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SB3U1
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
(Language points)
Published in 1831, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame tells a tragic story of events in Paris. Esmeralda's beauty means that many men fall in love with her.
fall in love with 相爱,爱上
Translation
《巴黎圣母院》于1831年出版。它讲述了一个发生在巴黎的悲惨故事。埃斯梅拉达的美貌使无数男人为她倾倒。
Esmeralda hears his call for water, and steps forwards out of mercy.
mercy n.[U]仁慈;宽恕;怜悯
have mercy on sb. = show mercy to sb. 宽恕/怜悯某人
at the mercy of 任……处置,任由……摆布
ask/beg for mercy 请求/乞求宽恕
out of mercy 出于怜悯
merciful adj.仁慈的,慈悲的
be merciful to/ towards sb. 对某人仁慈/宽容
She offers Quasimodo a drink of water, which saves him and also captures his heart. When Esmeralda is later sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit, Quasimodo rescues her from an angry crowd outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
capture one’s heart 俘获某人的心
be sentenced to death 被判死刑
commit a crime 犯罪
She offers Quasimodo a drink of water, which saves him and also captures his heart. When Esmeralda is later sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit, Quasimodo rescues her from an angry crowd outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Translation
她给卡西莫多递上水,这不仅拯救了他的生命,也俘获了他的心。后来当埃斯梅拉达因莫须有的罪名被判死刑时,卡西莫多从圣母院外喧哗的人群中救下了她。
Esmeralda and Quasimodo were still for several moments, as they considered their predicament in silence, she so graceful, he so repulsive.
still adj.静止的,不动的 n.蒸馏器
adv.仍然;然而,更
in silence 沉默地,静静地
Translation
埃斯梅拉达和卡西莫多许久没有动,默默地思考着自己的处境,一个是那样优美,一个是那么难看。
Examples
The kids found it hard to stay still. 孩子们觉得很难做到待着不动。
Still waters run deep. 静水流深。(木讷寡言者也许胸藏丘壑。)
Guess what! I haven't used this pen for ages but it still writes. 你猜怎么着!我已经好几年没用过这支笔了,它仍然能写。
Examples
The hotel was terrible. Still, we were lucky with the weather.