🔊 The next day Tess left the dairy, and set out on her way to the uplands of Flintcomb-Ash. The weather was bleak, with a cold wind that cut through her clothes. She walked alone, her mind filled with thoughts of Angel Clare and the life she had left behind.

第二天,苔丝离开了牛奶场,动身前往弗林库姆岑的高地。天气凄冷,寒风凛冽,穿透她的衣衫。她独自前行,心中萦绕着对安吉尔·克莱尔和逝去生活的追忆。

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uplands /ˈʌpləndz/

n. 高地,高原地区➕

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bleak /bliːk/

adj. 阴冷的,荒凉的,无望的➕

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set out /set aʊt/

phrasal v. 出发,开始➕

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cut through /kʌt θruː/

phrasal v. 穿透,穿过➕

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left behind /left bɪˈhaɪnd/

phrasal v. 留下,抛弃➕

🔊 Upon arriving at the farm, she found it a desolate place. The fields were bare, and the few trees were stunted by the wind. She was hired for field work, joining a group of women who laboured from dawn till dusk.

到达农场后,她发现那是个荒凉的地方。田野光秃秃的,寥寥几株树木受风摧残,显得低矮不堪。她被雇去干农活,加入了一群从早到晚辛勤劳作的妇女中。

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desolate /ˈdɛsəlɪt/

adj. 荒凉的,无人烟的➕

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stunted /ˈstʌntɪd/

adj. 发育不良的,生长受阻的➕

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laboured /ˈleɪbəd/

v. 劳动,费力地做（英式拼写）➕

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dawn till dusk /dɔːn tɪl dʌsk/

phrase. 从早到晚➕

🔊 Her days were spent in hard toil, hacking Swedes or picking stones. The other workers were coarse and unfriendly, but Tess kept to herself, lost in her own sorrows.

日复一日,她都在艰苦的劳作中煎熬,不是砍削芜菁,便是捡拾石块。其他工人们粗鲁且不友善,但苔丝默然独处,沉浸于无尽的悲伤之中。

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toil /tɔɪl/

n. 辛苦的工作,劳累➕

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hacking /ˈhækɪŋ/

v. 砍,劈➕

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Swedes /swiːdz/

n. 瑞典芜菁（一种根茎蔬菜）➕

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coarse /kɔːs/

adj. 粗糙的,粗俗的➕

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kept to herself /kept tə hɜːrˈself/

phrase. 保持独处,不与人交往➕

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sorrows /ˈsɒrəʊz/

n. 悲伤,悲痛➕

🔊 At night, she returned to a wretched cottage, where she lay awake thinking of the past. She wondered if Angel would ever return, but held onto a faint hope that sustained her through the hardships.

夜晚,她回到一座破旧的小屋,躺在床上辗转难眠,往事历历在目。她思忖着安吉尔是否会归来,却仍抱着一线渺茫的希望,这希望支撑她熬过艰辛。

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wretched /ˈrɛtʃɪd/

adj. 悲惨的,可怜的➕

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lay awake /leɪ əˈweɪk/

phrase. 躺着 awake,失眠➕

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faint /feɪnt/

adj. 微弱的,模糊的➕

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sustained /səˈsteɪnd/

v. 维持,支撑➕

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hardships /ˈhɑːdʃɪps/

n. 困难,艰辛➕

Chapter thirty-three (第三十三章)

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