A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens (1859)

superlative最高的;最好的

loaves麵包

1775

upholsterers室內裝潢商

highwayman(舊時道路上)攔路搶劫的強盜,響馬

waylaid (為搶劫等)伏擊

valise手提旅行袋,手提箱 of clothes ready

fared行走,旅行

equipages馬車及侍從

the changed times were fraught充滿...的;伴隨...的 with other obstacles

local functionary官員;公務員

tri-coloured cockades帽徽;帽章;帽上的花結

girded束(帶子);束(腰)

clattering發出嘩啦(或噹啷)聲

dragoon(舊時的)龍騎兵;重騎兵

eventide黃昏,日暮

farrier蹄鐵匠;獸醫

decree判決,裁定.

forfeit喪失

farrier蹄鐵匠;獸醫

ambuscade埋伏;伏兵

despoiled掠奪;剝奪

illustrious著名的,傑出的,卓越的

retinue(總稱)隨員,扈從

turnkeys【古】監獄看守;獄吏

blunderbusses喇叭槍

snipped喀嚓剪斷;剪去

musketeers火槍手;步兵

contraband(總稱)走私貨;違禁品 goods

pilferer小偷

environed包圍;圍繞;圍住

lumbered隆隆地行駛

mire泥沼;污泥

mutinous暴動的;反抗的;反叛的

endued賦予...(才能、天資);授予[(+with)][H] with Reason

capitulated屈從,停止反抗

tremulous震顫的;顫抖的

floundering掙扎

emphatic引人注目的;有力的

rattle咯咯聲;吵鬧聲

hollows山谷

roamed在...漫步;漫遊;在...流浪

ripples漣漪,細浪;波紋

reek煙;濃煙, 濃烈氣味;臭氣

plodding蹣跚而行

jack-boots長統靴;長統馬靴

substratum基礎

cutlass短彎刀.

the Dover mail郵車

genial適宜的;宜人的;溫暖舒適的

hardihood大膽;剛毅, 厚顏

skid(用煞車)剎住,使減速

canter(馬)慢跑

nimbly敏捷地;機靈地

adjuration嚴令

offensive進攻勢態

pricked up豎起his ears

rumbling隆隆聲;轆轆聲

floundering掙扎,

in gruff粗魯的;板著臉孔的 soliloquy自言自語

holster手槍皮套

curtly簡慢地;唐突草率地;簡短地

expeditiously迅速地

secreted隱藏,藏匿

wreaths花圈;花環;花冠, 圈狀物,環狀物,螺旋形物 of mist

tinder火絨;火種;易燃物-box

referable可認為與...有關的;可託付的;可參考的

unfathomable深不可測的

inexorable無法改變的;不可阻擋的 consolidation鞏固,加強,強化 and perpetuation永存;不朽 of the secret that was always in that individuality, and which I shall carry in mine to my life's end.

inscrutable不可理解的;不可思議的;不可測知的

evincing表明;顯示出

spittoon痰盂

muffled包裹,裹住;蒙住

jolted(車輛等)搖動;顛簸

inscrutables不可理解的;不可思議的;不可測知的

drafts草稿,草圖

admonish告誡;警告, 提醒;勸告

the horses were unyoked解除(束縛)

coppice小灌木林,雜樹林-wood

Calais (Calais is a town in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras.)

"I shall not go to bed till night; but I want a bedroom, and a barber."

valise手提旅行袋,手提箱

loitering閒逛,遊蕩

sonorous鏗鏘有力的,語調誇張的

levity不穩定;多變

evanescence短暫性

oftentimes往往;常常

wager保證,擔保

ostrich駝鳥般的人;自以為不正視危險便可避開危險的人

piscatory捕魚的;漁人的;釣魚的;漁業的

claret紅葡萄酒

was extremely anxious to see the gentleman from Tellson's immediately, if it suited his pleasure and convenience.

stolid不動感情的;冷淡的;神經麻木的

She curtseyed行屈膝禮 to him (young ladies made curtseys in those days)

the ward受監護的未成年人

pecuniary金錢的,錢財方面的 Mangle損毀,弄糟

compatriot同國人,同胞

tidings消息,音信

chafed擦傷,擦破,擦痛

Stilton斯提耳頓乾酪 cheese: ----Stilton is a type of English cheese, known for its characteristic strong smell. It is produced in two varieties: the well-known blue and the lesser-known white. Both have been granted the status of a protected designation of origin by the European Commission. Only cheese produced in the three counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire – and made according to a strict code – may be called "Stilton".

restoratives有助於恢復健康的東西;補藥;興奮劑

scavenger拾荒者;對骯髒事物有嗜趣者

frolicsome嬉戲的;歡樂的;愛鬧著玩的

tigerish老虎一般的,狂暴的,殘忍的 smear about the mouth

besmirched弄髒;使退後

squalid卑鄙的;惡劣的

ploughed into every furrow of age
孤獨無援地行動 They were ploughing a lonely furrow.

