🔊 "Well, Kapitonitch?" said Seryozha, coming back rosy and good-humored from his walk the day before his birthday, and giving his overcoat to the tall old hall-porter, who smiled down at the little person from the height of his long figure. "Well, has the bandaged clerk been here today? Did papa see him?"

“喂,卡皮托内奇？”谢廖扎说,他生日前一天散步回来,面色红润,心情愉快,把大衣递给那位个子高高、身材修长的老门房--门房从高处低头对这个小家伙微笑。“喂,今天那个缠着绷带的文书来过了吗？爸爸见了他吗？”

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rosy /ˈroʊzi/

adj. 玫瑰色的；乐观的,有希望的➕

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good-humored /ˌɡʊd ˈhjuːmərd/

adj. 好脾气的,愉快的➕

🔊 "He saw him. The minute the chief secretary came out, I announced him," said the hall-porter with a good-humored wink. "Here, I'll take it off."

“他见了他。首席秘书一出来,我就通报了,”门房带着和蔼的眨眼说,“来,我把它脱下来。”

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secretary /ˈsekrɪtəri/

n. 秘书；部长➕

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announced /əˈnaʊnst/

v. 宣布,通知（过去式）➕

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hall-porter /ˈhɔːl ˌpɔːrtər/

n. 门房,传达员➕

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wink /wɪŋk/

n. 眨眼；眼色➕

🔊 "Seryozha!" said the tutor, stopping in the doorway leading to the inner rooms. "Take it off yourself." But Seryozha, though he heard his tutor's feeble voice, did not pay attention to it. He stood keeping hold of the hall-porter's belt, and gazing into his face.

“谢廖扎！”家庭教师停在内室门口喊道,“你自己脱。”但谢廖扎虽然听到了教师微弱的声音,却并未在意。他仍然抓着门房的腰带,凝视着他的脸。

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tutor /ˈtuːtər/

n. 家庭教师；导师➕

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feeble /ˈfiːbəl/

adj. 虚弱的；无力的➕

🔊 "Well, and did papa do what he wanted for him?"

“那么,爸爸帮了他想要的忙吗？”

🔊 The hall-porter nodded his head affirmatively. The clerk with his face tied up, who had already been seven times to ask some favor of Alexey Alexandrovitch, interested both Seryozha and the hall-porter. Seryozha had come upon him in the hall, and had heard him plaintively beg the hall-porter to announce him, saying that he and his children had death staring them in the face. Since then Seryozha, having met him a second time in the hall, took great interest in him.

门房肯定地点了点头。那个脸上缠着绷带的文书,已经第七次来求阿列克谢·亚历山德罗维奇办事,引起了谢廖扎和门房的兴趣。谢廖扎曾在门厅撞见他,听见他哀怨地央求门房为他通报,说自己和孩子都面临着死亡的威胁。自那以后,谢廖扎又在门厅遇见了他一次,便对他产生了极大的兴趣。

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affirmatively /əˈfɜːrmətɪvli/

adv. 肯定地➕

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plaintively /ˈpleɪntɪvli/

adv. 悲伤地；哀怨地➕

🔊 "Well, was he very glad?" he asked.

“那么,他非常高兴吗？”他问道。

🔊 "Glad? I should think so! Almost dancing as he walked away."

“高兴？可不是嘛！走的时候几乎跳起舞来了。”

🔊 "And has anything been left?" asked Seryozha, after a pause.

“有没有什么东西留下了？”谢廖扎停顿了一下问道。

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pause /pɔːz/

n. 暂停,停顿➕

🔊 "Come, sir," said the hall-porter; then with a shake of his head he whispered, "Something from the countess."

“来吧,少爷,”门房说,然后摇了摇头,低声说,“伯爵夫人送来了点东西。”

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countess /ˈkaʊntɪs/

n. 伯爵夫人➕

🔊 Seryozha understood at once that what the hall-porter was speaking of was a present from Countess Lidia Ivanovna for his birthday.

谢廖扎立刻明白,门房说的是利季娅·伊万诺夫娜伯爵夫人送来的生日礼物。

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understood /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

v. 理解,明白（过去式）➕

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present /ˈpreznt/

n. 礼物➕

🔊 "What do you say? Where?"

“你说什么？在哪儿？”

🔊 "Korney took it to your papa. A fine plaything it must be too!"

“科尔内拿到你爸爸那儿去了。一定是个好玩意儿！”

🔊 "How big? Like this?"

“多大？像这样？”

🔊 "Rather small, but a fine thing."

“相当小,但东西很好。”

🔊 "A book."

“一本书？”

🔊 "No, a thing. Run along, run along, Vassily Lukitch is calling you," said the porter, hearing the tutor's steps approaching, and carefully taking away from his belt the little hand in the glove half pulled off, he signed with his head towards the tutor.

“不,是个东西。快去吧,快去吧,瓦西里·卢基奇在叫你呢,”门房说着,听到家庭教师的脚步声临近,小心地把那只戴着半脱手套的小手从自己的腰带边拿开,朝教师那边努了努嘴。

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porter /ˈpɔːrtər/

n. 门房,搬运工➕

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approaching /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/

v. 接近,靠近➕

🔊 "Vassily Lukitch, in a tiny minute!" answered Seryozha with that gay and loving smile which always won over the conscientious Vassily Lukitch.

