War and Peace — Page 2

English → Chinese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

The aunt spoke to each of them in the same words, about their health and her own, and the health of Her Majesty, "who, thank God, was better today."

姑妈用同样的话与他们每个人交谈，问及他们的健康状况和她自己的健康，以及女皇陛下的健康状况，"感谢上帝，她今天好多了。"

And each visitor, though politeness prevented his showing impatience, left the old woman with a sense of relief at having performed a vexatious duty and did not return to her the whole evening.

每位来访者，尽管出于礼貌而不便流露出不耐烦，却都带着如释重负的心情离开了这位老妇人，庆幸自己完成了一项令人烦恼的义务，整个晚上都没有再回到她身边。

The young Princess Bolkónskaya had brought some work in a gold-embroidered velvet bag.

年轻的鲍尔孔斯卡娅公爵夫人带来了一个绣金的丝绒手提包，里面装着她的针线活。

Her pretty little upper lip, on which a delicate dark down was just perceptible, was too short for her teeth, but it lifted all the more sweetly, and was especially charming when she occasionally drew it down to meet the lower lip.

她那娇美的上唇上隐约可见一层细细的黑色绒毛，上唇显得过短，遮不住牙齿，但这反而使她的笑容更加甜美，尤其是当她偶尔将上唇向下抿向下唇时，更显得格外迷人。

As is always the case with a thoroughly attractive woman, her defect—the shortness of her upper lip and her half-open mouth—seemed to be her own special and peculiar form of beauty.

正如一个真正迷人的女人总是如此，她的缺陷——上唇过短和微微张开的嘴——似乎成了她独特而别致的美的体现。

Everyone brightened at the sight of this pretty young woman, so soon to become a mother, so full of life and health, and carrying her burden so lightly.

每个人见到这位美丽的年轻女子都精神为之一振，她即将成为母亲，却如此充满活力与健康，轻盈地承载着身上的重负。

Old men and dull dispirited young ones who looked at her, after being in her company and talking to her a little while, felt as if they too were becoming, like her, full of life and health.

那些看着她的老人和沉闷消沉的年轻人，在与她相处片刻、交谈几句之后，都感到自己仿佛也像她一样，变得充满了生机与活力。

All who talked to her, and at each word saw her bright smile and the constant gleam of her white teeth, thought that they were in a specially amiable mood that day.

