Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 9
我们得知,每个村庄都坐落在河流或水道附近,人们在河岸边挖掘浅井,在那里我们可以看到妇女们聚集在树荫下,舀水带回家中,洗涤梳理头发,沐浴洗澡(第48页)。
We learn that each village is situated near to a river or waterway by the banks of which shallow wells are dug, and there we find the women gathering under the shade of the trees, dipping up water to be carried to their homes, washing and combing their hair, and taking their baths (p. 48).
她们很少单独外出,因为敌人随时可能出没,若非结伴同行,一旦遭到袭击便无法及时传递警报、求援救助(第43页)。
They seldom go singly, for enemies are apt to be near, and unless several are in the company it will be impossible to spread the alarm and secure help in case of attack (p. 43).
从泉水处通往村庄的道路旁,竖立着竹竿,上面悬挂着敌人的头颅(第43页)。
Leading up from the spring to the village are bamboo poles on which the heads of enemies are displayed (p. 43).
若战士们此番出征格外顺利,这些战利品甚至可以将整个村落团团围住(第76页)。
In cases where the warriors have been especially successful these trophies may surround the whole settlement (p. 76).
村镇四周筑有防御墙,通常以竹子建成,但也有些地方完全用巨蛇筑成(第43页)。
About the town is a defensive wall, generally of bamboo, but in some cases made up entirely of gigantic snakes (p. 43).
围墙之内建有许多房屋,竹制地板高高架离地面,屋顶则以茅草铺盖。
Within this inclosure are many houses. The bamboo floors are raised high above the ground, while the thatching is of grass.
梯子通向小门廊,门廊上开有进入住所的门。
Ladders lead up to little porches, from which doors open into the dwellings.
至少部分房屋除供家人起居的房间外,还设有一间厨房,而含有第九间房的建筑也多次被提及(第43、52、85页)。
At least part of the houses have a cooking room in addition to that used by the family, while structures containing a ninth room are several times mentioned (pp. 43, 52, 85).
Vocabulary
- learn
- 学习;获得知识或信息
- each
- 每一个,分别指代群体中的每个成员
- village
- 村庄,规模较小的居民聚居地
- situated
- 位于某处,描述地点位置
- near
- 靠近,在某物附近
- river
- 河流,较大的天然水道
- waterway
- 水道,可通船或供水流动的通道
- banks
- 河岸,河流两侧的陆地边缘
- shallow
- 浅的,深度不大的
- wells
- 水井,从地下取水的竖穴
- dug
- 挖掘(dig的过去式),在地上挖洞
- find
- 发现,找到某人或某物
- gathering
- 聚集,人们汇聚在一处
- shade
- 树荫,遮挡阳光的阴凉处
- dipping
- 浸入或舀取,将容器放入水中取水
- carried
- 被携带,carry的过去分词
- washing
- 洗涤,用水清洗衣物或身体
- combing
- 梳理,用梳子整理头发
- baths
- 洗澡,浸泡或清洗全身
- seldom
- 很少,不经常,表示低频率
- singly
- 单独地,一个人行动
- enemies
- 敌人,有敌意的对立方,enemy复数
- apt
- 容易的,有倾向于某事
- unless
- 除非,表示条件的连词
- several
- 几个,数量不多但超过两个
- company
- 陪伴,与他人同行的状态
- impossible
- 不可能的,无法实现的
- spread
- 传播,扩散消息或物品
- alarm
- 警报,发出危险信号或警告
- secure
- 获得,确保得到某事物
- case
- 情况,事例,在……情况下
- attack
- 攻击,对某人发动进攻
- Leading
- 引导,从某处通往另一处
- spring
- 泉水,从地下涌出的水源
- bamboo
- 竹子,一种高大的草本植物
- poles
- 杆,长而细的棍棒,pole复数
- displayed
- 展示,公开陈列某物
- cases
- 情况,案例,case的复数
- warriors
- 战士,武士,warrior的复数
- especially
- 尤其,特别,表示程度加深
- successful
- 成功的,取得胜利或良好结果的
- trophies
- 战利品,奖杯,胜利的象征物
- surround
- 围绕,包围某物或某地
- whole
- 整个,全部,没有遗漏
- settlement
- 定居地,人们居住的村落或聚居点
- town
- 城镇,比村庄大的居民区
- defensive
- 防御性的,用于保护或抵御攻击
- wall
- 墙,围墙,用于隔断或防护的结构
- generally
- 通常,一般情况下
- entirely
- 完全地,全部,没有例外
- gigantic
- 巨大的,体型或尺寸极大
- snakes
- 蛇,爬行动物,snake的复数
- Within
- 在……之内,在范围或界限以内
- inclosure
- 围栏,围合区域(enclosure旧式拼写)
- floors
- 地板,建筑物的底面,floor复数
- raised
- 抬高的,被架离地面的
- above
- 在……上方,高于某物
- ground
- 地面,地表,土地
- while
- 而,与此同时,表示对比或并列
- thatching
- 用茅草铺盖屋顶的材料或行为
- grass
- 草,植物,用作屋顶铺盖材料
- Ladders
- 梯子,用于攀爬的工具,ladder复数
- lead
- 通向,引导至某处
- porches
- 门廊,建筑物入口处的有顶平台
- dwellings
- 住所,居所,人们居住的建筑
- least
- 至少,最少,不低于某数量
- part
- 部分,整体中的一个组成部分
- cooking
- 烹饪,准备食物的活动
- addition
- 此外,除此之外,附加的部分
- structures
- 建筑结构,构造物,structure复数
- containing
- 包含,容纳某些内容物
- ninth
- 第九,序数词,排列在第九位
- mentioned
- 提及,mention的过去分词,被说到
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