Wuthering Heights — Page 6

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

While enjoying a month of fine weather at the sea-coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature: a real goddess in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me.

在海滨享受了一个月的好天气时，我偶然结识了一位极为迷人的女子：在我眼中，她是一位真正的女神，只要她不注意我。

I "never told my love" vocally; still, if looks have language, the merest idiot might have guessed I was over head and ears: she understood me at last, and looked a return—the sweetest of all imaginable looks.

我从未开口"倾诉爱意"；然而，若目光能言，即便是最愚钝之人也能猜出我已深陷其中：她终于读懂了我，也以目光回应——那是世间最甜蜜的眼神。

And what did I do? I confess it with shame—shrunk icily into myself, like a snail; at every glance retired colder and farther; till finally the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp.

而我做了什么呢？我惭愧地承认——我像蜗牛一样冰冷地缩回了自己的壳里；每每对视，便退缩得愈加冷淡疏远；直到最后，那可怜的无辜女子开始怀疑自己的判断，因以为是自己误解而深感困惑，便说服她的母亲离开了。

By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

正是由于这种奇特的性情，我获得了蓄意冷酷无情的名声；这名声何其冤枉，只有我自己才能体会。

I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord advanced, and filled up an interval of silence by attempting to caress the canine mother, who had left her nursery, and was sneaking wolfishly to the back of my legs, her lip curled up, and her white teeth watering for a snatch.

我在壁炉石的一端坐下，那一端正对着我的房东走去的方向，趁着沉默的间隙，我试图去抚摸那只母狗——她已离开了她的幼犬窝，正像狼一样鬼鬼祟祟地溜到我的腿后，嘴唇上翻，白牙闪着涎光，似乎随时想咬上一口。

My caress provoked a long, guttural gnarl.

我的爱抚引来了一阵低沉的喉音咆哮。

"You'd better let the dog alone," growled Mr. Heathcliff in unison, checking fiercer demonstrations with a punch of his foot.

"你最好别去招惹那条狗，"希斯克利夫先生随之咆哮道，用脚踢了一下，制止了狗更激烈的举动。

"She's not accustomed to be spoiled—not kept for a pet." Then, striding to a side door, he shouted again, "Joseph!

