War and Peace — Page 7

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

Do you know I am dissatisfied with your younger son?

您知道吗，我对您的小儿子很不满意？

Between ourselves" (and her face assumed its melancholy expression), "he was mentioned at Her Majesty's and you were pitied...."

悄悄告诉您"（她的脸上露出忧郁的神情），"他在皇后陛下那里被提及，大家都在为您感到惋惜……"

The prince answered nothing, but she looked at him significantly, awaiting a reply.

王爷没有回答，但她意味深长地看着他，等待着他的回应。

He frowned.

他皱起了眉头。

"What would you have me do?" he said at last.

「您要我怎么办呢？」他终于开口说道。

"You know I did all a father could for their education, and they have both turned out fools.

「您知道，在他们的教育上，我已尽了一个父亲所能做的一切，然而他们两个都成了蠢材。

Hippolyte is at least a quiet fool, but Anatole is an active one.

希波吕忒至少是个安静的蠢材，而阿纳托尔却是个活跃的蠢材。

That is the only difference between them."

这是他们之间唯一的区别。」

He said this smiling in a way more natural and animated than usual, so that the wrinkles round his mouth very clearly revealed something unexpectedly coarse and unpleasant.

他说这话时，笑容比平日更加自然生动，以至于嘴角的皱纹清晰地显露出一种出人意料的粗鄙与不快之感。

"And why are children born to such men as you?

「像您这样的人，为何偏偏生了这样的孩子？

If you were not a father there would be nothing I could reproach you with," said Anna Pávlovna, looking up pensively.

若您不是一个父亲，我便没有什么可责怪您的了，」安娜·帕夫洛芙娜若有所思地抬起头说道。

"I am your faithful slave and to you alone I can confess that my children are the bane of my life.

「我是您忠实的奴仆，只有对您，我才能坦白承认，我的孩子们是我生命中的祸根。

It is the cross I have to bear.

这是我必须承受的十字架。

That is how I explain it to myself.

这就是我对自己的解释。

It can't be helped!"

这是无可奈何的事！」

He said no more, but expressed his resignation to cruel fate by a gesture.

他没有再说什么，只是用一个手势表达了他对残酷命运的顺从。

Anna Pávlovna meditated.

安娜·帕夫洛芙娜沉思起来。

"Have you never thought of marrying your prodigal son Anatole?" she asked.

