《圣诞颂歌》 第四章 最后一位幽灵(5)

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The room seemed¹ strangely² quiet.

房子静得出奇。

The mother and her daughters were making a small white cotton³ shirt together, while⁴ the usually noisy young Cratchits sat⁵ silently⁶ in a corner, and Peter was⁷ reading⁹ a book.

妈妈和女儿们正在一起缝制一件小白衬衫，而一向吵吵闹闹的小克拉奇蒂静静地坐在一个角落里，彼得正在看书。

Mrs Cratchit put her work down on the table, and covered¹⁰ her face with her hand.

克拉奇蒂夫人把手头的活放在桌子上，用手捂住脸。

'The colour hurts my eyes,' she said¹¹. The colour? Ah¹², poor Tiny¹³ Tim!

“这颜色刺得我的眼睛都疼了，”她说。这颜色？啊，可怜的小蒂姆！

'They're a little better now,' she went on. 'It's difficult to work by candlelight.

“现在眼睛好点了，”她继续说。“在烛光下干活真费劲，

And I don't want to show red eyes to your father when he comes home.'

我不想让你父亲回来时看到我的眼睛红红的。”

'He's a bit¹⁴ late,' said Peter, 'but I think he's walked more slowly¹⁵ these last few¹⁶ days, mother.'

“他稍晚了点，”彼得说，“但我觉得最近这几天他走得更慢了，妈妈。”

They were very quiet again.

他们又都沉默了。

At last she said bravely¹⁷, 'I've known¹⁸ him walk with — with Tiny Tim in his arms, very fast indeed¹⁹.'

最后她勇敢地说，“我知道他是怀里抱着——抱着小蒂姆走路的，实际上很快。”

'So have I,' cried Peter. 'Often!'

“我也知道，”彼得大声说。“经常是这样！”

'But he was very light to carry, and your father loved him so much! And there's your father at the door now!'

“但他很轻，抱着方便，你爸爸很喜欢他！现在爸爸到门口了！”

She got²⁰ up quickly to kiss²¹ Bob as⁸ he came²² in.

她立刻起身，当鲍勃进屋的时候她吻了他。

He looked tired and thin, and needed his long scarf, poor man!

他看上去疲惫消瘦，而且需要他的长围巾，好可怜的人啊！

Martha took²³ his boots²⁴ and scarf off²⁵, and Belinda brought²⁶ him his tea, and the little Cratchits sat close to him.

玛莎为他脱下靴子，摘下围巾，贝琳达给他端来茶，小克拉奇蒂们紧挨着他坐下。

He was very cheerful²⁷ with all of them, and was pleased²⁸ with the little shirt that his wife²⁹ and daughters were making.

和他们在一起他开心极了，他妻子和女儿们缝制的小衬衫使他很高兴。

'It'll be ready long before Sunday, won't it?' he said.

“星期日之前能做好，不是吗？”他问道。

'Sunday! You went there today, then, Bob?' asked his wife.

“星期日！那么你今天去那儿了，鲍勃？”他妻子问。

'Yes, my dear. You'd love to see it. It's a beautiful green place. But you'll see it often.

“是的，亲爱的。你想看看它，那地方绿绿的，很漂亮，但你会经常看到它的。

I promised³⁰ him that we would³¹ go there every Sunday.

我答应他我们每个星期日都去那儿。

My little, little child!' cried Bob, hiding³² his face in his hands. He had³³ loved the boy very much.

我的小宝贝啊！”鲍勃哭了，双手捂住了脸。他过去一直深爱着这个男孩。

He went upstairs³⁴ to the quiet bedroom, where the child lay³⁵.

他上楼来到了那孩子躺着的静静的卧室。

Poor Bob sat down beside him, and when he felt calmer³⁶, he kissed³⁷ the little face, and went downstairs³⁸ again, almost³⁹ happy.

可怜的鲍勃坐在他身边，当孩子稍平静了些的时候，他吻了他的小脸蛋然后下了楼，这时他似乎高兴了。

1 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

2 strangely   

adv.奇妙地；怪异地；不可思议地；异常的

参考例句：

• Modigliani's women have strangely elongated faces. 莫迪里阿尼画中的妇女都长着奇长无比的脸。
• She's been acting very strangely lately. 近来她举止十分反常。

3 cotton   

n.棉花；v.和谐，一致；接近，亲近

参考例句：

• He trades in wool and cotton.他经营羊毛和棉花。
• This shirt is made of cotton.这件衬衣是棉布的。

