🔊 On an evening in the latter part of May a middle-aged man was walking homeward from Shaston to the village of Marlott, in the adjoining Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor. The pair of legs that carried him were rickety, and there was a bias in his gait which inclined him somewhat to the left of a straight line. He occasionally gave a smart nod, as if in confirmation of some opinion, though he was not thinking of anything in particular. An empty egg-basket was slung upon his arm, the nap of his hat was ruffled, a patch being quite worn away at its brim where his thumb came in taking it off. Presently he was met by an elderly parson astride on a gray mare, who, as he rode, hummed a wandering tune.

五月底的一个傍晚,一位中年男子正从沙斯顿步行回家,前往马洛特村,那村子就在邻近的布莱克莫尔谷里。他步履蹒跚,走路时还带点儿歪斜,总偏向直线左边。他偶尔轻快地点点头,仿佛在印证某种看法,其实心里并没特别想什么。一只空蛋篮挎在胳膊上,帽子呢面皱巴巴的,帽檐上大拇指摘帽子常碰的地方,绒毛已磨掉了一大块。不多时,一位上了年纪的牧师骑着一匹灰母马迎面而来,他一边骑行,一边哼着支不着调的曲子。

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rickety /ˈrɪkəti/

adj. 摇晃的；不稳固的➕

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bias /ˈbaɪəs/

n. 偏见；倾向➕

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gait /ɡeɪt/

n. 步态➕

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astride /əˈstraɪd/

adv. 跨着；骑着➕

🔊 "Good night t'ee," said the man with the basket.

拎篮子的人说道:“祝您晚安嘞。”

🔊 "Good night, Sir John," said the parson.

牧师答道:“晚安,约翰爵士。”

🔊 The pedestrian, after another pace or two, halted, and turned round.

行人又走了一两步,停下脚步,转过身来。

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pedestrian /pəˈdestriən/

n. 行人➕

🔊 "Now, sir, begging your pardon; we met last market-day on this road about this time, and I said 'Good night,' and you made reply 'Good night, Sir John,' as now."

“先生,请原谅；上个集市日,也是这个时辰,我们在这条路上碰面,我说‘晚上好’,您当时就回说‘晚安,约翰爵士’,跟现在一样。”

🔊 "I did," said the parson.

牧师说:“没错。”

🔊 "And once before that-near a month ago."

“在那之前还有一次--大约一个月前。”

🔊 "I may have."

“或许有吧。”

🔊 "Then what might your meaning be in calling me 'Sir John' these different times, when I be plain Jack Durbeyfield, the haggler?"

“那我明明是卖鸡鸭的杰克·德贝菲尔,您这几回为啥偏叫我‘约翰爵士’？”

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haggler /ˈhæɡlər/

n. 讨价还价者➕

🔊 The parson rode a step or two nearer.

牧师策马走近了一两步。

🔊 "It was only my whim," he said; and, after a moment's hesitation: "It was on account of a discovery I made some little time ago, whilst I was hunting up pedigrees for the new county history. I am Parson Tringham, the antiquary, of Stagfoot Lane. Don't you really know, Durbeyfield, that you are the lineal representative of the ancient and knightly family of the d'Urbervilles, who derive their descent from Sir Pagan d'Urberville, that renowned knight who came from Normandy with William the Conqueror, as appears by Battle Abbey Roll?"

“不过是我的一个怪念头罢了,”他说；稍作迟疑后,又道:“是因为前不久我做的一个发现。那时我正在为新的郡史搜集家谱。我是特林汉姆牧师,斯塔格福特巷的古物收藏家。德贝菲尔,你真的不知道自己是古老骑士世家德伯维尔家族的直系后裔吗？这个家族的血脉可追溯到佩甘·德伯维尔爵士,那位随征服者威廉从诺曼底来的著名骑士,据巴特尔修道院名册记载。”

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whim /wɪm/

n. 一时兴起；奇想➕

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hesitation /ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/

n. 犹豫➕

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pedigrees /ˈpedɪɡriːz/

n. 家谱；血统（复数）➕

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antiquary /ˈæntɪkwəri/

n. 古物研究者；文物收藏家➕

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lineal /ˈlɪniəl/

adj. 直系的；正统的➕

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knightly /ˈnaɪtli/

adj. 骑士的；侠义的➕

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derive /dɪˈraɪv/

v. 衍生；来自➕

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descent /dɪˈsent/

n. 血统；下降➕

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renowned /rɪˈnaʊnd/

adj. 著名的➕

🔊 "Never heard it before, sir!"

