🔊 1st Gent. All times are good to seek your wedded home Bringing a mutual delight.

第一位绅士:任何时候都是寻求你已婚家庭的好时机,带来共同的欢乐。

🔊 2d Gent. Why, true. The calendar hath not an evil day For souls made one by love, and even death Were sweetness, if it came like rolling waves While they two clasped each other, and foresaw No life apart.

第二位绅士:嗯,确实如此。对于因爱而合为一体的灵魂,日历上没有一天是不祥的,即便是死亡,倘若它像滚滚浪潮般来临,而他们紧紧相拥,预见到永不分离,那也是甜蜜的。

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foresaw /fɔːˈsɔː/

v. 预见,预知➕

🔊 Mr. and Mrs. Casaubon, returning from their wedding journey, arrived at Lowick Manor in the middle of January. A light snow was falling as they descended at the door, and in the morning, when Dorothea passed from her dressing-room to the blue-green boudoir that we know of, she saw the long avenue of limes lifting their trunks from a white earth, and spreading white branches against the dun and motionless sky. The distant flat shrank in uniform whiteness and low-hanging uniformity of cloud. The very furniture in the room seemed to have shrunk since she saw it before: the stag in the tapestry looked more like a ghost in his ghostly blue-green world; the volumes of polite literature in the bookcase looked more like immovable imitations of books. The bright fire of dry oak-boughs burning on the logs seemed an incongruous renewal of life and glow--like the figure of Dorothea herself as she entered carrying the red-leather cases containing the cameos for Celia.

卡苏朋夫人与她的新婚丈夫结束蜜月旅行后,于一月中旬抵达洛威克庄园。他们在门口下车时,正飘着细雪。次日清晨,当多萝西娅从更衣室走进我们熟悉的蓝绿色闺房时,她看见那条长长的椴树林荫道,树干从洁白的雪地中耸起,白色的枝丫伸向暗褐色的、静止不动的天空。远处的平地在一片单调的白色和低垂的云层中收缩。房间里的家具似乎也比她上次见到时缩小了:挂毯上的雄鹿在它那鬼魅般的蓝绿色世界中更像幽灵；书架上那些文雅文学的书籍看上去更像是无法移动的书的仿制品。干橡树枝燃起的明亮火焰在炉中跳跃,显得与这份生机与暖意格格不入--就像多萝西娅本人走进来时的身影,她拿着装有送给西莉亚的浮雕宝石的红皮盒子。

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descended /dɪˈsendɪd/

v. 下降；走下➕

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boudoir /ˈbuːdwɑːr/

n. 闺房；女人的卧室或化妆室➕

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avenue /ˈævənjuː/

n. 林荫道；大道➕

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dun /dʌn/

adj. 暗褐色的；灰褐色的➕

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motionless /ˈmoʊʃnləs/

adj. 不动的；静止的➕

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stag /stæɡ/

n. 雄鹿➕

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tapestry /ˈtæpɪstri/

n. 挂毯；织锦➕

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ghostly /ˈɡoʊstli/

adj. 鬼魅般的；幽灵似的➕

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volumes /ˈvɑːljuːmz/

n. 卷；册（volume的复数）➕

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imitations /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃənz/

n. 模仿；仿制品（imitation的复数）➕

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oak-boughs /oʊk baʊz/

n. 橡树枝（复合词）➕

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incongruous /ɪnˈkɒŋɡruəs/

adj. 不协调的；不相称的➕

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renewal /rɪˈnuːəl/

n. 更新；复兴➕

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cameos /ˈkæmioʊz/

n. 浮雕宝石；浮雕（cameo的复数）➕

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blue-green /bluː ɡriːn/

adj. 蓝绿色的➕

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dressing-room /ˈdresɪŋ ruːm/

n. 更衣室；化妆室➕

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low-hanging /loʊ ˈhæŋɪŋ/

adj. 低垂的；低悬的➕

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uniformity /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːrməti/

