Ulysses — Page 13
For my sake and for all our sakes.
为了我，也为了我们大家。
His head disappeared and reappeared.
他的头消失了又出现了。
—I told him your symbol of Irish art. He says it's very clever. Touch him for a quid, will you? A guinea, I mean.
——我把你那个爱尔兰艺术的象征告诉他了。他说非常聪明。去跟他借一镑，好吗？我是说一基尼。
—I get paid this morning, Stephen said.
——我今天早上领薪水，斯蒂芬说。
—The school kip? Buck Mulligan said. How much? Four quid? Lend us one.
——学校那份工？布克·马利根说。多少钱？四镑？借我一镑。
—If you want it, Stephen said.
——如果你需要的话，斯蒂芬说。
—Four shining sovereigns, Buck Mulligan cried with delight. We'll have a glorious drunk to astonish the druidy druids. Four omnipotent sovereigns.
——四枚闪亮的金镑，布克·马利根欢呼道。我们要痛饮一场，叫那些德鲁伊巫师们大吃一惊。四枚无所不能的金镑。
He flung up his hands and tramped down the stone stairs, singing out of tune with a Cockney accent:
他扬起双手，踏步走下石阶，用伦敦土腔跑调地唱道：
O, won't we have a merry time, Drinking whisky, beer and wine! On coronation, Coronation day! O, won't we have a merry time On coronation day!
哦，我们不是要痛快一番，喝威士忌、啤酒和葡萄酒！在加冕，加冕日！哦，我们不是要在加冕日痛快一番！
Warm sunshine merrying over the sea.
温暖的阳光在海面上嬉戏。
The nickel shavingbowl shone, forgotten, on the parapet.
那只镍制剃须碗被遗忘在女儿墙上，兀自闪着光。
Why should I bring it down? Or leave it there all day, forgotten friendship?
我为何要把它拿下来？还是就这样整天放在那里，如同被遗忘的友情？
He went over to it, held it in his hands awhile, feeling its coolness, smelling the clammy slaver of the lather in which the brush was stuck.
他走了过去，将它捧在手中片刻，感受着它的凉意，嗅着刷子插在其中的那团湿腻肥皂沫的气味。
So I carried the boat of incense then at Clongowes. I am another now and yet the same. A servant too. A server of a servant.
就这样，我当年在克朗戈斯捧着香炉船。我现在是另一个人，却又是同一个人。也是一个仆役。仆役的仆役。
In the gloomy domed livingroom of the tower Buck Mulligan's gowned form moved briskly to and fro about the hearth, hiding and revealing its yellow glow.
在塔楼那间昏暗的穹顶起居室里，布克·马利根身着长袍的身影在壁炉旁来回疾走，时而遮住时而透出那黄色的火光。
Vocabulary
- 为
- wèi / wéi — For; because of; to act as
- 了
- le / liǎo — Completion marker; particle indicating change of state
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 也
- yě — Also; too; as well
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- 大家
- dàjiā — Everyone; everybody; all people
- 他
- tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun
- 的
- de — Possessive and attributive particle
- 头
- tóu — Head; top; beginning of something
- 消失
- xiāoshī — To disappear; to vanish from sight
- 又
- yòu — Again; once more; also additionally
- 出现
- chūxiàn — To appear; to emerge; to show up
- 把
- bǎ — Preposition marking object before verb
- 你
- nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
- 那个
- nàge — That one; that thing or person
- 爱尔兰
- Àiěrlán — Ireland; island nation in northwestern Europe
- 艺术
- yìshù — Art; artistic creation or expression
- 象征
- xiàngzhēng — Symbol; to symbolize or represent something
- 告诉
- gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something
- 说
- shuō — To say; to speak; to tell
- 非常
- fēicháng — Very; extremely; unusually so
- 聪明
- cōngming — Smart; clever; intelligent and quick-witted
- 去
- qù — To go; to leave toward a destination
- 跟
- gēn — With; to follow; alongside someone
- 借
- jiè — To borrow; to lend something temporarily
- 一
- yī — One; the number one
- 镑
- bàng — Pound; British unit of currency
- 好吗
- hǎo ma — Is that okay? Used seeking agreement
- 是说
- shì shuō — That is to say; meaning; in other words
- 今天
- jīntiān — Today; this current day
- 早上
- zǎoshang — Morning; the early part of the day
- 领
- lǐng — To receive; to collect wages or payment
- 薪水
- xīnshuǐ — Salary; wages paid for work done
- 学校
- xuéxiào — School; educational institution for learning
- 那份
- nà fèn — That portion; that particular job or share
- 工
- gōng — Work; labor; job; craft
- 多少
- duōshao — How much; how many; what amount
- 钱
- qián — Money; currency; coins or cash
- 四
- sì — Four; the number four
- 如果
- rúguǒ — If; supposing that; in case
- 需要
- xūyào — To need; to require; necessity
- 的话
- de huà — If; conditional particle following a clause
- 四枚
- sì méi — Four pieces; four coins or medallions
- 闪亮
- shǎnliàng — Shining; gleaming; brilliantly bright
- 欢呼
- huānhū — To cheer; to shout with joy
- 道
- dào — To say; quotative verb introducing speech
- 要
- yào — To want; must; going to do
- 痛饮
- tòngyǐn — To drink heartily; to drink to one's fill
- 一场
- yī chǎng — One round; one bout; one session
- 叫
- jiào — To call; to make someone do something
- 那些
- nàxiē — Those; referring to plural distant things
- 巫师们
- wūshīmen — Wizards; sorcerers; plural of wizard
- 大吃一惊
- dà chī yī jīng — To be greatly shocked; utterly astonished
- 无所不能
- wú suǒ bù néng — Omnipotent; capable of doing anything at all
- 扬起
- yángqǐ — To raise up; to lift high in air
