Wuthering Heights — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

She was slender, and apparently scarcely past girlhood: an admirable form, and the most exquisite little face that I have ever had the pleasure of beholding; small features, very fair; flaxen ringlets, or rather golden, hanging loose on her delicate neck; and eyes, had they been agreeable in expression, that would have been irresistible: fortunately for my susceptible heart, the only sentiment they evinced hovered between scorn and a kind of desperation, singularly unnatural to be detected there.

她身材纤细，看起来年纪尚轻，刚过豆蔻年华：体态优美，一张我所见过的最精致的小脸；五官小巧，肤色白皙；亚麻色的卷发，或者说更像金色，松散地垂在她娇嫩的颈上；至于她的双眼，若是眼神温柔可人，本会令人无法抗拒：幸好对我这颗易动情的心而言，那双眼所流露的唯一情感游荡在轻蔑与某种绝望之间，出现在那里显得异乎寻常地不自然。

The canisters were almost out of her reach; I made a motion to aid her; she turned upon me as a miser might turn if any one attempted to assist him in counting his gold.

那些罐子几乎超出了她的够取范围；我作势要去帮她；她转身看向我，就像一个守财奴在有人试图帮他数金币时所会有的反应。

"I don't want your help," she snapped; "I can get them for myself."

"我不需要你的帮助，"她厉声说道，"我自己能拿到。"

"I beg your pardon!" I hastened to reply.

"对不起！"我赶忙回答道。

"Were you asked to tea?" she demanded, tying an apron over her neat black frock, and standing with a spoonful of the leaf poised over the pot.

"有人请你喝茶了吗？"她质问道，一边将围裙系在整洁的黑色连衣裙外，一边站在那里，手持一勺茶叶悬在茶壶上方。

"I shall be glad to have a cup," I answered.

"我很乐意喝一杯，"我回答道。

"Were you asked?" she repeated.

"有人请你了吗？"她重复道。

"No," I said, half smiling. "You are the proper person to ask me."

"没有，"我说，半带微笑，"您才是应该邀请我的人。"

She flung the tea back, spoon and all, and resumed her chair in a pet; her forehead corrugated, and her red under-lip pushed out, like a child's ready to cry.