n. 一致性；均匀性➕

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immovable /ɪˈmuːvəbl/

adj. 不可移动的；固定的➕

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red-leather /red ˈleðər/

adj. 红皮制的（复合形容词）➕

🔊 She was glowing from her morning toilet as only healthful youth can glow: there was gem-like brightness on her coiled hair and in her hazel eyes; there was warm red life in her lips; her throat had a breathing whiteness above the differing white of the fur which itself seemed to wind about her neck and cling down her blue-gray pelisse with a tenderness gathered from her own, a sentient commingled innocence which kept its loveliness against the crystalline purity of the outdoor snow. As she laid the cameo-cases on the table in the bow-window, she unconsciously kept her hands on them, immediately absorbed in looking out on the still, white enclosure which made her visible world.

晨起梳妆后她容光焕发,唯有健康的青春才能如此熠熠生辉:她盘起的秀发和淡褐色的眼中闪烁着宝石般的光芒；唇上有着温暖红润的生命气息；她的喉咙在毛皮之上呈现出呼吸般的白皙,那毛皮仿佛因汲取了她自身的温柔而缠绕着她的脖颈,顺着她的蓝灰色外衣垂下,融汇了感知的纯真,在室外水晶般纯净的雪景中依旧保持可爱。当她把浮雕宝石盒子放在弓形窗的桌子上时,她不自觉地双手扶着它们,立刻沉浸在外观望去那静谧的白色围墙之中,那是她可见的世界。

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glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/

adj. 发光的；容光焕发的➕

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healthful /ˈhelθfəl/

adj. 有益健康的；健康的➕

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gem-like /dʒem laɪk/

adj. 像宝石一样的➕

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coiled /kɔɪld/

adj. 盘绕的；卷曲的➕

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hazel /ˈheɪzl/

adj. 淡褐色的；榛子色的➕

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differing /ˈdɪfərɪŋ/

adj. 不同的；相异的➕

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cling /klɪŋ/

v. 紧贴；依偎➕

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blue-gray /bluː ɡreɪ/

adj. 蓝灰色的➕

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pelisse /pəˈliːs/

n. 女式长外衣（尤指18-19世纪）➕

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tenderness /ˈtendərnəs/

n. 温柔；柔情➕

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sentient /ˈsɛntiənt/

adj. 有知觉的；有感觉的➕

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commingled /kəˈmɪŋɡld/

adj. 混合的；混杂的➕

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innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/

n. 天真；清白➕

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loveliness /ˈlʌvlinəs/

n. 可爱；美丽➕

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crystalline /ˈkrɪstəlaɪn/

adj. 水晶般的；晶莹的➕

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purity /ˈpjʊrəti/

n. 纯净；纯洁➕

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outdoor /ˈaʊtdɔːr/

adj. 户外的；室外的➕

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cameo-cases /ˈkæmioʊ keɪsɪz/

n. 浮雕宝石盒（复合词）➕

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bow-window /boʊ ˈwɪndoʊ/

n. 弓形窗；凸窗➕

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unconsciously /ʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/

adv. 无意识地；不知不觉地➕

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absorbed /əbˈzɔːrbd/

adj. 全神贯注的；被吸引的➕

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enclosure /ɪnˈkloʊʒər/

n. 围场；围地➕

🔊 Mr. Casaubon, who had risen early complaining of palpitation, was in the library giving audience to his curate Mr. Tucker. By-and-by Celia would come in her quality of bridesmaid as well as sister, and through the next weeks there would be wedding visits received and given; all in continuance of that transitional life understood to correspond with the excitement of bridal felicity, and keeping up the sense of busy ineffectiveness, as of a dream which the dreamer begins to suspect. The duties of her married life, contemplated as so great beforehand, seemed to be shrinking with the furniture and the white vapor-walled landscape. The clear heights where she expected to walk in full communion had become difficult to see even in her imagination; the delicious repose of the soul on a complete superior had been shaken into uneasy effort and alarmed with dim presentiment. When would the days begin of that active wifely devotion which was to strengthen her husband’s life and exalt her own? Never perhaps, as she had preconceived them; but somehow--still somehow. In this solemnly pledged union of her life, duty would present itself in some new form of inspiration and give a new meaning to wifely love.

