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Chinese → English Preface Level 7/10

然而,天一亮,我便走上甲板,发现所有水手都聚在船的一侧,似乎在和海里的某人说话。

In the morning, however, as soon as it was light, I went upon deck and found all the sailors busy on one side of the vessel, apparently talking to someone in the sea.

那其实是一架雪橇,和我们之前见过的那架一样,夜里随着一大块浮冰漂向了我们。

It was, in fact, a sledge, like that we had seen before, which had drifted towards us in the night on a large fragment of ice.

只有一条狗还活着;但雪橇里有一个人,水手们正在劝说他上船。

Only one dog remained alive; but there was a human being within it whom the sailors were persuading to enter the vessel.

他并不像另一位旅行者那样,是某个未知岛屿上的野蛮居民,而是一个欧洲人。

He was not, as the other traveller seemed to be, a savage inhabitant of some undiscovered island, but a European.

那陌生人一见到我,便用英语向我搭话,尽管带着外国口音。

On perceiving me, the stranger addressed me in English, although with a foreign accent.

您可以想象,当我听到一个身处绝境的人向我提出这样的问题时,我是多么惊讶——我本以为我的船对他来说是无价之宝,是他绝不会用世间任何财富来交换的。

You may conceive my astonishment on hearing such a question addressed to me from a man on the brink of destruction and to whom I should have supposed that my vessel would have been a resource which he would not have exchanged for the most precious wealth the earth can afford.

然而,我回答说,我们正在向北极进行探险航行。

I replied, however, that we were on a voyage of discovery towards the northern pole.

听到这话,他似乎满意了,便同意上船。我的天哪!

Upon hearing this he appeared satisfied and consented to come on board. Good God!

Vocabulary

morning
一天中从日出到中午的时间段
however
然而,表示转折或对比关系
soon
不久,很快,在短时间内
light
光亮;天亮;也指轻的或光线
upon
在……上面,与on意思相近,较正式
deck
船的甲板,船只的顶层平台
sailors
水手们,在船上工作的人员
busy
忙碌的,正在忙于做某事
side
侧面,边,船的一侧
vessel
船只,较正式的说法
apparently
显然地,看起来,表面上似乎
sea
大海,广阔的咸水水域
fact
事实,真实存在的情况
sledge
雪橇,在冰雪上滑行的交通工具
drifted
漂流,随水流或风缓慢移动
towards
朝着,向着某个方向
night
夜晚,从日落到日出的时间
fragment
碎片,破碎的一部分
ice
冰,水在低温下凝固形成的固体
remained
仍然存在,留下,保持某种状态
alive
活着的,有生命的
human
人类的,与人有关的
being
存在;生物;be的现在分词
within
在……内部,在……之中
whom
谁,who的宾格,用于正式场合
persuading
正在劝说某人做某事
enter
进入,走进某个地方
traveller
旅行者,正在旅途中的人
seemed
seem的过去式,似乎,好像
savage
野蛮的人;未开化的、凶猛的
inhabitant
居民,居住在某地的人
undiscovered
尚未被发现的,未知的
island
岛屿,四面环水的陆地
European
欧洲人;欧洲的
perceiving
察觉,感知,注意到某事物
stranger
陌生人,不认识的人
addressed
向某人说话,称呼或讲话
although
虽然,尽管,表示让步关系
foreign
外国的,来自其他国家的
accent
口音,说话时带有的地方腔调
conceive
想象,设想,构思某种概念
astonishment
极度惊讶,震惊的感受
question
问题,疑问,需要回答的事
brink
边缘,极接近危险或重要时刻
destruction
毁灭,破坏,彻底损毁的状态
supposed
认为,以为,假设某事为真
resource
资源,可利用的物质或能力
exchanged
交换,用一物换取另一物
precious
珍贵的,极有价值的
wealth
财富,大量的金钱或有价值的东西
earth
地球;土地;大地
afford
负担得起,提供,有能力给予
replied
回答,答复,对某人的话作出回应
voyage
航行,长途海上旅行
discovery
发现,找到未知事物的过程
northern
北方的,位于北部的
pole
极点,地球的南极或北极
Upon
在……之后,当……时,较正式用法
appeared
看起来,似乎;出现
satisfied
满意的,感到满足的
consented
同意,答应,表示许可或赞同
board
登上交通工具;木板
God
上帝,神,宗教中最高的存在
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