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Chinese → English CHAPTER I Level 8/10

他刚刚进来,身穿绣花宫廷制服,穿着及膝马裤和皮鞋,胸前佩着勋章,扁平的脸上带着从容的神情。

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.

他说话用的是那种精致的法语,我们的祖辈不仅用这种语言交谈,甚至用它来思考,语调温和而带着居高临下的意味,这是一个在社交界和宫廷中老去的重要人物所特有的自然腔调。

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.

他走向安娜·帕夫洛芙娜,吻了她的手,将他那光秃秃的、擦过香水的、油光发亮的头顶呈献给她,然后心满意足地坐在沙发上。

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.

「首先,亲爱的朋友,告诉我你近况如何。让你朋友放心,」他说,语调毫无改变,在那彬彬有礼和装出来的同情之下,隐隐可以察觉出漠然,甚至是讽刺。

"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.

「一个人在精神上受苦的时候,能说身体好吗?在这样的时代,一个有感情的人,能平静得下来吗?」安娜·帕夫洛芙娜说,「您今晚会留下来吧,我希望?」

"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?"

「英国大使那里的庆典呢?今天是星期三,我必须在那里露个面,」公爵说,「我女儿要来接我去那里。」

"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."

「我以为今天的庆典已经取消了。我坦白说,这些节庆和烟火表演让我越来越感到厌倦。」

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

「如果他们知道您希望如此,那娱乐活动就会被推迟了,」公爵说。他就像一只上了发条的钟,出于习惯说出一些他自己甚至都不指望别人相信的话。

"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.

「别取笑人了!」

"Don't tease!"

Vocabulary

just
刚刚,表示动作刚发生不久
entered
enter的过去式,走进某个地方
wearing
wear的现在分词,穿着某件衣物
embroidered
有刺绣装饰的,绣有图案的衣物
court
宫廷,指皇室或贵族的正式场合
uniform
制服,特定场合穿着的正式服装
knee
膝盖,腿部中间的关节部位
breeches
及膝短裤,旧时贵族男性常穿的裤子
stars
星形勋章,佩戴在胸前的荣誉徽章
breast
胸部,人体胸口的位置
serene
平静的,安详镇定的神情或状态
expression
表情,脸上所显示的情绪或感受
flat
平淡的,缺乏起伏变化的
spoke
speak的过去式,开口说话
refined
精致的,优雅考究的语言或举止
French
法语,法国的语言
grandfathers
祖父们,父亲的父亲辈
thought
think的过去式,进行思考或思维
gentle
温和的,柔和而不强硬的
patronizing
带有居高临下态度的,显得自以为优越
intonation
语调,说话时声音的高低变化
natural
自然的,天生固有的特质
importance
重要性,指具有高地位或影响力
grown
grow的过去分词,成长或变得成熟
society
社交界,上层社会的社交圈
kissed
kiss的过去式,亲吻某人
presenting
present的现在分词,展示或伸出某物
bald
秃顶的,头发稀少或没有头发
scented
有香味的,涂有香水的
shining
闪亮的,发出光泽的
complacently
自满地,带着满足感地行动
seated
seat的过去式,坐下,就座
sofa
沙发,供多人坐的软垫长椅
dear
亲爱的,表示亲密或友好的称呼
Set
使……安心,使放宽心
mind
心思,内心或精神状态
rest
放宽,使心情平静安心
altering
alter的现在分词,改变某事物
tone
语气,说话时的声调或态度
beneath
在……之下,隐藏在表面之下
politeness
礼貌,有礼节的言行举止
affected
做作的,不自然的表演性行为
sympathy
同情,对他人感受表示理解关切
indifference
冷漠,对某事物缺乏兴趣或关心
irony
讽刺,言语中含有相反意味
discerned
discern的过去式,察觉或辨别出
suffering
suffer的现在分词,承受痛苦或折磨
morally
在道德上,从精神或道义角度
calm
平静的,保持镇定的状态
times
时代,特定的历史时期或时代背景
feeling
感情,内心的情感或感受
staying
stay的现在分词,停留在某地
whole
整个的,全部的时间或数量
hope
希望,期待某事发生
fete
节庆聚会,盛大的庆典活动
ambassador
大使,代表国家的最高外交官员
Wednesday
星期三,一周中的第四天
must
必须,表示义务或强烈必要性
appearance
露面,在某场合出现的行为
prince
王子,皇族男性成员称谓
daughter
女儿,父母的女性子女
canceled
cancel的过去式,取消安排好的事情
confess
承认,坦白或承认某种感受
festivities
节庆活动,欢乐热闹的庆祝活动
fireworks
烟火,燃放的彩色爆炸烟花
becoming
变得,逐渐呈现某种状态
wearisome
令人厌倦的,使人感到疲惫无聊
wished
wish的过去式,希望或期望某事
entertainment
娱乐,令人愉快的活动或表演
wound-up
上了发条的,被机械驱动而运转
force
力量,强制性的推动力
habit
习惯,长期形成的行为模式
wish
希望,想要某事实现
believed
believe的过去式,相信或认为
tease
取笑,戏弄或逗弄某人
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