modicum少量

stench惡臭

gaunt憔悴的;枯瘦的

dominoes骨牌遊戲

he feigned假的;捏造的

triumvirate三人一組;三位一體

doleful令人傷心的;悲傷的;憂鬱的

admonitory告戒的;忠告的;警告的;輕責的

garret(小而簡陋的)閣樓

depository貯藏所;受託者;保管者

dormer屋頂窗;老虎窗

a pair of haggard憔悴的,形容枯槁的 eyes

deplorable悲慘的;糟糕的;骯髒的

solitude and disuse不用;廢棄

famished非常飢餓的

tatters破衣服

intermission間歇;暫停;中斷.

vagrancy流浪;(總稱)流浪者, 變化無常;神思恍惚

captive俘虜;囚徒;獵獲物

your useful life laid waste

emblem象徵;用圖案(或符號)表示

provender糧草;秣;【謔】食物

pallet草褥,床墊;簡陋小床[ bed

sagacity睿智,聰慧

coercion高壓政治,

postilion左馬御者

incommodious狹窄的, 不便的

elbow-room足夠活動的餘地;充裕的場所

embellishment裝飾;裝飾品

on a par同等,同價,同位 with the Country

dingiest暗淡的;昏暗的

a misspent life

stowed away收藏

cesspools污水坑;糞坑;污穢場所

extemporised當場做出

kitchens and sculleries廚房的洗物槽

ogled眉目傳情

ferocity殘暴的行為

Abyssinia阿比西尼亞(衣索比亞Ethiopia的舊稱,位於非洲)

made off with偷竊it

gamut全部,整個範圍

They kept him in a dark place, like a cheese, until he had the full Tellson flavour and blue-mould upon him.

grisly可怕的;厲害的;嚴重的

urchin小淘氣;頑童

proxy代理人;代理權

savoury舒適的

counterpane床單

Harlequin丑角

deprecated聲明不贊成;反對;輕視

unnatural不近人情的;邪惡的

countermined設反計;以計破計

hackney乘用馬;出租馬車;出租汽車-coach

laudanum鴉片酊,勞丹酊

animosity仇恨,敵意;憎惡

menagerie(總稱)(供展覽用的)野生動物

encampment營地

forays突襲

reversionary應繼承的;將來應享有的

cogitated仔細考慮;謀劃

dogged頑固的,固執的

dire可怕的;悲慘的

pillory(古代刑具)頸手枷

mercenary為金錢的;圖利的;貪財的

precept訓誡,戒律, 格言,箴言

aphorism格言;警句;箴言

dispersed驅散,解散;疏散

Bedlam混亂;喧鬧;吵鬧的地方, 精神病院

demur猶豫;顧慮;反對,異議

grudgingly勉強地,不情願地

proviso但書;附帶條件

gaolers獄卒

stood a-tiptoe

ledges壁架;架狀突出物

conspicuous明顯的,易看見的;顯著的

blaring嘟嘟聲;響而刺耳的聲音

self-possessed冷靜的

asunder成數部分(或數塊),化為碎片

Ogreish吃人妖魔似的;可怕的;兇暴的.

indictment控告,告發;起訴

serene安詳的;穩重的

dominions 領地,領土of

circuitously迂曲地;迂迴地;繞行地

mentally hanged, beheaded, and quartered, by everybody there

flinched畏懼;退縮

assumed裝出,假裝 any theatrical air in it

bestrewn撒於(表面等),散佈;覆蓋

abominable可惡的,令人討厭的

forfeit 喪失 of his life

thrive興旺,繁榮;成功

ferret搜索

immolate犧牲

decreed判決,裁定

lofty崇高的,高尚的

disparagement崇高的,高尚的

engaged in these pernicious壞的,邪惡的 missions

asseveration誓言,斷言;鄭重聲明

insinuation影射;含蓄的批評

Decidedly確定地;斷然地;明確地

timorous極膽怯的,提心吊膽的,易受驚

plaintive悲傷的,憂鬱的,哀愁的

conferred商談,協商

repay him by doing him harm to-day

He added, in a jesting way, that perhaps George Washington might gain almost as great a name in history as George the Third.

to beguile輕鬆地消磨 the time

your misfortune to undergo a long imprisonment, without trial, or even accusation, in your native country.

slovenly馬虎的;懶散的;凌亂的

upshot結果,結局, 要點;結論

commiseration憐憫;同情

pondering or brooding沈思的 look which made him old

passed out昏倒

insolent傲慢的;無禮的;侮慢的, 厚顏的,無恥的

rascal流氓,無賴,惡棍

carrion臭屍.

sediment沈積物

overclouded使陰暗;使陰沈 him fitfully發作地;斷斷續續地

incumbent負有職責的,義不容辭的

gallows絞刑架, pillory (古代刑具)頸手枷, whipping-post, and branding-iron,

nettled惹怒,使惱火

impediments妨礙,阻礙;障礙物,

numskulls傻瓜

deportment舉止,風度,儀態

laconic簡潔的,簡明的

rejoinder回答.

disconcerted使倉皇失措;使困窘

defiance反抗;蔑視,藐視, 挑戰

drudge做苦工的人;做乏味工作的人

You might have used your talents better.

elate使興奮;使得意揚揚

commiserated憐憫;同情

Come on, and have it out in plain words! You hate the fellow.