卡索邦先生清早便起了床,抱怨心悸,此时正在书房接见他的助理牧师塔克先生。不一会儿,西莉亚会以伴娘兼妹妹的身份前来,随后几周里,将有一场场新婚拜访的来往；所有这些延续着那种过渡期的生活,据说与新娘幸福的激动心情相称,并维持着一种繁忙却无实效的感觉,就像一场做梦者开始怀疑的梦。她曾视作如此重大的婚姻职责,如今似乎随着家具和白色雾气笼罩的景色一同缩小了。她曾期望在其中畅然行走的那片清明高地,即使在想象中也变得难以看清；灵魂在完满的优越者身上得到的甜美安息,已被不安的努力所动摇,并被朦胧的预兆所惊扰。那种积极履行妻子职责、从而增强丈夫生命并提升自身的生活,何时才会开始？也许永远不会像她原先设想的那样；但不管怎样,总会以某种方式。在这桩庄严誓约的婚姻中,职责会以某种新的灵感形式出现,并为妻子的爱赋予新的意义。

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palpitation /ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/

n. 心悸；心跳不规律➕

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curate /ˈkjʊrɪt/

n. 助理牧师；副牧师➕

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bridesmaid /ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/

n. 伴娘➕

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continuance /kənˈtɪnjuəns/

n. 持续；延续➕

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transitional /trænˈzɪʃənl/

adj. 过渡的；变迁的➕

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correspond /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd/

v. 对应；相符合➕

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bridal /ˈbraɪdl/

adj. 新娘的；婚礼的➕

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felicity /fəˈlɪsəti/

n. 幸福；快乐➕

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ineffectiveness /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/

n. 无效；无效率➕

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suspect /səˈspekt/

v. 怀疑；猜测➕

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contemplated /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/

v. (过去分词). 深思熟虑；盘算➕

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beforehand /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/

adv. 事先；预先➕

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vapor-walled /ˈveɪpər wɔːld/

adj. 由蒸汽构成的墙一般的（比喻）➕

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landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/

n. 风景；景色➕

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communion /kəˈmjuːnjən/

n. 交流；圣餐➕

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delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

adj. 美味的；令人愉快的➕

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repose /rɪˈpoʊz/

n. 休息；安宁➕

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superior /suːˈpɪriər/

n. 上级；优越者➕

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shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/

adj. 动摇的；受震动的➕

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uneasy /ʌnˈiːzi/

adj. 不安的；忧虑的➕

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alarmed /əˈlɑːrmd/

adj. 惊恐的；惊慌的➕

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dim /dɪm/

adj. 暗淡的；模糊的➕

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presentiment /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/

n. 预感（尤指不祥的）➕

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preconceived /ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd/

adj. 预想的；先入为主的➕

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solemnly /ˈsɒləmli/

adv. 庄严地；严肃地➕

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pledged /pledʒd/

adj. 已誓约的；保证的➕

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inspiration /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/

n. 灵感；鼓舞人心的人或事➕

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exalt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/

v. 提升；赞扬➕

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wifely /ˈwaɪfli/

adj. 妻子的；适合妻子的➕

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devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

n. 奉献；热爱➕

🔊 Meanwhile there was the snow and the low arch of dun vapor--there was the stifling oppression of that gentlewoman’s world, where everything was done for her and none asked for her aid--where the sense of connection with a manifold pregnant existence had to be kept up painfully as an inward vision, instead of coming from without in claims that would have shaped her energies.-- "What shall I do?" "Whatever you please, my dear:" that had been her brief history since she had left off learning morning lessons and practising silly rhythms on the hated piano. Marriage, which was to bring guidance into worthy and imperative occupation, had not yet freed her from the gentlewoman’s oppressive liberty: it had not even filled her leisure with the ruminant joy of unchecked tenderness. Her blooming full-pulsed youth stood there in a moral imprisonment which made itself one with the chill, colourless, narrowed landscape, with the shrunken furniture, the never-read books, and the ghostly stag in a pale fantastic world that seemed to be vanishing from the daylight.