4 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

5 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

6 silently   

adv.沉默地，无声地

参考例句：

• She sat in the car,silently fuming at the traffic jam.她坐在汽车里，心中对交通堵塞感到十分恼火。
• He didn't shout,he just glared at me silently.他没有喊叫，只是默默地怒视着我。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

9 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

10 covered   

adj.大量的；有遮盖物的，（尤指）有顶的v.覆盖( cover的过去式和过去分词)；掩护；包括

参考例句：

• His face was covered in blood. 他满脸是血。
• His clothes were covered in dirt. 他的衣服沾满了污垢。

11 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

12 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

13 tiny   

adj.极小的，微小的

参考例句：

• She learned to swim when she was really tiny.她很小的时候就学会了游泳。
• The baby put his tiny hand in mine.那个婴儿把小手放在我的手中。

14 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

15 slowly   

adv.慢地，缓慢地

参考例句：

• Speak more slowly,please.请说慢一点。
• Do it slowly and carefully.要慢慢仔细地做。

16 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

17 bravely   

adv.勇敢地；鲜艳地；华丽地；极好地

参考例句：

• Our men wiped them out,but the enemy fought bravely and well.我们的部队歼灭了敌人，但敌人也进行了顽强的抵抗。
• Mr Kim bravely stood up to authority.金先生勇敢地向权威挑战。

18 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

19 indeed   

adv.真正地，实际上；确实，实在；当然，固然；甚至；真的

参考例句：

• I thank you very much indeed for this interview.我十分感谢您这次接见。
• I didn't mind.Indeed,I was pleased.我不在意，甚至还很高兴。

20 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

21 kiss   

n.吻，轻触；v.吻，接吻；轻拂

参考例句：

• Sweetie,let me kiss you.亲爱的，让我来亲一下。
• My mother gave me a kiss on the forehead.妈妈吻了我的前额。

22 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

23 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

24 boots   

n.擦靴人；长统靴（ boot的名词复数 ）；[品牌]博姿

参考例句：

• a pair of black leather boots 一双黑皮靴
• She scraped the mud off her boots. 她刮掉了靴子上的泥。

25 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

26 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

27 cheerful   

adj.快活的，高兴的，兴高采烈

参考例句：

• Yellow is a cheerful colour.黄色是令人高兴的颜色。
• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。

28 pleased   

adj.高兴的，快乐的，喜欢的，满意的

参考例句：

• She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息，她很高兴。
• Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来，我们都很高兴。

29 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

30 promised   

vt.& vi.(promise的过去式或过去分词形式)；承诺；允诺；答应v.允诺( promise的过去式和过去分词 )；答应；有…希望；预示

参考例句：

• He promised to avenge his father's murder. 他发誓要报杀父之仇。
• They embraced and promised to keep in touch. 他们互相拥抱，许诺将保持联系。

31 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

32 hiding   

躲藏起来

参考例句：

• After the trial, she had to go into hiding for several weeks. 审讯后她不得不躲藏了几个星期。
• After the car had passed by they came out of hiding. 车子开过后，他们从藏身的地方走了出来。

33 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

34 upstairs   

adj.楼上的；adv.在楼上，往楼上，高水平地，上层地，头脑上地；n.楼上

参考例句：

• He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.他宁愿在楼下见我，而不愿在楼上。
• I think I'll go upstairs and have a sleep.我想上楼去睡一觉。

35 lay   

（lie的过去式和过去分词）；vt.击，放置，产卵，使平静，打赌，压平，设计；vi.生蛋，打赌，全力以赴；n.隐蔽处，计划，价格，生蛋，叙事诗，诗歌；adj.世俗的，外行的

参考例句：

• Please lay the knife on the dish.请把刀放在盘子上。
• All birds lay eggs.鸟都下蛋。

36 calmer   

adj.（水面）平静的( calm的比较级 )；（天气）无风的；镇定的；宁静的

参考例句：

• Rachel looked calmer and more rational now. 雷切尔现在看上去更加平静、更加理智了。 来自辞典例句
• Wu Sun-fu was calmer now. 吴荪甫的一颗心也定下来了。 来自子夜部分

37 kissed   

v.吻( kiss的过去式和过去分词 )；轻拂，轻触

参考例句：

• He bent and kissed her. 他低下头吻了她。
• She kissed him with unusual fervour. 她特别热烈地吻着他。

38 downstairs   

adj.楼下的；adv.在楼下；n.楼下

参考例句：

• He went downstairs to breakfast.他下楼去吃早饭了。
• I'll come downstairs in a minute.我马上下楼。

39 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。