Name: 金粉世家
Author: 张恨水

🔊 半夜时分,金燕西驾着汽车,与白秀珠一同在街头飞驰。车窗外的霓虹灯闪烁,映照着两人复杂的表情。

In the dead of night, Jin Yanxi drove the automobile, racing through the streets with Bai Xiuzhu. Outside the window, neon lights flickered, reflecting their complicated expressions.

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飞驰 fēi chí

v. (of vehicles, horses, etc.) to speed along; to race➕

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霓虹灯 ní hóng dēng

n. neon light; neon lamp➕

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闪烁 shǎn shuò

v. to flicker; to glimmer; to twinkle; (figuratively) to be evasive➕

🔊 金燕西叹了口气,说道:"秀珠,我想出国去,离开这个令人窒息的地方。"白秀珠轻轻握住他的手,柔声道:"燕西,我明白你的苦衷,但你真的舍得下这里的一切吗？"

Jin Yanxi sighed and said, "Xiuzhu, I want to go abroad, to leave this suffocating place." Bai Xiuzhu gently took his hand and said softly, "Yanxi, I understand your plight, but can you really bear to leave everything here?"

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令人窒息 lìng rén zhì xī

phrase. suffocating; stifling; causing one to feel unable to breathe (often used figuratively for oppressive atmosphere or pressure)➕

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苦衷 kǔ zhōng

n. difficulties or sufferings that are hard to talk about; secret sorrow; predicament➕

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柔声 róu shēng

adv. in a soft, gentle voice; softly➕

🔊 金燕西苦笑一声:"有什么舍不得的？家道中落,夫妻反目,这里已经没有我留恋的东西了。"他的声音中带着无尽的疲惫和无奈。

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家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò

idiom. The family fortunes have declined; a family has come down in the world.➕

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反目 fǎn mù

v. to fall out; to have a falling-out; (especially) to become enemies after being close (like friends or lovers)➕

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留恋 liú liàn

v. to be reluctant to leave (a place); to have a lingering attachment to (a person or thing); to cherish the memory of➕

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无奈 wú nài

adj. having no alternative; helpless; resigned (to circumstances)➕

🔊 汽车在寂静的街道上穿梭,仿佛要逃离这城市的束缚。金燕西的目光投向远方,似乎看到了大海的波涛,那象征着自由和新生的浮海。

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束缚 shù fù

n. bondage; fetters; shackles; constraints; (figuratively) things that tie one down➕

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穿梭 chuān suō

v. (like a shuttle) to move back and forth rapidly; to shuttle; to weave in and out➕

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波涛 bō tāo

n. great waves; billows; surge➕

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浮海 fú hǎi

phrase. to float on the sea; to go across the sea (often used in literary contexts to imply travel, escape, or seeking a new life overseas)➕

🔊 与此同时,冷清秋在金家的宅院里早早醒来。清晨的阳光透过窗棂,洒在梳妆台的镜子上。

Meanwhile, Leng Qingqiu woke early in the Jin Family mansion. Morning sunlight filtered through the window lattice, spilling onto the dressing table mirror.

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宅院 zhái yuàn

n. a compound with a house and courtyard; a residential compound (especially a traditional Chinese-style one)➕

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窗棂 chuāng líng

n. window lattice; window frame (especially the traditional wooden lattice type)➕

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梳妆台 shū zhuāng tái

n. dressing table; vanity table➕

🔊 她缓缓走到镜前,看着镜中的自己。曾经娇艳的容颜如今已变得苍白憔悴,眼角的细纹诉说着岁月的沧桑和心灵的创伤。

She walked slowly to the mirror and looked at her reflection. Her once radiant face had now grown pale and haggard. The fine lines at the corners of her eyes spoke of the vicissitudes of time and the wounds of her soul.

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娇艳 jiāo yàn

adj. delicate and charming; fresh and beautiful (often used to describe flowers or women's looks)➕

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苍白憔悴 cāng bái qiáo cuì

phrase. pale and haggard; wan and weary (describing a sickly or deeply troubled appearance)➕

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细纹 xì wén

n. fine lines; wrinkles (especially on skin)➕

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沧桑 cāng sāng

n. ‘vicissitudes; the changes and hardships of life (short for ‘沧海桑田’, literally ‘seas change into mulberry fields’)➕

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创伤 chuāng shāng

n. wound; trauma; injury (can be physical or psychological)➕

🔊 冷清秋拿起一把木梳,轻轻梳理着长发。突然,镜子中映出她手腕上的伤痕--那是之前与金燕西争吵时留下的。

Leng Qingqiu picked up a wooden comb and gently combed her long hair. Suddenly, the mirror reflected the scars on her wrist-left from a previous argument with Jin Yanxi.

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木梳 mù shū

n. wooden comb➕

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梳理 shū lǐ

v. to comb (hair, etc.); to sort out; to straighten out (ideas, problems, etc.)➕

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映出 yìng chū

v. to reflect; to mirror; to show (an image)➕

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伤痕 shāng hén

n. scar; bruise; mark of an injury➕

🔊 她的眼泪无声地滑落,滴在镜面上,模糊了映像。她低声自语:"这面镜子,或许早就该破了,就像我们的婚姻一样。"

Her tears slid silently down, dripping onto the mirror's surface and blurring the image. She whispered to herself, "This mirror should have broken long ago, just like our marriage."

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滑落 huá luò

v. to slip down; to slide down; to fall➕

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滴 dī

v. to drip; to drop➕

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模糊 mó hu

v. to blur; to obscure; to become indistinct➕

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映像 yìng xiàng

n. reflection; image (especially one reflected in a mirror or water)➕

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自语 zì yǔ

v. to talk to oneself; to soliloquize➕

🔊 窗外传来鸟鸣声,但冷清秋的心中只有凄凉。她知道,金燕西的心已经不在她身上,这段婚姻注定以悲剧收场。

Birdsong came from outside the window, but in Leng Qingqiu's heart, there was only desolation. She knew that Jin Yanxi's heart was no longer with her. This marriage was destined to end in tragedy.

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鸟鸣声 niǎo míng shēng

n. sound of birds singing; chirping of birds➕

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凄凉 qī liáng

adj. dreary; desolate; miserable; bleak (describing scene or feeling)➕

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注定 zhù dìng

v. to be doomed; to be destined; to be fated➕

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悲剧 bēi jù

n. tragedy (drama or event); tragic event➕

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收场 shōu chǎng

v. to end; to come to an end; to wind up (often used for events, plays, stories)➕

🔊 她站起身,走到窗前,望着远方的天空。清晨的薄雾尚未散去,仿佛笼罩着她未来的迷茫和绝望。

She stood up, walked to the window, and gazed at the distant sky. The morning mist had not yet dissipated, as if shrouding the confusion and despair of her future.

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薄雾 bó wù

n. thin mist; haze➕

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笼罩 lǒng zhào

v. to envelop; to shroud; to hang over (like fog, atmosphere, etc.)➕

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迷茫 mí máng

adj. confused; perplexed; at a loss; (of scene) vast and indistinct➕

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绝望 jué wàng

n. despair; hopelessness➕

第九十三章 半夜驰车委婉谈浮海 清晨破镜凄凉卜下场 (Chapter 93: Midnight Drive, Subtle Discourse on Fleeing Overseas; Dawn's Broken Mirror, Desolate Portent of Fate)

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第九十三章半夜驰车委婉谈浮海清晨破镜凄凉卜下场 (Chapter 93: Midnight Drive, Subtle Discourse on Fleeing Overseas; Dawn's Broken Mirror, Desolate Portent of Fate)