Jackal詐騙者,騙子, 豺,胡狼, 走狗,爪牙

detriment損傷

Bacchanalian酒神節的 propensities傾向,習性, 癖好,偏愛

lucrative賺錢的,有利可圖的

compeers地位相等的人

eke增加,補充

his long lingering agony

Sessions (法庭的)開庭

hew砍成;劈出;開闢

florid鮮紅色的;氣色好的

glib能言善道的,善辯的

carousing狂飲;參加鬧飲

dissipated沈迷於酒色的;閒遊浪蕩的

seared燒焦痕跡;烙印 marking about the eyes

a dingy暗淡的;昏暗的 room

hob壁爐擱架

precocious早熟的,早成的 paunch腹;胃;大肚子

stint限制;節制, 【古】停止

groped觸摸;暗中摸

the matter in hand became so knotty難解決的;複雜的, that the jackal found it imperative必要的;緊急的;極重要的 on him to get up

headgear帽;盔;頭飾

ludicrous滑稽的;荒唐可笑的

repast餐,飲食;宴

invigorated生氣勃勃的;精力充沛的

bumper滿杯

complied依從,順從,遵從.

sound合理的,明智的, 徹底的;不折不扣的

I don't gainsay否認;反駁;反對 it.

With a deprecatory表示歉意的;表示不贊同的 grunt咕噥,發哼聲

old Shrewsbury舒茲伯利(英格蘭西部Shropshire郡的首府) School

seesaw使上下(來回)搖動--- Up one minute and down the next; now in spirits and now in despondency!"

botheration苦惱

crumbs麵包屑;糕餅屑;碎屑

rust (腦子等的)遲鈍;(能力等的)荒廢

florid鮮紅色的;氣色好的

overcast陰,陰天

mirage妄想, 海市蜃樓

blight頹喪

resigning himself to let it eat him away


relapses故態復萌

hawthorn山楂

callings職業;天職

he keeps that reminder of his sufferings about him

meekness溫順,順從;懦弱;

Nothing to boast of

fidget使坐立不安;使煩躁 me to death

put out使不方便,打擾

proposition陳述;主張;論點

imputation非難;污名, 歸罪;負責

He knew enough of the world to know that …

exalted頌揚,讚揚

retributive報應的;懲罰的, 報答的

had abandoned her in her poverty for evermore今後,將來, with no touch of compunction良心的責備;悔恨;內疚

placidity平穩;沈著;溫和

It's a dreadful remembrance

a doubt lurks潛伏,埋伏 in my mind

the pain of being monotonously haunted by one sad idea


ravaged使荒蕪;毀滅,毀壞;蹂躪;劫掠

lounged閒蕩;閒逛

sultry悶熱的;酷熱的

thunder-gusts一陣強風

stipulations契約

Perhaps. Perhaps, see the great crowd of people with its rush and
roar, bearing down upon them, too.

Monseigneur殿下;閣下

sullen乖戾的

emulative有競爭心的

lacquey僕人

escutcheon飾有紋章的盾

ignobly卑鄙地,不光彩地;卑賤地

perforce必須;一定;必然

ward off避開

impending即將發生的;逼近的

looked down upon him with the loftiest contempt

sumptuous奢侈的;豪華的;昂貴的

forage搜索糧秣;搜尋

scarecrows衣衫襤褸的人

callings職業;天職, (從事某職業或活動的)慾望,衝動[S]: He had a calling to become a sailor. 他很想做一個海員。

foisted偷偷加進;使混入;把...強加(於)

Projectors設計者;計劃者

babble洩漏祕密

trinkets小裝飾物;廉價首飾

brocade錦緞,花緞,金線織花的錦緞

episcopal主教的;主教管轄的 mode among

abject奴性;屈從

affably殷勤地, 容易親近地, 友好地

dints一擊

patrician地方行政長官, 貴族

maimed使殘廢;使受重傷;割去...的肢體

rattle and clatter嘩啦聲,噹啷聲;硬物撞擊聲

swooping突然襲擊

Without deigning降低身分,屈尊俯就 to look at the assemblage a second time…

grovelling卑躬屈膝;屈服

brigand盜賊,土匪

cowed恐嚇,威脅

slunk潛行;潛逃;溜走

inanimate無生命的

postilions左馬御者,

impeachment控告;檢舉;彈劾;懷疑

In effect在功效方面;實際上

crag險崖,峭壁

tannery製革廠;鞣皮廠

relays接替;接替人員;替換的馬(或獵狗等), 接力賽跑;接力賽中的一程

Heralded宣佈,通報, 預示...的來臨

propitiate撫慰;勸解;取悅

grizzled灰色的,夾雜白髮的,有灰斑的
mender修理者;修補者;修改者


whether he had any spectre on his conscience

felicitously恰當地

vermin有害的動物

were not to ruffle觸怒,使生氣;打擾,使不平靜him

obsequiousness諂媚,奉承

gossamer薄弱的 gnats小昆蟲;蚋

dreadfully spare瘦的and thin.

