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Chinese → English Preface Level 7/10

在那个年纪,我结识了本国的著名诗人;然而,直到我再也无法从这种认识中获得最重要的益处时,我才意识到有必要去学习更多的语言,而不仅仅是我的母语。

At that age I became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country; but it was only when it had ceased to be in my power to derive its most important benefits from such a conviction that I perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country.

如今我已二十八岁,实际上却比许多十五岁的学童还要孤陋寡闻。

Now I am twenty-eight and am in reality more illiterate than many schoolboys of fifteen.

唉,这些不过是无谓的抱怨;在茫茫大洋上,我断然找不到这样的朋友,甚至在这里的阿尔汉格尔斯克城,在这些商人和水手之中,也难觅其踪。

Well, these are useless complaints; I shall certainly find no friend on the wide ocean, nor even here in Archangel, among merchants and seamen.

然而,即便在这些粗犷的胸膛里,也跳动着一些与人性糟粕无关的高尚情感。

Yet some feelings, unallied to the dross of human nature, beat even in these rugged bosoms.

就拿我的副官来说,他是个勇气非凡、魄力十足的人;他渴望荣耀,近乎痴狂——或者更确切地说,他渴望在自己的职业上出人头地。

My lieutenant, for instance, is a man of wonderful courage and enterprise; he is madly desirous of glory, or rather, to word my phrase more characteristically, of advancement in his profession.

他是个英国人,尽管身处本国偏见与职业偏见的包围之中,又缺乏教化的熏陶,却仍保留着人类最高尚的一些品质。

He is an Englishman, and in the midst of national and professional prejudices, unsoftened by cultivation, retains some of the noblest endowments of humanity.

我最初是在一艘捕鲸船上与他相识的;得知他在这座城市里赋闲无事,我便轻而易举地说服了他,请他协助我的探险事业。

I first became acquainted with him on board a whale vessel; finding that he was unemployed in this city, I easily engaged him to assist in my enterprise.

Vocabulary

age
年龄;人生的某个阶段
became
become的过去式,变成
acquainted
与某人相识或熟悉
celebrated
著名的,受人称赞的
poets
诗人,写诗的人(复数)
country
国家;乡村地区
ceased
停止,不再继续做某事
power
能力;力量;权力
derive
获得;从某处取得或推导出
important
重要的,有重大意义的
benefits
好处,益处(复数)
conviction
坚定的信念;定罪
perceived
察觉到,意识到,感知
necessity
必要性;不可缺少的事物
becoming
变得;成为(进行时或动名词)
languages
语言(复数)
native
本土的;母语的;土著的
reality
现实;实际情况
illiterate
文盲的;缺乏教育的
schoolboys
在校男生(复数)
useless
无用的,没有价值的
complaints
抱怨,投诉(复数)
shall
将会,表示将来时
certainly
肯定地,当然,确实
wide
宽广的,辽阔的
ocean
海洋,大洋
nor
也不,表示否定的并列
Archangel
阿尔汉格尔斯克,俄罗斯北部城市
among
在……之中,在……当中
merchants
商人(复数)
seamen
海员,水手(复数)
Yet
然而,但是,表示转折
feelings
感情,情感(复数)
unallied
不混合的,不掺杂的
dross
废渣;无价值的东西
human
人类的,与人有关的
nature
本性;自然界
beat
跳动;敲打(此处指心跳)
rugged
粗犷的;坚强的;崎岖的
bosoms
胸膛,胸口(复数)
lieutenant
中尉;副手
instance
例子;for instance意为例如
wonderful
极好的,出色的
courage
勇气,勇敢
enterprise
进取心;事业;企业
madly
疯狂地,极度地
desirous
渴望的,热切想要的
glory
荣耀,光荣
rather
更确切地说;相当
phrase
短语;说法;措辞
characteristically
典型地,有特色地
advancement
晋升,进步,提升
profession
职业,专业
Englishman
英国男性,英格兰人
midst
在……中间,在……当中
national
国家的,民族的
professional
职业的,专业的
prejudices
偏见,成见(复数)
unsoftened
未被软化的,未经缓和的
cultivation
教化,修养;耕作
retains
保留,保持(第三人称单数)
noblest
最高尚的,最崇高的
endowments
天赋,禀赋;捐款(复数)
humanity
人性;人类;仁慈
board
船上;木板;登上(交通工具)
whale
鲸鱼
vessel
船只;容器
finding
发现;找到(进行时)
unemployed
失业的,没有工作的
easily
容易地,轻松地
engaged
雇用;订婚;参与
assist
帮助,协助
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