Wuthering Heights — Page 5
与此同时,那个年轻人已经将一件相当破旧的外套套在身上,在炉火前站直了身子,用眼角斜睨着我,仿佛我们之间有什么深仇大恨尚未了结。
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.
我开始怀疑他究竟是不是仆人:他的穿着和言谈都十分粗鄙,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。
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;
他那浓密的棕色卷发蓬乱而未经打理,络腮胡子粗野地蔓延至两颊,双手也像普通劳工一样晒得黝黑。
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:
然而他的举止却自由散漫,近乎傲慢,侍候女主人时也丝毫不见家仆应有的殷勤。
still his bearing was free, almost haughty, and he showed none of a domestic's assiduity in attending on the lady of the house.
由于没有明确的证据判断他的身份,我认为最好不去理会他那古怪的举动;五分钟后,希斯克利夫的到来在某种程度上解救了我,让我得以摆脱那种局促不安的处境。
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.
我装出一副轻松愉快的样子,高声说道:"您瞧,先生,我如约而来!我担心这场风雪会让我被困半个小时,若您能在此期间为我提供避身之所,不胜感激。"
"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."
他一边抖落衣服上的雪花,一边说道:"半个小时?真不明白您为何偏要选在暴风雪最猛烈的时候出来闲逛。您知道自己有迷失在沼泽里的危险吗?"
"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. Do you know that you run a risk of being lost in the marshes?"
Vocabulary
- Meanwhile
- 与此同时,在此期间发生的事
- young
- 年轻的,年纪不大的
- slung
- 随意披挂或抛掷(sling的过去式)
- person
- 人,此处指人的身体或身上
- decidedly
- 明显地,毫无疑问地,绝对地
- shabby
- 破旧的,衣着破烂不体面的
- upper
- 上面的,指上衣或较高位置的
- garment
- 衣服,一件服装或衣物
- erecting
- 挺直身体,使自己站得笔直
- blaze
- 明亮的火焰,熊熊燃烧的火
- corner
- 角落,此处指眼角的余光
- mortal
- 致命的,不共戴天的,极其严重的
- feud
- 世仇,长期的敌对或仇恨关系
- unavenged
- 未报仇的,仇恨尚未得到雪耻
- doubt
- 怀疑,不确定某事是否真实
- whether
- 是否,引导疑问或不确定从句
- servant
- 仆人,为他人服务的雇员
- dress
- 衣着,穿着打扮的方式
- speech
- 言语,说话的方式或内容
- rude
- 粗鲁的,无礼的,粗糙的
- entirely
- 完全地,彻底地,全然
- devoid
- 完全缺乏,毫无,没有某种特质
- superiority
- 优越感,高人一等的气质或地位
- observable
- 可观察到的,明显可见的
- thick
- 浓密的,厚的,不稀疏的
- curls
- 卷发,弯曲的发丝
- rough
- 粗糙的,不整洁的,未经修饰的
- uncultivated
- 未经修饰的,粗野的,未开化的
- whiskers
- 络腮胡,脸颊两侧的胡须
- encroached
- 侵占,向外蔓延侵入某区域
- bearishly
- 像熊一样粗野地,粗鲁蛮横地
- cheeks
- 脸颊,面部两侧的部位
- embrowned
- 晒黑的,变成棕褐色的
- common
- 普通的,常见的,平民的
- labourer
- 体力劳动者,从事体力工作的人
- still
- 然而,尽管如此,仍然
- bearing
- 仪态,举止风度,身体姿态
- free
- 自由的,不受拘束的,洒脱的
- almost
- 几乎,差不多,接近于
- haughty
- 傲慢的,高傲自大,看不起人的
- none
- 没有,毫无,一点也不
- domestic
- 家庭的,家仆的,与家务相关的
- assiduity
- 勤勉,专心致志地服侍或努力
- attending
- 服侍,照料,陪伴某人
- lady
- 女士,有地位的女性或女主人
- absence
- 缺乏,不存在,没有某事物
- clear
- 清晰的,明确的,毫无疑问的
- proofs
- 证据,证明某事为真的依据
- condition
- 身份,状况,所处的社会地位
- deemed
- 认为,判断,视为(deem的过去式)
- abstain
- 克制,避免,刻意不做某事
- noticing
- 注意,留意到某事或某人
- curious
- 奇特的,令人好奇的,不寻常的
- conduct
- 行为,举止,做事的方式
- afterwards
- 之后,随后,在某事发生后
- entrance
- 入口,进入,此处指某人进门
- relieved
- 减轻了,缓解了不适或紧张感
- measure
- 程度,一定程度,某种数量
- uncomfortable
- 不舒服的,令人尴尬或不自在的
- state
- 状态,处境,所处的情形
- sir
- 先生,对男性的礼貌称呼
- according
- 按照,依据,根据某约定
- promise
- 承诺,诺言,答应过的事情
- exclaimed
- 大声说,惊呼(exclaim的过去式)
- assuming
- 假装,装出某种表情或态度
- cheerful
- 愉快的,开朗的,充满活力的
- fear
- 担心,恐怕,I fear意为我担心
- shall
- 将要,用于表达意图或预测
- weather-bound
- 被恶劣天气困住,无法出行
- half
- 一半,二分之一
- afford
- 提供,给予,此处指能够给予
- shelter
- 避难所,庇护,遮风避雨之处
- during
- 在……期间,贯穿某段时间
- space
- 时间段,此处指一段时间
- shaking
- 抖掉,甩动,使东西脱落
- flakes
- 雪花,薄片,细小的碎片
- wonder
- 纳闷,感到奇怪,想知道为什么
- select
- 选择,挑选,决定做某事
- snow-storm
- 暴风雪,大雪伴随强风的天气
- ramble
- 漫步,漫无目的地到处走动
- run
- 承担,面临(风险)
- risk
- 风险,危险,可能发生的危害
- lost
- 迷路的,找不到方向的
- marshes
- 沼泽,低洼潮湿的湿地地带
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