🔊 The place fixed on for the stand-shooting was not far above a stream in a little aspen copse. On reaching the copse, Levin got out of the trap and led Oblonsky to a corner of a mossy, swampy glade, already quite free from snow. He went back himself to a double birch tree on the other side, and leaning his gun on the fork of a dead lower branch, he took off his full overcoat, fastened his belt again, and worked his arms to see if they were free.

选定进行蹲猎的地点,在一片小白杨树林里,离一条小溪不远。到了树林,列文下了马车,领着奥布隆斯基走到一个长满青苔、泥泞的林间空地的角落,那里的雪已经完全融化了。他自己回到对面一棵双生白桦树旁,把枪架在一根枯死的低矮树枝的丫杈上,脱下厚大衣,重新系好腰带,活动活动胳膊,看是否灵活自如。

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stand-shooting /ˈstænd ˌʃuːtɪŋ/

n. 固定靶射击；站立射击➕

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aspen /ˈæspən/

n. 白杨树➕

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copse /kɒps/

n. 灌木丛；小树林➕

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mossy /ˈmɒsi/

adj. 长满苔藓的➕

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swampy /ˈswɒmpi/

adj. 沼泽的；湿软的➕

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glade /ɡleɪd/

n. 林间空地➕

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birch /bɜːtʃ/

n. 桦树➕

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overcoat /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/

n. 大衣；外套➕

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fastened /ˈfɑːsənd/

v. 系紧；扣牢➕

🔊 Grey old Laska, who had followed them, sat down warily opposite him and pricked up her ears. The sun was setting behind a thick forest, and in the glow of sunset the birch trees, dotted about in the aspen copse, stood out clearly with their hanging twigs, and their buds swollen almost to bursting.

年迈的灰色拉斯卡跟着他们,小心翼翼地坐在他对面,竖起耳朵。太阳正落在一片茂密的森林后面,在落日的余晖中,点缀在白杨树丛中的白桦树,垂着枝条,绽着几乎要爆裂的嫩芽,显得格外分明。

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warily /ˈweərɪli/

adv. 小心地；警惕地➕

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pricked /prɪkt/

v. 竖起（耳朵）；刺痛➕

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dotted /ˈdɒtɪd/

adj. 星罗棋布的；点缀的➕

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twigs /twɪɡz/

n. 小树枝；细枝➕

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buds /bʌdz/

n. 芽；花蕾➕

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swollen /ˈswəʊlən/

adj. 肿胀的；鼓起的➕

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bursting /ˈbɜːstɪŋ/

adj. 爆裂的；充满的➕

🔊 From the thickest parts of the copse, where the snow still remained, came the faint sound of narrow winding threads of water running away. Tiny birds twittered, and now and then fluttered from tree to tree.

从树林里还残留着积雪的最茂密处,传来细细蜿蜒的水流声,微弱而清晰。小鸟啁啾着,不时从一棵树飞到另一棵树。

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faint /feɪnt/

adj. 模糊的；微弱的➕

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winding /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

adj. 蜿蜒的；曲折的➕

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threads /θredz/

n. 线；细流➕

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twittered /ˈtwɪtəd/

v. （鸟）吱吱叫；叽叽喳喳➕

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fluttered /ˈflʌtəd/

v. 拍动；飞舞➕

🔊 In the pauses of complete stillness there came the rustle of last year’s leaves, stirred by the thawing of the earth and the growth of the grass.

在完全寂静的间歇中,传来去年落叶的沙沙声,那是被融化的土地和生长的青草所搅动的。

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stillness /ˈstɪlnəs/

n. 静止；寂静➕

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rustle /ˈrʌsəl/

n. 沙沙声；窸窣声➕

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stirred /stɜːd/

v. 搅动；移动➕

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thawing /ˈθɔːɪŋ/

n. 融化；解冻➕

🔊 “Imagine! One can hear and see the grass growing!” Levin said to himself, noticing a wet, slate-colored aspen leaf moving beside a blade of young grass. He stood, listened, and gazed sometimes down at the wet mossy ground, sometimes at Laska listening all alert, sometimes at the sea of bare tree tops that stretched on the slope below him, sometimes at the darkening sky, covered with white streaks of cloud.

