The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 9

English → Chinese Full Text Level 6/10

I must not let her find me writing.

我绝不能让她发现我在写东西。

She is a perfect, and enthusiastic housekeeper, and hopes for no better profession.

她是一个完美而热情的管家，认为没有比这更好的职业了。

I verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick!

我确实相信她认为正是写作让我生病的！

But I can write when she is out, and see her a long way off from these windows.

但我可以趁她外出时写东西，从这些窗户可以看到她还在很远的地方。

There is one that commands the road, a lovely, shaded, winding road, and one that just looks off over the country.

有一扇窗俯瞰着道路，那是一条可爱的、绿荫蔽日的蜿蜒小路，另一扇则望向远处的田野。

A lovely country, too, full of great elms and velvet meadows.

那田野也十分美丽，到处是高大的榆树和如丝绒般柔软的草地。

This wallpaper has a kind of sub-pattern in a different shade, a particularly irritating one, for you can only see it in certain lights, and not clearly then.

这壁纸有一种隐约的底纹，颜色深浅不同，格外令人恼火，因为只有在特定的光线下才能看到它，而且即便如此也看不清楚。

But in the places where it isn't faded, and where the sun is just so, I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to sulk about behind that silly and conspicuous front design.

但在那些没有褪色的地方，当阳光恰到好处时，我能看到一个奇怪的、令人恼火的、模糊不清的影像，似乎躲在那愚蠢而显眼的表层图案后面生着闷气。

There's sister on the stairs!

姐姐在楼梯上！

Well, the Fourth of July is over!

好了，七月四日已经过去了！

The people are gone and I am tired out.

客人们都走了，我已精疲力竭。

John thought it might do me good to see a little company, so we just had mother and Nellie and the children down for a week.

约翰认为见见人或许对我有好处，所以我们请了母亲、内莉和孩子们来住了一个星期。

Of course I didn't do a thing.

我当然什么事都没做。

Jennie sees to everything now.

现在一切都由珍妮打理。

But it tired me all the same.

但这依然让我感到疲惫。

John says if I don't pick up faster he shall send me to Weir Mitchell in the fall.

约翰说如果我恢复得不够快，他秋天就要把我送到韦尔·米切尔那里去。

But I don't want to go there at all.

