Treasure Island — Page 6

English → Chinese PART ONE--The Old Buccaneer Level 6/10

For in these fits he was the most overriding companion ever known; he would slap his hand on the table for silence all round; he would fly up in a passion of anger at a question, or sometimes because none was put, and so he judged the company was not following his story.

因为在这些发作时，他是有史以来最专横跋扈的同伴；他会用手拍桌子，要求四周安静；他会因为有人提问而勃然大怒，有时又因为没有人提问而发火，因为他认为大家没有在认真听他讲故事。

Nor would he allow anyone to leave the inn till he had drunk himself sleepy and reeled off to bed.

他也不允许任何人离开客栈，直到他喝得昏昏欲睡、踉踉跄跄地去睡觉为止。

His stories were what frightened people worst of all.

他讲的故事是最让人害怕的。

Dreadful stories they were--about hanging, and walking the plank, and storms at sea, and the Dry Tortugas, and wild deeds and places on the Spanish Main.

那些故事骇人听闻——讲的是绞刑、走跳板、海上风暴、干龟群岛，以及西班牙主航道上的种种蛮横行径和地方。

By his own account he must have lived his life among some of the wickedest men that God ever allowed upon the sea, and the language in which he told these stories shocked our plain country people almost as much as the crimes that he described.

据他自己说，他这一生必定是与上帝所允许存在于海上的一些最凶恶的人为伍，而他讲述这些故事时所用的语言，几乎和他所描述的罪行一样令我们朴实的乡下人震惊。

My father was always saying the inn would be ruined, for people would soon cease coming there to be tyrannized over and put down, and sent shivering to their beds; but I really believe his presence did us good.

