Wuthering Heights — Page 2

English → Chinese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

Vinegar-faced Joseph projected his head from a round window of the barn.

那个一脸酸相的约瑟夫从谷仓的圆形窗口探出头来。

"What are ye for?" he shouted. "T' maister's down i' t' fowld. Go round by th' end o' t' laith, if ye went to spake to him."

「你来干什么？」他喊道。「主人在下面的羊圈里。要找他说话，就绕到谷仓那头去。」

"Is there nobody inside to open the door?" I hallooed, responsively.

「里面没有人来开门吗？」我应声大喊道。

"There's nobbut t' missis; and shoo'll not oppen 't an ye mak' yer flaysome dins till neeght."

「只有女主人在，她才不会来开门，就算你闹到天黑也没用。」

"Why? Cannot you tell her whom I am, eh, Joseph?"

「为什么？你不能告诉她我是谁吗，约瑟夫？」

"Nor-ne me! I'll hae no hend wi't," muttered the head, vanishing.

「跟我没关系！我不想沾手，」那颗脑袋咕哝着，随即消失了。

The snow began to drive thickly.

大雪开始纷纷扬扬地飘落。

I seized the handle to essay another trial; when a young man without coat, and shouldering a pitchfork, appeared in the yard behind.

我抓住门把，正要再试一次，这时院子后面出现了一个没穿外套、肩扛干草叉的年轻人。

He hailed me to follow him, and, after marching through a wash-house, and a paved area containing a coal-shed, pump, and pigeon-cot, we at length arrived in the huge, warm, cheerful apartment where I was formerly received.

他招呼我跟着他走，穿过一间洗衣房和一片铺了石板的地面，那里有煤棚、水泵和鸽舍，最终我们来到了那间宽大、温暖、令人愉快的房间，我上次就是在这里被接待的。

It glowed delightfully in the radiance of an immense fire, compounded of coal, peat, and wood; and near the table, laid for a plentiful evening meal, I was pleased to observe the "missis," an individual whose existence I had never previously suspected.

房间里燃烧着一堆由煤、泥炭和木柴混合而成的熊熊大火，光芒四射，令人心旷神怡；在那张已摆好丰盛晚餐的桌子旁边，我欣喜地发现了那位「女主人」——一个我以前从未料想到会存在的人。

I bowed and waited, thinking she would bid me take a seat.

我鞠了一躬，静静等候，以为她会请我坐下。

She looked at me, leaning back in her chair, and remained motionless and mute.

她靠在椅背上看着我，一动不动，一言不发。

"Rough weather!" I remarked. "I'm afraid, Mrs.

