🔊 "Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife. I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought--in you. I love you, and offer you my hand."

“瓦尔瓦拉·安德烈耶夫娜,在我很年轻的时候,我就为自己树立了理想中我爱并愿意娶为妻子的女性形象。我走过漫长的人生,如今第一次遇到了我寻找的人--就是你。我爱你,向你求婚。”

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ideal /aɪˈdiːəl/

n. 理想；典范➕

🔊 Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara. Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she called little Masha.

谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇在心里对自己说着这些话,当时他离瓦尔瓦拉只有十步远。她跪在地上,双手护住蘑菇,不让格里沙碰着,一边呼唤着小玛莎。

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paces /ˈpeɪsɪz/

n. 步伐；步速（复数形式）➕

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Kneeling /ˈniːlɪŋ/

v. 跪下；跪着（现在分词形式）➕

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guard /ɡɑːrd/

v. 保卫；保护；守卫➕

🔊 "Come here, little ones! There are so many!" she said in her sweet, deep voice.

“过来,孩子们！这儿有好多！”她用甜美低沉的声音说道。

🔊 Seeing Sergey Ivanovitch approaching, she did not get up and did not change her position, but everything told him that she felt his presence and was glad of it.

看到谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇走近,她没有起身,也没有改变姿势,但一切都在告诉他,她感觉到了他的存在,并且为此感到高兴。

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approaching /əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ/

v. 接近；靠近➕

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presence /ˈprezəns/

n. 存在；出席➕

🔊 "Well, did you find some?" she asked from under the white kerchief, turning her handsome, gently smiling face to him.

“怎么样,找到了吗？”她从头巾下抬起头,把那张俊美、带着温柔微笑的脸转向他,问道。

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kerchief /ˈkɜːrtʃɪf/

n. 头巾；方巾➕

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handsome /ˈhænsəm/

adj. 英俊的；美观的；大方的➕

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gently /ˈdʒentli/

adv. 温柔地；轻轻地；温和地➕

🔊 "Not one," said Sergey Ivanovitch. "Did you?"

“一个也没有,” 谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇说,“你呢？”

🔊 She did not answer, busy with the children who thronged about her.

她没有回答,忙着照顾簇拥在她身边的孩子们。

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thronged /θrɒŋd/

v. 蜂拥；群集➕

🔊 "That one too, near the twig," she pointed out to little Masha a little fungus, split in half across its rosy cap by the dry grass from under which it thrust itself. Varenka got up while Masha picked the fungus, breaking it into two white halves. "This brings back my childhood," she added, moving apart from the children beside Sergey Ivanovitch.

“那边,树枝旁边也有一朵,”她给小玛莎指着一个小蘑菇,那蘑菇从干草下钻出来,粉红色的菌盖被干草劈成两半。瓦莲卡站起身来,而玛莎摘下了蘑菇,把它掰成两半白色的。“这让我想起了我的童年,”她补充道,离开孩子们,走到谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇身边。

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fungus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/

n. 真菌；蘑菇➕

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thrust /θrʌst/

v. 猛推；刺➕

🔊 They walked on for some steps in silence. Varenka saw that he wanted to speak; she guessed of what, and felt faint with joy and panic. They had walked so far away that no one could hear them now, but still he did not begin to speak. It would have been better for Varenka to be silent. After a silence it would have been easier for them to say what they wanted to say than after talking about mushrooms. But against her own will, as it were accidentally, Varenka said:

他们默默地走了几步。瓦莲卡看出他有话要说；她猜到了是什么事,又欢喜又害怕,几乎要昏过去。他们已经走得很远,现在没人能听到他们说话了,但他仍然没有开口。瓦莲卡最好是保持沉默。沉默一阵之后,他们再说想说的话,会比谈论蘑菇之后更容易。但仿佛是出于无意, 瓦莲卡不由自主地说道:

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panic /ˈpænɪk/

n. 恐慌；惊慌➕

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accidentally /ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli/

adv. 偶然地；意外地➕

🔊 "So you found nothing? In the middle of the wood there are always fewer, though." Sergey Ivanovitch sighed and made no answer. He was annoyed that she had spoken about the mushrooms. He wanted to bring her back to the first words she had uttered about her childhood; but after a pause of some length, as though against his own will, he made an observation in response to her last words.