所有与她交谈的人，每听她说一句话便看到她灿烂的笑容和那始终闪烁的洁白牙齿，都觉得自己那天心情格外愉快。

Vocabulary

姑妈: gūmā — Father's sister; aunt on the paternal side.
用: yòng — To use; to employ something for a purpose.
同样: tóngyàng — Same; identical; in the same way.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
话: huà — Words; speech; spoken language.
与: yǔ — With; and; together with someone.
他们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
每个人: měi gè rén — Everyone; each and every person.
交谈: jiāotán — To converse; to have a conversation with someone.
问及: wènjí — To inquire about; to bring up a topic in conversation.
健康: jiànkāng — Health; healthy; in good physical condition.
状况: zhuàngkuàng — Condition; state; current situation of something.
和: hé — And; with; connecting two nouns or phrases.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.
以及: yǐjí — As well as; and also; including additionally.
女皇: nǚhuáng — Empress; female monarch ruling an empire.
陛下: bìxià — Your Majesty; respectful address for a monarch.
感谢: gǎnxiè — To thank; to express gratitude toward someone.
上帝: Shàngdì — God; the Lord; the Christian deity.
今天: jīntiān — Today; the current day.
好多了: hǎo duō le — Much better; feeling significantly improved now.
每位: měi wèi — Each; every (polite measure word for people).
来访者: láifǎngzhě — Visitor; person who comes to call on someone.
尽管: jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact that.
出于: chūyú — Out of; stemming from a particular motive or feeling.
礼貌: lǐmào — Politeness; courtesy; good manners in social situations.
而: ér — But; yet; and; connecting contrasting clauses.
不便: búbiàn — Inconvenient; awkward; not suitable to do something.
流露出: liúlù chū — To reveal; to show unintentionally a feeling or expression.
不耐烦: bù nàifán — Impatient; irritated; unable to bear waiting longer.
却: què — Yet; however; indicating a contrast or unexpected turn.
都: dōu — All; both; every one without exception.
带着: dàizhe — Carrying; bearing; having something along with oneself.
如释重负: rú shì zhòng fù — As if relieved of a heavy burden; greatly relieved.
心情: xīnqíng — Mood; state of mind; one's emotional feeling.
离开了: líkāi le — Left; departed; moved away from a place.
这位: zhè wèi — This (person); polite demonstrative for a person.
老妇人: lǎo fùrén — Old woman; elderly lady; an aged female person.
庆幸: qìngxìng — To feel fortunate; to rejoice at a lucky outcome.
完成了: wánchéng le — Completed; finished; successfully accomplished a task.
一项: yī xiàng — One item; one task; a measure word for tasks.
令人: lìng rén — Causing someone to feel; making people feel a certain way.
烦恼: fánnǎo — Troublesome; annoying; causing worry or vexation.
义务: yìwù — Duty; obligation; something one is required to do.
整个: zhěnggè — Entire; whole; the complete duration or extent.
晚上: wǎnshang — Evening; night; the later part of the day.
没有: méiyǒu — Did not; have not; negating past or present action.
再: zài — Again; once more; indicating repetition of an action.
回到: huí dào — To return to; to come back to a place.
身边: shēnbiān — By one's side; nearby; close to a person.
年轻: niánqīng — Young; youthful; of a relatively small age.
公爵夫人: gōngjué fūren — Duchess; the wife or widow of a duke.
带来了: dài lái le — Brought; carried something to a place or person.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word for objects).
丝绒: sīróng — Velvet; a soft fabric with a smooth dense pile.
手提包: shǒutí bāo — Handbag; small bag carried by hand.
里面: lǐmiàn — Inside; the interior of a space or container.
装着: zhuāngzhe — Containing; holding; filled with something inside.
针线活: zhēnxiàn huó — Needlework; sewing or embroidery done by hand.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant.
娇美: jiāoměi — Delicately beautiful; charmingly lovely in appearance.
上唇: shàng chún — Upper lip; the top lip of the mouth.
上: shàng — On; above; upper surface of something.
隐约: yǐnyuē — Faintly; vaguely; barely perceptible to the senses.
可见: kějiàn — Visible; can be seen; perceptible to the eye.
一层: yī céng — A layer; one thin coating of something.
细细: xìxì — Fine; thin; delicate; very small and subtle.
黑色: hēisè — Black; the color black.
绒毛: róngmáo — Fine hair; fuzz; soft delicate hair or down.
显得: xiǎnde — To appear; to seem; to look a certain way.
过短: guò duǎn — Too short; excessively short in length.
遮不住: zhē bu zhù — Cannot cover; unable to hide or conceal something.
牙齿: yáchǐ — Teeth; the hard structures used for biting.
但: dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
反而: fǎn'ér — On the contrary; instead; producing the opposite effect.
使: shǐ — To make; to cause; to enable something to happen.
笑容: xiàoróng — Smile; smiling expression on a person's face.
更加: gèngjiā — Even more; to a greater degree than before.
