🔊 The artist Mihailov was, as always, at work when the cards of Count Vronsky and Golenishtchev were brought to him. In the morning he had been working in his studio at his big picture. On getting home he flew into a rage with his wife for not having managed to put off the landlady, who had been asking for money.

艺术家米哈伊洛夫像往常一样正在作画,这时有人通报弗龙斯基伯爵和戈列尼谢夫伯爵来访。早上他在画室里忙着那幅大画。回到家后,他因为妻子没能设法打发走来要钱的房东太太而大发雷霆。

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rage /reɪdʒ/

n. 愤怒,狂暴➕

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landlady /ˈlændleɪdi/

n. 女房东➕

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studio /ˈstuːdioʊ/

n. 工作室,画室➕

🔊 “I’ve said it to you twenty times, don’t enter into details. You’re fool enough at all times, and when you start explaining things in Italian you’re a fool three times as foolish,” he said after a long dispute. “Don’t let it run so long; it’s not my fault. If I had the money....”

“我跟你说过二十次了,别去管那些细节。你平时就够蠢的,一用意大利语解释事情,蠢得就更变本加厉了。”在一番长久的争执后他说道,“别拖这么久；这不是我的错。我要是有钱……”

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dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/

n. 争论,争吵➕

🔊 “Leave me in peace, for God’s sake!” Mihailov shrieked, with tears in his voice, and, stopping his ears, he went off into his working room, the other side of a partition wall, and closed the door after him. “Idiotic woman!” he said to himself, sat down to the table, and, opening a portfolio, he set to work at once with peculiar fervor at a sketch he had begun.

“看在上帝的份上,让我清静清静吧！”米哈伊洛夫带着哭腔尖叫道,随后捂住耳朵,走进隔板另一侧的创作室,关上了门。“愚蠢的女人！”他自言自语着,在桌前坐下,打开一个画夹,开始以一种异常的狂热继续画一幅已经动笔的草图。

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shrieked /ʃriːkt/

v. 尖叫（shriek的过去式）➕

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partition /pɑːrˈtɪʃən/

n. 隔断,分隔物➕

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idiotic /ɪdiˈɑːtɪk/

adj. 白痴的,愚蠢的➕

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portfolio /pɔːrtˈfoʊlioʊ/

n. 文件夹,画夹➕

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peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliər/

adj. 奇特的,独特的➕

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fervor /ˈfɜːrvər/

n. 热情,热烈➕

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sketch /sketʃ/

n. 素描,草图➕

🔊 Never did he work with such fervor and success as when things went ill with him, and especially when he quarreled with his wife. “Oh! damn them all!” he thought as he went on working. He was making a sketch for the figure of a man in a violent rage. A sketch had been made before, but he was dissatisfied with it. “No, that one was better ... where is it?” He went back to his wife, and scowling, and not looking at her, asked his eldest little girl, where was that piece of paper he had given them? The paper with the discarded sketch on it was found, but it was dirty, and spotted with candle-grease. Still, he took the sketch, laid it on his table, and, moving a little away, screwing up his eyes, he fell to gazing at it. All at once he smiled and gesticulated gleefully.

每逢诸事不顺,尤其是和妻子吵架的时候,他的创作热情和成果总是最为丰沛。“哦,都去死吧！”他一边画一边想。他正在为画中一个狂怒的人物画草图。之前已经画过一幅,但他不满意。“不,那幅更好……在哪儿呢？”他回到妻子身边,皱着眉头,看都不看她,问大女儿他给她们的那张纸在哪儿。那张画着废弃草图的纸找到了,但已经脏了,上面还有蜡油污渍。不过他还是拿起草图,放在桌上,稍稍退后,眯起眼睛,凝视着它。突然他笑了,欣喜地手舞足蹈起来。

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dissatisfied /dɪˈsætɪsfaɪd/

adj. 不满意的➕

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scowling /ˈskaʊlɪŋ/

v. 皱眉（scowl的现在分词）➕

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discarded /dɪˈskɑːrdɪd/

adj. 丢弃的,废弃的➕

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candle-grease /ˈkændl ɡriːs/

n. 蜡烛油➕

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screwing /ˈskruːɪŋ/

v. 拧；眯起（眼睛）（screw的现在分词）➕

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gesticulated /dʒesˈtɪkjuleɪtɪd/

v. 打手势（gesticulate的过去式）➕

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gleefully /ˈɡliːfəli/

adv. 欢快地,得意地➕

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quarreled /ˈkwɑːrəld/

v. 争吵（quarrel的过去式）➕

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spotted /ˈspɑːtɪd/

adj. 有斑点的,沾上污点的➕

🔊 “That’s it! that’s it!” he said, and, at once picking up the pencil, he began rapidly drawing. The spot of tallow had given the man a new pose.

