Treasure Island — Page 11

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

It was a bitter cold winter, with long, hard frosts and heavy gales; and it was plain from the first that my poor father was little likely to see the spring.

那是一个严酷寒冷的冬天，漫长而坚硬的霜冻和猛烈的大风肆虐；从一开始就很明显，我可怜的父亲几乎不可能熬到春天。

He sank daily, and my mother and I had all the inn upon our hands, and were kept busy enough without paying much regard to our unpleasant guest.

他每天都在衰退，我母亲和我要打理整个客栈，忙得不可开交，根本无暇顾及那位令人不快的房客。

It was one January morning, very early--a pinching, frosty morning--the cove all grey with hoar-frost, the ripple lapping softly on the stones, the sun still low and only touching the hilltops and shining far to seaward.

那是一月的某天清晨，非常早——一个刺骨而严霜的早晨——小海湾因白霜而呈现一片灰白，细浪轻轻拍打着石头，太阳仍然低垂，只触碰着山顶，向远处的海面投射着光芒。

The captain had risen earlier than usual and set out down the beach, his cutlass swinging under the broad skirts of the old blue coat, his brass telescope under his arm, his hat tilted back upon his head.

船长比平时起得更早，沿着海滩出发，他的弯刀在那件旧蓝大衣宽大的下摆下晃荡，铜望远镜夹在腋下，帽子向后倾斜地戴在头上。

I remember his breath hanging like smoke in his wake as he strode off, and the last sound I heard of him as he turned the big rock was a loud snort of indignation, as though his mind was still running upon Dr. Livesey.

我记得他大步离去时，呼出的气息如烟雾般飘荡在身后，当他绕过那块大石头时，我听到他最后发出的声音是一声愤怒的响鼻，仿佛他的心思仍然停留在利夫西医生身上。

Well, mother was upstairs with father and I was laying the breakfast-table against the captain's return when the parlour door opened and a man stepped in on whom I had never set my eyes before.

这时，母亲在楼上陪着父亲，我正在摆放早餐桌等候船长回来，这时客厅的门开了，一个我从未见过的男人走了进来。

He was a pale, tallowy creature, wanting two fingers of the left hand, and though he wore a cutlass, he did not look much like a fighter.