"她不习惯被娇惯——她不是用来当宠物的。"说完，他大步走向一扇侧门，再次高喊道："约瑟夫！

Vocabulary

在: zài — at, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action
海滨: hǎibīn — seaside, beach, coastal area
享受: xiǎngshòu — to enjoy, to take pleasure in something
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change of state
一个月: yī gè yuè — one month, a period of one month
的: de — structural particle linking modifier to noun
好: hǎo — good, fine, pleasant
天气: tiānqì — weather, atmospheric conditions
时: shí — when, at the time of; moment
我: wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun
偶然: ǒurán — by chance, accidentally, coincidentally
结识: jiéshí — to get acquainted with, to meet someone
一位: yī wèi — one (person), polite measure word for people
极为: jí wéi — extremely, exceedingly, to a very high degree
迷人: mírén — charming, enchanting, captivating, fascinating
女子: nǚzǐ — woman, female person
眼中: yǎnzhōng — in one's eyes, from one's perspective
她: tā — she, her, third-person singular female pronoun
是: shì — to be, is, am, are
真正: zhēnzhèng — true, genuine, real, authentic
女神: nǚshén — goddess; beautiful admired woman
只要: zhǐyào — as long as, provided that, if only
不: bù — no, not, negation particle
注意: zhùyì — to pay attention to, to notice
从未: cóng wèi — never, at no time, not ever
开口: kāikǒu — to open one's mouth, to start speaking
倾诉: qīngsù — to pour out one's heart, to confide feelings
爱意: àiyì — feelings of love, affection, romantic sentiment
然而: rán'ér — however, nevertheless, yet, but
若: ruò — if, supposing, as if; literary conditional particle
目光: mùguāng — gaze, look, eyes; one's sight or vision
能言: néng yán — able to speak, eloquent; here: if eyes could speak
即便: jíbiàn — even if, even though, regardless of
最: zuì — most, -est; superlative degree marker
愚钝: yúdùn — slow-witted, dull, obtuse, unintelligent
之人: zhī rén — a person of (a certain quality); literary expression
也: yě — also, too, even; emphatic particle
能: néng — can, able to, capable of
猜出: cāi chū — to guess correctly, to figure out
已: yǐ — already; literary equivalent of 已经
深陷: shēnxiàn — deeply trapped, deeply fallen into (e.g. love)
其中: qízhōng — among them, within it, in that
终于: zhōngyú — finally, at last, eventually
读懂: dú dǒng — to read and understand, to comprehend fully
以: yǐ — to use, with; in order to; literary connector
回应: huíyìng — to respond, to reply, to answer back
那是: nà shì — that is, that was
世间: shìjiān — in the world, on earth, worldly
甜蜜: tiánmì — sweet, blissful, happy, honeyed
眼神: yǎnshén — expression in one's eyes, gaze, look
而: ér — but, and, yet; literary conjunction
做了: zuò le — did, have done; completed action of doing
什么: shénme — what; anything; used in questions
呢: ne — sentence-final particle for continuation or rhetorical questions
惭愧: cánkuì — ashamed, embarrassed, feeling shame
地: de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
承认: chéngrèn — to admit, to acknowledge, to confess
像: xiàng — to be like, to resemble, similar to
蜗牛: wōniú — snail; slow-moving creature carrying its shell
一样: yīyàng — same, alike, just like
冰冷: bīnglěng — ice-cold, freezing, frigid
缩回: suō huí — to retract, to withdraw, to pull back into
自己: zìjǐ — oneself, self, one's own
壳里: ké lǐ — inside the shell, within one's shell
每每: měiměi — every time, whenever, often repeatedly
对视: duìshì — to look at each other, to meet someone's gaze
便: biàn — then, consequently; literary equivalent of 就
退缩: tuìsuō — to shrink back, to flinch, to retreat timidly
得: de — structural particle indicating degree or result
愈加: yùjiā — increasingly, more and more, even more
冷淡: lěngdàn — cold, indifferent, aloof, unfriendly
疏远: shūyuǎn — to become distant, to drift apart, estranged
直到: zhídào — until, up to the point when
最后: zuìhòu — finally, last, in the end
那: nà — that, those; demonstrative pronoun
可怜: kělián — pitiful, poor, pathetic, pitiable
无辜: wúgū — innocent, blameless, guiltless
开始: kāishǐ — to begin, to start; beginning
怀疑: huáiyí — to doubt, to suspect, to question
判断: pànduàn — judgment, assessment; to judge or determine
因: yīn — because of, due to; literary causal connector
以为: yǐwéi — to mistakenly think, to assume wrongly
误解: wùjiě — misunderstanding, to misinterpret
深感: shēn gǎn — to feel deeply, to be greatly moved or troubled
困惑: kùnhuò — confused, puzzled, perplexed, bewildered
说服: shuōfú — to persuade, to convince someone
她的: tā de — her, belonging to her
母亲: mǔqīn — mother, one's mother (formal term)
离开: líkāi — to leave, to depart from, to go away
正是: zhèngshì — precisely, exactly, it is just because
由于: yóuyú — due to, because of, owing to
这种: zhè zhǒng — this kind of, this type of
奇特: qítè — peculiar, strange, unusual, odd
性情: xìngqíng — temperament, disposition, nature, character
获得: huòdé — to obtain, to gain, to acquire
蓄意: xùyì — deliberate, intentional, premeditated
冷酷: lěngkù — cold-hearted, ruthless, cruel, callous
无情: wúqíng — heartless, merciless, unfeeling, ruthless
名声: míngshēng — reputation, fame, name, renown
这: zhè — this; demonstrative pronoun
何其: héqí — how, how very; exclamatory degree adverb
冤枉: yuānwang — wronged, unjustly accused, undeserved injustice
只有: zhǐyǒu — only, only if, it takes only
才能: cáiněng — only then can; ability, talent
体会: tǐhuì — to understand through experience, to appreciate
一端: yī duān — one end, one side of something
坐下: zuò xià — to sit down, to take a seat
正对着: zhèng duìzhe — directly facing, straight toward
我的: wǒ de — my, mine, belonging to me
房东: fángdōng — landlord, property owner who rents out rooms
走去: zǒu qù — to walk toward, to go over to
方向: fāngxiàng — direction, orientation
趁着: chènzhe — taking advantage of, making use of an opportunity
沉默: chénmò — silence, quiet; to remain silent
间隙: jiànxì — gap, interval, break, pause
试图: shìtú — to attempt, to try to do something
去: qù — to go; directional complement marker
抚摸: fǔmō — to stroke, to caress, to pet gently
那只: nà zhī — that (animal); measure word for animals
正: zhèng — just at that moment; exactly; in the middle of
狼: láng — wolf; predatory animal of dog family
鬼鬼祟祟: guǐguǐ suìsuì — sneaky, furtive, stealthy, acting suspiciously
溜到: liū dào — to sneak to, to slip over to quietly
嘴唇: zuǐchún — lips, the lips of the mouth
闪着: shǎnzhe — flashing, gleaming, shining with
似乎: sìhū — it seems, apparently, as if
随时: suíshí — at any time, whenever, at any moment
想: xiǎng — to want to, to think, to feel like doing
咬: yǎo — to bite, to snap at
上: shàng — up; complement indicating action completion
一口: yī kǒu — one bite, a mouthful
爱抚: àifǔ — to fondle, to caress, to stroke lovingly
引来: yǐn lái — to attract, to bring about, to provoke
一阵: yī zhèn — a burst of, a spell of, a bout of
低沉: dīchén — low and deep (sound), muffled, subdued
咆哮: páoxiào — to roar, to howl, to growl ferociously
你: nǐ — you, second-person singular pronoun
最好: zuìhǎo — had better, it would be best to
别: bié — don't, must not; imperative negation
招惹: zhāorě — to provoke, to stir up trouble, to bother
那条: nà tiáo — that (dog/snake/fish); measure word for long things
狗: gǒu — dog, canine animal
先生: xiānsheng — mister, sir; gentleman, husband
随之: suí zhī — thereupon, following that, accordingly
道: dào — to say, to speak; used after dialogue attribution
用脚: yòng jiǎo — using one's foot, with the foot
踢了: tī le — kicked, gave a kick to
一下: yīxià — once, a brief action; gives verb a casual tone
制止: zhìzhǐ — to stop, to restrain, to prevent from acting
更: gèng — even more, still more, further
激烈: jīliè — intense, fierce, violent, vigorous
举动: jǔdòng — action, move, behavior, conduct
习惯: xíguàn — habit, custom; to be accustomed to
被: bèi — passive marker; by (indicates passive voice)
娇惯: jiāoguàn — to spoil (a child or pet), to pamper
不是: bù shì — is not, are not, negation of 是
用来: yòng lái — used for, meant to be used as
当: dāng — to serve as, to act as, to be used as
宠物: chǒngwù — pet, domesticated animal kept for companionship
说完: shuō wán — finished speaking, having said that
他: tā — he, him, third-person singular male pronoun
大步: dàbù — with big strides, striding, in large steps
走向: zǒuxiàng — to walk toward, to head toward
一扇: yī shàn — one (door/window); measure word for doors
再次: zàicì — once again, a second time, once more
高喊: gāo hǎn — to shout loudly, to call out at the top of one's voice

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