Ulysses — Page 5
But to think of your mother begging you with her last breath to kneel down and pray for her.
但想想你的母亲，她用最后一口气求你跪下来为她祈祷。
And you refused.
而你拒绝了。
There is something sinister in you....
你身上有某种阴暗的东西……
He broke off and lathered again lightly his farther cheek.
他停下来，又轻轻地在另一侧脸颊上抹了些肥皂泡沫。
A tolerant smile curled his lips.
他嘴角浮现出一丝宽容的微笑。
—But a lovely mummer! he murmured to himself.
——但却是个可爱的哑剧演员！他自言自语地低声说道。
Kinch, the loveliest mummer of them all!
金奇，他们当中最可爱的哑剧演员！
He shaved evenly and with care, in silence, seriously.
他沉默而认真地、均匀而仔细地刮着胡子。
Stephen, an elbow rested on the jagged granite, leaned his palm against his brow and gazed at the fraying edge of his shiny black coat-sleeve.
斯蒂芬一只肘部靠在参差不齐的花岗岩上，手掌抵着额头，凝视着他那件光亮黑色外套袖口磨损的边缘。
Pain, that was not yet the pain of love, fretted his heart.
一种尚未成为爱之痛苦的痛楚，折磨着他的心。
Silently, in a dream she had come to him after her death, her wasted body within its loose brown graveclothes giving off an odour of wax and rosewood, her breath, that had bent upon him, mute, reproachful, a faint odour of wetted ashes.
在一个梦中，她死后悄然来到他身边，她那枯槁的身躯裹在宽松的褐色寿衣里，散发出蜡烛和花梨木的气味，她的呼吸俯向他，无声地、责备地，带着一丝润湿灰烬的淡淡气息。
Across the threadbare cuffedge he saw the sea hailed as a great sweet mother by the wellfed voice beside him.
透过那磨损的袖口边缘，他看见了大海——那被身旁中气十足的声音颂扬为伟大慈母的大海。
The ring of bay and skyline held a dull green mass of liquid.
海湾与天际线围成的圈子里，盛着一汪暗绿色的液体。
A bowl of white china had stood beside her deathbed holding the green sluggish bile which she had torn up from her rotting liver by fits of loud groaning vomiting.
一只白瓷碗曾置于她的临终床旁，盛着那绿色的黏稠胆汁——那是她在一阵阵痛苦的呻吟与呕吐中，从她腐烂的肝脏里翻涌出来的。
Buck Mulligan wiped again his razorblade.
巴克·穆利根再次擦拭他的剃刀刀片。
—Ah, poor dogsbody! he said in a kind voice.
——啊，可怜的杂役！他用亲切的语气说道。
I must give you a shirt and a few noserags.
我得给你一件衬衫和几块手帕。
How are the secondhand breeks?
那条二手裤子怎么样？
—They fit well enough, Stephen answered.
——穿着挺合身的，斯蒂芬回答道。
Vocabulary
- 但
- dàn — but, however, yet; introduces contrast
- 想想
- xiǎng xiǎng — think about it; consider for a moment
- 你
- nǐ — you (second person singular pronoun)
- 的
- de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 母亲
- mǔqīn — mother; one's female parent
- 她
- tā — she, her (third person feminine pronoun)
- 用
- yòng — to use; with, using (instrument marker)
- 最后
- zuìhòu — last, final; at the very end
- 一口气
- yī kǒu qì — one breath; last gasp of energy
- 求
- qiú — to beg, implore, request earnestly
- 跪下来
- guì xià lái — to kneel down on the ground
- 为
- wèi — for, on behalf of; for the sake of
- 祈祷
- qídǎo — to pray; offer prayers to a deity
- 而
- ér — yet, but; connective linking contrasting clauses
- 拒绝
- jùjué — to refuse, reject, decline a request
- 了
- le — particle indicating completed action or change
- 身上
- shēn shang — on one's body; within oneself
- 有
- yǒu — to have, possess; there is/are
- 某种
- mǒu zhǒng — a certain kind; some type of something
- 阴暗
- yīn'àn — dark, gloomy, shadowy; sinister in nature
- 东西
- dōngxi — thing, object; stuff (general noun)
- 他
- tā — he, him (third person masculine pronoun)
- 停下来
- tíng xià lái — to stop, come to a halt
- 又
- yòu — again, once more; additionally
- 轻轻
- qīngqīng — gently, softly, lightly in manner
- 地
- de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 在
- zài — at, in, on (location preposition)
- 另一侧
- lìng yī cè — the other side; opposite side
- 脸颊
- liǎnjiá — cheek; the side of one's face
- 上
- shàng — on top of; upper surface location particle
- 抹
- mǒ — to smear, spread, or wipe on surface
- 些
- xiē — some, a few (indefinite quantity word)
- 肥皂
- féizào — soap; cleansing bar or liquid
- 泡沫
- pàomò — foam, bubbles, froth on surface
- 嘴角
