Won from the Waves — Page 2
在其中一扇门上方，可以看到某艘不幸船只的船首雕像。
Over the door of one might be seen the figure-head of some unfortunate vessel.
一座凉亭，风格并非田园乡村，而是充满航海气息，由一艘荷兰平底帆船的雕刻构件拼搭而成。
An arbour, not rustic but nautical, was composed of the carved work of a Dutch galliot;
事实上，几乎每家每户的主人都设法从那些时常被险恶海岸吞噬的众多不幸船只中，抢救并保留了一些残骸。
indeed, the owners of few had failed to secure some portion of the numerous hapless vessels which from time to time had been driven on their treacherous coast.
在悬崖与河流之间的平地上，还矗立着两三间小屋。
On the level ground between the cliff and the river stood two or three other cottages.
其中最大的一间，看起来几乎完全由船骸木料建成，墙壁和屋顶凹凸不平，显然是建造者随手取用现有的木料，未经锯割修整便拼凑成形。
One, the largest of them, appeared to be built almost entirely of wreck wood, from the uneven appearance presented by the walls and roof, the architect having apparently adapted such pieces of timber as came to hand without employing the saw to bring them into more fitting shape;
然而，烟囱以及墙壁的下半部分，则是用凿削过的石块砌成的，这些石块很可能取自某座早已夷为平地的古老建筑。
the chimney, however, and the lower portions of the walls, were constructed of hewn stone, taken probably from some ancient edifice long demolished.
尽管这间小屋的外观连同其船坞和鱼棚显得有些粗陋，但整体上却给人一种坚实而不失舒适的感觉。
Though the exterior of the cottage, with its boat and fish sheds, looked somewhat rough, it had altogether a substantial and not uncomfortable appearance.
这片景致中最为显眼的，是一座风车，它矗立在悬崖顶端稍偏南方的位置。
The most conspicuous object in the landscape was a windmill standing a little way to the southward on the top of the cliff.
风车的叶片正缓缓转动，但那破败的状态表明，磨坊内研磨的粮食少得可怜。
Its sails were moving slowly round, but their tattered condition showed that but a small amount of grist was ground within.
这便是上个世纪末，赫尔斯顿小村庄及其周边环境的面貌。
Such was the aspect of the little village of Hurlston and its surroundings towards the end of the last century.
Vocabulary
- Over
- 在...上方；超过；穿过某物
- the
- 定冠词，用于特定名词前
- door
- 门；房间或建筑物的出入口
- of
- 属于；关于；由...制成
- one
- 数字一；一个；某个
- might
- 可能；也许；表示过去可能性
- be
- 是；存在；处于某种状态
- seen
- 看见；被看到；理解
- figure
- 数字；人物形象；认为
- head
- 头部；首领；朝向某方向移动
- some
- 一些；某些；大约
- unfortunate
- 不幸的；令人遗憾的；倒霉的
- vessel
- 船只；容器；血管；人的身体
- An
- 不定冠词，用于元音前
- not
- 不；否定词
- rustic
- 乡村的；质朴的；粗糙的
- but
- 但是；然而；除了
- nautical
- 航海的；与船舶有关的；海上的
- was
- 是；处于某种状态的过去式
- composed
- 由...组成；镇定的；创作的
- carved
- 雕刻的；用刀切割的
- work
- 工作；劳动；作品；发挥作用
- Dutch
- 荷兰的；荷兰人；荷兰语
- indeed
- 确实；实际上；的确
- owners
- 所有者；拥有者；主人
- few
- 少数的；很少；不多的
- had
- 有；拥有；遭受；使役动词
- failed
- 失败；不成功；衰弱；破产
- to
- 到；向；不定式标记
- secure
- 获得；确保；安全的；牢固的
- portion
- 部分；一份；分配给
- numerous
- 许多的；众多的；不计其数的
- hapless
- 不幸的；倒霉的；命运不好的
- vessels
- 船只；容器；血管的复数形式
- which
- 哪个；哪些；关系代词
- from
- 从；来自；由...开始
- time
- 时间；时代；次数；计时
- been
- 是；的过去分词；存在过
- driven
- 驾驶的；被迫的；被驱动的
- on
- 在...上面；继续；进行中
- their
- 他们的；它们的；其的
- treacherous
- 背信弃义的；危险的；不可靠的
- coast
- 海岸；沿海地区；滑行
- On
- 在...上面；继续；进行中
- level
- 水平的；平的；程度；使平坦
- ground
- 地面；土地；基础；磨碎
- between
- 在...之间；位于中间
- cliff
- 悬崖；陡峭的岩石面
- and
- 和；与；以及；加号
- river
- 河流；河；江；溪流
- stood
- 站立；位于；持续；处于
- two
- 二；两个；第二个
- or
- 或者；或；否则；要么
- three
- 三；三个；第三个
- other
- 其他的；另外的；不同的
- cottages
- 小屋；村舍；农舍的复数形式
- One
- 一个；某个；数字一
- largest
- 最大的；最大程度；最宽广的
- them
- 他们；它们；那些人或物
- appeared
- 出现；似乎；显得；露面
- built
- 建造的；建立的；体型的
- almost
- 几乎；差不多；将近
- entirely
- 完全地；彻底地；绝对地
- wreck
- 残骸；废墟；摧毁；破坏
- wood
- 木头；树木；森林；木制的
- uneven
- 不平坦的；不均匀的；参差不齐的
- appearance
- 外观；出现；样子；长相
- presented
- 呈现；赠送；介绍；提出
- by
- 被；由；靠近；通过
- walls
- 墙壁；围墙；屏障的复数形式
- roof
- 屋顶；天花板；顶部
- architect
- 建筑师；建筑设计者；规划者
- having
- 有；拥有；经历；举行
- apparently
- 显然地；似乎；表面上；明显地
- adapted
- 适应的；改编的；适配的
- such
- 这样的；如此的；那样的
- pieces
- 碎片；件；部分；作品
- timber
- 木材；树木；建筑用木料
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