🔊 At the end of September the timber had been carted for building the cattleyard on the land that had been allotted to the association of peasants, and the butter from the cows was sold and the profits divided. In practice the system worked capitally, or, at least, so it seemed to Levin. In order to work out the whole subject theoretically and to complete his book, which, in Levin’s daydreams, was not merely to effect a revolution in political economy, but to annihilate that science entirely and to lay the foundation of a new science of the relation of the people to the soil, all that was left to do was to make a tour abroad, and to study on the spot all that had been done in the same direction, and to collect conclusive evidence that all that had been done there was not what was wanted. Levin was only waiting for the delivery of his wheat to receive the money for it and go abroad. But the rains began, preventing the harvesting of the corn and potatoes left in the fields, and putting a stop to all work, even to the delivery of the wheat.

九月底,为建造牛棚所需的木材已经运到了划给农民协会的那片土地上；牛油卖掉了,利润也分给了大家。实际上,这套制度运作得相当出色,至少,在列文看来是这样。为了从理论上全面阐述这个问题并完成他的书--在列文的白日梦里,这本书不仅要在政治经济学领域掀起一场革命,而且要彻底摧毁那门科学,为研究人民与土地关系的新科学奠定基础--他只剩下最后一件事要做:出国旅行,实地考察所有在这方面已取得的成果,并收集确凿的证据,证明那里所做的一切都并非所需。列文只等麦子卖出拿到钱,就动身出国。然而,雨季开始了,不仅耽搁了地里剩余玉米和土豆的收割,还使所有农活都停了下来,连麦子的交货也泡了汤。

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timber /ˈtɪmbər/

n. 木材,木料➕

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allotted /əˈlɒtɪd/

v. 分配,拨给➕

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association /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/

n. 协会,联盟➕

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peasants /ˈpezənts/

n. 农民（主要指小农或佃农）➕

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profits /ˈprɒfɪts/

n. 利润,收益➕

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revolution /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/

n. 革命,彻底变革➕

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annihilate /əˈnaɪəleɪt/

v. 消灭,彻底摧毁➕

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foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/

n. 基础,地基➕

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relation /rɪˈleɪʃən/

n. 关系,联系➕

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soil /sɔɪl/

n. 土壤,土地➕

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conclusive /kənˈkluːsɪv/

adj. 决定性的,确凿的➕

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evidence /ˈevɪdəns/

n. 证据,证词➕

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delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/

n. 交付,递送➕

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harvesting /ˈhɑːrvɪstɪŋ/

n. 收割,收获➕

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theoretically /ˌθɪəˈretɪkəli/

adv. 理论上地➕

🔊 The mud was impassable along the roads; two mills were carried away, and the weather got worse and worse.

道路上泥泞不堪,无法通行；两座磨坊被冲毁,天气越来越糟。

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impassable /ɪmˈpæsəbəl/

adj. 不能通行的,无法通过的➕

🔊 On the 30th of September the sun came out in the morning, and hoping for fine weather, Levin began making final preparations for his journey. He gave orders for the wheat to be delivered, sent the bailiff to the merchant to get the money owing him, and went out himself to give some final directions on the estate before setting off.