“那么你一个也没找到？树林中间通常反而更少。” 谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇叹了口气,没有回答。他很恼火她谈起了蘑菇。他想把话题拉回到她最初说起的关于童年的那些话上；但沉默了好一会儿之后,仿佛也是不由自主地,他针对她最后一句话做出了回应。

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annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/

adj. 恼怒的；生气的➕

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uttered /ˈʌtəd/

v. 发出（声音）；说➕

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pause /pɔːz/

n. 暂停；停顿➕

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observation /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃən/

n. 观察；评论➕

🔊 "I have heard that the white edible funguses are found principally at the edge of the wood, though I can't tell them apart."

“我听说白蘑菇主要生长在树林边缘,不过我分辨不出来。”

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edible /ˈedɪbəl/

adj. 可食用的➕

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funguses /ˈfʌŋɡəsɪz/

n. 真菌（复数）➕

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principally /ˈprɪnsəpəli/

adv. 主要地；首要地➕

🔊 Some more minutes passed, they moved still further away from the children, and were quite alone. Varenka's heart throbbed so that she heard it beating, and felt that she was turning red and pale and red again.

又过了几分钟,他们离孩子们更远了,完全独自在一起。瓦莲卡的心跳得那么厉害,她都能听见自己的心跳声,并且感到自己一会儿红脸,一会儿白脸,一会儿又变红。

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throbbed /θrɒbd/

v. 悸动；跳动➕

🔊 To be the wife of a man like Koznyshev, after her position with Madame Stahl, was to her imagination the height of happiness. Besides, she was almost certain that she was in love with him. And this moment it would have to be decided. She felt frightened. She dreaded both his speaking and his not speaking.

在经历了与施塔尔夫人的那些事后,能够成为像谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇这样的人的妻子,在她看来是幸福之巅。何况,她几乎确信自己爱上了他。而此刻,一切就要见分晓了。她感到害怕。她又怕他开口,又怕他不开口。

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imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən/

n. 想象力；想象➕

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dreaded /ˈdredɪd/

v. 恐惧；害怕➕

🔊 Now or never it must be said--that Sergey Ivanovitch felt too. Everything in the expression, the flushed cheeks and the downcast eyes of Varenka betrayed a painful suspense. Sergey Ivanovitch saw it and felt sorry for her. He felt even that to say nothing now would be a slight to her. Rapidly in his own mind he ran over all the arguments in support of his decision. He even said over to himself the words in which he meant to put his offer, but instead of those words, some utterly unexpected reflection that occurred to him made him ask:

要么现在,要么永远不说--这也是谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇的感觉。从瓦莲卡的神情、泛红的脸颊和低垂的眼睛中,一切都显露出一种痛苦的悬而不决。谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇看到了,并为她感到难过。他甚至觉得,现在再不说点什么,是对她的侮辱。他在脑海里迅速梳理了支持自己决定的所有理由。他甚至在心里默念了准备求婚时要说的话,但话到嘴边,却因为一个完全出乎意料的念头,而问出了这样一句:

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expression /ɪkˈspreʃən/

n. 表情；表达➕

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flushed /flʌʃt/

adj. 脸红的；泛红的➕

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downcast /ˈdaʊnkɑːst/

adj. 垂下的；沮丧的➕

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betrayed /bɪˈtreɪd/

v. 暴露；背叛➕

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painful /ˈpeɪnfəl/

adj. 痛苦的；令人疼痛的➕

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suspense /səˈspens/

n. 悬念；焦虑➕

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slight /slaɪt/

n. 轻蔑；怠慢➕

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rapidly /ˈræpɪdli/

adv. 迅速地；快速地➕

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arguments /ˈɑːɡjʊmənts/

n. 论点；争论➕

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utterly /ˈʌtəli/

adv. 完全地；彻底地➕

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unexpected /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

adj. 意想不到的；意外的➕

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reflection /rɪˈflekʃən/

n. 思考；反射➕

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occurred /əˈkɜːd/

v. 发生；出现➕

🔊 "What is the difference between the 'birch' mushroom and the 'white' mushroom?"

“桦树菇和白蘑菇有什么区别吗？”

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birch /bɜːtʃ/

n. 桦树；白桦➕

🔊 Varenka's lips quivered with emotion as she answered:

瓦莲卡嘴唇激动地颤抖着回答:

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quivered /ˈkwɪvərd/

v. （因强烈情感而）颤抖,哆嗦➕

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emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/

n. 情感,情绪➕

🔊 "In the top part there is scarcely any difference, it's in the stalk."

“菌盖部分没什么区别,区别在菌柄上。”

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scarcely /ˈskersli/

adv. 几乎不,几乎没有➕

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stalk /stɔːk/

n. （植物的）茎,秆➕

🔊 And as soon as these words were uttered, both he and she felt that it was over, that what was to have been said would not be said; and their emotion, which had up to then been continually growing more intense, began to subside.

