🔊 Madame Schoss, who had been out to visit her daughter, increased the countess's fears still more by telling what she had seen at a spirit dealer's in Myasnitski Street. When returning by that street she had been unable to pass because of a drunken crowd rioting in front of the shop. She had taken a cab and driven home by a side street and the cabman had told her that the people were breaking open the barrels at the drink store, having received orders to do so.

肖斯太太刚从女儿家回来,她讲述了在米亚斯尼茨基街一家酒铺的见闻,这更增添了伯爵夫人的恐惧。她从那条街回来时,因为一群醉汉在店铺前闹事而无法通过。她雇了一辆马车,绕了一条小巷回家,车夫告诉她,有人接到命令正在砸酒铺的酒桶。

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countess /ˈkaʊntɪs/

n. 伯爵夫人；女伯爵➕

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rioting /ˈraɪətɪŋ/

n. 骚乱；暴动➕

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cabman /ˈkæbmən/

n. （旧时）马车夫；出租车司机➕

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barrels /ˈbærəlz/

n. 桶（复数）➕

🔊 After dinner the whole Rostov household set to work with enthusiastic haste packing their belongings and preparing for their departure. The old count, suddenly setting to work, kept passing from the yard to the house and back again, shouting confused instructions to the hurrying people, and flurrying them still more. Petya directed things in the yard. Sonya, owing to the count's contradictory orders, lost her head and did not know what to do. The servants ran noisily about the house and yard, shouting and disputing. Natasha, with the ardor characteristic of all she did, suddenly set to work too. At first her intervention in the business of packing was received skeptically. Everybody expected some prank from her and did not wish to obey her; but she resolutely and passionately demanded obedience, grew angry and nearly cried because they did not heed her, and at last succeeded in making them believe her. Her first exploit, which cost her immense effort and established her authority, was the packing of the carpets. The count had valuable Gobelin tapestries and Persian carpets in the house. When Natasha set to work two cases were standing open in the ballroom, one almost full up with crockery, the other with carpets. There was also much china standing on the tables, and still more was being brought in from the storeroom. A third case was needed and servants had gone to fetch it.

午饭后,罗斯托夫全家怀着满腔热情,手忙脚乱地开始收拾行李,准备出发。老伯爵突然亲自出马,不停地在院子与房子之间来回穿梭,对匆忙的人们发出混乱的指令,反而把他们弄得更加手忙脚乱。佩佳在院子里指挥。索尼娅因为伯爵自相矛盾的命令而不知所措,不知该做什么。仆人们在房子和院子里吵吵嚷嚷地跑来跑去,大喊大叫,争论不休。娜塔莎以她一贯的热忱,突然也投入了工作。起初,她插手打包的事遭到了怀疑。大家都以为她又要搞什么恶作剧,不愿听从她；但她坚决而热情地要求服从,因为没人理睬她而生气,几乎要哭出来,最后终于让大家相信了她。她的第一个成就,花费了她巨大的努力,从而确立了她的权威,那就是打包地毯。伯爵家里有宝贵的戈布兰挂毯和波斯地毯。当娜塔莎开始动手时,舞厅里摆着两只打开的箱子,一只几乎装满了瓷器,另一只装满了地毯。桌子上还放着许多瓷器,而且还有更多的瓷器正从储藏室搬进来。需要第三只箱子,仆人们已经去取了。

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household /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

n. 家庭；一家人➕

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enthusiastic /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

adj. 热情的；热心的➕

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haste /heɪst/

n. 匆忙；急忙➕

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belongings /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/

n. 所有物；财物➕

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departure /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

n. 离开；出发➕

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contradictory /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/

adj. 相互矛盾的；对立的➕

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disputing /dɪˈspjuːtɪŋ/

v. 争论；辩论（现在分词）➕

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ardor /ˈɑːrdər/

n. 热情；热忱➕

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characteristic /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

adj. 典型的；特有的➕

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intervention /ˌɪntərˈvenʃən/

n. 干预；介入➕

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skeptically /ˈskeptɪkli/

adv. 怀疑地➕

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prank /præŋk/

n. 恶作剧；玩笑➕

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resolutely /ˈrezəluːtli/

adv. 坚决地；果断地➕

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passionately /ˈpæʃənətli/

adv. 热情地；强烈地➕

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obedience /əˈbiːdiəns/

n. 服从；顺从➕

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heed /hiːd/

v. 注意；留心➕

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exploit /ˈeksplɔɪt/

n. 功绩；英勇事迹➕

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immense /ɪˈmens/

adj. 巨大的；极大的➕

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authority /əˈθɔːrəti/

n. 权威；权力➕

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tapestries /ˈtæpəstriz/

n. 挂毯（复数）➕

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ballroom /ˈbɔːlruːm/

n. 舞厅；舞场➕

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crockery /ˈkrɒkəri/

n. 陶器；瓦器➕

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china /ˈtʃaɪnə/

n. 瓷器➕

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storeroom /ˈstɔːrruːm/

n. 储藏室；库房➕

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flurrying /ˈflɜːriɪŋ/

v. 使慌乱；使忙乱（现在分词）➕

🔊 "Sonya, wait a bit--we'll pack everything into these," said Natasha.

“索尼娅,等一下--我们把所有的东西都装进这些箱子里,”娜塔莎说道。

🔊 "You can't, Miss; we have tried," said the butler's assistant.

“您办不到,小姐；我们试过了,”男管家的助手说。

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butler /ˈbʌtlər/

n. 男管家；仆役长➕

🔊 "No, wait a minute, please."