九月三十日早晨,太阳终于露了脸。列文盼着天气转晴,便开始为旅行做最后的准备。他吩咐将麦子运出去,派管家去商人那里取回欠款,自己则到庄园各处去作临行前的最后交代。

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bailiff /ˈbeɪlɪf/

n. 法警；管家（尤指庄园的管家）➕

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merchant /ˈmɜːrtʃənt/

n. 商人,批发商➕

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owing /ˈoʊɪŋ/

adj. 欠着的,应付的➕

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estate /ɪˈsteɪt/

n. 地产,庄园➕

🔊 Having finished all his business, soaked through with the streams of water which kept running down the leather behind his neck and his gaiters, but in the keenest and most confident temper, Levin returned homewards in the evening. The weather had become worse than ever towards evening; the hail lashed the drenched mare so cruelly that she went along sideways, shaking her head and ears; but Levin was all right under his hood, and he looked cheerfully about him at the muddy streams running under the wheels, at the drops hanging on every bare twig, at the whiteness of the patch of unmelted hailstones on the planks of the bridge, at the thick layer of still juicy, fleshy leaves that lay heaped up about the stripped elm-tree. In spite of the gloominess of nature around him, he felt peculiarly eager. The talks he had been having with the peasants in the further village had shown that they were beginning to get used to their new position. The old servant to whose hut he had gone to get dry evidently approved of Levin’s plan, and of his own accord proposed to enter the partnership by the purchase of cattle.

办完所有事情后,尽管雨水顺着皮帽后面和绑腿不断往下淌,浑身湿透,但列文的情绪却异常高昂而自信,傍晚时分动身回家。快到傍晚时,天气愈发恶劣；冰雹狠狠抽打着湿透的母马,马儿只好侧着身子走,不住地甩着头和耳朵；但列文在兜帽下安然无恙,他愉快地环顾四周:看着泥水在车轮下流淌,光秃秃的枝条上挂着雨珠,桥面上那块未融化的冰雹白得耀眼,光秃的榆树周围堆积着一层层肥厚多汁的叶子。尽管周围的自然景色阴沉,他却感到格外兴奋。他在远处的村庄与农民们交谈时,发现他们开始适应新的处境了。他进去烤火的那间小屋里的老仆人,显然也赞成列文的计划,并主动提出要购买牲口,加入合伙经营。

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soaked /soʊkt/

adj. 湿透的➕

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keenest /ˈkiːnɪst/

adj. 最强烈的,最敏锐的➕

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confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

adj. 自信的,有信心的➕

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hail /heɪl/

n. 冰雹➕

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lashed /læʃt/

v. 猛击,鞭打➕

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drenched /drentʃt/

adj. 湿透的➕

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gloominess /ˈɡluːminəs/

n. 阴暗,忧郁➕

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peculiarly /pɪˈkjuːliərli/

adv. 特别地,独特地➕

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eager /ˈiːɡər/

adj. 渴望的,热切的➕

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evidently /ˈevɪdəntli/

adv. 显然地,明显地➕

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approved /əˈpruːvd/

v. 批准,赞同➕

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proposed /prəˈpoʊzd/

v. 提议,建议➕

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partnership /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/

n. 合伙关系,合伙企业➕

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purchase /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/

n. 购买,采购➕

🔊 “I have only to go stubbornly on towards my aim, and I shall attain my end,” thought Levin; “and it’s something to work and take trouble for. This is not a matter of myself individually; the question of the public welfare comes into it. The whole system of culture, the chief element in the condition of the people, must be completely transformed. Instead of poverty, general prosperity and content; instead of hostility, harmony and unity of interests. In short, a bloodless revolution, but a revolution of the greatest magnitude, beginning in the little circle of our district, then the province, then Russia, the whole world. Because a just idea cannot but be fruitful. Yes, it’s an aim worth working for. And its being me, Kostya Levin, who went to a ball in a black tie, and was refused by the Shtcherbatskaya girl, and who was intrinsically such a pitiful, worthless creature-that proves nothing; I feel sure Franklin felt just as worthless, and he too had no faith in himself, thinking of himself as a whole. That means nothing. And he too, most likely, had an Agafea Mihalovna to whom he confided his secrets.”