balustrades欄杆,扶

Gorgon's (gorgon - 戈耳工蛇髮女怪（古希臘神話中三個蛇髮女怪之一，人見之即化為石頭）, 醜陋兇險的女人 head

jalousie固定百葉窗-blinds

sumptuous奢侈的;豪華的;昂貴的

incommode給...帶來不便;打擾 you to that extent

importunity硬要;強求

poniarded以匕首刺

insolent厚顏的,無恥的

deference服從;遵從 of fear and slavery

plunder掠奪,劫掠,搶劫-wrecked

vaunted經過吹噓的;自吹自擂的

we have done wrong, and are reaping the fruits of wrong

redress糾正,矯正;革除

misery and ruin

crumbling粉碎,弄碎

forcibly強有力地;有說服力地

looked handsomely diabolic

Rustling沙沙作響地移動

impenitently不知悔改地

voluptuous滿足感官的;給人以快感的 bedroom

sill門檻;窗臺

unbarred拔去...的門閂(或插銷等);打開

dig and delve探究,鑽研;搜索;【古】挖,掘

trenchant 有力的;中肯的;有效的

tethered(用繩、鏈等)拴

cud反芻的食物

saunter閒逛;漫步

fraught【口】擔心的,憂慮的;緊張的

miting重擊,猛打

portend預示,預先警告

German ballad of Leonora (The “ballad of Leonora,” by the German Gottfried Augustus Bürger, was written in the early 1770s. It was translated into English by William Taylor in 1790)

frill不必要的裝飾o

conversant熟悉的;精通的

ledgers橫板,

perseverance堅持不懈;堅忍不拔

contraband . (總稱)走私貨;違禁品 t

heaving人員繁忙的

That he had his reasons for this, he knew full well.

deferentially表示敬意地;謙恭地

disinterestedly公正地;無偏見地;無私地

adjure嚴令, 懇請
I have forborne克制;忍耐, and forborne, as long as it was in the nature of man to do it.

Heaven is my witness that I love her!"

suitor求婚者'

obliterated擦掉...的痕跡;沖刷(掉);消滅, 忘掉,忘卻

prosper成功

arrears待完成的事

grist磨粉用穀物;釀造用的碎麥芽

portly肥胖的人,胖子,大個兒

shrewd精明的;狡猾的

I don't feel disposed打算做...的;有...的傾向 to say much.
who knows better how to be agreeable令人愉快的,宜人的, in a woman's society

moroseness陰鬱;壞脾氣

hangdog卑微的人

incorrigible屢教不改的,不可救藥的, 根深蒂固的

ostentatious (人)炫耀的,賣弄的

therefore I am no more annoyed when I think of the expression, than I should be annoyed by a man's opinion of a picture of mine, who had no eye for pictures: or of a piece of music of mine, who had no ear for music.

mercenary為金錢的;圖利的;貪財的

chum結成好朋友

Provide somebody to take care of you.

bestowal授予

Michaelmas Term (Michaelmas term is the first academic term of the academic years of the following British and Irish universities)

inaugurated開始;開展

behoved對...有此必要

it entered Mr. Stryver's mind to enter the bank

remonstrance抗議;進諫;告誡

butted使接合

He shook in a self-abnegating克制(慾望等) way, as one who shook for Tellson and Co.

eligible有資格當選的;法律上合格的

prosperous富有的,富足的

advancing前進的,行進的

perceptibly crestfallen氣餒的;低頭的;羞愧的

mincing裝模作樣的;假裝斯文的Fool?"

whose taste was so coarse, and whose temper was so overbearing傲慢的;逞威風的,

methodical有條理的;秩序井然的, 辦事有條不紊的;講究方法的

concussion震動;衝擊

the utmost remaining strength

tactician手段高明的人,戰術家;謀士

emissary特使;密使

bootless無利可圖的;無用的

reiterate重做,反覆做;重申,反覆講m

laudable值得讚賞的

the mincing vanities and giddinesses暈眩;眼花;輕浮of empty-headed girls

moody and morose脾氣壞的;陰鬱的;孤僻的lounger閒蕩的人

when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him

scantily缺乏地,不充足地;吝嗇地;狹窄地

the life I lead is not conducive to health

profligates放蕩者;揮霍者

there were tears in his eyes. There were tears in his voice too

remorse痛悔;自責

sloth懶散,怠惰

A dream, all a dream, that ends in nothing, and leaves the sleeper where he lay down

reclaimed使改過,使悔改,教化 me: reclaim somebody from a life of vice 使某人改邪歸正

deplore譴責;強烈反對

supplication懇求,哀求;祈禱,祈求

unison和諧,一致,

between whom and you there is an impassable不能通行的 space

ardent熱烈的;激動的

adorn裝飾;使生色

grisly可怕的;厲害的;嚴重的 urchin蝟

heathen不信教的;未開化的 rustic鄉下人,莊稼人

pilotage領港費;領航費

uproar騷亂;騷動.
bawling大喊,大叫

hissing發出噓聲


dingy骯髒的;衣衫襤褸的 hearse靈車 and dingy mourning coach

trappings 服飾,禮服

rabble聚眾襲擊(或侮辱)

deriding嘲笑;嘲弄

pricked up豎起 his senses

vociferating喊叫

Dead as mutton

scuffled扭打;亂鬥

officiating執行職務

pieman賣餡餅的人

cavalcade騎馬行進;遊行行列;騎兵隊

mangy骯髒的

disposed of解決,處理(一件事), 除去,扔掉

hustled拼命做;拼命掙錢

belligerent好戰的;好鬥的

confer授予

condole 哀悼;同情

ruminated反芻,倒嚼

eminent卓越的;著名的

It was as if a professed unbeliever in ghosts should be frightened by a ghost story.