“想想！你能听见和看见草在生长！”列文自言自语道,注意到一片湿漉漉的、石板色的白杨叶子正在一棵嫩草旁边移动。他站着,侧耳倾听,时而俯视着湿漉漉的苔藓地面,时而看看警觉地倾听着的拉斯卡,时而眺望着伸展在他下方山坡上的光秃秃的树梢的海洋,时而仰望布满了白色云带的、渐渐暗下来的天空。

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slate-colored /ˈsleɪt ˌkʌləd/

adj. 石板色的；灰蓝色的➕

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gazed /ɡeɪzd/

v. 凝视；注视➕

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alert /əˈlɜːt/

adj. 警觉的；警惕的➕

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stretched /stretʃt/

v. 延伸；伸展➕

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slope /sləʊp/

n. 斜坡；山坡➕

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darkening /ˈdɑːkənɪŋ/

adj. 变暗的；渐黑的➕

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streaks /striːks/

n. 条纹；痕迹➕

🔊 A hawk flew high over a forest far away with slow sweep of its wings; another flew with exactly the same motion in the same direction and vanished. The birds twittered more and more loudly and busily in the thicket. An owl hooted not far off, and Laska, starting, stepped cautiously a few steps forward, and putting her head on one side, began to listen intently. Beyond the stream was heard the cuckoo. Twice she uttered her usual cuckoo call, and then gave a hoarse, hurried call and broke down.

一只鹰在远方的森林上空缓缓地扇动着翅膀飞过；另一只以完全相同的动作朝着同一个方向飞去,然后消失了。小鸟们在灌木丛中越来越大声、越来越忙碌地鸣叫着。不远处一只猫头鹰叫了几声,拉斯卡惊了一下,小心翼翼地向前走了几步,歪着头,开始专注地倾听。溪流那边传来了布谷鸟的叫声。它像往常一样叫了两声,然后发出沙哑急促的叫声,就停住了。

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hawk /hɔːk/

n. 鹰➕

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vanished /ˈvænɪʃt/

v. 消失；消散➕

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busily /ˈbɪzɪli/

adv. 忙碌地；起劲地➕

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thicket /ˈθɪkɪt/

n. 灌木丛；树丛➕

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owl /aʊl/

n. 猫头鹰➕

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hooted /ˈhuːtɪd/

v. （猫头鹰）发出鸣叫声；发出“呜”声➕

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cautiously /ˈkɔːʃəsli/

adv. 谨慎地；小心地➕

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intently /ɪnˈtentli/

adv. 专注地；热切地➕

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cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/

n. 布谷鸟；杜鹃➕

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uttered /ˈʌtəd/

v. 发出（声音）；说➕

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hoarse /hɔːs/

adj. 嘶哑的；沙哑的➕

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hurried /ˈhʌrid/

adj. 匆忙的；急促的➕

🔊 “Imagine! the cuckoo already!” said Stepan Arkadyevitch, coming out from behind a bush.

“想想！布谷鸟已经来了！”斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇说着,从灌木后面走了出来。

🔊 “Yes, I hear it,” answered Levin, reluctantly breaking the stillness with his voice, which sounded disagreeable to himself. “Now it’s coming!”

“是的,我听到了,”列文回答,不情愿地用他自认为很难听的声音打破了寂静。“它就要来了！”

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reluctantly /rɪˈlʌktəntli/

adv. 不情愿地；勉强地➕

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disagreeable /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/

adj. 令人不快的；讨厌的➕

🔊 Stepan Arkadyevitch’s figure again went behind the bush, and Levin saw nothing but the bright flash of a match, followed by the red glow and blue smoke of a cigarette.

斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇的身影又消失在灌木后面,列文只看见火柴的亮光一闪,接着是香烟的红光和青烟。

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flash /flæʃ/

n. 闪光；闪烁➕

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match /mætʃ/

n. 火柴➕

🔊 “Tchk! tchk!” came the snapping sound of Stepan Arkadyevitch cocking his gun.

“咔！咔！”传来斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇扳起枪机的声音。

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snapping /ˈsnæpɪŋ/

n. 啪嗒声；折断声➕

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cocking /ˈkɒkɪŋ/

v. 扳起（枪的撞针）➕

🔊 “What’s that cry?” asked Oblonsky, drawing Levin’s attention to a prolonged cry, as though a colt were whinnying in a high voice, in play.

