Ulysses — Page 6
Buck Mulligan attacked the hollow beneath his underlip.
巴克·穆利根用手指戳着他下唇下方的凹陷处。
—The mockery of it, he said contentedly.
——真是可笑，他心满意足地说。
Secondleg they should be.
应该是第二条腿上的。
God knows what poxy bowsy left them off.
鬼才知道是哪个满身脓疮的醉鬼把它们脱下来扔在那里的。
I have a lovely pair with a hair stripe, grey.
我有一条好看的裤子，灰色的，带细条纹。
You'll look spiffing in them.
你穿上一定很神气。
I'm not joking, Kinch.
我不是开玩笑，金奇。
You look damn well when you're dressed.
你穿上衣服的时候看起来他妈的真不错。
—Thanks, Stephen said.
——谢了，斯蒂芬说。
I can't wear them if they are grey.
如果是灰色的，我没法穿。
—He can't wear them, Buck Mulligan told his face in the mirror.
——他没法穿，巴克·穆利根对着镜子里的自己说。
Etiquette is etiquette.
礼节就是礼节。
He kills his mother but he can't wear grey trousers.
他害死了自己的母亲，却不能穿灰色长裤。
He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.
他整齐地折好剃刀，用手指轻抚，感受着那光滑的皮肤。
Stephen turned his gaze from the sea and to the plump face with its smokeblue mobile eyes.
斯蒂芬将目光从海面移开，转向那张圆润的脸，以及那双烟蓝色灵动的眼睛。
—That fellow I was with in the Ship last night, said Buck Mulligan, says you have g. p. i.
——我昨晚在"船"酒馆一起喝酒的那个家伙，巴克·穆利根说，他说你有麻痹性痴呆症。
He's up in Dottyville with Connolly Norman.
他和康诺利·诺曼一起在疯人院里。
General paralysis of the insane!
全身性麻痹性精神病！
He swept the mirror a half circle in the air to flash the tidings abroad in sunlight now radiant on the sea.
他将镜子在空中划出一道半圆，让这消息在海面上灿烂的阳光中四处闪耀。
His curling shaven lips laughed and the edges of his white glittering teeth.
他那刮得光洁的嘴唇弯曲着大笑，露出白亮亮的牙齿边缘。
Laughter seized all his strong wellknit trunk.
笑声席卷了他那强健结实的躯干。
—Look at yourself, he said, you dreadful bard!
——瞧瞧你自己，他说，你这可怕的吟游诗人！
Stephen bent forward and peered at the mirror held out to him, cleft by a crooked crack.
斯蒂芬俯身向前，凝视着递到他面前的镜子，镜面被一道弯曲的裂缝割开。
Hair on end.
头发竖起。
As he and others see me.
就像他和其他人所看到的我。
Who chose this face for me?
是谁为我选了这张脸？
This dogsbody to rid of vermin.
这副驱除寄生虫的下贱躯壳。
It asks me too.
它也在问我。
Vocabulary
- 用
- yòng — To use; employing something as a tool
- 手指
- shǒuzhǐ — Finger; one of the digits on a hand
- 戳着
- chuō zhe — Poking at; jabbing repeatedly with a finger
- 他
- tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- 下唇
- xià chún — Lower lip; the bottom lip of the mouth
- 下方
- xià fāng — Below; the area underneath something
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 凹陷处
- āo xiàn chù — Hollow or indentation; a sunken spot on surface
- 真是
- zhēn shì — Really is; truly; expressing emphasis or exclamation
- 可笑
- kě xiào — Laughable; ridiculous; worthy of mockery
- 心满意足
- xīn mǎn yì zú — Perfectly content; fully satisfied with a situation
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 说
- shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone something
- 应该
- yīnggāi — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb
- 第二条
- dì èr tiáo — The second one (of long/thin objects)
- 腿
- tuǐ — Leg; the limb used for walking
- 上
- shàng — On; above; upper side; on top of
- 鬼才知道
- guǐ cái zhīdào — God only knows; who the hell knows
- 哪个
- nǎ ge — Which one; which particular person or thing
- 醉鬼
- zuì guǐ — Drunkard; a person who is habitually drunk
- 把
- bǎ — Disposal particle marking object before verb
- 它们
- tāmen — They; them; referring to inanimate objects or animals
- 脱下来
- tuō xià lái — To take off; to remove clothing from body
- 扔在
- rēng zài — To toss and leave somewhere; throw and abandon
- 那里
- nàlǐ — There; that place; referring to a location
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 有
- yǒu — To have; to possess; there is/are
- 一条
- yī tiáo — One (measure word for long thin objects)
- 好看
- hǎokàn — Good-looking; attractive; nice in appearance
- 裤子
- kùzi — Trousers; pants; leg-covering garment
- 灰色
- huīsè — Gray; the color between black and white
- 带
