【双语有声阅读】苔丝又忧郁起来

When he had gone, Tess felt again how stupid she must appear to him．

 

当他离开以后，苔丝又觉得自己在他面前一定表现得十分愚蠢可笑。

 

She wondered whether she could gain his respect by telling him of her d’Urberville blood．

 

她在考虑如果告诉他自己的德伯家血统，是否会赢得他的尊敬。

 

She first asked the dairyman if Mr Clare was interested in old families who had lost their money and land．

 

她先到奶场主那儿打听克莱尔先生是否会对一个失去了财富和土地的古老家族有好感。

 

“No,” said Mr Crick firmly．“He's a rebel¹， and the one thing he hates is an old family.”

 

“不，”克里克先生肯定地说，“他是一个叛逆者，他痛恨古老的家族。”

 

After hearing this not very accurate² view of Clare's opinions，

 

听完这番对克莱尔的观点并不十分准确的见解，

 

poor Tess was glad she had not mentioned her ancestors³．

 

苔丝庆幸自己没有提起她的祖先们。

1 rebel   

n.叛徒，起义者；vi.造反，反抗，反感；adj.造反的，反抗的，反叛者的

参考例句：

• The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.反叛军队企图颠覆政府统治。
• The rebel army has readjusted its strategy.叛军已经重新调整了策略。

2 accurate   

adj.正确无误的；准确的，精确的

参考例句：

• He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
• He is always accurate in what he says and does.他说的和做的总是正确无误。

3 ancestors   

n.祖先( ancestor的名词复数 )；祖宗；原型；（动物的）原种

参考例句：

• His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
• The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people. 崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。 来自《简明英汉词典》