“从来没听说过,先生！”

🔊 "Well it's true. Throw up your chin a moment, so that I may catch the profile of your face better. Yes, that's the d'Urberville nose and chin-a little debased. Your ancestor was one of the twelve knights who assisted the Lord of Estremavilla in Normandy in his conquest of Glamorganshire. Branches of your family held manors over all this part of England; their names appear in the Pipe Rolls in the time of King Stephen. In the reign of King John one of them was rich enough to give a manor to the Knights Hospitallers; and in Edward the Second's time your forefather Brian was summoned to Westminster to attend the great Council there. You declined a little in Oliver Cromwell's time, but to no serious extent, and in Charles the Second's reign you were made Knights of the Royal Oak for your loyalty. Aye, there have been generations of Sir Johns among you, and if knighthood were hereditary, like a baronetcy, as it practically was in old times, when men were knighted from father to son, you would be Sir John now."

“唉,这是真的。把下巴抬起来一会儿,好让我看清你的侧脸。对,那就是德伯维尔家族的鼻子和下巴--稍稍有点退化。你的祖先曾是十二骑士之一,协助埃斯特雷马维拉领主在诺曼底征服格拉摩根郡。你们家族的分支在英格兰这片土地上遍布庄园；他们的名字出现在斯蒂芬国王时代的卷筒卷宗里。在约翰国王统治时期,其中一个分支富甲一方,甚至向医院骑士团捐赠了一座庄园；到了爱德华二世时代,你的先祖布莱恩被传召到威斯敏斯特出席大议会。奥利弗·克伦威尔时期,你们家族稍显衰落,但并未伤及根本；在查理二世时代,因忠诚而被封为皇家橡树骑士。唉,你们族里出过不知多少位约翰爵士,如果骑士爵位能世袭,像男爵爵位那样--在古代实际就是如此,父子相传--你现在就是约翰爵士了。”

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debased /dɪˈbeɪst/

adj. 贬低的；降低的➕

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manors /ˈmænərz/

n. 庄园（复数）➕

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summoned /ˈsʌmənd/

v. 传唤；召集（过去式）➕

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hereditary /həˈredɪteri/

adj. 世袭的；遗传的➕

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baronetcy /ˈbærənɪtsi/

n. 从男爵爵位➕

🔊 "Ye don't say so!"

“真有这事儿！”

🔊 "In short," concluded the parson, decisively smacking his leg with his switch, "there's hardly such another family in England."

“简而言之,”牧师用马鞭果断地拍了拍腿,总结道,“英格兰几乎没有哪个家族能比得上你们。”

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decisively /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/

adv. 果断地；决定性地➕

🔊 "Daze my eyes, and isn't there?" said Durbeyfield. "And here have I been knocking about, year after year, from pillar to post, as if I was no more than the commonest feller in the parish.... And how long hev this news about me been knowed, Pa'son Tringham?"

“天老爷,真有这事儿！”德贝菲尔说,“可我这些年一直四处奔波,年复一年,颠沛流离,好像不过是教区里最普通的一个家伙……特林汉姆牧师,这消息关于我知道多久了？”

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from pillar to post /frəm ˈpɪlər tu pəʊst/

idiom. 四处奔波,到处碰壁➕

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parish /ˈpærɪʃ/

n. （英国国教等的）教区；行政堂区➕

🔊 The clergyman explained that, as far as he was aware, it had quite died out of knowledge, and could hardly be said to be known at all. His own investigations had begun on a day in the preceding spring when, having been engaged in tracing the vicissitudes of the d'Urberville family, he had observed Durbeyfield's name on his waggon, and had thereupon been led to make inquiries about his father and grandfather till he had no doubt on the subject.

