The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 10

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I had a friend who was in his hands once, and she says he is just like John and my brother, only more so!

我有一个朋友曾经接受过他的治疗，她说他和约翰以及我哥哥一模一样，只是更甚！

Besides, it is such an undertaking to go so far.

况且，跑那么远也是一件麻烦事。

I don't feel as if it was worth while to turn my hand over for anything, and I'm getting dreadfully fretful and querulous.

我觉得什么事都不值得费心去做，而且我变得越来越烦躁易怒。

I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time.

我无缘无故地哭泣，几乎一直在哭。

Of course I don't when John is here, or anybody else, but when I am alone.

当然，约翰在的时候，或者有别人在的时候，我不会哭，只有独处时才会。

And I am alone a good deal just now. John is kept in town very often by serious cases, and Jennie is good and lets me alone when I want her to.

而且我现在有很多时间独处。约翰经常因为棘手的病例被留在城里，珍妮很好，当我想一个人待着的时候，她会让我清静。

So I walk a little in the garden or down that lovely lane, sit on the porch under the roses, and lie down up here a good deal.

所以我在花园里或那条可爱的小路上稍微散散步，坐在门廊上玫瑰花下，然后大部分时间躺在这里。

I'm getting really fond of the room in spite of the wallpaper. Perhaps because of the wallpaper.

尽管有那墙纸，我却真的越来越喜欢这个房间了。也许正是因为那墙纸。

It dwells in my mind so!

它就这样盘踞在我的脑海里！

I lie here on this great immovable bed—it is nailed down, I believe—and follow that pattern about by the hour. It is as good as gymnastics, I assure you. I start, we'll say, at the bottom, down in the corner over there where it has not been touched, and I determine for the thousandth time that I will follow that pointless pattern to some sort of a conclusion.