- dài — 带 here means 'with'; featuring; having a feature
- 细
- xì — Thin; fine; slender; narrow
- 条纹
- tiáowén — Stripe; a pattern of narrow parallel lines
- 你
- nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
- 穿上
- chuān shàng — To put on clothing; to wear something
- 一定
- yīdìng — Certainly; definitely; surely; must be so
- 很
- hěn — Very; quite; highly; degree adverb
- 神气
- shénqì — Smart-looking; dashing; impressive in appearance
- 不是
- bù shì — Is not; am not; negation of 'to be'
- 开玩笑
- kāi wánxiào — To joke; to make a joke; kidding around
- 衣服
- yīfu — Clothes; clothing; garments worn on body
- 时候
- shíhou — Time; moment; when something happens
- 看起来
- kàn qǐlái — Looks like; appears to be; seems a certain way
- 他妈的
- tā mā de — Damn; bloody hell; a vulgar expletive
- 真
- zhēn — Really; truly; genuinely; emphasis adverb
- 不错
- bù cuò — Not bad; pretty good; quite well done
- 谢了
- xiè le — Thanks; thank you; expressing gratitude informally
- 如果
- rúguǒ — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction
- 没法
- méi fǎ — Have no way; unable to; can't manage to
- 穿
- chuān — To wear; to put on clothing or footwear
- 对着
- duì zhe — Facing; directed toward; in front of
- 镜子
- jìngzi — Mirror; a reflective surface for seeing oneself
- 里
- lǐ — Inside; within; interior of something
- 自己
- zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person
- 礼节
- lǐjié — Etiquette; manners; social courtesy and protocol
- 就是
- jiù shì — Exactly is; precisely; it is just that
- 害死
- hài sǐ — To kill; to cause someone's death through harm
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state
- 母亲
- mǔqīn — Mother; a formal word for one's mother
- 却
- què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast
- 不能
- bù néng — Cannot; unable to; not capable of doing
- 长裤
- cháng kù — Long trousers; full-length pants
- 整齐
- zhěngqí — Neat; tidy; orderly; neatly arranged
- 折好
- zhé hǎo — To fold neatly; properly folded into shape
- 剃刀
- tìdāo — Razor; a sharp blade used for shaving
- 轻抚
- qīng fǔ — To gently stroke; softly caress a surface
- 感受着
- gǎnshòu zhe — Feeling; experiencing; sensing something ongoing
- 那
- nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- 光滑
- guānghuá — Smooth; sleek; having an even surface texture
- 皮肤
- pífū — Skin; the outer covering of the body
- 将
- jiāng — About to; will; formal particle before verb
- 目光
- mùguāng — Gaze; one's eyes; the direction of one's look
- 从
- cóng — From; starting at; originating from a point
- 海面
- hǎimiàn — Sea surface; the surface of the ocean
- 移开
- yí kāi — To shift away; move one's gaze elsewhere
- 转向
- zhuǎn xiàng — To turn toward; redirect attention to something
- 那张
- nà zhāng — That (measure word for flat objects like face)
- 圆润
- yuánrùn — Round and smooth; plump and mellow in shape
- 脸
- liǎn — Face; the front part of one's head
- 以及
- yǐjí — As well as; and also; together with
- 那双
- nà shuāng — That pair of (measure word for paired things)
- 烟蓝色
- yān lán sè — Smoky blue color; a muted grayish-blue hue
- 灵动
- língdòng — Lively; vivid; animated and expressive in quality
- 眼睛
- yǎnjīng — Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- 昨晚
- zuó wǎn — Last night; the previous evening
- 在
- zài — At; in; located at a place or time
- 船
- chuán — Ship; boat; a water vessel for transport
- 酒馆
- jiǔguǎn — Tavern; pub; a place that sells alcoholic drinks
- 一起
- yīqǐ — Together; at the same time with others
- 喝酒
- hē jiǔ — To drink alcohol; to have a drink
- 那个
- nàge — That one; referring to a specific person or thing
- 家伙
- jiāhuo — Guy; fellow; a (often pejorative) term for person
- 和
- hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or clauses
- 疯人院
