🔊 Although all Vronsky’s inner life was absorbed in his passion, his external life unalterably and inevitably followed along the old accustomed lines of his social and regimental ties and interests. The interests of his regiment took an important place in Vronsky’s life, both because he was fond of the regiment, and because the regiment was fond of him. They were not only fond of Vronsky in his regiment, they respected him too, and were proud of him; proud that this man, with his immense wealth, his brilliant education and abilities, and the path open before him to every kind of success, distinction, and ambition, had disregarded all that, and of all the interests of life had the interests of his regiment and his comrades nearest to his heart. Vronsky was aware of his comrades’ view of him, and in addition to his liking for the life, he felt bound to keep up that reputation.

尽管弗龙斯基的内心生活完全被他的激情所吞噬,但他的外在生活却不可改变且不可避免地遵循着他那套与社交和军团关系、利益相关的惯常轨道。军团的事务在弗龙斯基的生活中占据重要地位,这既因为他热爱军团,也因为他受到军团的喜爱。在军团里,人们不仅喜欢弗龙斯基,还尊重他,并以他为荣；他们骄傲的是,这个拥有巨额财富、卓越才华与能力、前途一片光明、荣誉与野心皆可企及的人,竟然摒弃了这一切,将军团和战友的利益视为生命中最为亲近的追求。弗龙斯基深知战友们对他的看法,除了热爱这种生活本身,他也感到有责任维护这份声誉。

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absorbed /əbˈzɔːrbd/

adj. 被吸收的；专注的➕

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unalterably /ʌnˈɔːltərəbli/

adv. 不可改变地➕

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inevitably /ɪnˈevɪtəbli/

adv. 不可避免地➕

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accustomed /əˈkʌstəmd/

adj. 习惯的➕

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regimental /ˌredʒɪˈmentl/

adj. 团的；军团的➕

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immense /ɪˈmens/

adj. 巨大的➕

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brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/

adj. 杰出的；明亮的➕

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distinction /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/

n. 区别；荣誉➕

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ambition /æmˈbɪʃn/

n. 雄心；野心➕

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disregarded /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/

v. 忽视（过去式）➕

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comrades /ˈkɑːmrædz/

n. 同志；战友➕

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aware /əˈwer/

adj. 意识到的➕

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bound /baʊnd/

adj. 必定的；受约束的➕

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reputation /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/

n. 名声➕

🔊 It need not be said that he did not speak of his love to any of his comrades, nor did he betray his secret even in the wildest drinking bouts (though indeed he was never so drunk as to lose all control of himself). And he shut up any of his thoughtless comrades who attempted to allude to his connection. But in spite of that, his love was known to all the town; everyone guessed with more or less confidence at his relations with Madame Karenina. The majority of the younger men envied him for just what was the most irksome factor in his love--the exalted position of Karenin, and the consequent publicity of their connection in society.

毋庸赘言,他从未向任何战友提及自己的恋情,即使在最狂放的酒宴上也未曾泄露这个秘密（尽管他从未醉到失去自制）。一旦有轻率的战友试图影射他与那位夫人的关系,他便会立刻制止。尽管如此,他的恋情依然传遍了全城；每个人或多或少都确信他与卡列宁娜夫人的关系。大多数年轻男子嫉妒他,恰恰是因为这段恋情中最令他烦恼的那一点--卡列宁的显赫地位,以及由此而来的他们的关系在社会中必然的公开性。

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betray /bɪˈtreɪ/

v. 背叛；泄露➕

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allude /əˈluːd/

v. 暗指➕

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irksome /ˈɜːrksəm/

adj. 令人厌烦的➕

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exalted /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/

adj. 高尚的；高贵的➕

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consequent /ˈkɑːnsɪkwent/

adj. 随之发生的➕

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publicity /pʌbˈlɪsəti/

n. 公众关注；宣传➕

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thoughtless /ˈθɔːtləs/

adj. 欠考虑的；自私的➕

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bouts /baʊts/

n. 一阵；发作（复数）➕

🔊 The greater number of the young women, who envied Anna and had long been weary of hearing her called virtuous, rejoiced at the fulfilment of their predictions, and were only waiting for a decisive turn in public opinion to fall upon her with all the weight of their scorn. They were already making ready their handfuls of mud to fling at her when the right moment arrived. The greater number of the middle-aged people and certain great personages were displeased at the prospect of the impending scandal in society.

那些嫉妒安娜、早已厌烦她被称为贞洁女人的年轻女子们,大多为预言的实现而欣喜,只等舆论发生决定性的转折,便要用她们全部的轻蔑来攻击她。她们已经准备好了大把的污泥,只等时机一到便朝她掷去。而大多数中年人和一些重要人物则对这场即将到来的社会丑闻感到不快。

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virtuous /ˈvɜːrtʃuəs/

adj. 有道德的➕

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fulfilment /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/

n. 实现；满足➕

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predictions /prɪˈdɪkʃnz/

n. 预测（复数）➕

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decisive /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/

adj. 决定性的；果断的➕

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scorn /skɔːrn/

n. 鄙视➕

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handfuls /ˈhændfʊlz/

n. 一把（复数）➕

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fling /flɪŋ/

v. 抛；扔➕

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personages /ˈpɜːrsənɪdʒɪz/

n. 重要人物（复数）➕

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impending /ɪmˈpendɪŋ/

adj. 即将发生的➕

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scandal /ˈskændl/

n. 丑闻➕

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weary /ˈwɪri/

adj. 疲倦的；厌倦的➕

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prospect /ˈprɑːspekt/

n. 前景；可能性➕

🔊 Vronsky’s mother, on hearing of his connection, was at first pleased at it, because nothing to her mind gave such a finishing touch to a brilliant young man as a liaison in the highest society; she was pleased, too, that Madame Karenina, who had so taken her fancy, and had talked so much of her son, was, after all, just like all other pretty and well-bred women,-- at least according to the Countess Vronskaya’s ideas. But she had heard of late that her son had refused a position offered him of great importance to his career, simply in order to remain in the regiment, where he could be constantly seeing Madame Karenina. She learned that great personages were displeased with him on this account, and she changed her opinion. She was vexed, too, that from all she could learn of this connection it was not that brilliant, graceful, worldly liaison which she would have welcomed, but a sort of Wertherish, desperate passion, so she was told, which might well lead him into imprudence. She had not seen him since his abrupt departure from Moscow, and she sent her elder son to bid him come to see her.

