P - poniard 中文 - EN166

poniard n.〔古語〕短劍，匕首。vi.,vt.用短劍戳。

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My father fell on one knee , and at the same moment twenty hands were thrust forth , armed with sabres , pistols , and poniards - twenty blows were instantaneously directed against one man , and my father disappeared in a whirlwind of fire and smoke kindled by these demons , and which seemed like hell itself opening beneath his feet 我父親彎下一條腿，就在這個時候，二十只手一向他伸過來，拿有長刀手槍匕首，二十個人同時攻擊一個人，我父親于是就在這些惡鬼發射出來的一陣煙火中倒下了，正象是地獄在他的腳下裂開了一樣。
He wore a vest of garnet - colored velvet , with buttons of cut gold ; a silk waistcoat covered with embroidery ; a roman scarf tied round his neck ; a cartridge - box worked with gold , and red and green silk ; sky - blue velvet breeches , fastened above the knee with diamond buckles ; garters of deerskin , worked with a thousand arabesques , and a hat whereon hung ribbons of all colors ; two watches hung from his girdle , and a splendid poniard was in his belt 他穿著一件榴紅色天鵝絨的上衣，上面釘著雪亮的金紐扣一件繡滿了花的緞子背心，脖子上圍著一條羅馬的領巾掛著一只用金色，紅色和綠色絲錦繡花的彈藥盒天藍色天鵝絨的短褲，褲腳管到膝頭上部為止，是用鉆石紐扣扣緊了的。一雙阿拉伯式的鹿皮長統靴和一頂拖著五色絲帶的帽子。他的腰帶上掛著兩只表，皮帶里拖著一把精致的匕首。
When he was quite a child , and only a shepherd , i gave him a few gold pieces for showing me my way , and he , in order to repay me , gave me a poniard , the hilt of which he had carved with his own hand , and which you may have seen in my collection of arms 當他還只是個孩子，一個牧童的時候，他就曾給我領了一段路，為此我曾送了他幾塊金洋。他呢，為了報答我，就送了一把匕首，那把匕首的柄是他親手雕刻的，你們要是去參觀我的武器收藏柜的話，還可以看到它。
If he send me his poniard , it will signify that the emperor s intentions are not favorable , and i am to set fire to the powder ; if , on the contrary , he send me his ring , it will be a sign that the emperor pardons him , and i am to extinguish the match and leave the magazine untouched 如果他派人拿著他的匕首來見我，那就說明皇帝的來意不善，我點燃火藥。如果他派人拿著他的戒指來，則剛好相反，說明皇帝已經赦免了他，我就熄滅火繩，不去碰那些火藥。
From this room , many such dogs have been taken out to be hanged ; in the next room my bedroom , one fellow , to our knowledge , was poniarded on the spot for professing some insolent delicacy respecting his daughter - his daughter 許多像這樣的狗就曾叫人從這間屋子拉出去絞死，而在隔壁房間我現在的臥室，據我們所知，有一個家伙就因為為他的女兒表現了某種放肆的敏感便被用匕首殺死了那女兒難道是他的么？
My friend , said my mother , when your master s orders arrive , if it is the poniard which he sends , instead of despatching us by that horrible death which we both so much dread , you will mercifully kill us with this same poniard , will you not 我的朋友，母親說，如果你的主人的命令下來的時候，他派人拿來的是匕首，不要讓我們遭受那種可怕的慘死吧，求你發發慈悲，就用那把匕首殺死我們，你答應不答應？
“ and then do you take this poniard , said the young herdsman ; you will not find one better carved between albano and civita - castellana . “ i accept it , answered the traveller , but then the obligation will be on my side , for this poniard is worth more than two sequins 那么也請你收下這把匕首，青年牧人說道，在阿爾巴諾和契維塔卡斯特拉納這一帶，你再找不到一把比這雕刻得更好的了。
“ oh , “ murmured danglars , “ that bed is probably one of the coffins hollowed in the wall , and the sleep i shall enjoy will be death from one of the poniards i see glistening in the darkness . “上帝， ”騰格拉爾暗暗地說， “他所說的床大概是墻壁空洞里的棺材，而我所能享受的睡眠，大概就是由那在黑影里閃閃發光的匕首所造成的長眠了。 ”
You are mistaken , monsieur , i replied ; he has perished by the poniard 您錯啦，先生，我答道，他是被匕首刺死的。