“我只需朝着目标坚定地走下去,就一定能达到目的,”列文想,“为此付出努力和辛劳是值得的。这不仅仅是我个人的事；它还关系到公众福祉。整个耕作制度,人民状况的主要因素,都必须彻底改变。取而代之的将是普遍的富足和满足,而不是贫困；是利益的和谐与统一,而不是敌对。简而言之,这是一场不流血的革命,却是一场规模巨大的革命,从我们小小的地区开始,然后扩展到省,再到俄罗斯,最后波及整个世界。因为一个正义的思想不可能不结出果实。是的,这是一个值得为之奋斗的目标。而我自己,科斯佳·列文,那个系着黑领带去参加舞会、被谢尔巴茨基家小姐拒绝的人,那个本质上如此可怜、微不足道的人--这并不能说明什么；我敢肯定,富兰克林也觉得自己同样渺小,他也对自己缺乏信仰,认为自己是个无能之辈。这无关紧要。而且,他大概也有一个阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜,可以把秘密托付给她吧。”

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stubbornly /ˈstʌbərnli/

adv. 固执地,顽固地➕

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attain /əˈteɪn/

v. 达到,获得➕

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individually /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli/

adv. 个别地,单独地➕

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welfare /ˈwelfer/

n. 福利,幸福➕

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transformed /trænsˈfɔːrmd/

v. 转变,改造➕

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poverty /ˈpɒvərti/

n. 贫困,贫穷➕

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prosperity /prɒˈsperəti/

n. 繁荣,兴旺➕

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hostility /hɒˈstɪləti/

n. 敌意,敌对➕

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harmony /ˈhɑːrməni/

n. 和谐,协调➕

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unity /ˈjuːnəti/

n. 统一,团结➕

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magnitude /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/

n. 重要性,规模➕

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intrinsically /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪkli/

adv. 本质上,固有地➕

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pitiful /ˈpɪtɪfəl/

adj. 可怜的,令人同情的➕

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worthless /ˈwɜːrθləs/

adj. 无价值的,微不足道的➕

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confided /kənˈfaɪdɪd/

v. 吐露（秘密）,信任➕

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fruitful /ˈfruːtfəl/

adj. 富有成效的,多产的➕

🔊 Musing on such thoughts Levin reached home in the darkness.

怀着这样的思绪,列文在黑暗中回到了家。

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musing /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/

v. 沉思,冥想➕

🔊 The bailiff, who had been to the merchant, had come back and brought part of the money for the wheat. An agreement had been made with the old servant, and on the road the bailiff had learned that everywhere the corn was still standing in the fields, so that his one hundred and sixty shocks that had not been carried were nothing in comparison with the losses of others.

管家从商人那里回来了,带回了部分麦款。他与那位老仆人达成了协议；在回来的路上,管家得知别处的庄稼都还在地里没动,这样看来,他那还没运回的一百六十捆庄稼与别人的损失相比,简直微不足道。

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agreement /əˈɡriːmənt/

n. 协议,一致➕

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shocks /ʃɒks/

n. 禾束堆,震惊（此处指禾束堆）➕

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comparison /kəmˈpærɪsən/

n. 比较,对比➕

🔊 After dinner Levin was sitting, as he usually did, in an easy chair with a book, and as he read he went on thinking of the journey before him in connection with his book. Today all the significance of his book rose before him with special distinctness, and whole periods ranged themselves in his mind in illustration of his theories. “I must write that down,” he thought. “That ought to form a brief introduction, which I thought unnecessary before.” He got up to go to his writing-table, and Laska, lying at his feet, got up too, stretching and looking at him as though to inquire where to go. But he had not time to write it down, for the head peasants had come round, and Levin went out into the hall to them.

晚饭后,列文像往常一样,坐在安乐椅里拿着一本书,边读边想着即将进行的旅行以及他那本书。今天,他这本书的全部意义前所未有地清晰地展现在他面前,整段整段的文字都在他脑海中涌现,用以阐释他的理论。“我得把这些记下来,”他想,“这应该构成一个简短的引言,我以前还以为没必要呢。”他起身走向写字台,一直躺在他脚边的拉斯卡也站了起来,伸了个懒腰,望着他,好像在问该往哪儿去。但他还没来得及动笔,农庄的头人们就来了,列文只好到大厅里去见他们。

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significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/

n. 重要性,意义➕

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distinctness /dɪˈstɪŋktnəs/

n. 清晰,明显➕

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ranged /reɪndʒd/

v. 排列,使排列整齐➕

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illustration /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/

n. 说明,例证➕

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theories /ˈθɪəriz/

n. 理论,学说➕

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unnecessary /ʌnˈnesəseri/

adj. 不必要的,多余的➕

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inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪər/

v. 询问,打听➕

🔊 After his levee, that is to say, giving directions about the labors of the next day, and seeing all the peasants who had business with him, Levin went back to his study and sat down to work.

