美国语文第五册 第64期:露西-福斯特(7)

 　　Agnes had raised herself up in her bed at these words, but she sank gently back on her pillow; 听到这话，艾格尼丝飞快地从床上起身，但她的头仍无力地落到了枕头上；

　　aunt Isabel was rooted to her chair; and Michael, as he rose up, felt as if the ground were sinking under his feet. 伊莎贝尔婶婶呆坐片刻，半晌没回过神来；迈克尔站了起来，仿佛天塌地陷。

　　There was a dead silence all around the house for a short space, 房间里弥漫着死一般寂静，

　　and then the sound of many voices, which again by degrees subsided¹. 随即爆发出一片欢快嘈杂，好一会才平息下来。

　　The eyes of all then looked, and yet feared to look, toward the door. 所有目光都注视门口，似乎惴惴不安，又害怕张望。

　　Jacob Mayne was not so good as his word, for he did not bring Lucy by the hand to restore her to her parents; 雅各·梅恩的话没有兑现，他并未亲手将孩子送到她父母的手中；

　　but dressed again in her own bonnet² and gown, and her own plaid, in rushed their own child, by herself,  露西还是往常一身装扮，她戴着帽子，穿着裙子，套着那件斜纹外衣，不由分说地冲了过来；

　　with tears and sobs³ of joy, and her father laid her within her mother's bosom⁴. 迈克尔悲喜交加，难以自禁，一把抱起女儿，将她投入母亲的怀抱。

1 subsided   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的过去式和过去分词 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后，部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚， 暴风雨已经过去，四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 bonnet   

n.无边女帽；童帽

参考例句：

• The baby's bonnet keeps the sun out of her eyes.婴孩的帽子遮住阳光，使之不刺眼。
• She wore a faded black bonnet garnished with faded artificial flowers.她戴着一顶褪了色的黑色无边帽，帽上缀着褪了色的假花。

3 sobs   

啜泣（声），呜咽（声）( sob的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She was struggling to suppress her sobs. 她拼命不让自己哭出来。
• She burst into a convulsive sobs. 她突然抽泣起来。

4 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。