lath木板條,條板

adjured懇請

beguiled過得愉快;輕鬆地消磨

defiance反抗;蔑視,藐視

made a feint偽裝,假裝 of undressing when he went to bed

trudged 跋涉,步履艱難地走on

surmounted覆蓋在...頂上;裝在...頂上

railing欄杆,扶手;柵欄,圍欄

scaling攀登

corkscrew拔塞鑽;螺絲錐.

made off走開;逃掉

ubiquitous到處存在的,普遍存在的

head-board of the bed


retorted反駁,回嘴說

altercation爭論;爭吵

ostensible外表的;假裝的

improbable不大可能的;未必會發生的;未必確實的

compeers地位相等的人

sallow灰黃色的;氣色不好的

dregs殘渣,渣滓

brooding殘渣,渣滓, 孵蛋;抱窩似地靜坐, 憂悶地沈思,考慮;憂傷,擔憂

slunk 潛行;潛逃;溜走

Notwithstanding儘管

battered打扁了的,憔悴的

adust 曬黑了的and athirst渴的

elicited引出;誘出

doffed丟棄;廢除

garret閣樓

swarthy黑黝黝的;黑皮膚的

precipitate使突然陷入,使陷於

The looks of all of them were dark, repressed, and revengeful.

the manner of all of themwas authoritative too. They had the air of a rough tribunal法庭

pallet草褥,床墊;簡陋小床-

slain殺死,殺害

parricide殺父母;殺父(或母);殺長輩;叛逆

Long live the Devil!

creasing使起摺痕;弄縐

gallows絞刑架,絞臺

gnawed咬,啃,嚙;咬斷;咬成, 煩惱,折磨 one of his fingers

Extermination根除,滅絕;消滅

poltroon懦夫;膽小鬼

judiciously明斷地;明智而審慎地 show a cat milk, if you wish her to thirst for it. Judiciously show a dog his natural prey, if you wish him to bring it down one day."

disconcerting使倉皇失措;使困, 挫敗;擾亂(計劃等)

disdainful輕蔑的;驕傲的 faces

ubiquitous到處存在的,普遍存在的

Madame Defarge looked superciliously傲慢地at the client

lumbering笨重的

offal廢物

aquiline(似鷹嘴)彎曲的,鉤狀的

Monsieur Defarge's olfactory嗅覺器官 sense was by no means delicate

rum and brandy and aniseed洋茴香

whiffed輕吹,輕拂

Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule.

foe敵人,仇敵

like a docile容易教的;可教的, 馴服的;易駕御的 and attentive pupil before his catechist傳道師, 用問答式教學的人;詰問者

Nothing that we do, is done in vain.

assiduously勤勉地;不懈地

infraction違背;違法

promenading散步;(開車、乘遊艇)兜風

antecedents前事,前情

nodding her head with a stern kind of coquetry玩弄男人;賣弄風騷;撒嬌

boded預示;為...的兆頭

baffled使受挫折,阻撓

susceptibility易受感動性;多情

vacantly神情茫然地

airily快活地

discomfited使為難

drily冷淡地;諷刺地


"You seem to know this quarter well; that is to say, better than I do?"
observed Defarge.

charge控告,指控

warbled囀鳴,唱

the intelligence had a palpable effect upon her husband

howbeit然而

window-ledges窗臺

I am deeply happy in the love that Heaven has so blessed--my love for Charles, and Charles's love for me.

consecrated神聖的

interpose使介入;使插入 between us

You, devoted and young, cannot fully appreciate the anxiety I have felt that your life should not be wasted--"

how could my happiness be perfect, while yours was incomplete?"

the dark part of my life would have cast its shadow beyond myself, and would have fallen on you."

It gave her a strange and new sensation while his words were in her ears; and she remembered it long afterwards.

in a state so dun暗褐色的;微暗的 and lethargic不活潑的;無生氣的

I have altogether perished from the remembrance of the living

loving you better than words can tell, and thanking God for my great happiness.

There was no one bidden邀請 to the marriage

apocryphal作者不明的;偽的

no vestige遺跡;殘餘, 一點兒,絲毫 of colour was to be seen in his face

revulsion (感情的)突變,劇變: My feeling for him underwent a revulsion when I discovered his cruelty. 當我發現他的殘忍時,對他的感情起了劇變。

furtively偷偷地;祕密地

he was up betimes早;及時

Mr. Lorry feigned假的;捏造的

It is the case of a shock under which the sufferer was borne down

infer推斷,推論;猜想

resumption重新開始,繼續

relapse重新陷入;故態復萌

sagacity睿智,聰慧

how difficult--how almost impossible--it is, for him to force himself to utter a word upon the topic that oppresses him

perhaps the effort to prepare himself made him less able to bear it

abate減少,減弱,減輕

ingenuity心靈手巧;獨創性;足智多謀

" a plodding孜孜不倦工作的 man of business who only deals with such material objects as guineas, shillings, and bank-notes

retention保留;保持

concession承認,認可, 讓步;讓步行為 to the misgiving擔憂,不安,疑慮, to keep the forge煉冶場;鐵工廠

sanction認可;批准

accomplices in a horrible crime.

