🔊 On the day of the races at Krasnoe Selo, Vronsky had come earlier than usual to eat beefsteak in the common messroom of the regiment. He had no need to be strict with himself, as he had very quickly been brought down to the required light weight; but still he had to avoid gaining flesh, and so he eschewed farinaceous and sweet dishes. He sat with his coat unbuttoned over a white waistcoat, resting both elbows on the table, and while waiting for the steak he had ordered he looked at a French novel that lay open on his plate. He was only looking at the book to avoid conversation with the officers coming in and out; he was thinking.

赛马那天在红村,弗龙斯基比平时更早来到团里的公共食堂吃牛排。他不必对自己过分严格,因为他很快就减到了所需的轻体重；但仍要避免长胖,所以他不吃面食和甜食。他坐在那里,上衣敞着,露出里面的白背心,双肘撑在桌子上,一边等着他点的牛排,一边看着摊在盘子上的法文小说。他看书只是为了避免与进进出出的军官们交谈；他正在思考。

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regiment /ˈredʒɪmənt/

n. 团（军队编制单位）➕

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messroom /ˈmesruːm/

n. 食堂（尤指军队或学校）➕

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farinaceous /ˌfærɪˈneɪʃəs/

adj. 含淀粉的；面粉制的➕

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eschewed /ɪsˈtʃuːd/

v. 回避,避免（过去式）➕

🔊 He was thinking of Anna’s promise to see him that day after the races. But he had not seen her for three days, and as her husband had just returned from abroad, he did not know whether she would be able to meet him today or not, and he did not know how to find out. He had had his last interview with her at his cousin Betsy’s summer villa. He visited the Karenins’ summer villa as rarely as possible. Now he wanted to go there, and he pondered the question how to do it.

他在想安娜答应过赛马结束后那天见他。但他已经三天没见到她了,而且她丈夫刚从国外回来,他不知道她今天能不能赴约,也不知道该怎么去打听。他上一次和她见面是在表妹贝特西的乡间别墅。他尽量少去卡列宁家的乡间别墅。现在他想去那里,正在琢磨怎么去。

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pondered /ˈpɒndəd/

v. 沉思,考虑（过去式）➕

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villa /ˈvɪlə/

n. 别墅➕

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interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/

n. 会见；面试➕

🔊 “Of course I shall say Betsy has sent me to ask whether she’s coming to the races. Of course, I’ll go,” he decided, lifting his head from the book. And as he vividly pictured the happiness of seeing her, his face lighted up.

“当然我就说贝特西派我来问她去不去看赛马。当然,我就这么去。”他打定主意,从书上抬起头来。想到就要见到她,他脸上顿时容光焕发。

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vividly /ˈvɪvɪdli/

adv. 生动地➕

🔊 “Send to my house, and tell them to have out the carriage and three horses as quick as they can,” he said to the servant, who handed him the steak on a hot silver dish, and moving the dish up he began eating.

“派人回家,叫他们尽快套上三驾马车。”他对端着盛在热银盘里的牛排的仆人说,然后把盘子挪近,开始吃起来。

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carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/

n. 马车➕

🔊 From the billiard room next door came the sound of balls knocking, of talk and laughter. Two officers appeared at the entrance-door: one, a young fellow, with a feeble, delicate face, who had lately joined the regiment from the Corps of Pages; the other, a plump, elderly officer, with a bracelet on his wrist, and little eyes, lost in fat.

隔壁台球室里传来球撞击的声音、说话声和笑声。门口走进两位军官:一个是个年轻人,面容瘦弱娇嫩,刚从贵族军官学校调到团里来；另一个是位上了年纪的胖军官,手腕上戴着镯子,眼睛陷在肥肉里,显得很小。

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billiard room /ˈbɪliəd ruːm/

n. 台球室➕

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feeble /ˈfiːbəl/

adj. 虚弱的,无力的➕

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delicate /ˈdelɪkət/

adj. 纤弱的；精致的➕

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plump /plʌmp/

adj. 丰满的,胖乎乎的➕

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bracelet /ˈbreɪslət/

n. 手镯➕

🔊 Vronsky glanced at them, frowned, and looking down at his book as though he had not noticed them, he proceeded to eat and read at the same time.