“不,请等一下。”

🔊 And Natasha began rapidly taking out of the case dishes and plates wrapped in paper.

于是娜塔莎开始迅速地从箱子里取出用纸包着的盘碟。

🔊 "The dishes must go in here among the carpets," said she.

“这些盘子应该放在这里,和地毯一起,”她说。

🔊 "Why, it's a mercy if we can get the carpets alone into three cases," said the butler's assistant.

“唉,就这些地毯,能装进三个箱子就算谢天谢地了,”男管家的助手说。

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mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/

n. 幸运；怜悯；宽恕➕

🔊 "Oh, wait, please!" And Natasha began rapidly and deftly sorting out the things.

“哦,请等一下！”娜塔莎开始迅速而灵巧地分类这些东西。

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deftly /ˈdeftli/

adv. 灵巧地；熟练地➕

🔊 "These aren't needed," said she, putting aside some plates of Kiev ware.

“这些用不着,”她说着,把一些基辅产的盘子推到一边。

🔊 "These--yes, these must go among the carpets," she said, referring to the Saxony china dishes.

“这些--是的,这些必须和地毯放在一起,”她指着萨克森瓷盘说道。

🔊 "Don't, Natasha! Leave it alone! We'll get it all packed," urged Sonya reproachfully.

“别这样,娜塔莎！别管了！我们会全部打包好的,”索尼娅责备地催促道。

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reproachfully /rɪˈproʊtʃfəli/

adv. 责备地；责难地➕

🔊 "What a young lady she is!" remarked the major-domo.

“这小姐可真行！”管家评论道。

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major-domo /ˌmeɪdʒər ˈdoʊmoʊ/

n. （旧时贵族家庭的）总管；大管家➕

🔊 But Natasha would not give in. She turned everything out and began quickly repacking, deciding that the inferior Russian carpets and unnecessary crockery should not be taken at all. When everything had been taken out of the cases, they recommenced packing, and it turned out that when the cheaper things not worth taking had nearly all been rejected, the valuable ones really did all go into the two cases. Only the lid of the case containing the carpets would not shut down. A few more things might have been taken out, but Natasha insisted on having her own way. She packed, repacked, pressed, made the butler's assistant and Petya--whom she had drawn into the business of packing--press on the lid, and made desperate efforts herself.

但娜塔莎不肯让步。她把所有的东西都翻了出来,开始重新打包,决定那些劣质的俄国地毯和不必要的瓷器根本不带。当所有东西都从箱子里拿出来后,他们重新开始打包,结果发现,当那些不值得带走的便宜货几乎都被剔除后,贵重物品确实都装进了两只箱子。只有装地毯的箱子盖子盖不上。本来可以再取出一些东西,但娜塔莎坚持按自己的意思办。她打包、重包、压紧,让男管家的助手和佩佳--她拉来帮忙打包的--一起压住盖子,自己也拼命用力。

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inferior /ɪnˈfɪriər/

adj. 较差的；劣等的➕

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unnecessary /ʌnˈnesəseri/

adj. 不必要的；多余的➕

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recommenced /ˌriːkəˈmenst/

v. 重新开始（过去式）➕

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rejected /rɪˈdʒektɪd/

v. 拒绝；抛弃（过去分词）➕

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lid /lɪd/

n. 盖子；顶盖➕

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containing /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

v. 包含；容纳（现在分词）➕

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insisted /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/

v. 坚持（过去式）➕

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desperate /ˈdespərət/

adj. 绝望的；拼命的➕

🔊 "That's enough, Natasha," said Sonya. "I see you were right, but just take out the top one."

“够了,娜塔莎,”索尼娅说。“我知道你是对的,但至少把最上面那件拿出来。”

🔊 "I won't!" cried Natasha, with one hand holding back the hair that hung over her perspiring face, while with the other she pressed down the carpets. "Now press, Petya! Press, Vasilich, press hard!" she cried.

“我不！”娜塔莎喊道,一只手拢住汗水淋漓的额头上的头发,另一只手用力压着地毯。“现在压,佩佳！压,瓦西里奇,用力压！”她喊道。

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perspiring /pərˈspaɪərɪŋ/

adj. 出汗的,冒汗的➕

🔊 The carpets yielded and the lid closed; Natasha, clapping her hands, screamed with delight and tears fell from her eyes. But this only lasted a moment. She at once set to work afresh and they now trusted her completely. The count was not angry even when they told him that Natasha had countermanded an order of his, and the servants now came to her to ask whether a cart was sufficiently loaded, and whether it might be corded up. Thanks to Natasha's directions the work now went on expeditiously, unnecessary things were left, and the most valuable packed as compactly as possible.

地毯终于屈服了,盖子合上了；娜塔莎拍着手,高兴得尖叫起来,泪水从眼中滚落。但这只持续了片刻。她立刻又开始重新忙碌起来,而大家现在完全信任她了。甚至当别人告诉她娜塔莎推翻了他的一道命令时,伯爵也没有生气；仆人们现在都来问她,一辆大车是否装得够多了,是否可以捆绑起来。由于娜塔莎的指挥,工作进行得很快,不必要的东西被留下,最贵重的物品尽可能紧凑地打包起来。

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yielded /ˈjiːldɪd/

v. 屈服；让步；生产（yield的过去式）➕

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afresh /əˈfreʃ/

adv. 重新；再➕

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countermanded /ˌkaʊntərˈmændɪd/

v. 取消（命令）；撤回（countermand的过去式）➕

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sufficiently /səˈfɪʃəntli/

adv. 足够地；充分地➕