oblivion遺忘,失去感覺 is not so easy to me

claptrap譁眾取寵的話;討好的言行,噱頭,討好的

abuse the permission

lenient寬大的;仁慈的;溫和的

he has a heart he very, very seldom reveals, and that there are deep wounds in it. My dear, I have seen it bleeding.

reclaimed使改過,使悔改,教化

reparable

that her husband could have looked at her as she was for hours

how strong we are in our happiness, and how weak he is in his misery

thoughts of the husband who would be left so desolate, and who would mourn for her so much

astern向後

you know how gloomy and threatening the sky is

his sweet temper was soured脾氣壞的,乖戾的;刻薄的

forebodings(不祥的)預感 by which I have been surrounded all day long, have made me nervous without reason

backgammon西洋雙陸棋戲

Headlong魯莽的;輕率的;(感情)奔放的

scarecrows衣衫襤褸的人, 稻草人;威嚇物

demented精神錯亂狀態的;瘋狂的

begrimed弄髒;玷污

The Bastille巴士底監獄

drawbridge吊橋;開合橋

muskets毛瑟槍,滑膛槍

execrations憎惡;詛咒;被詛咒之人或物

turnkey監獄看守;獄吏

inundation淹沒,泛濫

cavernous洞穴狀的;凹狀的

with his swart黑的;有害的 forefinger, deeply engrained就原料染色的 with gunpowder

crowbar鐵橇,鐵棍,起貨鉤

linstock火繩杆

mortar灰漿,灰泥;黏合物

clamorous喧嚷的,吵鬧的

hewed (用斧、刀等)砍、劈off his head

wailing圍攻;包圍住

viands食品;食物

yore昔時,往昔

shrivelled乾枯的;皺縮的

dejected沮喪的,情緒低落的,氣餒的

domesticated(指動物)被馴養了的

crumbled粉碎,弄碎


wrung強迫取得

edifying有教化意味的

barren不生育的

chiselled似雕刻成的;輪廓鮮明的

discern分辨,識別;看出,察覺到

shaggy頭髮蓬亂的-haired

marshy 多沼澤的

benighted愚昧的

pigmy 不足取的人

bayonets刺刀

wayfarer旅人

attenuated細長的;瘦長的

trenches戰壕

drawbridges吊橋;開合橋

turbulently洶湧澎湃地

gory血污的

Haggard 憔悴的,形容枯槁的, 不馴服的,野性的, 發狂似的

modicum少量

chary吝惜的

squalid髒的

crooked不正當的,欺詐的,不正派的

vicious邪惡的;墮落的

Miscreant無賴的;極惡的

Rend撕碎,扯破

lashed鞭打,抽打

these last dregs殘渣,渣滓

crones乾癟老太婆

winnowing識別

chaff粗糠,穀殼

swooped突然下降;俯衝,飛撲,猛撲

stifled使窒息,悶住;悶死


sacristan(天主教)教堂聖器收藏室管理人;教堂看守人

tocsin警鐘;警報

unkempt未梳理的,蓬亂的;不整潔的

balustrades欄杆,扶手

peremptory斷然的,不容置辯的,專橫的;獨斷的

conflagration大火,大火災

edifice大廈;雄偉的建築物

dints凹痕,凹坑

anon未幾;不久

scorched把...燒焦,把...烤焦

rugged高低不平的;粗糙的;粗線條的;多皺紋的

trudged跋涉,步履艱難地走 away

retaliative報復性的 temperament

parapet低矮擋牆或欄杆,女兒牆

dispersed被驅散的

Loadstone Rock天然磁石,吸引人的東西

Sardanapalus (also spelled Sardanapallus) was, according to the Greek writer Ctesias of Cnidus, the last king of Assyria. Ctesias' Persica is lost, but we know of its contents by later compilations and from the work of Diodorus (II.27). Sardanapalus has often been identified with the Assyrian king Aššurbanipal,[1] but his death in the flames of his palace recall the fate of Aššurbanipal's brother Šamaš-sum-ukkin.[citation needed] The Greek writer Choerilus of Iasus composed an epitaph on Sardanapalus, said to have been translated from the Chaldean (quoted in Athenaeus, viii. p. 336).
The death of Sardanapalus was the subject of a Romantic Period painting by the 19th century French painter Eugène Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus, which was itself based on the 1821 play Sardanapalus by Byron, which in turn was based on Diodorus.
E. H. Coleridge, in his notes on the works of Byron, states, "It is hardly necessary to remind the modern reader that the Sardanapalus of history is an unverified if not an unverifiable personage.... The character which Ctesias depicted or invented, an effeminate debauchee, sunk in luxury and sloth, who at the last was driven to take up arms, and, after a prolonged but ineffectual resistance, avoided capture by suicide, cannot be identified."
Hector Berlioz, the 19th century French Romantic composer, wrote a very early cantata on the subject of the Death of Sardanapalus. It was his fourth and finally successful attempt in the Prix de Rome competition, run by the Paris Conservatoire. Only a fragment of the score survives.


