🔊 Early in June it happened that Agafea Mihalovna, the old nurse and housekeeper, in carrying to the cellar a jar of mushrooms she had just pickled, slipped, fell, and sprained her wrist. The district doctor, a talkative young medical student, who had just finished his studies, came to see her. He examined the wrist, said it was not broken, was delighted at a chance of talking to the celebrated Sergey Ivanovitch Koznishev, and to show his advanced views of things told him all the scandal of the district, complaining of the poor state into which the district council had fallen. Sergey Ivanovitch listened attentively, asked him questions, and, roused by a new listener, he talked fluently, uttered a few keen and weighty observations, respectfully appreciated by the young doctor, and was soon in that eager frame of mind his brother knew so well, which always, with him, followed a brilliant and eager conversation. After the departure of the doctor, he wanted to go with a fishing rod to the river. Sergey Ivanovitch was fond of angling, and was, it seemed, proud of being able to care for such a stupid occupation. Konstantin Levin, whose presence was needed in the plough land and meadows, had come to take his brother in the trap.

六月初的一天,老保姆兼管家阿加菲娅·米哈伊洛夫娜正要把一罐刚腌好的蘑菇搬到地窖去,脚下一滑,跌倒了,扭伤了手腕。当地一位刚毕业的年轻医生--一个爱说话的医学生--来看她。他检查了手腕,说没有骨折,很高兴有机会与著名的谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇·科兹内舍夫交谈,为了显示自己见识先进,他把当地所有的丑闻都告诉了他,抱怨地方自治会陷入了多么糟糕的境地。谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇仔细听着,问了他几个问题,被新听众激发起兴致,便侃侃而谈,发表了一些尖锐而中肯的见解,这些见解受到了年轻医生的恭敬赞赏,随后他很快便进入了那种他弟弟十分熟悉的兴奋状态--这种状态总是在一场热烈而精彩的谈话之后出现。医生走后,他想拿着钓竿去河边。谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇喜欢钓鱼,而且似乎还为自己能够沉迷于这种愚蠢的消遣而感到自豪。康斯坦丁·列文由于需要去耕地和草场,便驾着双轮马车来接他哥哥。

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sprained /spreɪnd/

v. 扭伤➕

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wrist /rɪst/

n. 手腕➕

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district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

n. 地区；行政区➕

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doctor /ˈdɒktər/

n. 医生➕

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talkative /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

adj. 健谈的➕

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medical /ˈmedɪkl/

adj. 医学的；医疗的➕

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celebrated /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/

adj. 著名的；闻名的➕

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advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/

adj. 先进的；高级的➕

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scandal /ˈskændl/

n. 丑闻；流言蜚语➕

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council /ˈkaʊnsl/

n. 委员会；议会➕

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attentively /əˈtentɪvli/

adv. 专心地；注意地➕

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fluently /ˈfluːəntli/

adv. 流利地➕

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weighty /ˈweɪti/

adj. 重要的；有分量的➕

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observations /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃnz/

n. 观察结果；评论➕

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respectfully /rɪˈspektfəli/

adv. 恭敬地➕

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appreciated /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/

v. 欣赏；感激➕

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frame of mind /freɪm əv maɪnd/

n. 心态；心情➕

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brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/

adj. 杰出的；灿烂的➕

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departure /dɪˈpɑːtʃər/

n. 离开；出发➕

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angling /ˈæŋɡlɪŋ/

n. 钓鱼（运动）➕

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occupation /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/

n. 职业；消遣➕

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presence /ˈprezns/

n. 存在；在场➕

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plough /plaʊ/

n. 犁➕

🔊 It was that time of the year, the turning-point of summer, when the crops of the present year are a certainty, when one begins to think of the sowing for next year, and the mowing is at hand; when the rye is all in ear, though its ears are still light, not yet full, and it waves in gray-green billows in the wind; when the green oats, with tufts of yellow grass scattered here and there among it, droop irregularly over the late-sown fields; when the early buckwheat is already out and hiding the ground; when the fallow lands, trodden hard as stone by the cattle, are half ploughed over, with paths left untouched by the plough; when from the dry dung-heaps carted onto the fields there comes at sunset a smell of manure mixed with meadow-sweet, and on the low-lying lands the riverside meadows are a thick sea of grass waiting for the mowing, with blackened heaps of the stalks of sorrel among it.

