Beyond Good and Evil — Page 10

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. PREJUDICES OF PHILOSOPHERS Level 9/10

You desire to LIVE "according to Nature"?

你们渴望「顺应自然」地生活？

Oh, you noble Stoics, what fraud of words!

哦，你们这些高尚的斯多葛主义者，这是何等的文字欺骗！

Imagine to yourselves a being like Nature, boundlessly extravagant, boundlessly indifferent, without purpose or consideration, without pity or justice, at once fruitful and barren and uncertain:

试想一个如自然般的存在，无限地挥霍，无限地冷漠，没有目的或考量，没有怜悯或正义，既富饶又贫瘠，充满不确定性：

imagine to yourselves INDIFFERENCE as a power--how COULD you live in accordance with such indifference?

试想「冷漠」本身作为一种力量——你们又怎能按照这样的冷漠而生活？

To live--is not that just endeavouring to be otherwise than this Nature?

生活——难道不正是努力去成为与这自然不同的存在吗？

Is not living valuing, preferring, being unjust, being limited, endeavouring to be different?

生活难道不就是评判、偏好、不公、受限，以及努力与众不同吗？

And granted that your imperative, "living according to Nature," means actually the same as "living according to life"--how could you do DIFFERENTLY?

退一步说，即便你们的戒律「顺应自然而生」实际上与「顺应生命而生」意思相同——你们又能怎样做得不同呢？

Why should you make a principle out of what you yourselves are, and must be?

为何你们要把自身本来如此、且必然如此的东西，奉为原则？

In reality, however, it is quite otherwise with you:

然而，现实中你们的情形全然不同：

while you pretend to read with rapture the canon of your law in Nature, you want something quite the contrary, you extraordinary stage-players and self-deluders!

当你们假装狂喜地在自然中读取你们律法的准则时，你们所要的恰恰相反，你们这些非凡的舞台演员和自我欺骗者！

In your pride you wish to dictate your morals and ideals to Nature, to Nature herself, and to incorporate them therein;

出于傲慢，你们希望将自己的道德与理想强加于自然，强加于自然本身，并将其融入其中；

you insist that it shall be Nature "according to the Stoa," and would like everything to be made after your own image, as a vast, eternal glorification and generalism of Stoicism!

