Wuthering Heights — Page 5

English → Chinese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

Meanwhile, the young man had slung on to his person a decidedly shabby upper garment, and, erecting himself before the blaze, looked down on me from the corner of his eyes, for all the world as if there were some mortal feud unavenged between us.

与此同时，那年轻人把一件破旧不堪的上衣披在身上，挺立在火焰前，用眼角向下瞥着我，神情活像我们之间有什么深仇大恨尚未了结。

I began to doubt whether he were a servant or not: his dress and speech were both rude, entirely devoid of the superiority observable in Mr. and Mrs. Heathcliff; his thick brown curls were rough and uncultivated, his whiskers encroached bearishly over his cheeks, and his hands were embrowned like those of a common labourer: still his bearing was free, almost haughty, and he showed none of a domestic's assiduity in attending on the lady of the house.

我开始怀疑他究竟是不是仆人：他的衣着和言谈都很粗鲁，全然没有希斯克利夫先生和夫人身上那种高人一等的气质；他那浓密的棕色卷发蓬乱而未经修整，络腮胡子粗野地蔓延到两颊，双手也像普通劳工一样晒得黝黑；然而他的举止却自在，近乎傲慢，侍候女主人时也毫无仆役应有的殷勤。

In the absence of clear proofs of his condition, I deemed it best to abstain from noticing his curious conduct; and, five minutes afterwards, the entrance of Heathcliff relieved me, in some measure, from my uncomfortable state.

由于没有明确的证据判断他的身份，我认为最好对他的奇怪举止视而不见；五分钟后，希斯克利夫的进入在一定程度上解救了我那尴尬的处境。

"You see, sir, I am come, according to promise!" I exclaimed, assuming the cheerful; "and I fear I shall be weather-bound for half an hour, if you can afford me shelter during that space."

「您瞧，先生，我如约而来了！」我高兴地叫道，「我担心要被天气困住半个小时，如果您能在这段时间给我提供庇护的话。」

"Half an hour?" he said, shaking the white flakes from his clothes; "I wonder you should select the thick of a snow-storm to ramble about in.

「半个小时？」他一边说，一边抖落衣服上的白色雪花，「我真奇怪你怎么会选在暴风雪最猛烈的时候出来闲逛。

Do you know that you run a risk of being lost in the marshes?

