🔊 Meanwhile, the city itself was deserted. There was hardly anyone in the streets. The gates and shops were all closed, only here and there round the taverns solitary shouts or drunken songs could be heard. Nobody drove through the streets and footsteps were rarely heard. The Povarskáya was quite still and deserted. The huge courtyard of the Rostóvs’ house was littered with wisps of hay and with dung from the horses, and not a soul was to be seen there. In the great drawing room of the house, which had been left with all it contained, were two people. They were the yard porter Ignát, and the page boy Míshka, Vasílich’s grandson who had stayed in Moscow with his grandfather. Míshka had opened the clavichord and was strumming on it with one finger. The yard porter, his arms akimbo, stood smiling with satisfaction before the large mirror.

与此同时,这座城市本身却一片荒凉。街上几乎空无一人。城门和店铺都已关闭,只有酒馆四周偶尔传来孤零零的叫喊声或醉汉的歌声。没有人驾车驶过街道,脚步声也难得听见。波瓦尔大街一片寂静与荒芜。罗斯托夫一家宅邸的大院子里散落着干草和马粪,不见一个人影。在这座陈设依旧的宽敞客厅里,只有两个人:院子看门人伊格纳特,以及和祖父一起留在莫斯科的瓦西里奇的孙子、侍童米什卡。米什卡打开羽管键琴,用一根手指弹奏着。院子看门人双手叉腰,站在大镜子前,满意地咧嘴微笑着。

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deserted /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

adj. 被遗弃的,无人居住的➕

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taverns /ˈtævərnz/

n. 酒馆,客栈➕

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solitary /ˈsɒləteri/

adj. 孤独的,单独的➕

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drunken /ˈdrʌŋkən/

adj. 醉酒的➕

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littered /ˈlɪtərd/

v. 使杂乱,乱扔➕

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wisps /wɪsps/

n. 小束,小缕（如细小的东西）➕

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clavichord /ˈklævɪkɔːrd/

n. 击弦古钢琴（一种早期键盘乐器）➕

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strumming /ˈstrʌmɪŋ/

v. （漫不经心地）弹拨,轻弹➕

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akimbo /əˈkɪmboʊ/

adv. 叉腰（常指手臂弯曲,手放在臀部）➕

🔊 "Isn’t it fine, eh, Uncle Ignát?" said the boy, suddenly beginning to strike the keyboard with both hands. "Only fancy!" answered Ignát, surprised at the broadening grin on his face in the mirror. "Impudence! Impudence!" they heard behind them the voice of Mávra Kuzmínichna who had entered silently. "How he’s grinning, the fat mug! Is that what you’re here for? Nothing’s cleared away down there and Vasílich is worn out. Just you wait a bit!"

“真不错,是吧,伊格纳特叔叔？”男孩突然用双手敲击琴键。“真稀奇！”伊格纳特答道,看到镜中自己脸上越咧越大的笑容,不禁惊异。“脸皮真厚！脸皮真厚！”他们身后传来玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜悄无声息地走进来的声音,“看他那副德性,真是个肥脸！你以为这是在干嘛？楼下什么都没收拾干净,瓦西里奇已经累坏了。你给我等着！”

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broadening /ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ/

adj. 变宽的,扩大的➕

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impudence /ˈɪmpjʊdəns/

n. 无礼,厚颜无耻➕

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worn out /wɔːrn aʊt/

adj. phrase. 疲惫不堪的；用旧的➕

🔊 Ignát left off smiling, adjusted his belt, and went out of the room with meekly downcast eyes. "Aunt, I did it gently," said the boy. "I’ll give you something gently, you monkey you!" cried Mávra Kuzmínichna, raising her arm threateningly. "Go and get the samovar to boil for your grandfather."

伊格纳特收起笑容,整了整腰带,低眉顺眼地走出房间。“大婶,我轻轻的,”男孩说。“我让你尝尝‘轻轻的’滋味,你这小猴子！”玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜举起手臂威吓道,“去给你爷爷烧茶炊。”

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meekly /ˈmiːkli/

adv. 温顺地,顺从地➕

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downcast /ˈdaʊnkæst/

adj. （目光）向下的；沮丧的➕

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threateningly /ˈθretənɪŋli/

adv. 威胁地,恐吓地➕

🔊 Mávra Kuzmínichna flicked the dust off the clavichord and closed it, and with a deep sigh left the drawing room and locked its main door.

玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜掸了掸羽管键琴上的灰尘,合上琴盖,深深叹了口气,离开客厅并锁上了大门。

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flicked /flɪkt/

v. 轻弹,拂去➕

🔊 Going out into the yard she paused to consider where she should go next--to drink tea in the servants’ wing with Vasílich, or into the storeroom to put away what still lay about.

她走到院子里,停下脚步思索接下来该去哪儿--是去仆役房和瓦西里奇一起喝茶,还是去储藏室收拾那些还散放着的东西。

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wing /wɪŋ/

n. （建筑物的）侧翼,厢房➕

🔊 She heard the sound of quick footsteps in the quiet street. Someone stopped at the gate, and the latch rattled as someone tried to open it. Mávra Kuzmínichna went to the gate. "Who do you want?" "The count--Count Ilyá Andréevich Rostóv." "And who are you?" "An officer, I have to see him," came the reply in a pleasant, well-bred Russian voice. Mávra Kuzmínichna opened the gate and an officer of eighteen, with the round face of a Rostóv, entered the yard. "They have gone away, sir. Went away yesterday at vespertime," said Mávra Kuzmínichna cordially. The young officer standing in the gateway, as if hesitating whether to enter or not, clicked his tongue. "Ah, how annoying!" he muttered. "I should have come yesterday... Ah, what a pity."

寂静的街上传来急促的脚步声。有人在门口停下,门栓发出咔嗒声,像在尝试开门。玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜走到门口。“您找谁？”“找伯爵--伊利亚·安德烈伊奇·罗斯托夫伯爵。”“您是哪位？”“一名军官,我必须见他。”一个悦耳而有教养的俄语声音回答。玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜打开门,一个十八岁的军官走进院子,长着一张罗斯托夫家特有的圆脸。“他们都走了,先生。昨天傍晚时分就走了。”玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜亲切地说。年轻军官站在门口,好像在犹豫要不要进来,他啧了啧舌头。“啊,真可惜！”他嘟囔道,“我该昨天来的……唉,太遗憾了。”

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latch /lætʃ/

n. 门闩,插销➕

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rattled /ˈrætld/

v. 发出咔嗒声；使紧张不安➕

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well-bred /wel bred/

adj. 有教养的,举止得体的➕

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vespertime /ˈvespərtaɪm/

n. 黄昏时分,傍晚➕

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cordially /ˈkɔːrdiəli/

adv. 热情地,诚挚地➕

🔊 Meanwhile, Mávra Kuzmínichna was attentively and sympathetically examining the familiar Rostóv features of the young man’s face, his tattered coat and trodden-down boots.

与此同时,玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜正关切而同情地打量着年轻人脸上熟悉的罗斯托夫家族特征,他那破烂的外套和磨得不成样子的靴子。

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attentively /əˈtentɪvli/

adv. 专注地,注意地➕

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sympathetically /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkli/

adv. 同情地,体谅地➕

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tattered /ˈtætərd/

adj. 破烂的,衣衫褴褛的➕

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trodden-down /ˈtrɒdən daʊn/

adj. 踩坏的,磨损的（尤指鞋子）➕

🔊 "What did you want to see the count for?" she asked.

“您找伯爵有什么事？”她问道。

🔊 "Oh well... it can’t be helped!" said he in a tone of vexation and placed his hand on the gate as if to leave. He again paused in indecision.

“唉,算了……也只好这样了！”他懊恼地说,把手放在门上,像是要离开。他又犹豫不决地停下脚步。

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vexation /vekˈseɪʃən/

n. 恼怒,烦恼➕

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indecision /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən/

n. 优柔寡断,犹豫不决➕

🔊 "You see," he suddenly said, "I am a kinsman of the count’s and he has been very kind to me. As you see" (he glanced with an amused air and good-natured smile at his coat and boots) "my things are worn out and I have no money, so I was going to ask the count..."

“您看,”他突然说道,“我是伯爵的一位亲戚,他对我一直很好。您看到了”（他带着觉得有趣的神情和善意的微笑瞥了一眼自己的外套和靴子）“我的东西都破了,又没有钱,所以我想找伯爵……”

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kinsman /ˈkɪnzmən/

n. 男性亲属,亲戚➕

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amused /əˈmjuːzd/

adj. 觉得好笑的,逗乐的➕

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good-natured /ɡʊd ˈneɪtʃərd/

adj. 脾气好的,和蔼的➕

🔊 Mávra Kuzmínichna did not let him finish.

玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜没让他把话说完。

🔊 "Just wait a minute, sir. One little moment," said she.

