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Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands.”

拿破仑，这一托尔斯泰笔下著作《战争与和平》中的角色，不只是像曾经描述过的那样“有一双肥肥的小手”

附：character character ['k?rikt?]

n. 个性, 品质; 字符; 人物; 名誉; 地位

adj. [剧](角色)代表某一特性的

这里做“角色”之意

Nor does he “sit well of firmly on the horse.”

他也不是“在马背上牢固地坐好。”

附：firmly adv. 坚固地; 坚定地; 稳固地; 坚决

He is said to be “undersized,” with “short legs” and a “round stomach”.

据说他“身材矮小”，有一双“短腿”和一个“圆圆的肚子”。

附：undersized adj. 较一般为小的, 不够大的；尺寸不足的

round adj. 圆的, 圆形的; 丰满的, 圆胖的; 球形的; 巨大的

The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s description ---- it seems not that far off from historical accounts ---- but his choice of facts: other things that could be said of the mane are not said.

这篇文章在这里并非是对托尔斯泰描述的纠正（意译）--它（应指托老的《战争与和平》）看起来和历史纪录相差并不遥远--但他（托老）对于事实的选择：其他的事情（如）关于鬃毛的本可以提及则没有被提及。<你确定不是Mane，若这样则可能是个人名>

附：accuracy n. 正确; 准确; 精确性

far off (时间、地点等)遥远的

mane n. （马的）鬃毛

We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman.

我们在这里（即指这篇文章）应该了解在这个矮胖的法国人身体中的那个交战司令的不同之处。

附：be meant to do 应做； 照道理（照规矩）应该；为了

例句：You are not meant to do that .

你不该做那个。

What he meant to do with it, and whether he were mad?

他到底打算怎么办,是不是疯了?

warring adj. 敌对的; 交战的

Tolstoy’s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose ---- and that is the point.

今天的拿破仑可以是任何一个在街上闲逛并（点燃烟斗里的）一小撮烟草粉抽起来的人（意译）--而那就是关键所在。

附：wander v. 漫步, 迷路, 徘徊; 漫游

powdered tobacco 烟草粉

It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character.

这是小说家用来展示书中角色之道德品质的一种方法。

附：novelist n. 小说家

moral nature 理性, 道德品质

And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man.

而结果证明，正如托老所述，拿破仑是个疯子。

附：turn out vt. 翻转, 生产, 关闭, 出动, 证明是

例句:

A vast crowd turned out to watch the match.

大群的观众到场观看比赛。

If the day turns out wet we may have to change our plans.

万一下雨的话，我们也许得改变计划。

The party turned out to be very successful.

晚会结果开得很成功。

In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812, Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar(沙皇), who has come with peace terms.

在《战争与和平》第三本书的一个场景中，战争已经进行到了至关重要的1812年，拿破仑接待了一位来自沙皇带着和平条件的代表。

附：scene n. 一场; 场面; 一个镜头; 事件

critical adj. 批评的, 危险的, 决定性的; 临界的

receive v. 收到, 接到; 接待, 欢迎; 得到, 遭受, 受到; 接受, 接纳; 收到; 接收; 得到; 会客, 接待

representative n. 代表, 典型, 众议员

peace terms 和平条件

Napoleon is very angry: doesn’t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms.

拿破仑非常愤怒：（但）他（拿破仑）还有更多的军队吗？他，而不是沙皇，才更应该做出和平谈判（小意译）

He will destroy all of Europe if this army is stopped.

如果这支军队停止了那他会摧毁整个欧洲。

“That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!” he shouts.

“那将是你通过把我卷入战争所得到的！”他（拿破仑）怒吼到。

附：gain v. 得到; 使得到; 获得, 赢得; 增加, 增添; 获利, 赚钱; 取得进展; 得益; 得到改善

engage v. 使忙碌; 预定; 雇佣; 答应; 交战; 从事

shout v. 高呼; 嚷着说出; 大声说出; 叫喊得使...; 呼喊, 喊叫; 大声说; 叫嚷; 大声叫

And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly”.

那时，托尔斯泰写到，“（他）在房间内来来回回安静地走了数次，（伴随着）他的肩膀快速的移动。”

附：up and down 来回地; 到处来回地; 到处

Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner.

后来，在拿破仑检阅过他那在欢呼的人群中（经过）的军队后，拿破仑邀请了那颤抖（估计被吓的）俄国人参加晚宴。

附：amid prep. 在...之间; 被...包围; 在...之中

例句:

He sat down amid deafening applause.

他在震耳欲聋的掌声中就坐。

I stood amid a sea of corn.

我站在茫茫一片庄稼之中。

He drank off a glass of beer amid their cheers.

在他们的欢呼声中，他把杯子里的啤酒一饮而尽。

“He raise his hand to the Russian’s…face,” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently….”

“他（拿破仑）将手举到了那俄国人的脸上”托老写到，然后“轻轻地拉他（俄国人）的耳朵”

To have one’s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court.

一个人的耳朵若能够被皇帝轻轻拉一下，那是在法式奉承中被认为是最高荣誉的。

附：court n. 法院, 奉承, 庭院（我感觉在这里总不能做“法庭”讲吧）

“Well, well, why don’t you say anything?” said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon.

“好，好，你为何不说话”他（拿破仑）说到，好像在他面前而不尊敬他拿破仑是很荒谬的。

附：ridiculous adj. 荒谬的, 可笑的

Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.

托尔斯泰作了研究，但作品是他自己的。

composition n. 写作; 作品; 作曲; 作文

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