War and Peace — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

This stout young man was an illegitimate son of Count Bezúkhov, a well-known grandee of Catherine's time who now lay dying in Moscow.

这位身材魁梧的年轻人是别祖霍夫伯爵的私生子，别祖霍夫伯爵是叶卡捷琳娜时代的著名权贵，此时正在莫斯科弥留之际。

The young man had not yet entered either the military or civil service, as he had only just returned from abroad where he had been educated, and this was his first appearance in society.

这位年轻人尚未进入军界或文官界任职，因为他刚刚从海外求学归来，这是他第一次在社交场合露面。

Anna Pávlovna greeted him with the nod she accorded to the lowest hierarchy in her drawing room.

安娜·帕夫洛芙娜以她对客厅中最低等级宾客所给予的点头之礼迎接了他。

But in spite of this lowest-grade greeting, a look of anxiety and fear, as at the sight of something too large and unsuited to the place, came over her face when she saw Pierre enter.

但尽管如此以最低礼节相待，当她看到彼埃尔走进来时，她的脸上还是流露出一种焦虑与惶恐的神情，仿佛见到了某个体积过于庞大、与场合格格不入的东西。

Though he was certainly rather bigger than the other men in the room, her anxiety could only have reference to the clever though shy, but observant and natural, expression which distinguished him from everyone else in that drawing room.

尽管他的确比房间里其他男士身材更为高大，但她的焦虑恐怕只能归因于他那聪慧而略显羞涩、却又敏锐自然的神情——正是这种神情使他有别于客厅中的所有其他人。

"It is very good of you, Monsieur Pierre, to come and visit a poor invalid," said Anna Pávlovna, exchanging an alarmed glance with her aunt as she conducted him to her.

「彼埃尔先生，您能来探望一位可怜的病人，真是太好了，」安娜·帕夫洛芙娜说道，一边引领他走向姑妈，一边与姑妈交换了一个惊慌的眼神。

Pierre murmured something unintelligible, and continued to look round as if in search of something.

彼埃尔含糊地咕哝了几句，继续四处张望，仿佛在寻找什么。

On his way to the aunt he bowed to the little princess with a pleased smile, as to an intimate acquaintance.

在走向姑妈的途中，他向那位小公爵夫人愉快地微笑鞠躬，就像对待一位熟识的朋友一般。

Anna Pávlovna's alarm was justified, for Pierre turned away from the aunt without waiting to hear her speech about Her Majesty's health.