「天气真糟糕！」我说道。「恐怕，夫人——」

Vocabulary

那个: nà ge — That one; used as a demonstrative pronoun.
一脸: yī liǎn — A face full of (some expression or substance).
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
从: cóng — From; preposition indicating starting point or origin.
谷仓: gǔ cāng — Barn or granary for storing grain.
圆形: yuán xíng — Circular or round in shape.
窗口: chuāng kǒu — Window opening; a small window or service window.
探出: tàn chū — To lean out; to stick something outward.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
来: lái — To come; to arrive at a place.
干什么: gàn shén me — What are you doing here? What do you want?
他: tā — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
喊道: hǎn dào — Shouted; cried out loudly (narrative verb phrase).
主人: zhǔ rén — Master, host, or owner of a place.
在: zài — At, in, or on; preposition indicating location.
下面: xià miàn — Below; underneath; the lower part.
羊圈: yáng juàn — Sheep pen or sheepfold enclosure.
里: lǐ — Inside; within a place or container.
要: yào — To want; to need; will (expressing intention).
找: zhǎo — To look for; to search for someone or something.
说话: shuō huà — To speak; to talk; to have a conversation.
就: jiù — Then; right away; indicating immediate consequence.
绕到: rào dào — To go around to; to circle over to.
那头: nà tóu — That end; that side of a place.
去: qù — To go; to move away from speaker.
里面: lǐ miàn — Inside; the interior of something.
没有: méi yǒu — To not have; there is none; absence.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
开门: kāi mén — To open the door; to unlock an entrance.
吗: ma — Question particle at end of yes/no questions.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
应声: yìng shēng — To respond to a call; to answer promptly.
大喊: dà hǎn — To shout loudly; to yell at full voice.
道: dào — Said; spoke (narrative particle following speech).
只有: zhǐ yǒu — Only; there is only one option or person.
女主人: nǚ zhǔ rén — Mistress of the house; female host or owner.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
才: cái — Only then; not until; indicating condition required.
不会: bù huì — Won't; cannot; not likely to do something.
就算: jiù suàn — Even if; even though; conceding a condition.
闹到: nào dào — To make trouble until; to fuss until a time.
天黑: tiān hēi — Nightfall; when the sky becomes dark.
也: yě — Also; too; still; even so.
没用: méi yòng — Useless; no use; won't help at all.
为什么: wèi shén me — Why; for what reason.
不能: bù néng — Cannot; must not; unable to do something.
告诉: gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something.
是谁: shì shuí — Who is it; asking for someone's identity.
跟: gēn — With; to follow; together with someone.
没关系: méi guān xi — It doesn't matter; no problem; never mind.
不想: bù xiǎng — Don't want to; unwilling to do something.
沾手: zhān shǒu — To get involved in; to touch or meddle with.
脑袋: nǎo dài — Head; one's brain or mind (colloquial).
咕哝: gū nong — To mutter; to grumble quietly under one's breath.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.
随即: suí jí — Immediately after; right away; promptly thereafter.
消失: xiāo shī — To disappear; to vanish from sight.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
大雪: dà xuě — Heavy snow; a large snowfall.
开始: kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the beginning of something.
纷纷扬扬: fēn fēn yáng yáng — Fluttering thickly; describing snow or leaves falling abundantly.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
飘落: piāo luò — To drift down; to fall gently through the air.
抓住: zhuā zhù — To grab hold of; to seize firmly.
门把: mén bǎ — Door handle or doorknob.
正要: zhèng yào — Just about to; on the verge of doing something.
再: zài — Again; once more; additionally.
试: shì — To try; to attempt; to test something.
一次: yī cì — One time; once; a single attempt.
这时: zhè shí — At this moment; at this time; just then.
院子: yuàn zi — Courtyard; an enclosed outdoor area of a house.
后面: hòu miàn — Behind; the rear or back of something.
出现: chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to come into view.
一个: yī ge — One; a single (person or thing).
没穿: méi chuān — Not wearing; without wearing a garment.
外套: wài tào — Coat; outer jacket or overcoat.
肩扛: jiān káng — To carry on one's shoulder; shoulder-carrying.
年轻人: nián qīng rén — Young person; a youth or young adult.
招呼: zhāo hu — To beckon; to greet or signal someone over.
跟着: gēn zhe — Following; to follow along behind someone.
走: zǒu — To walk; to go; to move on foot.
穿过: chuān guò — To pass through; to go across or through.
一间: yī jiān — One room; a single enclosed space.
洗衣房: xǐ yī fáng — Laundry room; a room for washing clothes.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting two elements.
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of (area or surface).
铺了: pū le — Laid; spread out (a surface material).
石板: shí bǎn — Stone slab; flagstone used for paving.
地面: dì miàn — Floor; ground surface; the ground level.
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; over there.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; existence.
最终: zuì zhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end.
我们: wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
来到: lái dào — To arrive at; to come to a place.
那间: nà jiān — That room; referring to a specific room.
宽大: kuān dà — Spacious and large; roomy; broad and generous.
温暖: wēn nuǎn — Warm; comfortably warm in temperature or feeling.
令人: lìng rén — Makes one feel; causing a person to feel.
愉快: yú kuài — Pleasant; happy; cheerful and delightful.
房间: fáng jiān — Room; an enclosed space inside a building.
上次: shàng cì — Last time; the previous occasion.
就是: jiù shì — Exactly; precisely; it is none other than.
这里: zhè lǐ — Here; this place.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicating an action done to subject.
接待: jiē dài — To receive and host guests; to welcome visitors.
燃烧着: rán shāo zhe — Burning; blazing; currently on fire.
一堆: yī duī — A pile of; a heap of something.
由: yóu — Made of; by; from; composed of.
煤: méi — Coal; a black fossil fuel burned for heat.
木柴: mù chái — Firewood; wood used as fuel for burning.
混合: hùn hé — To mix; to blend different things together.
而成: ér chéng — Formed from; composed of (following materials listed).
熊熊大火: xióng xióng dà huǒ — A roaring blazing fire; fierce and vigorous flames.
光芒四射: guāng máng sì shè — Radiating brilliance in all directions; brilliantly shining.
心旷神怡: xīn kuàng shén yí — Feeling relaxed and joyful; refreshed in heart and mind.
那张: nà zhāng — That (flat object); measure word for tables/sheets.
已: yǐ — Already; indicating something has been completed.
摆好: bǎi hǎo — Arranged and ready; set up properly in place.
丰盛: fēng shèng — Sumptuous; abundant and rich (especially a meal).
晚餐: wǎn cān — Dinner; the evening meal.
桌子: zhuō zi — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat top.
旁边: páng biān — Beside; next to; the side of something.
欣喜: xīn xǐ — Delighted; joyful; pleasantly surprised.
发现: fā xiàn — To discover; to find; to notice something.
那位: nà wèi — That person (polite); respectful reference to someone.
以前: yǐ qián — Before; previously; in the past.
从未: cóng wèi — Never; at no point in time ever before.
料想: liào xiǎng — To expect; to anticipate; to have thought beforehand.
到: dào — To reach; to arrive; used as verb complement.
会: huì — Will; to be able to; indicating possibility.
存在: cún zài — To exist; to be present; existence.
静静: jìng jìng — Quietly; silently; in a calm and still manner.
等候: děng hòu — To wait; to await; to stand by for something.
以为: yǐ wéi — To think; to mistakenly believe; to assume.
请: qǐng — Please; to invite; to request politely.
坐下: zuò xià — To sit down; to take a seat.
靠在: kào zài — To lean against; to rest on something.
椅背: yǐ bèi — Chair back; the back part of a chair.
上: shàng — On; above; upper surface; onto something.
看着: kàn zhe — Looking at; gazing at; watching continuously.
一动不动: yī dòng bù dòng — Completely motionless; not moving at all.
一言不发: yī yán bù fā — Without saying a word; completely silent.
天气: tiān qì — Weather; atmospheric conditions outside.
真: zhēn — Really; truly; genuinely; an intensifier.
糟糕: zāo gāo — Terrible; awful; very bad situation or condition.
说道: shuō dào — Said; spoke; remarked (narrative phrase).
恐怕: kǒng pà — I'm afraid; probably; expressing concern or worry.
夫人: fū rén — Madam; a polite term for a married woman.

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