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Chinese → English Preface Level 7/10

他在年轻时一定是个高贵的人,即便如今已饱经风霜,依然如此迷人可亲。

He must have been a noble creature in his better days, being even now in wreck so attractive and amiable.

亲爱的玛格丽特,我在一封信中曾说过,在这茫茫大海上我不会找到朋友;然而我却找到了这样一个人,他在被苦难摧垮心志之前,我真心希望能拥有他这样一个情同手足的兄弟。

I said in one of my letters, my dear Margaret, that I should find no friend on the wide ocean; yet I have found a man who, before his spirit had been broken by misery, I should have been happy to have possessed as the brother of my heart.

每当有新的事情可以记录时,我会不时地继续在日记中写下关于这位陌生人的事。

I shall continue my journal concerning the stranger at intervals, should I have any fresh incidents to record.

17——年8月13日。

August 13th, 17—.

我对这位客人的感情与日俱增。他同时激起我强烈的钦佩与深切的怜悯。眼看着如此高贵的人被苦难所摧残,我怎能不感到极度的悲痛?他是那么温柔,又是那么睿智;他的心智是那么博学,他说话时,尽管字字斟酌、词语精妙,却滔滔不绝,口才无与伦比。

My affection for my guest increases every day. He excites at once my admiration and my pity to an astonishing degree. How can I see so noble a creature destroyed by misery without feeling the most poignant grief? He is so gentle, yet so wise; his mind is so cultivated, and when he speaks, although his words are culled with the choicest art, yet they flow with rapidity and unparalleled eloquence.

他的病已大为好转,不断地待在甲板上,似乎在等候那辆先于他出现的雪橇。然而,尽管他内心苦楚,却并非完全沉溺于自身的痛苦而不能自拔,他对别人的计划依然深感兴趣。他曾多次与我谈及我的计划,而我也毫无保留地向他倾诉。

He is now much recovered from his illness and is continually on the deck, apparently watching for the sledge that preceded his own. Yet, although unhappy, he is not so utterly occupied by his own misery but that he interests himself deeply in the projects of others. He has frequently conversed with me on mine, which I have communicated to him without disguise.

Vocabulary

must
必须,表示强烈义务或推测
noble
高贵的,品格崇高的人或事物
creature
生物;指某类人或存在
days
日子;指某人生命中的某段时期
even
甚至,用于加强语气
wreck
残骸;形容人身心严重受损
attractive
有吸引力的,令人着迷的
amiable
和蔼可亲的,性情友善的
letters
信件,书信
dear
亲爱的,用于称呼亲近的人
should
应该;表示预期或建议
wide
广阔的,宽广的
ocean
海洋,广大的海
yet
然而,但是;表示转折
spirit
精神,意志,内心力量
broken
破碎的,受损的,break的过去分词
misery
痛苦,悲惨的状态
possessed
拥有,possess的过去式
shall
将会,表示将来或承诺
continue
继续,持续进行
journal
日记,日志,记录册
concerning
关于,有关
stranger
陌生人,不相识的人
intervals
间隔,间歇,定期的时间段
fresh
新鲜的,新的,最新的
incidents
事件,发生的事情
record
记录,把事情写下来
affection
情感,喜爱,深厚的感情
guest
客人,受邀前来的人
increases
增加,increase的第三人称单数
excites
激起,引发,使人产生情绪
once
同时,曾经,表示同时发生
admiration
钦佩,赞赏,崇敬之情
pity
怜悯,同情,惋惜
astonishing
令人惊讶的,惊人的
degree
程度,级别,范围
destroyed
被毁坏的,彻底破坏的
without
没有,不带,表示缺乏
poignant
令人心酸的,感情强烈深刻的
grief
悲伤,深切的痛苦和哀愁
gentle
温和的,温柔的,性情平和的
wise
聪明的,有智慧的
mind
头脑,心智,思维
cultivated
有教养的,受过良好教育的
although
尽管,虽然,表示让步关系
culled
精心挑选的,cull的过去分词
choicest
最精选的,choicy最高级形式
art
艺术,技巧,精心的技艺
flow
流动,流畅地表达
rapidity
迅速,快速的速度
unparalleled
无与伦比的,无可匹敌的
eloquence
口才,雄辩,流畅有力的表达
recovered
恢复,recover的过去式
illness
疾病,患病的状态
continually
持续不断地,反复地
deck
甲板,船的露天层
apparently
显然,看起来,表面上
sledge
雪橇,在冰雪上拉行的交通工具
preceded
先于,在……之前,precede的过去式
Yet
然而,尽管如此,表示转折
utterly
完全地,彻底地,绝对地
occupied
沉浸于,被占据的,occupied
interests
使感兴趣,interest的第三人称单数
deeply
深深地,深切地
projects
项目,计划,工程
frequently
频繁地,经常,多次地
conversed
交谈,converse的过去式
communicated
传达,告知,communicate的过去式
disguise
掩饰,隐瞒,伪装
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