与此同时,只有雪和低拱形的暗褐色雾气--还有那种贵妇人世界的压抑窒息,那里一切为她而做,却无人向她求助--那种与丰饶的孕育人世相联系的感受,必须痛苦地作为内在幻象来维持,而不是来自外界那些本可塑造她精力的要求。--"我该做什么？""亲爱的,你爱做什么都行。"自从她不再上晨课、不再在讨厌的钢琴上弹奏愚蠢的节奏以来,这就是她简短的经历。婚姻本应给她带来指引,让她从事有价值且必要的职业,却尚未将她从贵妇人那种压抑的自由中解放出来:它甚至未能以无拘束的温柔所导致的沉思之乐来填满她的闲暇。她那饱满而脉搏强劲的青春,被困于一种精神牢笼之中,这牢笼与那寒冷、无色、狭隘的风景,与那缩小的家具、从未读过的书籍,以及那苍白奇幻世界中仿佛正从日光中消失的幽灵般的雄鹿融为一体。

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stifling /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/

adj. 令人窒息的；压抑的➕

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oppression /əˈpreʃən/

n. 压迫；压抑➕

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gentlewoman /ˈdʒentlwʊmən/

n. 贵妇；淑女➕

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manifold /ˈmænɪfoʊld/

adj. 多种多样的；多方面的➕

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pregnant /ˈpreɡnənt/

adj. 怀孕的；充满的（比喻）➕

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inward /ˈɪnwərd/

adj. 内心的；向内的➕

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ruminant /ˈruːmɪnənt/

adj. 反刍的；沉思默想的➕

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unchecked /ʌnˈtʃekt/

adj. 不受约束的；未被遏制的➕

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full-pulsed /fʊl pʌlzd/

adj. 充满活力的；脉搏强劲的➕

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imprisonment /ɪmˈprɪzənmənt/

n. 监禁；禁锢➕

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shrunken /ˈʃrʌŋkən/

adj. 缩小的；萎缩的➕

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never-read /ˈnevər red/

adj. 从未读过的➕

🔊 In the first minutes when Dorothea looked out she felt nothing but the dreary oppression; then came a keen remembrance, and turning away from the window she walked round the room. The ideas and hopes which were living in her mind when she first saw this room nearly three months before were present now only as memories: she judged them as we judge transient and departed things. All existence seemed to beat with a lower pulse than her own, and her religious faith was a solitary cry, the struggle out of a nightmare in which every object was withering and shrinking away from her. Each remembered thing in the room was disenchanted, was deadened as an unlit transparency, till her wandering gaze came to the group of miniatures, and there at last she saw something which had gathered new breath and meaning: it was the miniature of Mr. Casaubon’s aunt Julia, who had made the unfortunate marriage--of Will Ladislaw’s grandmother. Dorothea could fancy that it was alive now--the delicate woman’s face which yet had a headstrong look, a peculiarity difficult to interpret.

在最初向外眺望的几分钟里,多萝西娅只感到沉闷的压抑；随后,一阵强烈的记忆涌上心头,她从窗边转过身,在房间里踱步。将近三个月前她第一次见到这个房间时,心中活跃的那些想法和希望,如今只作为记忆而存在:她评判它们,如同我们评判那些转瞬即逝的东西。一切存在似乎都跳动着比她更低的脉搏,她的宗教信仰成了一声孤独的呐喊,是噩梦中的挣扎,梦中每一件物体都枯萎并远离她。房间里每一件记忆中的东西都已失去魅力,仿佛一盏未点亮的透明灯变得暗淡无光,直到她那游移的目光落在那组微型肖像上,终于在那里看到了某种重获新生和意义的东西:那是卡索邦先生的姑姑朱莉娅的微型肖像--她有过一桩不幸的婚姻--她是威尔·拉迪斯拉夫的祖母。多萝西娅可以想象它现在栩栩如生--那纤秀女子的面容却带着一种倔强的神情,一种难以解读的独特之处。