“瓦西里·卢基奇,马上就来！”谢廖扎回答,脸上带着那种总是能打动尽职尽责的瓦西里·卢基奇的快活而亲热的笑容。

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conscientious /ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs/

adj. 勤勉认真的,一丝不苟的➕

🔊 Seryozha was too happy, everything was too delightful for him to be able to help sharing with his friend the porter the family good fortune of which he had heard during his walk in the public gardens from Lidia Ivanovna's niece. This piece of good news seemed to him particularly important from its coming at the same time with the gladness of the bandaged clerk and his own gladness at toys having come for him. It seemed to Seryozha that this was a day on which everyone ought to be glad and happy.

谢廖扎太高兴了,一切都太愉快了,他忍不住要和门房朋友分享他在公共花园散步时从利季娅·伊万诺夫娜的侄女那里听来的家庭喜事。这件好消息在他看来尤其重要,因为它与缠绷带文书的喜悦以及他自己收到玩具的快乐同时到来。谢廖扎觉得,这一天每个人都应该高兴和快乐。

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delightful /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

adj. 令人愉快的,宜人的➕

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particularly /pərˈtɪkjələrli/

adv. 特别地,尤其➕

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fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

n. 财富,运气➕

🔊 "You know papa's received the Alexander Nevsky to-day?"

“你知道吗,爸爸今天获得了亚历山大·涅夫斯基勋章？”

🔊 "To be sure I do! People have been already to congratulate him."

“我当然知道！已经有人来祝贺他了。”

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congratulate /kənˈɡrætʃuleɪt/

v. 祝贺➕

🔊 "And is he glad?"

“那他高兴吗？”

🔊 "Glad at the Tsar's gracious favor! I should think so! It's a proof he's deserved it," said the porter severely and seriously.

“得到沙皇的恩宠,当然高兴！这还用说！这是证明他当之无愧,”门房严肃认真地说。

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gracious /ˈɡreɪʃəs/

adj. 亲切的,仁慈的,高雅的➕

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severely /sɪˈvɪrli/

adv. 严厉地,严重地➕

🔊 Seryozha fell to dreaming, gazing up at the face of the porter, which he had thoroughly studied in every detail, especially the chin that hung down between the gray whiskers, never seen by anyone but Seryozha, who saw him only from below.

谢廖扎陷入了沉思,仰望着门房的脸--这张脸每一个细节他都仔细研究过,尤其是垂在灰色络腮胡之间的下巴,除了谢廖扎从下往上看,谁也看不到。

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gazing /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/

v. 凝视,注视➕

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thoroughly /ˈθɜːroʊli/

adv. 彻底地,完全地➕

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whiskers /ˈwɪskərz/

n. 胡须,髭须➕

🔊 "Well, has your daughter been to see you lately?"

“嗯,你女儿最近来看过你吗？”

🔊 The porter's daughter was a ballet dancer.

门房的女儿是个芭蕾舞演员。

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ballet /bæˈleɪ/

n. 芭蕾舞➕

🔊 "When is she to come on week-days? They've their lessons to learn too. And you've your lesson, sir; run along."

“她平日什么时候来？她们也要上课呢。您也有课,少爷；快去吧。”

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week-days /ˈwiːk deɪz/

n. 工作日（周一至周五）➕

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lessons /ˈlesnz/

n. 课程；教训（复数）➕

🔊 On coming into the room, Seryozha, instead of sitting down to his lessons, told his tutor of his supposition that what had been brought him must be a machine. "What do you think?" he inquired. But Vassily Lukitch was thinking of nothing but the necessity of learning the grammar lesson for the teacher, who was coming at two.

谢廖扎走进房间,没有坐下来上课,而是告诉家庭教师他的猜测:送来的一定是台机器。“你觉得呢？”他问道。但瓦西里·卢基奇只想着必须在两点钟老师来之前学好语法课。

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supposition /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/

n. 假定,推测➕

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necessity /nɪˈsesəti/

n. 必要性,必需品➕

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inquired /ɪnˈkwaɪərd/

v. 询问（inquire的过去式）➕

🔊 "No, do just tell me, Vassily Lukitch," he asked suddenly, when he was seated at their work table with the book in his hands, "what is greater than the Alexander Nevsky? You know papa's received the Alexander Nevsky?"

“不,你就告诉我吧,瓦西里·卢基奇,”他突然问道,这时他已坐在课桌旁,手里拿着书,“什么比亚历山大·涅夫斯基勋章更高？你知道爸爸获得了亚历山大·涅夫斯基勋章吗？”

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suddenly /ˈsʌdnli/

adv. 突然地➕

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seated /ˈsiːtɪd/

v. 就座（过去式/过去分词）➕

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greater /ˈɡreɪtər/

adj. 更大的（比较级）➕

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received /rɪˈsiːvd/

v. 收到,接受（过去分词）➕

🔊 Vassily Lukitch replied that the Vladimir was greater than the Alexander Nevsky.