「您难道从未想过为您那放荡的儿子阿纳托尔娶一门亲事吗？」她问道。

Vocabulary

您: nín — Polite form of 'you', showing respect.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something.
吗: ma — Question particle at end of yes/no questions.
我: wǒ — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
对: duì — Correct; right; toward; regarding.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
小儿子: xiǎo érzi — Youngest son in a family.
很: hěn — Very; quite; used before adjectives.
不满意: bù mǎnyì — Dissatisfied; not pleased with something.
悄悄: qiāoqiāo — Quietly; secretly; without attracting attention.
告诉: gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something.
她: tā — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she/her'.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; facial expression area.
露出: lùchū — To reveal; to show; to display an expression.
忧郁: yōuyù — Melancholy; gloomy; feeling sad and depressed.
神情: shénqíng — Facial expression; look; demeanor on one's face.
他: tā — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he/him'.
在: zài — At; in; located at; currently doing.
皇后: huánghòu — Empress; the queen consort of an emperor.
陛下: bìxià — Your Majesty; honorific for royalty.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; over there.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives action.
提及: tíjí — To mention; to bring up in conversation.
大家: dàjiā — Everyone; everybody; all people present.
都: dōu — All; both; every; without exception.
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; because of.
感到: gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience emotionally.
惋惜: wǎnxī — To feel regret; to feel sorry for loss.
王爷: wángyé — Prince; title for a nobleman of royal rank.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have; there isn't; did not.
回答: huídá — To answer; to reply to a question.
但: dàn — But; however; yet; conjunction of contrast.
意味深长: yìwèi shēncháng — Meaningful; profound; suggestive of deeper meaning.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
看着: kànzhe — Looking at; watching; gazing at someone.
等待着: děngdàizhe — Waiting; in the process of awaiting response.
回应: huíyìng — Response; reply; to respond to someone.
皱起: zhòuqǐ — To wrinkle; to furrow one's brow.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
眉头: méitóu — Brow; the area between one's eyebrows.
要: yào — To want; must; going to; need to.
怎么办: zěnme bàn — What to do; how to handle a situation.
呢: ne — Sentence-final particle expressing continuation or question.
终于: zhōngyú — Finally; at last; after a long wait.
开口: kāikǒu — To open one's mouth; to start speaking.
说道: shuōdào — Said; spoke; uttered the following words.
他们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
教育: jiàoyù — Education; to educate; upbringing of children.
上: shàng — Above; on; regarding; in the aspect of.
已: yǐ — Already; by now; literary form of 已经.
尽了: jìnle — Exhausted; did everything possible; used up fully.
一个: yī ge — One; a single; a measure word for people.
父亲: fùqīn — Father; male parent; formal word for dad.
所能: suǒ néng — What one is able to do; one's capability.
做的: zuò de — That which is done; things one has done.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all; every single thing possible.
然而: rán'ér — However; nevertheless; yet; literary conjunction of contrast.
两个: liǎng ge — Two; a pair; both of them.
成了: chéngle — Became; turned into; ended up as.
蠢材: chǔncái — Fool; blockhead; a stupid or incompetent person.
至少: zhìshǎo — At least; at the minimum; not less than.
是个: shì ge — Is a; serves as a; functions as one.
安静: ānjìng — Quiet; calm; peaceful; not making noise.
而: ér — While; but; and; literary conjunction of contrast.
却: què — But; yet; however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.
活跃: huóyuè — Active; lively; energetic; vivacious in behavior.
这: zhè — This; these; indicating something nearby or just mentioned.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb.
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of two things.
唯一: wéiyī — Only; sole; the one and only difference.
区别: qūbié — Difference; distinction; to distinguish between things.
说这话: shuō zhè huà — While saying these words; as he spoke this.
时: shí — When; at the time of; during a moment.
笑容: xiàoróng — Smile; smiling expression on one's face.
比: bǐ — Compared to; more than; than in comparisons.
平日: píngrì — Ordinary days; usual times; on normal occasions.
更加: gèngjiā — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.
自然: zìrán — Natural; spontaneous; nature; occurring without force.
生动: shēngdòng — Vivid; lively; animated; full of life and expression.
以至于: yǐzhìyú — So much so that; to the extent that.
嘴角: zuǐjiǎo — Corner of the mouth; edge of one's lips.
皱纹: zhòuwén — Wrinkles; creases on skin from age or expression.
清晰地: qīngxī de — Clearly; distinctly; in a clear and obvious manner.
显露出: xiǎnlùchū — To reveal; to show; to make something visible.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; a sort of.
出人意料: chū rén yì liào — Unexpected; surprising; beyond what people anticipate.
粗鄙: cūbǐ — Crude; vulgar; coarse and unrefined in manner.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with; literary conjunction.
不快: bùkuài — Displeasure; unhappiness; feeling of discontent or annoyance.
之感: zhī gǎn — A sense of; a feeling of something described.
像: xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to; to look like.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such as this.
人: rén — Person; people; human being; individual.
为何: wèihé — Why; for what reason; for what purpose.
偏偏: piānpiān — Just; precisely; contrary to expectation; insisting on.
生了: shēngle — Gave birth to; had children; produced offspring.
孩子: háizi — Child; children; kid; young offspring.
若: ruò — If; supposing; should; literary conditional conjunction.
不是: bùshì — Is not; not; negation of identity or state.
便: biàn — Then; so; literary adverb meaning consequently or just.
什么: shénme — What; anything; whatever; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.
可: kě — Can; may; worthy of; expressing possibility or emphasis.
责怪: zéguài — To blame; to reproach; to criticize someone's fault.
若有所思: ruò yǒu suǒ sī — Thoughtful; pensive; appearing lost in deep thought.
抬起头: táiqǐ tóu — To raise one's head; to look upward.
忠实: zhōngshí — Loyal; faithful; devoted; true to one's duty.
奴仆: núpú — Servant; slave; a person in servitude.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only; only if; it takes only this condition.
才能: cáinéng — Only then can; ability; talent; capability to do.
坦白: tǎnbái — Honest; candid; to confess; to speak frankly.
承认: chéngrèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to recognize a fact.
孩子们: háizimen — Children; kids; plural of child.
生命中: shēngmìng zhōng — In life; within one's lifetime; in existence.
祸根: huògēn — Root of trouble; source of disaster or misfortune.
必须: bìxū — Must; have to; it is necessary to do.
承受: chéngshòu — To bear; to endure; to accept a burden.
十字架: shízìjià — Cross; the cross one must bear; burden of suffering.
就是: jiùshì — Exactly; precisely; is; that is exactly it.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or effort.
解释: jiěshì — To explain; to interpret; an explanation or clarification.
无可奈何: wú kě nài hé — Helpless; having no choice; at one's wit's end.
事: shì — Matter; affair; thing; event; business.
再: zài — Again; once more; further; in addition.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to talk about something.
只是: zhǐshì — Only; merely; just; nothing more than this.
用: yòng — To use; to employ; by means of something.
手势: shǒushì — Gesture; hand movement used to express meaning.
表达了: biǎodále — Expressed; conveyed; communicated a feeling or meaning.
残酷: cánkù — Cruel; brutal; merciless; extremely harsh or severe.
命运: mìngyùn — Fate; destiny; one's lot in life.
顺从: shùncóng — Obedient; submissive; to comply with; yielding to fate.
沉思: chénsī — To ponder deeply; to meditate; deep contemplation.
起来: qǐlái — Start doing; indicates beginning of an action or state.
难道: nándào — Could it be that; is it possible that; rhetorical question.
从未: cóng wèi — Never; have never; not once in the past.
想过: xiǎngguò — Have thought about; considered before; pondered previously.
那: nà — That; those; indicating something distant or previously mentioned.
放荡: fàngdàng — Dissolute; licentious; living without moral restraint.
儿子: érzi — Son; male child of a parent.
娶: qǔ — To marry; to take a wife; said of men.
一门: yī mén — A marriage match; one family connection for marriage.
亲事: qīnshì — Marriage affair; matrimonial matter; a wedding arrangement.
问道: wèndào — Asked; inquired; posed a question to someone.

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