War and Peace — Page 2

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

He had just entered, wearing an embroidered court uniform, knee breeches, and shoes, and had stars on his breast and a serene expression on his flat face.

他刚刚走进来，身穿绣花宫廷制服，穿着马裤和鞋子，胸前佩戴着星章，扁平的脸上带着一副安详的神情。

He spoke in that refined French in which our grandfathers not only spoke but thought, and with the gentle, patronizing intonation natural to a man of importance who had grown old in society and at court.

他说着那种精致的法语——我们的祖辈们不仅用它交谈，更用它思考——带着那种在社交界和宫廷中老于世故的重要人物所特有的温和而居高临下的语调。

He went up to Anna Pávlovna, kissed her hand, presenting to her his bald, scented, and shining head, and complacently seated himself on the sofa.

他走向安娜·帕夫洛夫娜，吻了她的手，将他那光秃秃的、抹了香水的、闪亮的头顶呈现在她面前，然后心满意足地坐在了沙发上。

"First of all, dear friend, tell me how you are. Set your friend's mind at rest," said he without altering his tone, beneath the politeness and affected sympathy of which indifference and even irony could be discerned.

"首先，亲爱的朋友，告诉我您近况如何。让您的朋友放心吧，"他说，语调未变，而在那礼貌与做作的同情之下，却能察觉出漠然，甚至是讽刺。

"Can one be well while suffering morally? Can one be calm in times like these if one has any feeling?" said Anna Pávlovna. "You are staying the whole evening, I hope?"

"在精神上受苦的时候，人能好得起来吗？在这样的时代，一个有感情的人能平静得下来吗？"安娜·帕夫洛夫娜说道。"您会待上整个晚上吧，我希望？"

"And the fete at the English ambassador's? Today is Wednesday. I must put in an appearance there," said the prince. "My daughter is coming for me to take me there."

"英国大使那里的宴会呢？今天是星期三。我必须在那里露个面，"王爷说道。"我女儿要来接我去那里。"

"I thought today's fete had been canceled. I confess all these festivities and fireworks are becoming wearisome."

"我以为今天的宴会已经取消了。我承认，所有这些庆典和烟火表演都令人越来越厌倦了。"

"If they had known that you wished it, the entertainment would have been put off," said the prince, who, like a wound-up clock, by force of habit said things he did not even wish to be believed.

"如果他们知道您有此意愿，娱乐活动本会被推迟的，"王爷说道——他就像一只上了发条的钟，出于习惯说出一些他自己都不希望别人当真的话。

"Don't tease!