瓦西里·卢基奇回答说,弗拉基米尔勋章比亚历山大·涅夫斯基勋章更高。

🔊 "And higher still?"

“还有更高的？”

🔊 "Well, highest of all is the Andrey Pervozvanny."

“嗯,最高的是圣安德烈勋章。”

🔊 "And higher than the Andrey?"

“比安德烈还高？”

🔊 "I don't know."

“我不知道。”

🔊 "What, you don't know?" and Seryozha, leaning on his elbows, sank into deep meditation.

“什么,你不知道？”谢廖扎撑着胳膊肘,陷入了深深的沉思。

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meditation /ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən/

n. 冥想,沉思➕

🔊 His meditations were of the most complex and diverse character. He imagined his father's having suddenly been presented with both the Vladimir and the Andrey to-day, and in consequence being much better tempered at his lesson, and dreamed how, when he was grown up, he would himself receive all the orders, and what they might invent higher than the Andrey. Directly any higher order were invented, he would win it. They would make a higher one still, and he would immediately win that too.

他的思绪极其复杂多样。他想象父亲今天突然同时获得了弗拉基米尔勋章和安德烈勋章,因此上课时脾气好了很多；又梦想自己长大后如何获得所有勋章,以及人们会发明出什么比安德烈更高的勋章来。一旦有人发明出更高的勋章,他就要拿到它。他们如果再发明一个更高的,他马上也会拿到。

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complex /kəmˈplɛks/

adj. 复杂的,复合的➕

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diverse /daɪˈvɜːrs/

adj. 多样的,不同的➕

🔊 The time passed in such meditations, and when the teacher came, the lesson about the adverbs of place and time and manner of action was not ready, and the teacher was not only displeased, but hurt. This touched Seryozha. He felt he was not to blame for not having learned the lesson; however much he tried, he was utterly unable to do that. As long as the teacher was explaining to him, he believed him and seemed to comprehend, but as soon as he was left alone, he was positively unable to recollect and to understand that the short and familiar word "suddenly" is an adverb of manner of action. Still he was sorry that he had disappointed the teacher.

时间就在这样的沉思中过去了,当老师来的时候,关于地点、时间和行为方式副词的课还没准备好,老师不仅不高兴,甚至感到伤心。这触动了谢廖扎。他觉得没学好功课不能怪他；不管他怎么努力,他就是做不到。只要老师给他讲解,他就相信老师,似乎也懂了,但一旦让他一个人待着,他就完全记不住,也理解不了那个简短而熟悉的词“突然”是行为方式副词。不过他还是为自己让老师失望而感到难过。

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adverbs /ˈædvɜːrbz/

n. 副词（复数形式）➕

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comprehend /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd/

v. 理解,领悟➕

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recollect /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt/

v. 回忆,记起➕

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utterly /ˈʌtərli/

adv. 完全地,彻底地➕

🔊 He chose a moment when the teacher was looking in silence at the book.

他选了一个老师沉默地看着书本的时刻。

🔊 "Mihail Ivanitch, when is your birthday?" he asked all of a sudden.

“米哈伊尔·伊万内奇,您的生日是哪一天？”他突然问道。

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all of a sudden /ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌdn/

adv. phrase. 突然地,出乎意料地➕

🔊 "You'd much better be thinking about your work. Birthdays are of no importance to a rational being. It's a day like any other on which one has to do one's work."

“你最好还是想想你的功课。对于一个理性的人来说,生日无关紧要。它和任何其他日子一样,都需要完成自己的工作。”

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rational /ˈræʃənəl/

adj. 理性的,合理的➕

🔊 Seryozha looked intently at the teacher, at his scanty beard, at his spectacles, which had slipped down below the ridge on his nose, and fell into so deep a reverie that he heard nothing of what the teacher was explaining to him. He knew that the teacher did not think what he said; he felt it from the tone in which it was said. "But why have they all agreed to speak just in the same manner always the dreariest and most useless stuff? Why does he keep me off; why doesn't he love me?" he asked himself mournfully, and could not think of an answer.

谢廖扎凝视着老师,看着他稀疏的胡须,看着滑到鼻梁下方的眼镜,陷入了如此深的遐想,以至于老师给他讲解的内容他一个字也没听进去。他知道老师口不应心；他从说话的语调中感觉到了这一点。“可是为什么他们都约好了似的,总是说那些最沉闷最无用的东西呢？为什么他老是疏远我,为什么他不喜欢我呢？”他悲伤地自问,却想不出答案。

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intently /ɪnˈtɛntli/

adv. 专心地,专注地➕

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scanty /ˈskænti/

adj. 稀疏的,不足的➕

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spectacles /ˈspɛktəkəlz/

n. 眼镜（复数形式）➕

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ridge /rɪdʒ/

n. 山脊,鼻梁➕

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reverie /ˈrɛvəri/

n. 幻想,沉思➕

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dreariest /ˈdrɪəriɪst/

adj. 最沉闷的,最枯燥的（dreary的最高级）➕

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mournfully /ˈmɔːrnfəli/

adv. 悲哀地,悲伤地➕

Part Five – Chapter twenty-six (第二十六章)

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