War and Peace — Page 5
'顺便说一句,'她补充道,重新平静下来,'今晚我在等两位非常有趣的人,莫特马尔子爵,他通过罗昂家族与蒙莫朗西家族有所关联,是法国最好的家族之一。他是真正的流亡者之一,是好的那种。还有莫里奥神父。你知道这位深刻的思想家吗?他曾受到皇帝的接见。你听说过吗?'
'À propos,' she added, becoming calm again, 'I am expecting two very interesting men tonight, le Vicomte de Mortemart, who is connected with the Montmorencys through the Rohans, one of the best French families. He is one of the genuine émigrés, the good ones. And also the Abbé Morio. Do you know that profound thinker? He has been received by the Emperor. Had you heard?'
'我很乐意见到他们,'王爷说。'但是告诉我,'他补充道,故作漫不经心,仿佛这个念头刚刚才浮现在他脑海中,尽管他即将提出的问题才是他此次拜访的主要动机,'皇太后真的想让冯克男爵被任命为驻维也纳的首席秘书吗?据说那位男爵是个无能之辈。'
'I shall be delighted to meet them,' said the prince. 'But tell me,' he added with studied carelessness as if it had only just occurred to him, though the question he was about to ask was the chief motive of his visit, 'is it true that the Dowager Empress wants Baron Funke to be appointed first secretary at Vienna? The baron by all accounts is a poor creature.'
瓦西里王爷希望为他的儿子谋得这个职位,但其他人正在通过皇太后玛丽亚·费奥多罗芙娜试图为那位男爵争取这个职位。
Prince Vasíli wished to obtain this post for his son, but others were trying through the Dowager Empress Márya Fëdorovna to secure it for the baron.
安娜·帕夫洛芙娜几乎眯起了眼睛,以示她和其他任何人都无权批评皇后的意愿或喜好。
Anna Pávlovna almost closed her eyes to indicate that neither she nor anyone else had a right to criticize what the Empress desired or was pleased with.
'冯克男爵是由皇太后的姐妹推荐给皇太后的,'她只说了这么一句,语气干涩而忧郁。
'Baron Funke has been recommended to the Dowager Empress by her sister,' was all she said, in a dry and mournful tone.
每当她提到皇后的名字时,安娜·帕夫洛芙娜的脸上就会突然流露出一种深沉而真诚的虔诚与敬意,其中夹杂着忧伤,而每次她提起这位尊贵的庇护人时,都会出现这样的神情。
As she named the Empress, Anna Pávlovna's face suddenly assumed an expression of profound and sincere devotion and respect mingled with sadness, and this occurred every time she mentioned her illustrious patroness.
Vocabulary
- she
- 她,第三人称单数女性代词
- added
- 补充说,在原话之后继续说道
- becoming
- 逐渐变得,表示状态的转变过程
- calm
- 平静的,情绪稳定不激动的
- again
- 再次,重新回到之前的状态
- expecting
- 期待,预计某人或某事将要到来
- interesting
- 有趣的,引人注意令人感兴趣的
- tonight
- 今晚,今天夜晚的时间
- connected
- 有关联的,与某人或某事有联系的
- through
- 通过,经由某种关系或途径
- families
- 家族,家庭的复数,指贵族世家
- genuine
- 真正的,真实的,非假冒的
- émigrés
- 法语词,流亡者,因政治原因离开本国的人
- profound
- 深刻的,思想深邃有深度的
- thinker
- 思想家,善于深入思考的人
- received
- 被接见,受到正式会见或接待
- Emperor
- 皇帝,最高级别的君主统治者
- shall
- 将,表示将来时或正式语气
- delighted
- 高兴的,非常愉快满意的
- prince
- 王子,亲王,男性贵族称谓
- studied
- 刻意做出,故意装出某种态度
- carelessness
- 漫不经心,故意表现出无所谓的态度
- occurred
- 想到,突然在脑海中浮现
- though
- 虽然,尽管,表示让步关系
- chief
- 主要的,最重要的,首要的
- motive
- 动机,驱使某人行动的原因
- Dowager
- 太后,皇太后,先皇遗孀的称谓
- Empress
- 皇后或皇太后,女性最高皇室称谓
- Baron
- 男爵,欧洲贵族最低级别称谓
- appointed
- 被任命,被正式指派担任某职务
- secretary
- 秘书,外交秘书,行政助理职位
- baron
- 男爵,低级贵族头衔的持有者
- accounts
- 说法,by all accounts意为据大家所说
- creature
- 家伙,人,带有轻蔑含义的称呼
- Prince
- 王子,亲王,高级贵族称谓
- obtain
- 获得,通过努力得到某物
- post
- 职位,职务,工作岗位
- secure
- 争取到,设法获得某职位或利益
- almost
- 几乎,差不多,接近某种程度
- indicate
- 表示,暗示,传达某种含义
- neither
- 两者都不,表示双重否定
- nor
- 也不,与neither搭配表示否定
- right
- 权利,有资格做某事的权力
- criticize
- 批评,对某人或某事提出负面评价
- desired
- 希望的,所渴望得到的
- pleased
- 高兴的,满意的,感到愉快的
- recommended
- 推荐,建议某人担任某职务
- dry
- 干涩的,缺乏感情的语气
- mournful
- 悲伤的,充满哀愁忧郁的
- tone
- 语气,说话时的声调和情感
- suddenly
- 突然,出乎意料地迅速发生
- assumed
- 呈现出,流露出某种表情或态度
- expression
- 表情,面部所流露出的情感
- sincere
- 真诚的,发自内心的,不虚伪的
- devotion
- 虔诚,深切的忠诚和崇敬之情
- respect
- 尊重,对他人的敬意
- mingled
- 混合的,夹杂着多种情感的
- sadness
- 悲伤,忧郁,令人感到难过的情绪
- mentioned
- 提到,谈及,在谈话中说起
- illustrious
- 显赫的,声名卓著令人敬仰的
- patroness
- 女赞助人,给予支持保护的女性
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