你知道你有迷失在沼泽里的危险吗？」

Vocabulary

与: yǔ — And; together with; used in formal contexts.
此同时: cǐ tóngshí — At the same time; simultaneously.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
年轻人: niánqīngrén — Young person; youth.
把: bǎ — Preposition marking the object of an action.
一件: yī jiàn — One piece of clothing or item.
破旧不堪: pòjiù bùkān — Worn out and dilapidated beyond use.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
上衣: shàngyī — Jacket; upper garment; top clothing.
披: pī — To drape or wear loosely over the body.
在: zài — At; in; on; preposition of location or time.
身上: shēnshang — On one's body; on oneself.
挺立: tǐnglì — To stand upright; stand tall and straight.
火焰: huǒyàn — Flame; fire; blazing light.
前: qián — In front of; before; forward.
用: yòng — To use; using; by means of.
眼角: yǎnjiǎo — Corner of the eye; side glance.
向下: xiàng xià — Downward; directed toward the bottom.
瞥: piē — To glance quickly; catch a brief glimpse.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
神情: shénqíng — Expression; look on one's face; demeanor.
活像: huóxiàng — Exactly like; looks just like; resembles vividly.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
什么: shénme — What; something; used in questions or indefinitely.
深仇大恨: shēnchóu dàhèn — Deep and bitter hatred; profound enmity.
尚未: shàngwèi — Not yet; still has not been done.
了结: liǎojié — To settle; resolve; bring to a conclusion.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin; start; the beginning of something.
怀疑: huáiyí — To doubt; suspect; have suspicions about something.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
究竟: jiūjìng — After all; exactly; used for emphasis in questions.
是不是: shì bu shì — Is it or isn't it; whether or not.
仆人: púrén — Servant; domestic worker; household employee.
衣着: yīzhuó — Clothing; dress; the way one is dressed.
和: hé — And; with; peaceful; connecting nouns or clauses.
言谈: yántán — Speech; the way one speaks; manner of talking.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.
很: hěn — Very; quite; to a great degree.
粗鲁: cūlǔ — Rude; crude; lacking in manners or refinement.
全然: quánrán — Completely; entirely; wholly; not at all.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; without.
先生: xiānsheng — Mister; sir; gentleman; teacher.
夫人: fūrén — Madam; wife; lady; respectful term for a woman.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of; such a.
高人一等: gāo rén yī děng — Superior to others; a cut above the rest.
气质: qìzhì — Temperament; bearing; distinguished quality or aura.
浓密: nóngmì — Thick and dense; full and bushy.
棕色: zōngsè — Brown color; brownish hue.
卷发: juǎnfà — Curly hair; wavy hair.
蓬乱: péngluàn — Disheveled; messy and untidy, especially hair.
而: ér — And yet; but; while; connecting contrasting clauses.
未经: wèijīng — Without having undergone; not having been through.
修整: xiūzhěng — To trim; groom; tidy up appearance.
络腮胡子: luòsāi húzi — Full beard covering the cheeks; bushy sideburns.
粗野: cūyě — Rough and uncouth; wild and unrefined in manner.
地: de — Adverbial particle connecting adverb to verb.
蔓延: mànyán — To spread; extend; grow outward over an area.
到: dào — To arrive at; reach; until; to.
两颊: liǎng jiá — Both cheeks; the two sides of the face.
双手: shuāngshǒu — Both hands; two hands.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.
像: xiàng — To resemble; like; similar to; as if.
普通: pǔtōng — Ordinary; common; average; not special.
劳工: láogōng — Labor worker; laborer; manual worker.
一样: yīyàng — The same; alike; just like; identical.
晒得: shài de — Tanned by; darkened as a result of sun exposure.
黝黑: yǒuhēi — Dark and swarthy; deeply tanned or darkened skin.
然而: rán'ér — However; nevertheless; yet; conjunction of contrast.
举止: jǔzhǐ — Manners; bearing; the way one carries oneself.
却: què — But; yet; however; expressing contrast or surprise.
自在: zìzài — At ease; free and comfortable; unrestrained.
近乎: jìnhū — Close to; bordering on; almost; nearly.
傲慢: àomàn — Arrogant; haughty; overbearing in attitude.
侍候: shìhòu — To wait upon; attend to; serve someone.
女主人: nǚ zhǔrén — Mistress of the house; female host.
时: shí — When; at the time of; time.
毫无: háowú — Absolutely no; not the slightest; completely without.
仆役: púyì — Servants; domestic attendants; household staff.
应有: yīng yǒu — Ought to have; befitting; expected to possess.
殷勤: yīnqín — Attentive; hospitable; solicitous in service.
由于: yóuyú — Due to; because of; owing to a reason.
明确: míngquè — Clear; definite; unambiguous; explicit.
证据: zhèngjù — Evidence; proof; supporting material for a claim.
判断: pànduàn — To judge; determine; make a judgment about.
身份: shēnfèn — Identity; status; social position or standing.
认为: rènwéi — To think; believe; consider; be of the opinion.
最好: zuìhǎo — Best; it would be best to; ideally.
对: duì — Correct; right; toward; in response to.
奇怪: qíguài — Strange; odd; peculiar; unusual and puzzling.
视而不见: shì ér bù jiàn — To look but not see; deliberately ignore something.
五分钟: wǔ fēnzhōng — Five minutes; a short period of time.
后: hòu — After; behind; later; following in time or space.
进入: jìnrù — To enter; go into; move inside a place.
一定: yīdìng — Certain; definite; to a certain degree; surely.
程度上: chéngdù shang — To a certain extent; in some degree or measure.
解救: jiějiù — To rescue; save; deliver from difficulty or danger.
了: le — Aspect particle indicating completed action or change.
尴尬: gāngà — Awkward; embarrassed; in an uncomfortable situation.
处境: chǔjìng — Situation; predicament; circumstances one finds oneself in.
您: nín — Polite form of 'you'; respectful second-person pronoun.
瞧: qiáo — To look; see; take a look at something.
如约而来: rú yuē ér lái — To come as promised; arrive as agreed.
高兴: gāoxìng — Happy; pleased; glad; in a good mood.
叫道: jiào dào — Called out; exclaimed; shouted saying something.
担心: dānxīn — To worry; be concerned; feel anxious about.
要: yào — To want; will; need; going to do something.
被: bèi — Passive marker; by; indicates subject receives action.
天气: tiānqì — Weather; atmospheric conditions at a given time.
困住: kùn zhù — To trap; be stuck; confined by circumstances.
半个小时: bàn ge xiǎoshí — Half an hour; thirty minutes.
如果: rúguǒ — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction.
能: néng — Can; able to; have the ability or permission.
这段时间: zhè duàn shíjiān — During this period of time; this stretch of time.
给: gěi — To give; for; indicating recipient of an action.
提供: tígōng — To provide; supply; offer something to someone.
庇护: bìhù — Shelter; protection; refuge from danger or weather.
话: huà — Words; speech; sentence; something said.
一边: yībiān — On one side; while simultaneously doing something.
说: shuō — To say; speak; talk; express in words.
抖落: dǒuluò — To shake off; brush away; remove by shaking.
衣服: yīfu — Clothes; clothing; garments; apparel.
上: shàng — On; above; upper; on top of something.
白色: báisè — White color; the color white.
雪花: xuěhuā — Snowflake; a single crystal of fallen snow.
真: zhēn — Really; truly; genuine; indeed.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular informal pronoun.
怎么: zěnme — How; why; in what way; used in questions.
会: huì — Will; can; know how to; likely to.
选: xuǎn — To choose; select; pick out from options.
暴风雪: bàofēngxuě — Blizzard; severe snowstorm with strong winds.
最猛烈: zuì měngliè — Most violent; most fierce; at its peak intensity.
时候: shíhou — Time; moment; period; when something happens.
出来: chūlái — To come out; emerge; go outside.
闲逛: xiánguàng — To stroll aimlessly; wander around without purpose.
知道: zhīdào — To know; be aware of; understand something.
迷失: míshī — To get lost; lose one's way; become disoriented.
沼泽: zhǎozé — Marsh; swamp; boggy wetland area.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in; interior of a place.
危险: wēixiǎn — Danger; dangerous; hazardous; risk of harm.
吗: ma — Question particle used at the end of yes/no questions.

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