接见完毕,也就是吩咐完第二天的农活,接见了所有和他有事的农民之后,列文回到书房,坐下来工作。

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levee /ˈlevi/

n. 接见,晨间谒见➕

🔊 Laska lay under the table; Agafea Mihalovna settled herself in her place with her stocking. After writing for a little while, Levin suddenly thought with exceptional vividness of Kitty, her refusal, and their last meeting. He got up and began walking about the room.

拉斯卡躺在桌子底下；阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜拿着毛线活儿,在她老地方坐下。写过一会儿之后,列文突然异常清楚地想起了基蒂、她的拒绝以及他们最后一次见面的情景。他站起来,开始在房间里踱步。

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exceptional /ɪkˈsepʃənl/

adj. 异常的,杰出的➕

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vividness /ˈvɪvɪdnəs/

n. 生动,鲜明➕

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refusal /rɪˈfjuːzəl/

n. 拒绝➕

🔊 “What’s the use of being dreary?” said Agafea Mihalovna. “Come, why do you stay on at home? You ought to go to some warm springs, especially now you’re ready for the journey.”

“闷闷不乐有什么用呢？”阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜说,“得了,你干嘛老待在家里？你应该去泡个温泉,尤其你现在已经做好了旅行的准备。”

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dreary /ˈdrɪəri/

adj. 沉闷的,阴郁的➕

🔊 “Well, I am going away the day after tomorrow, Agafea Mihalovna; I must finish my work.”

“我后天就要走了,阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜；我得先把工作干完。”

🔊 “There, there, your work, you say! As if you hadn’t done enough for the peasants! Why, as ’tis, they’re saying, ‘Your master will be getting some honor from the Tsar for it.’ Indeed and it is a strange thing; why need you worry about the peasants?”

“好了好了,还说你的工作！好像你为农民做的还不够似的！真是的,他们都在说,‘你们主人准会因此得到沙皇的嘉奖。’这倒真是件怪事；你干嘛要为农民操心呢？”

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honor /ˈɒnər/

n. 荣誉,尊敬➕

🔊 “I’m not worrying about them; I’m doing it for my own good.”

“我不是为他们操心；我是为了自己好。”

🔊 Agafea Mihalovna knew every detail of Levin’s plans for his land. Levin often put his views before her in all their complexity, and not uncommonly he argued with her and did not agree with her comments. But on this occasion she entirely misinterpreted what he had said.

阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜知道列文关于土地计划的每一个细节。列文常常会把她当成倾诉对象,把那些复杂的设想全盘托出,并且经常与她争论,不同意她的评论。但这一次,她完全误解了他的话。

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detail /ˈdiːteɪl/

n. 细节,详情➕

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complexity /kəmˈpleksəti/

n. 复杂性,复杂➕

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uncommonly /ʌnˈkɒmənli/

adv. 不寻常地,罕见地➕

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misinterpreted /ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprɪtɪd/

v. 误解,曲解➕

🔊 “Of one’s soul’s salvation we all know and must think before all else,” she said with a sigh. “Parfen Denisitch now, for all he was no scholar, he died a death that God grant everyone of us the like,” she said, referring to a servant who had died recently. “Took the sacrament and all.”