你们坚持自然应当是「斯多葛式的」自然，并希望一切都按照你们自己的形象塑造，成为斯多葛主义的一种宏大、永恒的颂扬与普世化！

Vocabulary

你们: nǐmen — You (plural), second person plural pronoun.
渴望: kěwàng — To yearn or long for something deeply.
顺应: shùnyìng — To comply with or adapt to something.
自然: zìrán — Nature; natural; occurring without human intervention.
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb.
生活: shēnghuó — Life; to live; daily existence and lifestyle.
哦: ó / ò — Interjection expressing realization or mild surprise.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to a nearby group of things.
高尚: gāoshàng — Noble, lofty, or morally elevated in character.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
斯多葛: Sīduōgě — Stoic; relating to ancient Stoic philosophy.
主义者: zhǔyìzhě — An adherent or advocate of a particular doctrine.
这是: zhè shì — This is; used to introduce or identify something.
何等: héděng — What a; used to express strong exclamation or degree.
文字: wénzì — Written characters; text; written language.
欺骗: qīpiàn — To deceive or cheat; deliberate misleading of others.
试想: shìxiǎng — Just imagine; consider this hypothetical situation.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit or individual thing.
如: rú — Like; as; resembling; in the manner of.
般: bān — Suffix meaning 'like' or 'as if'; similar to.
存在: cúnzài — To exist; existence; being present or real.
无限: wúxiàn — Unlimited; infinite; without boundaries or restrictions.
挥霍: huīhuò — To squander or spend wastefully without restraint.
冷漠: lěngmò — Indifferent; cold and uncaring toward others.
没有: méiyǒu — To not have; without; lacking something entirely.
目的: mùdì — Purpose; goal; intended aim of an action.
或: huò — Or; either; alternatively connecting two options.
考量: kǎoliáng — To consider carefully; deliberate weighing of factors.
怜悯: liánmǐn — Compassion; pity shown toward suffering others.
正义: zhèngyì — Justice; righteousness; moral fairness and equity.
既: jì — Both; already; used in correlative constructions.
富饶: fùráo — Abundant and fertile; rich in resources or produce.
又: yòu — Also; again; used to connect parallel attributes.
贫瘠: pínjí — Barren; infertile; lacking in resources or richness.
充满: chōngmǎn — Filled with; full of; brimming with something.
不确定性: bù quèdìngxìng — Uncertainty; the quality of being unpredictable or unknown.
本身: běnshēn — Itself; in itself; by its own nature.
作为: zuòwéi — As; in the capacity of; serving as something.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type of something.
力量: lìliang — Strength; power; force exerted by someone or something.
怎能: zěn néng — How could one possibly; expressing impossibility or rebuke.
按照: ànzhào — According to; in accordance with a standard.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.
而: ér — And yet; but; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
难道: nándào — Could it be that; rhetorical question marker.
不: bù — Not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives.
正是: zhèng shì — Precisely; exactly; it is exactly this.
努力: nǔlì — To strive hard; make great effort toward a goal.
去: qù — To go; directional or purposive verbal complement.
成为: chéngwéi — To become; to turn into something over time.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with something or someone.
这: zhè — This; indicating something nearby or just mentioned.
不同: bùtóng — Different; not the same; distinct from another.
吗: ma — Question particle indicating a yes/no question.
就是: jiù shì — Is precisely; to be exactly; emphasizing identification.
评判: pínpàn — To judge or evaluate; making critical assessments.
偏好: piānhào — Preference; a tendency to favor one thing over another.
不公: bùgōng — Unfair; unjust; lacking fairness or impartiality.
受限: shòuxiàn — Restricted; constrained; subject to limitations.
以及: yǐjí — As well as; and also; in addition to.
与众不同: yǔ zhòng bù tóng — Different from the crowd; unique and distinctive.
退一步说: tuì yī bù shuō — Even if we concede; taking a step back to argue.
即便: jíbiàn — Even if; even though; used for concession.
戒律: jièlǜ — Commandments; moral precepts or religious rules.
生: shēng — Life; to live; birth; raw or unprocessed.
实际上: shíjì shang — In reality; actually; in practical terms.
生命: shēngmìng — Life; living existence; the vitality of a being.
意思: yìsi — Meaning; idea; what something signifies or implies.
相同: xiāngtóng — Identical; the same; sharing the same qualities.
能: néng — Can; able to; expressing ability or possibility.
怎样: zěnyàng — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.
做得: zuò de — To manage to do; able to accomplish something.
呢: ne — Sentence-final particle softening questions or tone.
为何: wèihé — Why; for what reason; asking for a cause.
要: yào — To want; must; need to; expressing desire or necessity.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker directing object before the verb.
自身: zìshēn — Oneself; one's own self or nature.
本来: běnlái — Originally; by nature; as things inherently are.
如此: rúcǐ — Like this; such; in this manner or degree.
且: qiě — And; moreover; furthermore; additionally connecting clauses.
必然: bìrán — Inevitable; certain to happen; necessarily so.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff; a general term for items.
奉为: fèngwéi — To regard as; to treat with reverence as something.
原则: yuánzé — Principle; fundamental rule guiding behavior or thought.
然而: rán'ér — However; yet; a conjunction introducing contrast.
现实: xiànshí — Reality; the actual state of things as they are.
中: zhōng — In; within; inside; amid a situation or place.
情形: qíngxíng — Situation; circumstance; the state of affairs.
全然: quánrán — Completely; entirely; wholly and absolutely so.
当: dāng — When; to serve as; acting in a certain role.
假装: jiǎzhuāng — To pretend; to feign; acting as if something is true.
狂喜: kuángjǐ — Ecstasy; wild joy; extreme and frenzied happiness.
在: zài — At; in; located at; existing somewhere.
读取: dúqǔ — To read and extract information from something.
律法: lǜfǎ — Law; legal or moral code governing conduct.
准则: zhǔnzé — Standard; norm; a guiding rule or criterion.
时: shí — When; at the time of; a temporal marker.
所要: suǒ yào — What is needed or required; that which one wants.
恰恰: qiàqià — Exactly; precisely; just the opposite or same.
相反: xiāngfǎn — On the contrary; opposite; the reverse of something.
非凡: fēifán — Extraordinary; exceptional; far above the ordinary.
舞台: wǔtái — Stage; a platform for performance or action.
演员: yǎnyuán — Actor; performer; one who plays roles on stage.
和: hé — And; with; connecting nouns or parallel elements.
自我: zìwǒ — Self; ego; one's own identity or consciousness.
欺骗者: qīpiànzhě — Deceiver; one who misleads or tricks others.
出于: chūyú — Out of; stemming from; motivated by a feeling.
傲慢: àomàn — Arrogant; haughty; showing excessive pride toward others.
希望: xīwàng — Hope; wish; to desire a particular outcome.
将: jiāng — Will; about to; also a formal disposal marker.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.
道德: dàodé — Morality; ethics; standards of right and wrong.
理想: lǐxiǎng — Ideal; an aspiration or perfect standard envisioned.
强加: qiángjiā — To impose forcibly upon; to force onto others.
于: yú — On; upon; to; a literary preposition indicating target.
并: bìng — And; furthermore; moreover; joining parallel actions.
其: qí — Its; his; her; their; a literary possessive pronoun.
融入: róngrù — To integrate into; to blend or merge into something.
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within it; inside that group or thing.
坚持: jiānchí — To persist; to insist on; to keep doing firmly.
应当: yīngdāng — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation.
是: shì — To be; is; linking subject and predicate.
式的: shì de — Style of; in the manner of; suffix denoting type.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all; every single thing without exception.
都: dōu — All; both; every; indicating totality of a group.
形象: xíngxiàng — Image; figure; the outward appearance or representation.
塑造: sùzào — To shape or mold; to create a character or image.
主义: zhǔyì — Ideology; doctrine; a system of beliefs or principles.
宏大: hóngdà — Grand; magnificent; great in scale or ambition.
永恒: yǒnghéng — Eternal; everlasting; existing without end in time.
颂扬: sòngyáng — To praise and extol; to glorify someone or something.
普世化: pǔshìhuà — Universalization; making something applicable to all.

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