- fēng rén yuàn — Asylum; institution for the mentally ill
- 空中
- kōng zhōng — In the air; mid-air; the open sky above
- 划出
- huà chū — To trace out; to draw or carve a shape
- 一道
- yī dào — A streak; one line or beam of something
- 半圆
- bàn yuán — Semicircle; half of a circular shape
- 让
- ràng — To let; to allow; to cause something to happen
- 这
- zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
- 消息
- xiāoxi — News; information; a piece of new information
- 灿烂
- cànlàn — Brilliant; resplendent; dazzlingly bright and beautiful
- 阳光
- yángguāng — Sunlight; sunshine; light from the sun
- 中
- zhōng — In; among; within; the middle of something
- 四处
- sìchù — Everywhere; all around; in all directions
- 闪耀
- shǎnyào — To gleam; to sparkle; to shine brilliantly
- 刮得
- guā de — Shaved (to a degree); scraped such that result follows
- 光洁
- guāngjié — Clean and smooth; polished; glossy and spotless
- 嘴唇
- zuǐchún — Lips; the fleshy edges of the mouth
- 弯曲着
- wānqū zhe — Curving; bending; in a curved or arched state
- 大笑
- dà xiào — To laugh loudly; to burst out laughing heartily
- 露出
- lù chū — To reveal; to expose; to show something hidden
- 白亮亮
- bái liàng liàng — Gleaming white; brilliantly bright white in color
- 牙齿
- yáchǐ — Teeth; the hard structures used for biting
- 边缘
- biānyuán — Edge; rim; border; the outer limit of something
- 笑声
- xiàoshēng — Laughter; the sound of laughing
- 席卷
- xíjuǎn — To sweep through; to engulf; to roll over forcefully
- 强健
- qiángjiàn — Strong and healthy; robust; powerfully built
- 结实
- jiēshi — Solid; sturdy; firm; strongly built in physique
- 躯干
- qūgàn — Torso; trunk; the main body excluding limbs and head
- 瞧瞧
- qiáo qiáo — Take a look; have a look; look at this!
- 可怕
- kěpà — Terrible; frightening; dreadful; causing fear
- 吟游诗人
- yínyóu shīrén — Bard; wandering poet who recites or sings verse
- 俯身
- fǔ shēn — To lean forward; to bend the body downward
- 向前
- xiàng qián — Forward; toward the front; in a forward direction
- 凝视着
- níngshì zhe — Gazing at; staring fixedly at something intently
- 递到
- dì dào — To hand over; to pass something to reach a person
- 面前
- miànqián — In front of; before someone; in one's presence
- 镜面
- jìngmiàn — Mirror surface; the reflective face of a mirror
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker; indicating subject receives the action
- 弯曲
- wānqū — Curved; bent; not straight in shape
- 裂缝
- lièfèng — Crack; crevice; a narrow split in a surface
- 割开
- gē kāi — To cut open; to split apart by cutting
- 头发
- tóufa — Hair; the hair growing on a person's head
- 竖起
- shù qǐ — To stand up; to bristle; to rise upright
- 就像
- jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as; resembling something closely
- 其他人
- qítā rén — Other people; everyone else; other persons
- 所
- suǒ — Particle before verb indicating passive or nominalization
- 看到
- kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of; to notice visually
- 谁
- shéi — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun
- 为
- wèi — For; on behalf of; for the sake of
- 选了
- xuǎn le — Chose; selected; picked a particular option
- 这张
- zhè zhāng — This (measure word for flat objects like face/mirror)
- 这副
- zhè fù — This (measure word for sets or facial expressions)
- 驱除
- qūchú — To expel; to drive away; to get rid of
- 寄生虫
- jìshēngchóng — Parasite; organism living off another; also figurative
- 下贱
- xià jiàn — Base; lowly; despicable; morally degraded
- 躯壳
- qūké — Body shell; physical body as mere outer vessel
- 它
- tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals
- 也
- yě — Also; too; as well; likewise
- 问
- wèn — To ask; to inquire; to pose a question
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