牧师解释说,据他所知,这事儿早已湮没无闻,几乎没人知道。他自己的调查始于去年春天的一天,当时他正追溯德伯维尔家族的兴衰变迁,在德贝菲尔的马车上看到了他的名字,于是便开始打听他父亲和祖父的情况,直到对此事确信不疑。

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clergyman /ˈklɜːdʒimən/

n. 牧师,神职人员（尤指英国国教教士）➕

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investigations /ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃənz/

n. 调查,调查研究（investigation的复数形式）➕

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preceding /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

adj. 在前的,在先的➕

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vicissitudes /vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːdz/

n. 变迁,兴衰；人生的沉浮➕

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d'Urberville /dɜːˈbərvɪl/

n. 德伯维尔（小说中的姓氏）➕

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waggon /ˈwæɡən/

n. 四轮运货马车（英式拼法,同wagon）➕

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thereupon /ˌðeərəˈpɒn/

adv. 于是,因此；随即➕

🔊 "At first I resolved not to disturb you with such a useless piece of information," said he. "However, our impulses are too strong for our judgement sometimes. I thought you might perhaps know something of it all the while."

“起初我决定不用这种无用的信息打扰你,”他说,“不过,有时候冲动会战胜判断。我原以为你或许一直都知道点儿什么。”

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resolved /rɪˈzɒlvd/

v. 决定,决心（resolve的过去式）➕

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disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/

v. 打扰,干扰；使不安➕

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impulses /ˈɪmpʌlsɪz/

n. 冲动,一时心血来潮（impulse的复数形式）➕

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judgement /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

n. 判断,判断力；看法（英式拼法,同judgment）➕

🔊 "Well, I have heard once or twice, 'tis true, that my family had seen better days afore they came to Blackmoor. But I took no notice o't, thinking it to mean that we had once kept two horses where we now keep only one. I've got a wold silver spoon, and a wold graven seal at home, too; but, Lord, what's a spoon and seal?... And to think that I and these noble d'Urbervilles were one flesh all the time. 'Twas said that my gr't-granfer had secrets, and didn't care to talk of where he came from.... And where do we raise our smoke, now, parson, if I may make so bold; I mean, where do we d'Urbervilles live?"

“嗯,我倒确实听人说过一两次,我们家在搬到布莱克莫尔之前有过好日子。但我没在意,以为不过是说我们从前养两匹马,现在只养一匹罢了。我家里还有个旧银勺子和一个旧雕花印章；可是,老天爷,勺子和印章算什么？……想想看,我跟这些高贵的德伯维尔老爷,血脉里流的原来一直是一样的血咯？据说我曾祖父有些秘密,不愿谈论自己的出身……牧师,我斗胆问一句,咱们祖上是在哪儿落脚？我是说,咱德伯维尔家的老根儿在哪儿？”

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graven /ˈɡreɪvən/

adj. 雕刻的,铭刻的➕

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seal /siːl/

n. 印章,图章；封条➕

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noble /ˈnəʊbəl/

adj. 贵族的,高贵的；高尚的➕

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gr't-granfer /ˈɡreɪt ˈɡrænfə(r)/

n. 曾祖父（great-grandfather的方言或口语缩写形式）➕

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parson /ˈpɑːsən/

n. （英国国教）教区牧师；（泛指）牧师➕

🔊 "You don't live anywhere. You are extinct-as a county family."

“你们哪儿也不住。你们已经灭绝了--作为一个郡里的世家。”

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. （物种、家族等）灭绝的,绝种的；不再存在的➕

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county /ˈkaʊnti/

n. （英国、爱尔兰等国的）郡,县➕

🔊 "That's bad."

“这可糟了。”

🔊 "Yes-what the mendacious family chronicles call extinct in the male line-that is, gone down-gone under."

“是啊--那些虚假的家谱称之为男系灭绝--也就是说,没落了,消失了。”

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mendacious /menˈdeɪʃəs/

adj. 虚假的,捏造的；好说谎的➕

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chronicles /ˈkrɒnɪklz/

n. 编年史,历史记录（chronicle的复数形式）➕

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male line /meɪl laɪn/

n. 父系,男性世系➕

🔊 "Then where do we lie?"

“那我们葬在哪儿？”

🔊 "At Kingsbere-sub-Greenhill: rows and rows of you in your vaults, with your effigies under Purbeck-marble canopies."

