Ulysses — Page 9

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He looked in Stephen's face as he spoke.

他说话时看着斯蒂芬的脸。

A light wind passed his brow, fanning softly his fair uncombed hair and stirring silver points of anxiety in his eyes.

一阵轻风拂过他的额头，轻柔地吹动他那蓬乱的金发，在他眼中搅起点点银色的忧虑。

Stephen, depressed by his own voice, said:

斯蒂芬被自己的声音压得情绪低落，说道：

—Do you remember the first day I went to your house after my mother's death?

——你还记得我母亲去世后我第一次去你家的那天吗？

Buck Mulligan frowned quickly and said:

巴克·穆利根迅速皱起眉头，说道：

—What? Where? I can't remember anything. I remember only ideas and sensations. Why? What happened in the name of God?

——什么？在哪里？我什么都记不得了。我只记得一些想法和感觉。为什么？看在上帝的份上，发生了什么事？

—You were making tea, Stephen said, and went across the landing to get more hot water.

——你当时在泡茶，斯蒂芬说，然后走过楼梯平台去取更多热水。

Your mother and some visitor came out of the drawingroom.

你的母亲和一位客人从客厅里走了出来。

She asked you who was in your room.

她问你房间里是谁。

—Yes? Buck Mulligan said. What did I say? I forget.

——是吗？巴克·穆利根说。我说了什么？我忘了。

—You said, Stephen answered, _O, it's only Dedalus whose mother is beastly dead._

——你说，斯蒂芬回答道，_哦，不过是迪达勒斯，他母亲死得难看。_

A flush which made him seem younger and more engaging rose to Buck Mulligan's cheek.

一阵红晕爬上了巴克·穆利根的脸颊，使他显得更年轻、更讨人喜欢。

—Did I say that? he asked. Well? What harm is that?

——我说过那话？他问道。那又怎样？那有什么害处？

He shook his constraint from him nervously.

他神经质地抖落了自己的局促不安。

—And what is death, he asked, your mother's or yours or my own?

——死亡算什么，他问道，不管是你母亲的、你的，还是我自己的？

You saw only your mother die.

你不过是眼睁睁看着自己母亲死去。

I see them pop off every day in the Mater and Richmond and cut up into tripes in the dissectingroom.

我每天都在梅特医院和里士满医院看着他们一个个死去，然后被切成碎块送进解剖室。

It's a beastly thing and nothing else.

这不过是一件肮脏的事，如此而已。

It simply doesn't matter.

根本无关紧要。

You wouldn't kneel down to pray for your mother on her deathbed when she asked you.

你母亲临终时求你跪下为她祈祷，你却不肯。

Why? Because you have the cursed jesuit strain in you, only it's injected the wrong way.

