“是的,他写信说您在这儿,还说您大概会允许我帮您点儿忙,”列文说着,突然尴尬起来,停住话头,默默走在马车旁,随手折下椴树的嫩芽,放在嘴里咬着。他尴尬是因为,达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜按理该由丈夫照料,如今却要接受一个外人帮忙,她准会不快--达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜确实反感斯捷潘·阿尔卡季耶维奇这种把家务推给旁人的做法,而且她立刻觉察到列文也明白这一点。正是这份敏锐的知觉、这份细腻,让达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜喜欢列文。

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embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/

adj. 尴尬的；窘迫的➕

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abruptly /əˈbrʌptli/

adv. 突然地；唐突地➕

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foisting /ˈfɔɪstɪŋ/

v. 强加（不想要的事物）➕

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domestic /dəˈmestɪk/

adj. 家庭的；国内的；家用的➕

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perception /pərˈsepʃən/

n. 感知；洞察力；看法➕

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delicacy /ˈdelɪkəsi/

n. 精致；微妙；体贴➕

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outsider /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər/

n. 局外人；外来者➕

🔊 “I know, of course,” said Levin, “that that simply means that you would like to see me, and I’m exceedingly glad. Though I can fancy that, used to town housekeeping as you are, you must feel in the wilds here, and if there’s anything wanted, I’m altogether at your disposal.”

“我当然知道,”列文说,“这不过是您想见我的意思,我也特别高兴。不过我想,您过惯了城里的日子,到了这偏僻乡下,要是缺什么,我全都听您吩咐。”

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exceedingly /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/

adv. 非常；极其➕

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fancy /ˈfænsi/

v. 想象；猜想；想要➕

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disposal /dɪˈspoʊzəl/

n. 处置；支配；安排➕

🔊 “Oh, no!” said Dolly. “At first things were rather uncomfortable, but now we’ve settled everything capitally, thanks to my old nurse,” she said, indicating Marya Philimonovna, who, seeing that they were speaking of her, smiled brightly and cordially. She knew him, and knew that he would be a good match for her young lady, and was very keen to see the matter settled.

“哦,不用！”多莉说。“开头是有点不方便,可这会儿全靠我的老保姆,什么都安排得妥妥当当的了。”她指着玛丽亚·菲利蒙诺夫娜说；玛丽亚看见她们在说自己,便愉快而真诚地微笑着。她认得列文,知道他是自己小姐的好姻缘,巴不得这事能成。

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cordially /ˈkɔːrdʒəli/

adv. 热诚地；诚恳地➕

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keen /kiːn/

adj. 热切的；渴望的；敏锐的➕

🔊 “Won’t you get in, sir, we’ll make room this side!” she said to him.

“先生,您上车吧,我们这边可以挤一挤！”她对他说。

🔊 “No, I’ll walk. Children, who’d like to race the horses with me?” The children knew Levin very little, and could not remember when they had seen him, but they experienced in regard to him none of that strange feeling of shyness and hostility which children so often experience towards hypocritical, grown-up people, and for which they are so often and miserably punished. Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised. Whatever faults Levin had, there was not a trace of hypocrisy in him, and so the children showed him the same friendliness that they saw in their mother’s face. On his invitation, the two elder ones at once jumped out to him and ran with him as simply as they would have done with their nurse or Miss Hoole or their mother. Lily, too, began begging to go to him, and her mother handed her to him; he sat her on his shoulder and ran along with her.