sacristan(天主教)教堂聖器收藏室管理人;教堂看守人

tocsin警鐘;警報

unkempt未梳理的,蓬亂的;不整潔的

balustrades欄杆,扶手

peremptory斷然的,不容置辯的,專橫的;獨斷的

conflagration大火,大火災

edifice大廈;雄偉的建築物

dints凹痕,凹坑

anon未幾;不久

scorched把...燒焦,把...烤焦

rugged高低不平的;粗糙的;粗線條的;多皺紋的

trudged跋涉,步履艱難地走 away

retaliative報復性的 temperament

parapet低矮擋牆或欄杆,女兒牆

dispersed被驅散的

Loadstone Rock天然磁石,吸引人的東西

incur招致,惹起,帶來;遭受

penitential後悔的;悔罪的 den藏身處


old codgers老傢伙

as if nothing had ever been done, or omitted to be done

vapouring吹噓,使憂鬱, 沮喪

the abolition消滅

disparaging 輕蔑的;毀謗的

craven懦夫,膽小鬼

ruffian殘暴的,兇惡的

who, infected by the most pestilent致命的,致死的 and blasphemous code of devilry that ever was known


old codgers老傢伙

as if nothing had ever been done, or omitted to be done

vapouring吹噓,使憂鬱, 沮喪

the abolition消滅

disparaging 輕蔑的;毀謗的

craven懦夫,膽小鬼

ruffian殘暴的,兇惡的


who, infected by the most pestilent致命的,致死的 and blasphemous code of devilry that ever was known

imposts稅款

to succour救濟,援助 and release me

I send you the assurance of my dolorous悲哀的;悲痛的;憂傷的 and unhappy service.

Your afflicted使痛苦,使苦惱,折磨

aversion厭惡,反感

uphold維護;維持;贊成;確認

relinquished放棄;撤出;棄絕

Yes. Like the mariner in the old story, the winds and streams had driven him within the influence of the Loadstone Rock, and it was drawing him to itself, and he must go. Everything that arose before his mind drifted him on, faster and faster, more and more steadily, to the terrible attraction.

bloodshed殺人,流血

stifled藏匿,掩蓋

galling使人煩惱的;難堪的

sanguine懷著希望的;樂觀的

Lucie should be spared the pain of separation

passionately revengeful燃起復仇念頭的;報復的 and fitful斷續的;不規則的;反覆無常的

clutched爪子;手;掌握,控制

his promise was redeemed買回;贖回, 履行(諾言等)

of a very frugal節約的,儉樸的 kind

porters(車站,機場等的)搬運工人,腳夫

be legibly易讀地 inscribed

discharged履行,清償 the office of purveyors伙食承包人

my maxim is…

knavish無賴的;狡詐的 tricks

woe悲哀;悲痛

gregarious群居性的

barges大型遊艇

resorted to光顧;常去(某地)

soot煤灰;煤煙;油煙-begrimed弄髒;玷污

very voluble健談的;口若懸河般的

Chaldean有關占星術或巫術的, 迦勒底人的;迦勒底語的

hold your meddlesome愛管閒事的 tongue

exploring the depths of her reticule(女用)手提袋,網袋

estrangement疏遠;失和,不和 between them

culpability苛責;有罪


injunction命令;指令;訓諭

carnage大屠殺

lavished揮霍,浪費;濫施

ferocity兇猛;殘暴

Samaritans撒馬利亞的,

misgiving擔憂,不安,疑慮

an energy which had lain dormant冬眠的;休眠的 during the cessation停止;中斷 of its usefulness

sagacious1. 睿智的;有遠見的;聰慧的

his personal affliction苦惱,折磨, deprivation剝奪;免職, 損失

The preceding relative positions of himself and Lucie were reversed

in gravel砂礫,碎石, and alluvial沖積的;沖積土中的 mud,

deluge洪水 of the Year One of Liberty

relenting減弱,緩和 rest

prisons gorged 阻塞;使擴張with people who had committed no offence

the figure of the sharp female called La Guillotine.

It was the popular theme for jests; it was the best cure for
headache, it infallibly prevented the hair from turning grey

imparted分給;給予;傳授

the National Razor

It superseded代替,取代 the Cross

discarded1. 拋棄,摒棄,丟棄

It sheared off切;切段;使(岩塊等)受切變[(+off)] heads so many

hushed使沈默,使安靜 the eloquent

lopped砍;修剪 the heads off

indispensable必不可少的,必需的

Wood-Sawyer鋸木匠

tumbrils (法國大革命時代載犯人到斷頭臺的)死囚押送車now jolted使搖動;使顛簸 heavily

stalwart健壯的;結實的 men

to slake消解;平息;使滿足 her devouring thirst

Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death

garret(小而簡陋的)閣樓

entered on the routine of his avocations副業;興趣;愛好

greatly alter in appearance

The plain dark dresses, akin to mourning dresses

comely秀麗的,漂亮的,悅目的

resignedly順從地;聽天由命地

inclement天氣險惡的;氣候嚴酷的

hovel茅舍,小屋

jocosely開玩笑地;詼諧地

accosted接近(不識者)與之攀談 her the moment she appeared.