- 双手
- shuāngshǒu — Both hands; two hands together
- 踏步
- tàbù — To march in place; to step rhythmically
- 走下
- zǒu xià — To walk down; to descend on foot
- 石阶
- shíjiē — Stone steps; staircase made of stone
- 用
- yòng — To use; using; by means of
- 伦敦
- Lúndūn — London; capital city of England
- 土腔
- tǔqiāng — Local accent; regional dialect pronunciation
- 跑调
- pǎodiào — Off-key; singing out of tune
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking manner to verb
- 唱道
- chàng dào — To sing saying; sang the following words
- 哦
- ó / ò — Oh; exclamation of realization or response
- 不是
- bú shì — Is not; are not; negation of be
- 痛快
- tòngkuài — Joyful; thoroughly enjoyable; very satisfying
- 一番
- yī fān — Once; a round of; a bout of
- 喝
- hē — To drink; to consume a liquid
- 威士忌
- wēishìjì — Whiskey; distilled alcoholic grain beverage
- 啤酒
- píjiǔ — Beer; fermented alcoholic malt beverage
- 和
- hé — And; together with; connecting nouns
- 葡萄酒
- pútaojiǔ — Wine; fermented grape alcoholic beverage
- 在
- zài — At; in; on; to be present
- 加冕
- jiāmiǎn — Coronation; the act of crowning a monarch
- 温暖
- wēnnuǎn — Warm; comfortably warm in temperature
- 阳光
- yángguāng — Sunlight; sunshine; rays from the sun
- 海面
- hǎimiàn — Sea surface; the top of the ocean
- 上
- shàng — On; above; upper surface of something
- 嬉戏
- xīxì — To frolic; to play about joyfully
- 那只
- nà zhī — That one; referring to a single object
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker indicating subject is acted upon
- 遗忘
- yíwàng — To forget; to be left behind in memory
- 闪着
- shǎnzhe — Gleaming; flickering with light continuously
- 光
- guāng — Light; brightness; radiance; beam of light
- 为何
- wèihé — Why; for what reason; wherefore
- 它
- tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects
- 拿
- ná — To take; to grab; to pick up
- 下来
- xiàlai — To come down; to bring something down
- 还是
- háishi — Or; still; had better; nevertheless
- 就
- jiù — Just; then; right away; precisely so
- 这样
- zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such
- 整天
- zhěngtiān — All day; the whole day long
- 放在
- fàng zài — To place at; to put somewhere specific
- 那里
- nàlǐ — There; that place over there
- 如同
- rútóng — Just like; as if; similar to
- 友情
- yǒuqíng — Friendship; friendly feelings between people
- 走
- zǒu — To walk; to go; to leave
- 过去
- guòqù — To go over; the past; former times
- 将
- jiāng — Will; about to; literary future marker
- 捧在
- pěng zài — To hold carefully in cupped hands at
- 手中
- shǒuzhōng — In one's hands; within the hand's grasp
- 片刻
- piànkè — A moment; a brief period of time
- 感受
- gǎnshòu — To feel; to sense; emotional experience
- 着
- zhe — Ongoing action particle; in the state of
- 凉意
- liángyì — A sense of coolness; slight cool feeling
- 嗅着
- xiùzhe — Smelling; sniffing continuously at something
- 刷子
- shuāzi — Brush; a tool with bristles for applying
- 插在
- chā zài — Inserted into; stuck into a place
- 其中
- qízhōng — Among them; within it; in the middle
- 那团
- nà tuán — That mass; that lump of something
- 气味
- qìwèi — Smell; odor; scent of something
- 当年
- dāngnián — In those years; back in that time
- 捧着
- pěngzhe — Holding carefully with cupped hands continuously
- 现在
- xiànzài — Now; at present; currently
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are
- 另一个人
- lìng yī gè rén — Another person; a different individual
- 却又
- què yòu — Yet also; but at the same time
- 同一个人
- tóngyī gè rén — The same person; one identical individual
- 也是
- yě shì — Also is; is also; equally so
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single; one unit of something
- 塔楼
- tǎlóu — Tower; tall tower-like building or structure
- 那间
- nà jiān — That room; that particular enclosed space
- 昏暗
- hūn'àn — Dim; gloomy; poorly lit environment
- 起居室
- qǐjūshì — Living room; main room for daily living
- 里
- lǐ — Inside; within; interior of a place
- 身着
- shēnzhuó — Wearing; dressed in; clothed with
- 长袍
- chángpáo — Long robe; full-length flowing garment
- 身影
- shēnyǐng — Silhouette; figure of a person; shadow outline
- 壁炉旁
- bìlú páng — Beside the fireplace; next to the hearth
- 来回
- láihuí — Back and forth; to and fro
- 疾走
- jízǒu — To stride quickly; to walk at fast pace
- 时而
- shí'ér — Sometimes; at times; now and then
- 遮住
- zhēzhù — To block; to cover; to obscure from view
- 透出
- tòuchū — To shine through; to emit through an opening
- 那
- nà — That; those; referring to something distant
- 黄色
- huángsè — Yellow; the color yellow
- 火光
- huǒguāng — Firelight; glow or light from flames
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