甜美: tiánměi — Sweet and beautiful; delightfully charming in manner.
尤其: yóuqí — Especially; particularly; to a greater extent than usual.
是: shì — Is; am; are; the verb to be in Chinese.
当: dāng — When; at the time that something occurs.
偶尔: ǒu'ěr — Occasionally; sometimes; not very often.
将: jiāng — About to; will; indicating a forthcoming action.
向下: xiàng xià — Downward; in the direction of below.
抿: mǐn — To press lips together; to purse the lips slightly.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of something.
下唇: xià chún — Lower lip; the bottom lip of the mouth.
时: shí — When; at the time of; a moment or period.
更: gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.
格外: géwài — Especially; extraordinarily; beyond the usual degree.
迷人: mírén — Charming; captivating; extremely attractive or enchanting.
正如: zhèngrú — Just as; exactly like; as is the case with.
真正: zhēnzhèng — True; genuine; real; authentically so.
女人: nǚrén — Woman; adult female person.
总是: zǒngshì — Always; invariably; at all times without exception.
如此: rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner.
缺陷: quēxiàn — Flaw; defect; an imperfection in something.
微微: wēiwēi — Slightly; gently; to a very small degree.
张开: zhāngkāi — To open; to spread apart; to part slightly.
嘴: zuǐ — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking.
似乎: sìhū — Seemingly; as if; it appears that something is so.
成了: chéng le — Became; turned into; transformed into something.
独特: dútè — Unique; distinctive; unlike anything else.
别致: biézhì — Unique; original; charmingly unconventional in style.
美: měi — Beauty; beautiful; an aesthetically pleasing quality.
体现: tǐxiàn — To embody; to reflect; to manifest a quality.
见到: jiàn dào — To see; to meet; to encounter someone or something.
美丽: měilì — Beautiful; lovely; pleasing to the eye.
女子: nǚzǐ — Woman; girl; a female person.
精神: jīngshén — Spirit; energy; mental vitality and liveliness.
为之一振: wéi zhī yī zhèn — To feel suddenly uplifted; spirits roused by something.
即将: jíjiāng — About to; on the verge of; imminently going to happen.
成为: chéngwéi — To become; to turn into something new.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; a female parent.
充满: chōngmǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with something.
活力: huólì — Vitality; energy; vigorous liveliness.
轻盈: qīngyíng — Light and graceful; moving with elegant lightness.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
承载着: chéngzàizhe — Bearing; carrying; supporting a weight or burden.
身上: shēn shàng — On one's body; on oneself; carried upon the person.
重负: zhòng fù — Heavy burden; a great weight or responsibility.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to a group of things or people.
看着: kànzhe — Watching; looking at; observing continuously.
老人: lǎorén — Old person; elderly individual.
沉闷: chénmèn — Dull; oppressive; dreary and lacking liveliness.
消沉: xiāochén — Depressed; despondent; in low spirits.
年轻人: niánqīngrén — Young person; youth; a young individual.
在: zài — At; in; existing at a location or time.
相处: xiāngchǔ — To get along with; to spend time together with someone.
片刻: piànkè — A moment; a brief period of time.
几句: jǐ jù — A few words; several sentences spoken briefly.
之后: zhīhòu — After; afterward; following a certain time or event.
感到: gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; giving the impression of something.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; similarly.
像: xiàng — Like; similar to; resembling someone or something.
一样: yīyàng — The same; alike; just like something else.
变得: biàn de — To become; to grow into a different state.
充满了: chōngmǎn le — Became filled with; now full of something.
生机: shēngjī — Vitality; life force; vigorous energy and liveliness.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
每: měi — Every; each; indicating all members of a group.
听: tīng — To listen; to hear; to pay attention to sound.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to express in words.
一句话: yī jù huà — One sentence; a single phrase or remark.
便: biàn — Then; immediately; as soon as something happens.
看到: kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something.
灿烂: cànlàn — Brilliant; dazzling; shining with bright radiance.
始终: shǐzhōng — Always; from beginning to end; consistently throughout.
闪烁: shǎnshuò — To twinkle; to glimmer; to shine with flickering light.
洁白: jiébái — Pure white; spotlessly white and clean.
觉得: juéde — To feel; to think; to have a subjective impression.
那天: nà tiān — That day; on that particular day.
愉快: yúkuài — Happy; cheerful; feeling pleased and joyful.

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