“就是这样！就是这样！”说着他立刻拿起铅笔,飞快地画了起来。那点蜡油给人物提供了新的姿态。

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tallow /ˈtæloʊ/

n. 动物脂油（用于制造蜡烛等）➕

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pose /poʊz/

n. 姿势,姿态➕

🔊 He had sketched this new pose, when all at once he recalled the face of a shopkeeper of whom he had bought cigars, a vigorous face with a prominent chin, and he sketched this very face, this chin on to the figure of the man. He laughed aloud with delight. The figure from a lifeless imagined thing had become living, and such that it could never be changed. That figure lived, and was clearly and unmistakably defined. The sketch might be corrected in accordance with the requirements of the figure, the legs, indeed, could and must be put differently, and the position of the left hand must be quite altered; the hair too might be thrown back. But in making these corrections he was not altering the figure but simply getting rid of what concealed the figure. He was, as it were, stripping off the wrappings which hindered it from being distinctly seen. Each new feature only brought out the whole figure in all its force and vigor, as it had suddenly come to him from the spot of tallow. He was carefully finishing the figure when the cards were brought him.

他刚刚勾画出这个新姿态,忽然想起了一个卖给他雪茄的店主的相貌--一张有力的脸,下巴突出--他便把这个面孔和这个下巴画到了人物的身上。他欣喜地放声大笑。这个人物从死气沉沉的想象之物变成了鲜活的形象,而且再也不可能更改了。这个人物活了,清晰无误地定型了。草图可以根据人物的要求进行修改--腿的确可以也必须改一个位置,左手的姿势也得完全改变；头发也可以向后梳。但在做这些修改时,他并没有改变人物,只是去掉那些掩盖人物的东西。他仿佛在剥去那些妨碍人物清晰显现的包裹物。每一个新的特征都让整个形象更加有力、更加生动,正如它从蜡油污渍中突然跳到他的脑海里一样。他正仔细地描画这个人物的当口,名片送了进来。

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recalled /rɪˈkɔːld/

v. 回忆,回想（recall的过去式）➕

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shopkeeper /ˈʃɑːpkiːpər/

n. 店主➕

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cigars /sɪˈɡɑːrz/

n. 雪茄（cigar的复数）➕

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vigorous /ˈvɪɡərəs/

adj. 精力充沛的,有力的➕

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prominent /ˈprɑːmɪnənt/

adj. 突出的,显著的➕

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lifeless /ˈlaɪfləs/

adj. 无生命的,死气沉沉的➕

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unmistakably /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbli/

adv. 明确无误地➕

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defined /dɪˈfaɪnd/

adj. 明确的,清晰的➕

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requirements /rɪˈkwaɪərmənts/

n. 要求,必要条件➕

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altered /ˈɔːltərd/

v. 改变（alter的过去式）➕

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altering /ˈɔːltərɪŋ/

v. 改变（alter的现在分词）➕

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concealed /kənˈsiːld/

v. 隐藏（conceal的过去式）➕

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stripping /ˈstrɪpɪŋ/

v. 剥去,脱去（strip的现在分词）➕

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wrappings /ˈræpɪŋz/

n. 包装物,包裹材料➕

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hindered /ˈhɪndərd/

v. 阻碍,妨碍（hinder的过去式）➕

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distinctly /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

adv. 清晰地,明显地➕

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vigor /ˈvɪɡər/

n. 活力,精力➕

🔊 “Coming, coming!”

“来了,来了！”

🔊 He went in to his wife.

他走进妻子的房间。

🔊 “Come, Sasha, don’t be cross!” he said, smiling timidly and affectionately at her. “You were to blame. I was to blame. I’ll make it all right.” And having made peace with his wife he put on an olive-green overcoat with a velvet collar and a hat, and went towards his studio. The successful figure he had already forgotten. Now he was delighted and excited at the visit of these people of consequence, Russians, who had come in their carriage.

“好了,萨莎,别生气了！”他说道,怯生生而充满爱意地对她微笑着,“你有错,我也有错。我会把一切处理好的。”与妻子和解后,他穿上配有天鹅绒领子的橄榄绿大衣,戴上帽子,朝画室走去。那个成功的人物形象他已经忘了。眼下他为这些体面人物--坐马车来的俄罗斯人--的来访感到高兴和兴奋。

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timidly /ˈtɪmɪdli/

adv. 胆怯地➕

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affectionately /əˈfekʃənətli/

adv. 深情地➕

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olive-green /ˈɑːlɪv ɡriːn/

adj. 橄榄绿色的➕

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velvet /ˈvelvɪt/

n. 天鹅绒➕

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consequence /ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/

n. 结果；重要性（这里指重要人物）➕

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carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/

n. 马车➕

🔊 Of his picture, the one that stood now on his easel, he had at the bottom of his heart one conviction-that no one had ever painted a picture like it. He did not believe that his picture was better than all the pictures of Raphael, but he knew that what he tried to convey in that picture, no one ever had conveyed. This he knew positively, and had known a long while, ever since he had begun to paint it. But other people’s criticisms, whatever they might be, had yet immense consequence in his eyes, and they agitated him to the depths of his soul. Any remark, the most insignificant, that showed that the critic saw even the tiniest part of what he saw in the picture, agitated him to the depths of his soul. He always attributed to his critics a more profound comprehension than he had himself, and always expected from them something he did not himself see in the picture. And often in their criticisms he fancied that he had found this.