我父亲总是说客栈要倒闭了，因为人们很快就会不再来这里受人欺压、被人贬低、战战兢兢地上床睡觉；但我真的相信他的存在对我们是有好处的。

Vocabulary

因为: yīnwèi — Because; used to introduce a reason or cause.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
这些: zhèxiē — These; refers to a nearby group of things.
发作: fāzuò — To have an episode or outburst; to flare up.
时: shí — When; at the time of a certain moment.
他: tā — He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
是: shì — Is, am, are; the main linking verb in Chinese.
有史以来: yǒushǐ yǐlái — Since history began; throughout all recorded history.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree marker before adjectives.
专横跋扈: zhuānhéng báhù — Overbearing and domineering; acting with extreme arrogance.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
同伴: tóngbàn — Companion, partner; someone who accompanies another.
会: huì — Will; can; to be able to or likely to do.
用手: yòng shǒu — Using one's hand; to do something by hand.
拍: pāi — To slap, pat, or hit a surface with force.
桌子: zhuōzi — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface.
要求: yāoqiú — To demand or require; a request or requirement.
四周: sìzhōu — All around, surroundings; the area on every side.
安静: ānjìng — Quiet, peaceful; free from noise or disturbance.
有人: yǒurén — Someone; there is a person who does something.
提问: tíwèn — To ask a question; to raise a query.
而: ér — And yet; but; a connective showing contrast or result.
勃然大怒: bórán dànù — To fly into a rage; to suddenly become furious.
有时: yǒushí — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times.
又: yòu — Again; also; additionally; used for repeated action.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have; there isn't; negation of existence or possession.
人: rén — Person, people; a human being or humanity.
发火: fāhuǒ — To lose one's temper; to get angry suddenly.
认为: rènwéi — To think, believe, or consider something to be true.
大家: dàjiā — Everyone; all people present in a group.
认真: rènzhēn — Seriously, earnestly; to take something with care.
听: tīng — To listen, to hear; paying attention to sound.
讲: jiǎng — To speak, tell, or explain; to narrate something.
故事: gùshi — Story, tale; a narrative account of events.
也: yě — Also, too; indicates addition or similarity.
不: bù — No, not; general negation particle in Chinese.
允许: yǔnxǔ — To allow, permit; to give permission for something.
任何人: rènhé rén — Anyone, anybody; any person whatsoever.
离开: líkāi — To leave, depart; to move away from a place.
客栈: kèzhàn — Inn, tavern; a lodging place for travelers.
直到: zhídào — Until, up to; continuing to a specified point in time.
喝: hē — To drink; to consume liquid through the mouth.
得: de — Complement particle; links verb to result or degree.
昏昏欲睡: hūnhūn yù shuì — Drowsy, half-asleep; feeling very heavy and sleepy.
踉踉跄跄: liàngliàng qiàngqiàng — Staggering, stumbling; walking unsteadily as if about to fall.
地: de — Adverbial particle; links adverb or phrase to verb.
去: qù — To go; to move toward a destination or purpose.
睡觉: shuìjiào — To sleep; to go to bed and rest.
为止: wéizhǐ — Until; up to a certain point as the limit.
让人: ràng rén — To make people feel; causing others a certain feeling.
害怕: hàipà — To be afraid, scared; feeling fear or dread.
那些: nàxiē — Those; refers to a distant group of things or people.
骇人听闻: hàirén tīngwén — Shocking, horrifying; so appalling it stuns the listener.
绞刑: jiǎoxíng — Hanging; capital punishment by hanging someone's neck.
走跳板: zǒu tiàobǎn — Walking the plank; forced to walk off a ship's plank.
海上风暴: hǎishàng fēngbào — Storms at sea; violent weather occurring on the ocean.
以及: yǐjí — As well as, and; used to connect additional items.
西班牙: Xībānyá — Spain; a country in southwestern Europe.
主航道: zhǔ hángdào — Main shipping lane; the primary navigational route at sea.
上: shàng — On, above, up; indicates surface or direction upward.
种种: zhǒngzhǒng — All kinds of; various sorts of things or behaviors.
蛮横: mánhèng — Brutal and unreasonable; behaving rudely and aggressively.
行径: xíngjìng — Conduct, behavior; usually referring to bad or evil actions.
和: hé — And; connects nouns or phrases together in a list.
地方: dìfang — Place, location; a specific area or region.
据: jù — According to; based on a stated source or claim.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; refers back to the subject of the sentence.
说: shuō — To say, speak, tell; to express something verbally.
这一生: zhè yīshēng — This lifetime; one's entire life from birth onward.
必定: bìdìng — Certainly, definitely; something that is bound to happen.
与: yǔ — With, and; a formal conjunction linking nouns or groups.
上帝: Shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in Christian or monotheistic belief.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize them.
存在: cúnzài — To exist; to be present or real in the world.
于: yú — In, at, from; a formal preposition indicating location or time.
一些: yīxiē — Some, a few; an indefinite small number of things.
凶恶: xiōngè — Fierce, vicious; having a cruel and evil nature.
为伍: wéiwǔ — To associate with; to keep company with a certain group.
讲述: jiǎngshù — To narrate, recount; to tell a story in detail.
所用: suǒ yòng — Used for; the language or means employed for a purpose.
语言: yǔyán — Language; a system of communication using words or signs.
几乎: jīhū — Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite.
描述: miáoshù — To describe; to depict or portray something in words.
罪行: zuìxíng — Crime, criminal act; an illegal or wicked deed.
一样: yīyàng — The same as; identical or similar in nature or degree.
令: lìng — To cause, make; to order or cause someone to feel something.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.
朴实: pǔshí — Simple and honest; plain and unpretentious in character.
乡下人: xiāngxia rén — Country folk, rural people; people from the countryside.
震惊: zhènjīng — To shock, astonish; to cause great surprise or horror.
我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
父亲: fùqin — Father; a male parent.
总是: zǒngshì — Always; at all times without exception.
要: yào — Want to; will; about to; indicates desire or intention.
倒闭: dǎobì — To go bankrupt, shut down; a business ceasing to operate.
了: le — Particle indicating completion or a change of state.
人们: rénmen — People; a general reference to people as a group.
很快: hěn kuài — Very soon, quickly; in a short amount of time.
就会: jiù huì — Will then; used to indicate an expected outcome soon.
不再: bù zài — No longer; to stop doing something from now on.
来: lái — To come; to move toward the speaker or a place.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place; near the speaker.
受人: shòu rén — To receive from others; to be subjected to someone's action.
欺压: qīyā — To bully and oppress; to treat others unjustly with force.
被人: bèi rén — To be done to by someone; passive construction marker.
贬低: biǎndī — To belittle, look down on; to lower someone's status verbally.
战战兢兢: zhànzhàn jīngjīng — Trembling with fear; extremely cautious and frightened.
上床: shàng chuáng — To go to bed; to get into bed for sleep.
但: dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement.
真的: zhēn de — Really, truly; used to emphasize sincerity or truth.
相信: xiāngxìn — To believe, trust; to have confidence in something or someone.
对: duì — Correct; beneficial to; toward; right or proper.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; indicates existence or possession.
好处: hǎochu — Benefit, advantage; a positive or helpful outcome.

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