“请等一下,先生。就一小会儿。”她说。

🔊 And as soon as the officer let go of the gate handle she turned and, hurrying away on her old legs, went through the back yard to the servants’ quarters.

军官刚松开门的把手,她便转过身,迈着年迈的双腿匆匆穿过后面院子,向仆人房走去。

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quarters /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

n. 住所,营房（复数形式）➕

🔊 While Mávra Kuzmínichna was running to her room the officer walked about the yard gazing at his worn-out boots with lowered head and a faint smile on his lips. "What a pity I’ve missed Uncle! What a nice old woman! Where has she run off to? And how am I to find the nearest way to overtake my regiment, which must by now be getting near the Rogózhski gate?" thought he.

在玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜跑回自己房间时,军官在院子里踱步,低头看着自己破旧的靴子,嘴唇上挂着一丝微笑。“真可惜没见到叔叔！多好的老太太啊！她去哪里了？我怎么才能找到最近的路,赶上我的团？它现在大概快到罗戈日城门了。”他想。

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worn-out /wɔːrn aʊt/

adj. 磨破的,用旧的（带连字符）➕

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overtake /ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/

v. 追上,超越➕

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regiment /ˈredʒɪmənt/

n. （军队的）团➕

🔊 Just then Mávra Kuzmínichna appeared from behind the corner of the house with a frightened yet resolute look, carrying a rolled-up check kerchief in her hand. While still a few steps from the officer she unfolded the kerchief and took out of it a white twenty-five-ruble assignat and hastily handed it to him.

这时,玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜从房子拐角出现了,脸上带着惊惶却坚决的表情,手里拿着一卷方格手帕。离军官还有几步远时,她展开手帕,取出一张二十五卢布的白纸币,匆匆递给他。

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resolute /ˈrezəluːt/

adj. 坚决的,果断的➕

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rolled-up /roʊld ʌp/

adj. 卷起来的➕

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kerchief /ˈkɜːrtʃɪf/

n. 头巾,方巾➕

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twenty-five-ruble /ˈtwɛnti faɪv ˈruːbəl/

adj. 二十五卢布的（复合形容词）➕

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assignat /ˈæsɪɡnæt/

n. （法国大革命时期发行的）指券,证券➕

🔊 "If his excellency had been at home, as a kinsman he would of course... but as it is..." Mávra Kuzmínichna grew abashed and confused. The officer did not decline, but took the note quietly and thanked her.

“要是我家老爷在,作为亲戚他当然会……可是现在……”玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜显得窘迫而不安。军官没有推辞,默默地收下纸币并道了谢。

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excellency /ɪkˈsɛlənsi/

n. 阁下（对高级官员、大使等的尊称）➕

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abashed /əˈbæʃt/

adj. 窘迫的,尴尬的,不好意思的➕

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decline /dɪˈklaɪn/

v. 拒绝；下降,衰落➕

🔊 "If the count had been at home..." Mávra Kuzmínichna went on apologetically.

“要是伯爵在家……”玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜抱歉地继续说。

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apologetically /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪkli/

adv. 道歉地,带着歉意地➕

🔊 "Christ be with you, sir! May God preserve you!" said she, bowing as she saw him out.

“愿基督保佑您,先生！愿上帝护佑您！”她说着,鞠躬送他出门。

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preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/

v. 保护,保存；保鲜；维持➕

🔊 Swaying his head and smiling as if amused at himself, the officer ran almost at a trot through the deserted streets toward the Yaúza bridge to overtake his regiment.

军官摇摇头,微笑着,仿佛在自嘲,几乎像小跑般跑过空旷的街道,朝亚乌扎桥方向去追赶他的团。

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trot /trɒt/

n. 小跑,快步➕

🔊 But Mávra Kuzmínichna stood at the closed gate for some time with moist eyes, pensively swaying her head and feeling an unexpected flow of motherly tenderness and pity for the unknown young officer.

但玛夫拉·库兹米尼什娜久久地站在关紧的大门前,湿润的眼睛若有所思地摇晃着头,心中涌起一种意外的慈母般的温柔和怜悯,对那位陌生的年轻军官。

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pensively /ˈpensɪvli/

adv. 沉思地,若有所思地➕

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tenderness /ˈtendənɪs/

n. 温柔,柔情；嫩（指食物）➕

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unexpected /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

adj. 意想不到的,意外的➕

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flow /fləʊ/

n. 流动,流量；流畅,连贯➕

Book Eleven: 1812 – Chapter twenty-two (第二十二章)

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