grates(門窗等的)鐵格柵
pikes尖端,尖頭;矛頭,箭頭,
in his metempsychosis 轉生;輪迴
colonnade列柱,柱廊
grindstone磨石;砂輪

smithy鐵匠舖;鍛冶場

irruption 衝進;闖入

courtyard庭院;天井

bayonets刺刀

ligatures帶子,繩索
a throng 人群;大群of men and women
awry曲,歪,斜,扭

ruffians惡棍,流氓,暴徒

Hatchets短柄小,


impetuous性急的,魯莽的;衝動的besmeared塗抹;弄髒

descried看見,辨認出, 發現,找到
demur猶豫;有顧慮;反對

repudiated猶豫;有顧慮;反對, 否認,否定;駁斥,批駁
doleful令人傷心的;悲傷的;憂鬱的
propitiate撫慰;勸解;取悅
injunction命令;指令;訓諭

carnage大屠殺

lavished揮霍,浪費;濫施

ferocity兇猛;殘暴

Samaritans撒馬利亞的,

misgiving擔憂,不安,疑慮

an energy which had lain dormant冬眠的;休眠的 during the cessation停止;中斷 of its usefulness

sagacious1. 睿智的;有遠見的;聰慧的

his personal affliction苦惱,折磨, deprivation剝奪;免職, 損失

The preceding relative positions of himself and Lucie were reversed

in gravel砂礫,碎石, and alluvial沖積的;沖積土中的 mud,

deluge洪水 of the Year One of Liberty

relenting減弱,緩和 rest

prisons gorged 阻塞;使擴張with people who had committed no offence

the figure of the sharp female called La Guillotine.

It was the popular theme for jests; it was the best cure for
headache, it infallibly prevented the hair from turning grey

imparted分給;給予;傳授

the National Razor

It superseded代替,取代 the Cross

discarded1. 拋棄,摒棄,丟棄

It sheared off切;切段;使(岩塊等)受切變[(+off)] heads so many

hushed使沈默,使安靜 the eloquent

lopped砍;修剪 the heads off

indispensable必不可少的,必需的

Wood-Sawyer鋸木匠

tumbrils (法國大革命時代載犯人到斷頭臺的)死囚押送車now jolted使搖動;使顛簸 heavily

stalwart健壯的;結實的 men

to slake消解;平息;使滿足 her devouring thirst

Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death

garret(小而簡陋的)閣樓

entered on the routine of his avocations副業;興趣;愛好

greatly alter in appearance

The plain dark dresses, akin to mourning dresses

comely秀麗的,漂亮的,悅目的

resignedly順從地;聽天由命地

inclement天氣險惡的;氣候嚴酷的

hovel茅舍,小屋

jocosely開玩笑地;詼諧地

accosted接近(不識者)與之攀談 her the moment she appeared.

grates(門窗等的)鐵格柵

pikes尖端,尖頭;矛頭,箭頭,
"Little Sainte Guillotine"--for the great sharp female was by that time popularly canonised將...封為聖徒

gnashing (因憤怒或痛苦等)咬牙,磨牙 : There has been much gnashing of teeth over the new legislation.
不少人對新法規感到憤憤不平。
swooped突然下降;俯衝,飛撲,猛撲

arped反常的;乖戾的 a

Carmagnole (La Carmagnole, the name of the short jacket worn by working-class militant sans-culottes[1] adopted from the Piedmontese peasant costume whose name derives from the town of Carmagnola[2], is the title of a French song created and made popular during the French Revolution, based on a tune and a wild dance that accompanied it of the same name that may have also been brought into France by the Piedmontese.[2] It originated as a song in August 1792 and was successively added to in 1830, 1848, 1863-64, and 1882-83. The authors are not known.[3]
This song is triumphantly sarcastic about the fates of the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, and those who support the French monarchy.)
timely及時的;適時的information.

implicitly含蓄地;暗示地

staunch堅定的,可靠的

died on the scaffold斷頭臺;絞刑架[.

In seasons of pestilence惡性傳染病,瘟疫(尤指鼠疫), some of us will have a secret attraction to the disease

arraigned【律】傳訊;提訊;控告

subornation唆使;收買; 【律】偽證教唆罪


Inference推論,推斷 I play my Ace, Denunciation告發of Mr. Barsad to the nearest SectionCommittee. vaunting誇張;吹噓
tergiversation背叛;變節;轉變立場unrelenting不寬恕的;無情的 character quash鎮壓,平息;壓碎his last chance of life ostentatiously鋪張地;招搖地;炫耀地 inscrutability不可理解;不可思議;不可測知 enumerated列舉;枚舉 pasturing(牛,羊)吃(草);放(牛,羊)吃(草) Provincial外省的,外地的 ß> Foreign bailiff【主美】法警 I'll have my head took off, if he was ever in it turnkey監獄看守;獄吏 After some cogitation仔細思考;計劃;設計 patron主顧(尤指老顧客) My mind misgives使擔心;使不安 me much pleaded the abashed使不安;使羞愧;使窘迫 Mr. Cruncher
garb服裝;裝束 whose life was forfeit喪失to the Republic he had voluntarily relinquished放棄;撤出;棄絕a title that was distastefulto him exaltation欣喜;得意洋洋reiterated重做,反覆做;重申,反覆講corroborate證實,確證fickleness浮躁;變化無常predominating佔主導(或支配)地位.the acquittal pronouncedbrawling愛吵架的waterspout噴水器;排水口remonstrated抗議;反對;進諫;告誡