"别取笑了！

Vocabulary

他: tā — He; third-person singular male pronoun.
刚刚: gānggāng — Just now; a moment ago.
走进: zǒu jìn — To walk into; to enter by walking.
来: lái — To come; to arrive.
身穿: shēn chuān — Wearing on the body; dressed in.
绣花: xiù huā — Embroidered with flowers; decorative needlework.
宫廷: gōng tíng — Imperial court; royal palace setting.
制服: zhì fú — Uniform; standardized official clothing.
穿着: chuān zhe — Wearing; dressed in (clothing).
和: hé — And; together with; connecting nouns.
鞋子: xié zi — Shoes; footwear.
胸前: xiōng qián — On the chest; in front of the breast.
佩戴: pèi dài — To wear; to carry as an accessory or decoration.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action.
扁平: biǎn píng — Flat; having little height or depth.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; facial expression area.
带着: dài zhe — Carrying; bearing; showing (an expression).
一副: yī fù — A set of; a pair of; used for expressions.
安详: ān xiáng — Serene; calm and composed in manner.
神情: shén qíng — Expression; look on one's face.
说着: shuō zhe — Speaking; while saying something.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of.
精致: jīng zhì — Refined; exquisite; delicately made.
法语: Fǎ yǔ — French language.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
祖辈: zǔ bèi — Ancestors; older generations of one's family.
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people.
不仅: bù jǐn — Not only; used to introduce additional information.
用它: yòng tā — Use it; employ it for a purpose.
交谈: jiāo tán — To converse; to talk with each other.
更: gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.
思考: sī kǎo — To think deeply; to ponder and reflect.
在: zài — At; in; existing at a location.
社交界: shè jiāo jiè — Social circles; high society; social world.
中: zhōng — In; within; inside a space or group.
老于世故: lǎo yú shì gù — Worldly wise; experienced and sophisticated in society.
重要: zhòng yào — Important; significant; of great consequence.
人物: rén wù — Figure; personage; notable person.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs indicating passive or relative clauses.
特有: tè yǒu — Unique to; characteristic of; exclusively possessed.
温和: wēn hé — Gentle; mild; moderate in manner or tone.
而: ér — And yet; but; conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
居高临下: jū gāo lín xià — Looking down from above; condescending manner.
语调: yǔ diào — Tone of voice; intonation when speaking.
走向: zǒu xiàng — To walk toward; to head in the direction of.
吻了: wěn le — Kissed; pressed lips to as a greeting.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.
手: shǒu — Hand; the human hand.
将: jiāng — Will; about to; literary preposition meaning 'taking'.
那: nà — That; indicating something previously mentioned.
光秃秃: guāng tū tū — Bare; completely bald or hairless.
抹了: mǒ le — Applied; spread on (perfume, cream, etc.).
香水: xiāng shuǐ — Perfume; fragrant liquid worn on the body.
闪亮: shǎn liàng — Shining; gleaming; brightly glistening.
头顶: tóu dǐng — Top of the head; crown of the skull.
呈现: chéng xiàn — To present; to display; to appear before someone.
面前: miàn qián — In front of; before someone's presence.
然后: rán hòu — Then; afterwards; following that action.
心满意足: xīn mǎn yì zú — Perfectly satisfied; content and pleased with everything.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverbs to verbs.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at; seated in a location.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
沙发: shā fā — Sofa; upholstered couch for sitting.
上: shàng — On top of; above; on a surface.
首先: shǒu xiān — First of all; firstly; to begin with.
亲爱: qīn ài — Dear; beloved; used as a term of affection.
朋友: péng yǒu — Friend; a person one has a bond with.
告诉: gào su — To tell; to inform someone about something.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
您: nín — You; polite formal second-person pronoun.
近况: jìn kuàng — Recent situation; how things have been lately.
如何: rú hé — How; in what way; what is the situation.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do.
放心: fàng xīn — To set one's mind at ease; stop worrying.
吧: ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting mild suggestion or assumption.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.
未变: wèi biàn — Unchanged; has not changed or altered.
礼貌: lǐ mào — Politeness; courtesy; mannerly behavior.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal/written).
做作: zuò zuò — Affected; pretentious; unnaturally exaggerated behavior.
同情: tóng qíng — Sympathy; compassion for another's suffering.
之下: zhī xià — Beneath; under; below a surface or condition.
却: què — Yet; but; however; expressing contrast.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; capable of.
察觉出: chá jué chū — To detect; to perceive; to notice something hidden.
漠然: mò rán — Indifferent; cold; showing no interest or concern.
甚至: shèn zhì — Even; going so far as; to the extent of.
是: shì — Is; to be; linking subject and predicate.
讽刺: fěng cì — Irony; sarcasm; mocking with indirect language.
精神上: jīng shén shàng — Spiritually; mentally; on a psychological level.
受苦: shòu kǔ — To suffer; to endure pain or hardship.
时候: shí hòu — Time; moment; when something occurs.
人: rén — Person; human being; people.
好: hǎo — Good; well; fine; satisfactory.
得: de — Complement particle linking verb and result.
起来: qǐ lái — Up; start to; beginning of an action.
吗: ma — Question particle forming yes-or-no questions.
这样: zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such as this.
时代: shí dài — Era; age; historical period or epoch.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
感情: gǎn qíng — Feelings; emotions; affection for someone.
平静: píng jìng — Calm; tranquil; peaceful and undisturbed.
下来: xià lái — Down; to calm down; to settle.
说道: shuō dào — Said; remarked; spoke (literary narrative verb).
会: huì — Will; can; able to; expressing likelihood.
待上: dāi shàng — To stay for; to remain for a duration.
整个: zhěng gè — Entire; whole; the complete thing.
晚上: wǎn shàng — Evening; night; the nighttime hours.
希望: xī wàng — Hope; to wish; to desire an outcome.
英国: Yīng guó — England; the United Kingdom.
大使: dà shǐ — Ambassador; top diplomatic representative abroad.
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; over there.
宴会: yàn huì — Banquet; formal dinner party; feast.
呢: ne — Sentence-final particle seeking confirmation or continuation.
今天: jīn tiān — Today; this day.
星期三: xīng qī sān — Wednesday; the third day of the week.
必须: bì xū — Must; have to; obligated to do something.
露个面: lòu gè miàn — To show one's face; make a brief appearance.
王爷: wáng yé — Prince; royal highness; aristocratic title.
女儿: nǚ ér — Daughter; one's female child.
要来: yào lái — Is coming; is about to come.
接: jiē — To pick up; to fetch someone; to receive.
去: qù — To go; to leave toward a destination.
以为: yǐ wéi — To assume; to mistakenly think something is true.
已经: yǐ jīng — Already; by now; previously completed.
取消: qǔ xiāo — To cancel; to call off an event.
承认: chéng rèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to confess.
所有: suǒ yǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.
这些: zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things.
庆典: qìng diǎn — Celebration; ceremony; festive commemorative event.
烟火: yān huǒ — Fireworks; pyrotechnic display; smoke and fire.
表演: biǎo yǎn — Performance; show; to perform for an audience.
都: dōu — All; both; every; without exception.
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel; causing someone to feel.
越来越: yuè lái yuè — More and more; increasingly over time.
厌倦: yàn juàn — Bored with; tired of; feeling weary disgust.
如果: rú guǒ — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction.
他们: tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
知道: zhī dào — To know; to be aware of something.
此: cǐ — This; these; referring to something just mentioned.
意愿: yì yuàn — Wish; desire; willingness to do something.
娱乐: yú lè — Entertainment; amusement; recreational activities.
活动: huó dòng — Activity; event; organized social or physical action.
本会: běn huì — Would have; originally would have happened.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates action done to subject.
推迟: tuī chí — To postpone; to delay to a later time.
就像: jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as if; resembling something.
一只: yī zhī — One (animal or small object); measure word.
上了: shàng le — Has been wound up; underwent an action.
钟: zhōng — Clock; bell; timepiece.
出于: chū yú — Out of; stemming from a motive or feeling.
习惯: xí guàn — Habit; custom; accustomed behavior.
说出: shuō chū — To say out; to express verbally; to utter.
一些: yī xiē — Some; a few; a certain amount of.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person.
不: bù — Not; no; negation of verbs and adjectives.
别人: bié rén — Other people; others; someone else.
当真: dàng zhēn — To take seriously; to believe to be true.
话: huà — Words; speech; what is said.
别: bié — Don't; used to give negative commands.
取笑: qǔ xiào — To mock; to ridicule; to make fun of.

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