🔊 Darya Alexandrovna spent the summer with her children at Pokrovskoe, at her sister Kitty Levin's. The house on her own estate was quite in ruins, and Levin and his wife had persuaded her to spend the summer with them. Stepan Arkadyevitch greatly approved of the arrangement. He said he was very sorry his official duties prevented him from spending the summer in the country with his family, which would have been the greatest happiness for him; and remaining in Moscow, he came down to the country from time to time for a day or two. Besides the Oblonskys, with all their children and their governess, the old princess too came to stay that summer with the Levins, as she considered it her duty to watch over her inexperienced daughter in her interesting condition. Moreover, Varenka, Kitty's friend abroad, kept her promise to come to Kitty when she was married, and stayed with her friend. All of these were friends or relations of Levin's wife. And though he liked them all, he rather regretted his own Levin world and ways, which was smothered by this influx of the "Shtcherbatsky element," as he called it to himself. Of his own relations there stayed with him only Sergey Ivanovitch, but he too was a man of the Koznyshev and not the Levin stamp, so that the Levin spirit was utterly obliterated.

达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜带着孩子们在波克罗夫斯科耶的妹妹基蒂与列文家避暑。她自己庄园的房子已彻底破败,列文和妻子劝她来同住。斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇对此安排非常赞成。他说自己因公务在身无法与家人共度乡间夏日,这令他深感遗憾--那本该是他最大的幸福；于是他留在莫斯科,偶尔下乡住上一两天。除了奥布隆斯基一家及其所有孩子和他们的家庭女教师,老公主也来列文家消夏,她认为自己有责任照看正处于特殊时期的缺乏经验的女儿。此外,基蒂在国外结识的朋友瓦莲卡也信守承诺,在基蒂婚后前来探望,并留在了朋友身边。所有这些人都是列文妻子的朋友或亲戚。尽管列文喜欢他们所有人,但也不免为自己那个被这股“谢尔巴茨基元素”淹没的列文世界和生活方式感到惋惜--他在心里这样称呼。他的亲戚中只有谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇住在这里,但他也是个科兹内舍夫式的人,而非列文做派,所以列文的精神完全被湮没了。

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governess /ˈɡʌvərnɪs/

n. 女家庭教师➕

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inexperienced /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriənst/

adj. 缺乏经验的➕

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smothered /ˈsmʌðərd/

v. 压制；使窒息➕

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influx /ˈɪnflʌks/

n. 涌入➕

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element /ˈelɪmənt/

n. 要素；元素➕

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stamp /stæmp/

n. 印记；特征➕

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obliterated /əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/

v. 消灭；使消失➕

🔊 In the Levins' house, so long deserted, there were now so many people that almost all the rooms were occupied, and almost every day it happened that the old princess, sitting down to table, counted them all over, and put the thirteenth grandson or granddaughter at a separate table. And Kitty, with her careful housekeeping, had no little trouble to get all the chickens, turkeys, and geese, of which so many were needed to satisfy the summer appetites of the visitors and children.

在列文家这栋久无人居的宅子里,如今住满了人,几乎所有的房间都占用了。差不多每天吃饭时,老公主都要在桌前清点人数,然后让第十三个孙子或孙女单独坐一桌。基蒂持家精打细算,为了满足客人和孩子们在夏天的胃口,费了不少周折才备足所需的鸡、火鸡和鹅。

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deserted /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

adj. 荒凉的；无人居住的➕

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occupied /ˈɑːkjupaɪd/

adj. 被占用的；忙碌的➕

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appetites /ˈæpɪtaɪts/

n. 食欲；胃口➕

🔊 The whole family were sitting at dinner. Dolly's children, with their governess and Varenka, were making plans for going to look for mushrooms. Sergey Ivanovitch, who was looked up to by all the party for his intellect and learning, with a respect that almost amounted to awe, surprised everyone by joining in the conversation about mushrooms. "Take me with you. I am very fond of picking mushrooms," he said, looking at Varenka; "I think it's a very nice occupation." "Oh, we shall be delighted," answered Varenka, coloring a little. Kitty exchanged meaningful glances with Dolly. The proposal of the learned and intellectual Sergey Ivanovitch to go looking for mushrooms with Varenka confirmed certain theories of Kitty's with which her mind had been very busy of late. She made haste to address some remark to her mother, so that her look should not be noticed. After dinner Sergey Ivanovitch sat with his cup of coffee at the drawing-room window, and while he took part in a conversation he had begun with his brother, he watched the door through which the children would start on the mushroom-picking expedition. Levin was sitting in the window near his brother.