“在金斯比尔-格林希尔:你们的墓穴一排又一排,雕像躺在珀贝克大理石华盖下。”

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vaults /vɔːlts/

n. 墓穴,地下室（vault的复数形式）➕

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effigies /ˈefɪdʒiz/

n. 雕像,肖像；（被憎恨者的）模拟像（effigy的复数形式）➕

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Purbeck-marble /ˈpɜːbek ˈmɑːbəl/

n. 珀贝克大理石（一种英国石灰岩,抛光后类似大理石）➕

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canopies /ˈkænəpiz/

n. 华盖,罩篷；天篷（canopy的复数形式）➕

🔊 "And where be our family mansions and estates?"

“那我们家族的宅邸和庄园在哪儿？”

🔊 "You haven't any."

“你们没有。”

🔊 "Oh? No lands neither?"

“哦？土地也没有吗？”

🔊 "None; though you once had 'em in abundance, as I said, for your family consisted of numerous branches. In this county there was a seat of yours at Kingsbere, and another at Sherton, and another in Millpond, and another at Lullstead, and another at Wellbridge."

“没有；不过正如我说的,你们曾经拥有大量土地,因为你们家族分支众多。在这个郡,你们家在金斯伯尔有宅邸,在谢尔顿有另一处,在米尔庞德还有一处,拉尔斯特德和韦尔布里奇也各有一处。”

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abundance /əˈbʌndəns/

n. 丰富,充裕；大量➕

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numerous /ˈnjuːmərəs/

adj. 许多的,很多的➕

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branches /ˈbrɑːntʃɪz/

n. 分支,分部；树枝（branch的复数形式）➕

🔊 "And shall we ever come into our own again?"

“那我们还能重振家业吗？”

🔊 "Ah-that I can't tell!"

“啊--这我可说不准！”

🔊 "And what had I better do about it, sir?" asked Durbeyfield, after a pause.

“那我最好该怎么做呢,先生？”德贝菲尔停顿了一下,问道。

🔊 "Oh-nothing, nothing; except chasten yourself with the thought of 'how are the mighty fallen.' It is a fact of some interest to the local historian and genealogist, nothing more. There are several families among the cottagers of this county of almost equal lustre. Good night."

“哦--没什么,没什么；只需用‘赫赫英豪,竟至败亡’的念头来警醒自己。这对地方史学家和谱系学家来说倒是个有趣的事实,仅此而已。这个郡的佃农中,有几个家族几乎同样显赫。晚安。”

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chasten /ˈtʃeɪsən/

v. 惩戒；磨练➕

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genealogist /ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒɪst/

n. 系谱学家,宗谱学者➕

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lustre /ˈlʌstər/

n. 光泽,光彩；荣耀➕

🔊 "But you'll turn back and have a quart of beer wi' me on the strength o't, Pa'son Tringham? There's a very pretty brew in tap at The Pure Drop-though, to be sure, not so good as at Rolliver's."

“可您不回头跟我喝杯啤酒庆祝一下吗,特林汉姆牧师？清酿酒店的桶装啤酒很不错--当然,比不上罗利弗酒店的。”

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brew /bruː/

n. 酿造的啤酒；冲泡的饮料➕

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tap /tæp/

n. （酒桶的）龙头；水龙头➕

🔊 "No, thank you-not this evening, Durbeyfield. You've had enough already." Concluding thus, the parson rode on his way, with doubts as to his discretion in retailing this curious bit of lore.

“不了,谢谢--今晚不行,德贝菲尔。你已经喝得够多了。”说完,牧师继续上路,心里怀疑自己透露这段奇闻是否明智。

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retailing /ˈriːteɪlɪŋ/

v. 零售；传播（消息、故事等）➕

🔊 When he was gone, Durbeyfield walked a few steps in a profound reverie, and then sat down upon the grassy bank by the roadside, depositing his basket before him. In a few minutes a youth appeared in the distance, walking in the same direction as that which had been pursued by Durbeyfield. The latter, on seeing him, held up his hand, and the lad quickened his pace and came near.

牧师走后,德贝菲尔深陷沉思地走了几步,然后在路边的草坡上坐下,把篮子放在面前。几分钟后,远处出现一个年轻人,朝德贝菲尔走的方向走来。德贝菲尔看见他,举起手,那小伙子加快脚步走了过来。

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profound /prəˈfaʊnd/

adj. 深刻的；深度的；渊博的➕

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reverie /ˈrevəri/

n. 幻想,白日梦；遐想➕

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depositing /dɪˈpɒzɪtɪŋ/

v. 放下,放置；存放➕

🔊 "Boy, take up that basket! I want 'ee to go on an errand for me."