她把茶叶连勺子一起扔了回去，赌气坐回椅子上；眉头紧皱，红润的下唇向外撅着，像一个随时要哭出来的孩子。

Vocabulary

她: tā — Third-person feminine pronoun: she, her.
身材: shēncái — A person's figure or body shape.
纤细: xiānxì — Slender, delicate, and thin in form.
看起来: kàn qǐlái — Appears to be; looks like something.
年纪: niánjì — Age; how old a person is.
尚轻: shàng qīng — Still young; age not yet advanced.
刚过: gāng guò — Just passed; only recently surpassed.
豆蔻: dòukòu — Cardamom; poetic term for early teenage girls.
年华: niánhuá — The years of one's youth; prime time.
体态: tǐtài — Posture and bearing of one's body.
优美: yōuměi — Graceful, elegant, and aesthetically pleasing.
一张: yī zhāng — One (measure word for flat objects, faces).
我: wǒ — First-person pronoun: I, me.
所: suǒ — Particle indicating the object of a verb.
见过: jiànguò — Have seen; encountered before.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree adverb.
精致: jīngzhì — Exquisite, delicate, and finely crafted.
小脸: xiǎo liǎn — Small face; petite facial features.
五官: wǔguān — The five facial features; facial appearance overall.
小巧: xiǎoqiǎo — Small and dainty; petite and neat.
肤色: fūsè — Skin color or complexion tone.
白皙: báixī — Fair-skinned; having a pale, bright complexion.
亚麻色: yàmásè — Flaxen color; light yellowish-blonde shade.
卷发: juǎnfà — Curly hair; wavy or coiled hair.
或者: huòzhě — Or; alternatively; used presenting options.
说: shuō — To say, speak, or describe.
更像: gèng xiàng — More resembles; looks even more like.
金色: jīnsè — Golden color; bright yellow like gold.
松散: sōngsǎn — Loose, not tied tightly; flowing freely.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
垂在: chuí zài — Hanging down upon; draping over something.
娇嫩: jiāonèn — Delicate and tender; soft and fragile.
颈上: jǐng shàng — On the neck; atop the neck area.
至于: zhìyú — As for; regarding; turning to another point.
双眼: shuāng yǎn — Both eyes; a pair of eyes.
若是: ruòshì — If; supposing that; were it the case.
眼神: yǎnshén — Expression in the eyes; gaze; look.
温柔: wēnróu — Gentle and tender; soft in manner.
可人: kěrén — Pleasing, charming, and likable to others.
本会: běn huì — Would originally; should naturally have done.
令人: lìng rén — To make someone feel a certain way.
无法: wúfǎ — Unable to; having no way to.
抗拒: kàngjù — To resist or refuse; withstand temptation.
幸好: xìnghǎo — Fortunately; luckily; it is a good thing.
对: duì — For; toward; regarding; correct.
这颗: zhè kē — This (measure word for small round objects).
易: yì — Easily; prone to; readily inclined to.
动情: dòngqíng — To be moved emotionally; stirred romantically.
心: xīn — Heart; mind; emotional center.
而言: éryán — As far as … is concerned; speaking of.
那双: nà shuāng — That pair of (eyes, hands, etc.).
眼: yǎn — Eye; eyes.
流露: liúlù — To reveal or show an emotion naturally.
唯一: wéiyī — The only one; sole; unique.
情感: qínggǎn — Emotion; feeling; sentiment.
游荡: yóudàng — To wander, drift, or roam between states.
在: zài — At; in; existing within a location.
轻蔑: qīngmiè — Contempt; disdain; scornful disregard for others.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some type of something.
绝望: juéwàng — Despair; hopelessness; complete loss of hope.
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the space of.
出现: chūxiàn — To appear; to emerge; to show up.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; that location.
显得: xiǎnde — To appear to be; to seem; look.
异乎寻常: yì hū xúncháng — Unusually strange; extraordinarily out of the ordinary.
不自然: bù zìrán — Unnatural; awkward; forced; not at ease.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to plural distant objects.
罐子: guànzi — Jar; canister; container with a lid.
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically all but.
超出: chāochū — To exceed; go beyond a limit or range.
了: le — Particle indicating completion or changed state.
够取: gòu qǔ — Within reach; able to take or grasp.
范围: fànwéi — Range; scope; area within limits.
作势: zuòshì — To make a gesture; pretend to act.
要去: yào qù — About to go; intending to do something.
帮她: bāng tā — To help her; assist her with something.
转身: zhuǎnshēn — To turn around; spin one's body.
看向: kàn xiàng — To look toward; direct one's gaze at.
就像: jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as; resembling.
一个: yī gè — One (general measure word for persons/things).
守财奴: shǒucáinú — Miser; a person obsessively hoarding money.
有人: yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person who.
试图: shìtú — To attempt; to try to do something.
帮他: bāng tā — To help him; assist him with something.
数: shǔ — To count; enumerate items one by one.
金币: jīnbì — Gold coin; golden currency token.
时: shí — When; at the time of; during.
有的: yǒude — Some; having; that which exists.
反应: fǎnyìng — Reaction; response to a situation or stimulus.
不需要: bù xūyào — Do not need; there is no need for.
你: nǐ — Second-person pronoun: you.
帮助: bāngzhù — Help; assistance; aid given to someone.
厉声: lìshēng — In a stern voice; sharply; harshly spoken.
说道: shuōdào — Said; spoke; uttered (narrative verb).
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self.
能: néng — Can; able to; capable of doing.
拿到: ná dào — To get; successfully obtain or reach something.
对不起: duìbuqǐ — Sorry; I apologize; excuse me.
赶忙: gǎnmáng — Hurriedly; hastily; quickly without delay.
回答: huídá — To answer; reply; respond to a question.
道: dào — Narrative particle after verbs of speaking.
请你: qǐng nǐ — Please; may I invite you to.
喝茶: hē chá — To drink tea; have a cup of tea.
吗: ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions.
质问: zhìwèn — To question sharply; demand an explanation.
一边: yībiān — While; at the same time; on one side.
将: jiāng — Formal particle indicating upcoming action; take.
围裙: wéiqún — Apron; a protective garment worn while cooking.
系在: jì zài — Tied onto; fastened around something.
整洁: zhěngjié — Neat and tidy; clean and orderly.
黑色: hēisè — Black color; the color black.
连衣裙: liányīqún — A dress; one-piece garment connecting top and skirt.
外: wài — Outside; over; on the exterior of.
站在: zhàn zài — Standing at; positioned upright at a place.
手持: shǒu chí — Holding in hand; gripping with the hand.
一勺: yī sháo — One spoonful; a spoon measure of something.
茶叶: cháyè — Tea leaves; dried leaves used for brewing.
悬在: xuán zài — Suspended over; hovering above something.
茶壶: cháhú — Teapot; a pot used for brewing tea.
上方: shàngfāng — Above; the upper side or area over.
很乐意: hěn lèyì — Very willing; happy to do something.
喝: hē — To drink; consume a liquid.
一杯: yī bēi — One cup; a glass of something to drink.
重复: chóngfù — To repeat; say or do again.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is none; without.
半带: bàn dài — Half carrying; with a trace of something.
微笑: wēixiào — A smile; gentle upward curve of lips.
您: nín — Polite second-person pronoun: you (respectful).
才是: cái shì — Are the one who truly should; only then.
应该: yīnggāi — Should; ought to; it is appropriate to.
邀请: yāoqǐng — To invite; extend an invitation to someone.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
把: bǎ — Disposal particle marking the object acted upon.
连: lián — Even; including; together with something unexpected.
勺子: sháozi — Spoon; a utensil for scooping liquids.
一起: yīqǐ — Together; at the same time; jointly.
扔了: rēng le — Threw away; tossed; discarded something.
回去: huíqù — To go back; return to a previous place.
赌气: dǔqì — To act out of spite; sulk angrily.
坐回: zuò huí — To sit back down; return to seated position.
椅子: yǐzi — Chair; a seat with a back support.
上: shàng — On; above; upon a surface.
眉头: méitóu — The brow; the area between the eyebrows.
紧皱: jǐn zhòu — Tightly furrowed; brow knitted in displeasure.
红润: hóngrùn — Rosy and ruddy; healthy reddish complexion.
下唇: xià chún — Lower lip; the bottom lip of the mouth.
向外: xiàng wài — Outward; directed toward the outside.
撅着: juē zhe — Pouting; jutting outward in a sulky expression.
像: xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to something.
随时: suíshí — At any time; ready at any moment.
要: yào — About to; want to; going to.
哭出来: kū chūlái — To burst out crying; break into tears.
孩子: háizi — Child; a young person; kid.

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