- zuǐjiǎo — corner of the mouth
- 浮现
- fúxiàn — to emerge, appear, surface gradually
- 出
- chū — out; resultative complement indicating emergence
- 一丝
- yī sī — a hint of; a trace of something
- 宽容
- kuānróng — tolerant, forgiving, magnanimous in attitude
- 微笑
- wēixiào — smile; a gentle or slight smile
- 却是
- què shì — but it is; yet it turns out
- 个
- gè — general measure word for people and things
- 可爱
- kě'ài — cute, adorable, lovable in appearance
- 哑剧
- yǎjù — mime, pantomime; silent theatrical performance
- 演员
- yǎnyuán — actor, performer, player on stage
- 自言自语
- zì yán zì yǔ — to talk to oneself; mutter under breath
- 低声
- dīshēng — in a low voice; softly, quietly spoken
- 说道
- shuōdào — said; to say (literary narrative verb)
- 他们
- tāmen — they, them (third person plural pronoun)
- 当中
- dāngzhōng — among, in the middle of a group
- 最
- zuì — most, -est (superlative degree adverb)
- 沉默
- chénmò — silent, quiet; refraining from speaking
- 认真
- rènzhēn — serious, careful, conscientious in manner
- 均匀
- jūnyún — even, uniform, well-distributed in application
- 仔细
- zǐxì — careful, attentive, thorough in doing something
- 刮着
- guāzhe — shaving; scraping (continuous action marker)
- 胡子
- húzi — beard, mustache, facial hair on face
- 一只
- yī zhī — one (used with animals or paired things)
- 肘部
- zhǒubù — elbow; the joint of the arm
- 靠在
- kào zài — to lean against or rest upon something
- 参差不齐
- cēncī bù qí — uneven, irregular, jagged; not uniform in height
- 花岗岩
- huāgāngyán — granite; a hard igneous rock
- 手掌
- shǒuzhǎng — palm of the hand
- 抵着
- dǐzhe — pressing against; holding firmly against something
- 额头
- étóu — forehead; the front part of the head
- 凝视着
- níngshìzhe — gazing fixedly at; staring intently at
- 那件
- nà jiàn — that (piece of clothing); that item
- 光亮
- guāngliàng — shiny, bright, gleaming in appearance
- 黑色
- hēisè — black color
- 外套
- wàitào — overcoat, jacket, outer garment worn outside
- 袖口
- xiùkǒu — cuff; the end edge of a sleeve
- 磨损
- mósǔn — worn out, frayed; damaged by friction over time
- 边缘
- biānyuán — edge, margin, border of something
- 一种
- yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of something
- 尚未
- shàngwèi — not yet; still hasn't occurred yet
- 成为
- chéngwéi — to become, turn into something else
- 痛苦
- tòngkǔ — pain, suffering, anguish; intense inner distress
- 痛楚
- tòngchǔ — anguish, acute pain, deep sorrow
- 折磨着
- zhémózhe — tormenting, torturing continuously; causing ongoing suffering
- 心
- xīn — heart; mind; inner emotional center
- 一个
- yī gè — one (general measure word with noun)
- 梦中
- mèng zhōng — in a dream; within a dream state
- 死后
- sǐ hòu — after death; following one's passing
- 悄然
- qiǎorán — quietly, silently, stealthily without disturbance
- 来到
- láidào — to arrive, come to a place
- 身边
- shēnbiān — by one's side; close beside someone
- 那
- nà — that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner)
- 枯槁
- kūgǎo — withered, emaciated; thin and dried out
- 身躯
- shēnqū — body, physical frame, bodily form
- 裹在
- guǒ zài — wrapped in; enveloped within something
- 宽松
- kuānsōng — loose, baggy, not tight-fitting
- 褐色
- hèsè — brown, brownish color
- 寿衣
- shòuyī — burial shroud; clothing for the deceased
- 里
- lǐ — inside, within (location word)
- 散发出
- sànfā chū — to emit, give off, exude a smell
- 蜡烛
- làzhú — candle; a wax stick burned for light
- 和
- hé — and; connecting two nouns or elements
- 花梨木
- huālímù — rosewood; a fragrant hardwood timber
- 气味
- qìwèi — smell, odor, scent of something
- 呼吸
- hūxī — to breathe; breath, respiration
- 俯向
- fǔ xiàng — to lean over toward; bend down toward
- 无声
- wúshēng — silent, soundless, without making any noise