“不,我走路。孩子们,谁愿意跟我跟马赛跑？”孩子们对列文不太熟,也记不起什么时候见过他,但对他一点没有那种对虚伪的成年人常有的奇怪害羞和敌意--孩子们对那种人常常有这样的感觉,并为此受着可怜又可悲的惩罚。无论什么虚伪,哪怕再聪明、再有心机的人也会上当,可最不敏感的孩子却能一眼看穿它,并且深恶痛绝,不管你伪装得多么巧妙。列文不管有什么毛病,却一丝虚伪都没有,所以孩子们对他表现出的友爱,就跟他们在母亲脸上看到的一样。他这一邀,两个大孩子立刻跳下车,跟他一起跑,那自然劲儿就像跟着保姆、霍尔小姐或他们的母亲一样。小莉莉也闹着要去他那儿；母亲把她递给他；他把小姑娘扛在肩上,带着她一道跑。

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hostility /hɑːˈstɪləti/

n. 敌意；对抗➕

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hypocritical /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl/

adj. 虚伪的；伪善的➕

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miserably /ˈmɪzərəbli/

adv. 悲惨地；糟糕地➕

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Hypocrisy /hɪˈpɑːkrɪsi/

n. 虚伪；伪善➕

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deceive /dɪˈsiːv/

v. 欺骗；蒙蔽➕

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penetrating /ˈpenɪtreɪtɪŋ/

adj. 敏锐的；有洞察力的；穿透的➕

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ingeniously /ɪnˈdʒiːniəsli/

adv. 巧妙地；有独创性地➕

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disguised /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/

v. 伪装；乔装打扮➕

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revolted /rɪˈvoʊltɪd/

v. 反抗；反感；厌恶➕

🔊 “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, Darya Alexandrovna!” he said, smiling good-humoredly to the mother; “there’s no chance of my hurting or dropping her.”

“别怕,别怕,达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜！”他朝着母亲和蔼地笑着说,“我不会伤着她,也摔不了她。”

🔊 And, looking at his strong, agile, assiduously careful and needlessly wary movements, the mother felt her mind at rest, and smiled gaily and approvingly as she watched him.

母亲看着他强健、敏捷、小心谨慎而又过分留神的动作,心里一块石头落地,望着他,快活而赞许地笑了。

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agile /ˈædʒaɪl/

adj. 敏捷的；灵活的➕

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assiduously /əˈsɪdʒuəsli/

adv. 勤勉地；孜孜不倦地➕

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wary /ˈweri/

adj. 谨慎的；警惕的➕

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approvingly /əˈpruːvɪŋli/

adv. 赞成地；赞许地➕

🔊 Here, in the country, with children, and with Darya Alexandrovna, with whom he was in sympathy, Levin was in a mood not infrequent with him, of childlike light-heartedness that she particularly liked in him. As he ran with the children, he taught them gymnastic feats, set Miss Hoole laughing with his queer English accent, and talked to Darya Alexandrovna of his pursuits in the country.

这会儿在乡下,跟孩子们和知心的达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜在一起,列文又有了他常有的那种孩子般无忧无虑的心境,这在她看来特别可爱。他跟孩子们跑着跑着,教他们做各种体操,用他那古怪的英语腔调逗得霍尔小姐直笑,又跟达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜谈起了他在乡下的日常事务。

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sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/

n. 同情；赞同；共鸣➕

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infrequent /ɪnˈfriːkwənt/

adj. 不频繁的；罕见的➕

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gymnastic /dʒɪmˈnæstɪk/

adj. 体操的；体育的➕

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feats /fiːts/

n. 技艺；功绩；壮举➕

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pursuits /pərˈsuːts/

n. 追求；职业；爱好➕

🔊 After dinner, Darya Alexandrovna, sitting alone with him on the balcony, began to speak of Kitty.

吃过晚饭,达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜和他单独坐在阳台上,开始谈起基蒂。

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balcony /ˈbælkəni/

n. 阳台；包厢➕

🔊 “You know, Kitty’s coming here, and is going to spend the summer with me.”

“你知道吗,基蒂要到我这儿来,跟我一起消夏。”

🔊 “Really,” he said, flushing, and at once, to change the conversation, he said: “Then I’ll send you two cows, shall I? If you insist on a bill you shall pay me five roubles a month; but it’s really too bad of you.”