安娜·帕夫洛芙娜的担忧果然得到了印证，因为彼埃尔没等听完姑妈谈论陛下健康状况的话，便转身离去了。

Vocabulary

这位: zhè wèi — This (person); polite classifier for people.
身材: shēn cái — Body figure; physical build or stature.
魁梧: kuí wú — Tall and sturdy; impressively large in build.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or description.
年轻人: nián qīng rén — Young person; someone of youth.
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or existence.
伯爵: bó jué — Count; European noble title of rank.
私生子: sī shēng zǐ — Illegitimate child; son born outside of marriage.
时代: shí dài — Era; a period or age in history.
著名: zhù míng — Famous; well-known and widely recognized.
权贵: quán guì — Powerful and influential noble; elite with authority.
此时: cǐ shí — At this moment; right now, at this time.
正在: zhèng zài — Currently in the process of doing something.
莫斯科: Mò sī kē — Moscow; the capital city of Russia.
弥留: mí liú — On one's deathbed; lingering near death.
之际: zhī jì — At the time of; during a particular moment.
尚未: shàng wèi — Not yet; still has not happened or occurred.
进入: jìn rù — To enter; to go into a field or place.
军界: jūn jiè — Military world; the sphere of military service.
或: huò — Or; indicating an alternative choice between options.
文官界: wén guān jiè — Civil service world; sphere of civilian government.
任职: rèn zhí — To hold a post; to be employed in a position.
因为: yīn wèi — Because; giving a reason or cause for something.
他: tā — He; third-person singular male pronoun.
刚刚: gāng gāng — Just now; very recently, a moment ago.
从: cóng — From; indicating a starting point or origin.
海外: hǎi wài — Overseas; abroad, beyond one's home country.
求学: qiú xué — To pursue studies; to seek education elsewhere.
归来: guī lái — To return; to come back from somewhere.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing.
第一次: dì yī cì — The first time; initial occurrence of an event.
在: zài — At; in; preposition indicating location or time.
社交: shè jiāo — Social; relating to social interaction and networking.
场合: chǎng hé — Occasion; a social setting or formal situation.
露面: lù miàn — To show one's face; to appear in public.
以: yǐ — With; using; by means of something.
她: tā — She; third-person singular female pronoun.
对: duì — Toward; directed at someone or something.
客厅: kè tīng — Living room; a room for receiving guests.
中: zhōng — Among; in the middle of a group or place.
最低: zuì dī — Lowest; of the minimum rank or level.
等级: děng jí — Rank; level or grade within a hierarchy.
宾客: bīn kè — Guests; visitors attending a social gathering.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize actions.
给予: jǐ yǔ — To give; to bestow or extend something to someone.
点头: diǎn tóu — To nod one's head; a gesture of acknowledgment.
迎接: yíng jiē — To welcome; to greet someone upon their arrival.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
但: dàn — But; however, introducing a contrasting statement.
尽管: jǐn guǎn — Even though; despite the fact that something is true.
如此: rú cǐ — Like this; in such a manner or way.
礼节: lǐ jié — Etiquette; formal rules of polite social behavior.
相待: xiāng dài — To treat someone; to deal with in a certain way.
当: dāng — When; at the time that something happens.
看到: kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of someone or something.
走进来: zǒu jìn lái — To walk in; to enter a room by walking.
时: shí — When; at the time of a certain action.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On one's face; the facial surface or expression.
还是: hái shì — Still; nevertheless, despite expectations otherwise.
流露出: liú lù chū — To reveal; to show an emotion involuntarily.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type or sort of something.
焦虑: jiāo lǜ — Anxiety; a feeling of worry and unease.
与: yǔ — And; together with, connecting two elements.
惶恐: huáng kǒng — Alarmed and fearful; feeling panic and dread.
神情: shén qíng — Expression; the look or feeling shown on face.
仿佛: fǎng fú — As if; seeming like or resembling something.
见到: jiàn dào — To encounter; to come across and see someone.
某个: mǒu gè — A certain; some unspecified particular thing or person.
体积: tǐ jī — Volume; the physical size or bulk of an object.
过于: guò yú — Excessively; too much, beyond a reasonable degree.
庞大: páng dà — Enormous; very large in size or scale.
格格不入: gé gé bù rù — Out of place; not fitting in with surroundings.
东西: dōng xi — Thing; an object or entity of any kind.
的确: dí què — Indeed; truly, used to confirm something is correct.
比: bǐ — Compared to; used to make a comparison between.
房间: fáng jiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building.
里: lǐ — Inside; within a place or enclosed space.
其他: qí tā — Other; remaining or different ones besides this.
男士: nán shì — Gentleman; an adult male person, polite form.