那时正值一年中的转折点--夏季的转折期:今年的收成已成定局,人们开始考虑来年的播种,收割期也近在眼前；黑麦全都抽了穗,虽然穗子还轻,尚未饱满,在风中起伏着灰绿色的波浪；绿色的燕麦田里,东一簇西一簇点缀着枯黄的草,凌乱地耷拉在晚播的田地上；早荞麦已经开花,遮蔽了地面；被牲口踩得像石头一样坚硬的休耕地,一半已经翻过,留下几道未被犁过的印子；傍晚时分,从运到田里的干粪堆上,飘来一股掺合着绣线菊气味的粪肥味道；在低洼地带,河边的草地厚厚地铺着一层等待收割的青草,中间夹杂着一堆堆变黑的酸模秆子。

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turning-point /ˈtɜːnɪŋ pɔɪnt/

n. 转折点➕

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crops /krɒps/

n. 庄稼；农作物➕

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certainty /ˈsɜːtnti/

n. 确定性；必然的事➕

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sowing /ˈsəʊɪŋ/

n. 播种➕

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mowing /ˈməʊɪŋ/

n. 割草➕

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rye /raɪ/

n. 黑麦➕

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ears /ɪəz/

n. 穗（谷物的穗）➕

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gray-green /ɡreɪ ɡriːn/

adj. 灰绿色的➕

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billows /ˈbɪləʊz/

n. 巨浪；翻滚的波浪➕

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oats /əʊts/

n. 燕麦➕

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tufts /tʌfts/

n. 一簇；一丛➕

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scattered /ˈskætəd/

adj. 分散的；散布的➕

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droop /druːp/

v. 下垂；低垂➕

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irregularly /ɪˈreɡjələli/

adv. 不规则地➕

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late-sown /leɪt səʊn/

adj. 晚播的➕

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buckwheat /ˈbʌkwiːt/

n. 荞麦➕

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fallow /ˈfæləʊ/

adj. 休耕的➕

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trodden /ˈtrɒdn/

v. 踩踏（tread的过去分词）➕

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cattle /ˈkætl/

n. 牛（总称）➕

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dung-heaps /dʌŋ hiːps/

n. 粪堆➕

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carted /ˈkɑːtɪd/

v. 用车运送➕

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manure /məˈnjʊər/

n. 肥料；粪肥➕

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meadow-sweet /ˈmedəʊ swiːt/

n. 绣线菊（一种植物）➕

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low-lying /ləʊ ˈlaɪɪŋ/

adj. 低洼的➕

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riverside /ˈrɪvəsaɪd/

adj. 河边的➕

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blackened /ˈblækənd/

adj. 变黑的；发黑的➕

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stalks /stɔːks/

n. 茎；秆➕

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sorrel /ˈsɒrəl/

n. 酸模（一种植物）➕

🔊 It was the time when there comes a brief pause in the toil of the fields before the beginning of the labors of harvest-every year recurring, every year straining every nerve of the peasants. The crop was a splendid one, and bright, hot summer days had set in with short, dewy nights. The brothers had to drive through the woods to reach the meadows. Sergey Ivanovitch was all the while admiring the beauty of the woods, which were a tangled mass of leaves, pointing out to his brother now an old lime tree on the point of flowering, dark on the shady side, and brightly spotted with yellow stipules, now the young shoots of this year's saplings brilliant with emerald. Konstantin Levin did not like talking and hearing about the beauty of nature. Words for him took away the beauty of what he saw. He assented to what his brother said, but he could not help beginning to think of other things. When they came out of the woods, all his attention was engrossed by the view of the fallow land on the upland, in parts yellow with grass, in parts trampled and checkered with furrows, in parts dotted with ridges of dung, and in parts even ploughed. A string of carts was moving across it. Levin counted the carts, and was pleased that all that were wanted had been brought, and at the sight of the meadows his thoughts passed to the mowing. He always felt something special moving him to the quick at the hay-making. On reaching the meadow Levin stopped the horse.

这是每年收割农忙开始前田间劳作中短暂的间歇期--年年如此,每次都让农民们筋疲力尽。庄稼长势极好,晴朗炎热的夏日伴着短暂的、露水丰盈的夜晚降临了。兄弟俩必须穿过树林才能到达草地。谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇一路赞叹着树林的美景--那是一片纠结的树叶海洋--他时而给弟弟指出一棵即将开花的古老椴树,树荫一面暗沉,另一面点缀着鲜黄的托叶,时而指出今年新生的嫩苗,像翡翠般闪闪发光。康斯坦丁·列文不喜欢谈论或聆听自然之美。对他来说,言语反而会破坏他所见之景的美。他对哥哥的话表示同意,但忍不住开始想别的事了。当他们走出树林时,他的全部注意力都被高地上一片休耕地吸引住了:那片地有的地方是黄色的草,有的地方被踩踏得斑斑驳驳,带有一条条犁沟,有的地方点缀着一堆堆粪肥,有的地方已经犁过。一队大车正从上面驶过。列文数了数大车,很高兴所需的车辆都已到位,看到草地,他的思路又转到了割草上。每逢割草季节,他总有一种特别的感觉,深深地触动他的心。到达草地后,列文勒住了马。