我躺在这张巨大的、纹丝不动的床上——我想它是钉死在地板上的——一连几个小时追寻着那个花纹。我向你保证，这就和做体操一样。就说我从底部开始吧，从那边没有被碰过的角落开始，我第一千次下定决心，要追随那毫无意义的花纹，找到某种结论。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun
有: yǒu — to have; there is/are
一个: yī gè — one; a single (general measure word)
朋友: péng yǒu — friend; a person one knows well
曾经: céng jīng — once; at some point in the past
接受过: jiē shòu guò — has received or undergone (treatment/experience)
他: tā — he, him; third person singular male pronoun
的: de — possessive/attributive particle; of
治疗: zhì liáo — treatment; medical care for illness
她: tā — she, her; third person singular female pronoun
说: shuō — to say, speak, tell
和: hé — and; together with; connecting nouns
以及: yǐ jí — as well as; and; used to connect items
哥哥: gē ge — older brother; elder male sibling
一模一样: yī mú yī yàng — exactly alike; identical in every way
只是: zhǐ shì — only; merely; but; it's just that
更甚: gèng shèn — even more so; worse; to a greater degree
况且: kuàng qiě — moreover; besides; furthermore
跑: pǎo — to run; to travel quickly on foot
那么远: nà me yuǎn — that far; such a great distance away
也是: yě shì — also is; that too is a matter of
一件: yī jiàn — one item/matter (measure word for affairs)
麻烦事: má fan shì — troublesome matter; a bothersome affair
觉得: jué de — to feel; to think; to have a sense that
什么事: shén me shì — what thing; any matter whatsoever
都: dōu — all; both; even; universally
不值得: bù zhí de — not worth it; not deserving effort
费心: fèi xīn — to take trouble; to expend mental effort
去做: qù zuò — to go and do; to bother doing something
而且: ér qiě — moreover; furthermore; and also
变得: biàn de — to become; to grow into a certain state
越来越: yuè lái yuè — more and more; increasingly over time
烦躁: fán zào — irritable; restless and agitated feeling
易怒: yì nù — easily angered; quick-tempered; irritable
无缘无故: wú yuán wú gù — without reason or cause; for no reason
地: de — adverbial particle; modifies how action is done
哭泣: kū qì — to weep; to cry softly and tearfully
几乎: jī hū — almost; nearly; practically
一直: yī zhí — continuously; always; the whole time
在哭: zài kū — is/was crying; ongoing act of weeping
当然: dāng rán — of course; naturally; certainly
在: zài — at; in; on; indicates location or ongoing action
时候: shí hou — time; moment; when; a period of time
或者: huò zhě — or; either...or; used in statements
别人: bié rén — other people; others; someone else
不会: bù huì — won't; wouldn't; unable to; will not
哭: kū — to cry; to weep; to sob
只有: zhǐ yǒu — only when; only if; it takes only
独处: dú chǔ — to be alone; to spend time by oneself
时: shí — when; at the time of; during
才会: cái huì — only then will; not until then
现在: xiàn zài — now; at present; currently
很多: hěn duō — many; a lot; a great deal of
时间: shí jiān — time; a period or amount of time
经常: jīng cháng — often; frequently; regularly
因为: yīn wèi — because; due to; on account of
棘手: jí shǒu — thorny; tricky; difficult to handle
病例: bìng lì — medical case; a recorded instance of illness
被: bèi — passive marker; by (indicates passive voice)
留: liú — to stay; to remain; to keep behind
城里: chéng lǐ — in the city; inside the town
很好: hěn hǎo — very good; quite well; excellent
当: dāng — when; at the time; to serve as
想: xiǎng — to want; to think; to miss someone
一个人: yī gè rén — alone; by oneself; a single person
待着: dāi zhe — to stay; to remain somewhere; to linger
会: huì — will; can; to be able to; likely to
让: ràng — to let; to allow; to make someone do
清静: qīng jìng — quiet and peaceful; calm and undisturbed
所以: suǒ yǐ — therefore; so; as a result
花园里: huā yuán lǐ — inside the garden; within the garden space
或: huò — or; either; alternatively
那条: nà tiáo — that (measure word for long narrow things)
可爱: kě ài — cute; lovely; adorable; charming
小路: xiǎo lù — small path; narrow trail or walkway
上: shàng — on; above; up; on top of
稍微: shāo wēi — slightly; a little; somewhat
散散步: sàn san bù — to take a leisurely stroll or walk
坐: zuò — to sit; to take a seat
门廊: mén láng — porch; covered entrance or veranda of house
玫瑰花: méi guī huā — rose; a thorny flowering plant or bloom
下: xià — under; below; beneath; next
然后: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards
大部分: dà bù fen — most; the majority; the greater part
躺: tǎng — to lie down; to recline
这里: zhè lǐ — here; this place; right here
尽管: jǐn guǎn — even though; despite; although
那: nà — that; those; referring to something distant
墙纸: qiáng zhǐ — wallpaper; decorative paper covering walls
却: què — yet; but; however; unexpectedly
真的: zhēn de — really; truly; genuinely
喜欢: xǐ huān — to like; to be fond of; to enjoy
这个: zhè ge — this; this one; this particular thing
房间: fáng jiān — room; a space within a building
了: le — particle indicating completion or new situation
也许: yě xǔ — perhaps; maybe; possibly
正是: zhèng shì — it is precisely; exactly; just because of
它: tā — it; third person pronoun for objects/animals
就: jiù — just; exactly; then; as early as
这样: zhè yàng — like this; in this way; such
盘踞: pán jù — to occupy firmly; to entrench oneself; to dominate
脑海里: nǎo hǎi lǐ — in the mind; within one's thoughts or memory
这张: zhè zhāng — this (measure word for flat objects)
巨大: jù dà — huge; enormous; gigantic in size
纹丝不动: wén sī bù dòng — absolutely motionless; not moving even slightly
床上: chuáng shàng — on the bed; upon the sleeping surface
我想: wǒ xiǎng — I think; I believe; I suppose
是: shì — to be; is; am; are; yes
钉死: dìng sǐ — nailed down firmly; fastened immovably with nails
地板上: dì bǎn shàng — on the floor; upon the floor surface
一连: yī lián — in succession; consecutively; one after another
几个: jǐ gè — several; a few; some number of
小时: xiǎo shí — hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes
追寻着: zhuī xún zhe — continuously tracing; following along searching
那个: nà ge — that; that one; that particular thing
花纹: huā wén — pattern; decorative design or figure on surface
向你: xiàng nǐ — toward you; to you; in your direction
保证: bǎo zhèng — to guarantee; to assure; a promise
这: zhè — this; indicating something nearby or just mentioned
就和: jiù hé — just like; exactly the same as
做: zuò — to do; to make; to perform
体操: tǐ cāo — gymnastics; physical exercise or calisthenics
一样: yī yàng — the same; alike; just like
就说: jiù shuō — just take for example; let's say
从: cóng — from; starting from; since
底部: dǐ bù — the bottom; lower part of something
开始: kāi shǐ — to begin; to start; the beginning
吧: ba — particle for suggestion or mild assertion
那边: nà biān — over there; that side; that direction
没有: méi yǒu — do not have; there is not; haven't
碰过: pèng guò — has touched; has come into contact with
角落: jiǎo luò — corner; a secluded nook or corner
第一千次: dì yī qiān cì — the one-thousandth time; done a thousand times
下定决心: xià dìng jué xīn — to make up one's mind; to resolve firmly
要: yào — to want; will; must; need to
追随: zhuī suí — to follow; to pursue; to trace along
毫无意义: háo wú yì yì — completely meaningless; utterly without purpose
找到: zhǎo dào — to find; to discover; to locate successfully
某种: mǒu zhǒng — some kind of; a certain type of
结论: jié lùn — conclusion; a final judgment or outcome

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