Won from the Waves — Page 5

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

It is likely, however, to be a dirtier night than I had thought for--I will own that.

然而，这个夜晚很可能比我预想的更加恶劣——我承认这一点。

Jacob," he said to his youngest boy, "do you go back and stay with your mother, she wants some help in the house, and you can look after the pigs and poultry before we are back in the morning."

他对最小的儿子说："雅各布，你回去陪你母亲吧，她在家里需要人帮忙，我们明早回来之前，你可以照看猪和家禽。"

Jacob, a fine lad of ten or twelve years, though he looked older, seemed somewhat disappointed, as he had expected to have gone to sea with his father and brothers.

雅各布是个十岁或十二岁的好少年，尽管看起来比实际年龄大，但他显得有些失望，因为他原本期待能和父亲及兄弟们一起出海。

Without attempting, however, to expostulate, he immediately turned back towards the cottage, while the rest of the party proceeded to the _Nancy_, a fine yawl which lay at anchor close to the pier.

然而，他没有试图提出异议，而是立刻转身走回小屋，其余的人则向"南希号"走去，那是一艘停泊在码头附近的漂亮双桅船。

She was quickly hauled alongside, when some of the men jumped into her.

船很快被拉到岸边，几个人跳了进去。

Before following them, Adam Halliburt took another glance seaward.

在跟上他们之前，亚当·哈利伯特又朝海上望了一眼。

The wind drove the rain and spray with greater force than before against his face.

风将雨水和浪花以比之前更猛烈的力道打在他的脸上。

"We will wait a bit, lads," he said.

他说："小伙子们，我们再等一会儿。"

"There is no great hurry, and in a few minutes we shall make out what the weather is going to be."

"不用太着急，再过几分钟我们就能判断出天气会怎么变化。"

His own sons and some of the men remained in the boat, knowing that he was not likely to give up his intention unless the weather speedily became much worse.

他的儿子们和几个船员留在船上，他们知道，除非天气迅速变得更加恶劣，否则他不太可能放弃出海的打算。

Others followed him back to the pier-head, over which the spray beat in frequent showers, showing that the sea had got up considerably, even since they had left it.

