Won from the Waves — Page 1

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

ON THE PIER.

在码头上。

It was a gloomy evening.

那是一个阴沉的傍晚。

A small group of fishermen were standing--at the end of a rough wooden pier projecting out into the water and forming the southern side of the mouth of a small river.

一小群渔夫站在一座粗糙木制码头的尽头，码头伸入水中，构成一条小河河口的南侧。

A thick mist, which drove in across the German Ocean, obscured the sky, and prevented any object being seen beyond a few hundred fathoms from the shore, on which the dark leaden-coloured waves broke lazily in with that sullen-sounding roar which often betokens the approach of a heavy gale.

一层浓雾从北海对岸涌来，遮蔽了天空，使得岸边数百英寻之外的任何物体都看不见，铅灰色的暗沉海浪懒洋洋地拍打着海岸，发出那种低沉的怒吼，往往预示着一场猛烈风暴的临近。

On the north side of the river was a wide extent of sandy ground, where the vegetation consisted of stunted furze-bushes and salt-loving plants with leaves of a dull pale green, growing among patches of coarse grass, the roots of which assisted to keep the sand from being blown away by the fierce wintry gales which blew across it.

河流北岸是一片宽阔的沙地，植被由矮小的荆豆丛和耐盐植物组成，叶片呈暗淡的浅绿色，生长在一片片粗糙的草丛之间，草根有助于防止沙土被横扫而过的凛冽冬季大风吹散。

On the right hand of the fishermen as they looked seaward, and beyond an intervening level space, rose a line of high cliffs of light clay and sand extending far to the southward, with a narrow beach at their base.

渔夫们向海望去，在其右手边，越过一片平坦的地带，耸立着一排由浅色黏土和沙土构成的高崖，向南延伸至远处，崖脚下是一片狭窄的海滩。

Parallel with the river was a green bank, on the sides of which were perched several cottages, the materials composing them showing that they were the abodes of the hardy men who gained their livelihood on the salt deep.

与河流平行的是一道绿色堤岸，堤岸两侧坐落着几间小屋，构成这些小屋的材料表明，它们是那些在茫茫大海上谋生的强悍渔人的居所。

The palings which surrounded them, the sheds and outhouses, and even the ornaments with which they were decorated, were evidently portions of wrecks.