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dreary /ˈdrɪri/

adj. 沉闷的；阴郁的➕

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remembrance /rɪˈmembrəns/

n. 回忆；纪念➕

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transient /ˈtrænʃənt/

adj. 短暂的；转瞬即逝的➕

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solitary /ˈsɑːləteri/

adj. 孤独的；单独的➕

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nightmare /ˈnaɪtmer/

n. 噩梦；可怕经历➕

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withering /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/

adj. 枯萎的；凋谢的➕

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disenchanted /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntɪd/

adj. 不再抱幻想的；醒悟的➕

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deadened /ˈdednd/

adj. 失去活力的；变弱的➕

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unlit /ʌnˈlɪt/

adj. 未点亮的；黑暗的➕

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transparency /trænsˈpærənsi/

n. 透明；幻灯片；透明画➕

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wandering /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

adj. 徘徊的；游荡的➕

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miniatures /ˈmɪniətʃərz/

n. 微型画像；微型物体（miniature的复数）➕

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headstrong /ˈhedstrɔːŋ/

adj. 任性的；固执的➕

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peculiarity /pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti/

n. 特性；古怪之处➕

🔊 Was it only her friends who thought her marriage unfortunate? or did she herself find it out to be a mistake, and taste the salt bitterness of her tears in the merciful silence of the night? What breadths of experience Dorothea seemed to have passed over since she first looked at this miniature! She felt a new companionship with it, as if it had an ear for her and could see how she was looking at it. Here was a woman who had known some difficulty about marriage. Nay, the colours deepened, the lips and chin seemed to get larger, the hair and eyes seemed to be sending out light, the face was masculine and beamed on her with that full gaze which tells her on whom it falls that she is too interesting for the slightest movement of her eyelid to pass unnoticed and uninterpreted. The vivid presentation came like a pleasant glow to Dorothea: she felt herself smiling, and turning from the miniature sat down and looked up as if she were again talking to a figure in front of her. But the smile disappeared as she went on meditating, and at last she said aloud--

只是她的亲友们认为她的婚姻不幸吗？还是她自己发现这是个错误,并在夜晚仁慈的沉默中品尝着泪水的咸涩苦涩？自从她第一次看到这幅微型肖像以来,多萝西娅似乎走过了多么宽广的经历啊！她感到与它之间有了一种新的陪伴,仿佛它能倾听她,并能看出她正如何凝视着它。这是一个对婚姻有过些许困难的女子。不,色彩加深了,嘴唇和下巴似乎变大了,头发和眼睛似乎放射出光芒,那张脸显出男子气概,用那种专注的目光注视着她,仿佛在告诉被她注视的人,她太有意思了,以至于她眼睑最细微的动作都不会被忽略或误解。这种生动的呈现像一阵愉悦的光辉来到多萝西娅身上:她感到自己在微笑,于是从微型肖像前转过身坐下,抬起头,仿佛又在和面前的一个身影说话。但当继续沉思时,那微笑消失了,最后她大声说道--

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bitterness /ˈbɪtərnəs/

n. 苦味；辛酸；痛苦➕

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merciful /ˈmɜːrsɪfl/

adj. 仁慈的；宽大的➕

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breadths /bredθs/

n. 广度；宽度（breadth的复数）➕

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companionship /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/

n. 友谊；陪伴➕

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deepened /ˈdiːpənd/

v. (过去式). 加深；变深➕

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masculine /ˈmæskjəlɪn/

adj. 男性的；男子气概的➕

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beamed /biːmd/

v. (过去式). 微笑；发光➕

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slightest /ˈslaɪtɪst/

adj. 最轻微的；微不足道的➕

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eyelid /ˈaɪlɪd/

n. 眼睑；眼皮➕

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unnoticed /ʌnˈnoʊtɪst/

adj. 未被注意的；被忽视的➕

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uninterpreted /ʌnɪnˈtɜːrprɪtɪd/

adj. 未被解读的；未经解释的➕

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vivid /ˈvɪvɪd/

adj. 生动的；鲜明的➕

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meditating /ˈmedɪteɪtɪŋ/

v. (现在分词). 沉思；冥想➕

🔊 “Oh, it was cruel to speak so! How sad--how dreadful!”