弗龙斯基瞥了他们一眼,皱起眉头,低头看着书,仿佛没注意到他们,继续边吃边读。

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glanced /ɡlænst/

v. 瞥了一眼,匆匆一看➕

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frowned /fraʊnd/

v. 皱眉（表示不悦、困惑或思考）➕

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proceeded /prəˈsiːdɪd/

v. 继续进行,继续做➕

🔊 “What? Fortifying yourself for your work?” said the plump officer, sitting down beside him.

“怎么？在为上场做准备吗？”胖军官在他旁边坐下问道。

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Fortifying /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/

v. 加固；增强（现在分词）➕

🔊 “As you see,” responded Vronsky, knitting his brows, wiping his mouth, and not looking at the officer.

“正如您所见。”弗龙斯基回答,皱着眉头,擦着嘴,不看那军官。

🔊 “So you’re not afraid of getting fat?” said the latter, turning a chair round for the young officer.

“那么您不怕发胖吗？”后者说着,为年轻军官把椅子转过来。

🔊 “What?” said Vronsky angrily, making a wry face of disgust, and showing his even teeth.

“什么？”弗龙斯基生气地说,厌恶地做了个鬼脸,露出整齐的牙齿。

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wry /raɪ/

adj. 扭曲的；苦笑的➕

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disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/

n. 厌恶,反感➕

🔊 “You’re not afraid of getting fat?”

“您不怕发胖吗？”

🔊 “Waiter, sherry!” said Vronsky, without replying, and moving the book to the other side of him, he went on reading.

“侍者,雪利酒！”弗龙斯基,没有回答,把书移到另一边,继续看。

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sherry /ˈʃeri/

n. 雪利酒➕

🔊 The plump officer took up the list of wines and turned to the young officer.

胖军官拿起酒单,转向年轻军官。

🔊 “You choose what we’re to drink,” he said, handing him the card, and looking at him.

“您来挑我们喝什么。”他说着把酒单递给他,看着他。

🔊 “Rhine wine, please,” said the young officer, stealing a timid glance at Vronsky, and trying to pull his scarcely visible mustache. Seeing that Vronsky did not turn round, the young officer got up.

“请来莱茵酒。”年轻军官说,怯生生地瞥了弗龙斯基一眼,试图捋他那几乎看不见的胡须。看到弗龙斯基没有转身,年轻军官站了起来。

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timid /ˈtɪmɪd/

adj. 胆怯的,害羞的➕

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scarcely /ˈskeəsli/

adv. 几乎不,几乎没有➕

🔊 “Let’s go into the billiard room,” he said.

“咱们去台球室吧。”他说。

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billiard /ˈbɪliərd/

n. 台球（游戏）；台球桌➕

🔊 At that moment there walked into the room the tall and well-built Captain Yashvin. Nodding with an air of lofty contempt to the two officers, he went up to Vronsky.

这时,身材高大、体格健壮的亚什温上尉走进房间。他带着一副高高在上的轻蔑神情朝两位军官点点头,然后走向弗龙斯基。

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lofty /ˈlɔːfti/

adj. 高傲的；崇高的➕

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contempt /kənˈtempt/

n. 蔑视；轻视➕

🔊 “Ah! here he is!” he cried, bringing his big hand down heavily on his epaulet. Vronsky looked round angrily, but his face lighted up immediately with his characteristic expression of genial and manly serenity.

“啊！他来了！”他叫道,用大手重重地拍在他的肩章上。弗龙斯基生气地回过头来,但脸上立刻又露出他特有的那种和蔼而沉稳的坦率神情。

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epaulet /ˈepəlet/

n. 肩章➕

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characteristic /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

adj. 特有的；典型的➕

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genial /ˈdʒiːniəl/

adj. 和蔼的；亲切的➕

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serenity /səˈrenəti/

n. 平静；安详➕

🔊 “That’s it, Alexey,” said the captain, in his loud baritone. “You must just eat a mouthful, now, and drink only one tiny glass.”

“就是这样,阿列克谢,”上尉用他那洪亮的男中音说。“您现在只吃一小口,再喝一小杯就行了。”

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baritone /ˈbærɪtoʊn/

n. 男中音➕

🔊 “Oh, I’m not hungry.”

“哦,我不饿。”

🔊 “There go the inseparables,” Yashvin dropped, glancing sarcastically at the two officers who were at that instant leaving the room. And he bent his long legs, swathed in tight riding breeches, and sat down in the chair, too low for him, so that his knees were cramped up in a sharp angle.

