The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 13

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He says no one but myself can help me out of it, that I must use my will and self-control and not let any silly fancies run away with me.

他说除了我自己，没有人能帮我摆脱它，我必须运用意志力和自制力，不能让任何愚蠢的幻想左右我。

There's one comfort, the baby is well and happy, and does not have to occupy this nursery with the horrid wallpaper.

有一件令人宽慰的事，婴儿健康快乐，不必住在这间贴着可怕壁纸的育婴室里。

If we had not used it that blessed child would have! What a fortunate escape! Why, I wouldn't have a child of mine, an impressionable little thing, live in such a room for worlds.

如果我们没有住在这里，那可怜的孩子就会住进来！真是万幸逃过了！我绝不会让我的孩子——那么容易受影响的小东西——住在这样的房间里，无论如何都不会。

I never thought of it before, but it is lucky that John kept me here after all. I can stand it so much easier than a baby, you see.

我以前从未这样想过，但约翰把我留在这里终究是件幸运的事。你看，我比婴儿更能忍受这一切。

Of course I never mention it to them any more,—I am too wise,—but I keep watch of it all the same.

当然，我再也不会向他们提起这件事了，——我太聪明了，——但我依然在暗中注视着它。

There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will.

那壁纸里有些东西，除了我没有人知道，也永远不会有人知道。

Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day.

在那外层图案的后面，那些模糊的形状每天都变得更加清晰。

It is always the same shape, only very numerous.

始终是同一种形状，只是数量非常多。

And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. I don't like it a bit. I wonder—I begin to think—I wish John would take me away from here!

那像是一个女人弯着腰，在那图案后面四处爬行。我一点也不喜欢这个。我不禁想——我开始觉得——我真希望约翰能带我离开这里！

It is so hard to talk with John about my case, because he is so wise, and because he loves me so.

和约翰谈论我的病情实在太难了，因为他太聪明了，又因为他那么爱我。

But I tried it last night.

但我昨晚还是试了。

It was moonlight. The moon shines in all around, just as the sun does.