他是个面色苍白、油腻的家伙，左手缺了两根手指，尽管他佩戴着弯刀，却看起来并不像个战士。

Vocabulary

那: nà — That; used to indicate a distant object or person.
是: shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).
严酷: yán kù — Harsh, severe, brutal in nature or conditions.
寒冷: hán lěng — Cold, chilly; describing low temperature weather.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
冬天: dōng tiān — Winter; the coldest season of the year.
漫长: màn cháng — Long and drawn-out; seemingly endless in duration.
而: ér — And, yet; connecting clauses or contrasting ideas.
坚硬: jiān yìng — Hard, solid, rigid in texture or substance.
霜冻: shuāng dòng — Frost; freezing conditions causing ice crystal formation.
和: hé — And; connecting words or phrases together.
猛烈: měng liè — Fierce, violent, intense in force or strength.
大风: dà fēng — Strong wind; powerful gusts of wind.
肆虐: sì nüè — To wreak havoc; rampage destructively without restraint.
从: cóng — From; indicating starting point of time or place.
一开始: yī kāi shǐ — From the very beginning; right from the start.
就: jiù — Then, already; indicating immediacy or emphasis.
很: hěn — Very; intensifying adverb modifying adjectives.
明显: míng xiǎn — Obvious, evident, clearly apparent to observers.
我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
可怜: kě lián — Pitiful, poor; deserving of sympathy or pity.
父亲: fù qīn — Father; formal word for one's male parent.
几乎: jī hū — Almost, nearly; very close to a certain state.
不: bù — No, not; negation particle in Chinese.
可能: kě néng — Possible, maybe; indicating likelihood or possibility.
熬到: áo dào — To endure until; to survive or last through hardship.
春天: chūn tiān — Spring; the season following winter.
他: tā — He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
每天: měi tiān — Every day; daily, on a daily basis.
都在: dōu zài — All the time; continuously in a state or action.
衰退: shuāi tuì — To decline, deteriorate; growing weaker over time.
母亲: mǔ qīn — Mother; formal word for one's female parent.
要: yào — Must, need to; expressing necessity or desire.
打理: dǎ lǐ — To manage, take care of; handle affairs or business.
整个: zhěng gè — Entire, whole; referring to the complete thing.
客栈: kè zhàn — Inn, tavern; a traditional lodging for travelers.
忙得: máng de — So busy that; indicating degree of busyness.
不可开交: bù kě kāi jiāo — Extremely busy; unable to disengage from overwhelming tasks.
根本: gēn běn — Fundamentally, at all; used for absolute negation.
无暇: wú xiá — No time for; too busy to attend to something.
顾及: gù jí — To attend to, consider; taking something into account.
那位: nà wèi — That (person); polite demonstrative for individuals.
令人: lìng rén — Causing people to feel; making someone feel a certain way.
不快: bù kuài — Unpleasant, displeased; causing discomfort or annoyance.
房客: fáng kè — Tenant, lodger; a person renting a room.
一月: yī yuè — January; the first month of the year.
某天: mǒu tiān — A certain day; some unspecified day.
清晨: qīng chén — Early morning; the quiet hours just after dawn.
非常: fēi cháng — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb for emphasis.
早: zǎo — Early; before the usual or expected time.
刺骨: cì gǔ — Bone-chilling, piercing cold; extremely cold sensation.
严霜: yán shuāng — Hard frost; severe freezing conditions with heavy frost.
早晨: zǎo chén — Morning; the early part of the day.
小海湾: xiǎo hǎi wān — Small cove or bay; a sheltered coastal inlet.
因: yīn — Because of, due to; indicating cause or reason.
白霜: bái shuāng — White frost; hoarfrost coating surfaces in white.
呈现: chéng xiàn — To present, display; showing a certain appearance.
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of, a scene of; expanse of something.
灰白: huī bái — Grayish white; pale gray color.
细浪: xì làng — Small waves, ripples; gentle undulations on water.
轻轻: qīng qīng — Gently, softly; in a light and delicate manner.
拍打: pāi dǎ — To lap, slap; striking something repeatedly and gently.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuous action.
石头: shí tou — Stone, rock; a hard natural mineral material.
太阳: tài yáng — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system.
仍然: réng rán — Still, yet; continuing to be in a previous state.
低垂: dī chuí — Hanging low; drooping or sitting low in the sky.
只: zhǐ — Only, merely; limiting to a single thing or extent.
触碰: chù pèng — To touch, make contact with; lightly reaching something.
山顶: shān dǐng — Mountaintop, summit; the highest point of a mountain.
向: xiàng — Toward, in the direction of; indicating direction.
远处: yuǎn chù — A distant place; far away in the distance.
海面: hǎi miàn — Sea surface; the top surface of the ocean.
投射: tóu shè — To cast, project; sending light or shadow onto a surface.
光芒: guāng máng — Rays of light, radiance; bright beams of light.
船长: chuán zhǎng — Captain; the commander or leader of a ship.
比: bǐ — Compared to; used for making comparisons.
平时: píng shí — Usually, normally; at ordinary or regular times.
起得: qǐ de — Able to get up; degree complement for rising.
更早: gèng zǎo — Even earlier; comparatively more early than usual.
沿着: yán zhe — Along, following; moving beside or along a path.
海滩: hǎi tān — Beach, seashore; sandy area along the coastline.