全家人正在吃午饭。多莉的孩子们和他们的家庭女教师以及瓦莲卡一起计划着去采蘑菇。谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇因其才智和学识而备受全家尊敬,那种尊敬几乎到了敬畏的程度--他突然加入关于蘑菇的谈话,让所有人都很惊讶。“带上我吧。我特别喜欢采蘑菇,”他看着瓦莲卡说,“我觉得这是个很不错的消遣。”“哦,我们太高兴了,”瓦莲卡回答,脸上微微泛红。基蒂与多莉意味深长地交换了眼神。博学睿智的谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇提议和瓦莲卡一起去采蘑菇,这证实了基蒂最近一直萦绕心头的某些猜测。她赶紧跟母亲说了句话,以免自己的神色被注意到。饭后,谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇端着咖啡坐在客厅窗前,一边继续与弟弟的谈话,一边注视着孩子们即将出发去采蘑菇的那扇门。列文坐在弟弟旁边的窗边。

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intellect /ˈɪntəlekt/

n. 智力；才智➕

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awe /ɔː/

n. 敬畏➕

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occupation /ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/

n. 职业；活动➕

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intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

adj. 智力的；知识分子的➕

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theories /ˈθɪəriz/

n. 理论；学说➕

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expedition /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/

n. 探险；远征➕

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drawing-room /ˈdrɔːɪŋ ruːm/

n. 客厅➕

🔊 Kitty stood beside her husband, evidently awaiting the end of a conversation that had no interest for her, in order to tell him something.

基蒂站在丈夫身边,显然是在等一场她毫无兴趣的谈话结束,好跟他说点什么。

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evidently /ˈevɪdəntli/

adv. 显然地➕

🔊 "You have changed in many respects since your marriage, and for the better," said Sergey Ivanovitch, smiling to Kitty, and obviously little interested in the conversation, "but you have remained true to your passion for defending the most paradoxical theories."

“你结婚以后在很多方面都变了,而且变好了,”谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇对基蒂笑了笑说,显然对谈话不太感兴趣,“但你还是那么热衷于维护那些最为悖理的理论。”

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paradoxical /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl/

adj. 矛盾的；似非而是的➕

🔊 "Katya, it's not good for you to stand," her husband said to her, putting a chair for her and looking significantly at her.

“卡佳,你站着不好,”她丈夫对她说,给她拉过一把椅子,意味深长地看着她。

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significantly /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/

adv. 显著地；重要地➕

🔊 "Oh, and there's no time either," added Sergey Ivanovitch, seeing the children running out.

“哦,再说也没时间了,”谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇看着孩子们跑出去,补充道。

🔊 At the head of them all Tanya galloped sideways, in her tightly-drawn stockings, and waving a basket and Sergey Ivanovitch's hat, she ran straight up to him. Boldly running up to Sergey Ivanovitch with shining eyes, so like her father's fine eyes, she handed him his hat and made as though she would put it on for him, softening her freedom by a shy and friendly smile.

这群孩子中领头的是塔尼娅,她侧着身子蹦蹦跳跳地冲出来,穿着紧绷的长袜,挥舞着一只篮子和谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇的帽子,径直跑到他面前。她大胆地跑到谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇面前,眼睛闪闪发亮--那双眼酷似她父亲漂亮的眼睛--她把帽子递给他,做出要替他戴上的样子,又用一个害羞而友好的微笑缓和了这种冒失。

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galloped /ˈɡæləpt/

v. 飞奔；疾驰➕

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sideways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/

adv. 侧身；斜向一边➕

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tightly-drawn /ˈtaɪtli drɔːn/

adj. 拉紧的；绷紧的➕

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boldly /ˈboʊldli/

adv. 大胆地➕

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softening /ˈsɔːfənɪŋ/

v. 软化；缓和➕

🔊 "Varenka's waiting," she said, carefully putting his hat on, seeing from Sergey Ivanovitch's smile that she might do so.

“瓦莲卡在等着呢,”她说着,小心地替他戴好帽子,因为她从谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇的笑容中看出自己可以这么做。

🔊 Varenka was standing at the door, dressed in a yellow print gown, with a white kerchief on her head.

瓦莲卡站在门口,身穿黄印花长裙,头上包着白方巾。

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print /prɪnt/

n. 印花；印刷➕

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gown /ɡaʊn/

n. 长袍；礼服➕

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kerchief /ˈkɜːrtʃɪf/

n. 头巾；手帕➕

🔊 "I'm coming, I'm coming, Varvara Andreevna," said Sergey Ivanovitch, finishing his cup of coffee, and putting into their separate pockets his handkerchief and cigar-case.