围绕着这些小屋的栅栏、棚屋和附属建筑，乃至用来装饰的摆设，显然都是沉船的残骸碎片。

Vocabulary

在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or existence.
码头: mǎtou — Dock, wharf, or pier for boats.
上: shàng — Above, on top of; directional particle.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or existence.
一个: yī gè — One (general measure word for objects or people).
阴沉: yīnchén — Gloomy, overcast, dark and depressing atmosphere.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
傍晚: bàngwǎn — Dusk, early evening, time around sunset.
一: yī — One; the numeral one.
小群: xiǎo qún — A small group or cluster of people.
渔夫: yúfū — Fisherman; a man who catches fish.
站: zhàn — To stand; to be in an upright position.
一座: yī zuò — One (measure word for large structures or buildings).
粗糙: cūcāo — Rough, coarse, not smooth in texture.
木制: mùzhì — Made of wood; wooden construction or material.
尽头: jìntóu — The very end or tip of something.
伸入: shēn rù — To extend into, to reach into something.
水中: shuǐ zhōng — In the water, within the water.
构成: gòuchéng — To form, constitute, or make up something.
一条: yī tiáo — One (measure word for long, narrow things).
小河: xiǎohé — A small river or stream.
河口: hékǒu — River mouth where river meets the sea.
南侧: nán cè — The southern side of something.
一层: yī céng — One layer or stratum of something.
浓雾: nóngwù — Thick, dense fog or heavy mist.
从: cóng — From; indicating starting point of movement.
北海: Běihǎi — The North Sea; body of water in northern Europe.
对岸: duì àn — The opposite bank or shore across water.
涌来: yǒng lái — To surge or roll in toward something.
遮蔽: zhēbì — To cover, obscure, or block from view.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
天空: tiānkōng — The sky, the heavens above the earth.
使得: shǐde — To cause, to make something happen or result.
岸边: àn biān — The edge of a shore, bank, or coast.
数百: shù bǎi — Several hundred; an unspecified large number.
之外: zhī wài — Beyond, outside of, further than a point.
任何: rènhé — Any; used in negative or conditional sentences.
物体: wùtǐ — Object, physical body, or material thing.
都: dōu — All, both; adverb of total inclusion.
看不见: kàn bu jiàn — Cannot see, invisible, out of sight.
铅灰色: qiān huī sè — Lead-gray color; dark, dull grayish tone.
暗沉: àn chén — Dark and heavy, dim and oppressive in color.
海浪: hǎilàng — Ocean waves; waves on the sea surface.
懒洋洋: lǎnyángyáng — Lazily, listlessly, in a slow sluggish manner.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
拍打: pāidǎ — To slap, beat, or strike against a surface.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuing action.
海岸: hǎi'àn — Coastline, seashore, the edge of the sea.
发出: fāchū — To emit, produce, or give off a sound.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of, that type of thing.
低沉: dīchén — Low and deep in sound; muffled and resonant.
怒吼: nùhǒu — To roar angrily; a fierce, thunderous sound.
往往: wǎngwǎng — Often, frequently, as is usually the case.
预示: yùshì — To foretell, portend, or signal something coming.
一场: yī cháng — One occurrence of an event (measure word).
猛烈: měngliè — Fierce, violent, intense in force or strength.
风暴: fēngbào — Storm; violent weather with strong winds and rain.
临近: línjìn — Approaching, drawing near, about to arrive.
河流: héliú — River; a natural flowing body of water.
北岸: běi àn — The northern bank or shore of water.
一片: yī piàn — A stretch or expanse of flat area.
宽阔: kuānkuò — Wide, broad, spacious in extent or area.
沙地: shādì — Sandy ground or sandy terrain area.
植被: zhíbèi — Vegetation; plant cover over a land area.
由: yóu — By, from; composed of or made up of.
矮小: ǎixiǎo — Short and small in stature or size.
和: hé — And; conjunction connecting two elements together.
植物: zhíwù — Plants; living organisms belonging to the plant kingdom.
组成: zǔchéng — To compose, make up, or form a whole.
叶片: yèpiàn — Leaf blade; the flat part of a leaf.
呈: chéng — To show, present, or display a certain appearance.
暗淡: àndàn — Dim, dull, lacking brightness or vibrancy.
浅绿色: qiǎn lǜ sè — Light green color; pale, soft greenish hue.
生长: shēngzhǎng — To grow, to develop as a living organism.
一片片: yī piàn piàn — Patches of, scattered stretches of something.
草丛: cǎocóng — Clumps or patches of grass and weeds.
之间: zhījiān — Between, among, in the middle of things.
草根: cǎogēn — Grass roots; roots of grass beneath the soil.
有助于: yǒu zhù yú — To be helpful in, contribute to doing something.
防止: fángzhǐ — To prevent, stop, or guard against something.
沙土: shātǔ — Sandy soil; loose soil mixed with sand.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates action done to subject.
横扫: héng sǎo — To sweep across, to blow through forcefully.
而过: ér guò — To pass by; indicating movement passing through.
凛冽: lǐnliè — Bitterly cold, piercingly cold and harsh weather.
冬季: dōngjì — Winter season; the coldest season of the year.
大风: dàfēng — Strong wind; powerful gust of wind.
吹散: chuī sàn — To blow apart, scatter by the wind.
渔夫们: yúfūmen — Fishermen; plural form of fisherman.
向海: xiàng hǎi — Facing the sea, looking toward the ocean.
望去: wàng qù — To gaze out, to look in a direction.
其: qí — Their, its; third-person possessive pronoun.
右手边: yòushǒu biān — On the right-hand side of someone.
越过: yuèguò — To cross over, go beyond a boundary or area.
平坦: píngtǎn — Flat, level, smooth terrain without elevation.
地带: dìdài — Zone, area, or belt of land territory.
耸立: sǒnglì — To rise up, tower, stand tall prominently.
一排: yī pái — A row or line of things arranged together.
浅色: qiǎn sè — Light color, pale shade, not deeply colored.
黏土: niántǔ — Clay; fine-grained sticky soil material.
高崖: gāo yá — High cliff; tall, steep rocky wall.
向南: xiàng nán — Toward the south, in a southward direction.
延伸: yánshēn — To extend, stretch out over a distance.
至: zhì — To, until, reaching as far as a point.
远处: yuǎnchù — The distance, a far-off place or location.
崖脚下: yá jiǎo xià — At the foot or base of a cliff.
狭窄: xiázhǎi — Narrow, not wide, restricted in width.
海滩: hǎitān — Beach; sandy or pebbly shore beside the sea.
与: yǔ — And, with; a formal conjunction or preposition.
平行: píngxíng — Parallel; running alongside at equal distance.
一道: yī dào — A strip or stretch of something narrow.
绿色: lǜsè — Green color; the color of grass and leaves.
堤岸: dī àn — Embankment, levee, or raised bank along water.
两侧: liǎng cè — Both sides, either side of something.
坐落: zuòluò — To be situated, located in a particular place.
几间: jǐ jiān — Several (measure word for rooms or small buildings).
小屋: xiǎowū — Cottage, hut, small humble dwelling.
这些: zhèxiē — These; demonstrative pronoun for plural nearby things.
材料: cáiliào — Materials, substances used to build or make things.
表明: biǎomíng — To indicate, show, or make something clear.
它们: tāmen — They, them; third-person plural for objects or animals.
那些: nàxiē — Those; demonstrative pronoun for distant plural things.
茫茫大海: mángmáng dàhǎi — The vast, boundless open sea or ocean.
谋生: móushēng — To make a living, earn one's livelihood.
强悍: qiánghàn — Tough, fierce, bold and physically powerful.
渔人: yúrén — Fisherman; a person who fishes for a living.
居所: jūsuǒ — Residence, dwelling place, place where one lives.
围绕: wéirào — To surround, encircle, or revolve around something.
栅栏: zhàlan — Fence, railing, barrier made of posts or bars.
棚屋: péngwū — Shed, shack, a rough outbuilding or shelter.
附属: fùshǔ — Attached, affiliated, subsidiary to something else.
建筑: jiànzhù — Building, structure, architecture or construction.
乃至: nǎizhì — Even, and even, extending to include further things.
用来: yòng lái — Used to, used for a particular purpose.
装饰: zhuāngshì — To decorate, adorn; decorative ornaments or embellishment.
摆设: bǎishè — Decorative objects placed for display; to arrange ornaments.
显然: xiǎnrán — Obviously, clearly, evidently without doubt.
都是: dōu shì — All are, everything is (emphatic inclusive statement).
沉船: chénchuán — Shipwreck; a sunken or wrecked ship.
残骸: cánhái — Wreckage, remains, debris of a destroyed object.
碎片: suìpiàn — Fragments, pieces, shards of a broken object.

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