弗龙斯基的母亲最初听说他的恋情时还很高兴,因为在她的观念里,没有什么比与上流社会女子的一段私情更能为一个才华横溢的年轻人锦上添花了。她也很高兴,那位曾令她如此喜爱、并经常谈论她儿子的卡列宁娜夫人,说到底也不过是个漂亮而有教养的女人--至少按弗龙斯卡娅伯爵夫人的看法是如此。但最近她听说,儿子拒绝了一个对他前途至关重要的职位,仅仅是为了留在那个能时常见到卡列宁娜夫人的军团。她得知一些重要人物对此很不满,于是改变了看法。此外,据她所能了解到的这段恋情并非她所乐见的那种光彩、优雅、世故的私情,而是有人告诉她的一种维特式的、绝望的激情,这很可能让他做出不谨慎的举动。自从他匆匆离开莫斯科后,她就一直没见到他,于是她派长子去叫他来见她。

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liaison /liˈeɪzɑːn/

n. 联络；私通➕

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fancy /ˈfænsi/

n. 喜爱；想象➕

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well-bred /ˌwel ˈbred/

adj. 有教养的➕

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Countess /ˈkaʊntəs/

n. 女伯爵➕

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vexed /vekst/

adj. 烦恼的➕

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desperate /ˈdespərət/

adj. 绝望的；拼命的➕

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imprudence /ɪmˈpruːdns/

n. 轻率➕

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abrupt /əˈbrʌpt/

adj. 突然的；唐突的➕

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departure /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

n. 离开➕

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bid /bɪd/

v. 吩咐；出价➕

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constantly /ˈkɑːnstəntli/

adv. 不断地➕

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career /kəˈrɪr/

n. 职业➕

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graceful /ˈɡreɪsfl/

adj. 优雅的➕

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worldly /ˈwɜːrldli/

adj. 世俗的；老练的➕

🔊 This elder son, too, was displeased with his younger brother. He did not distinguish what sort of love his might be, big or little, passionate or passionless, lasting or passing (he kept a ballet girl himself, though he was the father of a family, so he was lenient in these matters), but he knew that this love affair was viewed with displeasure by those whom it was necessary to please, and therefore he did not approve of his brother’s conduct.

这位兄长也对弟弟的举动感到不满。他并不区分他的这份恋情是重大还是微小、是激情澎湃还是冷漠、是持久还是短暂（他自己虽已为人父,却还养着一个芭蕾舞女演员,所以对这些事比较宽容）,但他知道,那些必须讨好的人对此事感到不快,因此他不赞成弟弟的行为。

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distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

v. 区分➕

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passionate /ˈpæʃənət/

adj. 热情的➕

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passionless /ˈpæʃənləs/

adj. 缺乏激情的➕

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lenient /ˈliːniənt/

adj. 宽容的；仁慈的➕

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approve /əˈpruːv/

v. 批准；赞同➕

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conduct /ˈkɑːndʌkt/

n. 行为；指挥➕

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ballet /bæˈleɪ/

n. 芭蕾舞➕

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displeasure /dɪsˈpleʒər/

n. 不悦➕

🔊 Besides the service and society, Vronsky had another great interest--horses; he was passionately fond of horses.

除了军务和社交,弗龙斯基还有一大爱好--马匹；他酷爱马。

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passionately /ˈpæʃənətli/

adv. 热情地➕

🔊 That year races and a steeplechase had been arranged for the officers. Vronsky had put his name down, bought a thoroughbred English mare, and in spite of his love affair, he was looking forward to the races with intense, though reserved, excitement. These two passions did not interfere with one another. On the contrary, he needed occupation and distraction quite apart from his love, so as to recruit and rest himself from the violent emotions that agitated him.

那一年,军官们组织了一场赛马和一场障碍赛马。弗龙斯基报了名,买了一匹纯种英国母马,尽管他深陷情网,却仍然以一种强烈而内敛的激动期待着这次赛马。这两种激情互不干扰。相反,他需要一种独立于恋爱之外的事务和消遣,以便从扰乱他的激烈情感中得到恢复和休息。

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steeplechase /ˈstiːpltʃeɪs/

n. 越野赛马➕

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thoroughbred /ˈθɜːroʊbred/

adj. 纯种的➕

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mare /mer/

n. 母马➕

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intense /ɪnˈtens/

adj. 强烈的➕

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reserved /rɪˈzɜːrvd/

adj. 内向的；保留的➕

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interfere /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/

v. 干涉；妨碍➕

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occupation /ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/

n. 职业；活动➕

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distraction /dɪˈstrækʃn/

n. 分心；娱乐➕

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recruit /rɪˈkruːt/

v. 招募；恢复➕

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agitated /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/

v. 焦虑不安的（过去式/分词）➕

Part Two – Chapter eighteen (第十八章)

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