“说到灵魂的得救,我们都知道,而且必须首先考虑这一点,”她叹了口气说,“就拿帕尔芬·杰尼西奇来说,他虽然大字不识,死的时候却蒙受了那样的恩典,但愿我们每个人也都能如此,”她指的是最近去世的一个仆人,“领了圣餐,什么都规规矩矩的。”

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salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/

n. 拯救,灵魂得救➕

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scholar /ˈskɒl.ər/

n. 学者,有学问的人➕

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sacrament /ˈsæk.rə.mənt/

n. 圣礼,圣事➕

🔊 “That’s not what I mean,” said he. “I mean that I’m acting for my own advantage. It’s all the better for me if the peasants do their work better.”

“我不是那个意思,”他说,“我是说,我这样做是为了自己的利益。如果农民干活更卖力,对我也有好处。”

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advantage /ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/

n. 优势,有利条件➕

🔊 “Well, whatever you do, if he’s a lazy good-for-nought, everything’ll be at sixes and sevens. If he has a conscience, he’ll work, and if not, there’s no doing anything.”

“唉,不管你做什么,他要是个懒鬼、窝囊废,那什么都做不成。他要有良心,就会好好干；要是没有,你拿他也没办法。”

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good-for-nought /ɡʊd fɔː nɔːt/

n. 无用之人,废物➕

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conscience /ˈkɒn.ʃəns/

n. 良心,道德心➕

🔊 “Oh, come, you say yourself Ivan has begun looking after the cattle better.”

“哦,得了,连你自己都说伊万现在照看牛群照顾得更好了。”

🔊 “All I say is,” answered Agafea Mihalovna, evidently not speaking at random, but in strict sequence of idea, “that you ought to get married, that’s what I say.”

“我要说的不过是,”阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜答道,显然不是随口一说,而是思路清晰,“你该结婚了,这就是我要说的。”

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random /ˈræn.dəm/

adj. 随机的,任意的➕

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sequence /ˈsiː.kwəns/

n. 顺序,连续➕

🔊 Agafea Mihalovna’s allusion to the very subject he had only just been thinking about, hurt and stung him. Levin scowled, and without answering her, he sat down again to his work, repeating to himself all that he had been thinking of the real significance of that work. Only at intervals he listened in the stillness to the click of Agafea Mihalovna’s needles, and recollecting what he did not want to remember, he frowned again.

阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜提到的正是他刚才还在想的心事,这刺伤了他。列文皱起眉头,没有回答她,重新坐下来工作,心里重复着他一直在思考的那项工作的真正意义。只是偶尔,在寂静中,他听到阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜织针的咔嗒声,想起那些他不想回忆的事,于是又皱起了眉头。

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allusion /əˈluː.ʒən/

n. 暗示,提及➕

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scowled /skaʊld/

v. 皱眉,怒视（过去式）➕

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intervals /ˈɪn.tə.vəlz/

n. 间隔,休息时间（复数）➕

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stillness /ˈstɪl.nəs/

n. 静止,寂静➕

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recollecting /ˌrek.əˈlek.tɪŋ/

v. 回忆,想起（现在分词）➕

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frowned /fraʊnd/

v. 皱眉（过去式）➕

🔊 At nine o’clock they heard the bell and the faint vibration of a carriage over the mud.

九点钟时,他们听到了铃声和马车在泥泞中驶过的微弱震动声。

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faint /feɪnt/

adj. 微弱的,模糊的➕

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vibration /vaɪˈbreɪ.ʃən/

n. 振动,震动➕

🔊 “Well, here’s visitors come to us, and you won’t be dull,” said Agafea Mihalovna, getting up and going to the door. But Levin overtook her. His work was not going well now, and he was glad of a visitor, whoever it might be.

“好了,有客人来了,你不会觉得闷了,”阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜说着,起身向门口走去。但列文赶到了她前面。他现在工作进展不顺,无论来的是谁,他都乐意有个访客。

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overtook /ˌoʊ.vərˈtʊk/

v. 追上,超过（过去式）➕

Part Three – Chapter 30 (第三十章)

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