"哦,这样说太残忍了！多么悲哀--多么可怕！"

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dreadful /ˈdredfl/

adj. 可怕的；糟糕的➕

🔊 She rose quickly and went out of the room, hurrying along the corridor, with the irresistible impulse to go and see her husband and inquire if she could do anything for him. Perhaps Mr. Tucker was gone and Mr. Casaubon was alone in the library. She felt as if all her morning’s gloom would vanish if she could see her husband glad because of her presence.

她迅速站起身,走出房间,沿着走廊快步前行,有一种不可抗拒的冲动要去看看她的丈夫,问他能否为他做些什么。也许塔克先生已经走了,卡索邦先生独自在书房里。她感到,如果能看到丈夫因她的到来而高兴,那么她一上午的阴郁便会消失。

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corridor /ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr/

n. 走廊；通道➕

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irresistible /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl/

adj. 不可抵抗的；无法抗拒的➕

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impulse /ˈɪmpʌls/

n. 冲动；推动力➕

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inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪər/

v. 询问；查问➕

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gloom /ɡluːm/

n. 忧郁；阴暗➕

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vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/

v. 消失；消散➕

🔊 But when she reached the head of the dark oak staircase there was Celia coming up, and below there was Mr. Brooke, exchanging welcomes and congratulations with Mr. Casaubon.

但当她走到深色橡木楼梯顶端时,西莉亚正上楼来,而楼下布鲁克先生正与卡索邦先生相互问候和祝贺。

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staircase /ˈsterkeɪs/

n. 楼梯；楼梯间➕

🔊 “Dodo!” said Celia, in her quiet staccato; then kissed her sister, whose arms encircled her, and said no more. I think they both cried a little in a furtive manner, while Dorothea ran down-stairs to greet her uncle.

"多多！"西莉亚用她那平缓的断奏语气说道；随后吻了吻姐姐--多萝西娅的双臂环抱着她--便不再说话。我想她俩都偷偷地哭了一小会儿,同时多萝西娅跑下楼去迎接她的叔叔。

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staccato /stəˈkɑːtoʊ/

adj. 断音的；断奏的（这里指说话方式短促）➕

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encircled /ɪnˈsɜːrkl̩d/

v. (过去式). 环绕；包围➕

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furtive /ˈfɜːrtɪv/

adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的；偷偷摸摸的➕

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down-stairs /daʊn ˈsterz/

adv. 下楼；向楼下➕

🔊 “I need not ask how you are, my dear,” said Mr. Brooke, after kissing her forehead. “Rome has agreed with you, I see--happiness, frescos, the antique--that sort of thing. Well, it’s very pleasant to have you back again, and you understand all about art now, eh? But Casaubon is a little pale, I tell him--a little pale, you know. Studying hard in his holidays is carrying it rather too far. I overdid it at one time”--Mr. Brooke still held Dorothea’s hand, but had turned his face to Mr. Casaubon--”about topography, ruins, temples--I thought I had a clew, but I saw it would carry me too far, and nothing might come of it. You may go any length in that sort of thing, and nothing may come of it, you know.”

"我不必问你好不好,亲爱的,"布鲁克先生吻了她的额头后说道,"我看罗马很适合你--幸福、壁画、古物--诸如此类。嗯,你回来真是太好了,你现在懂艺术了,对吧？不过,卡索邦脸色有点苍白,我告诉他--有点苍白,你知道。假期里用功过度就不好了。我曾经也过度了"--布鲁克先生仍然握着多萝西娅的手,但已转向卡索邦先生--"关于地形、废墟、庙宇--我以为自己找到了线索,但后来发现那会带我走得太远,可能什么结果也没有。那种事你可以做得很深入,但可能毫无结果,你知道。"

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frescos /ˈfreskoʊz/

n. 壁画（fresco的复数）➕

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antique /ænˈtiːk/

n. 古董；古物➕

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topography /təˈpɑːɡrəfi/

n. 地形学；地势➕

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clew /kluː/

n. 线索（古语或变体,等同于 clue）➕

🔊 Dorothea’s eyes also were turned up to her husband’s face with some anxiety at the idea that those who saw him afresh after absence might be aware of signs which she had not noticed. “Nothing to alarm you, my dear,” said Mr. Brooke, observing her expression. “A little English beef and mutton will soon make a difference. It was all very well to look pale, sitting for the portrait of Aquinas, you know--we got your letter just in time. But Aquinas, now--he was a little too subtle, wasn’t he? Does anybody read Aquinas?”