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brief /briːf/

adj. 短暂的；简要的➕

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pause /pɔːz/

n. 暂停；停顿➕

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toil /tɔɪl/

n. 辛苦劳作➕

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labors /ˈleɪbəz/

n. 劳动工作（复数）➕

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harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst/

n. 收获；收割➕

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recurring /rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/

adj. 反复出现的；循环的➕

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straining /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/

v. 使紧张；用力➕

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nerve /nɜːv/

n. 神经；勇气➕

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peasants /ˈpeznts/

n. 农民（复数）➕

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splendid /ˈsplendɪd/

adj. 极好的；壮丽的➕

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dewy /ˈdjuːi/

adj. 带露水的；湿润的➕

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tangled /ˈtæŋɡld/

adj. 缠结的；混乱的➕

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lime tree /laɪm triː/

n. 菩提树➕

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flowering /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/

n. 开花➕

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shady /ˈʃeɪdi/

adj. 阴凉的；背阴的➕

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spotted /ˈspɒtɪd/

v. 点缀；看见➕

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stipules /ˈstɪpjuːlz/

n. 托叶（植物学）➕

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shoots /ʃuːts/

n. 嫩枝；芽➕

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saplings /ˈsæplɪŋz/

n. 树苗➕

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emerald /ˈemərəld/

n. 祖母绿；翠绿色➕

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assented /əˈsentɪd/

v. 同意；赞同➕

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engrossed /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/

adj. 全神贯注的➕

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upland /ˈʌplənd/

n. 高地➕

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checkered /ˈtʃekəd/

adj. 交错纵横的；方格图案的➕

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furrows /ˈfʌrəʊz/

n. 犁沟➕

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ridges /ˈrɪdʒɪz/

n. 垄；脊➕

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hay-making /ˈheɪ meɪkɪŋ/

n. 晒干草；干草制作➕

🔊 The morning dew was still lying on the thick undergrowth of the grass, and that he might not get his feet wet, Sergey Ivanovitch asked his brother to drive him in the trap up to the willow tree from which the carp was caught. Sorry as Konstantin Levin was to crush down his mowing grass, he drove him into the meadow. The high grass softly turned about the wheels and the horse's legs, leaving its seeds clinging to the wet axles and spokes of the wheels. His brother seated himself under a bush, arranging his tackle, while Levin led the horse away, fastened him up, and walked into the vast gray-green sea of grass unstirred by the wind. The silky grass with its ripe seeds came almost to his waist in the dampest spots.

早晨的露水还挂在浓密的草丛上,为了不让脚弄湿,谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇请弟弟用双轮马车把他拉到那棵能钓鲤鱼的柳树旁。康斯坦丁·列文虽然很不忍心碾过待割的草,但还是把他驱车送进了草地。高高的草在车轮和马腿周围轻柔地缠绕,把种子留在湿润的车轴和辐条上。他哥哥坐在灌木丛下,整理着钓具,而列文则牵走马,拴好,然后走进那片没有风吹动的广阔灰绿色草海。在最低洼的地方,带着成熟种子的丝滑草几乎齐腰深。

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undergrowth /ˈʌndəɡrəʊθ/

n. 灌木丛；下层植被➕

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willow tree /ˈwɪləʊ triː/

n. 柳树➕

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carp /kɑːp/

n. 鲤鱼➕

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crush /krʌʃ/

v. 压碎；碾压➕

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axles /ˈækslz/

n. 车轴（复数）➕

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spokes /spəʊks/

n. 辐条（复数）➕

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tackle /ˈtækl/

n. 渔具；装备➕

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fastened /ˈfɑːsnd/

v. 系牢；固定➕

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unstirred /ʌnˈstɜːd/

adj. 未搅动的；静止的➕

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silky /ˈsɪlki/

adj. 丝绸般的；柔软的➕

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ripe /raɪp/

adj. 成熟的➕

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dampest /ˈdæmpɪst/

adj. 最潮湿的（damp的最高级）➕

🔊 Crossing the meadow, Konstantin Levin came out onto the road, and met an old man with a swollen eye, carrying a skep on his shoulder.