那是月光。月光从四面照进来，就像阳光一样。

Vocabulary

他: tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
说: shuō — To speak, say, or talk.
除了: chúle — Except for, apart from, besides something.
我: wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; refers reflexively to the subject.
没有: méiyǒu — To not have; there is not; negation of existence.
人: rén — Person, people, human being.
能: néng — Can, be able to, capable of doing something.
帮: bāng — To help, assist, or aid someone.
摆脱: bǎituō — To break free from, get rid of, escape.
它: tā — Third person pronoun referring to non-human things.
必须: bìxū — Must, have to, obliged to do something.
运用: yùnyòng — To apply, make use of, utilize a skill or method.
意志力: yìzhìlì — Willpower, strength of will, mental determination.
和: hé — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
自制力: zìzhìlì — Self-control, ability to restrain one's own impulses.
不能: bùnéng — Cannot, must not, not able to do something.
让: ràng — To let, allow, permit someone to do something.
任何: rènhé — Any, whichever; used in negative or conditional contexts.
愚蠢: yúchǔn — Stupid, foolish, lacking intelligence or wisdom.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
幻想: huànxiǎng — Fantasy, illusion, to daydream or imagine unrealistically.
左右: zuǒyòu — To influence, control; also means 'left and right'.
有: yǒu — To have, there is, to exist.
一件: yī jiàn — One item or matter; measure word for things or affairs.
令人: lìng rén — To make one feel; causing a certain feeling in people.
宽慰: kuānwèi — Comforting, reassuring, relieving someone's worry.
事: shì — Matter, affair, thing, event.
婴儿: yīng'ér — Infant, baby, very young child.
健康: jiànkāng — Healthy, in good health, wellness.
快乐: kuàilè — Happy, joyful, feeling of happiness or joy.
不必: bùbì — Need not, unnecessary, no need to do something.
住在: zhù zài — To live in, to reside at a location.
这间: zhè jiān — This room; demonstrative plus measure word for rooms.
贴着: tiē zhe — Pasted with, covered with, stuck on a surface.
可怕: kěpà — Terrible, frightening, scary, dreadful.
壁纸: bìzhǐ — Wallpaper, decorative paper covering walls.
育婴室: yùyīng shì — Nursery room, a room for caring for infants.
里: lǐ — Inside, within; indicating interior location.
如果: rúguǒ — If, supposing that, conditional conjunction.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here, this place, this location.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'then'.
可怜: kělián — Pitiful, poor, deserving of pity or sympathy.
孩子: háizi — Child, kid, offspring.
就会: jiù huì — Then would, will then; indicating consequence or result.
住: zhù — To live, reside, stay at a place.
进来: jìnlai — To come in, to enter, move inside.
真是: zhēn shì — It really is, truly is; expressing strong affirmation.
万幸: wànxìng — Extremely fortunate, a great stroke of luck.
逃过: táoguò — To escape from, avoid, get past a danger.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.
绝不: jué bù — Absolutely not, never, under no circumstances.
会让: huì ràng — Would let, will allow; indicating permitting an action.
那么: nàme — So, then, in that case; also means 'that much'.
容易: róngyì — Easy, simple, not difficult to do.
受: shòu — To receive, suffer, be subjected to something.
影响: yǐngxiǎng — Influence, effect, impact on someone or something.
小: xiǎo — Small, little, young, minor in size.
东西: dōngxi — Thing, object, stuff; general term for items.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, such a manner.
房间: fángjiān — Room, a space within a building.
无论如何: wúlùn rúhé — No matter what, regardless of circumstances, anyway.
都: dōu — All, both, every; indicating inclusiveness.
不会: bù huì — Will not, would not, cannot likely happen.
以前: yǐqián — Before, previously, in the past.
从未: cóng wèi — Never, not once, has never happened before.
想过: xiǎng guò — To have thought about, considered before.
但: dàn — But, however, yet; adversative conjunction.
把: bǎ — Disposal particle preceding object of verb action.
留在: liú zài — To leave behind, remain at a location.
终究: zhōngjiū — After all, in the end, ultimately.
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or description.
件: jiàn — Measure word for matters, clothes, or individual items.
幸运: xìngyùn — Lucky, fortunate, good fortune.
你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.
看: kàn — To look, see, watch, read.
比: bǐ — Compared to, than; comparative preposition.
更能: gèng néng — Even more able to, more capable than before.
忍受: rěnshòu — To endure, tolerate, put up with hardship.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing.
一切: yīqiè — Everything, all things, the whole lot.
当然: dāngrán — Of course, naturally, certainly.
再也: zài yě — Never again, not anymore; used with negatives.
向: xiàng — Toward, to; indicating direction or recipient of action.
他们: tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun.
提起: tíqǐ — To bring up, mention, raise a topic.
这件事: zhè jiàn shì — This matter, this thing, this particular affair.
太: tài — Too, excessively, overly in degree.
聪明: cōngmíng — Smart, intelligent, clever, bright.
依然: yīrán — Still, as before, continuing in same state.
在: zài — At, in, on; preposition indicating location or action ongoing.
暗中: àn zhōng — In secret, in the dark, covertly.
注视着: zhùshì zhe — Gazing at, staring at, watching closely.
有些: yǒuxiē — Some, somewhat, a few, a certain amount.
知道: zhīdào — To know, be aware of, understand a fact.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; additive adverb.
永远: yǒngyuǎn — Forever, always, eternally, for all time.
有人: yǒu rén — There is someone, somebody, some person.
外层: wài céng — Outer layer, exterior surface of something.
图案: tú'àn — Pattern, design, decorative motif.
后面: hòumiàn — Behind, at the back, in the rear.
那些: nàxiē — Those, referring to plural distant things or people.
模糊: móhu — Blurry, vague, indistinct, unclear in outline.
形状: xíngzhuàng — Shape, form, outline of an object.
每天: měi tiān — Every day, each day, daily.
变得: biàn de — To become, to grow, to turn into.
更加: gèngjiā — Even more, increasingly, to a greater degree.
清晰: qīngxī — Clear, distinct, sharp, easy to perceive.
始终: shǐzhōng — Always, from beginning to end, throughout.
同一种: tóng yī zhǒng — The same kind, one identical type or sort.
只是: zhǐshì — Just, merely, only, simply.
数量: shùliàng — Quantity, amount, number of something.
非常: fēicháng — Very, extremely, unusually, highly.
多: duō — Many, much, a lot, numerous.
像是: xiàng shì — Seems like, looks like, resembles.
一个: yī gè — One; numeral plus general measure word.
女人: nǚrén — Woman, female adult person.
弯着腰: wān zhe yāo — Bending at the waist, stooping over.
四处: sìchù — Everywhere, all around, in all directions.
爬行: páxíng — To crawl, creep along on hands and knees.
一点: yīdiǎn — A little, a bit, a small amount.
也不: yě bù — Also not, not either; emphatic negation.
喜欢: xǐhuān — To like, enjoy, be fond of something.
这个: zhège — This, this one; demonstrative plus measure word.
不禁: bùjīn — Cannot help but, involuntarily, can't refrain from.
想: xiǎng — To think, want to, consider, feel like doing.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin, start, commence an action.
觉得: juéde — To feel, think, sense, have a feeling that.
真: zhēn — Really, truly, genuinely; also means 'real'.
希望: xīwàng — To hope, wish; hope, expectation.
带: dài — To bring, take, carry, lead along.
离开: líkāi — To leave, depart from, go away from a place.
谈论: tánlùn — To discuss, talk about, converse about a topic.
病情: bìngqíng — Condition of illness, state of a patient's disease.
实在: shízài — Really, truly, indeed; also honest or solid.
太难: tài nán — Too difficult, excessively hard to do.
因为: yīnwèi — Because, since, due to the reason that.
又: yòu — Again, also, both; indicating repetition or addition.
爱: ài — To love, affection, fondness for someone or something.
昨晚: zuówǎn — Last night, yesterday evening.
还是: háishi — Still, or; also expresses preference or hesitation.
试: shì — To try, attempt, test something out.
月光: yuèguāng — Moonlight, the light produced by the moon.
从: cóng — From; indicating origin, starting point, or source.
四面: sìmiàn — From all four sides, from every direction.
照: zhào — To shine, illuminate, reflect light on something.
就像: jiù xiàng — Just like, exactly as, similar to.
阳光: yángguāng — Sunlight, sunshine, rays of the sun.
一样: yīyàng — The same, alike, just like, equally.

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