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Chinese → English Preface Level 7/10

他专注地倾听了我所有关于最终成功的论点,以及我为确保成功所采取的每一个细节措施。

He entered attentively into all my arguments in favour of my eventual success and into every minute detail of the measures I had taken to secure it.

他所表现出的同情心很容易引导我说出内心的话语,倾诉我灵魂深处炽热的激情。

I was easily led by the sympathy which he evinced to use the language of my heart, to give utterance to the burning ardour of my soul

我带着温暖我心的全部热忱说道,为了推进我的事业,我多么乐意牺牲我的财富、我的生命、我所有的希望。

and to say, with all the fervour that warmed me, how gladly I would sacrifice my fortune, my existence, my every hope, to the furtherance of my enterprise.

一个人的生死,对于获取我所追求的知识、对于我将要掌握并传承的驾驭人类元素之敌的力量而言,不过是一个微小的代价。

One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought, for the dominion I should acquire and transmit over the elemental foes of our race.

当我说话时,一片阴沉的愁云笼罩在倾听者的面容上。

As I spoke, a dark gloom spread over my listener's countenance.

起初我发现他试图压抑自己的情绪;他用双手捂住眼睛,当我看见泪水从他的指缝间不断涌出时,我的声音颤抖了,哽咽了。

At first I perceived that he tried to suppress his emotion; he placed his hands before his eyes, and my voice quivered and failed me as I beheld tears trickle fast from between his fingers;

一声呻吟从他起伏的胸膛中迸发出来。

a groan burst from his heaving breast.

我停了下来;终于,他用断断续续的语调说道:「不幸的人啊!你也分享了我的疯狂吗?」

I paused; at length he spoke, in broken accents: "Unhappy man! Do you share my madness?

「你也喝下了那令人迷醉的毒酒吗?听我说;让我告诉你我的故事,你会把那杯子从嘴边摔掉的!」

Have you drunk also of the intoxicating draught? Hear me; let me reveal my tale, and you will dash the cup from your lips!"

你可以想象,这样的话语强烈地激起了我的好奇心;但是袭击这位陌生人的那阵剧烈的悲痛压倒了他衰弱的体力,需要许多小时的休息和平静的交谈才能恢复他的镇定。

Such words, you may imagine, strongly excited my curiosity; but the paroxysm of grief that had seized the stranger overcame his weakened powers, and many hours of repose and tranquil conversation were necessary to restore his composure.

Vocabulary

entered
进入;开始参与某事
attentively
专注地,认真地倾听或关注
arguments
论点,用于说服他人的理由
favour
支持,赞成某事或某人
eventual
最终的,经过一段时间后发生的
success
成功,达到目标或预期结果
minute
极细小的,微小的细节
detail
细节,具体的小的部分
measures
措施,为达目的采取的行动
secure
确保,使某事稳固或得到保障
led
lead的过去式,引导或影响
sympathy
同情心,对他人感受的理解与关怀
evinced
明显表现出某种情感或特质
utterance
表达,口头说出的话语
burning
强烈的,如火燃烧般的热情
ardour
热情,强烈的热忱与激情
soul
灵魂,人内心深处的精神
fervour
热忱,强烈的情感与热情
warmed
温暖,使人感到感动或热情
gladly
愉快地,乐意地做某事
sacrifice
牺牲,为某目标放弃重要事物
fortune
财富,一个人拥有的大量金钱
existence
存在,生命或生存的状态
furtherance
促进,推动某目标向前发展
enterprise
事业,重大计划或冒险行动
price
代价,为某事付出的牺牲
acquirement
获得,取得某种知识或技能
knowledge
知识,通过学习获得的信息
sought
seek的过去式,寻求或追寻
dominion
支配权,对某领域的控制与统治
acquire
获得,通过努力得到某物
transmit
传递,将某物或信息传送给他人
elemental
元素的,与自然基本力量相关的
foes
敌人,与自己对立的人或力量
race
人类,指整个人类种族
gloom
阴郁,忧郁的情绪或黑暗感
spread
蔓延,逐渐扩展到更大范围
listener
听者,认真倾听的人
countenance
面容,一个人的面部表情
perceived
察觉到,注意到某种现象或情感
suppress
压制,强行控制或隐藏情绪
emotion
情绪,内心的感受与情感
quivered
颤抖,因情绪激动而微微颤动
beheld
behold的过去式,看见,注视
tears
眼泪,因情绪流出的液体
trickle
细流,缓慢少量地流淌
groan
呻吟,因痛苦或悲伤发出的声音
burst
迸发,突然冲出或发出
heaving
起伏的,因情绪激动而上下起伏
breast
胸膛,人体胸部,常指内心
paused
暂停,短暂停止说话或行动
length
终于,经过一段时间之后
broken
断断续续的,不流畅的
accents
口音,说话时的语调或声音特征
Unhappy
不幸的,处于痛苦或悲伤中
share
分享,共同拥有某种想法或感受
madness
疯狂,极度不理智的状态
intoxicating
令人陶醉的,使人失去理智的
draught
一口饮下的液体,一饮
reveal
揭示,透露之前隐藏的信息
tale
故事,一段经历或叙述
dash
打翻,猛力摔落或破坏
lips
嘴唇,口部边缘的软组织
imagine
想象,在脑海中构想某事
excited
激起,引发强烈的情绪反应
curiosity
好奇心,渴望了解未知事物
paroxysm
突然发作,情绪或症状的激烈爆发
grief
悲痛,因失去或不幸引起的深切悲伤
seized
突然抓住,被某种情绪猛然控制
stranger
陌生人,不认识的人
overcame
overcome的过去式,克服或压倒
weakened
削弱的,变得虚弱的
powers
能力,体力或精神上的力量
repose
休息,安静地休养恢复体力
tranquil
平静的,宁静安详的状态
conversation
交谈,两人或多人之间的对话
necessary
必要的,不可缺少的
restore
恢复,使回到原来的状态
composure
镇定,平静沉着的心理状态
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