“那是什么叫声？”奥布隆斯基问道,引起列文注意一种拖长的叫声,仿佛一匹小马驹在嬉戏时高声嘶鸣。

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prolonged /prəˈlɒŋd/

adj. 延长的；持久的➕

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colt /kəʊlt/

n. 小雄马；幼马➕

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whinnying /ˈwɪniɪŋ/

v. （马）嘶鸣➕

🔊 “Oh, don’t you know it? That’s the hare. But enough talking! Listen, it’s flying!” almost shrieked Levin, cocking his gun.

“哦,你不知道吗？那是兔子。不过别说话了！听,飞来了！”列文几乎喊道,扳起了枪机。

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hare /heər/

n. 野兔➕

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shrieked /ʃriːkt/

v. 尖叫；尖声说出➕

🔊 They heard a shrill whistle in the distance, and in the exact time, so well known to the sportsman, two seconds later-another, a third, and after the third whistle the hoarse, guttural cry could be heard.

他们听到远处传来一阵尖利的哨声,然后在精确的间隔--猎人们熟知的两秒钟后--又传来第二声、第三声,第三声哨响之后,可以听到一种沙哑的、喉音般的叫声。

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shrill /ʃrɪl/

adj. 尖锐的；刺耳的➕

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whistle /ˈwɪsəl/

n. 口哨声；哨子➕

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sportsman /ˈspɔːtsmən/

n. 运动员；狩猎者➕

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guttural /ˈɡʌtərəl/

adj. 喉音的；粗嘎的➕

🔊 Levin looked about him to right and to left, and there, just facing him against the dusky blue sky above the confused mass of tender shoots of the aspens, he saw the flying bird. It was flying straight towards him; the guttural cry, like the even tearing of some strong stuff, sounded close to his ear; the long beak and neck of the bird could be seen, and at the very instant when Levin was taking aim, behind the bush where Oblonsky stood, there was a flash of red lightning: the bird dropped like an arrow, and darted upwards again. Again came the red flash and the sound of a blow, and fluttering its wings as though trying to keep up in the air, the bird halted, stopped still an instant, and fell with a heavy splash on the slushy ground.

列文向左顾右盼,就在他对面,在那些杂乱的白杨嫩芽上方暗蓝色的天空里,他看见了飞来的鸟。它径直朝他飞来；那喉音般的叫声,就像撕裂某种坚固布料的声音,近在耳边；可以看见鸟的长喙和脖子,就在列文瞄准的当儿,奥布隆斯基所在的灌木后面,闪过一道红色的闪电:那鸟像箭一般落下,然后又猛地向上蹿去。又是一道红光和击打声,它扑扇着翅膀,仿佛想在空中稳住自己,停了一瞬,然后啪的一声重重地落在泥泞的地上。

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dusky /ˈdʌski/

adj. 昏暗的；微暗的➕

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confused /kənˈfjuːzd/

adj. 混乱的；困惑的➕

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shoots /ʃuːts/

n. 嫩枝；新芽➕

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aspens /ˈæspənz/

n. 白杨树（复数）➕

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tearing /ˈteərɪŋ/

n. 撕裂；撕扯➕

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beak /biːk/

n. 鸟喙➕

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instant /ˈɪnstənt/

n. 瞬间；片刻➕

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aim /eɪm/

n. 瞄准；目标➕

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lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

n. 闪电➕

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arrow /ˈærəʊ/

n. 箭➕

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darted /dɑːtɪd/

v. 猛冲；疾飞➕

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upwards /ˈʌpwədz/

adv. 向上➕

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blow /bləʊ/

n. 打击；撞击➕

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fluttering /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/

v. 拍打（翅膀）；飘动➕

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halted /ˈhɔːltɪd/

v. 停止；暂停➕

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splash /splæʃ/

n. 溅泼声；水花➕

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slushy /ˈslʌʃi/

adj. 泥泞的；雪泥的➕

🔊 “Can I have missed it?” shouted Stepan Arkadyevitch, who could not see for the smoke.

“我没打中吗？”斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇喊道,他因烟雾而看不见。

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missed /mɪst/

v. 错过；未击中➕

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shouted /ˈʃaʊtɪd/

v. 大喊；叫喊➕

🔊 “Here it is!” said Levin, pointing to Laska, who with one ear raised, wagging the end of her shaggy tail, came slowly back as though she would prolong the pleasure, and as it were smiling, brought the dead bird to her master. “Well, I’m glad you were successful,” said Levin, who, at the same time, had a sense of envy that he had not succeeded in shooting the snipe.