多萝西娅也焦虑地抬眼望向丈夫的脸,担心那些别后重见的人可能注意到她未曾察觉的迹象。"别担心,亲爱的,"布鲁克先生注意到她的表情说,"多吃点英国牛肉和羊肉很快就能改善。过去脸色苍白一点没关系,为阿奎那的肖像当模特嘛,你知道--我们正好及时收到你的信。不过说到阿奎那--他有点过于微妙了,不是吗？现在还有人读阿奎那吗？"

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afresh /əˈfreʃ/

adv. 重新；再➕

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subtle /ˈsʌtl/

adj. 微妙的；精妙的➕

🔊 “He is not indeed an author adapted to superficial minds,” said Mr. Casaubon, meeting these timely questions with dignified patience.

"他的确不是一部适合浅薄头脑的著作,"卡索邦先生带着尊严的耐心回应这些不合时宜的问题。

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superficial /ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃl/

adj. 肤浅的；表面的➕

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dignified /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/

adj. 有尊严的；高贵的➕

🔊 “You would like coffee in your own room, uncle?” said Dorothea, coming to the rescue.

"叔叔,您要咖啡送到自己房间吗？"多萝西娅上前解围道。

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rescue /ˈreskjuː/

n. 救援,营救➕

🔊 “Yes; and you must go to Celia: she has great news to tell you, you know. I leave it all to her.”

"好的；而且你得去找西莉亚:她有大事要告诉你,知道吗？我把一切都留给她说。"

🔊 The blue-green boudoir looked much more cheerful when Celia was seated there in a pelisse exactly like her sister’s, surveying the cameos with a placid satisfaction, while the conversation passed on to other topics.

当西莉亚穿着与她姐姐完全相同的外衣坐在那里,带着平静的满足审视那些浮雕宝石,而话题转到其他事情上时,那蓝绿色的闺房显得愉快多了。

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placid /ˈplæsɪd/

adj. 平静的,温和的➕

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satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

n. 满意,满足➕

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surveying /səˈveɪɪŋ/

v. 审视,调查（现在分词）➕

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topics /ˈtɒpɪks/

n. 话题,主题（复数）➕

🔊 “Do you think it nice to go to Rome on a wedding journey?” said Celia, with her ready delicate blush which Dorothea was used to on the smallest occasions.

"你觉得蜜月旅行去罗马好吗？"西莉亚问道,脸上泛起她惯常的、在极小事情上也会出现的柔美红晕,多萝西娅对此早已习惯。

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delicate /ˈdelɪkət/

adj. 精致的,微妙的,易碎的➕

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blush /blʌʃ/

n. 脸红➕

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occasions /əˈkeɪʒənz/

n. 场合,时机（复数）➕

🔊 “It would not suit all--not you, dear, for example,” said Dorothea, quietly. No one would ever know what she thought of a wedding journey to Rome.

"并非每个人都适合--比如你,亲爱的,就不适合,"多萝西娅平静地说。没有人会知道她对蜜月旅行去罗马的真正想法。

🔊 “Mrs. Cadwallader says it is nonsense, people going a long journey when they are married. She says they get tired to death of each other, and can’t quarrel comfortably, as they would at home. And Lady Chettam says she went to Bath.” Celia’s colour changed again and again--seemed

"卡德瓦拉德太太说那是胡闹,人们结婚后出远门。她说他们彼此厌倦得要死,而且不能像在家那样舒舒服服地吵架。切特姆夫人说她去了巴斯。"西莉亚的脸红了又红,似乎--

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nonsense /ˈnɒnsəns/

n. 胡说,废话➕

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quarrel /ˈkwɒrəl/

v. 争吵➕

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comfortably /ˈkʌmftəbli/

adv. 舒适地,安乐地➕

🔊 “To come and go with tidings from the heart, As if a running messenger had been.”