“小子,把篮子拿起来！我要你替我跑个腿。”

🔊 The lath-like stripling frowned. "Who be you, then, John Durbeyfield, to order me about and call me 'boy'? You know my name as well as I know yours!"

那个瘦削的小伙子皱起眉头。“你谁啊,约翰·德贝菲尔,竟敢使唤我,还叫我‘小子’？你知道我的名字,就像我知道你的一样！”

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lath-like /ˈlæθˌlaɪk/

adj. 像板条一样瘦长的；极瘦的➕

🔊 "Do you, do you? That's the secret-that's the secret! Now obey my orders, and take the message I'm going to charge 'ee wi'... Well, Fred, I don't mind telling you that the secret is that I'm one of a noble race-it has been just found out by me this present afternoon, p.m." And as he made the announcement, Durbeyfield, declining from his sitting position, luxuriously stretched himself out upon the bank among the daisies.

“你知道？你知道？这就是秘密--这就是秘密！现在听我的命令,把我交代给你的口信带去……好吧,弗雷德,我不妨告诉你,秘密就是我是贵族后裔--今天下午我才发现的。”说着,德贝菲尔从坐着的姿势向后一倒,舒舒坦坦地伸直了身子,躺在了草坡上的雏菊丛里。

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declining /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

v. 倾斜；下降；拒绝➕

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luxuriously /lʌɡˈʒʊəriəsli/

adv. 奢侈地；舒适地➕

🔊 The lad stood before Durbeyfield, and contemplated his length from crown to toe.

小伙子站在德贝菲尔面前,从头到脚打量着他。

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contemplated /ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪd/

v. 凝视；沉思；考虑➕

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crown /kraʊn/

n. 头顶；王冠➕

🔊 "Sir John d'Urberville-that's who I am," continued the prostrate man. "That is if knights were baronets-which they be. 'Tis recorded in history all about me. Dost know of such a place, lad, as Kingsbere-sub-Greenhill?"

“约翰·德伯维尔爵士--这就是我,”躺着的人继续说道,“也就是说,如果骑士爵位像男爵爵位一样能世袭的话--实际上就是如此。历史上都记载着我的事儿。小子,你知道金斯比尔-格林希尔这么个地方吗？”

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prostrate /ˈprɒstreɪt/

adj. 俯卧的；拜倒的；筋疲力尽的➕

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knights /naɪts/

n. 骑士（复数）➕

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baronets /ˈbærənɪts/

n. 准男爵（复数）；世袭的贵族头衔,低于男爵➕

🔊 "Ees. I've been there to Greenhill Fair."

“嗯。我去过格林希尔集市。”

🔊 "Well, under the church of that city there lie-"

“那么,在那个城市的教堂底下,躺着--”

🔊 "'Tisn't a city, the place I mean; leastwise 'twaddn' when I was there-'twas a little one-eyed, blinking sort o' place."

“我说的那地方可不是城市；至少我去的时候不是--那是个偏僻的小地方,像只独眼龙似的。”

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blinking /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/

adj. 眨眼的；闪光的；（非正式,用于强调）该死的,可恶的➕

🔊 "Never you mind the place, boy, that's not the question before us. Under the church of that there parish lie my ancestors-hundreds of 'em-in coats of mail and jewels, in gr't lead coffins weighing tons and tons. There's not a man in the county o' South-Wessex that's got grander and nobler skillentons in his family than I."

“别管那地方,小子,这不是我们现在要讨论的。在那个教区的教堂底下,躺着我的祖先--成百上千个--穿着盔甲,戴着珠宝,躺在重达好几吨的大铅棺材里。南韦塞克斯郡里谁家的老祖宗,也没有我家的躺在铅棺材里的那些更气派、更高贵。”

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ancestors /ˈænsestərz/

n. 祖先,祖宗（复数）➕

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coats of mail /ˌkəʊts əv ˈmeɪl/

n. 锁子甲（复数）➕

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coffins /ˈkɒfɪnz/

n. 棺材（复数）➕

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skillentons /skɪˈlentənz/

n. 骨骼（可能为方言或古语,skeletons的变体）（复数）➕

🔊 "Oh?"