“来了,来了,瓦尔瓦拉·安德烈耶夫娜,”谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇说着,喝完咖啡,把手帕和雪茄盒分别放进口袋。

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handkerchief /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/

n. 手帕➕

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cigar-case /sɪˈɡɑːr keɪs/

n. 雪茄盒➕

🔊 "And how sweet my Varenka is! eh?" said Kitty to her husband, as soon as Sergey Ivanovitch rose. She spoke so that Sergey Ivanovitch could hear, and it was clear that she meant him to do so. "And how good-looking she is-such a refined beauty! Varenka!" Kitty shouted. "Shall you be in the mill copse? We'll come out to you."

“我的瓦莲卡多可爱呀！对不对？”基蒂对丈夫说--她等谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇一起身便开了口。她说话的声音足以让谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇听见,而且显然是故意让他听见。“她多好看啊--那么高雅的美人！瓦莲卡！”基蒂喊道,“你们要去磨坊小树林吗？我们会去找你们的。”

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refined /rɪˈfaɪnd/

adj. 优雅的；精炼的➕

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copse /kɒps/

n. 小树林；灌木丛➕

🔊 "You certainly forget your condition, Kitty," said the old princess, hurriedly coming out at the door. "You mustn't shout like that."

“你肯定忘了自己现在的状况,基蒂,”老公主匆匆走到门口说,“你不该那样大喊大叫。”

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hurriedly /ˈhʌrɪdli/

adv. 匆忙地➕

🔊 Varenka, hearing Kitty's voice and her mother's reprimand, went with light, rapid steps up to Kitty. The rapidity of her movement, her flushed and eager face, everything betrayed that something out of the common was going on in her. Kitty knew what this was, and had been watching her intently. She called Varenka at that moment merely in order mentally to give her a blessing for the important event which, as Kitty fancied, was bound to come to pass that day after dinner in the wood.

瓦莲卡听到基蒂的声音和母亲的责备,迈着轻快的脚步走到基蒂身边。她动作的急促、泛红而急切的脸庞--一切都表明她心中正发生着不寻常的事。基蒂知道那是什么,她一直在密切地观察她。她此刻叫住瓦莲卡,只是为了在心里祝福她--因为基蒂猜想,那天午饭后的树林里,那件重要的事情一定会发生。

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reprimand /ˈreprɪmænd/

n. 训斥；严厉批评➕

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rapidity /rəˈpɪdəti/

n. 迅速；速度➕

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flushed /flʌʃt/

adj. 脸红的；兴奋的➕

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betrayed /bɪˈtreɪd/

v. 暴露；背叛➕

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intently /ɪnˈtentli/

adv. 专注地；热切地➕

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merely /ˈmɪrli/

adv. 仅仅；只不过➕

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mentally /ˈmentəli/

adv. 精神上；智力上➕

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blessing /ˈblesɪŋ/

n. 祝福；好事➕

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fancied /ˈfænsid/

v. 设想；想象；喜欢➕

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bound /baʊnd/

adj. 必然的；被束缚的➕

🔊 "Varenka, I should be very happy if a certain something were to happen," she whispered as she kissed her.

“瓦莲卡,如果某件事真的发生,我会非常高兴,”她亲吻她时低声说道。

🔊 "And are you coming with us?" Varenka said to Levin in confusion, pretending not to have heard what had been said.

“你跟我们一起吗？”瓦莲卡慌乱地问列文,假装没听见刚才的话。

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confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/

n. 困惑,混乱➕

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pretending /prɪˈtendɪŋ/

v. (现在分词). 假装➕

🔊 "I am coming, but only as far as the threshing-floor, and there I shall stop."

“我去,但只到打谷场,我就停在那里。”

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threshing-floor /ˈθreʃɪŋ flɔːr/

n. 打谷场➕

🔊 "Why, what do you want there?" said Kitty.

“哎呀,你去那儿干什么？”基蒂说。

🔊 "I must go to have a look at the new wagons, and to check the invoice," said Levin; "and where will you be?"

“我得去看看新马车,再核对一下发货单,”列文说,“你们会去哪儿？”

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wagons /ˈwæɡənz/

n. (复数). 货车,四轮马车➕

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invoice /ˈɪnvɔɪs/

n. 发票,账单➕

🔊 "On the terrace."

“在露台上。”

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terrace /ˈterəs/

n. 露台,阳台➕

🔊 "And Kitty, standing on the terrace, shouted to her husband, 'Mind you don't go far, and come back soon!'"

基蒂站在露台上,冲丈夫喊道:“你可别走远了,早点回来！”

Part Six – Chapter one (第一章)