但我根本不想去那里。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
绝不能: jué bù néng — Absolutely cannot; must never do something.
让: ràng — To let, allow, or cause someone to do something.
她: tā — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
发现: fāxiàn — To discover or find out something.
在: zài — At, in, or currently doing an action.
写: xiě — To write; to compose text.
东西: dōngxi — Thing or stuff; a general object or matter.
是: shì — To be; used to link subject and predicate.
一个: yī gè — One (used as a measure word for people/things).
完美: wánměi — Perfect; flawless; without any defects.
而: ér — And; yet; used to connect contrasting clauses.
热情: rèqíng — Enthusiastic; warm and passionate in manner.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
管家: guǎnjiā — Housekeeper or butler; household manager.
认为: rènwéi — To think, believe, or consider something to be true.
没有: méiyǒu — To not have; there is no; lacking something.
比: bǐ — Than; used for comparisons between two things.
这: zhè — This; a demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object.
更好: gèng hǎo — Even better; superior compared to something else.
职业: zhíyè — Profession, occupation, or career.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
确实: quèshí — Indeed; truly; certainly the case.
相信: xiāngxìn — To believe or trust in something or someone.
正是: zhèng shì — Exactly is; precisely; it is just so.
写作: xiězuò — Writing as a skill or creative activity.
生病: shēngbìng — To fall ill; to become sick.
但: dàn — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast.
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; to be permitted or able to.
趁: chèn — To take advantage of an opportunity or moment.
外出: wàichū — To go out; to leave the house.
时: shí — When; at the time of; a time particle.
从: cóng — From; starting from a place or point.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple nearby objects or things.
窗户: chuānghu — Window; an opening in a wall for light.
看到: kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something.
还在: hái zài — Still at; still existing or remaining somewhere.
很远: hěn yuǎn — Very far away; a great distance.
地方: dìfang — Place, location, or area.
有: yǒu — To have; there is or there are.
一扇: yī shàn — One (window or door); measure word for windows/doors.
窗: chuāng — Window; an opening allowing light and air in.
俯瞰: fǔkàn — To overlook; to look down upon from above.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action.
道路: dàolù — Road, path, or way of travel.
那是: nà shì — That is; used to identify or describe something.
一条: yī tiáo — One (road, path); measure word for long objects.
可爱: kě'ài — Cute, lovely, or charming in appearance.
蜿蜒: wānyán — Winding, meandering; describing a curving path or river.
小路: xiǎolù — Small path or lane; a narrow walking track.
另: lìng — Another; the other one of two things.
则: zé — Then; while; a contrasting or sequential conjunction.
望向: wàng xiàng — To gaze toward; to look in a direction.
远处: yuǎnchù — The distance; a far-off place.
田野: tiányě — Fields and open countryside; rural landscape.
那: nà — That; a demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.
也: yě — Also, too; additionally sharing a quality.
十分: shífēn — Very; extremely; to a great degree.
美丽: měilì — Beautiful; visually attractive and pleasing.
到处: dàochù — Everywhere; all around in every direction.
高大: gāodà — Tall and large; impressive in physical stature.
和: hé — And; connecting two nouns or clauses together.
如: rú — Like, as if; used for comparisons.
般: bān — Like; similar to; used in comparisons.
柔软: róuruǎn — Soft and pliable; gentle to the touch.
草地: cǎodì — Lawn or grassy ground; a field of grass.
壁纸: bìzhǐ — Wallpaper; decorative paper covering interior walls.
一种: yī zhǒng — A type of; a kind of something.
隐约: yǐnyuē — Faint, vague, or indistinct; dimly perceived.
颜色: yánsè — Color; the visual hue of an object.
深浅: shēnqiǎn — Depth of shade; variation between dark and light.
不同: bùtóng — Different; not the same; varying from each other.
格外: géwài — Especially; particularly; to an exceptional degree.
令人: lìng rén — To make one feel; causing a person to feel.
恼火: nǎohuǒ — Annoying; irritating; making one feel frustrated.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; giving a reason or cause.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only when; only if; solely under certain conditions.
特定: tèdìng — Specific; particular; designated for a purpose.
光线: guāngxiàn — Light; rays of light illuminating a space.
下: xià — Under; below; in a given condition or context.
才能: cáinéng — Only then can; talent; ability to do something.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.
即便: jíbiàn — Even if; even though; regardless of conditions.
如此: rúcǐ — Like this; such; in this manner or way.
看不: kàn bù — Cannot see; unable to perceive visually.
清楚: qīngchǔ — Clear; distinct; easy to understand or see.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to multiple distant objects.
褪色: tuìsè — To fade in color; to lose original brightness.
当: dāng — When; while; at the time that something occurs.
阳光: yángguāng — Sunlight; light from the sun.
恰到好处: qià dào hǎo chù — Just right; perfectly appropriate; hitting the mark.
能: néng — Can; to be capable of doing something.
奇怪: qíguài — Strange, odd, or unusual; causing surprise or curiosity.
模糊不清: móhu bù qīng — Blurry and unclear; indistinct and hard to perceive.
影像: yǐngxiàng — Image, figure, or visual impression.
似乎: sìhū — It seems; as if; apparently but not certain.
躲在: duǒ zài — Hiding in or behind; concealed at a place.
愚蠢: yúchǔn — Stupid, foolish, or absurd.
显眼: xiǎnyǎn — Conspicuous; eye-catching; standing out visibly.
表层: biǎocéng — Surface layer; the outermost level of something.
图案: tú'àn — Pattern or design; decorative motif.
后面: hòumiàn — Behind; at the back of something.
闷气: mènqì — Pent-up frustration; suppressed anger or sulkiness.
姐姐: jiějie — Older sister; an elder female sibling.
楼梯: lóutī — Staircase; stairs for moving between floors.
上: shàng — Up, on, or above; also direction upward.
好了: hǎo le — Okay, alright; indicating something is done or fine.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; by now; indicates something has occurred.
过去: guòqù — To pass by; the past; to go over.
客人们: kèrenmen — Guests; visitors; plural of guest.
都: dōu — All; both; every one without exception.
走了: zǒu le — Have left; gone away; departed.
已: yǐ — Already; a classical particle indicating completion.
精疲力竭: jīng pí lì jié — Utterly exhausted; drained of all energy completely.
见见: jiàn jian — To meet briefly; to see someone for a visit.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.
对: duì — Correct; toward; for; beneficial to someone.
好处: hǎochu — Benefit, advantage, or good effect.
所以: suǒyǐ — Therefore; so; as a result of that.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
请了: qǐng le — Invited; asked someone over as a guest.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; one's female parent.
孩子们: háizimen — Children; plural of child.
来: lái — To come; to arrive at a place.
住了: zhù le — Stayed; lived somewhere for a period of time.
星期: xīngqī — Week; a period of seven days.
当然: dāngrán — Of course; naturally; without a doubt.
什么: shénme — What; used in questions or negation.
事: shì — Matter, affair, or task; something to do.
没做: méi zuò — Did not do; failed to accomplish something.
现在: xiànzài — Now; at present; the current moment.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.
由: yóu — By; by means of; handled by someone.
打理: dǎlǐ — To manage and take care of household affairs.
依然: yīrán — Still; as before; continuing in the same way.
感到: gǎndào — To feel; to sense a certain emotion or state.
疲惫: píbèi — Weary, fatigued; extremely tired from exertion.
说: shuō — To say, speak, or tell.
如果: rúguǒ — If; on the condition that something happens.
恢复: huīfù — To recover; to return to normal health or state.
得: de/děi — Particle indicating degree; or must/need to.
不够: bùgòu — Not enough; insufficient; falling short.
快: kuài — Fast, quick; rapidly; at speed.
他: tā — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
秋天: qiūtiān — Autumn; the fall season of the year.
就要: jiù yào — About to; will soon; on the verge of doing.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; used before direct object in a sentence.
送到: sòng dào — To send to; to deliver someone/something somewhere.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; a location over there.
去: qù — To go; to move away toward a destination.
根本: gēnběn — Fundamentally; at all; absolutely (in negatives).
不想: bù xiǎng — Do not want to; have no desire to do.

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