"仿佛有个跑腿的信使,不停地在心头传递消息。"

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tidings /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

n. 消息,音信（复数）➕

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messenger /ˈmesɪndʒər/

n. 信使,送信人➕

🔊 It must mean more than Celia’s blushing usually did.

这一定比西莉亚平常脸红的意义更丰富。

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blushing /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/

n. 脸红（的行为或状态）➕

🔊 “Celia! has something happened?” said Dorothea, in a tone full of sisterly feeling. “Have you really any great news to tell me?”

"西莉亚！是出什么事了吗？"多萝西娅带着充满姐妹情谊的语气说道,"你真的有什么大事要告诉我吗？"

🔊 “It was because you went away, Dodo. Then there was nobody but me for Sir James to talk to,” said Celia, with a certain roguishness in her eyes.

"是因为你走了,多多。那时除了我,没人可以跟詹姆斯爵士说话了,"西莉亚眼中带着一丝调皮的神色说。

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roguishness /ˈrəʊɡɪʃnəs/

n. 调皮,淘气,恶作剧➕

🔊 “I understand. It is as I used to hope and believe,” said Dorothea, taking her sister’s face between her hands, and looking at her half anxiously. Celia’s marriage seemed more serious than it used to do.

"我明白了。正如我曾希望和相信的那样,"多萝西娅说着,双手捧起妹妹的脸,略带忧虑地看着她。西莉亚的婚姻似乎比以往显得更为严肃了。

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anxiously /ˈæŋkʃəsli/

adv. 焦虑地,担忧地➕

🔊 “It was only three days ago,” said Celia. “And Lady Chettam is very kind.”

"只是三天前的事,"西莉亚说,"切特姆夫人非常和善。"

🔊 “And you are very happy?”

"那你很幸福吗？"

🔊 “Yes. We are not going to be married yet. Because every thing is to be got ready. And I don’t want to be married so very soon, because I think it is nice to be engaged. And we shall be married all our lives after.”

"是的。我们还不打算马上结婚。因为一切都要准备好。我不想那么快结婚,因为我觉得订婚的感觉很好。而且我们以后会结婚一辈子。"

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engaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

adj. 已订婚的；忙于➕

🔊 “I do believe you could not marry better, Kitty. Sir James is a good, honourable man,” said Dorothea, warmly.

"我相信你嫁得再好不过了,凯蒂。詹姆斯爵士是个正直、高尚的人,"多萝西娅热情地说。

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honourable /ˈɒnərəbəl/

adj. 可敬的,高尚的➕

🔊 “He has gone on with the cottages, Dodo. He will tell you about them when he comes. Shall you be glad to see him?”

"他还在继续建造那些村舍,多多。他来了会告诉你。你高兴见到他吗？"

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cottages /ˈkɒtɪdʒɪz/

n. 小屋,村舍（尤指乡村的小房子）➕

🔊 “Of course I shall. How can you ask me?”

"我当然高兴。你怎么能这样问我？"

🔊 “Only I was afraid you would be getting so learned,” said Celia, regarding Mr. Casaubon’s learning as a kind of damp which might in due time saturate a neighbouring body.

"只是我怕你会变得太博学,"西莉亚说,把卡索邦先生的学问看作一种迟早会浸透邻近身体的潮湿。

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learned /ˈlɜːnɪd/

adj. 博学的,有学问的➕

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regarding /rɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ/

prep. 关于,至于➕

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learning /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/

n. 学问,知识；学习➕

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damp /dæmp/

n. 潮湿,湿气➕

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due /djuː/

adj. 适当的；预期的；应得的➕

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saturate /ˈsætʃəreɪt/

v. 使浸透,使饱和➕

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neighbouring /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/

adj. 邻近的,附近的➕

Book 3. Waiting For Death – Chapter six (第六章)

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