出发: chū fā — To set out, depart; beginning a journey or trip.
弯刀: wān dāo — Cutlass, curved sword; a short curved blade weapon.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action.
那件: nà jiàn — That (piece of clothing); demonstrative with measure word.
旧: jiù — Old, worn; having been used for a long time.
蓝: lán — Blue; the color of the sky or ocean.
大衣: dà yī — Overcoat; a long heavy outer garment for warmth.
宽大: kuān dà — Wide, large, roomy; generously sized in dimension.
下摆: xià bǎi — Hem, lower edge; the bottom edge of a garment.
下: xià — Under, below; beneath a surface or object.
晃荡: huàng dang — To swing, dangle; moving back and forth loosely.
铜: tóng — Copper, bronze; a reddish-brown metallic material.
望远镜: wàng yuǎn jìng — Telescope, binoculars; optical instrument for distant viewing.
夹在: jiā zài — Tucked under or between; sandwiched in a position.
腋下: yè xià — Armpit, under the arm; the hollow below the shoulder.
帽子: mào zi — Hat, cap; a head covering worn for warmth or style.
向后: xiàng hòu — Backward, toward the back; in a rearward direction.
倾斜: qīng xié — Tilted, slanted; positioned at an angle.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb/phrase to verb.
戴在: dài zài — Worn on; placed or put on a body part.
头上: tóu shàng — On the head; the top or upper part of the head.
记得: jì de — To remember; to retain something in one's memory.
大步: dà bù — With big strides; walking with long, confident steps.
离去: lí qù — To leave, depart; going away from a place.
时: shí — When, at the time of; indicating a moment or period.
呼出: hū chū — To exhale, breathe out; expelling air from the lungs.
气息: qì xī — Breath, vapor; air breathed out from the body.
如: rú — Like, as if; used for comparison or analogy.
烟雾: yān wù — Smoke, mist, haze; a cloud of smoke or vapor.
般: bān — Like, similar to; used in similes and comparisons.
飘荡: piāo dàng — To drift, float; moving lightly through the air.
身后: shēn hòu — Behind one's body; at the back of someone.
当: dāng — When, just as; at the moment something happens.
绕过: rào guò — To go around, bypass; circumnavigating an obstacle.
那块: nà kuài — That piece or block; demonstrative with measure word.
大: dà — Big, large, great; describing large size or degree.
听到: tīng dào — To hear, catch a sound; perceiving sound with ears.
最后: zuì hòu — Last, final; at the very end of a sequence.
发出: fā chū — To emit, produce; giving off sound, light, or signal.
声音: shēng yīn — Sound, voice, noise; auditory sensation perceived by ears.
一声: yī shēng — One sound; a single instance of a noise.
愤怒: fèn nù — Anger, fury; a strong feeling of rage or indignation.
响鼻: xiǎng bí — Snort; a loud forceful exhale through the nose.
仿佛: fǎng fú — As if, seemingly; giving the appearance of something.
心思: xīn sī — Mind, thoughts; one's mental attention or preoccupation.
停留: tíng liú — To linger, stay; remaining focused on something.
医生: yī shēng — Doctor, physician; a person who practices medicine.
身上: shēn shàng — On one's body or person; focused on someone.
这时: zhè shí — At this time, just then; at this particular moment.
楼上: lóu shàng — Upstairs; the floor or level above the current one.
陪着: péi zhe — Accompanying, keeping company; being with someone.
正在: zhèng zài — In the process of; currently doing an action right now.
摆放: bǎi fàng — To arrange, set out; placing items in position.
早餐桌: zǎo cān zhuō — Breakfast table; a table set for the morning meal.
等候: děng hòu — To wait, await; remaining in place until someone arrives.
回来: huí lái — To come back, return; arriving back at a place.
客厅: kè tīng — Living room, parlor; a room for receiving guests.
门: mén — Door, gate; an entrance to a room or building.
开了: kāi le — Opened; a door or container becoming open.
从未: cóng wèi — Never; at no point in the past has something occurred.
见过: jiàn guò — Have seen before; having encountered previously.
男人: nán rén — Man, male; an adult male human being.
走了: zǒu le — Has walked in or left; indicating completed movement.
进来: jìn lái — To come in, enter; moving from outside to inside.
是个: shì gè — Is a (person); identifying someone as a type.
面色: miàn sè — Complexion, facial color; the appearance of one's face.
苍白: cāng bái — Pale, pallid; lacking normal color in the face.
油腻: yóu nì — Greasy, oily; having an unpleasant slick quality.
家伙: jiā huo — Fellow, guy; informal word for a person.
左手: zuǒ shǒu — Left hand; the hand on the left side of the body.
缺了: quē le — Missing, lacking; having lost or been without something.
两根: liǎng gēn — Two (long thin objects); two fingers or similar items.
手指: shǒu zhǐ — Finger; one of the five digits on a human hand.
尽管: jǐn guǎn — Although, even though; conceding a point despite contrast.
佩戴: pèi dài — To wear, carry on one's person; bearing accessories or weapons.
却: què — Yet, but; indicating contrast or unexpected result.
看起来: kàn qǐ lái — To look like, appear; giving a certain visual impression.
并不: bìng bù — Not at all, by no means; emphatic negation.
像个: xiàng gè — Look like a; resembling a type of person or thing.
战士: zhàn shì — Warrior, soldier, fighter; a person who fights in battle.

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