Wuthering Heights — Page 6
在海滨享受了一个月的好天气时，我偶然结识了一位极其迷人的女子：在我眼中，她简直是位真正的女神——只要她不注意我的时候。我从未亲口"倾诉我的爱意"；然而，若眼神能表达一切，就连最蠢笨的人也能看出我已深陷其中、无法自拔：她终于读懂了我，也回以一个眼神——那是世间所有可以想象到的眼神中最温柔甜蜜的一个。而我做了什么呢？我惭愧地承认——我像一只蜗牛一样冷冰冰地缩进了自己的壳里；每一次对视之后，我都愈加冷淡、愈加疏远；直到最后，那位天真无辜的女孩开始怀疑自己的判断，在为自己所谓的误解而深感困窘之下，说服她的妈妈离开了那里。
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. 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. 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.
正是由于我这种奇特的性情，我落得了一个冷酷无情、蓄意伤人的名声；然而这名声是多么地不公平，只有我自己最清楚。
By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.
我在壁炉石板的一端坐了下来，那一端正对着我的房东走来的方向，并趁着沉默的间隙，试图去抚摸那只母狗——她已离开了她的狗窝，正鬼鬼祟祟地像恶狼一样悄悄绕到我的腿后，嘴唇上翻，露出白牙，垂涎着要咬我一口。我的抚摸引来了她一声低沉而粗粝的嘶吼。
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. My caress provoked a long, guttural gnarl.
「你最好别去惹那条狗，」希斯克利夫先生咆哮道，语气与狗声如出一辙，同时用脚踢了一下，制止了她更为凶猛的举动。「她不习惯被人宠着——不是当宠物养的。」随后，他大步走向一扇侧门，再次高声喊道：「约瑟夫！」
"You'd better let the dog alone," growled Mr. Heathcliff in unison, checking fiercer demonstrations with a punch of his foot. "She's not accustomed to be spoiled—not kept for a pet." Then, striding to a side door, he shouted again, "Joseph!
Vocabulary
- while
- 在…期间；当…的时候
- enjoying
- 享受；喜欢
- month
- 一个月；月份
- of
- 表示所有格或关系的介词
- fine
- 好的；细致的；晴朗的
- weather
- 天气；气候
- at
- 在；于（表示位置或时间）
- the
- 定冠词，表示特指
- was
- 是（过去式）
- thrown
- 被扔；被投入
- into
- 进入；到…里面
- company
- 同伴；陪伴；公司
- most
- 最；大多数
- fascinating
- 迷人的；吸引人的
- creature
- 生物；人；创造物
- real
- 真实的；真正的
- in
- 在…里面；用…表示
- my
- 我的
- eyes
- 眼睛；观点
- as
- 当…时；因为；像
- long
- 长的；很久
- she
- 她
- took
- 拿；取；花费
- no
- 不；没有
- notice
- 注意；通知；公告
- me
- 我（宾格）
- never
- 从不；绝不
- told
- 告诉；讲述（过去式）
- love
- 爱；喜爱
- still
- 仍然；但是；静止的
- if
- 如果；是否
- looks
- 看；外表；目光
- have
- 有；拥有
- language
- 语言；表达方式
- might
- 可能；可以；力量
- guessed
- 猜测；推测
- over
- 在…上方；结束；超过
- head
- 头；头脑；首领
- and
- 和；与
- ears
- 耳朵
- understood
- 理解；明白（过去式）
- last
- 最后的；持续
- looked
- 看（过去式）
- return
- 返回；回应；利益
- sweetest
- 最甜蜜的；最温柔的
- all
- 所有的；全部
- And
- 和；而且
- what
- 什么；哪个
- did
- 做（过去式助动词）
- do
- 做；进行
- confess
- 承认；坦白
- it
- 它
- with
- 用；和；带着
- shame
- 羞愧；耻辱
- myself
- 我自己
- like
- 像；喜欢
- every
- 每一个；每个
- glance
- 瞥见；一瞥
- retired
- 退休的；偏远的
- colder
- 更冷；更冷淡（比较级）
- farther
- 更远；更远处
- till
- 直到；until
- finally
- 最终；最后
- poor
- 贫穷的；可怜的
- innocent
- 无辜的；天真的
- led
- 领导；导致（过去式）
- to
- 到；向；对于
- doubt
- 怀疑；疑问
- her
- 她的；她
- own
- 自己的；拥有
- senses
- 感官；理智；感觉
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