更为: gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree than before.
高大: gāo dà — Tall and large; of impressive height and size.
恐怕: kǒng pà — I'm afraid; probably, expressing a worried assumption.
只能: zhǐ néng — Can only; having no other option available.
归因于: guī yīn yú — To attribute to; to ascribe a cause to something.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating a distant thing.
聪慧: cōng huì — Intelligent and wise; clever and perceptive.
而: ér — And yet; a conjunction linking contrasting qualities.
略显: lüè xiǎn — Slightly showing; appearing somewhat or a little.
羞涩: xiū sè — Shy; bashful, feeling awkward in social situations.
却又: què yòu — Yet also; simultaneously contradicting and adding quality.
敏锐: mǐn ruì — Sharp; keen and perceptive in observation or thought.
自然: zì rán — Natural; unaffected and genuine in manner or behavior.
正是: zhèng shì — It is precisely; exactly this, emphasizing identification.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type or sort of thing.
使: shǐ — To make; to cause something to happen or change.
有别于: yǒu bié yú — To differ from; to be distinct from others.
所有: suǒ yǒu — All; every one of a group without exception.
人: rén — Person; human being or people in general.
先生: xiān sheng — Mister; a polite title for an adult male.
您: nín — You (polite); respectful second-person singular pronoun.
能来: néng lái — Able to come; having the ability to arrive.
探望: tàn wàng — To visit; to call on someone, especially when ill.
一位: yī wèi — One (person); polite classifier for a single individual.
可怜: kě lián — Pitiful; deserving sympathy, in a sad state.
病人: bìng rén — Patient; a sick person needing medical attention.
真是: zhēn shì — It truly is; really, expressing genuine feeling.
太好了: tài hǎo le — That's wonderful; expressing great pleasure or approval.
说道: shuō dào — Said; used to introduce or attribute spoken words.
一边: yī biān — While; doing one thing simultaneously with another.
引领: yǐn lǐng — To lead; to guide someone toward a destination.
走向: zǒu xiàng — To walk toward; heading in a certain direction.
姑妈: gū mā — Aunt; father's sister, used as a familial address.
交换: jiāo huàn — To exchange; to trade or share something mutually.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit of something or someone.
惊慌: jīng huāng — Panicked; alarmed and flustered by sudden surprise.
眼神: yǎn shén — Gaze; the expression conveyed through one's eyes.
含糊: hán hu — Vague; unclear, ambiguous, or mumbled in expression.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.
咕哝: gū nong — To mutter; to mumble something indistinctly under breath.
几句: jǐ jù — A few words; several brief spoken phrases.
继续: jì xù — To continue; to keep doing something without stopping.
四处: sì chù — Everywhere; in all directions around a place.
张望: zhāng wàng — To look around; to peer about searching for something.
寻找: xún zhǎo — To search for; to look for something or someone.
什么: shén me — What; used to ask about or refer to something.
途中: tú zhōng — Along the way; during the course of a journey.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of someone or something.
那位: nà wèi — That (person); polite demonstrative for a specific individual.
小: xiǎo — Small; little, used here as a diminutive modifier.
公爵夫人: gōng jué fū rén — Duchess; the wife or widow of a duke.
愉快: yú kuài — Cheerful; feeling happy and pleasant in mood.
微笑: wēi xiào — To smile; a gentle upward curve of the lips.
鞠躬: jū gōng — To bow; bending the body as a sign of respect.
就像: jiù xiàng — Just like; in the same way as something else.
对待: duì dài — To treat; to deal with someone in a manner.
熟识: shú shí — Well acquainted; knowing someone from long familiarity.
朋友: péng yǒu — Friend; a person with whom one has a bond.
一般: yī bān — Like; in the same way as; ordinarily or generally.
担忧: dān yōu — To worry; to feel concern or anxiety about something.
果然: guǒ rán — Sure enough; as expected, confirming a prior fear.
得到: dé dào — To receive; to obtain or get something as result.
印证: yìn zhèng — To confirm; to verify or bear out a prediction.
没等: méi děng — Without waiting; before even having time to wait.
听完: tīng wán — To finish listening; to hear something to completion.
谈论: tán lùn — To discuss; to talk about a topic conversationally.
陛下: bì xià — Your Majesty; honorific title for a monarch or emperor.
健康状况: jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng — Health condition; the state of someone's physical wellbeing.
话: huà — Words; speech or a spoken remark or statement.
便: biàn — Then; immediately after, indicating a prompt result.
转身: zhuǎn shēn — To turn around; to rotate one's body away.
离去: lí qù — To leave; to depart from a place or person.

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