“形影不离的那两位走了。”亚什温嘲讽地瞥了一眼那两位正好离开房间的军官,随口说道。然后他弯着穿着紧身马裤的长腿,坐到那把对他来说太矮的椅子上,膝盖蜷成锐角。

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inseparables /ɪnˈsepərəbəlz/

n. 形影不离的朋友；不可分离的人或物➕

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sarcastically /sɑːrˈkæstɪkli/

adv. 讽刺地；挖苦地➕

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swathed /sweɪðd/

v. 包裹；缠绕➕

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breeches /ˈbrɪtʃɪz/

n. 马裤；短裤➕

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cramped /kræmpt/

adj. 局促的；挤在一起的➕

🔊 “Why didn’t you turn up at the Red Theater yesterday? Numerova wasn’t at all bad. Where were you?”

“您昨晚怎么没到红剧院去？努梅罗娃一点也不差。您上哪儿去了？”

🔊 “I was late at the Tverskoys’,” said Vronsky.

“我在特维尔斯基家待晚了。”弗龙斯基说。

🔊 “Ah!” responded Yashvin.

“哦！”亚什温应道。

🔊 Yashvin, a gambler and a rake, a man not merely without moral principles, but of immoral principles, Yashvin was Vronsky’s greatest friend in the regiment. Vronsky liked him both for his exceptional physical strength, which he showed for the most part by being able to drink like a fish, and do without sleep without being in the slightest degree affected by it; and for his great strength of character, which he showed in his relations with his comrades and superior officers, commanding both fear and respect, and also at cards, when he would play for tens of thousands and however much he might have drunk, always with such skill and decision that he was reckoned the best player in the English Club. Vronsky respected and liked Yashvin particularly because he felt Yashvin liked him, not for his name and his money, but for himself. And of all men he was the only one with whom Vronsky would have liked to speak of his love. He felt that Yashvin, in spite of his apparent contempt for every sort of feeling, was the only man who could, so he fancied, comprehend the intense passion which now filled his whole life. Moreover, he felt certain that Yashvin, as it was, took no delight in gossip and scandal, and interpreted his feeling rightly, that is to say, knew and believed that this passion was not a jest, not a pastime, but something more serious and important.

亚什温是个赌徒和浪荡子,不仅没有道德原则,而且有伤风败俗的原则；他在团里是弗龙斯基最好的朋友。弗龙斯基喜欢他,既因为他非凡的体力（这主要表现在他酒量极大、可以不睡觉而丝毫不受影响）,也因为他坚强的性格（这在对待同僚和上级时,令人既畏惧又尊敬；在玩牌时,哪怕赌注成千上万,不管喝多少酒,他总是技艺高超、果断无比,被公认为英国俱乐部里最厉害的牌手）。弗龙斯基特别尊重和喜欢亚什温,因为他感觉到亚什温喜欢他,不是冲着他的名气和钱财,而是冲着他这个人本身。在所有人当中,弗龙斯基只愿意跟他谈谈自己的恋情。他觉得,尽管亚什温表面上鄙视一切感情,但他是唯一能够理解--他这样想象--那种现在占据他整个生命的强烈激情的人。此外,他确信亚什温向来不喜欢流言蜚语,对他的感情有正确的理解,也就是说,他知道并且相信这种激情不是玩笑,不是消遣,而是更严肃、更重要的事。

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gambler /ˈɡæmblər/

n. 赌徒➕

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rake /reɪk/

n. 浪荡子；放荡的人➕

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immoral /ɪˈmɔːrəl/

adj. 不道德的➕

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exceptional /ɪkˈsepʃənl/

adj. 杰出的；异常的➕

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slightest /ˈslaɪtɪst/

adj. 最轻微的；极小的➕

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comrades /ˈkɒmreɪdz/

n. 同志；战友➕

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superior /suːˈpɪriər/

adj. 上级的；优越的➕

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commanding /kəˈmændɪŋ/

adj. 威严的；指挥的➕

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reckoned /ˈrekənd/

v. 认为；估计➕

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particularly /pərˈtɪkjələrli/