对于自己画架上那幅画,他内心深处有一个信念:没有人画过像它这样的画。他不相信自己的画超过了所有拉斐尔的作品,但他知道,他想在画中表达的东西,从来没有别人表达过。这一点他确信无疑,而且从动笔开始就知道。然而,别人的批评,无论怎样,在他眼里都至关重要,搅得他心神不宁。哪怕是最微不足道的评论,只要表明评论者看到了他在画中所见的一小部分,都会让他激动不已。他总是认为评论家比他本人理解得更深刻,总是指望他们能看出他自己在画中未曾发现的东西。他常常在评论中幻想自己找到了这一点。

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easel /ˈiːzl/

n. 画架➕

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conviction /kənˈvɪkʃən/

n. 信念,坚信➕

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convey /kənˈveɪ/

v. 传达,表达➕

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conveyed /kənˈveɪd/

v. 传达（convey的过去式）➕

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positively /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/

adv. 肯定地,明确地➕

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criticisms /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəmz/

n. 批评意见（criticism的复数）➕

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immense /ɪˈmens/

adj. 巨大的,广大的➕

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agitated /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/

v. 使激动,使焦虑（agitate的过去式）➕

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remark /rɪˈmɑːrk/

n. 评论,言论➕

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insignificant /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

adj. 微不足道的,不重要的➕

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critic /ˈkrɪtɪk/

n. 批评家,评论家➕

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attributed /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/

v. 归因于（attribute的过去式）➕

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profound /prəˈfaʊnd/

adj. 深刻的,深远的➕

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comprehension /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃən/

n. 理解力,领悟➕

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fancied /ˈfænsid/

v. 想象,猜想（fancy的过去式）➕

🔊 He walked rapidly to the door of his studio, and in spite of his excitement he was struck by the soft light on Anna’s figure as she stood in the shade of the entrance listening to Golenishtchev, who was eagerly telling her something, while she evidently wanted to look round at the artist. He was himself unconscious how, as he approached them, he seized on this impression and absorbed it, as he had the chin of the shopkeeper who had sold him the cigars, and put it away somewhere to be brought out when he wanted it. The visitors, not agreeably impressed beforehand by Golenishtchev’s account of the artist, were still less so by his personal appearance. Thick-set and of middle height, with nimble movements, with his brown hat, olive-green coat and narrow trousers-though wide trousers had been a long while in fashion,-most of all, with the ordinariness of his broad face, and the combined expression of timidity and anxiety to keep up his dignity, Mihailov made an unpleasant impression.

他快步走到画室门口,尽管心中激动,但看到安娜的身影--她站在入口处的阴影里,听着戈列尼谢夫热切地对她讲着什么,而她显然想回头看看画家--那柔和的光线仍让他心头一震。他自己都没意识到,在走近他们时,他捕捉并吸收了这一刻的印象,就像他捕捉那个卖给他雪茄的店主的下巴一样,将它收存在某处,以备需要时取用。客人们本来听了戈列尼谢夫对画家的介绍就没有产生好感,见到他的外貌后更是如此。米哈伊洛夫身材敦实,中等个头,动作敏捷,头戴棕色帽子,身穿橄榄绿大衣和窄腿裤--尽管宽腿裤早已流行很久--最突出的是他那张宽大脸庞的平庸以及畏惧与强撑尊严交织的表情,所有这些都给人留下了不愉快的印象。

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eagerly /ˈiːɡərli/

adv. 渴望地,热切地➕

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evidently /ˈevɪdəntli/

adv. 明显地,显然➕

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unconscious /ʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/

adj. 无意识的,未察觉的➕

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seized /siːzd/

v. 抓住,夺取（seize的过去式）➕

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agreeably /əˈɡriːəbli/

adv. 愉快地,惬意地➕

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beforehand /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/

adv. 预先,事先➕

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Thick-set /ˌθɪk ˈset/

adj. 矮壮的,体格结实的➕

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nimble /ˈnɪmbl/

adj. 敏捷的,灵活的➕

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ordinariness /ˌɔːrdɪˈnerɪnəs/

n. 平凡,普通➕

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timidity /tɪˈmɪdəti/

n. 胆怯,羞怯➕

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anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/

n. 焦虑,忧虑➕

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dignity /ˈdɪɡnəti/

n. 尊严,端庄➕

🔊 “Please step in,” he said, trying to look indifferent, and going into the passage he took a key out of his pocket and opened the door.

“请进。”他说着,努力装出漠不关心的样子,走进过道,从口袋里掏出钥匙打开了门。

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indifferent /ɪnˈdɪfərənt/

adj. 冷漠的,不关心的➕

Part Five – Chapter ten (第十章)

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