- 责备
- zébèi — to reproach, blame, rebuke someone
- 带着
- dàizhe — carrying, bearing; accompanied by something
- 润湿
- rùnshī — moist, damp; slightly wet with moisture
- 灰烬
- huījìn — ashes, cinders; remains after burning
- 淡淡
- dàndàn — faint, light, subtle; not strong or intense
- 气息
- qìxī — breath, air; subtle atmosphere or feel
- 透过
- tòuguò — through, penetrating through; via a medium
- 看见
- kànjiàn — to see, catch sight of something
- 大海
- dàhǎi — the sea, ocean; vast body of water
- 被
- bèi — passive marker; by (indicates passive voice)
- 身旁
- shēn páng — beside one; at one's side nearby
- 中气十足
- zhōng qì shí zú — full of energy; speaking with a resonant voice
- 声音
- shēngyīn — sound, voice, noise
- 颂扬
- sòngyáng — to praise, extol, laud someone or something
- 伟大
- wěidà — great, mighty, magnificent in stature
- 慈母
- címǔ — loving mother, kind and caring mother
- 海湾
- hǎiwān — bay, gulf; a curved inlet of sea
- 与
- yǔ — and, with (formal connective conjunction)
- 天际线
- tiānjìxiàn — skyline; the horizon where sky meets land
- 围成
- wéi chéng — to encircle forming a shape together
- 圈子
- quānzi — circle, ring; a circular shape or group
- 盛着
- chéngzhe — containing, holding (liquid in a vessel)
- 一汪
- yī wāng — a pool of; measure word for pooled liquid
- 暗绿色
- àn lǜsè — dark green color
- 液体
- yètǐ — liquid, fluid substance
- 白瓷碗
- bái cí wǎn — white porcelain bowl
- 曾
- céng — once, formerly; used to (past experience)
- 置于
- zhì yú — placed at, positioned at a location
- 临终
- línzhōng — deathbed, final moments of life
- 床旁
- chuáng páng — beside the bed; next to the bedside
- 绿色
- lǜsè — green color
- 黏稠
- niánchóu — thick, viscous, sticky in consistency
- 胆汁
- dǎnzhī — bile; digestive fluid from the gallbladder
- 那是
- nà shì — that is; that was (identificatory phrase)
- 一阵阵
- yī zhènzhèn — wave after wave; repeated bouts of something
- 呻吟
- shēnyín — to moan, groan in pain or distress
- 呕吐
- ǒutù — to vomit, throw up; act of vomiting
- 中
- zhōng — in the midst of; among, within
- 从
- cóng — from; starting point preposition
- 腐烂
- fǔlàn — rotting, decaying, putrefied; in decomposition
- 肝脏
- gānzàng — liver; the organ in the body
- 翻涌
- fānyǒng — to surge up, well up turbulently
- 出来
- chūlái — to come out; resultative complement of emergence
- 再次
- zàicì — once again, a second time
- 擦拭
- cāshì — to wipe, clean by rubbing a surface
- 剃刀
- tìdāo — razor; a sharp blade used for shaving
- 刀片
- dāopiàn — blade; a thin sharp cutting piece
- 啊
- a — ah, oh; exclamatory particle expressing feeling
- 可怜
- kělián — pitiful, poor thing; deserving of pity
- 杂役
- záyì — servant, odd-job worker; general laborer
- 亲切
- qīnqiè — warm, friendly, affectionate in manner
- 语气
- yǔqì — tone of voice; manner of speaking
- 我
- wǒ — I, me (first person singular pronoun)
- 得
- děi — must, need to; have to do something
- 给
- gěi — to give; for (beneficiary preposition)
- 一件
- yī jiàn — one piece of (clothing measure word)
- 衬衫
- chènshān — shirt; a garment worn on the upper body
- 几块
- jǐ kuài — a few pieces of; several (handkerchiefs etc.)
- 手帕
- shǒupà — handkerchief; small cloth for wiping
- 那条
- nà tiáo — that (used with strip-like nouns like pants)
- 二手
- èrshǒu — secondhand, used, not brand new
- 裤子
- kùzi — trousers, pants worn on the lower body
- 怎么样
- zěnmeyàng — how about; what do you think of it
- 穿着
- chuānzhe — wearing; dressed in (continuous state)
- 挺
- tǐng — quite, rather, fairly (degree adverb)
- 合身
- héshēn — fits well; suits one's body shape
- 回答道
- huídá dào — replied, answered (narrative reporting verb)
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