'àn — Pattern, design, or decorative motif on a surface.
耷拉: dāla — To droop or hang down limply.
一截: yī jié — A section or segment of something.
折断: zhéduàn — To break or snap something apart.
脖子: bózi — Neck; the part connecting head and body.
鼓胀: gǔzhàng — Bulging, swollen, or distended outward.
倒悬: dàoxuán — Hanging upside down; suspended in an inverted position.
盯着: dīng zhe — Staring at; gazing fixedly at something.
傲慢无礼: àomàn wúlǐ — Arrogant and rude; showing disrespectful haughty behavior.
无休无止: wúxiū wúzhǐ — Without end; ceaseless and never stopping.
实在: shízài — Really, truly; used to emphasize a feeling strongly.
恼火: nǎohuǒ — Irritated, annoyed, or angered by something.
蠕动: rúdòng — To wriggle, creep, or move with crawling motion.
荒诞: huāngdàn — Absurd, bizarre, or ridiculous beyond belief.
一眨不眨: yī zhǎ bù zhǎ — Without blinking; staring fixedly without closing eyes.
无处不在: wúchù bùzài — Everywhere; present in every place, omnipresent.
两幅: liǎng fú — Two pieces or panels of a picture or pattern.
拼对: pīn duì — Matched up correctly; aligned or fitted properly together.
沿着: yánzhe — Along; following the length or edge of something.
接缝: jiēfèng — A seam or joint where two parts meet.
排列: páiliè — To arrange or line up in a sequence.
稍高: shāo gāo — Slightly higher; a little taller than something else.

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