“在这儿呢！”列文说着,指向拉斯卡,只见它竖着一只耳朵,尾巴尖上蓬松的毛轻轻摆动,慢吞吞地走回来,仿佛要延长这份快乐,而且像在微笑似的,把死鸟衔到主人跟前。“嗯,我很高兴你成功了,”列文说,但同时心里有些嫉妒自己没能打到那只沙锥鸟。

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shaggy /ˈʃæɡi/

adj. 多粗毛的,毛发蓬松的➕

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prolong /prəˈlɔːŋ/

v. 延长,拖延➕

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envy /ˈenvi/

n. 嫉妒,羡慕➕

🔊 “It was a bad shot from the right barrel,” responded Stepan Arkadyevitch, loading his gun. “Sh... it’s flying!”

“右管打得很糟糕,”斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇一边装着枪一边回答。“嘘……飞来了！”

🔊 The shrill whistles rapidly following one another were heard again. Two snipe, playing and chasing one another, and only whistling, not crying, flew straight at the very heads of the sportsmen. There was the report of four shots, and like swallows the snipe turned swift somersaults in the air and vanished from sight.

尖利的哨声又急促地接连响起。两只沙锥鸟互相追逐嬉戏,只吹哨子不叫唤,径直朝猎人们的头顶飞来。四声枪响过后,沙锥鸟像燕子一样在空中飞快地翻着筋斗,然后消失了。

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sportsmen /ˈspɔːrts.mən/

n. 运动员,狩猎者（复数）➕

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report /rɪˈpɔːrt/

n. （枪的）发射声,响声➕

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somersaults /ˈsʌmər.sɔːlts/

n. 翻筋斗,空翻➕

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swift /swɪft/

adj. 迅速的,敏捷的➕

🔊 The stand-shooting was capital. Stepan Arkadyevitch shot two more birds and Levin two, of which one was not found. It began to get dark. Venus, bright and silvery, shone with her soft light low down in the west behind the birch trees, and high up in the east twinkled the red lights of Arcturus. Over his head Levin made out the stars of the Great Bear and lost them again. The snipe had ceased flying; but Levin resolved to stay a little longer, till Venus, which he saw below a branch of birch, should be above it, and the stars of the Great Bear should be perfectly plain. Venus had risen above the branch, and the ear of the Great Bear with its shaft was now all plainly visible against the dark blue sky, yet still he waited.

蹲猎非常成功。斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇又打了两只,列文也打了两只,其中一只没找到。天开始黑下来了。金星明亮如银,低低地挂在西天白桦树后面,发出柔和的光芒；而东方高处,闪烁着大角星的红光。列文头顶上辨认出了大熊座的星星,然后又看不见了。沙锥鸟已经停止飞翔；但列文决定再逗留一会儿,直到他看见白桦树枝下面的金星升到树枝上面,大熊座的星星完全清晰可见为止。金星已经升到了树枝上方,大熊座的斗柄及其轭杆现在在暗蓝色的天空下全都清晰可见,但他还在等。

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capital /ˈkæpɪtl/

adj. 极好的,一流的（古语用法）➕

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silvery /ˈsɪlvəri/

adj. 银色的,银光闪闪的➕

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twinkled /ˈtwɪŋkld/

v. 闪烁（过去式）➕

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ceased /siːst/

v. 停止（过去式）➕

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resolved /rɪˈzɒlvd/

v. 决定（过去式）➕

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shaft /ʃæft/

n. （工具或星座的）柄,杆➕

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visible /ˈvɪzəbl/

adj. 可见的,明显的➕

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plainly /ˈpleɪnli/

adv. 清楚地,显然➕

🔊 “Isn’t it time to go home?” said Stepan Arkadyevitch.

“是不是该回家了？”斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇说。

🔊 It was quite still now in the copse, and not a bird was stirring.

此时树林里一片寂静,没有一只鸟活动。

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stirring /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/

v. 活动,移动（现在分词）➕

🔊 “Let’s stay a little while,” answered Levin.

“再等一会儿,”列文回答。

🔊 “As you like.”

“随你便。”

🔊 They were standing now about fifteen paces from one another.

他们现在站在相距大约十五步的地方。

🔊 “Stiva!” said Levin unexpectedly; “how is it you don’t tell me whether your sister-in-law’s married yet, or when she’s going to be?”