“真的？”他脸一红,立刻换了个话题说:“那我送你两头奶牛,好不好？要是你非要开账单,那就每月付我五个卢布；可你真要付钱,那也太外道了。”

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flushing /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

v. 脸红➕

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insist /ɪnˈsɪst/

v. 坚持要求➕

🔊 “No, thank you. We can manage very well now.”

“不,谢谢。我们现在过得挺好的。”

🔊 “Oh, well, then, I’ll have a look at your cows, and if you’ll allow me, I’ll give directions about their food. Everything depends on their food.”

“哦,那好吧,我去看看你的奶牛,要是你允许,我就吩咐一下怎么喂料。全在喂料上头。”

🔊 And Levin, to turn the conversation, explained to Darya Alexandrovna the theory of cow-keeping, based on the principle that the cow is simply a machine for the transformation of food into milk, and so on.

于是列文为了岔开话题,对达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜讲了一大套养牛理论,基本观点就是,奶牛不过是把饲料转化成牛奶的机器,等等。

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theory /ˈθɪəri/

n. 理论➕

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principle /ˈprɪnsəpl/

n. 原则➕

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transformation /ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən/

n. 转变➕

🔊 He talked of this, and passionately longed to hear more of Kitty, and, at the same time, was afraid of hearing it. He dreaded the breaking up of the inward peace he had gained with such effort.

他嘴上谈着这个,心里却热切地想多听听基蒂的消息,可同时又怕听到。他担心自己好不容易才获得的那份内心平静会就此打破。

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passionately /ˈpæʃənətli/

adv. 热情地➕

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longed /lɒŋd/

v. 渴望（过去式）➕

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dreaded /ˈdredɪd/

v. 恐惧（过去式）➕

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inward /ˈɪnwəd/

adj. 内心的➕

🔊 “Yes, but still all this has to be looked after, and who is there to look after it?” Darya Alexandrovna responded, without interest.

“话是这么说,可样样都得有人照管,谁照管呢？”达里娅·亚历山德罗夫娜心不在焉地回了一句。

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responded /rɪˈspɒndɪd/

v. 回应➕

🔊 She had by now got her household matters so satisfactorily arranged, thanks to Marya Philimonovna, that she was disinclined to make any change in them; besides, she had no faith in Levin’s knowledge of farming. General principles, as to the cow being a machine for the production of milk, she looked on with suspicion. It seemed to her that such principles could only be a hindrance in farm management. It all seemed to her a far simpler matter: all that was needed, as Marya Philimonovna had explained, was to give Brindle and Whitebreast more food and drink, and not to let the cook carry all the kitchen slops to the laundry maid’s cow. That was clear. But general propositions as to feeding on meal and on grass were doubtful and obscure. And, what was most important, she wanted to talk about Kitty.

如今,多亏了玛丽亚·菲利蒙诺夫娜,她已经把家务安排得相当合意了,所以不想再做任何改动；再说,她也不相信列文那一套农事知识。至于奶牛是生产牛奶的机器这个一般原理,她更是怀疑。她觉得这种原理只会给经营管理添乱子。在她看来,事情要简单得多:照玛丽亚·菲利蒙诺夫娜说的,多给花斑牛和白胸牛吃食、饮水,不让厨娘把厨房里的残汤剩饭送到洗衣女工的那头奶牛那儿去,就成了。这一点是明摆着的。至于什么谷物饲料、青草饲料的一般性说法,那就可疑而模糊了。而最重要的是,她想谈谈基蒂的事。

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satisfactorily /ˌsætɪsˈfæktərəli/

adv. 令人满意地➕

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disinclined /ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd/

adj. 不情愿的➕

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farming /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/

n. 农业➕

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suspicion /səˈspɪʃən/

n. 怀疑➕

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hindrance /ˈhɪndrəns/

n. 阻碍➕

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management /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/

n. 管理➕

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propositions /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃənz/

n. 主张（复数）➕

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doubtful /ˈdaʊtfəl/

adj. 怀疑的➕

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obscure /əbˈskjʊə/

adj. 模糊的➕

Part Three – Chapter nine (第九章)

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