🔊 From that time a new life began for Alexey Alexandrovitch and for his wife. Nothing special happened. Anna went out into society, as she had always done, was particularly often at Princess Betsy's, and met Vronsky everywhere. Alexey Alexandrovitch saw this, but could do nothing. All his efforts to draw her into open discussion she confronted with a barrier which he could not penetrate, made up of a sort of amused perplexity. Outwardly everything was the same, but their inner relations were completely changed. Alexey Alexandrovitch, a man of great power in the world of politics, felt himself helpless in this. Like an ox with head bent, submissively he awaited the blow which he felt was lifted over him. Every time he began to think about it, he felt that he must try once more, that by kindness, tenderness, and persuasion there was still hope of saving her, of bringing her back to herself, and every day he made ready to talk to her. But every time he began talking to her, he felt that the spirit of evil and deceit, which had taken possession of her, had possession of him too, and he talked to her in a tone quite unlike that in which he had meant to talk. Involuntarily he talked to her in his habitual tone of jeering at anyone who should say what he was saying. And in that tone it was impossible to say what needed to be said to her.

从那一刻起,阿列克谢·亚历山德罗维奇和他的妻子都开始了新生活。什么特别的事都没有发生。安娜像往常一样出入社交场合,尤其频繁地出现在贝特西公爵夫人的府邸,在那里处处与弗龙斯基相遇。阿列克谢·亚历山德罗维奇洞悉一切,却无能为力。他试图让她坦率交谈,但她总以一副戏谑困惑的神情筑起一道他无法穿透的壁垒。外表依旧如常,但他们的内在关系已彻底改变。这位在政坛上叱咤风云的人物,此刻却感到束手无策。他像一头垂首待宰的公牛,温顺地等待着悬在头顶的利刃落下。每当他开始思考此事,便觉得必须再试一次--用温和、柔情与劝导或许还能挽救她,让她迷途知返。他每天都准备好要和她谈谈。但每次开口,他都能感觉到那占据了她身心的邪恶与欺骗精灵也攫住了他,于是他说出的话与初衷大相径庭。他不自觉地用惯常的嘲讽语气说话,仿佛在讥笑任何表达他此刻心声的人。而用那种语气,根本道不出必须对她说的话。

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particularly /pəˈtɪkjʊlərli/

adv. 特别地；尤其➕

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confronted /kənˈfrʌntɪd/

v. 面对；面临（困难、问题等）➕

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barrier /ˈbæriər/

n. 障碍；屏障➕

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penetrate /ˈpenɪtreɪt/

v. 穿透；渗透；洞察➕

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perplexity /pəˈpleksəti/

n. 困惑；茫然➕

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Outwardly /ˈaʊtwərdli/

adv. 表面上；外表上➕

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inner /ˈɪnər/

adj. 内部的；内心的➕

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helpless /ˈhelpləs/

adj. 无助的；无能为力的➕

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submissively /səbˈmɪsɪvli/

adv. 顺从地；服从地➕

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awaited /əˈweɪtɪd/

v. 等待；期待（过去式）➕

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persuasion /pərˈsweɪʒən/

n. 说服；劝说➕

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deceit /dɪˈsiːt/

n. 欺骗；欺诈➕

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Involuntarily /ɪnˈvɒləntərɪli/

adv. 不自觉地；非自愿地➕

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habitual /həˈbɪtʃuəl/

adj. 习惯性的；惯常的➕

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jeering /ˈdʒɪərɪŋ/

n. 嘲笑；奚落➕

🔊 He tried to speak to her of her position, but his words sounded false and artificial. He could not find the right tone. He was not capable of understanding that what she needed was not reproaches but sympathy and love. So he said nothing, and every day the gulf between them widened.

他试着与她谈论她的处境,但言辞显得虚伪做作。他找不到合适的语调。他无法理解,她需要的并非责备,而是同情与爱。于是他缄默不语,而他们之间的鸿沟与日俱增。

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artificial /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl/

adj. 人工的；虚假的；不自然的➕

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capable /ˈkeɪpəbl/

adj. 有能力的；能够的➕

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reproaches /rɪˈprəʊtʃɪz/

n. 责备；指责（复数）➕

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sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/

n. 同情；赞同➕

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gulf /ɡʌlf/

n. 鸿沟；分歧；海湾➕

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widened /ˈwaɪdnd/

v. 扩大；变宽（过去式）➕

🔊 But he could not reconcile himself to his position. He felt that he must do something, but he did not know what. He could not divorce her, for that would be a scandal and would ruin his career. He could not continue to live with her, for that was torment. And yet he could not leave her, for that would be to abandon his son.

但他无法安于现状。他觉得自己必须有所行动,却不知从何下手。他不能与她离婚,因为那将引发丑闻,毁掉他的前程。他无法继续与她生活,因为那如同折磨。可他又无法离开她,因为那意味着抛弃自己的儿子。

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reconcile /ˈrekənsaɪl/

v. 调和；使和解；使一致➕

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divorce /dɪˈvɔːrs/

v. 离婚；分离➕

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scandal /ˈskændl/

n. 丑闻；丑事➕

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ruin /ˈruːɪn/

v. 毁灭；使破产➕

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career /kəˈrɪr/

n. 职业；生涯➕

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torment /ˈtɔːrment/

n. 折磨；痛苦➕

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abandon /əˈbændən/

v. 抛弃；放弃➕

🔊 He decided to wait. And he waited, suffering silently.

他决定等待。于是他等待着,默默地承受痛苦。

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suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

n. 痛苦；受苦➕

Part Two – Chapter ten (第十章)

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