“斯季瓦！”列文突然说道,“你怎么不告诉我,你小姨子是已经结婚了,还是打算什么时候结婚？”

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unexpectedly /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/

adv. 意外地,突然地➕

🔊 Levin felt so resolute and serene that no answer, he fancied, could affect him. But he had never dreamed of what Stepan Arkadyevitch replied.

列文感到如此坚定而平静,他觉得无论怎样的回答都不会影响他。但他万万没想到斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇会这样回答。

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resolute /ˈrezəluːt/

adj. 坚决的,坚定的➕

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serene /səˈriːn/

adj. 宁静的,安详的➕

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fancied /ˈfænsid/

v. 想象,认为（过去式）➕

🔊 “She’s never thought of being married, and isn’t thinking of it; but she’s very ill, and the doctors have sent her abroad. They’re positively afraid she may not live.”

“她从没想过要结婚,现在也没在想；但她病得很重,医生已经送她出国了。他们真的担心她可能活不了。”

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abroad /əˈbrɔːd/

adv. 在国外,到国外➕

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positively /ˈpɒzətɪvli/

adv. 肯定地,确实地➕

🔊 “What!” cried Levin. “Very ill? What is wrong with her? How has she...?”

“什么！”列文喊道。“病得很重？她得了什么病？她怎么……”

🔊 While they were saying this, Laska, with ears pricked up, was looking upwards at the sky, and reproachfully at them.

他们说着话的时候,拉斯卡竖起耳朵,抬头望着天空,又责备地看着他们。

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reproachfully /rɪˈproʊtʃfəli/

adv. 责备地,谴责地➕

🔊 “They have chosen a time to talk,” she was thinking. “It’s on the wing.... Here it is, yes, it is. They’ll miss it,” thought Laska.

“他们可真会挑时间说话,”它想。“它正在飞……来了,是的,来了。他们会错过的,”拉斯卡想。

🔊 But at that very instant both suddenly heard a shrill whistle which, as it were, smote on their ears, and both suddenly seized their guns and two flashes gleamed, and two bangs sounded at the very same instant. The snipe flying high above instantly folded its wings and fell into a thicket, bending down the delicate shoots.

但就在那一瞬间,他们俩突然听到一声尖锐的哨响,仿佛直刺耳膜,两人同时猛地抓起枪,两道火光一闪,两声枪响同时响起。高高飞着的沙锥鸟立刻收起翅膀,掉进一片灌木丛,压弯了柔嫩的枝条。

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seized /siːzd/

v. 抓住；夺取（seize的过去式）➕

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flashes /ˈflæʃɪz/

n. 闪光；闪烁（flash的复数）➕

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gleamed /ɡliːmd/

v. 闪烁；发出微光（gleam的过去式）➕

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snipe /snaɪp/

n. 鹬（一种水鸟）➕

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instantly /ˈɪnstəntli/

adv. 立即；立刻➕

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delicate /ˈdelɪkət/

adj. 脆弱的；精致的；微妙的➕

🔊 “Splendid! Together!” cried Levin, and he ran with Laska into the thicket to look for the snipe.

“太棒了！同时打中的！”列文喊道,他和拉斯卡一起跑进灌木丛去找那只沙锥鸟。

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Splendid /ˈsplendɪd/

adj. 极好的；辉煌的➕

🔊 “Oh, yes, what was it that was unpleasant?” he wondered. “Yes, Kitty’s ill.... Well, it can’t be helped; I’m very sorry,” he thought.

“哦,对了,刚刚那件不愉快的事是什么来着？”他寻思。“是的,基蒂病了……唉,没办法；我很遗憾,”他想。

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unpleasant /ʌnˈpleznt/

adj. 不愉快的；令人讨厌的➕

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wondered /ˈwʌndərd/

v. 想知道；感到疑惑（wonder的过去式）➕

🔊 “She’s found it! Isn’t she a clever thing?” he said, taking the warm bird from Laska’s mouth and packing it into the almost full game bag. “I’ve got it, Stiva!” shouted Levin.

“它找到了！它聪明不聪明？”他说,从拉斯卡嘴里接过温暖的鸟,放进几乎装满的猎袋里。“我打到了,斯季瓦！”列文喊道。

Part Two – Chapter fifteen (第十五章)

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