“哦？”

🔊 "Now take up that basket, and goo on to Marlott, and when you've come to The Pure Drop Inn, tell 'em to send a horse and carriage to me immed'ately, to carry me hwome. And in the bottom o' the carriage they be to put a noggin o' rum in a small bottle, and chalk it up to my account. And when you've done that goo on to my house with the basket, and tell my wife to put away that washing, because she needn't finish it, and wait till I come hwome, as I've news to tell her."

“现在,把篮子拿起来,去马洛特,到了清酿酒店,叫他们立刻派辆马车来接我回家。马车厢底下,让他们放一小瓶朗姆酒,记在我账上。办完这事儿,你提着篮子去我家,告诉我老婆别洗衣服了,因为她不用洗完,等我回家,我有消息要告诉她。”

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noggin /ˈnɒɡɪn/

n. 一小杯饮料（尤指酒精饮料）；<非正式>头,脑袋➕

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chalk it up /tʃɔːk ɪt ʌp/

phr. v. 记在账上；把...归因于➕

🔊 As the lad stood in a dubious attitude, Durbeyfield put his hand in his pocket, and produced a shilling, one of the chronically few that he possessed.

小伙子犹疑不定地站着,德贝菲尔把手伸进口袋,掏出一先令--这是他少得可怜的钱中常见的一个。

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dubious /ˈdjuːbiəs/

adj. 犹豫不决的；可疑的；不确定的➕

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chronically /ˈkrɒnɪkli/

adv. 长期地；慢性地；顽固地➕

🔊 "Here's for your labour, lad."

“这是给你的工钱,小子。”

🔊 This made a difference in the young man's estimate of the position.

这改变了年轻人对情势的估计。

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estimate /ˈestɪmeɪt/

n. 估计；判断；评价➕

🔊 "Yes, Sir John. Thank 'ee. Anything else I can do for 'ee, Sir John?"

“好的,约翰爵士。谢谢您。还有什么我能为您效劳的吗,约翰爵士？”

🔊 "Tell 'em at hwome that I should like for supper,-well, lamb's fry if they can get it; and if they can't, black-pot; and if they can't get that, well chitterlings will do."

“告诉家里,我晚饭想吃--嗯,如果能弄到的话,羊肝；如果弄不到,黑布丁；如果那也弄不到,小肠也行。”

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chitterlings /ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz/

n. (pl.). 猪小肠（一种食物,尤指在美国南部烹饪）➕

🔊 "Yes, Sir John."

“好的,约翰爵士。”

🔊 The boy took up the basket, and as he set out the notes of a brass band were heard from the direction of the village.

小伙子提起篮子,刚出发,就从村子方向传来铜管乐队的乐声。

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brass band /ˌbrɑːs ˈbænd/

n. 铜管乐队（主要由铜管乐器和打击乐器组成）➕

🔊 "What's that?" said Durbeyfield. "Not on account o' I?"

“那是什么？”德贝菲尔说。“不是因为我吧？”

🔊 "'Tis the women's club-walking, Sir John. Why, your da'ter is one o' the members."

“那是妇女游行会,约翰爵士。嘿,您女儿还是会员呢。”

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club-walking /ˈklʌb ˌwɔːkɪŋ/

n. （此处特指乡村妇女俱乐部的）节日游行或列队行进➕

🔊 "To be sure-I'd quite forgot it in my thoughts of greater things! Well, vamp on to Marlott, will ye, and order that carriage, and maybe I'll drive round and inspect the club."

“可不是--我光想着大事,全忘了！好吧,快去马洛特,把马车订好,说不定我会驾车去瞧瞧那个会。”

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vamp /væmp/

v. （口语）即兴演奏；快步走；修补➕

🔊 The lad departed, and Durbeyfield lay waiting on the grass and daisies in the evening sun. Not a soul passed that way for a long while, and the faint notes of the band were the only human sounds audible within the rim of blue hills.

小伙子走了,德贝菲尔躺在夕阳下的草地和雏菊丛中等候。好长一段时间,没有一个人路过,唯有乐声幽幽,在周遭碧蓝的群山之间,是唯一可闻的人间声响。

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daisies /ˈdeɪziz/

n. 雏菊（daisy的复数形式）➕

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rim /rɪm/

n. 边缘,外缘➕

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audible /ˈɔːdəbl/

adj. 听得见的➕

Chapter one (第一章)