其他人跟着他回到码头尽头，浪花一阵阵地拍打着那里，表明自他们离开后海浪已经涨得相当高了。

Vocabulary

然而: rán ér — However; nevertheless; used to introduce a contrast.
这个: zhè ge — This; this one; referring to a nearby thing.
夜晚: yè wǎn — Night; the nighttime hours.
很: hěn — Very; quite; used to intensify adjectives.
可能: kě néng — Possible; maybe; might happen or be true.
比: bǐ — Than; compared to; used in comparisons.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
预想: yù xiǎng — To anticipate; to expect beforehand; prior expectation.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
更加: gèng jiā — Even more; to a greater degree than before.
恶劣: è liè — Harsh; terrible; describes very bad conditions.
承认: chéng rèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to confess a fact.
这一点: zhè yī diǎn — This point; this particular aspect or fact.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
对: duì — To; toward; said to someone; addressing a person.
最小: zuì xiǎo — Youngest; smallest; the least in size or age.
儿子: ér zi — Son; a male child of a parent.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone something.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
回去: huí qù — To go back; to return to a previous location.
陪: péi — To accompany; to keep someone company.
母亲: mǔ qīn — Mother; a formal word for one's mother.
吧: ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting a mild suggestion.
她: tā — She; her; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place.
家里: jiā lǐ — At home; inside the house or household.
需要: xū yào — To need; to require; to have a necessity for.
人: rén — Person; people; a human being.
帮忙: bāng máng — To help; to lend a hand; to assist someone.
我们: wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
明早: míng zǎo — Tomorrow morning; the morning of the next day.
回来: huí lái — To come back; to return to the current location.
之前: zhī qián — Before; prior to a specified time or event.
可以: kě yǐ — Can; may; it is permissible or possible to.
照看: zhào kàn — To look after; to take care of someone or something.
猪: zhū — Pig; a domesticated farm animal.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting two nouns.
家禽: jiā qín — Poultry; domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat.
是个: shì ge — Is a; used before a noun to describe someone.
十岁: shí suì — Ten years old; age of ten.
或: huò — Or; either; used to present an alternative.
十二岁: shí èr suì — Twelve years old; age of twelve.
好: hǎo — Good; fine; describes positive quality or approval.
少年: shào nián — Young boy; youth; a boy in early adolescence.
尽管: jǐn guǎn — Although; even though; despite a certain condition.
看起来: kàn qǐ lái — To look like; to appear; seems a certain way.
实际: shí jì — Actual; real; in reality or in practice.
年龄: nián líng — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
大: dà — Big; large; old; greater in size or age.
但: dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.
显得: xiǎn de — To appear; to seem; to give a certain impression.
有些: yǒu xiē — Somewhat; a little; having some degree of something.
失望: shī wàng — Disappointed; let down; feeling unmet expectations.
因为: yīn wèi — Because; since; giving the reason for something.
原本: yuán běn — Originally; initially; as it was at the start.
期待: qī dài — To expect; to look forward to; anticipate eagerly.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; having the ability to.
父亲: fù qīn — Father; a formal word for one's father.
及: jí — And; together with; along with others.
兄弟们: xiōng dì men — Brothers; male siblings; plural form of brother.
一起: yī qǐ — Together; at the same time; jointly doing something.
出海: chū hǎi — To go out to sea; to set sail offshore.
没有: méi yǒu — Did not; have not; negates past or present actions.
试图: shì tú — To attempt; to try to do something difficult.
提出: tí chū — To raise; to put forward a proposal or objection.
异议: yì yì — Objection; dissent; a differing opinion or protest.
而是: ér shì — But rather; instead; used to present an alternative.
立刻: lì kè — Immediately; at once; without any delay.
转身: zhuǎn shēn — To turn around; to rotate one's body direction.
走回: zǒu huí — To walk back; to return somewhere on foot.
小屋: xiǎo wū — Small cottage; a little hut or cabin.
其余: qí yú — The rest; the remaining others; everyone else.
则: zé — Then; on the other hand; a contrasting conjunction.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of a place or person.
走去: zǒu qù — To walk toward; to head off in a direction.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
是: shì — Is; am; are; the main linking verb in Chinese.
一艘: yī sōu — One vessel; a measure word for ships or boats.
停泊: tíng bó — To moor; to anchor; a vessel resting at dock.
码头: mǎ tóu — Dock; wharf; a platform where boats are moored.
附近: fù jìn — Nearby; in the vicinity; close to a location.
漂亮: piào liang — Beautiful; pretty; attractive in appearance.
船: chuán — Boat; ship; a watercraft used for travel.
很快: hěn kuài — Very quickly; soon; in a short amount of time.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates an action done to subject.
拉到: lā dào — To pull to; to drag something toward a destination.
岸边: àn biān — Shoreline; the edge of a bank or waterside.
几个: jǐ ge — Several; a few; a small number of people or things.
跳: tiào — To jump; to leap; to spring into somewhere.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
进去: jìn qù — To go in; to enter a place or vessel.
跟上: gēn shàng — To keep up with; to follow closely behind others.
他们: tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
又: yòu — Again; once more; repeating a previous action.
朝: cháo — Toward; facing; in the direction of something.
海上: hǎi shàng — On the sea; out at sea; over the ocean surface.
望: wàng — To gaze; to look into the distance; to stare.
一眼: yī yǎn — A glance; one look; a brief visual observation.
风: fēng — Wind; moving air; a natural atmospheric phenomenon.
将: jiāng — Will; to take and do something with; formal marker.
雨水: yǔ shuǐ — Rainwater; water that falls as rain.
浪花: làng huā — Sea spray; splashing waves; foam from ocean waves.
以: yǐ — With; using; by means of a certain method.
更: gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.
猛烈: měng liè — Violent; fierce; intense force or impact.
力道: lì dào — Force; strength; the power behind a physical action.
打在: dǎ zài — To hit on; to strike against a surface.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; the surface area of one's face.
小伙子们: xiǎo huǒ zi men — Young men; lads; a group of young fellows.
再: zài — Again; once more; also used before future actions.
等: děng — To wait; to hold on for a period of time.
一会儿: yī huì r — A little while; a short period of time.
不用: bù yòng — No need to; it is unnecessary to do something.
太: tài — Too; excessively; beyond an acceptable degree.
着急: zháo jí — To worry; to be anxious; to feel urgent pressure.
再过: zài guò — After another; once more time has passed.
几分钟: jǐ fēn zhōng — A few minutes; several minutes of time.
就能: jiù néng — Then will be able to; can as soon as something happens.
判断出: pàn duàn chū — To determine; to figure out a conclusion or judgment.
天气: tiān qì — Weather; atmospheric conditions at a given time.
会: huì — Will; to be likely to; expressing future possibility.
怎么: zěn me — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.
变化: biàn huà — Change; to transform; a shift in condition or state.
儿子们: ér zi men — Sons; multiple male children of a parent.
船员: chuán yuán — Crew member; sailor; a worker aboard a ship.
留在: liú zài — To stay at; to remain in a particular place.
船上: chuán shàng — On the boat; aboard a ship or vessel.
知道: zhī dào — To know; to be aware of a fact or situation.
除非: chú fēi — Unless; only if a certain condition is met.
迅速: xùn sù — Rapidly; swiftly; happening in a very fast manner.
变得: biàn de — To become; to turn into a certain state or condition.
否则: fǒu zé — Otherwise; if not; indicating a negative consequence.
不太: bù tài — Not very; not too; indicating a low degree.
放弃: fàng qì — To give up; to abandon; to stop pursuing something.
打算: dǎ suàn — Plan; intention; to intend to do something.
其他人: qí tā rén — Other people; others; the remaining persons present.
跟着: gēn zhe — To follow; to go along with someone's movement.
回到: huí dào — To return to; to come back to a specific place.
尽头: jìn tóu — End; the farthest point; the very end of something.
一阵阵: yī zhèn zhèn — In waves; repeatedly in bursts; intermittently occurring.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.
拍打: pāi dǎ — To slap; to beat against; waves hitting a surface.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuous action.
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; a location previously mentioned.
表明: biǎo míng — To indicate; to show clearly; to demonstrate a fact.
自: zì — Since; from; starting from a time or point.
离开: lí kāi — To leave; to depart from a place or person.
后: hòu — After; afterward; following a time or event.
海浪: hǎi làng — Ocean waves; waves on the surface of the sea.
已经: yǐ jīng — Already; by now; indicating something has occurred.
涨得: zhǎng de — Has risen to; increased to a certain level or degree.
相当: xiāng dāng — Quite; considerably; to a fairly high degree.
高: gāo — High; tall; reaching a great elevation or level.

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