为什么？因为你身上有那股该死的耶稣会劲儿，只不过被注错了方向。

Vocabulary

说话: shuōhuà — To speak or talk; engage in conversation.
时: shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker.
看着: kànzhe — Looking at; watching someone or something continuously.
脸: liǎn — Face; the front part of the head.
一阵: yīzhèn — A spell or burst of something, e.g., wind or noise.
轻风: qīngfēng — A gentle breeze; light, soft wind.
拂过: fúguò — To brush past or sweep lightly over something.
额头: étóu — Forehead; the part of the face above the eyebrows.
轻柔: qīngróu — Gentle and soft; delicate in manner or touch.
吹动: chuīdòng — To blow and cause something to move or stir.
蓬乱: péngluan — Disheveled and messy; unkempt, as of hair.
金发: jīnfà — Golden or blonde hair; light-colored hair.
眼中: yǎnzhōng — In one's eyes; within one's gaze or perception.
搅起: jiǎoqǐ — To stir up; to arouse or agitate emotions or matter.
点点: diǎndiǎn — Tiny bits; specks or traces of something.
银色: yínsè — Silver color; a shiny gray metallic hue.
忧虑: yōulǜ — Worry or anxiety; feeling troubled about something.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject receives an action.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.
声音: shēngyīn — Sound or voice; audible noise produced by speaking.
压得: yā de — Pressed down to; suppressed to a certain state.
情绪: qíngxù — Mood or emotion; one's mental and emotional state.
低落: dīluò — Low; depressed or downcast in mood or spirit.
说道: shuōdào — Said; a narrative verb introducing direct speech.
还: hái — Still; yet; still continuing a state or action.
记得: jìde — To remember; to retain a memory of something.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; one's female parent.
去世: qùshì — To pass away; to die, used respectfully.
第一次: dìyī cì — The first time; the initial occurrence of something.
那天: nà tiān — That day; referring to a specific day in the past.
迅速: xùnsù — Quickly; rapidly; in a swift and prompt manner.
皱起: zhòuqǐ — To wrinkle or furrow; to scrunch up the brow.
眉头: méitóu — Brow; the area between or above the eyebrows.
哪里: nǎlǐ — Where; interrogative asking about a place or location.
记不得: jìbude — Cannot remember; unable to recall something.
只: zhǐ — Only; merely; just a limited amount or extent.
一些: yīxiē — Some; a few; an indefinite small quantity.
想法: xiǎngfǎ — Idea or thought; one's opinion or way of thinking.
感觉: gǎnjué — Feeling or sensation; a subjective emotional experience.
为什么: wèishénme — Why; asking for the reason or cause of something.
看在: kànzài — For the sake of; used in appeals or pleas.
上帝: Shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in Christian or Western tradition.
份上: fènshang — For the sake of; out of regard for someone.
发生: fāshēng — To happen or occur; to take place as an event.
事: shì — Matter; affair; event or thing that happened.
当时: dāngshí — At that time; referring to a specific past moment.
泡茶: pào chá — To brew or steep tea; to make a pot of tea.
然后: ránhòu — Then; afterward; indicating the next step or action.
走过: zǒuguò — To walk past or through a place.
楼梯: lóutī — Staircase or stairs; steps connecting floors.
平台: píngtái — Platform or landing; a flat surface or terrace.
取: qǔ — To fetch or get; to retrieve something.
更多: gèng duō — More; a greater quantity or degree of something.
热水: rèshuǐ — Hot water; water heated to a high temperature.
一位: yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for a person.
客人: kèrén — Guest or visitor; someone who comes to one's home.
从: cóng — From; indicating starting point of movement or time.
客厅: kètīng — Living room; the main room for receiving guests.
走了: zǒu le — Walked out; came out or left a place.
出来: chūlái — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere.
房间: fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building.
谁: shéi — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
是吗: shì ma — Is that so? Really? Expressing mild surprise or inquiry.
忘了: wàng le — Forgot; failed to remember something.
回答道: huídá dào — Replied; responded by saying something specific.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; an interjection expressing realization or mild surprise.
不过: búguò — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.
死得: sǐ de — Died in a certain manner; the way of dying.
难看: nánkàn — Ugly or unpleasant; unattractive in appearance or manner.
红晕: hóngyùn — A reddish flush or blush; rosy color on the face.
爬上: páshàng — To climb up; to rise onto or spread upward.
脸颊: liǎnjiá — Cheek; the side of the face below the eye.
使: shǐ — To cause or make; to enable a certain result.
显得: xiǎnde — To appear or seem; to give a certain impression.
更: gèng — Even more; to a greater degree or extent.
年轻: niánqīng — Young; being at an early stage of life.
讨人喜欢: tǎo rén xǐhuān — Likable or charming; winning others' affection easily.
说过: shuōguo — Have said; indicating something was said previously.
那话: nà huà — Those words; that particular thing that was said.
问道: wèndào — Asked; a narrative verb introducing a question.
又: yòu — Again; also; yet another occurrence of something.
怎样: zěnyàng — How; in what way; asking about manner or outcome.
害处: hàichù — Harm or damage; negative effect on someone or something.
神经质: shénjīngzhì — Neurotic or nervous; overly anxious and easily agitated.
抖落: dǒuluò — To shake off; to rid oneself of something by shaking.
局促不安: júcù bù'ān — Ill at ease; feeling uneasy and constrained in manner.
死亡: sǐwáng — Death; the cessation of life.
算: suàn — To count as; to consider or regard as something.
不管: bùguǎn — No matter; regardless of; used before a condition.
还是: háishì — Or; still; used in questions or contrasting options.
眼睁睁: yǎnzhēngzhēng — Helplessly watching with wide open eyes; unable to act.
死去: sǐqù — To die; to pass away; to cease living.
每天: měitiān — Every day; daily; on a recurring daily basis.
医院: yīyuàn — Hospital; a medical facility for treating patients.
一个个: yīgège — One by one; each and every one in succession.
切成: qiēchéng — To cut into; to slice something into a certain form.
碎块: suìkuài — Broken pieces or fragments; small chunks of something.
送进: sòngjìn — To send or deliver into a place.
解剖室: jiěpōu shì — Dissection room; a room for anatomical examinations.
一件: yī jiàn — One (matter/item); measure word for affairs or clothing.
肮脏: āngzāng — Dirty or filthy; unclean in a physical or moral sense.
如此: rúcǐ — Like this; such; in this manner or to this degree.
而已: éryǐ — That's all; nothing more; indicating a limited scope.
根本: gēnběn — Fundamentally; at all; used to emphasize negation.
无关紧要: wúguān jǐnyào — Unimportant; irrelevant; of no consequence at all.
临终: línzhōng — On one's deathbed; in the final moments before dying.
求你: qiú nǐ — I beg you; please; an earnest appeal to someone.
跪下: guìxià — To kneel down; to get on one's knees.
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; indicating purpose or beneficiary.
祈祷: qídǎo — To pray; to offer a prayer to God or a deity.
却: què — Yet; however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.
不肯: bùkěn — Unwilling to; refusing to do something.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; giving a reason or cause.
身上: shēnshang — On one's body; within oneself; about a person.
那股: nà gǔ — That streak or trace of; measure word for a quality.
该死: gāisǐ — Damned; cursed; an expletive expressing strong annoyance.
耶稣会: Yēsū huì — The Jesuit order; Society of Jesus, a Catholic order.
劲儿: jìnr — Manner or spirit; a particular quality or tendency.
只不过: zhǐ búguò — Merely; just; nothing more than a certain thing.
注错: zhù cuò — Channeled in the wrong direction; misdirected energy.
方向: fāngxiàng — Direction; the course or path something is heading.

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