穿过草地,康斯坦丁·列文走上大路,遇到一个眼睛肿胀的老人,肩上扛着一个蜂箱。

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swollen /ˈswəʊlən/

adj. 肿胀的➕

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skep /skep/

n. （草编）蜂箱➕

🔊 "What? taken a stray swarm, Fomitch?" he asked.

“怎么样,福米奇,找到跑散的蜂群了吗?”他问道。

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stray /streɪ/

adj. 走失的；流浪的➕

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swarm /swɔːm/

n. 蜂群；一大群➕

🔊 "No, indeed, Konstantin Dmitrich! All we can do to keep our own! This is the second swarm that has flown away.... Luckily the lads caught them. They were ploughing your field. They unyoked the horses and galloped after them."

“没有啊,康斯坦丁·德米特里奇!能保住自家的就不错了!这已经是第二群飞走的了……幸好小伙子们把它们逮住了。他们正在您的田里耕地,就卸了马追上去。”

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lads /lædz/

n. 小伙子们（复数）➕

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unyoked /ʌnˈjəʊkt/

v. 卸下（牛马等的）轭➕

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galloped /ˈɡæləpt/

v. 飞奔；疾驰➕

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ploughing /ˈplaʊɪŋ/

v. 犁地（现在分词）➕

🔊 "Well, what do you say, Fomitch-start mowing or wait a bit?"

“那么你说呢,福米奇--是现在开始割草,还是再等等?”

🔊 "Eh, well. Our way's to wait till St. Peter's Day. But you always mow sooner. Well, to be sure, please God, the hay's good. There'll be plenty for the beasts."

“呃,这个嘛。照我们的习惯,得等圣彼得节以后。可您总是割得更早。不过,说真的,上帝保佑,这草不错。牲口够吃的了。”

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hay /heɪ/

n. 干草➕

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beasts /biːsts/

n. 牲畜；野兽（复数）➕

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mow /məʊ/

v. 割（草）➕

🔊 "What do you think about the weather?"

“你看天气怎么样?”

🔊 "That's in God's hands. Maybe it will be fine."

“那就看上帝的意旨了。也许天会放晴吧。”

🔊 Levin went up to his brother.

列文走到哥哥身边。

🔊 Sergey Ivanovitch had caught nothing, but he was not bored, and seemed in the most cheerful frame of mind. Levin saw that, stimulated by his conversation with the doctor, he wanted to talk. Levin, on the other hand, would have liked to get home as soon as possible to give orders about getting together the mowers for next day, and to set at rest his doubts about the mowing, which greatly absorbed him.

谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇什么也没钓到,但他并不觉得无聊,反而显得心情极佳。列文看出,与医生的谈话刺激了他,让他很想聊天。而列文本人,却巴不得尽快回家,好安排明天召集割草人手的事,并解决自己关于割草的疑虑--这事令他十分牵挂。

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cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfl/

adj. 愉快的；高兴的➕

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stimulated /ˈstɪmjuleɪtɪd/

v. 激励；激发➕

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mowers /ˈməʊəz/

n. 割草者（复数）➕

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doubts /daʊts/

n. 怀疑（复数）➕

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absorbed /əbˈzɔːbd/

v. 吸引；使全神贯注➕

🔊 "Well, let's be going," he said.

“好了,我们回去吧。”他说。

🔊 "Why be in such a hurry? Let's stay a little. But how wet you are! Even though one catches nothing, it's nice. That's the best thing about every part of sport, that one has to do with nature. How exquisite this steely water is!" said Sergey Ivanovitch. "These riverside banks always remind me of the riddle-do you know it? 'The grass says to the water: we quiver and we quiver.'"

“急什么?再待一会儿吧。瞧你身上多湿!就算一条也钓不到,也挺好的。凡是运动,最好的地方就在这里--你得跟大自然打交道。这钢青色的水多美啊!”谢尔盖·伊万诺维奇说。“这些河岸总让我想起那个谜语--你知道吗?‘草儿对水说:我们颤啊颤,我们颤啊颤。’”

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exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/

adj. 优美的；精致的➕

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steely /ˈstiːli/

adj. 似钢的；钢铁色的➕

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riddle /ˈrɪdl/

n. 谜语➕

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quiver /ˈkwɪvər/

v. 颤抖；颤动➕

🔊 "I don't know the riddle," answered Levin wearily.

“我不知道这个谜语。”列文疲惫地回答。

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wearily /ˈwɪr.ɪ.li/

adv. 疲惫地；厌倦地➕

Part Three – Chapter two (第二章)

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