她的话一出口,他和她都觉得一切都结束了,本该说的话终究没有说出口；他们先前越来越强烈的激动情绪开始消退。

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continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/

adv. 持续地,不断地➕

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intense /ɪnˈtens/

adj. 强烈的,激烈的➕

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subside /səbˈsaɪd/

v. （感情、风暴等）平息,消退➕

🔊 "The birch mushroom's stalk suggests a dark man's chin after two days without shaving," said Sergey Ivanovitch, speaking quite calmly now.

“桦树菇的菌柄,就像一个黑皮肤男人两天没刮胡子的下巴,” 谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇说道,现在语气已经相当平静了。

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shaving /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

v. 刮胡子；剃须（动词的动名词形式）➕

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calmly /ˈkɑːmli/

adv. 平静地,镇静地➕

🔊 "Yes, that's true," answered Varenka smiling, and unconsciously the direction of their walk changed. They began to turn towards the children. Varenka felt both sore and ashamed; at the same time she had a sense of relief.

“是的,确实如此,” 瓦莲卡微笑着回答,然后不知不觉地,他们改变了行走的方向。他们开始转身朝孩子们走去。瓦莲卡感到既痛苦又羞愧；同时,又有一种如释重负的感觉。

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unconsciously /ʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/

adv. 无意识地,不知不觉地➕

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ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/

adj. 羞愧的,惭愧的➕

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relief /rɪˈliːf/

n. （痛苦、忧虑等的）减轻,解脱➕

🔊 When he had got home again and went over the whole subject, Sergey Ivanovitch thought his previous decision had been a mistaken one. He could not be false to the memory of Marie.

回到家里把整件事从头到尾想了一遍之后, 谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇觉得自己先前的决定是错误的。他不能背叛对玛丽的回忆。

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previous /ˈpriːviəs/

adj. 先前的,以往的➕

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mistaken /mɪˈsteɪkən/

adj. 错误的,误解的➕

🔊 "Gently, children, gently!" Levin shouted quite angrily to the children, standing before his wife to protect her when the crowd of children flew with shrieks of delight to meet them.

“轻点儿,孩子们,轻点儿！” 列文相当生气地朝孩子们喊道,他站在妻子面前保护她,因为那群孩子正欢呼雀跃着朝他们飞奔而来。

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angrily /ˈæŋɡrɪli/

adv. 愤怒地➕

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shrieks /ʃriːks/

n. 尖叫声（复数）➕

🔊 Behind the children Sergey Ivanovitch and Varenka walked out of the wood. Kitty had no need to ask Varenka; she saw from the calm and somewhat crestfallen faces of both that her plans had not come off.

孩子们身后, 谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇和瓦莲卡走出了树林。基蒂无需询问瓦莲卡；她从两人平静而略显沮丧的脸上看出,她的计划没有成功。

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crestfallen /ˈkrestfɔːlən/

adj. 垂头丧气的,沮丧的➕

🔊 "Well?" her husband asked her as they were going home again.

“怎么样？”回家路上丈夫问她。

🔊 "It doesn't bite," said Kitty, her smile and manner of speaking recalling her father, a likeness Levin often noticed with pleasure.

“没咬着,” 基蒂说,她的笑容和语气让她想起了自己的父亲,这种相似之处是列文时常乐于注意到的。

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recalling /rɪˈkɔːlɪŋ/

v. 回忆,回想（动词的现在分词形式）➕

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likeness /ˈlaɪknəs/

n. 相似之处,相像➕

🔊 "How doesn't bite?"

“怎么叫没咬着？”

🔊 "I'll show you," she said, taking her husband's hand, lifting it to her mouth, and just faintly brushing it with closed lips. "Like a kiss on a priest's hand."

“我让你看看,”她说着,拉住丈夫的手,举到自己嘴边,用紧闭的嘴唇轻轻碰了碰。“就像亲吻牧师的手一样。”

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faintly /ˈfeɪntli/

adv. 微弱地,模糊地➕

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priest /priːst/

n. 牧师,神父➕

🔊 "Which didn't it bite with?" he said, laughing.

“是哪个没咬着？”他笑着问。

🔊 "Both. But it should have been like this...."

“两个都没咬着。但本应该像这样……”

🔊 "There are some peasants coming...."

“有几个农民走过来了……”

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peasants /ˈpezənts/

n. 农民,农夫（复数）➕

🔊 "Oh, they didn't see."

“哦,他们没看见。”

Part Six – Chapter five (第五章)

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