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Chinese → English CHAPTER I. Level 8/10

那是最好的时代,也是最坏的时代,那是智慧的年代,也是愚蠢的年代,那是信仰的纪元,也是怀疑的纪元,那是光明的季节,也是黑暗的季节,那是希望的春天,也是绝望的冬天,我们面前什么都有,我们面前什么都没有,我们都直奔天堂,我们也都直下地狱——总而言之,那个时代与当今时代是如此相似,以至于那个时代最喧嚣的一些权威人士坚持认为,无论是就好的方面还是坏的方面而言,都只能用最高级来评价它。

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

英格兰王位上坐着一位大下巴的国王和一位相貌平平的王后;法兰西王位上坐着一位大下巴的国王和一位面容姣好的王后。在这两个国家,对那些掌管国家资源的权贵们来说,天下万事已永久安定,这一点比水晶还要清晰透明。

There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.

那是主历一千七百七十五年。就如当今一样,在那个蒙受眷顾的年代,英格兰也获得了神灵的启示。萨斯科特夫人刚刚迎来了她二十五岁的神圣生日,近卫军中一名有预言天赋的士兵已预先宣告了她那神圣降临的消息,声称吞没伦敦和威斯敏斯特的安排已经做好。

It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs. Southcott had recently attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made for the swallowing up of London and Westminster.

Vocabulary

was
be动词的过去式,表示"是"或"存在"
best
最好的,good的最高级
times
时代,时期,某一历史时间段
worst
最坏的,bad的最高级
age
时代,年代,也指年龄
wisdom
智慧,明智的判断力和知识
foolishness
愚蠢,缺乏判断力的行为或想法
epoch
纪元,历史上重要的时代或时期
belief
信念,相信某事为真的想法
incredulity
怀疑,不相信,难以置信的态度
season
季节,也指某一特定时期
Light
光明,光亮,象征希望与知识
Darkness
黑暗,无光,象征邪恶或无知
spring
春天,四季之一,象征新生与希望
hope
希望,期待好事发生的心情
winter
冬天,四季之一,象征寒冷与绝望
despair
绝望,完全失去希望的状态
everything
一切,所有的事物
before
在……之前,面前
nothing
什么都没有,零,毫无
direct
直接地,径直地,不绕路
Heaven
天堂,宗教中善人死后去的地方
way
路,方向,方式
short
简而言之,简短的
period
时期,阶段,一段时间
far
远,在很大程度上
present
当前的,现在,目前的时代
noisiest
最嘈杂的,最大声的,noisy的最高级
authorities
权威人士,当局,有权力的机构或人
insisted
坚持,坚决主张,insist的过去式
received
被接受,被认可,receive的过去式
evil
邪恶,坏的,道德上有害的
superlative
最高级,表示最高程度的语法形式
degree
程度,度,等级
comparison
比较,对比,比较的行为
king
国王,一个国家的男性最高统治者
jaw
下巴,颌骨,面部下方的骨骼
queen
女王,王后,国家女性最高统治者
plain
朴素的,普通的,不漂亮的
face
脸,面部,面容
throne
王位,宝座,国王坐的椅子
England
英格兰,英国的一部分
fair
美丽的,公正的,皮肤白皙的
France
法国,欧洲西部的一个国家
countries
国家,多个国家,country的复数
clearer
更清楚的,更明显的,clear的比较级
crystal
水晶,透明的矿物,极其清澈
lords
贵族,领主,lord的复数,上层统治者
State
国家,政府,州,政治体制
preserves
保护,保存,维持,preserve的第三人称
loaves
面包,loaf的复数,一条面包
general
总体的,普遍的,通常的
settled
稳定的,已确定的,settle的过去式
ever
曾经,永远,任何时候
Lord
上帝,主,基督教对神的称呼
thousand
千,一千,数字1000
Spiritual
精神的,心灵的,宗教上的
revelations
启示,神的启示,revelation的复数
conceded
承认,让步,concede的过去式
favoured
受青睐的,特别受到偏爱的
Mrs.
夫人,已婚女性的称谓
recently
最近,不久前,在近期
attained
达到,获得,attain的过去式
twentieth
第二十,20th,序数词
blessed
神圣的,受祝福的,幸运的
birthday
生日,出生的纪念日
whom
谁,who的宾格,用于正式场合
prophetic
预言的,有先知能力的
private
私人的,秘密的,非公开的
Life
生命,生活,人的存在状态
Guards
卫兵,警卫,guard的复数
heralded
预告,宣布,herald的过去式
sublime
崇高的,壮丽的,令人敬畏的
appearance
出现,外貌,露面
announcing
宣布,公告,announce的现在分词
arrangements
安排,计划,arrangement的复数
swallowing
吞咽,吞没,swallow的现在分词
London
伦敦,英国首都
Westminster
威斯敏斯特,伦敦的一个重要区域
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