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Chinese → English CHAPTER II Level 8/10

昨天下午天色阴沉,寒意逼人。

Yesterday afternoon set in misty and cold.

我本有几分心思,想待在书房的炉火旁,而不是穿越荒原和泥泞,跋涉去呼啸山庄。

I had half a mind to spend it by my study fire, instead of wading through heath and mud to Wuthering Heights.

然而,吃完晚饭上楼时——(顺带一提:我在十二点到一点之间用餐;管家是一位中年妇人,随房子一并留下,她不能——或者说不愿——理解我希望在五点用餐的要求)——我带着这份懒散的念头走上楼梯,踏入房间,却看见一个女仆跪在地上,四周围着刷子和煤斗,正用大堆煤渣熄灭炉火,扬起漫天尘土。

On coming up from dinner, however, (N.B.—I dine between twelve and one o'clock; the housekeeper, a matronly lady, taken as a fixture along with the house, could not, or would not, comprehend my request that I might be served at five)—on mounting the stairs with this lazy intention, and stepping into the room, I saw a servant-girl on her knees surrounded by brushes and coal-scuttles, and raising an infernal dust as she extinguished the flames with heaps of cinders.

这一幕景象立刻把我赶了出来;我拿起帽子,步行四英里后,恰好赶在第一片羽毛般的雪花飘落之前,抵达了希斯克利夫的花园门口。

This spectacle drove me back immediately; I took my hat, and, after a four-miles' walk, arrived at Heathcliff's garden-gate just in time to escape the first feathery flakes of a snow shower.

在那荒凉的山顶上,土地因严酷的黑霜而冻得坚硬,冷风吹得我浑身打颤。

On that bleak hill top the earth was hard with a black frost, and the air made me shiver through every limb.

门上的铁链无法取下,我只好跳了过去,沿着那条以凌乱的醋栗丛为边的石板小道跑上去,徒劳地敲门求入,直到我的指节阵阵刺痛,狗群也嚎叫起来。

Being unable to remove the chain, I jumped over, and, running up the flagged causeway bordered with straggling gooseberry-bushes, knocked vainly for admittance, till my knuckles tingled and the dogs howled.

「可怜的屋中人!」我在心里喊道,「你们因这般粗鲁冷漠、拒人于千里之外的待客之道,理应永远与世人隔绝。

"Wretched inmates!" I ejaculated, mentally, "you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.

至少,我在白天绝不会把门闩得紧紧的。我不管了——我一定要进去!」

At least, I would not keep my doors barred in the day-time. I don't care—I will get in!"

下定决心后,我抓住门闩,使劲地摇晃起来。

So resolved, I grasped the latch and shook it vehemently.

Vocabulary

Yesterday
昨天,指说话前的那一天
afternoon
下午,从中午到傍晚的时段
set
(天气)变得;此处指天气转为某种状态
misty
有薄雾的,能见度低的天气状态
cold
寒冷的,温度低的
half
一半;half a mind指有点想做某事
mind
心思,念头;have a mind to意为想要
spend
度过(时间),消磨
study
书房,供读书写作的房间
fire
壁炉里的火,用于取暖
instead
代替,作为替代选择
wading
蹚水而行,费力穿越泥泞地形
heath
荒野,长满灌木的未开垦土地
mud
泥巴,湿润的泥土
Heights
高地,山顶;此为小说中庄园名称
dinner
正餐,一天中最主要的一顿饭
however
然而,表示转折
N.B.
注意(拉丁语缩写),提醒读者注意
dine
用餐,吃正餐
between
介词,在两者之间
housekeeper
管家,负责管理家务的女性
matronly
中年已婚妇女般的,端庄稳重的
lady
女士,有教养的女性
fixture
固定配置之人,视为房屋附属之人
comprehend
理解,明白,领会某事的含义
request
请求,要求某人做某事
served
serve的过去分词,被提供(饭菜),被服务
mounting
上升,登上;此处指走上楼梯
stairs
楼梯,连接上下楼层的台阶
lazy
懒惰的,不愿努力的
intention
意图,打算做某事的想法
stepping
迈步,走进;step into指走入某处
servant-girl
女仆,在家中做杂务的年轻女性
knees
膝盖,腿部中间的关节
surrounded
被……包围,四周都是
brushes
刷子,用于清洁的工具
coal-scuttles
煤桶,用于盛放煤块的容器
raising
扬起,使升高;此处指扬起灰尘
infernal
极度讨厌的,令人烦躁的
dust
灰尘,细小的尘埃颗粒
extinguished
熄灭,使火焰停止燃烧
flames
火焰,燃烧时产生的火苗
heaps
大堆,许多,成堆的东西
cinders
煤渣,燃烧后剩余的灰烬残块
spectacle
景象,引人注目的场面或情景
drove
drive的过去式,驱使,迫使某人离开
immediately
立刻,马上,毫不延迟地
four-miles'
四英里的,描述步行距离
arrived
到达,抵达某个地点
garden-gate
花园大门,进入花园的门
just
恰好,刚好
escape
逃脱,避开,躲过某事
feathery
羽毛般轻柔的,形容雪花轻盈
flakes
雪花,薄而轻的片状雪
shower
阵雨或阵雪,短时间的降水
bleak
荒凉的,寒冷而毫无遮蔽的
hill
山丘,比山小的自然隆起地形
earth
大地,土地,地面
hard
坚硬的,质地坚实的
frost
霜冻,气温低于零度使地面结冰
shiver
颤抖,因寒冷而身体发抖
limb
四肢,手臂或腿等身体部位
unable
无法,不能够做某事
remove
移开,取下,去除某物
chain
链条,铁链,用于锁门的链子
jumped
跳跃,jump的过去式
flagged
铺有石板的,用石板铺成的(地面)
causeway
石板路,铺砌的小径或通道
bordered
以……为边界,旁边种有或排列着
straggling
散乱生长的,杂乱蔓延的植物
gooseberry-bushes
醋栗灌木,一种结浆果的灌木植物
knocked
敲门,用手或物敲击门
vainly
徒劳地,没有结果地,白费力气地
admittance
准许入内,被允许进入某处
till
直到,一直到某时为止
knuckles
指关节,手指弯曲处的骨节
tingled
刺痛,感到麻痹或刺麻的感觉
howled
嚎叫,狗或狼发出的长鸣声
Wretched
可怜的,悲惨的,令人厌恶的
inmates
居住者,住在某处的人们
ejaculated
突然喊出,脱口而出地说
mentally
在心里,在内心,没有说出声
deserve
应得,值得,理应受到某种对待
perpetual
永久的,永远持续不断的
isolation
孤立,与他人隔绝的状态
species
物种;此处泛指人类同类
churlish
粗鲁无礼的,不友好的
inhospitality
不好客,对客人冷淡无礼的态度
least
最少;at least意为至少
barred
用门闩锁上的,关闭并加锁的
day-time
白天,从日出到日落的时间
care
在乎,关心;don't care意为无所谓
resolved
下决心,决定采取某行动
grasped
抓住,紧握,用手握牢某物
latch
门闩,用于关闭门的插销装置
shook
shake的过去式,摇晃,摇动
vehemently
猛烈地,用力地,激烈地
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