adv. 特别地；尤其➕

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spite /spaɪt/

n. 恶意；怨恨➕

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apparent /əˈpærənt/

adj. 表面上的；明显的➕

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fancied /ˈfænsid/

v. 想象；认为➕

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comprehend /ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/

v. 理解；领会➕

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intense /ɪnˈtens/

adj. 强烈的；紧张的➕

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passion /ˈpæʃən/

n. 激情；热情➕

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Moreover /mɔːrˈoʊvər/

adv. 而且；此外➕

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delight /dɪˈlaɪt/

n. 快乐；喜悦➕

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gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/

n. 流言蜚语；闲话➕

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scandal /ˈskændl/

n. 丑闻；丑行➕

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interpreted /ɪnˈtɜːrprɪtɪd/

v. 解释；解读➕

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jest /dʒest/

n. 玩笑；笑话➕

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pastime /ˈpæstaɪm/

n. 消遣；娱乐➕

🔊 Vronsky had never spoken to him of his passion, but he was aware that he knew all about it, and that he put the right interpretation on it, and he was glad to see that in his eyes.

弗龙斯基从未跟他谈过自己的激情,但他意识到亚什温对此事了如指掌,而且理解正确；他高兴地从他眼中看到了这一点。

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aware /əˈweər/

adj. 意识到的；知道的➕

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interpretation /ɪnˌtɜːrprɪˈteɪʃn/

n. 解释；理解➕

🔊 “Ah! yes,” he said, to the announcement that Vronsky had been at the Tverskoys’; and his black eyes shining, he plucked at his left mustache, and began twisting it into his mouth, a bad habit he had.

“啊,是的！”听到弗龙斯基在特维尔斯基家,他说。他黑眼睛闪闪发光,拽着左边的小胡子,然后塞进嘴里捻着--这是他的一个坏习惯。

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announcement /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

n. 宣布；通告➕

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plucked /plʌkt/

v. 拔（毛发）；摘➕

🔊 “Well, and what did you do yesterday? Win anything?” asked Vronsky.

“嗯,您昨天干了什么？赢钱了吗？”弗龙斯基问。

🔊 “Eight thousand. But three don’t count; he won’t pay up.”

“八千。但其中三千不算数；他不付。”

🔊 “Oh, then you can afford to lose over me,” said Vronsky, laughing. (Yashvin had bet heavily on Vronsky in the races.)

“哦,那您输得起押在我身上的钱。”弗龙斯基笑着说。（亚什温在赛马中为弗龙斯基下了大赌注。）

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bet /bet/

v. 打赌,下注➕

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heavily /ˈhevɪli/

adv. 大量地,沉重地,严重地➕

🔊 “No chance of my losing. Mahotin’s the only one that’s risky.”

“我不会输的。只有马霍京一个人有风险。”

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risky /ˈrɪski/

adj. 冒险的,有风险的➕

🔊 And the conversation passed to forecasts of the coming race, the only thing Vronsky could think of just now.

于是话题转到对即将举行的赛马的预测--这也是此刻弗龙斯基唯一想得到的事。

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forecasts /ˈfɔːr.kæsts/

n. 预测,预报➕

🔊 “Come along, I’ve finished,” said Vronsky, and getting up he went to the door. Yashvin got up too, stretching his long legs and his long back.

“来吧,我吃完了。”弗龙斯基说着站起来走向门口。亚什温也站起来,伸了伸他的长腿和长背。

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stretching /ˈstretʃɪŋ/

v. 伸展,舒展（身体或四肢）➕

🔊 “It’s too early for me to dine, but I must have a drink. I’ll come along directly. Hi, wine!” he shouted, in his rich voice, that always rang out so loudly at drill, and set the windows shaking now.

“现在吃饭对我来说还太早,但我得喝一杯。我马上就来。喂,拿酒来！”他用那洪亮的嗓音喊道--这嗓音在操练时总是响彻四方,此刻震得窗户都嗡嗡作响。

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dine /daɪn/

v. 进餐,用餐➕

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drill /drɪl/

n. 训练,操练；钻头➕

🔊 “No, all right,” he shouted again immediately after. “You’re going home, so I’ll go with you.”

“不,好吧。”他紧接着又喊了一声。“您回家去,那我跟您一起走。”

🔊 And he walked out with Vronsky.

于是他跟着弗龙斯基走了出去。

Part Two – Chapter nineteen (第十九章)

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